Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-31


In one ofh speeches this year he the following
language, as an excuse for not answern. questions
How does it Compare with his doctrine IN lc or o1es
il not clearly show that doubt does hang arooha a' no
opinions: w r,,sors for
raf,scd "a rive nledges aud opinions more freely
,h have donc sipce nv nomination In the Presden-
~ Mnnv Of the statements published upon ms SUBJECT
a hv M means correct; but II IS TRUE TAriT is NY
op,s;os TuAr so PLEDGE snoCLD BIZ MADE BY ANY N
nIy,puAI WHEN IL soMISAT1oS FOR ANY OFFICE IL THE
c,rr OF rnx PEOPLE. And why? Once adopt It, and
the battle will longer be 10 the strong to the vrtu-
Gus or to the sincere lover oil his country; butt TO hun
who prepared tell the greatest number OF hes and
To pofer the largest number OF pledges winch lie never
intends 10 carry out
Wing Practices and Professions.
The Opposition are continually urging against MI.
Van Buren, and his friends objection that they
always profess one thing and practice anotner. inns
we deny The practices and professions OF Inc Demo-
cratic pary rarely if disagree But now 40 our
Wing friends stand by this rule 10 'ney never pIaS
tice one thing and profess another In 1882 ne ~hoe
Marty with Mr. Clay at their head, proiesseo 10 De-
liz va that The election of Military Chefain (Gen
.cksonl would bode certain destruction to The kepub
lie What is their practice now: Ihey are STRIVING
with might and main TO elevate Military Cneftan
to the Presidency, Gen. HaT.'son) IN .ooo' 'ney
,ossssd treat horror for Caucuscs of the people;
now the whole country is flooded with secret comnt-
toes and caucuses of every description is TINS con.
forming their practices to their professions In 1000
they protested to oppose Mr. Van Buren,, because ne
Ind under Instructions voted for tho farm OF ISIS
Thn are now supportng man for the Presidency
who not only voted that Tariff, without Instructions
but in the Legislature of Ohio went 50 tar as 10 pro-
nose TO rive bounlies the manufacturers, ana exempt
the operatives from taxation and military euly TOW
does this conform with their profession oil hostiy 10
Mr. Van Buren,: In 1886, Mr.. Van Buren, though ne
smoke out on all questions was on'commiltai W ,he
Wings and they could not possibly support Nun pu,
we now find they perfectly wiling 10 tahe GENERA
Harrison, though he refuses to ahswe! M
1s36 The Wings could not possibly vote Tor Mr.. van
Buren. because he had voted for the erection OF oii
D"is", - ,--,-. - -eL hr iiauT on
the spot manly acknowledgment OF error But nov
they can vote for Cen Harrison who has voted ior I'm
provements of various kinds, and sanctioned the prn
cipe in every form.
In 1886, the Wings could not possibly vote for MIR.
Van Buren,, because they feared he was IN favor OF
Bank in Wall.sreet. Now they vote for Harrison,
knowing he viii approve charter, though he belle yes
it unconstitutional if Congress passes one In lcoo,
the Wings could not in their conscience sustain man
for the Presidency from free State, though pledged
against Aboliton-they sustain fiarrson not only
from free State but knowing that he has been mem
Der of an Abolition Socetythst he has SAID that Con-
gress appropriate the surplus revenue TO tree me
slaves Ut the South and has written letters 10 the North
for the purpose of getting the vote OF Abolitlonss-
Our good WING friends formerly denounced us very
much for worship, yet they import men into every
State of the Union, for the purpose of estying their
admiration for MES, and have even brought on from
Massachusetts ana TennSylVl!lia hcUSte
Sergeant to preach politics to Virginia This is another
instance of the Inconsistency of the practice OF the
Wings with their professions But the last and great
est Inconsistency Of alone which clearly shows their
utter restitution of all ple-s the support they now
give VIM Rives, after dcnouncing him as they did
for Expunging go
Hear what the Richmond Wing then said of Mr.
Rives:
(Frcm the Richmond UAig IF 1861 -,
SHE has made has tntamy untrerSdt ana eterRdt.
Apain-"'The fddlng of Nero, the cruelty OF a "a
lguia the cold -booded tyranny of Tiberus may be
forgotten; The long catalogue Of crime which stanos
memento of human depravty, may fade from the
naoe of history and vanish from the memory of man;
hn1 his bare support Of the EXPUNGE, untouched
nv the finger of time, shall remain TO shame our ma
tv,e m the latest age The men who in the presence
Of an assembled nation, before their Country and their
God. wilfny and deliberately pcrjured themselves,
and placed the perjury record need never expect TO
be forgiven Charity may vainly essay TO mitigate The
nfamy of their Decd but their names VIII never cease
10 be execrated whilst virtue has votary or wee IS 10
be deprecated Again-"We sincerely wish that II
were counter to the order OF DIVINE tToV'oehee'
that all the perpetrators of that dark tragedy upon our
country 8 honor might be cursed with an immortality
here; that they nigh; live on while time hoids us
course to hear, their proper persons, the unhea,
sured aud bitter excavations OF every honest man, ana
each returning day, be lashed naEed hlough .he
world with whip of SCORPIONS from the rising TO the
setng sun It is proper to say IN good time and EN-.
phstisallv, that the Southern Wings CANNol ano
WILL NOT SUPPORT an EAPuNGEk for an!
Now this same Mr.. Rives is Rugged closely to Inc
hs IF e9 &c lie 81 ay e article ~
Let not the Wings pirate any about the practices
and professions of the Democratic party
Fellow citizens we did not intend TO have extended
our remarks to such length This is no time for pro
lixty but we wanted TO warn you of the danger, as
faithful sentines and to urge upon you, by all the obi
cations of patriotism and duty, energy zeal activity n
;he coming contest. We must bid you adieu til
after the election. Our motto is ACTION ACTION
ACTION. from this time forward till we have voted