Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-31
Lr.a.u IL. Richm,nd Whig.l

o,t Same DAYS last week, we THOUGHT u Pt~srIDle lHit nc - a,
post ON "S an,a "s p,rasrarIr. i, il not exactly in his style. He
pen :, MS =" maxi charges directly, and thereby expose b Hsslf
"; !" lar ibc Wings had been guilty ofthr profanity here openly
charged, he would have taken ROUND. aD",t way, ana ma " "nrnn nj
the Eiitor could have an opportunity Il" diSriaihn It, II ne az
no, write i.-"r Ie'r" e.. 'h hs ''n nna that opp" %tnT :" His i paper Of
is silent on the subject ana we are therefore ~ ~, !" or
cIude that he wrote the article hlh'''''' VI ii ea'' " " ~ ''
aspcrSinns which itc contains. u;.n m.
In this aspect OF the case, we JON tc Arena IN chiilneu upon se
Editor for the evidences of The wholesale aspcrsionS which ne n ,s
hrn.Dn \ majority Of his fellow. Citizens. We know the
charges to be false and foul, 50 far as they may nave applisn.l" ' ~
mi. communiiy-wr believe them To be equally false and foul, rs
a"nieJ To- The wings elsewhere. let The acculser addnce ms
proof, or be content 10 be branded Win M - character anna,un y e ,%S o"I
we have seldom seen a more general lnaisna'''m IN 'ns o%n
mmnity. than has hern excited br tins rarae'apl. From u, pnfa,
towards the citizens Of Richmond; Il Is GENERALLY ;i T.T, !, !, a !,
recIed specially AT our citizens. nM '" III 'hs 49,, :" m;,r
a w. t rys,;tv and Int one sentiment prevailcd-that ii was a
wanton calnmny, and the dictate Oh a uepr''e" anu h''''s"'"'
b. the proof-we call for The proof Accustomed as the En-
qurer Is, to in.inuatins unlrIths nd M Jin.r,, ra, :. ~r , charge Of
blasphrmy against a whole community, II Is meet that II he held
:. s,, The proof roof, ., r i,rn ,hs e slnersdde d one Of fhschood.
Here are the .cvidences,' gentiemen-rcad ana sa-
tisfy yourselves. | do not pretend TO vouch they are true
in all particulars. ! give them TO you as ] md them
in the papers with which | exchange. gre such
..eridcnces' as are commonly rccsired. They seem to
come in n way that entities them to credit, infinitely
more credit. than the thousand and one calumntes your
party presses and orators daily and hourly circulate
about Mr.. Van Buren, and the Democratic party
Read! People of the country, read! ana see 'e degtau.
inc excuses to which the false friends Of the 'log cabin
would lead you.
First, heu, as 10 Me "~parched cOrn,' and on Jurth"
cIaminatiUn "hard cidrr too.
(f,ST ,as G%,4%SiGg 0 0;9rR R e "
awe last week extracted from an exchange paper ~
article purporting to be from a CIrcleyille, indtdn", paper
giving an account of an abominabIy wicked mockery,
performed by certain Wings OF that place, at log cabin
meeting. II should have read Circleville. Oht0-but
that is comparatively unimportant. This article, Inc
Palladium undertakes to ray is false-and certain ma
locus and weak headed coons, have lnsInuated that we
rot up the story. This they know to be talse-tor
The article has been going the rounds Of the Western
press, uncon,radicted for weeks. We confess that
when We first saw it, we could hardly believe that the
Federal party had become quite so corrupt, but The
proof thickened upon us, unit! unbellet was no longer
possible. The following articles from different papers,
throw some light on the subject
sThc Piaimdcaier, published at Lancaster, Pa. in quot
ing The above says, sit is well calculated to stagger a
mans belief when he sees it announced that a base
political faction, in order TO accomplish their vile ends,
dare with impious hands and tongue, to introduce a
mockcry ofthe Holy Sacrament. into their grog shops or
log cabins but adds in confirmation of lis truth
1--WE have THE Proof FROM - EYE WITNESS 10 a sec"t Of
The ADORE character. and any of our readers who doubt, can nr ERE r,, ,.
red Ia him. lie says that public Indignation was such trat me
Log Cabin in which it was pepc'rated was near being burnt 10
the ground.
The ChiYicothc .ldrcrtiscr, likewise alludes to the
above statement, and after saying that lis truth had
been denied, remarks
.'Wc have been crrliLly Informed ~ PERSONS wit" WEE ~
ruE r,r,,<a. that during The day, patched cosm was frequently
handed round. and an invitation given TO those present 10 pa't'N'
Of it 'n remembrance II Old 1v.'
AbominabIe and sacrilrgious as is the proceeding
above narrated, the following will show that 1t I by no
means a solitary instance Of the desecration OF a holy
ordinance by the demented followers Of Harrison and
hard cider:
(from tic Holmes County CoMoJ C~osmqpohte
FREDERcKsBuGH, June I, leio.
Mr.. Editor-I perceive in the last number Of your paper, that
you noticed the large meetings Of both Feds and Democrats IN our
little urgl, on the ahd ut, but you forgot to give an account al
Nous Federal Wings administered to their dupes on that occasion.
Perhaps you were no, aware of The fact; but rs STRANGE as IT may
nnurnr. il l. nevertheless true. am informed Icy credible persons
tamd indeed one Of their own part! admitted ihat Surh va ts
corn S"rn, and nj" one ne barrel 81 hard cider; and that the corn and cider
was handed round; those piriakIns "i II saying, We "fHtd"d arm"
this in remembrance If OH 1ppscan0f'.
Sccond, rs 10 tie dcsccr0tiOH If u place Of rorShiP, ny
prauing for cOnrcrtS TO HHrriscn md singing I,PPeca-
noe songs.
(From tie GcI.J
Approximations OF THE SACRED FrScTIoS.-"e
have the following simple narrative from a gentleman
of high character in the West. 1t is unqucStionably
true, unless he has been grossly deceived, a thing not
probable. In a note, or Correspondent says:
or, / am told, is C"nwrlI, but cannot vonch for This: There is
a a'",n15, man i1, hi' SIrarI ImT s a snnt sae% sr and a Ssndidair.' :" ="
"a sedatc, respectable citizen OF one OF our western
cities was travelling lately in Indiana, and stopped one
! evening at n village on Whitewater. He had taken his
supper, when the landlord at whose house he stopped,
informed him that there was 10 be a religious meeting
in the village, and asked him TO attend 1t. Our travel
Ter being a man of a serious tuFn OF mInd, VINO Wouiu
rather gnprd /" - evening in worship, ana listening I" Il
profitable discourse, than idle il away IN the bar room
of a tavern, very cheerfully accepted the invitation,
and followed his host TO the meeting house. A hume
rous and very orderly congregation were collected
and the exercises of the evening were commenced by
singing a hymn. When tina, was finished, the preach.
err rose to pray-the deyout part of the audience
knelt-thc prayer was opened in the usual FORM
The preacher, with apparent devotion, approached
the throne Of ~grace-dwelt on the various blessings
then enjoyed by those around him, esp cially in The
conversion of many sinners from SIN and Satan 10 The
kingdom Of Christ; and then, to the establishment and
horror of all the serious part Of his audience, proceed
cd to utter lhanksgivings that many also had been
convinced of the sin of Democracy; they had seen the
error of the Sub.treasury, and had turned from Martin
Van Buren, aud Loco Focoism, to the marvellous light
of !Ehiguery. do not pretend 10 give the exact
words, nor to follow out this wretched apostle of bins
phcmy in his daring desecration of the holy excrci-
ses of the sanctuary. 1t is enough TO describe such
things in general terms. The traveller who had been in
weighed into the Tippccanoe club, under the idea that
he was going to meeting, rose from his kneelIng posture
when he heard the throne of grace insulted by the dis
course of a party orator, and looked round him. Many
sober people, who had been deceived like himself, were
still on t,IeiT knees; but in addition, the house had
become crowded &ith the bar-room lawyers and all
the oilers of The village, who had been more correctly
informed as to the vile purpose OF the meeting, and who
now stood around laughing and cxulling IN ihis scene
of disgusting Grpravity. The preacher rose from his
knees ana SAID, Let us continue Inc Solemn eScTClscs
Of the evening hy signing a hymn and then bcckoned
10 some ono Among tie audience, who arose and began
10 sing TitE"anoc song, in which a few Wings and
boys united. Then the preacher, taking a text, and
again rising and pros.;uting the form OF that religion OF
| which am told he is an ordained minister, delivered 4
political harangue, containing the usual stale falsehoods
about the extravaganza Of the Administration, the hard
times, the ruined credit of the country, and changes
that were going on for Harrison and hard cider.
Euough-the subject is too disgusting TO be pursued in
all its details. But this new device of Whiggery should
he exposed. Doubtless some of our Indiana friends IN
the region of Brockville or Connersvillc, can tell US
The name ofthis Federal circuit rider-and whether lie
is a distiller or a merchant, or n candidate for the Lee
eislaturc-or all these things, as we'll as a gospel minis
ter. Some of our Kentucky friends also may inform
MS, whether a mission has not been established in that
State TO advocate the hard cider candidate under the
cloak ofreligion."
Now, gentlemen! See what one of your o,cn party
presses says of the 'hard cider orgies in the great City
of New York!
<r.IL - F.x.,rn T. D-n n,--N