Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-26
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
POLITICAL WIlSGERI.

How long shall we sport with Whggery;-that Pro.
team monster Of inquiry Is it not time that all who
for private character public virtue should put forth
their energies expel The thing from R"pubIic?-
Wtggery and AGo!itionlsm nave common origin; hence
their congo nlay, and their ready and intimate associa
ton. The :" h'gs the lineal descendants of party
in England called the Petitioners ii the protga!e reign
OF Charles H. Our modern petitioners are the pure
Wings OF this day. Whiggery and knavery ere ever as
socatein the minds Of those, acquainted with the history
OF England from the days of Robert Walpole Corrup-
ton, intrigue and utter desituton Of principle have
since been It's characteristics political party Who
bu, such politicians James Watson Webb and Henry
Clsr, could choose to substitute Nhiegsry for Rcpubi
canisu.-a associated ith patriotism and
tue. To the great praise OF Mr. Calhoun, be it remsm
bered he Gsowned the name, when the great high priest
Of hggery chrsened his party in the Senate Of the
U. S. Mr.. Clay sadly needed CLOAK 10 hide bis hdecus
political Determines. Some of US have been deceived
the true character of the party calling themselves
Wings, from the circumstance. that the word Wing
Uhough improperly was adopted in places during
the American revolution, distinguish Patriot from
Roysst The sSgantage expected to be derived frcIf
this Circumstance induced Mr.. Clay eagerly TO adopt
Wing, as bis new party designation. lie knew well
enough the origin Of Whigge!y. He knew well enough
its na,ura affinity for Abo,ionsm But, Mr.. Clay nnd
his followers have ever made large calculations the
ignorance of the people They have found themselves
mistaken heretofore, and they are destined 10 another
disappointment.
Let US look at Whgrery, now exhibited in our
country by The presses that support it, The names
assumes numerous as the States OF the Union
optOumGef the CoiOrs OF ram
bow. In fine, has taken ell The shapes that ingenious
knaye-y could devise We in Virginia, have fGe view
of Whggery exhibited in that political panorama the
Richmond Wing But, 10 the credit OF the more intel.
lgen, and decent Of that party. nd that Of late they
do no, write for the Richmond Wing. lis columns are
occupied by the "Slys,' the "Boars, The "Dobbnses
and the "Gisnt Killers; with an occasional ehusion
from "A Republican Wing! ora squib from cock
fighting spectator Most of these worthless pretend
10 The character of Democratic Republicans and honor
Dr.. John Brockenbrough with their special attention
They would be saved much agitation OF their wa'ery
brains If they knew it easy for ass IN lion
skin 10 pass himself # for lion, among lions or, for
BLACKBOARD % palm himself upon gentlemen, Tor gen
tlemap as for Wing, of any complexion TO pass Tor
a Republican among Republicans. AS these masked
Wings would be worth dressing IN detail and since
thew have sufficiently posed themselves, leave them
enjoy the delightful deuson, that they are giving
"gell and NORWOOD" to The party This. BY the way
very kind in them, if il were true Tor gan ana
NORWOOD nigh: cure the ague and lever, 10 which,
Mr. Bottss account the poor Republicans are very SUD-
ject
slack The Giant X Her" being more imposing cha.
rac.er, might deserve passing notice; but as me- he
other Wing patriots is creature Of fiction; and as II is
much easier TO kill Giant than scratch such veteran
Democratic Republican DR.. John Brockenbrough we
Jack The Giant killer, and pass on to "a kePuo
lican Wing" This anomaly in the political wofio
can be none other than certain County Court JUS
tice who lives the s;octs, and some times goes
into Jail for his independence. Nobody but he taihs
about Republicans be does. After prasing old John
Adams and the Federass 10 the skies, he thus breaks
forth raving. "Look at the charter elections IN ~ YORK
sYou [Dr Brooke nbrough] and your committee are
doubtless oiced that the Wings as you
are pleased 10 call them, defeated But who are
s,he vicor: Is perfectly notorious that the West
mscreants in sociey-the desperate disciples OF Fanny
Wright and Agraransm-tbe ou,casts OF Europe ano
nderers Of flour Stores and what is still more aPpa-
ling open Atheists and nidels, &c &c.-Ihis must
be the man himself. 1t can be no other.-AgaIn none
bu, he could have the weakness, not to say Wicked
ness TO make assertions ui.y destitute of truth as
We find in The following lines: -. 4,
.sJuhn AGums was loo honest man-to nave 1etaineo
in Office Secretary Of the Treasury, who Is the con-
viced conniver Of official frauds, and the open ewaroe
of public elons Whatever h,s political SINS Mr.
Adsns would hare dared 10 bestow public cfces
in barter for pertzan servces,-and he would have
scorped the dees,able meunness Of levyng tax upon
bis official dependents for the purpose of corruPting the
people and binding them TO the errors and enormtes
OF his own administration These things NJ aft'h a"
Buren, has either done, or which is the same thing per-
mi,,ed to be DONE when single nod or the crook OF
finger would at once have prevented them
To the Cock-6ghtipg "SPecsfor We have only 10 say
tina, Democratic Republicans value their liberty 100
" TO stake it upon the of cock fight horse race
game a, brap or any eush thing IL not prevented NJ
the "arue and fever we will meet these wings al Inc
polls on the 4th Thursday in May, and se'!e our poi
cal contest in the constitutional way; and II "h'ggefy
heard of any where IN these P"r
except the wall OF the old Richmond MUSE an'
part of the blame shall attach TO -
A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN,.