Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-22
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| The r. Wing passes over the sscensure which i
own Wing ally OF the kanawha Gazette passes no.,
| Mr. Rcynolds--and makes rs responsible merely =
republishng It's paragraph This is screening two Of .
own friends and doing justice TO MS with vengean,
| Correspondent thus dishes up the whole mass:
TO TIE EDITOR or THE ENQUIRER
In the Wing of this morning, noticed the to!Owr,
paragraph
comes for portion of neghbor Rltchies spleen, for refuse
aid the Tories and Their allies the npacl.ahrs IN The d
highest commentator with his constituents They viii ka
BY that, their Representative has fought The good al
i'm going the wishes of the Richmond Junio, a
in accordance with their wishes and interests
! presume that the Wing aliudes to the extract frar
the Kanawha Valley Gazette, which appeared IN u.
Enquirer of Yesterday. The kanawha Valley Gazc;.
is thorough going Wing paper, and is we'll known
the organ OF the party in that section of the Stae-s'
that the Wig, in striking al the Enquirer, has rnwl
tngly wounded his own ally-But let that pass. III:
communication in the Gazette is omnous of Mr.. Rev
nolds fate next Spring The fact there stated, tina, VI.
r. made solemn pledge not te vote for Mr.. Rivcs na
der any circumstances is unqucstionaby true, and h
never been denied-That pledge secured his election
by uniting upon him that portion OF the Wing part,
who were dissatisfied with Gen. Smith course, and
decided majority of the Democrats OF the county. That
vote he scarcely expect to get again. after his
blushinp violation of the solemn pledges he gave them
and the article in the Gazette proves that the Eye.
portion of the Wing party (of which that paper IS he
orran) while they were perfectly willing 10 use ",
REYNOLDS as tool TO advance their purposes ncv
dsposed to lav him on the SHELF in order to bring som,
favorc asprant of their own CLIQUE. That the lGtl.
mond Wing should attempt IN sustain the vote Of VI
REYNOLDS is not matter of surprise, as lis whole
proves that it still acts in accordance with the political
maxim of the quondam head of ITS party John
Adams ssthat the Representative should not be pal.
BY the will of his constituents" The oboquy scurrtg
and abuse which that paper daily pours upon the heads
of the three honorable and high mined gentlemen who
dared to redeem their pledges and m" ltan their pn
cples their honor and their honesty, in defiance Of the
hgh behests of the Wing and the dictaton of It's par,y
are perfectly consistent with its praise OF Mr. Reynolds
for doing that which they had the rmness and integrity
70 refuse WEST
February ~, $50.
n-PThe Lewsburg Enquirer ofthe 18th Republican,
confirms the material part Of the above statement. It
saws: "Wc have always understood that MIR. Reynolds
prior to his election and at the polls, declared that
10 event could would lie vote for Mr. KIves, and
these declarations undoubtedly contributed 10 his cleo
ton over Gen Daniel Smith, whose fidelity 10 his con-
stitucnts was unquestionabe, and whose efficiency
Representative was readily conceded, &c, SC
The Administration portion of the Democratic plrty
availed themselves of the then important distinction
between full-booded and an impractcable Wing
They supported Mr. Reynolds because of his nvowcd
hostility to the election of Mr. Rves and his election
was the consequence thereof. Mr. Riyes may be a
good enough Wing for Mr.. Reynolds SOW but
will his violated pledges add to the glory of him
he contributes to elevate, satisfy that portion o.
his constituents who must necessarily be dlsappunt
ed and mortified at his unanticipatcd course. So tat
il is not the Richmond Iunto, but his immediate
Constituents who likely to call him to account
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