Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-22
COMMUNICATION.
JUDGES WHITE AND THE wuIGs ~
FOR 7'ifE EN'QUIREf

JUDGE WHITE AND THE WINGS
there be whose Sa side has, Sen e IS
y as every E body Ia, that caIna
was to be thought to have polite and happy gany
s4o I bad any ,o penetration applied to vih SUGGEST"
n%s that they may mako use oft on great aud
The practice cunning sign OF genius 1t al
most always happens, that those WHO
IIsoeaeoueaut's .uarims.
That the Wings have long ago found out Judge
w hite weak side, ana that they essayng through
H. first to intoxicate him with fulsomc fatery and with
bandshng before his eyes all the s'pomp and circum-
stance" OF the Presidential Chair and secondly 10 use
MN as tool TO defeat his own party and PROSTATE his
own principles, we constrained believe This
weakness OF the Judge credabe neither his head nor
heart 1t may be natural for the dscomiled Uhigs to
resort to the notifying expeden of using any ,ccapoa
whist waging 'edT Of principle from the
branches OF the famous old Hickory of Tennessee But
that the Judge should consennay be willing head
his political opponents against his own par
~, evinces either stupidity, want OF principle or
quixotic philanthropy unbccomiug Senator of his
advanced age and standing a conscientious politician
as II may be noxious in example. Can Judge wit.
ness even sthe imputations now being heaped upon
finckney OF South Carolina by his Wing friends for his
supposed abandonment of their party, and hater him
self that his situation is not much more unenviabe? Or
does lac vaIny imagine that being White no stain can
scI his ermne The conduct of the Wings in taking
uPJuJge White proves, that they all scrupu GUS
about the means that they any political
object, and but for the ianaticsm which seems TO
obscued their nel!ect they would hardly have been so
hcouSueratc as 10 charge that ardOnable
1thers, which they commit without hesitation them
selves.
This fact is than enough balance all of their
charges about corruption, &c. Is it in accordance with
e spirit OF our GoVernment for the weaker party aim
to defeat the stronger, If upon principle then by
craitI That TO bride partisan desert by The allure
mens of Office is not reprehensble when practised bv
the wings; is abandonment of their nr;nc;
pies to crafty their thirst for Office and TO attach them
selves 10 The skirts OF any mans coat-t tail who can
lead them to victory to those of rank jackson
man s. one who advocated the bloody force bill, who
sustained the removal of the deposites the abettor of
" despot, and the political associate of a rnarican
illustrative OF any thing but the purest and most dis
interested Prtriots that the vcst means halowed
when dedicated TO the advancement of the Wbgs9 Can
the people witness The arrogance, the presunpton the
phrenzy or the folly of those who upon such principles
and be charmed by therzca inundated by their party or
be duped by their knavery The Aerican People are not
in the habit OF taking for granted that any man or sci
OF men, are the real Simon Pures because forsootJ
they freely impugn the honesty of another set of
They are not such igaoramuses. Both in private aud
puoic te we too frequently meet with wolves in sheep
clothing, to be guled by such shallow devices In this
country we neither call moral because he attends
church. or religious because he has prayers will we
credit the voceratons Dpuations the asseveraions
or arrogant Petenslons OF any set of politicians till they
can point to some nagnanmous patriotic achieven
TO vouch Tor Their disinteres;edness and party Really
one would th'nk by looking nj some of the articles in
the various public papers, that in the habit of
awarding the palm of integrity and public credencc TO
him or to those, who deal the prossest andcr
and the most reckless distortion of acs But however
much the fanAtcal the daring asprant for public no.
toriety or political elevation NAV be- influenced hv s,,oh
Illusions, we cannot but hope, that the people will rown
them as heretofore into insignicance and contempt
Assuming the fact that Judge White be elected to
the exclusion OF Van Buren, and thai corrupt men may
sustain the latter candidate by means proves Thai
Judge White has not, not, will not be also SUE.
famed ny at least as many corrupt men AS regards the
purity oil The bite or Van Buren, parties ii there be
any just grounds for turning the scale surely 4, must
Preponderate IN favor Of the latter For Mr. Van Buren,
rs sustained by Administration men almost cntirelv
Hardly Wing, do not know one, will vote for him
lie Is advocated the Administration ard Defnocrnc
Republican candidate; Judge White as the Wbig and
Imposition candidate. of tho
tau him, because lie oF them en- oOaioa both
as regards the theory and operation of the Government
Those OF the latter give him their support not because he
eoReTS ioiM them in the theory operation of the Co
vernment, but purely because they more SUCCESSFULLY
use h'm TO deat his political party than any OF Their
Wing friends. So If the Wings and Judge While enc
coed, either he must administer Government nnon
the jackson or the Wing principles. But if Van Buten
trumPhs, why, being The candidate of the Admnistra
ton party, and being Administration man himself he
VIII, OF course administer the goecTament TO su his
friends, because in doing he would be acting in ac
cordance with his political psinciples The Van
Buren, party do not seek to conquer by dvidiuy their
opponents much less by tickling the mbecity Of any
wing, SO as to convert him into instrument to defeat
his own political party There is something too repug
nant 70 the feeling Of chiyalrous patriotic pqrtv
for us to entertain the belief that they would soop 10
saeE WERe, even were they assured by doing that
victory would perch upon their banners But the Wha
on 9e other hand admit that they cannot elect Wing
ana by tReir copGuet they prove that they willing
and anxious 10 subvet the very spirit Of our nsiutjon
For one OF our leading principles is that the fairly as
cerlained majority ought 10 govern Now If the Whos
succeed in seducing fragment of tie Admnistrati6n
party to aid them IN obtaining the reins OF government
surely VI would require argument prove that thev
would give us Wing Administration, when a tnaiort0
OF The people would have had but for their BEING cked
out OF 1t, very different Administration in ths case
our country would he goeerned by a minority party
Such thing has occurred, and aa happen again But
that II IS wrong ~ principle think the consdrae Of ali
parties will admit Thus follows rs The v Buren, partv
maintains and viii continue TO maintain lie ntcgrity
and act upon the principles Of the party and ne a.
UhtgS are desertiRg her prRcDies ~ Their ea0or0fes IA
ret into alice, md attach Memsekocs mfs ANIL ,eoes
directly opposite 10 er Mfarttoraaes Of INT objeef
hat ne chargc ef coatOH intrigue and c0vTuptoy e9D
lcM J4sness and Pr0prey alone be prejcrred agaas s
MIR party
One would think in listening to a portion Of The wbg
doctrines, that they would sacrifice every thing for prn
ciPc, aud nothing for Office But when YOU hear other
sections Of their creed, you perceive that in Practice
they pay as tte regard 20 their political principles AZ
any other set of aspians Notwithstanding their Guser
ing and barney They 60 for the helm Of State and Il
~ to be had moi as we country people believe By preach
in9 and practising upon The Wing principles alone for
IT that will not suffice, Why they must strike IN acme
pretext for obtaining 1t auy how in any Tho
conduct Of the Wings demonstrates oonelasiyely Thai
they battle more for Office, than for the fair and honest
vindcation Of their principles
As they prate much about others Off r;oy vle,c.
10 the Constitution liberty, and republican insfjtuons
they ought at least ~ be willing abide by the D,,oess
the intelligence and discretion Of the people and he ~
very last 10 wish to defeat the wishes of noierifv h
cause They were adverse to their PRINCIPLES What
would the Whigs think Of such conduct We . fley ibc
MAJOR instead Of the minor partg2 IL sceme usf .