Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-22

BHtg CONSISTENCY am i6tTtottSW
On the 10th OF November 1889, public dinner
given 10 Mr.. Henry A. Wise al Louisa Court House.
In the OF his speech Mr.. Wise denounced tie
Democratic party and the Administration, with his
usual malice, viruIencc and injustice, and he made,
among others, the two following charges against IL
lst. That the Administration nSncere in pro-
Tossing attachment for the Independent Treasury and
that their darling object To have 'c RO-S5Stcm-
System, these are his own woTds 'rhOHt the rcisn
Of Hc iarr.'
=. That the President would not dare 10 recommend
the again with the specie clause, for fear o
losing his popularity, and Mr.. Wise emphatically
asked, 'IrH he darc to recommend again pcrc crsc
Snb TrcaSary2 IiH hiS party the nsr Congress
rotc far s"rh . m,0snrc' IF THEY WILL, WILL
Now, any thing excel, can any thing even equal
the bad faith ana unprinc'pcd course @! Henry A. Wise
upon this occaSon,-ilc wantoniy and mallclou>lv
chargcS honest with !nsnccrity and hvpocrsy he
char"cS them with proGate design have the Public
Treasury UuregHiatcd IN alr that they ght profit by
Wc yscm.SySrm lie charges the President and his
party in Congress- with prevarIcaton and inconsistent
cy- with not daring 10 propose pass specie clause
Snb-Ircasury, not hcstating 10 PLEDGE HIMSELF
10 t,r II, "itMsy wN And yet, this is the same
Gratis in Congress fasifyng his malicious and ground
less suspicious br the ultimate passage Of that
with the SDrcic o0H$c-ycF, this same man. Henry a.
Hise. tncn had the audacty IL violate ms SOLEMN
PLEDGE, and TO declare, hai he ~o"id u present,
cate againSt he C"nN,tvioaM TrcaSmg'
In the face Of these facts, therefore, charge Henry
4 Wise: Isl. with inconsistency. 2nd. With wanton
malice and injustice. Sd. With mpugnIng the motives
Of better, and far consistent men than himself
18th. With violating his most solemn promises and
pledges 9TH. With treating the most important
public with the same levity and contempt
which schoo.ooy or 4 horse racer may exhibit in his
frivolous amusement. And, finally charge hn
with the same offence with which he has groundcssy
charged the President, viz: "a d,Sgn Ia ict the Pubic
Yeasarg 20 HHr5g"iaied by L,r,' IN his words,
to have 'ihc no-SgSi,m-SgSt,m
People Of Virginia, What Henry \. Wise has done
in this instance, butG sampc Of Wing fairness and
bcrav They SANDER and traducc their intended vic
tim beforehand and even when that victim proves by
his subsequent conduct thc bascness Of their attacks
they still persist their dirty task, and SANDER and
unlninte HIM anew!
Can YOU place confidence in Sucb RCn, such po'tici
ans Can you consent to Cntrlst your government to
who violate their pledges with punic tndity, and
who do not scrupc TO sacrifice the public good TO the
dictates Of a party: JEFFERSON.
~ Canuo, thc ''incoa" Of WrbS,er Dream LIT the
veil aud favor with IN lntrvIcw lie knows not what gold
On opinions he has .on.'
Let Maryland and Georgia 60 they will, we say
TO the Republicans OF Virginia do yow duty. Let Us
preserve the Old Dominion. She has never yet voted
iur Fcdera!ist and we do not believe she Will do
now. We consider Old Virginia safe for Van Burcn,
if our friends but do their duty, and we believe they
will Be PREPARED. Remember that the t,rEt
.uyai1y in N6repbrr is the day To your posts, then,
Democrats, ITO THE POLLS, 'TO TIE POLLS
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