Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-18
To rsr Eprrons OF THE Wine.


To THE EpIroRs OF THE WHIe.
Gentlemen: In the Wing Of the It'll ut appear
ed communication under the signature Of "Lousa, ~
in reply to "a Conservative" who had occupied a
portion OF former number of that paper. Il is not
my design to ob.rude myself on the notice OF the
gentlemen at issue, nor by any means TO assume
the privilege which belongs to "a Conservative" o
replying to "Loulsa;" but l feel n citizen resid.
ing in the same county with Louisa" that | have
The right of making such remarks on his communi-
cation, now public properly, as may suggest them
selves to my mind.
Doubtless Louisa must have felt very sensitive
on the subject alluded TO by "a Conservative" in
his letter. Ia regard 10 the result OF the late election,
and the only alternative left hm was reply through
tie same medium that "a Conservative" had chosen
TO herald his sentiments to the people OF the l2,h
Congressional district
IL - true that the Conservatives in the district
had preserved perfect silence the subject, from
policy perhaps more than any thing else; but have
the reaSonngs of "Louisa" made the matter better
~ their estimation, is any thing which he has said
likely To superinduce death-ke quictus over tn
whole affair, ny putting IT TO rest foreverl No doubt
Louisa" and the Wings who voted along with
him for Mr. Gilmer, could wish il were so; but the
Conservative hare been iniured-and hence have
they just cause ufcOmpaint, though so tardy in ex
press ne IL.
Certainly rs a man or a Wing, Louisa" was not
bound to MIR Garland by any ties which could pre-.
vent him from expressing and acting upon prefer
ence for another. lie had formed no alliance with
MIR Garland, kc.-blt why, then, form an alliance,
presumptve at eas', and IN the event the most
odous of all, with the Loco Foco party, for the pur
pose OF defeating MIR Garland? Ii Is useless for
Louisa" TO discdim the imputaiion Of any such al
lance as HE must have known, as every other in
telligent Wing and Conservative knew, that the
sacrifice of Mr. Garland, next TO that OF Mr. Rives,
was the grand desideratum Of the Leo Foco party
an the district. Did not many-yea, oil OF them,
earnestly desire, LONG before the nomination Of Mr.
Gilmer, when they well knew they could stand no
chance whatever with candidate of their own, that
the Wings would bring out some in opposition
TO Mr. Garland, in order that they might vote for
him with the Whigsl And did not "Lousa" at the
Jackson precinct, for presume he was there, see
with how much aviduy the democrats swallowed
the morsel with which they had been furnished
how their faces beRmed with Joy, and their tongues
we utterance TO the words of gratitude they felt on
mat occasion, and all for the avowed purpose of
Blasting the fair fame and stabbing the bright repu-
faon Of one who IS above reproachf Ii was not.
however, it is true, from any prediction that the
G.oeoS voted for Mr. Gilmer, whose principles
well enough known to the more intelligent Of them
at least. Mott was because they hated Mr. Gar
land AZ heard Democrat remark, that they voted
against him, and hated him, truly, not without
cIuse-because lorsooth, il was he who was chief
y instrumental in annihilatns the well founded
expectations and brillan; prospects OF the modern
Democracy in this district.
Is Il not then, very reasonable To concluded that an
alliance such as has been surmised, must have been
contemplated IN OrOtf 10 ensure SUCCESS DctOre inc
nomination OF MIR Gi.mer7 If such be not the fact
one thing at least, is ceran-that at the polls, the
strictest conjunction of forces effected the
part of the Wing friends of Mr. Gilmer and Of the
Democratic party.
But the author of "Louisa" seems to have chang
ed his opinions as he voted for MIR Garland only
long as his judgment directed, for he does
aledge that Mr. Garland has changed since he voted
for nin does he nrragn his honesty capacity.
IL follows that one or the other has changed, and
hat he infsr IL lie In
hold in holy adherence that party dictatIon which
has led TO so many evils in our country, and TO
which, as "a Wing, he has been, and still continues
10 be, utterly opposed" But was Louisa" forget
fnl when he penned the above, that MIR Gilmer was
nominated in Wing meeting at Louisa Court
House-that he accepted that nOmination--and that
thus the whole district was IN some sort dictated to
10y that meeLingl And does II not therefore, fol-
low that il he regards that dication, he should
by his own showing, have voted against Mr. Gilmer
not only because he thus palmed on the district
by few Wings about the Court House, bot be
cause Mr. Gnier himself advocated dctation when
ne proposed TO Mr. Garland to leave the question
0whicG of the two should be the candidate7" 10 an
,nai number of Wings and Conservatives, selected
rom different parts OF the district, whilst he should
have voted for Mr Garland, who demanded that the
election should he referred to the people, since the
decision OF few OF the friends OF both would have
been to all intents and purposes. to dctnte by
tually eectng the chosen candidate, there was no
opponent unless, perhaps, "LouiSa" did not see At
TO manifest opposition at the polls 10 that practice
TO which he has always been, and TO which he still
continues TO be, utterly opposed And furthermore,
II "Louisa'' is the man take him to be, he could
tell us all about that meeting, rs lie held very con-
npicuous place therein himself
But "Iouisa" undertakes TO demonstrate to "a
Conservative" that MIR. Gilmer is not indebted TO
the Democrats for his election, and would fam show
that he has been elected by a majority of Wings
and Conservatives together; the lalacy Of his rea.
r1nng on this head "a ConseryauyeD will very
reiddy expose. ] will only suggest TO Louisa"
10 recolect that before Mr.. Garland renowned the
past Administration, there a large majority IN
the District who favored his course that afterwards
10y means Of the Conservatives, the Wings gained
the ascendant by large major y; subtractlng then
the Conservative vote, as we'll as many Wing votes
fom the result OF the late election and how by any
arithmeticiI logic whatever, can "Louisar work out
the election Of Mr. Gimer without the votes Of the
opponents Of the Whigsl Again Louisa" seems
% have overlooked the fact that Mr.. GlImer was
nominated but short time before the election, and
hence, ns t was not generally known among the de-
nocrits and as the latter had opposition Tor the
county, there was a smaller turn out than usual.
The same thing happened, muiatis muiardis, in
other counties Of the District. And Louisa we'll
knows hat at the Jackson Precinct all the Demo.
Gratis TO a man, voted for Mr. Gilmer whilst he also
knows that the Conservatives and many Of the
Wings supported Mr. Garland not only there. but
Mt all the precincts
Bot after all, 1t seems that "Louisa" was induced
merely because, as Governor Of the State, he had,
~ duty bound learlessy commended Tor the rights
and honor Of Virginia IN opposition to the unwise
and impoluc course Of the Governor Of New York;
and, lastly, because he resigned his Office after an
almost unanimous Legislature had condemned the
iist act Of his gubernatoria cireer, as mpotc and
even unconstitutional.
But whilst the course ofGoy. Gilmer on the sub
iect ofabolition IL 10 highly eucgsed by 'Louisa,
does he not remember that the claims Of Mr. Gar
land arising from the he pursued in Congress
in regard TO tho very same subject, are equally
strong and more ancient Can more he expecte,
TrYm Mr.. Gilmer than the speeches Of Mr. Gsrlanl
on abolition would authorize VirginaDs TO look for
IN case Of emergency, had be been reelected 4
Conefess1 Who has welded the club Of Hercules
IN argument, more efficiently than he agains, tb
head Of that ffighdul monsten Who, stal times
more ready TO show, 10 the language OF Louisa,
"tta,, however, much Virginia was disposed TO -
cudoo for the Union, all her spirit bad not departed
and, certainly, no more powerful influenza eoul
have been exeued GA the North, than BY plaeinI
the mae who had acted 80 decidedly on this ques
tion. ~ The highest station, which the people eou
ghen confer 90 him." NEANSCUS.
LOUISA, May, IsiI.