Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-20
From tie " Y Esenins E1gren.

Recent events at Washington in the repeated ex-
ercise Oi the Veto power,-aIways obnoxious TO the
Wing party,-and in the unsettled state OF the cur
Tency question, which, above all Others they had
hoped would be settled by n Wing Congress-has
for a time amazed and COMPOUNDED our friends. =
Succeeding victory unparalleled in the history of
The Government, we are threatened with TeyeTses
c1rrtsp,nding with hose Of our late opponents
The People, or that PORTION Of them VIII icl made
our triumph 50 complete, are staggered IN the con
temptation OF the events Of a few mpnths-nnd
ihonSh neither disposed To JOIN the enemy, nor IN
different TO the success OF Wing principles thew
nave looked to the scat OF Government, surpr. Cd
dissatisfied and alarmed, both az much that has been
done, and much that has Been lett undone by The
memoers Of the dominant party. The question
every where IS, why has the Veto power been ex
eLcisedI Why IL the Wing Cabinet dissolyedl-
why Is there detection among the Wig party nj
Washington The w higs whose mpttoes were ba
fore the election "lhe UIIon of the Why's for the
sake OF the Unlon," ars now alienaiel from
the party, or, in the ranks cf the enemy! They
who have lived far from the scene of nction have
no; been able solve all these problems, nor is il
wonderful that they have not. But sucn results
are not without their reasons. The Wing party in
Congress with but few exceptions have been of one
heart and one mind, al the exceptions we may
suppose,-and without being uuchirilnb,c eiiher.-
since their chart was as well known before ~ since
the election were occasOped rnther from Sc ish or
ambitious considerations, than from any source Of
serious discomfort In all parties there are tho,o
VIII, since lhey cannot RUE VIII not serve. We
acknowledge no leaders SUCH while NC arc ever
ready to DO homage To superior excellence, vile her
OF the head or the heart So FAR from being dsap-
pointed, therefore, with the losses have susta ~.
ed IN Congress, We are rather surprised that they
have not been moro, than that they have been so
few.
Again, upon questions Of great public moment,
we can afford to tolerate an honest difference Of
opinion. We condemn no man for hrs opinions
though disposed To Judge even severely where men
change their opinions upon frivolous pretencos, or
conceal their opinions where they should be made
known to their friends and the pubic.
In reference to the recent events at Washington,
disastrous rs they are, they do not dishenrtcn us
We have seen darker days than these, and escaped
from them as we shall ugain. We expect To sec
light break through the surrounding darkness and
the Wing party to be awakened IN rs existing eth.
nrgy and refrigerated and strengthened after iis
slumbcrs. Wcaro not welded TO men, and no one
man, even with the power Of the Executive and the
purse and the sword To back him, can break US down
The People arc superior 10 all other powers. They
arose IN their mniesty,-lhcy fought against a par.
~ twelve years IN office and fortified and cntrcnch
ed by all the spoils Of office --thoy ttIumphcd a.
ganst what seemed suporhum,n power. What
they have done once, they can and will do again.
We for one, do not fear Inc issue when il is fairly
made Up.
We have pointed to what hos been done Nv the
! Wing party, and what he's been leGt undnne We
do not promise too much, when We say tho last
| shall yet be accomplished. We have hul 10 under.
stand each other, TO rally and be awake, tO
| pish all We promised. Our enemies arc not atroog.
| or now than they were in November last and
though detection has made US seem weaker, we nro
not 80 IN fact. Let the Wings Of the Union then
stand by each Other not forgetting that the bond
OF Union must 10 principles, not men," Mr. Ty-
| Ter IS but one Of the party, and more 10 Us OK
copt IN the distinguished elevation he hiss through
our sYiimgcs, than any other mombcr Of the party
Henry Cay, distinguished IS no Is, and beloved n'
he 49, IS but one OF u.s.. Daniel Wtosler IS 10 more
no man Is more, and VIC would have no man less
AS one Of the Wing party, Then, we acknowledge
10 mans man but the peoples man. We look &c
the common good OF tho common pcople-and vii
follow the lead Of no man whose patriotism is MOI
large enough forget himself IN the great interests
Of his country. We pray, therefore, that we may
not now sleep upon the most dangerous rock ~ tn
} | ocean before US. We mean that Of President ma
king. IL s not the time, and the interests ueithc
Of the Wing party or the country require It. w
zoe ono are against every and for no man unit
the tImo shall como for action. No true " g unit