Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-17
,r, FOR THE EMO ULRER
THF WHITE PIGEON 1--'

~ g fear the Greeks and all their riffs"
10 THE EDIToR Enquirer:
Sir take leave to PROFOUND to Won as tho xnoren
ccd conductor OF leading Republican Journal or to anv
Oh your learned and orthodox readers the great Demo
cfatc party, the following nerrogatorics:
Ist What patriotic Trojan was it. who first used the
Greeks and all their gifls;' 80
I'd Under what circumstances was his e,cl,n,,t;or
made wa ~ A'i''i'tioh
3D. Whether that sentiment or the principle from
winch II sprung the probable bass of The
ton OF our Constitution, which declares tnt certain
GERS OF tne States shall presents from anv
iorteigh government or potentatc whatsoever?
i' Wha Is yonr opinion of the merits of this sent-
not only III ITS general patriotic bearing but as TO
us aPplcaoiity to the recent profcr gift to the Re-
'strange bediellows of the universal Onnoeo s o,
ascuratey enumerated in the Enquirer f The 9TH instant
Siu now identified with that party which has hitherto
mocratic party ~ M ' - 'e DC
- 9th May not this profercd gift in The disguise of an
owe branch borne bya chite dore deceived from e
republican aviary under existing circumstances cxc;t
Just suspicion of its ingenious conciliaorv inenl
9th. Are not the eager caresses beetnwcSd -, .L;
little white decoyed innocent by the chiefs Of The
tocIacy, rather calculated to induce The chiefs f ,b D
nocracy to view his olive branch with dstrust-to de-
cine ms nedation--rclnquish all clanl-nay hout The
PuenuSu compromise, TO participate in the patriotic
FRUITS OF ms mission in all probability f nv fu;ts
souc Dc matured they would turn be purely par.
utS monopolised by the chiefs of that arch coalition
whose practical magic (ar exceeding that of the frorc
m6stca") has engcndered excellent device To- onll
the Democratic party witha?
speedy answer to these enouirics besi,los rr,,;c,
inc Propounder OF them, may serve GOOD purpose in re-
leVing many true Democrat from turning JVhte wit
rear (Pateo netu) at what he may consider the FRIGHT
iui prospects OF the Van Buren, Republican cause hone
my learned respondent, whoever he may be will trace The
ooSo pale IL ne sees any, between this kind prof.
VI OUT enemy and that OF the icO0dcn horse with which
inc loans were deluded and yanqushcd y the cnnnng
"ho aiing IN other of war pcstilence
Ianlhe panic CNc &C. Tesortcd to ccnnerv 10
Their selfish and wicked ends. And if vour views NJ
otoT OF inns iorlorn hope and device of five woud.bc
escehts ana their followers, who have bestrd the Sc
q nf,,t.
PRESIDENT OF the PEOPLE spring in accordance with INV
coectnrcs, hope that you viii instantly and hence
Wi:, Pioclani 10 ihe good old Democratic Party OF
tment- ~ ~ ' Sei'
81 fear the Greeks and all thcir girsp
assure you, there IS no danger that il will receive
the hearty echo fevery
COUNTRY DEMOCRAT.
" Our Correspondent refers us to the celebrated ~,
sage IN the I'd Ened Virgil in which the Hero is iv
ing To the compassionate Dido description of the Fan
roy lie eilsher, that the Grecian Leaders broken
uoMh IN open wal, and baficdby Fate had Determined
TO effect by trick and straagem what they had So Iona and
IN VAN attempted by arms. Their plan was t,is fbev
pic " '' tney were about to abandon their enter.
Puze' ana 10 return to their homes They erected
an enormous horse like mountain which fhev 6IiJ
WIN armed men, They said it was an ofI;;ring "a
minerva, To secure her protection on their yov.
age nome. They then affected to rase tho .;o,,cl
ana retired from the Coast TO the Island Of Tcncdos
whefe ley concealed the rest Of tcirtroops The Tro
JAMS eh opened their gates, and rushed out to iusDcc
e ste OF the Grecian camp and the field of battle An
animated dispute soon takes place among the 1roians
lorse
IN their city. LAGOON, the Priest of Apollo vac t
most determned IN resisting the introduciionand IN
use OF the memorable exclamation
~, eig.is intd yrcrj equo crediic Tcucii.
,Nuiclmdtd est, timc0 Dnaa0s e L1pajs reayes,
lie insists upon IT, that device some sr,faocp
IS at the bottom Of tue plan-but in vain he rxbor,
III VAN Cassandra them The fatal horse Is miro
au9ca INTO tic citadel, and unhappy Troy falls victim
to her own creduliiy.
We leave the Country Democrat t. run the parallel
ana apply The moral IN full. But this We know as In bisfo
Hcal iac-tat the Wings have been attempting for t,
years 70 put down Gen Jackson-tiat by the int of
panic last year, they carried mis- SUITE though by re-
duccd mgorty-that the awakened People ancr ward
attempted to instruct them g. vote arrecaby To fhc
wishes-that they condemned these wishes and instrc
tons-and That noic, when they are called upon to am
s"cI lot thcr SINS, they raising tie White FLAG L,
aYicc ihc people illuminating and abusing tine Arch
magican, particularly the slave questofi-and thus
raising up false issue to dccoy the constituents from br
true one Bot the People be- too wise To be og,ir
taken IN Not even the insidous Offering of the Gre
can Horse can save the Cogbiaatioa III VIC are tru,
10 ourselves this trick full and the Rights of IN,
People will be restored Editors