Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-09-08
TO TIE EDITORS OF z

X.
what manner Of men these Wings? You no
sooner convict them of falseiood than they nme
c'aey ny 10 another Ut possible, more venal than the
FIRST Nail one base coin TO the counter then before the
last stroke of the hammer, another is ready forged
why, Sirs what would even Jupiter, smith al lis tkun
dfrboHs, avail, against host of such intangible as
saiants' Not straw. For, when they are driven as
you think, from the last ditch you find them s,raigb,
way rsying again OF the previous points Of attack and
the whole work rs To BE- done again So that the
task rs Intcrminabe. they would have il under.
stood, that Whatever is "no denicd is adnifisd" One
would reasonably suppose that date Uhig might
hesitate at course like this, and conclude 'e,e sras
someihing rotten in The state Of pcnmark unless the
editorial corps cater for but those ,cao ohoese
a"L@eess r3her urn ftgbt, because their deeds er
am in the habit of reading both sides Of political
subjects, Tie true and The ase, The better to Judge Of the
one by contrast with the other and with that vie have
just gwen nasty Perusal 60 The "Whig of tho 18th
uii, and finding in it (no thing, trow tissue of
the nost Ridiculous secondhand lseboods kno,on To 10
tglse and standing in relation TO be in some degree
affected by them have thought it due To m self and
others similarly situated, TO give them passing notice
denied
The "Wbig has seen fit TO endorse the following nus
qpnaas which quotes from The columns Of tic 'Cincn
nat Gazette and youches to the full extent for rerify
IN The face OF recent evidence before its eyes of the utter
desut9n OF roth which peryades the material parts Of
the whole quotation
"Iho nomination johnson for Tho Vice Presidency va
Sven 9l es mgs sss ITSELF aS5',,a ~ a, e eeesacd
S" VII pnS' 5n yo aceSs2 g ss gsg' 81 The ps' ne
We gdre ihe votes Of that State great pfsciical arnn
Wao Ta M kanncy, by whom scioctcd ne yase IN,
4votes q Missouri 10 ic COlolsl aat biz yas Mo oas R
bort r. lytes who gave the ~ Of Johnson and
Who according 10 his showing represent one or
two oher Stes ant Territories Mr. Lyts not eosa
~ the colurbas huobug 1895, but as unsains ,soln
ton Of that boiy, er lei from the baltimore bn,ug " oso
was he ebof'n dsgatc3 Ayc, "heres snos,s
tter tn he does that the nomination Of johnson
downright sflaod hence The necessity ri, Il,
mako the plfiy II and suprorit"
Now, that tie octual "humbug" is in the paragraph
itself, and not 80 TIE matter TO which il refers think
every body will admit whose prejndiccs will suffer
them to place the proper estimate The following state
ueni of facts.
J. in The Of "Steam Doctor Rncker, il is admit.
ted NJ once. that II bis statement is be credited
ne WIS m imPosor and any meinhrr Of the Ccnven.
Ton who stopped TO inyeigle with him, If that be true
should be held IN no higher csimatOn But this part
OF the story is an improbable one; because viii be
shown such step wac not ut all necessary or Che sue
cess OF the nomination., and was. lliink too SUI
remely ridiculous for any intelligent member 10 be
guilty Oft is much more likely that the Steam Doc
tor was an impairment intruder into that body after
the committee appointed to report Che members in al,
tendance, had performed that duty. As I understand
the facts Of the case, delegation from Tennessee was
reported IS being in Attendance and therefore can very