Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-08
RICH MOND:
SATURDAY MORNING. MAYS. 1871

The Enquirer OF yesterday wears a visage vel,
beh'ting the present state and future prospects Of
Loco iocoism. The skies are no longer bright and
Frightening. The Heavens are hung in black
The Editor snars at every body and every thing.
Nothing is TO his taste, and he subjects his passions
to none OF the restraints of decency, justice and
truth. First he devoies two columns to the abuse
OF the Wing and Governor Seward, in the guise of
vrdicaton Of Col. Hopkins from the mcri,ed
striciureso OF this paper upon his silly course in the
early stages Of the New York controversy. There
is nothing in the article TO claim atention-and the
only effect OF /, is to convince those who might have
doubted, that the little said fell short of being
Just, only because it was not severer than it was
The common place Communications OF Col. Hopkin,'
letters by Gov. Campbell and Gov. Gilmcr, were
what from their position they were constrained to
accord for the sake Of the commonwealth. The re-
al sentiments Of the latter are to be gathered from
the fact, that he FASTENED to abandon Hopkins POI
stions, and changed the whole ground work of the
argument.
Next we have the r. Wing again, and John Ty-
Ter and the Bank-and the Administration sha pr Q
lis course 10y the Virginia eleciions-a line or two
about the result of the electons-and characteris-
tic how on the subject ofproserpiion is ell
egantly termed shedding blood" We have not
before seen in the face Of Loco focosm so many
condensed signs OF woe-thlt all is lost.
Batitis high time that Loco Foco;sm both in this
State and the Union, should despair. 1t has wrough,
enough mischief to sicken the people of it forever
LOOK 10 It's fruits Look TO The waning condition Of
Virginia, under the rule of the Richmond Junto
From the first State in the Confederacy. numeri-
cally, morally and intellectually it has by their
narrow and selfish policy, dwindled away 10 fifth
rate State, IN numbers and is but little better Than
the worst in point of intelligence and good morals.
Their continued ascendency would but have the eff.
feet OF still farther sinking her in the scale of true
greatness We rejoice that the people have thrown
OFF their sway. We commend them for it. Ii was
done IN the spirit Of their fathers Their condition
cannot be wors,ed by it--for i, is impossible for
State to be worse off than to be governed by mar
row -minded, selfish, irresponsible clique, who habi.
tualy sacrifice the public interest to their individual
agsrand cement.
Whilst Virginia has been declining SLOWLY, bu;
surely, from the effects of Loco Focoism-like a
man afflicted with Il tape worm;-the Union has
suffered more severely from the more malign,n,
type OF Loco Focoism, as developed at WASHINGTON
Twelve years ago, ihat Party took possession of the
Government, and found it hoGg!zhns in all its De-
parimenis, and the psoPle moral, thriving and hap-
Ply. All this they changed. They substituted bank
rupicy Tor --squandering an owe, flowing
treasury, and in time OF peace contracting public
Debt They plagued and harassed the people, and
exu!ted IN their dis,resses. They debauched the
puoIe morals, by connying at thief. and peculation
in Government, Agents. They filed public stations
with hrawlins partzhns and creatures OF their own
by whose agency they sought to Dragon or seduce
The people into submission. In a word, the Go
Vernment which was prosperous when they came
into power they 10y prodisalily and theft, involved
IN debi-ond people, happy and conten,ed, they
made wretehed-eIcepi for the hope OF better times
from their expulsion.
Il party, which has inflicted So much public and
individual suffering, mus, have a brazen face and
an iron heart no: TO despAr--now tina, for its Sins
II is ovsrihrown and trotdsn under foot Possibly
IN another age and coun;ry wise men might no,
Deem uoJust 10 make il a capital offence for any
one to advocate the restoration OF such p,rtv To
power. But such provision, on the Statute Book
IS uncalled Dr here. The ciami.ies the p.,ols
have endured, and the danscts they have eseap.d
nave made tea deep an impression upon them to be
speedily forgotten, 10 PERM, them again to sur
render themselves 20 such domination. Their p,,,
suierings will prove their safeguard for generations
TO come.