Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-02

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You are called upon, in a late nnmbor OF IN
Virginia Advocate. published at Charlottesville, &C
o.siow your suhfases on our late Goses aSg. Thcs
w. ohmer, TO represent you in the next Congress,
OF The United States, in opposition TO our present
talented and faithful representative, Major James
oatland. Before you favour, or give the least coun-
tenanee to step OF this sort, 10 would oe vel, 10
enqure-Whst is the object to be attained1 What
will be the effect upon the party the district TO
which you bclongf BY whom are you thus called
| upon to support Gov. Giimer land with what au-
| thority Is Il donel have seen nothing in Major
Garland's conduct, your representative, that JUS
thes the Wings in pursuing this course towards
| him; nor do believe il has originated with them.
| True, Major Garland has not uttered the ignoble
and savish sentiment, that he would sink swim
with GEM Harrison; but he thinks as highly, yea,
more highly now, of his qualifications 10 admins
ter the Government, (having become personally
acquainted with him. than when he first gave him
hts support. His anticipations are fully realized.
lie concnrs, in the main, with the views expressed
by him in his Inaugural Address, and belle, that
the measures OF his administration will be such as
to enable him TO give il his cordial support. To
restore the Government to its original purity, and
the country 10 its former prosperity, is the great
object oil the Wing party they neither ask or de-
sire more OF Major Garland their representative
in support OF Gen'l Hsrrisons administration, than
ne prepared freely To give. IL Is true, there ara
one or two constitutional points upon which diff.
ference of opinion exists between him and portion
OF the Wings but tho same difference exists or
to the same exteot there is difference upon other
points, between many OF the Wings and Gov. Gill
mer. IL is impossible TO find man that will agree
with 30 large number OF persons upon every SUBJ
ject connected with the administration of the CO.
vernment: indeed, there is a want of coincidence
of opinion, all subjects, in every party; and such
will be the where there is freedom of OPT.
mon tolerated. BY whom, then, and TO what end, |
are you called upon to support Gov Gimer in pre-.
ference to Major Garand1 Ii is, certainly not the
voice Of the great body Of the Wing party. IL is
one Of the dark and insidous moves OF your OPP |
poncnts, under Wing garb-to divide, and ul- |
mAtely conquer you: system that has been ire. |
quently resorled to, but in more open manner,
where they were in the minority, and there was |
any hope of success.
The Wings Of this district, have too strong a |
sense OF justice-too much magnanimity-they are |
too intelligeEt-they have too much forecast-thus |
TO be betrayed into warfare among themselves -
they cannot, they will not, pursue this suicidal
course.
Blu, few years ago, what was the relative
strength OF parties in this district The Jackson
Van BuIen party was in the nscendancy, with m
overwhelming majority; and Major Garland was
their representative in Congress. Thus situated
he found himself acting with party hostile to the
best interests OF his country: he abandoned tia
large portion OF those with whom he had been act
ing became his most bitter opponents-the other
y
dangerous tendency of the measures Of the ADM.
uniting with the Wings in his support
reelected him. Thus was formed ma jority in the
district, OF several hundred, opposed TO the Adm.
After sustaining him against the ma
lightly of the party with whom he had but recent.
ly been actng-nfter he has laboured for and with
the Wings, IN ejecting from Office the corrupt party
IN power, and contributing more to the elevation OF
our present Chief Magistrate, than any Wing in the
DISTRICTS II possible, you are about TO turn upon
your ally and friend, and unite, with those same
malignant spirits, in his execution! The response
OF every generous, noble Wing, is No.
Prior TO this nomination in the Advocate, intima-
tons were thrown out, by some Of the Loco Foco
leaders in the District, that If the Wings would
start a Candidate againsi Major Garland, they
would pledge themselves not to run one. Take
this fact IN connection with the statement cont aimed
in the nomination in the Advocate, that MIR G,lmer
would get nearly hvesiNths of the vote of the late
Van Buren, party in the District-that Mr. GImer,
together with Hunter, Goode, and few others
would form galaxy Of orthodoxy, q give the sub.
stance) such as Virginia had not had in the House
OF Representatives many day. say, take these
facts together and who Is so blind stupid as not
10 see Loco Focoism stamped in the very face OF
that nomination! | acqut Gov. Gilmer of having
any participation in it, and do not believe that he
was advised OF, or in any way sought it, nor will
he accept of II. The step has been taken 10 direct
attention 10 Governor Gilmer, and induce those of
the Wings, who might be disatfected towards Mai.
Garland, TO solicit the Governor TO become a Can. |
dldate. Some Of the Locos are already exulting in
the hope Of success but the device is too shallow
and cannot meet with favor from the Governor. Tie
Ways, or the more liberal portion Of the Van
Buren, party. II is, however, the modus operandi
OF many OF the leaders of that party. II an cleo
ton is to be made, they will take any Wing, no
matter how ultra in his principles, he is not the
one selected by the Wing party. When a Presi-
dent TO he elected, snd il was' supposed Clay
would get the nomination, all the nnaIhemas Of the
party were hurled ut him. But sooner than Ger
Harrison was nominated the cry was, the wings had
done Mr. Clay great injustice; many encomiums were
bestowed upon him; and Gen. Harrison was the We
REST fool on earth, and monster in human shape
When a Senator was to be elected, any body but MIR
Riyes. Again, on the second election, any body but
MIR Archer To descend to lille things-In political
discussion upon the Presidential Election, Loco
FocO leaders have been seen calling for Wing
Speakers almost at the top o. their voice, 10 reply
10 the LocoS. Such are the means resor,ed TO, TO
distract and divide us. II we are TO have opposi-
ton in the District, let select our own Candidates;
We think ourselves quite competent to Judge
whether there ought to be opposition to Major Gar.
and, and who it should be, as for opponents to
DO il.
A word as to Gov Gilmer. He is an able member
Of the Wing ranks. Has done honor TO himself TO
his party, and his native State. When a suitable
occasion offers, his Wing friends in the District will
no doubt be mindful Of his past services.
A TRUE WING.
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