Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-07
POR TIE ENRUINER
TO TIFF WIGS OF VIRGINIA.

TO TIFF WIGS OF VIRGINIA.
| In the Enqnirer Of the 2G,h March, published
number GpVn the subject of The late attempt by the L.
gisarure 10 erc,a u S Senator IN the Wing of tho
9TH April, some under the signature oil "Jrnlus,
has attempted TO the views TOOK IN that mum.
hcr.-Beiore "Junius, bar? misplaced The HE ui
The Enquirer containing my nunfhrr and hal not been
able 10 get HE containing untl o1, and hence The
delay OF this notice OF "Junius.
| "Junins Sc, TO the task of answering "CuIius IN
hinge passion oS vii! BIZ apparent 10 any enc who can
have The patience 10 wade through MS chas production;
which PASSION be has exhausted IN personal abuse {"
Curl!us, whom he Tells he knows rot. and in ms
representing instead of cnseTing rim, So TAR as he can
enjoy any pleasure satisfaction in personally abusing
nan he does not know he is WELCOME 10 IL that qua
hy OF JunIus certainly do not envy and shall not mI
tate. So far as nm concerned he ahall luxurale in it
solitary and alone Ills arguments TO Cur
uus. cannot answer; ard cannot for the brs, Of
sons because he has arguments. have twn nhj'c's,
! however, IN view III nutrng this "ChpserfTld. The
FIRST. To CORRECT of his mi.repsse
c"nd 10 prove, by his rYe, that he is bad man.
and although others may not be h"und by this rule yet
he object -all i'll adma he is bound by il
FTst-lIIs insreprr en1iI9ns Of &c uriIrs.
Mus sayS-"lfuw do you reconcile il 10 Yourself pro-
frssng 10 be Wing, and then stating rha, if Mr. Rvss
is elected you i'll whig Yourself vote for Mr. Van
Buren, This sta,ementhy "JunlGs" Of what "Curtlus
safd, is false. "Curtus never Uttered the sentiment
which "Jnnius' has as1bed to him Fl ".tunius in.
tends TO deal iuy by the arguments ana statements Of
"Curtius," why did he NJ, give "CurtiHss state
nens ard nfgunens>1nls is Usual and certainly the
only perfectly dir mode n treating argument; but
if this is done, then there is double obi gution 10
state the substance correctly. Hear what "Curti1s'
did say, and then the vey wide difference between
! it, and what "Junus makes him sly.-"Curiius in his
number snys, "But there MAY exist state Of things
which will cause me 10 vote for MIR. Van Buren,, op
position TO Mr. Clay. ihore L mag nG! and that there
is foundation for certain suspicious and surmises
which aa"a,. have heard it said, (and confess
: when ! heard ii, il sounded graIingy upon my cary
shat nIf. Clay and Mr.. Rives upon the very
best terms, polticalIy md that each thought the ohrr
now, not great dssPerado. politically. as he thought
him some few months since. -" Suspicion is awake
upon the SUBJECT, and very little more vail hr Sufficient
To satisfy all of all parties, ,ba, there
dcrslandng between them, which. although it may be
known TO the Wing Editors, is not known 10 the Wing
party generally, ard no, made known it is supposed,
because they fear strict integrity aud bvnnr would for
bid their counienancp Of it. Ihore soce.ciy Mere may
ff;s, f0andalion for tic snpcOn-i hope II primer
patty Mr. Clay account And then Curtius adds:
sBut whcnercr sh"H be conriarad tat br Ci"y dotS
desire Mc e'sriiOn # Hr kreS oihe SenTt. byhe Whig
s. purt7 ami lhot tie late o the Hhy EaitorS
rrgnia aad that ofa pOrt,On chc Uhi Lrgiai0rS,
trac<d to TINT tamss them jnnhisc"d at !egsi 50
farnS HHggrryco ERpp0Tt,ag w. Tiny "Cu!
tus then gives The reasons why he VIII thus act, which
are salrs's ctory himself least which he then thought
aud el thinks. will oprrals strongly upon large p".
ton oi the Wing party and induce them Pr"p''i3 to
withhold their support from MI Clay" helhfr or no,
they will vn,e for Van Buren, is another question: be-
believe many d! them will. Those reasons, however,
'Junius has not answered. can he in my opinion, 10
the satisfaction ii genuine Wings apoa principle There
arc some Wings well Other politicians who 60
vprncG Sy aud act upon ''g,cp and interest only -
"Curus processes belong The rmer. and rsves 10
others assign Junius his place and is wiling TO
abide their decision himself alsoSu much for this
gross mIsrrprese n'alinn.
! Again, "Juniis says" Bot hayr word to say 10
!" Curlius." Are you degraded in yDvr estimation
Tor brdlng up the people Of Virginia, suspicion,
that the Wing press has been bought by |r Clay ana
Mr.. Ripes;' - Curtius has again lr COMPLAIN, that
"Junms has grossly msreprescnlef him. "junius ia.
tends, By what he here SAYS, 10 convey the Ifra that
.Curns had charged in his number, that Clay and
Rtves had bought up the hg press ha9 PatI m9regor
IT, It ,is is what "JhnUs intended, and II seems to
me he could have intended nothing else, then say il IS
false "Curtius made such charge and never intend
ed To make SUCH Me- could such inference have been
drawn by any fairly disposed TO t''d out what was
really intended BY "Cur,ius CuriHS dDsS not heiicse
that JDhn Hampdcn Pieas9n,s be boueh Bu, he be.
ievrs that Peasants, like other men, may he imposed
! upon MAJ be deceived and duPed.-"Cnr,ius in sub.
stance stated there was dark mystery involved IN The
fact of the support, which Hr. Rives receiving from
the wing press, which the Wig party generally did
not understand required To be- expainsd tina, there
must be cause operating upon the Editors, nn'
known 10 the party generally, which they had right
! To know and If there no such cause, lEcn mat
the course Of the Editors was nnjus'ias'r un~i-'
impoltie and in violation Of ths!r principles Such
| "Curns' still feels 20 he The case-Such is the sen.
tment felt and expressed by n large p"r"on Of the
| v,
know-A nd this | tell you, Mr.. Peasants, will defeat
the success of the Wing in Virginia Whatever
the leaders Of the party or The representatives," lhe
pary the legislature may do tSf great b0dy q e IN
ts,Sert po7ioa o The 4hig party nrrer can 10 ~o"gh
10 sanction eItc0n II .Nr R1rS To The SENATE BY ms
Whiys and ('chct'r justly or nnJ"s;y) te Stn "" a.
risiftd npou Mr.. Clay in The Presidential Etret0n d
will b. 40 Mark IT, And you Mr. Peasants will repent,
when il is too late foreold the present state OF hlnSs
more than wo weeks before the meeting OF The late Legs
laure as my letter written To friend OF that Time WIZ
show-and what now forewarn you OF, thinA ! see
much nnre plainly than then saw, the present c"hc'on
o our pariy Sir there is bn hope OF salvation Tor The
Wh, patiy in Virginia and that is FOR Mr.. Riyes name
TO be Withdrawn tniircfy rithdra'rn, from the Senate
rial controversy Why does such madness rule The hour
The ma xa "Dsus gum, &c npPhes win an us iI,ce'
sus,cc, the real d EIrence between "Junius ard "Cu
,us consists in this Curtius is going for the success
of the Whig can,e "Jpnius going FOR he SUCCESS OF
| Mr. Riycs Examine yourself "Jun'us; is It not 50?
| p,, am 10 prove "Jnnins' "bad man hy his own
role Ile cannot refuse TO be bound ny H. ihpn, ouo
b;s own mouth shall he stand convicted. "Junius says
81 h,rr ALWAYS understood given up point hat
sus ,ic.s man himself bad man. have never s'eh
the contrary n all ray life Try Junlus by Tins ms RUE
suspicious man is himself bad man. ..Cnrius IN ms
number stated that he was geEune NhiS-out 1u-
snsu.e,s that he is not thai he lisa "wnIf IN shcrps
clothing seeking dsvnuF the Wing and Const'rahse
aocks "Curtius stated, that he was the advocate OF
| the election of Mr. Clay as President; ont "3unlus
s.spees that he is Van Buren, man "Cnrtins stlrf
his sinus desire TO The Wing caIse triumph IN VIZ
gna bul tunius suspects him of writing his number
with view to break up the Wing party "Jnn'as also
srsnec,s that "Curtius is n Sub Treasury man. Heie,
then, is suspicion upon suspicion mere mixed suspicion
the creature of the excited and ren7rd BRAN oil 80
MUS; every one Of which is false, absolutely false,
"a | declare before God and my country. wow, gen.
ia ,s,d.r nrononnce sentence upon "Junius under
hi, own rule. VIVA, say you: Is he guilty or no,
guilty Is he good nan, or bad man. man a a
Ing 10 bis own rue: You rnnss each one, answer
ana decide for Yourself will rot decide "r y"n w
onIr sav. "Junius" is suspicious ehnraHr "Cur,us'
here REPEATS, he is thorough Whg-he is no. Sub
treasury man tu, an,r-Sub-he is still in favor Of Mr.
CIay as Prcsiden,-he is still for The success ct The Wn:
c,nse in Virginia and against the ercnn OF Mr. Rives
IN the senate BY thu Wings 'stne qaa Won to mar
snccess-fo the Wings cannot elect him, and pre.ctSe
The nrinc-oes of the whenever they are pre-
$3.50 . i, pdon their mine then are ihey PfePaeo