Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-22
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touching Tie Right String--While looking
exchange paper short time since, little
amused at the expression that heads this article
ours IN communication of anonymous correspond
ent OF the Evening STAR dated at Buffalo Speaking of
the nomination of Harrison the writer says you have
touched the right string now, &c. This is certainly
significant and happy expression since il more nearly
illustrates the character Of the Wing party than any other
form Of expression could do BY this ii is evident the
"great aud universal Wing party resembles u strnged
instrument-perhaps n fddle-on which a variety of
tunes may, or rather have been played The number of
strings belonging TO II have been varied at different times
-someumes having bat one, at others twobut now we
believe II has five, which may be described There
Danel Webster may be denomnated the federal string
wch mas seen much service, having formerly produced
prominent tone, but has, by use, sunk n scmtonc
while by many it strongly suspected that it will
become inaudibte altogether.
The next in order is Henry Clay the apostatc and
great Bank Panc-string, whose believing tones have
reached Tar and aear but of late has been hushed in
silence, and rs affirmed. will continue until it shall
nave been rc-rosacd by the United States Bank, when
us notes VIII again be heard piping the Bank slogan,
slaught.
The third string ia the jarrng Wing instrument is
Iuase 'icLean who may be denomnaed the doubtful
string since he has been accused of giving
sounds and those generally the fiat key; still he is re-
garded as quite harmless, seldom of late being heard
move trenulous quaver, and easily drowned when
deemed necessary. From this pass the fourth
string, in the person of Judge White He is accounted
the conditional string and 10 be stouched only ms cir
cumstnnces may require. He has received other appel
iaions, such the dUpc-sfrng the strin
&C. This is kind OF mixed tone, and though greatly
usiked by the other strings nevertheless tolerated in
consequence of the supposed influence of his music over
Southern organs.
The last string is General Harrison and from the mu-
SIC ne discoursed to the Indians Tippecanoe and on
the North western Frontier much expected from him:
ana although great efforts have been induce him
10 become subordinate string, he nevertheless persists
IN giving the key note and from the acquiescencc of
ny In his demand, he is considered the available
string, Which supplies desideIatum long sought by the
Wings but which they had nearly despaired of obtain
ing Therefore, since the right string has bee
ca, we suppose the instrument may be pronounced
complete and that hcncetorth the available string will
regulate the tones of all the rest Some have indeed
proposed to have ticenyour strings the instrument
but this has been opposed the ground that it would
from the selshness of the players be impossible to pro-
4 dnce harmony from instrument of so complicated a
structure But, in our view, this Wing fiddle will an.
swer no other purpose than to chaunt the dge of Wing
string viii then have been touched and its last faint
notes lost amid the shouts of triumphant Democracy