Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-08
To THE EDrroRs OF THE Wine.

hcf ObLlCAN-No. III.
The course Of the Senete in refusing TO 90 into
the election of both the U. S. Senators 10 :, al
points OF view, utterly without Justification or ANIL
osy, and is telling upon whatever is left of the
ty they would assist by it. That exctemen, NJ tho
public mind, produced by SO many causes and
Kept up for so extraordinary period, has already
vIsIby subsidized, and men begin to Judge of tbinss
oy other standards than that Of mere party expedi
ency; and II ! were party man, should rejoice in
this course of the Senate, for would effectuav If
persevered IN, destroy every hope (f, indeed there
is any hope) OF the resurrection of their Marty in
Virgins.
am not writing in the spirit or with the nur,o.
ses o: partizln. AS a Virsinian. feel bnoI'l.d
anu mor'ihed at the spectacle which this ,nci.n,
commonwealth is made TO exhibit Disgr,c,CnI ns
have been some of the scenes enacted NV n,,,y
mere Is not to be found in the history Of
all the states, any example TO her present
ton. For three successive winters her C;snsral
Assembly refusing TO appoint her representative,
IN the Federal Legislature, and she so long unr,n,s
senteo! | care not where the fault lest is The
elect OF party excitement and passion and ;s die
graceful TO oil parties. Ii any Thing could ada IN
the disgust which such state of things produces
u would be the ceaseless slang and dwelling non
sense of the leaders, who hrye brought IL ahon,
E,cn Gay we have from them the cuckoo note. "tht
ugIls al
commonwealth u erect, &c. &c" The voice of VIZ.
gnin, indeed In the highest tribunal of the eo,n.
try she has no voice. Whilst the most imno,ton, 80,
sures ever at any one time depending before IN n no
y are under actual discussion, she is unrepresened
! Onrepresented, because they whose duty IL il IN
make for party reasons nnd from flc,ious rno,;vs,
VIII not make, an election, nor allow others vino
could and would make It, TO do so;-o,hers who
according TO the intention Of the Constitution have
as much right and power in the premises as ,b.r,
| selves. 0Te fc heel -
and willul abuse Of the forms of our system
she pds once a noble commonwenith.-Sbe tho,
stood by the side of New York, and Kentuckv ooJ
Fennsylvann and Maryland, and North Caroin,
AYE, and she stood before them all But md,
the auspices of modern Democracy, she has fallen
| INTO different affiiation. She now PLAYS second
hddle TO Missouri; and even in the little sound IN
which she IS attached, yields precedence TO New
Hampshire Her rights, her interests and her
honor, forgotten in the conflicts of faction. and b.
sell hched TO the car, not Of proud and yictorious
but OF PROSTATE and fallen leader The new and
grovellinS spirit but yesterday infused into her
nured and simulated by the yogrant and scattered
emlssares OF a crushed and condemned party.
But, Messs Editors, why docs not the House Of
Delegates more vigorously assert its rightSl Their
constituents will sustain them, should they even
break up the Legislature rather than submit Longer
70 thIs state OF things, ] would, for one infinitely
sooner see the Government dissolved. ana hive
another convention, than submit longer TO this die
tatofla spirit OF the Senate. lis iaclious and dom
lneering conduct, II submitted TO- will pcnuire tbe
force of.precedent, and hereafter whenever Il s in
the conuoul OF minority in the State, it will con-
slider itself entitled TO he a mere eheekmatfp1 de-
pnrtmenL
/ u was the expectation in the country. that tho
/ popular branch you'd have insisted from dnv 10
day, until the Senate yielded or the session terni
mated There are patriotic and Intelligent, Wings.
VINO even prefer the election Of n Loco Foco 10 n
longer continuance Of the present state OF tbinys
am not ono Of bemj but ] confess their views are
not without reason. They argue tbus-HMr. Civ
mas jest submitted a proposition 10 repeal the
SUB reasury. The end Of this thing will most
probably be, the establishment of n N,t,on a
Bank or lons and hard struggle for that oh
lect. Can't we hnd good Loco Foco who will
/ help Mr. Clay7" "Where is JUDGE Tucker ~
He helped Clay before, and being perfectly con-
s"eni man, WILL doubtless do il again" "Mr. Tall
/ mage wlI probibly propose the State Bank depo-
site system and that being our second choice n We
can't get some one 10 hep Clay, we should lsok out
Tor good Democrat TO give Tallmadgs a wingp-
| ana VINO more suitable than the worthy Editor OF
he Nlchrn0nd Enqulrer whose noisy professions in
iavour OF that plan we're only euualled by his C,ri
Gus opposition 10 all who concurred with him in
cpinionl" We might gang farther and fare wau,r
than take Mr. Richie for he has a mortal aversion
70 minoniies-pnd put hin 10 good place he would
nhp u much more comfortable 70 feposs upon doyn
Than 20 carry out that rash resolve OF "sis,pinr W
on h' agHG The Democrats would doubles z.
delighted with the election Of either Of those Gentle.
men-ior the noise they make about Bank e al,o.
sether sheer humbug-else they would have had
| s2ine oo"els oi compassion towards Mr.. VIM. C..
| tiVes, seeing that that gentleman never voted 10,
me bdnk and never vent 70 far ne 10 dodzs oues.
ton IN rsation 10 ia thing which was dons bv
more than one good and accredited Democrat.
commenced these enquiries without any in,en
ion Of nominating any gentleman for sitbey If an,
Sen 'toral vacancies. When say am nm ORIGINAL
and true Wing, my first choice IL Of course under.
stood. There certainly never was before any occa
.'on Wnen 20 numerous party exhibited 70 per-
feet an unanimity in favor Of particular odiv;dnsl
for such place as Is known now 10 exist IN favor
OF the gentleman whom ! would prefer. But n he
cannot be elected, then tho Legislature should Ger
AMY elect some one. II had any influence will
my own representative, I would advise him 10 ad
here reasonable time 10 that gentleman, in who's,
favour his Constituents (of the Wing parly) arc
unanimous. And " IL turns out that two or thrc,
who profess 10 be Wings will not 10 act will