Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-16

uunica,ions show, very intelligen, msnbr." Soo I'm,
aueaoy taken such steps, that may regard as Ger
sa.n, me assembling OF the body to whieh adde's
Had anticipated at an earlier date. IN. ,so,,;o,
OF such policy, I should have submitted these re-
neeuons TO the Wing party Of the District, an,
sa nave cone SO promptly, upon the candida
I I,o W M'. Smith. The determination of that gen
uSmah 70 remove from Congress the leesrn tenen
whom he mainly contributed to place there. fw hen
ese' n. opportunity arose,) was no secret TO me
ana mad supposed It was matter of general noto
ne'y' IL has certainly been common topic OF con
hu, ~" ~ ne uistricI not only among the Wings
eu. the Aforesaid loe,m tensns himself has, Tor IN,
as' Two years, exhibited fdgtyness and anxiet,
Svou, u, which has afforded amusement not only n
washington, but at home.
Dui'ng all this time, have heard. up to yer,
uaie, out one opinion expressed among m,
wings, and that was, "why, let them r. ht il Out
ING wings should take no part; but let the peo
P'e OF our temporarily misguided district have ,
Pa1ea' ton OF the purity, disinterestedness
ana patriotism of modern Democracy. in such con,
test as we rnay look for between tSese two of Il,
most faithful devotees; and il the leading organs o
! trious CHAMPIONS " ''' "o'' Mus
was therefore surprised to perceive the move.
n'ens MADE, by which your body is to be eppon,ed
hsu mas been made, however, I now address NV.
SCH 10 you, upon the suggestion, that ,xb.n 70,
90 meet, you will first determine whether n - oI
IVY W make, under exsiisg circumstances, any no
| ShVuiu you determine this propositior
Sgrmairely. why there is an end of the matte -.
mold u to be absolutely impossible that You chr
uessnate any Wing who could iail To command
every Wing and Conservative vote of the d;s,r;c,
Uy estriei IN Virginia, against these ttco rem.
uemfn' For myself, can saw and do s,v M,
,ne most iu and perfect elaboration. that Of his
ioVo Wing voters of the district there Is MOI ons
s9eihg decent mani that | would not prefer 10
hr: Smith or Col. Banks, or for whom wouJ
not. a'Pnaoc' OF
But the question is, is il prudent and wis. in If,
WeIalt eand'datef Are we so intoxicated with
our late victory to have lost our kno edvo of The
ena,ac'er oil this party' Is there one Of You who
oouo's Tor moment that in Ten dass after the nre
sehtition of Wing candidate one or The o,haar =,
'noSe gentlemen (herce they seem TO be no,c \
would be ehoked off with as liue cetemonv ,s w y,
Ssed IN the decaptson Of John c. Calhoun. in 1881
so, no you Know so little Of the gentlemen them
serves, rs 10 doubt, that however badly ebok nm.
unfortunate one may be, he will ye in far less than
Ten hours, hnd lusty voicc for the supno,, oT ~;
more fortunate competitor
II there be in the Commonwealth two men xbo
can claim beyond any other two men the rn,,, or
uemetH' as the case may be, Of the most unAinch-
ing devotion To party, and Of the most unneces.,r
snd 10 the extent OF their resreciye cansc;,;o ~
most effective persecution Of the Whgs those mr.
are uhqnestonably VIM Smith aud Linn Banks
have nothing To hope; and they kno,c Il ,r,H TLs
PRINCIPAL agents IN producing, and purelv for ,beir
own personal advantage, that unfortunate bitter
ness OF party spirit which prevails in our district,
10y pest KNOW It's value TO themselves and
most perfectly understand, that when !, 81
SIDES, they SubSide with il. The rnncor Of 49,,
10 them as politicians, the very breath of tbe,,
hostriis-and though, If left alone they will scratch
and claw each other at rate that will lie curious
W hlSs' and, perchance, Instructive to Demo-
e'as-yet produce state OF things in which il il
manifest that they will both be beaten and Won will
ma that they both understand the value of ,bn,
maxim which affrms, that 'half a loaf Is ba,ter r.
no oread"-and strOightway we shall see This ..f,
my jar most happily adjusted-and adjusted
upon terms Of fair compromise-up MIR. RIIcbi.,s
pan oil give and take" viz: You take for tbs nrc
sent anu take the reversion. This is the natural
and necessary course of the thing-so obvious Ihs,
d oInu man may seeht. The gentlemen, themselves.
might have nothing to do with il, YOU know-bn,
then there are always convenient friends 10 n,Da"
such affairs. " manage
IL am right in these positions-and who cor
imagine mat am wfong7-t then, ask, what are
, wv, the wing farty to get by having canddate7
why we Will get what our own indiscretion has
often gotten us before, sound thrashing. And JJ
you ever near OF any party being strengthened Inv
ue'eaf II Is the prerogave OF victory 10 give No
account oil her actions, but it is the inevitable fate
sibilities "' met feSpoh-
But We are told that Harrison has been elected
10y the voices Of one hundred and ffty Thousand
majority OF the American people-tSat The deI;ta. !
Ia'e verdict OF great and enlightened na,ion
stamps, as vie and atrocious SANDERS the infr,o
lmputauons which have been made ,,non ~, ~
MS Farty throughout the Republic and the yvorld
uHu no "here moro DANGEROUSLY or unscrupulousIv !
mace, than IN this same Thirteenth CONGRESSIONAL
D,sSt OF virginia. All this is perfectly Iue-but
you should remember that We were beaten in No |
Vember, six hundred voles-and can Won go, |
seCh m'Jouty as this 10 give way in tbirtv days
AFTER the nstalment of the new President3 '0
80 men .,. nave ume to cool, and the District is
tue venerable DISTRICT" as Co. Banks very
e'esantIy calls II, will as his phrase runs che h,o
Ken down There Is one, and under heaven but
one lhng that can prevent it-and thar is tbe o,Io
lion oil policy on your part, which, whilst il vii,
noI procure you even nominal victory. will GER
talnIy heal the dissensons of your nd -
viii, at the same time keep the public mind :; ,I
state OF passion and excitement which is the onIy
state IN which II cannot, and will not give IN ,b
merits oil the coming Administration, a fair and ma
trlotIc consideration. -
Harrison will be in, il is true-but there ,yiII H.
but very imperfect development of his no,s ~
can only promise-there will be before the eIec,;a
no time Tor execution-and how will his n,cn,;..s
oe metz BY denunciaion and misrepresen,a,;or
nIOugh all the organs that have influence with the
dominant party OF the District Will his In,,'',I
reach the Post Offices of the Dstrc,1 Iii s,"
s"er Tor II that Col. Banks diligence will sunnIv
ash enough 10 meet II, and TO keep the public mind
Jor d'ohHe at least, increduous and unsstisied /
WIZ 10 that gentleman Intentionally no Injustice
NNS "~SoSioh W aiHrfn, that though live
IN the district, and lead by no means an inac,;,o
lnei nave never yet known or heard of the SINGLE
instance 10 which he has franked 10 any one of his
constituents a Wig or a fair document-wbiIs,
n rec Tom Moore" himself could not have Lsen
more liberal than the Colonel has been in the die.
l1butlon Of Hawkins Hand Bills. Dnncon,s
Speeches and the Extra Globe-not To men,;on
many other and kindred productions. but oI INF
nor consequence, as measured by their own nrons
standard Of filsehood and yulgarItv, 'OP''
Col. Banks, It must be conceded has representsd
US as though the Wing party was a foreign enemy
y y no not only have no rights, but whom il is his
luy 70 prosecute and annoy. Perhaps we learn in
ms conduct, IN Congress, the true secret of Thai
markablc unanimity which prevails in the connt,,
so long ruled and represented by himself Care. /
IulIy conhning its attention TO an exceedingly limit
TO- ana an exclusively onesided and party view oC
oi every question, he has most happily illustrated
me wisdom OF that Catholic policy which mr..
serves the harmony and orthodoxy of the faithful
oy withholding the bible from all hut the CLERGY
" this gentleman has (which do not mean IN
iihrm) done to the Wings and the country. less
harm Than his competitor Mr.. Smith, il Is ony no
cause he has less energy or talent-go that his
w hig constituents, whilst they owe to him no nos
'lole oOhgation, may yet congratulate Themselves
mat so uneonquerable propensity for niscbteC in
politics, IS rendered comparatively barmles. L, ,ha
very lneihclency Of a limited capacity.
But, supposlng am wrong in my confident mi.
Mon That the very instant Wing nomination /,
made, The lash OF party discipline would scourge
Dne OF hose candidates from the feld-Yet i,it
proper Tor US, under existing circumstances 10 sort
A candidateI Ought We 10 desire TO have n IYIi1
representative Of 4 Loco FOes constituency ca
we mod man, NJ to be n member Of Cono,e.s
VINO would be willing to place himself in such cir,