Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-11
Tile "S,riciiu C0nfdca,mi Letter.


Some have said that obscnri,y one Of the sources OIL
the Sublme-bu, deny that it IS the source Of the
most profound cur"siy When The "slric,ly confidential
letter which wrung from Maj Garland hy Gtn. Cur
don was first meniirned every was curious 10 sec
il Importance attached 10 the sah'"st expressions
which attributed 10 IT, No wonder, therefore, that
the statement Of its contents which appears in the last
Charlottesville advocate, has attracted very consdera.
Bile attention.
The r. " mig has affected To make very light Of this
singular prodnclinn II clnssicaily calls the whole de
vrlupeueut "A Mares Nes-lt declares, that at is
n",nG-iust nothing at n!l'-lhnt the Wings need not
iaspso much 10 heart the Indifference which Mr. r. nj
esvcd in October Inst for their party Wand the contempt,
shown Tor 1.-THE late unprincipled nareuvrng ofsome Of
their leaders; suggests that this auslcn 10 Mr. Calhoun
when il should be rpc"ected. that his position was not
IN October very late, and still less that he Ginne could
not Amount to "sOme Of the leodrrs in fact. ex-
all lis ingenuity and every device 20 sweat down
It's expressions, and take eff the effect Of this sngnIar
letter In word, tries 20 max. "a mares nest Of the
whole, in order that IL may keep the Why's and Conser
valIves in good hu:nor aud still bind The Wings 10
the car Of MIR. Rlves.-rhe effort, however, will be
more difficult, than everWe shall BE- much surprised,
if This revelation does shake the confidence Of the
Wigs more than ever.-1he Wing Of yesterday morn.
ing attempts To- Bolster up S own interpretation, By let
ter from distinguished hg Of AlEenarle - though
the associated Interpreter confesses hmssa Joss TO
understand, who intended by the late uuprincipled
hiG manGuvGers
After ALL this letter too may hive to pass the Coun
Gil Of II or r. in order TO fix It's Interpretation the
Wings certainly do not agree about it's meaning-We
have referred the opinions of two Of The Whigsbut
hear the Expose Of two others. (Whig organs y viz:
the .4deocatc and the .7rtna, as follows:
(fr0m The last Fredericksburg .7rena
The Albermars District is in strange state Of con.
fusion. The rival candidates, Cen. Gordon and Major
Garland, had bout the LIST inst al Charlottesville,
ard the Advocate says We have rarely the wool
fly more prcfusey There bitter and offensive per.
somai:y, ard The General is said 10 have demolished
Garland We do not see how the Wings can well vote
FOR either. Gordon holds up the Wing doctrines gene
ralIy but is rabid the subject Of the Sub Treasury
which, having broachrd, he consistently supports
That the Wings will have greater difficulty in voting for
Garland will be apparent from the following extract from
the Advocate:
Thi. letter was written by Mr. Rves to Major Gar
land IN the 25h of October last, after the election
in Ohio and Pennsylvania and endorsed "sriciIy
confidential" In it, MIR r undertakes TO account for
the triumph of The Administration party in these two
States .Ilis be attributed, says he not 10 the po
puurly of the Sub Treasury Scheme but TO the unpo-
puiaruy IF Mr.. Clay and tie Hhgs Disconnect the
Sub Treasury with hbem, and il would be condemned
by The almost " anmous voice OF the people. The
result of the elections IN these two States Will, trust,
teach the Wings lesson of humility, Of which they stand
SO much in need would advise you to take farther
notice Of the Globe, unless specific charges are made
against you in it. 1t is vulgar scurrilous paper
worthy The notice of n gentleman. Cease to denounce
your former political friends and associates and endea
vor to eoRciqte them by all proper means. AS to the
Wings neither you nor have cny right TO expect any
thing from the leaders Of the great body Of the party
OF the correctness Of this opinion, have long since
been satisfied and the late unprineped nanearring Of
Of the leaders of the Wing party, has only tended
10 confirm the in it,"
I'VE give the substance, if not the very language Of
this notable letter. Louisa being very strong Admin
Israton county. Major Garland read 1t there for the
purpose of showing what he and Mr. r. thought of the
Wings IN October last Albenare being strong Wing
county, the Major had use for the letter here He
addressed The people Of this county first, Monday
lset and spoke upwards Of two hours without making
ceeded him, and boldly charged him with adapting his
speeches to the political compile xon of the different
counties He called mos. Justify for ',he letter" "he