Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-10-04
POLITICS..
loom me HoUey Star Of September l9)
* LIOT-A HORRIBLE Pl.OT.i

* TLOT-A HORRIBLE PLOT!!
The 4 hole Wing Party, from the City OF Richmond
&, ,hr farthest extreme OF western virginia AVN W
,hawn into the creates, alarm and agitation, on aecoun.
tf"a Mot "a horrible and deviiish plot, when 20. :.
rs otl ct, the elevation Of MIR. Mcdowell 20 nc "a The
II he United States, and in which Col Den n%s frs, in
Editor Of this paper are the prime movers, which
,,na,ion Of his awful and deep la,d consT""i;n = wb;ch il
u.t our eve. wa. in The Richmond H"s, ~ IN"
wss announced IN solemn fofn'' y ha ,s,,s IN hand
ron To the pcop.e oil the State 70 take ~ :, 49,;
ana G.'ea' Va, q ~. ,,ieods oi Mr.. Mcdowell should have
~. ,s,,or;iy 10 nominate Inn Tor the SENATE" lay US
,,,;as hs,nrr The ,rfeInrn nj the Stale-hno 10 nfSr up""
,hem, ,ba nro,ris;y OF his election! THIS IS al that "lS
hscn done, ". presented his name IN an a',ic'e WIZ"
-. a,,ensiyaly rnoicd into the Democratic Journals "'
he State, nearly oil Of which responded is'""o.y un'
rnraina,ion, nnd utg.d The propriety OF JUS t'ee'"a
I.e have since on several occasions written othet arr.
=. h,.;sa ,hc .a,,c md IN view Here is the whole
ag.i,~cvsSv ,hino connected with this dread conspiracy.
which has so disturbed these connriacrh' ways a.
TIL, Tho Richmond Wing shnnid dcnnunce Mr NC.
Dowell ma Il chafu oyGt0r'-,liat he should assam nm.
w,h harsh and naievclent ohuso that lie shou'u at1mp.
70 disparage and unGsrraie his intellectual capacity U
10 destroy hs well earnrJ reputation, Is not a hia.Ei "
srro-;sc 10 any one, wto has watched The course d 'ha'
MN, for The lac, few yrnrs. How long since us columns
'rere filled with scurri'ous abuse against MI. h,Ves; VINO
i, NOW the object Of .ts hiches! encom'u:n$! C"oio WI
Mcdowell then hope 70 escape? ls whole course 10.
sd. Mi. McD,w-ii j; IN perfect keeping with its chs.
meier for vile rar,i2i IN ~rai'gniiy aud deep oeP!sSh!
4 few brief extracts from The WING VIII eho% 'na' VT;
Mcdowell has been highly ~eulnata"d by the f-oitors OF
,haf pspef, as an able and eloquent Statesman VINO nos
.,,,, ms STATE some service. We extract from the Nhig
9; he god Feb ISIS. from an Editorial article;
CON Yesterday, Mr. Mcdowell made one o the ab!est
and most effective speeches ever del'eetea 10 y =
nonu this subject. /, was az once argunentat'Ve' c''as'e
Md imuressirr-and sumo o! lis passages were Pecuiat-
IL beautiful and eloquent, thrilling The AUDITORS WIN 40
r,iration. Al the conclusion, there was a spontaneous
burst Of applause from The members as Wei q > 'pe'''
Tors"
Here /, is distinctly stated, that he is an able. as wei!
rs an eloquent man-and his sp cch on that occasion Q"
The deeply interesting subject Of Internal Improvement
- = uo1e Of the attest and most cJeefire speeches. eeeF
Ercrsd in The HaH." This eulogy, however. II no" Ir'
ao,,en. when party considerations require such course
and all The culogy Of that day IS swallowed ~ wy
mos, disuracefu! assaults. dfsti'u'e aux VI ueIe"sS ""o
,,r,h oe daily 5e!cilel forth agains, him. one more
a-,,ac, f,on n later number Of the wing, ana We ne
done with i, for the present. We quote from mat paper
Of the 9th Of March, 1888: ,.,.
: nMr Mcdowell Yesterday made another OF his truly
s,oouen,, glowing and thrilling appeals N behalf OF 'he
cause of internal improvement. II is dithcnIi 10 con,
GIVE how suci, q ieyren, and stirring ettus'on could 'a''
without effect upon susceptible heads ana hsa,'s ~
", on Mr.. Ncnahlr's motion to substitute a Nacaua-
,,;,.d Road for n Railroad on the Southwestern hnu''
Tha hin was ordered 10 BE- enrrossed by a vote oil " IN
RI several OF the friends OF the measure oe'nS aosrnl
such = The l.rus in winch Mr. Med was spoken oil
q, that time by the Wing such the warm c"nimendalion
CHA zeal and cbi!ily ~ behalf Of ln,ernn' Improvement
!, 10 loss silc .na Ia..'ri u The cars. RoT? IL ne !"'s
9.;o,ed TO tie interests ut ,Gs State roc" NO one VINO
respects truth will pretend 10 asser' 1t. Inc "ho'r So
ere, is simply his:- de stands IN The way OF some o, .he
Wings favo-ites, and ne must Dc o'oHeh ao"" '''"''
fairly or fouiiy.
The Lynchburg 1irginian in copying the article from
thc Wing, exci,iIns II wild alright and dread
alarm" a Plat! y PLoT.: A OF. aud then goes GU
10 add some remarks which display an ,Hthe1aiity: Una, we
did not lock fer from that qGaitfr We wei fec"!isct'
isat son;a wears s.nce Tie Editor Of thar paper recon
r,snded NJ l~icltpws!! FOR Gorc:aor, alleging ih1, hf
vas the best man for the station IN the Van Bu'en
...l, Dat, pnc bp "a 'u SHTD1 OyEgT.. HOW can
a man who makes The %shghtsst professions to cnns's'
encv ana sairnGas. thus ac: Nnnder II the crimson
blush Of sham" dad nat mamie Ms c'ieeS "'th "r
n.rned The urgsnercus, and hasciY false dennncia'ion!
Times Ne Dowtn-A rHAYTY ORATOR, a man VII"
las done moe IN ,ha l4'sis'ain5" at the STATE Tor
the nraa, JAMES Rrer Improvement linn any otnef
nan within tic limits OF the I'd D''ni''on "a
ro,n whp,e rfF,,IS upon the a.or Of the House OF Dele
,,,,es have won fr iun a IspnrGion sscnnd In that ut
no man in the STATE. denounced Is "a rh9fy of9ioT!'
And by whom. A blind ana brsotled pirtsan, who can
zee nothing honorable or commemorative IN an opponent
O, the measures which lie G:ay propose. Such men
vastly mistake their poxcr and Influence over the pu'.
lie mind, if they suppose such drnuncia''ons can ihJnrr
the standing of one Of VIrgrnin's nGhlesi S,strsin"n-ii
they suppose tina, it will PROSTATE a son whose talents
re Aec, lu.lrc upon hra i.,ust'inus mother Coon, gentle
nen. tenouaca aad abuse him 20 roGr hearts c"ii''h' -
Such a course on your par. wi! OIL endeac ban 10 !!r
friends Of Democracy i.
In the Richmona WING Of The 18Th, by way Of TTocf
,h,, such a plot - ac,g!ily goin. %. re find "sn eAtrac:
from a letter frrgl . friend in he "ssi, dated 'he s'i',
which enters into a long delali OF ne pFocc"tIng5 "i 'h'
ronspirato-s. Who the author al this miserable abortion
10 we know rot. nor d. wc suppose that y, Is a matter al
mach consequence, as his name would not be Iikcly 10
give much weight 10 his assertions According 20 ms
statements, it sccrs ,ha, the grand ":l'ct OF aii 'nis p'n,'
is 10 place Gel Benton in the Presidential Char IN lel4
And how, pc nil. reader, do you suppose it's 10 he erect
cts Whv. b. clectIng Mr. Mcdowell 10 the Senate IN
1897 This is a rare plot truly, and = very likely neans
o. predicting the election o!Cul. Benton n loii STUPID
unt ridiculous as ali his nonsense IS. the very cn"'p'a'
--g..- ..Io ,o.Iprf The NlnY la s been 50
startled and terror stricken hat iiey publish Il 10 tue
world 1s true 10 lac letter
I,u, there il a sentence of Ibis letter, TO which we IN
VITO he particular attention OF our readers. THIS wiiier
alleges. ,i,a, To secure Mr.. McD"w.lis success. has
friends Twill invoke Western feeling, The Internal In
prorcmen, interest, and peraivsniuFe HE ABOL
rrI0Y ;ntsr,, ~ Il. ucns nj. yaoru cosairp." And
DIES this hired ~sc,ibh!er this miserable penny a llhtr,
dare assert, that the people Of Western Virginia are Abo-
lilionis,s-that they are united IN feeling and sentiment
with the madmcn q. the North, who are dning all they
can TO PROSTATE the rights OF The South: Date he assert.
that Mr.. Mcdowell is an AboIition,st! " 81, he asserts
n y.;i(ul and deliberate ialsehood A baser Islander upon
The Western people and Mr.. Mcdowell, never escaped
from q foul mouth. The author of this letter, and every
other man Of ordinary intelligence. knows II TO be iaise
Ia d,snissinr this letter writer, we have only 10 say,
"Mendez Pinto was b, u type o. thee,
Thou liar Of the first IN ,.ni;s!e."
People of Rnckb,idse-Peup!e of Western Virginia,
are YOU willing tina, your talented son shall be a victim
10 The viIest PRODUCTION and Islander: 1t not, then show
IL hy rsllyinr around him in ths contest, and elevate Inn
10 the high station he is so well qualified TO I'LL. West
ern Virginia ought TO have the Senutor. and II we nre uuii'
cd Mr. McI)owell's success is sure. That all the Western
Democrats will supper, him. We have no, a doubt. Let
eyery Western man boldly claim his rights-nnd 1t need
be, fight to the last in behalf OF them l.rt there Be no
fa!trrinr-bu, let each one toe the mark. and cast his
vote for Mr. Mcdowell. and all will be well
II, is utterly absolutely and unq2aht'dty FALSE. that
Col Benton has attempted IL secure The election OF Mr.
BIC Dowell. He has written nothing he has SAID no.
fhing-he has done nothing in his behalf.
la CONCLUDING this s:iiclr. We have only to say, "a
We said on a former accession, Ne mean TO stand 10y The
West. Her rights shut be respected The claims OF her
sons shall receive attention To the proposition 'ha'
has been made by acme Of the Eastern Democrats 10
place MIR Mcdowell in the chair of Estate. we hive but
20 reply that NC unhcsita,ingly rejec, it. DR. Broken
trnuch is our man for that Office, and We will Eoio him