Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-22

correspondence has never teen puLiishcd-but VIC
presume this opinion must he erroneous.
We have touched the raw OF the polite, II hack of
the EnquI'er, and he does well to vince. In cx-
posing the want ofcandor which concocted and p,e-
sided over the Liberal Diaasr' We expected tn h..
visited with an outPourins of Vulgar abuse. We
are not disappointed. Hear him. Thi, is the
midest passage in the paragraph:
we have seen, with unut,ernble disgust, the in 4.
sidlnus attempt when has DO, made Lv The u
h's 70 convert the stevenson Dirnor, into a
phty mortirtm. But arc never SUI priseJ lao
any course, which the Richmond WIFI, NAV lie
Pleased tn pnrsnc. IL ia still true to its VOCATION
aH,i alternating To poison the puhiic mind-siill
STRIVING 10 defeat every cT,t W ieh may he IN de
20 noerahz' the continents Of our City. How can
any sene'ors and liberal feeling tver be cherished
IN it'e:nond, 80 long rs tho Whis organ is ,nronr
aged to shoot us poisoned arrows into the bosom Of
- society ? Tie d,nner, which was given to MIR
: eNens'n IN the il'h instant, WIS one of the mos,
hiyh-ouSed and heart felt entcrtsinm that WINS
ever htld m tnis country. Every thing was don,
10 throw any thing ike party out of view, during
tie ~hoii evening. But this was really NOT so much
The 'i'rt of any struggle t. put II down, as Of the
nnprefnednated impulse Of generoue sentiment
The President declared in his opcnir Address tina,
~ had cit All party feeling behind him JUS, rs ire
iurks were Ia the habit Of leaving hci. Slippers al
the doors NJ their chambers. The fac. " tia, mar
" spFii cd not once show It's Ion during the wLole
cnic' nihment. Nevcr have we Witnessed such
sce"e as we then enjoyed"
we VIII ro' pause 20 vindca;e this paper from
'ne sweeping dennnciation Of the Enquirer. We
admit that II is 4 thorn in ,h- side oc ,ha, ma!evo
lent spirit VIC admit that its prosperity is a source
oil nnmi;'Se'cd bitterness, TO his existence. wcaa
mt Ihet its irananoss and indie 2endence are abhor.
rent to his crouchInG and Gisinsennous nature I,
TOOK rect ard hourishej, without his assistance
and in despite Of hi. most strenuous exer,ions n
crush IT. when he considered himself sil.pow.rr,l.-
Whilst his hate is causc OF self GRADUATION !, i
guarantee Of continued prosperity.
whilst, therefore, We pass by the general denun.
c'a'on against u.s. we repel the particular calumnv
mat We seek to disturb the harmony and good feel
ing OF society. IL is not true. We souch, TO ex.
pose the duplcty, which aimed TO prostitute liberal
feeling to the accomplishment Of despicable poli
zeal intrigue. We abhored the disingenuousness
Of the proceeding. We only gave utierance To the
sentiments which wero entertained by the great
mass OF this community, Of both political persua.
sions. IL was manifest, and was freely spoken of
in all circles that under the great afcctation of oe
nerosity and liberal feeling, and all that uterior
party designs were contemplated, and sedulouslv
pursued. Good feeling aud cAndor were outraged
by the attempt TO prostitute item. Hypocrisy il is
'ad. is the homage. which vice pays TO virtue. We
desire no such homage.
But who is he who thus puts himself up as the
champion of kind and liberal feelings of geporous
heartfelt entertainments, without dis
inction of party? When did ne ever exhib;, n
park of liberaity to political ndversary7 Wa,
when MIR. WabsteF tai al, 90, l..
lis columns, which teemcd with every species of
buse, personal as well rs political answer. Or wa,
t when no party dinner was given 10 Gov. Bar.
YOUR, WREN he returned from his mission TO Eng
and2 Did this veteran scrbber then greet him W ith
he risht-hand Of fellowship and clasp him to his
BOSOM Did he preach up kind and liberal feelings
nd invoke men of oil parties for the sake of good
to welcome him homer The record, of
hat day furnish no evidence Of il. The Editor OF
he Enquirer do not attend that dinner. He did
ot make speech ,here-he did no, glorify il as n
eliehtiul, heart felt entertainment-a although no
ATTY object was imputed-snd the honored Object
that dinner had rendered as great services to his
ountry as the bepuffed pet, who has Just returned
an lay any claim to. No-you may scan his DO
tea life Of 20 years. and you will find no solitary
'st"nec o: l'berality to one political opponent
he thing is impossible. 1t is no, in his nature
u!, Oh how delighted he is, how transported at
'ese generous compliments, without distinction OF
arty, TO one Of his own political pets! He is en-
'ptured, and enacts The Merry Andrew TO the life
ut If any one descries the monster party beneath
'e thin covering, and ventures TO disclose his sus
.cions, his tender seosbliles a'e shocked beyond
leasure-his nmiable soul bleeds at every porei
The long and short OF the whole matter is, that
e is well content to partske Of these heart felt
Entertainments at the expense Of the Whigs Wing
'agoanimity must always pay the piper for his
ancIng. And when this is the case he goes il with
perfect "freealilY"-ho suuenders himself with n
''al abandon TO the raptuTes OF the moment We
bserve the same thing in other matters. If there
ever nm Office to no filled. there is always some
'ember Of the clique pre-emnenlly fitted for it
'e man Of all others made expressly for it. Ard
henever one OF them is pu, into an ofice-aItho'
ley are all strenuous advocates Of rotation IN office
-hc never relinquishes his hold-(because there is
o ono else in the world, who can discharge the du.
es Of that station y until some more lucrative Office
Dmes within reach, ard then he rolls out of the
sser into the greater! If "whig masnnnimiryp
en'ures to mutter n complaint, the whole stye is
! commotion, and oil the generous impulses Of our
allure nrc invoked TO crush the monslrous inius-
&c To think Of turning a junto man out Of
flee, or Of refusing TO put one in--horrible most
orrble!
H. The Enquirer says that Mr.. stevcnson's