Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-21

plumbers which are only eGraed in the ouness ofher
conception by the audacty with which they are uttered
But we must finish our comments on the sentence
which we have quoted. Ii says, that an expense OF
new millions will be entailed upon the people, the es-
,maed expense even for the longest period j. less
than two millions of dollars; for the shortest period,
less than half million And last of all in this memo
rable sentence, we are a people 'Teighfd dorn bya
debi, when fact our debt does not amount to one
half Of single years revenue and that, small as
Il of temporary nature and will be repaid with
resorting either TO loan increase of taxes.
When in the space of FIVE lines quantity OF untruth
is compressed, equal in enormy to that upon which
we have commented, it can scarcely be necessary to
offer further proof Four charges against the Richmond
Wing
One more reference and ungrateful task is done!
In the Enquirer of the 9th March, $40, the
pondencc between the Oswcgo Association and Gen
Harrson's confidential committee was published From
that correspondence, it appeared .l.t Gen Harrison
under the Of three men, Zone notorious Abo-
litionst) who acted for, and in his behalf, and that
these three did, his committee of correspond
cnce declare that General Harrison would answer no
questions his sentiments upon any sub jet OF pol
teal importance. As may be well imagined tins was
hard blow for Gen. H. supporters and the Rich
nond Wing, with all its accustomed elfronery, could
hardly attempt defence but after few days, caught
up statement from some rltng party press and pro-
! nounced the whole aflir Il forgery and The Genital
Wing Committee, according to their account the
very old maids Of veracty have grayey endorsed tho
same charge. We have seen Gen liarrison's
ran printed in Cincinnati, giving account of tie APP
ponmen of his committee, and openly defending their
course Our space does not permit an extract which
would do justice to all parties We therefore refer the
reader to Fridays Enquirer, where the evidence may
| be found at length.
We have not pretended to follow the Richmond
). Wing through its sinuous and dc!usye course a
hundred hands, hundred pens would not suffice 10
expose all ts decepons, 10 unmask all lis DISCUSSES.
i j,utpp hay O show
from It's commencement and to prove that IN ITS later
DAYS It has departed from the training of It's youth
We have shown in its language us most important
charge against Mr.. Van Buren,, and wc have demon
stracd It's iuacy; have exposed lis course upon the
grave accusation againsits own candidate and referred
10 the evidence Of that candidate prlncIra! organ
In less than week, upon two subjects, to each OF
which the attention of the people had been most anX-
iouisiv attracted, find the k Wing entirely to have
cast aside all respect Tor tru H. and TO follow IT'S own
interest as the only guide for It's assertions We haze
seen that It's Misrepresentation has been only cquacd by
It's inconsistency It's mendacy only surpassed by IT'S e.
frontrry For all this, have gwen not conJecturcs,
but facts; from It's words We have judged ~ ny us
own evidence have convicted II. And tins IS The
representative, the accredited organ of the Wing party
of ylrrna, this Is the paper which gtTes Light TO the
propc the source Of political information, III" fountain
/ ut pure. Republican doctrine. From this Richmond
VIII the orators Of It's party "bta Their facts and
from the stump. and N the corner lis msr"prcscna-
tinns are sent forth its lschoods circulated aud some
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times we fear believed. an immense quantity OF the
number containing the article in relation to Gen Bayy,
signed "An Eye Witness was sent to Accomac by
private conveyance and will arrive there at such lime
as to render almost impossible to circulate Ms con-
tradct!On before the election. We authorized by
gentleman no himself present upon both tn" oc-
casnns 10 which Gan Eye Witness alludes, TO say
thai every Of his statements IS unquainediy false.
But let again begin the endless labor OF expo
sing the Richmond Wing. Let US rather remember the
lesson has already taught Us, and from past expert
ence learn beware the future There few days
vet before the elections, and know not what cum
ningly devised faIsrhood, what unfnundcd canmny
it may yet have in Above all let rcft ct'ns
men remember when they read the Richmond Wing,
or hear it second hand from the elrctionrerers (r
electors they never will bel let them ali remember
that the Rrchmond Wing nurscd IN Federal SIN,
that through all its inconsistencies, after all It's changes
it again bows at the shrine of IT'S youthful devotion, and
that at every epoch and at every stage OF ITS Wild
career has been distinguished for scurry and pre-
eminent in misrepresentation. a