Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-10


Then, as well any bed yand many The good Jokes
Tor which We STAND indebted to Wing brelhren.--
ANA rs have made il rule to be lIlle in debt
possible, and rs am now an raher humorous rcin, be.
SadeS, Too will seize this Of cuSng belh
rem with JOKE and puzz!ing them with one or two
lions
They continually lwung US about the "spoiIs; -"
but ] think that 90 Of The m0,e trunk among our
brethren M'myeirts must confess, that their late
anerIng and alliance with The Conservatives and MIR.
hiVes showed them 10 be any and 'rery ung, except
Pl"iOric lovers. They shC'c'd an ENLARGED, prae
ue"t Po'ry and lent very weak adherence to prnci.
Phs In 'hrir "hanksring for The "spols they seem.
I'd TO Jerge that they had ceatn principles c preserve,
as we'll rs political sway 10 obtain. do them the JUS
nee l" say that theirs is substantial political puso-
ply and that there is but lite dauger ui such Party
eyer pershng through tie gfe,n sicGAtss VI Meaiy
Metaphysics.
know, too that great allowances are 10 be made
and that brethren reduced to difficult straits.
hhoic that like all P9tTOc parties, they have had 10
co"hler many bitter hatdslips, and therefore dis
posed 10 be charitable 10 reasonable extent kn0r
lh" IN the first place, they had lhnse "lmpracticabrs
10 lame, which, by-thc.by easy task These i'm
WaritedIie gentlemen became possessed with such extra
VACANT crolcheis as greatly 10 mory our brethren.-
lus they preached The most curious notions ina
ginabr (and altogether incompehensbIe 10 our breh
REM about "pauiOtism, ''f"Liic r7iut, "c0nSsien.
q and last, though not least md mOTst # HN, they
Justify proclaimed that I" Honesty is the best Poll
C( IL was nOt all Inc ingenuity, however SpPCI0uS,
nor all the coqucnce, however Gazz'ng that could cx
orcIse the evil spirit out OF these brwItched politicians
La vain dad our worthy friend from Rappahannock pour
forth all The rroIusion Of his howery but empty elo
qnencen vain Gid he say that if such obstinate ad
hcrcnre |" printipe To prtr0H "Od venerable V.
grim would die Of an abstraction al astBu all would
not do; and the lmpracilcahts were imm0rable as
ever. Was not this provoking preGcamer? And is
II 10 be wondered al That our brethren should be impe
ell under such circumstances (ahOuch possessed Of uH
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stignatlse the "lmPraclIcrbes as being aclualed by
mulish habits?
am also very much afraid, that the Democracy of
Virginia are quite as "hoOrlsh and ndocIle the In
praccables themselves. Indeed, have heard some Of
Them already exclam, That sad bunder md want
oil principle in The Wing party to declare guilty Of
moral turpltuce and base Sci yiy in the month Of May,
and then 10 be ready IN the ensuing January not only
To accept such stare into their ranks but promote
him to The highest Office in heir gift in preference 10
some Of their ablest leaders who net did rOs for the
Expunge." ! say have my teaIs that brethren
will fare hard The hands of the Democratic farmers
Of Virginia this spring.
But have another pcrpie1ing "Snnrl" for our breh
DO Mfy Lseee do Mry not biters the following
extract from the speech Of the Honorable Henry H. Else
al Norfolk;
81 looked around and saw RlyES! could not de.
sist from speaking 10 him. did tell him-"Sir would
to God that this cup had 10 pass from you! He seemed
To me To feel 4UMBLED, aud he replied in substance
and nearly in words IT any supposes that his
the amount Of which that lie never expected 10 be
brought mp actually 10 the DAMNED DEED. IcOuid
mol pity him. hef fell Lenr CONTEMPT B,Rton knew
he had played the HYPOCRI1E; he anew he was
CONSCIENCE STRlCKEN-he knew il would be
the bitterness Of ashes 10 his taste 10 be forced 10 vote
actually for expunging. and he wns determined that
RlVES should be as ODOUS as him elf he drugged
the cup for him. Held 10 his lips. held him 10 it, and
made him drink 10 The dfgs. He made more grimaces,
showed more nausea, than sick man. Benton culcu-
lated rightly he has sunk in self esteem and in the
specl OF others since.
.yor, here is dilemma in which our Wing breth.
rem curiousy situated before the honest Democracy
Of Virginia. Henry A. Wise is not my cham pion-but
he is the oracle, cha on md leader Of brethren
AIN not Lousd IL believe hm-bDt our brttircn att
Let there be dodging-fOr this QLESIlO.f can"Ot be
dodItl. Either brethren do not bciI,rG MIR UiSe or
Uhty do bsiicre hm, THEN they falthrss 10 their
Country and their God, in endeavorlng TO elect man
TO of the highest, nobcs and most responsible posts
in The Repub!ic-who had not only been GUILTY OF
"nOra lurptuGe but also knowing II 10 be such at
ME Hrnc-G man uho, according TO Mr.. Wise, yerinred
HmstiI and wo acted the blacklist political hypocrisy
that the widest Imagination can conceive! Our bre h
rem may take which horn Of he dilemma they like best
but knOlo which one the people Of Virginia will
seize
For one do not hesitate 10 dcclars that have long
and anXiouSy expected that Mr.. RIves would cOaTadIc
this most dlrnIng charge against his cpuation had
aing0St said, had tight to expect tb"t tbs IdO say
that cren noe Wien od!er widely with ham other
subjects, mae do cish from Tie bottom q my hean
for the sake I" The admiration and respect once bore
him, for nothing else, that he ray siW rome JOrcaTd
and r0niradmt IL
" ilIiam Colbert once said pf The English Wings,
that 'tley had been long out Of office, that they
Iank absolutely ank." Now, by tins episode.
nothing offensive against our brcthreniar from IL
only wish inform thu people Of Virginia, that This
saracious and vainous William Cubb,t was In
pI.hman; that he knew nothing of the purity Of Anne
rlcan Whiggefy-how com!d he: For, It is now an esa
blshcd political axiom which the very babes repeat
,i,.S ri Mt N SI In din
that i, is the English Uhgs who love office aud make
i, their sole object Our heIhr' contend only ior"
chic and patrOfismheir confluence bccome proven
bal; and they have swept the Democrats from Office
in Pennsy lyana and New York, from The Comptroller
10 the IaupI uier, will! this vcraoe GtSOm OF patrOi
m why all that be SAID about II Is that they were
afraid their Democratic ir;e ds would get the consuInp-
ton by ass!cuJus an application TO Their Ohce ana
so they charaby relieved lhem-iiats oil! AS iuriier
y,denrp o their aversion 10 hold Office. from Mr. Clay
down 10 the vcrirs sangw hangeI-rIdc their running
t,ro and three candidates if The Presiddncy TO oar one
Slr this uOiiOn Of enGgG vOng 10 have Two Presidents
wi. the Democrats Cnnent with enc, ~ indeed The
be., nossie evidence of their cEtpuhy 10 Uncle Sans
pararhernaIia lhave row enjoyed SImc PeHSanTy and
crack Joke two with ouI bTc!hr'n-and thinking
we me quts shall proceed 10 close with other and mere
serious matter
tTLe Author must excuse US for surprising the very
lbrta and handsome vindca';on Which he here makes
Co ourselves But though he appeals TO The liberty OF
the prrss the present to speak IN our peha -houg
he NJ res that "where many employed IN the auncf
!, is IN Justice due that than one should be EN-
noyed il, the Defence still beg leave 10 set aside
his generous defence With due acknowt dgments,
for his courtesy proceed TO I'll: other parts
of his communication -Edd0rJ
must agree with Wing brethren in one respect at
Iosi If no more agree with hrm, h,n, that We have
o,,,yed a, mumentous "CRlSlS" But proLabiyw lille
we agree conclusions, we still differ very widely as
n ouI premiscs d. inGeed tci,re, that The Republic
is in some dansr do, indeed perceive lsnIini con-
iogiou besetting it. do- indeed, behold mighty and
dangerous clements agnling aud Pevndng through The
SOCIAL FRAME E9t, unwilling 10 hc deceived by
aonc,ronccs-unw!lug 10 br satisfied with smp sur
dr;r tho wild ,ui on the surface of the troubled
,es have sought 10 probe them 10 their depihsi have
nh, IN to The ey, TO its root have searched our
OnnL<tory Tor the LATENT CAUSE and endSa v%ed
rashiyh moytc, 10 explore the Gr'nl ocean OF Iuh ~
i,, L,y,, Hfu that vt ha We dt parted from tie patti
fist ,roGden aud pointed out 10 by the Founders OF
1 iinI,u mn my