Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-22
To the Prosidrn, Of Tho United Sat
:, FAMILY JAR.

The debate in the Senate upon The question Of Inter
nal improvements, has excited small comm tim in
our Legislative halls IL has led 10 disclosures which
ccria My reflect no great credit the Wing party
and evincsd feeling which shows any thing but har
ony their ranks. Tue division nf the "spni!s, The
honors aud emoumens Of place and office, are likely
force this parioe party to declare, what every one
with the smallest penetration mnst have foreseen-tha
there exists in the Wing ranks feeling of rivalry
and hatred amongst the leaders, which must sooner o
later show itself
Mr. Shcpard who has heretofore been one Of The
warm advocates for internal improvements avowed
his future opposition to all measures of the kind be-
cause, he says his section of the State has moi
only been overlooked, but sacrificed by his western
"Whig" brethren. He referred to the election of Uni
ted States Senators, and to the Caucus by which thai
election Ind been controlled and governed. That
whilst the ewing party had denounced Caucnses and
Conventions incompatible with representative GO
vernment, and taking from the people and their
agents the free exercise Of their will, the Whigs" in
power are practising the very things they have
velemenily condemned. That II proposed in
Caucus to make the United States Bank, The public
lands, and the Improvement of Mss-heud, test ques
tions. This being uvrrrued, it next proposed hat
a Senator should be- elected from the East and West
which was also voted down.-That after the selection
Of Mr. Mangum rs one of The candidates it was then
proposed TO leave the other to the free choice of the
Legislature, which was also voted down by majority
That having selected the two candidates of the purity
gushed gentleman, resolution was adopted, recon-.
inend,ne him I" Gen. Hnrrison for the office of Auor
ney- General. A gentleman, rs Mr.. Shspard correctly
remarked, who is now held up q true, Democratic
Hhg Republican,, doubIy refined in the dye of Daniel
Hfb.ter.
These exposures on the part of Mr.. Sh,pnrd forced
his brother Wings to explanation. Accordingly MIR
ciingman, after taking night to and prepare an
answer, agreed in sub caucus We presume, came
in reply. He did not deny what had been said by
Mr.. Shepard, but INDUCED in coarse and personal in
vectvp, and log cabin anecdotes entirely beneath the
dignity of the Senate. He read Mr.. Shepard out from
the "Whig" church, hid him "good morning, and ex-
pressed h qualification that he had taken leave of their
party, and char ed him, the most distinct terms, with
being influenced by modification and disappointment,
in the course he had taken.
The reninder of Mr. Shepard was warm, though Dig
n6ed and firm In contrasting his former course with
that of Mr.. .Hnngum, he certainly showed much more
consistency hs part, than had the "Whg party in
the support Of that gentleman. Mr. Shepard had voted
for the renewal of the U. S. Bank charter Mr. Man.
gum against il; he Ind voted for Mr.. L1ays Land
Bill, Mr.. Juangum against it; he had Supported Inter
nal improvements, Mr.. .Hangum, the contrary, in
his "conasson Of faith, from which Mr. 6eprrd read,
said he had vned for any improvement without
the District of Columbia.
But we think il would be difficult task 10 convict
The "Whig" party Of many inc0n's'ensies garing as