Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-17

Spring, 10 communicate freely with you. When dit
return in the Spring of 1882 found you in other hands
than those you had been for many years: STILL on YOU
part, attempting 10 make the impression that you were
an unchanged Republican,. Thus matters stood u!
lSc and when again about to leave the State IN De
ccInber, determined to let you play The game out fully
before resumed correspondence; not doubling Tor
one moment that the hour fast approaching when
you would be compelled TO throw of the ilnsy veil,
which concealed your political dcformity. ! have not
been fisappoined-you have now reached The market
which your goods and chattes have been intended Tor
ever SINCE May 1885. 1t is true, you have been long
waiting for favorable breeze and tide to wait you into
port but this delay has been fault of yours yon have
been constantly readiness TO hoist sails but you
saw your commodities were not much in demand until
lately. fear your memory defective; if 80, imagine
yourself the village Of Charlottesville the Isl Mon
day in June, 1S36-Sccne-te Central Hotel Actors
yourself and the writer of this Do you now under
stand me: From that day to the present, you never
could have deceived me- however successful you may
have been in dcceiving others. No Sir, Iailcyrand
himself could not have deceived mcyou, his pupil and
underng, never. had Staked my political reputation
on yours, and determined to watch you with ca
giles eyc-This told my friends after, with
out giving my rcasonsD which completely asounded
them, knowing they did MY political devotion 10
you Time rolled on, and again you were sent TO the
Senate Of the United States. In the session of lS36
and lS31, you introduced your famous Currency bill,
which directly i'll the face of the previous position
you Ind takcn-Q speak from the book, and you know
nothing deh0rs the record for the first time, did
y0n rcnturc to differ with the President On the 4 of
March, lS:7, new President was installed one, whom
you did not believe possessed large share of p0pu
lar favor his predecessor The country soon after,
ovcrtakcn by of those commissions III trade,
with which all commercial countries at times visit
ed even under the best regulations, and which every
intelligent and rejecting must have iorescen would
be the fate OF ours under the system had pursued
In obedience to public opinion, the President issued his
Proclamation converting Congress. Then it was, you
supposed you held the dcstnIcs of this country in your
hands-thcn il was, you Sir, had the vanity and pre-
sumption to think that you could "ridc on the whrl-
wind and direct the storm-then it was, you wrote TO
the President, and plainly told him nhat lbs duty Gus
then was you addressed letters to of your con-
sttucnts and told them trhat you expected them TO do
but somc you would not dare approach in spirit OF
dictaton-of such, you begged their views, &c. By
some at least, you understood and think, if you
will examine their answers, you will find, in August,
1897, you plainly told, 'that the time has o'n ar
rived when we shall be able to who the Char
latans But, as this bare aIiuSion TO private
pondence may you to trembc, will at once re-
lieve your mind that point-four private cores
pondence shall be used; and why should it be, when
so much public matter is al hand
Ii is not desire to tire the public with long
communications and shall therefore, close this letter,
with pledge, that distant day, will again and
again address you-not your own account, assure
YOU because, Ito the expression OF Mr. WISE with
whom | do not often agrcc,) think N all sincerity,
s'you have sunk beneath contempt, but because you
have become the champion of powerful party. To
the honorable men of that party, shall appea-l hope
to have an impartial hearing I'm doing so, shall not
follow your example, truth shall be my notto and ns-
tce TO all, my guide.
4 REPUBLICAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL
March II, l-iO