Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-04
RICH MONT ID:
MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY a
Tine WASHINGTON Cor,,ponden, of ,he Y. We,

The Washington Correspondent Of the N Y. Ex-
press refers to the "prompt rejection Of MIR Ben,ons
Bank taxing Bill (as caleu!ated) to widen the
breach between the two factions OF the Loco Foco
party-the Calhoun men and the Benton men,
"A breach between the the two factions the Calhoun
men and the Benton mem" The man mus; be mis-
taken. Ii Is impossible, that friends nj Wash.
ington should sui Themselves be torn to pieces
by any internal diSsensions. There can he no
such breach-no such factions. The Republican
Patty cannot now afford to be divided by any con-
sideration whatever. We require our united force
to retrieve defeat The man who INDUCES such
petty passions. as those to which the N. Y. Cor
respondent refers, at such time as this, deserves
TO forfeit the confidence ofhs party. The only pa
triotc course Is for 10 forget men and carry out
our principles This is not only the dictate Of pub
TIC spifit, but Of liberal ambition.-No Republican
can rise to ;he highest Distinction until his party is
again placed in the ascendant. Then, in due sea-
son, the Republican party will bring out the man,
whols best calculated 10 carry cut their principles
IL Is idle, there ore, TO talk ABOUT this or tia. c-
Tor. There are no such factions; and the Wings,
VINO VIII IN vain attempt to stave off the divisions
from Their own ranks deceive themselves by idle cal
cuations the iscuons ,hata to divide the Repub-
neah party. is there not more niger 20 the Wings
from the Cay clique aLd the Stevens fac ION in Penn
syNshiaf The President can scarcely take two
members OF hts Cabinet from Siate-and Mr.
Ciay's iriends who wish TO bring in MIR Sergeant,
are at cross questions with Thaddeus Stevens, who
contributed more than any other man to defeat Mr.
CIsy's nomination at Harrisburg. There is no love
iost between these two distins ushcd individuals.
Enquirer Of Saturday.
This is the only alusion we have seen in the En-
qurer 10 the movement of Benton to tax the ins,u.
tons OF the States out Of existence. The proceed
iGss OF the Senate the subject not even hon.
CURED with some obscure corner in the columns OF
that paper. They are excluded altogether.
But ''ihe Republican party cannot now afford TO
be aivided by any consideration whatever,l" Not
upon proposition for the Senate to originate a
Revenue biIl-a gross and palpable violation of az
express provision of the Constitution No, upon
bill, which in virtue of the taxing power, claims nu-
ihorty in Congress TO abolish any and every instu-
ton in the SIaiesl Surely the Old gentleman does
injustice 10 his Democratic, Republican State gifts
fucnds-They cannot all swallow this ultra FEEDER.
al and consolidating doctrine-Some will have regard
for their proessed prncples-Some will respect the
Constitution, which they have sworn to support
They may be conscious that they "eaaHot ogoTd TO
divide" considering they are in minority when
unlted;) but we have better opinion Of many
of them than (ihe Enquirer has) to suppose
they would willingly sacrifice conscience to sub
serve faction. And that we are not mistaken. and
that there is "breach between the two factons"-
VIC want no better evidence than that which is fur.
nished by the vehement, half threatening half-en-
treating denial Of the Enquirer. We have observ-
ed that whenever he protests with especial earnest
ness TINT thing (which he dfeads) is no, 50, tina,
nine times in ten, 10 dead certainty, it is so. It's
way the ertur has Of wardng of impending evil or
mitigating its effects.