Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28

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nosd. st a late meeting, passed \ resola-
ton iOs the appointment Of committee.
To wait on the Ediior Of the Enquirer snd
request him TO pablish Mr.. PoissRTr's
scheme for organizing the militia. and. in
the event Of bis refusal, 10 endeavor to
get IL inserted in bis paper - an advertise
ment. No answer seems 10 have been re-
turned 10 the nete Of the committee, but
in Fridays Enquirer there Is long sr.i-
Gle. in which the proposition 10 print il,
FOR love or money. is emphaticaily de-
clined. The reasons. half jocalsr and
half serious. are assigned at length. aud
we regret that we have no, room for the
article, which would g7ea,ly amuse our
re adcp.
I, is sufficient 70. our purpose. that the
Enquirer distinctly announces iis inien-
ton NOT To PUBLISH an official document.
preceding from one Of the Cabine, officers
| OF the Government, and which received
the special commentator Of the Presi.
dent-s document of,vsst importance. ss
connected with the comforts. interests,
and. il may be, the liberties Of tho Peo-
pie. What makes this refusal the more
singular. 10. that the Enquirer 70 constant
| ly. edi,orislly and BY correspondents. pro-
nouncing the whole scheme bumbug, us
ed by the Wings 10 delude the people Of
Virginia. II il be a humbug; il Mr.. POM
sETr's scheme be nothing new; i! il be
innocent and not oppressive in its provi-
visions-what harm would lis publication
do 10 the Van Buren, party OF Virginia,-
! Cannot the people Of Virginia be trusted
81 n .ts - Ill
gence enough TO discriminate between its
I real character and the enormities, with
which. according to the Enquirer. the
Wings iavest il Cor political effect II
the Wings have misreprescnted il, why
! not bring them 10 shame and confusion,
by simply publishing the scheme, without
note or comment, No. the Enquirer. in
the very article alluded 10, reiterates the
charge Of the Wings humbugging the
people upon it, and yet refuses to let the
I people see wherein II has been misrepre-
sented. What sLsll we think Of this con-
DUCT Is there any other solution Of the
mystery, than that the Enquirer is AFRAID
10 let il appear. II well knows that no
paper ever had so many readers. who ne
YER look into any other Journal. II is
/ something to keep this number in the
dark. Its publication. moreover in the
Enquirer would be giving the official i'm
! primatur TO document--the very exist.
! ence OF which is stoutly denied by many.
/ There were hundreds Who voted with the
Administration party last month, under
the firm belief that the whole story was q
Wing fabrication, who would have re.
i nounced its support had they believed
the scheme was really preached by the
Secretary OF War.
! The Enquirer affects TO disbelieve that
the President ever gave his appreciation
10 the details Of the scheme. and distinct.
~ throws all the responsibility upon Mr..
Poiasett with a flourish and compli.
ment to his 6rmness. We do not be.
lIeve this is irue--nor is il fair towards
the Secretary. Bot however this may
be, it avails nothing II SIR. Poinsett
concoct scheme so heinous, so revolt
ing, that the official organ OF the admins.
iralion IN Virginia dare not publish IL, is
the President 10 bear none Of the oppro-
7 biium OF the measure, though he still re-
iains him in Office, aad has neither di.
reciiy nor indirectly. repudisied or init
mated the slightest censure Of the same :
But can any one belIeve-does the En-.
quiTer believe, that Mr.. Van Buren, did
not see the details Of the scheme before
he penued his commentator, or al auy
rate before they were pubIi,hed? The
attempt TO discover the President from
the Secretary Is imPoient and unjust.
J AL that the Wings have said against the
Army Bill then falls short Of the simple
refusal Of the Enquirer 10 publish The
document. How aagTant most be the
provisions Of the bill even to the mind Of
the Enquirer. when il thus refuses
though well aware OF the "poliiical cap.
iisf' which the refusal lend 10 the Wings
rather THAI let in light upon the be.
nighied OF its own party.
Mr.. Hiram Haines. formerly editor Of the
| Petersburg Constellation, "a favorie organ OF
The Administration parry, threatening at one
lime 20 supersede the Enquirer IN the affections
Of that party IS now the editor Of a neutral pa
per. "ihe Star" at Petersburg. In late hum-
Der he says:
THE Democrats are bewailiLg their
defeat and wondering al the cause. We
will sxplsin IL in few words. Since the
FIRST Of December. the Administration and
its trends have made three false moves
on the political ehess-board sufficient 10
cohdena 1t and tien, for prudence aud
proprety, in iis ssfinafion Of al thinking
men Of both partiSs The frst was The
proceeding on the New Jersey question
the second was the coalition between
NF. Van Buren, aud Mr.. Cslhoun-and
the third was Mr. PoinSett'S plan for or.
gaining aud arping the militia. To
those three causes - 10 be sscribed The
defeat Of l5e Administration party in Yir.
GINA q, the recent eleelion--sn election
more important in iis effects upon the
Presidential contest than any which has
taken or is yet 10 :ake place in any Stale
Of the Union. Regret can avail nolbinR
now 70 our ancient friends, and il viii
be veil foI them IL il be no, too late TO
gather wisdom from the future fof the er.
rors Of the past"
d. MOCRA CY.
The assumption Of the name Of Demoe.