Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-06


+, rrrp,: IN. t:iiim!..n r!arci of Frdrr"E h7namy
other observation-disclosures enc f'ghu! iF'c c"' t"'ac'
crmG!atrd ugOn auph"r-O:r uSufph"h y" rs P'e0 'P'n
amm;,fF. until, formerly SAID III" very na"r 81
State Righis scarcely Sounded beyond he !ol"lac
Who Gu; H. could have SHIN tie monster 81 III" Nat'na!
B,nk?-A nd were we 10 abandon Andrew Jackson be-
did mol approve Ut every aet al his ADMINS
ralion' lf had, what would have been %: r"5lnn;
What were 10 come 10: We might, IT, he sufe,iaVe
initiated the course oil the WhigWe might al oDene
have supported John . Adams! Another lime, !knry
Clay! Next, we might have rallied upon Gen fafrI-
SON. We might have gone for those ultra politicians,
like the Whlgnnd Ike that paper, n''rnyS gaze 'r0Hg
We migh 90 against Mr.. Van bnrrn, GscaGs' We
did not prefer his Snb.TIeasury schcme-and taxi II
luge in the of Mir Clay, the Wing IS derniIn-
Cd do. We might attempt 10 PIT bun down. wiz, ~
al great principles, is with and IN a.! lis AniIhh".
.ion feelings, Snuhoa TO the core. But what :onId
Virginia gain By this proceeding: We might, LIE Air.
Ryes throw ourselves into the arms OF "Gr entnIes
We might affiliate with the higs in order to PIT down
the Administration. We might affect to b!Ieye all
the high flown professions OF the r Wing; al It's fine,
flaming imsey declarations about It's supporting MIR
Tor his Senatorial independence, when noctous, that
the true and ayuwed Of support w:5 lie nope oil
putting down the Administration b. the Conservative
vOte-DUt what Was our Cause and oar Pfrcipit' /"
Gain by such All association Let the Wing amt about
Senatorial nds IenLencc-let lis Editor sUpprt Inc 81
uator, whom eight months since II droGedlo eternal
!urplludc and undyirg in(nmy tie man TO who clt'
trrs with him essentially upon the very qles'Ion, IN
which the said Ediio: 'grees With Mr.. y fhrfn-'"e
solitary distinctive I!snsure" las the hg oils )"e
pursue such crooked cmunseis We respect no such
o;acuiar advice. We lur such Gslunc'at'uns
from such politician We proudly appeal 10 the co.
lumns of this paper-lo the generous srn-e oi every
no knows US, for The Fetual"h o' the various
rors that are pruusriy scattered thr1ngi he letter ~
the Wbiu-Ihe hjg ascross more power Than lie
ENQUIRER ever camed but f.: the eyercI:eo :ny power
it ever possessed, eaGlessIy l!ruw ourselves upon
God and COnntry!
We will not carry the war into AGfca-But re might
ask any impartial man, who is cOuvGrFat with The
course both papers to say, winch has he:n most cen
sis,enl with It's professions most faithful 10 the great
cause OF Stale Rights; which has "enci b'inksd The
alleged Of It's pltty; winch nHs '"fe b1.dy spoken
the truth for principles sake h!Ch has most devoted
itself 10 the making Of Pres drns and whsh, in obcci
ence 10 the behesr Of party vo!son al s principles,
has run after false idols, TO raise them into PoSrr When
il shall name in the catalogue al Pre- SdsnlIa favor
ties such Federal politicians as Adams and HARRISON Ard
Clay, then let the Wing cast the GEst stone a, us.
RrcHucxD, March 81, 1880.
Sir: seize the frs. mn:lent can call ry To hc
Knowledge the receip, Of Your Communication have
never felt greater disposition 10 cA'. Ed any courtesy
in my power the members al tho Wing Once. can
say i'm the most perfect truth that my intercourse with
MIR. Gallaher for the last three months has been OF me
liberal and friendly CharaGtsr. have seen less {"
Mr. MGseey but has served Ia re,Gure any little pre-
jndlce | entertained toward !hat gentleman 10
wards yourself sit. am free to repeat y"nr own express
SONS. Wy hcart Is absolutely Tree ron vinG!uVe or
malignant ieri;ar' YOu had been separated um the
Whr Office f.. sonc time past, and every unknd feet
ing la. died away within me Daring y""r late lransl'
tory return Richmond, your Editorial course towards
my self has been sufficiently respectful, and was we'll
calculated TO produce similar feeling towards your
self Under these circumstances wrC!d nave cHesI-
fully extended 20 you the courtesy you asked IN The
opening Of your l"tttr-II you had confined yourself
to bare epIy TO the writers, vino have addressed
you through the Enquirer | was sorry I" see you,
d., In.,p
ING out into bite. attack upon my cwn political
course for several wears past. IL brings IN also
studied and somewhat severe attack upon The parry
with which have been long associated, revlvinG l"ha
| respectfully consitrt the rSPirded assaults oi raF'
DAYS Wing The Transactions that have long since
tesu discussed do not very well what all this mas
TODD with the PLATA man or w1lh "CuTtus or VIVA
The course OF the Wings towards hif liIVeS VINO mas
indeed participated in all these 'raSurS WIZ lrah"-
~ tell YOU that feel either Oh rCnns Ia Publishing The
letters ven have and are ulioul address have
various other articles before which Lave in one way
or other pledged myself 10 publish The long lists o
the names olhe Corresponding COMMITTEE speech
es Of Mrssrs. Bolts Barton, Sou,na ana eii'h, np'"
saua which has been for several days on my table
yeral communications which have been Tor many days
on hand-ihe Proceedings of The Leg'slatue-ihe sum
mary OF their Acts which always occupies coh7'ue'aoe
soace in my columns towards the close oil their session.
the epes which NAV be expected 10 The CONSERVATIVE
Address and to Mr.. Rress Leller-my own hditotiois
and The current Jews Of the day &C. Nc call io' u"
the space can adequately spare during The Two next
weeks. Alter the ensuing week. Tie Enquirer VIII oc
RACED 10 lis semi weekly pubcaon-and you are too
veil aware how many articles the III heat OF contested
election are apt be generated which viii demand much
more space than the Enquirer or the wing can Go% 10
them How very announcement, u'en, u wou!u nH 10
me 10 devote at least eight columns to another suU"c
need hardly saw Your present letter will make two
col"nns or moIc-my Own continents two moFe-Hha
the same for The additional letter, which yon have pro-
missed to send me, &c. Bnt 1t Is E"t the mere want
,oo,, of which would have to complain. We are M.
rvinr al the end of n very busy of the Lsgs!a
,ure NV time has never been 50 much occupied
Ny constitution has never undergone more wear anu
tear. | have been engaged ali day, and generally un.
I'll two or three o'clock in the night. lave been not
only Gu, off from the usual reccalons U society, but
frequently from the pleasures Of my own EeSIdr just
ms this arduous session about cease should be com
need 10 open controversy diresh with you luo
sh your attack any where else, and may answer II or
Do, as please may say much or as !Itlie as my
sui, nv own conscience taste. Bu, come as It were
under my roof throw ii into iIe Enquirer, With all
the force and ingenuity which your attack may carry
with il, would have no d'srn,ve. II would put me 10
more trouble than ! am willing 10 undertake. shouin
have to look into the dusty records Of many years
should have snaiyse your course rs well as my
own-and though | am perfectly satisfied with what
have done vet would cost me little laG1ur Peihafs
TO satisfy others and hunt up The means Tor ceieTdinG
myself have recently had enough OF this species "i
warfare with Of my late Conservative associates,
10 satisfy my own ambition
But, Sir take another view Of this subject Ny friends
have told me repeatedly, Tint have already Published
too many things against myself well as my party,
'rom notion of Impariiay las one of them calls ~
which i, would be well enough TO practise upon, j 1t
,rere iuly Iccprocoted. But when has The wing mn.
,aed this mpar,iaI,ty; has it published "the Address,
upon which makes daily stricturcs Has it published
the Report Of the minority OF Mr.. Wises COMMITTEE ::
hat else has il lately published on The side Of The Ad
rati0n;-W hist (says hel have gwen US Con-
sentative Addresses &c, and many other things that
ate supposed likely 10 influence the public mind
It is only wonderful, how the friends ct the Admn'sTa-
ton get along at ALL when the Wigs scarcely see
any thing but side of the question; and every So
phsIn and miseprese: 4on, which is lGbrcaied is laid
before the other side.
In this connection, permit me 10 coll Jour attention to
some statistics of party press in Vrg In Rich
nond we outraed, both IN the rapidy OF circulation,
and in the number Of Editors The Wing appears duly,