Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-19
ELECTION OF COUNCILLOR,

of Mr. Wilson b. Mr. Daniel 1t is the old story over
again Of % 1t is your bull goring my ox."-The Wing
complains, that
Prince Edward GooIn and Buckingham the people
Virginia Wilson's their revolutionary
vices their uniform Democracy and their sterling Rcpu5canism,
sally beloved as known viii those coun,cs hi.
sacrifice the interests OF Martin Van Bureau viii they
bnr Tor of Van Burcnm dur. not care with any deec, Of
ability with any derciction duty, &c-We ask People
Powaanolp Edwardo Buckingham have their wishes been
u en- % Sos
patriotic msn1 who performed his public duties: Do they
Burenn-,o tho schemes OF few men, who have
to the Legislature with the People Oh their tongues, aad with
We know those Fcopewe raised thche ancicr,
rcn,udOand the ah"ss representatives, who have dis
honore their maguanmty and outraged the generous ecnsh
Halls by such yo,c @ be hurled from s seats never more to
them Their Van Buren, friends will tell have
whom all know 10 be upright and honorable whom all love-
to Martin Van n":n VIVA, will TIM! enlightened p9Ina,Gn
Caucus That denied his honesty and nbyhat all adj
ncd The strength OF HE cams,ha all acknowledged he
worthy of tho place and had performed its duties WE'LL What vii"
they when Proero" Of the deepest dye and most
have heard such pathetic and Enlightened upon
lion.''
And where were the charities of this same Wing last
winter, when Peter " Daniel elected from the same
Council, and hg:elccted in his place. Where
his cry then about OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES such I" vio-
lent and unjust measures about turning out an
honorablc and patriotic man. who performed his public
duties moro regularly will venture say, than Mr.
Wilson physically could have donc because Mr. D. Iced
upon the Spot-and Mr.. w. resided so or 60 miles
from Richmond be it from us disparagc the
wees of MIR. Wscn-bu will venture to say, that
an experienced, firm, enlightened member of the Coun-
Gil Peter " Daniel is inferior 10 in the Common
wealth. Who forget the splendid eulogiuIn, which
was pronounced by i. W. Leigh himself in the Conven.
ton in honor of his superior qualifications? Yet was
this man turned adrfft by the last Wing Legislature
Did this Wing Editor then raise his voice against pro
scrp,ion OF the deepest dye and most eorseless cha
racter;' Was there sins gle line of pathetic sermon
upon tolcraton: Not whisper-on the contrary, this
very Whig was the first to cry ot '' Cruelty hn-cru-
city hm'-and to bind the victim to the stake.
The Wing asserts, that "Wison's fate was settled in
midnight caucus Not settled long before by
the voice of the people was settled at the last Spring
election-and there scarcely in Prg inia be
he Wing Democrat who did not expect the rcstora
ton of Danic-and the reign Of rerbutive justice. The
Repubcans of the Legislature have only reechoed the
voice Of their Constituents. They have but ivcn conf
dcnce to the faithful servants who performed their public
duties. They have carried out that fine and beautiful
maxim OF Mi Van Buren, which find in his late letter
to the citizens public scrrant ,rho
does his duy feareSsly and places his trust in the People, IS
in no danger oftens deserted by them in the hour
They have relaxed, instead of introducing proscrtP
ton They have restored the of toeration by restor
ing the victim to hi. place But is it most e1traor
diiary that of these sublime strains of moral and
political philosophy should have escaped from the lips
of the Wing whrgig, when it was his "buli that was
goring our OK -
Heavens knows that we have not one angry, and in
tolerant feeling towards Daniel A. Wilson-or any Of
his relations Far-very far from it. But surely he
ought not to be surprised at the restoration of v Dan
irl Last winter, he warned Of the consequences
At the last session. when they first running PEN
dlc,on, ard then Mcfarland against Daniel, his own
brother the Delegate from Cumberland, was warned OF
the effect of his vote lie frankly reminded that he
was but digging the grave of his own bIotherEOn the
scattering l. was the vote of Mr. Allan Wilson, that
cast the de-and put r V. Daniel out of the Council
Blu, for that event, mot hair of D. A. Wilson's head
would have been touched
Who then is TO blame They who did The first wrong.
or they who repair it, They who disturb the scales OF
public Justice, t6y who re.settle them:-When one
party breaks through the ancient customs Of Virginia,
in order strike ater adversares for opinions sake
what right have theyto complain of those who but re-
store their victim to- his place. We bu, restore the an
Gent order of ,hagswe repair nusticemwe , 5enuke
We Dust no Wing from the office he occupied we use
our power only to protect the inured-We 90 not aSnss
it as you did, in the heyday your prescription
right then, have yoarto complain: Or, how Can you ca"
pect to deceive the People?