Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-04
Richmond, Thursday, April 4
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We gave some proofs ia our last paper from the
taken by the opposition members in The n \. Lesisla-
ture against Ather!ons resolutions that the Wings IN
The State or less disposed 10 propltIae the Abo
litiOnISs There exceptions on both sides; and we
speak only OF the two parties IN masses.
Mr. Hammond, Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette, and
the friend Of Mr. Clay, makes similar statement about
the Wings On the 9th ut he makes the following pre-.
clous confessions:
"7J0lisi0niss here and elseuhsre generally Ehigs
What Wings gain by joining Administration men IN
denouncng their political associates IL easy 10
that the Administration gains strength every move
that tends 10 eXusperate Wings against each other II
is plain that Gen. Robert +. Lyle may make himsel
mporant in Illuminating an abolition aLhorrirg speech.
But how this profit The Harrison Whgs or the Clay
Wings? Provoke the Ohio Abo,ionists to abandon the
Wings at The elections and the Wing party s PROSTATE
in Ohio We wish our Wing friends would think Of these
things and take care that they are not used up"
Gen Lytle and his Republican friends got up the ah
hnrrence meeting in Cincinnati 10 which Mr. Hammond
refers They ahhor and denouncr the Abolionlsts.
The Cincinnati Republican (tlIe Harrison organ) makes
the same precious confession the 2oln-ie conte nds
that "lhe Abolillonsts are Wigs and aErns, that he
cannot name Van Buren, Abolitionis cxecep, our late
Senator Norris, who was ousled by The Van Buren,
yote-1he same paper adds the following remarks:
''The Alherlon resolutions OF December last, in the
House of Represe natives Of the United States,
move Of profound party sagaciiy They prescribe me rule
the members of the Administration party every where
They were 10 repudatc abolltonism, be themselves
repu0lllcQ. Oul beE!SSenldUVe, Ut Duncun, uolieu
his abolition quick he would tie shirt of Nrs-
sus, and he hes become The famed champion of The
party. Senator Morris chung to his aboonism, and he
is himself politically abolished. Thus, wherever there
are aboonists disposed TO lake part in the election,
they Wgs, and The course they may determine to pur
sue must be fully understood by their Wig coadjutOrs,
or their discords must tend to certain defeat"
With these and the thousand other facts before Us,
who can deny that the Wings have wooed the assist.
ance OF The anti Elasons they have also sought the aid
Of The Abolitioniss in the North ard in the West? Who
then can think. that the danger is over?-Mr Van Buren,
and his friends hare fought The battle for u.s. Ind ii Is not
Ill! they were in The midst Of The fray, that alr Clay
has joined the ranks. As the Republican Address truly
says "Mr Van Buren, did ,cait 10 see, whether lie
could derive any personal advantage from the iana'Ical
spirit which spreading rapidly but, with gene
devotion to The obligations of the Constitution, and
The rights of the South he placed himself al once in
uncompromising hostility TO formidable and growing
faction and made them his bitter. uurelenng foes
But the danger is not vel When such signs
as we have witnessed within the last week, in y. York
and in Ohio in tie declarations Of the Wing press, and
in the resolutions Of Wing House, it behooyes 10
be constantly The alert The larger Of the friends
Of the Wing candidate in these regions are agatnI US
the great mass of Mr.. Van Burcns friends are lcth
US How can We hesitate in choice? MIR. Van Bu.
rem is the "Sorthcrn man With Southern feelings" He
is strong for US where The danger greatest against
In this respect lie las decided advantage over hls
Western competitor.