Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-16
No. 2.
To rnE WING vorEss OF THE NINTH CON.
GREssIONAL DISTRICT.

NV last contained a briei review oil Mr. hunters
public party positions since he entered the Virginia
Legislature up TO this time, or rather up to June,
1910. l propose, with equal brevIiy now, to exe-
mine his Circular Of that month and year-then the
letter OF February 4th, and draw the promised
comp,rison-and IL I could assume sufficient stock
OF pedantry, might, perhaps, have a "short talk
with the Roman ".imiess Jusiitie Most profound
Latinist, he is, indeed. ease.) But guess may
we'll stay out of such company as hts or hers as
he might make me turn school BOY, ana go 10 read
ing Horace again, and learn me to forget what case
and geadsr, ali my adiectives, nouns, &c. were IN
But TO return-In MIR HIS letter OF June, lSiO,
he says he "has received letters from friends, who
inquire into the truth Of the report that shall not
be candidate for reelection" and this letter he
intends shall be "a general and public response to
them ALL" ait would be injustice both to you and
myself IL were to do So" (ofer for re-electonl.
at would" (pray my whg and Loco friends, mark
thisl "be unjust TO you to make my name the 90
stscle to fair between the parties when each
ofthem will desire who can represent them, not
only in principle but in their party sympathies and
attachments"
Well now, my Wing friends, and especially Hun
ferian Whies, whose party sympdihies and dtfaeh-
msnis will Mr.. III. represent If elected! Can he,
consistently with the foregoing declaration repre-
sent those Of either party1 Can he, consistently,
without uniting his sympaihtes and attachments with
one or the other party, be candidatef Does
he not say-"lt would be injustice TO himself, and
boih7 But let us see, since he Is Candidate, TO
letter. He holds both partceps criminls on the la
riff question-"Both are committed" &c says Mr.
b., 81 think to the power of the General Govern-
ment over the subject oil Internal improvements"
(mark the following, brother Whigs) "but General
Harrison the more deeply of the two" To whom
does he here give the preerencel Is II not the
Candidate OF the other party1 Its almost, without
prevarcation, sayi g that the party who supported
MIR Van Buren, more nearly approached his views
upon this subject than Gen. Harrison.
Well-uDOn how stood
two! seen. III. will sign bill for United States
Bank, should Congress pass t-while MIR Van Blu
rem would not only veto such charter, but adyo-
Gates what is commonly known rs the Sub Treasu
ny system" Well, why not vote for Vanl Why,
because, Il Gull from Mr. HIS mysterious answer,
that he has recommended a uniform law OF bank
rupicles, to include corporations as well as ndvdu
ais. Well, here We thought he would stop. But no
he had given Van the vantage ground on Internal I'M
provement-made both great sinners on the Tariff,
and 1t behooved he Should pay due respect 10 the
President, and give him little bit more beautiful
shade the currency: There is another question,
however, connected with the currency, fmore dam
ger IN my opinion: mean the United States Bank"
What say you National Bank Wings, ppJH prinei-
pie TO this sort OF doctrine7 Is il orthodox trow
you cant go it. United States Benk wings sup
port Mr.. Hunter on principle, because Mr.. ii.
thinks L. s. Bank fraught with more danger to
the institutions of our country than epsn uniform
system OF Bankruptcy! Really this is pliancy to
vengeance. "For this reason" continues MIR. IL.
THAT is, because Van would veto a Bank Bill, and
sign the Su6-Treasury) should vote for Mr. Van
Barren, if voted at all" Bet this was not enough
10 establish his near conneIion with Loco Focosm;
he says, speaking Of both the Candidates for the
Chiet Ma2isiracy, IN conneXion with himself, eve
belong 10 different schools in politics; a strict
consIrucuonIst, and they, as believe, atudna-
rams, mote H yuu pleased Mr. y. BIren being rather
The less so Of The tIcS." But one more quotation
from this letter to prove MIR II. more nearly lied
TO the Locos than he IS 10 u.s. the Wings. Speaking
OF the opponents OF Gen. jackson after the Proca-
nation, he says: 81 was with them in the gloomest
period OF their political depression, and If they had
made no mere personal issues, or If they hed made
these issues upon OF their own way OF thinking
should be with them now. But il the vote for the
Presidency Is 10 be made the test of political fellow
SHIP aud # Gen. Harrison is TO be their candidate
must submit TO the destiny which diridss us.'-
Thus We have full, free, and open declaration
rs we could expect from Mr. Hunter OF the prefer
enee and productions which he entertains, and, oil
course, oil the party sympathles and attachments
which he has, and which have united TO bring him
before us as a candidate for reelection.
But, according TO this letter, has MIR Hunter beer
Just to hrs own character 10 become a canddai,
againl he says not Listen TO him on the seventh
page: 'lt would be unjust to my own character L
oter again, after pursuing the course which shal
take. If were 10 do so, should subject myself t.
the suspicion of trimming between the two parties
known 10 be very nearly divided in the dstrc
which have the honor 10 represent" Now, Nj
Trimming between the parties. You acknow ledge
your own ought to subject you this charge
and that your own character has received injustice
at the hands OF its possessor, by not having
lated your conduct by retiring from public life,
10 place your MOTIVES above suspicion. Ii vol
think yourself guilty, how can you ask either party
or any now 10 support you? | deal, as at FIRST
said, with M III. public man private gen.
ueman, no man respects hun more highly; but since
he has suffered "the suggestion of friends lead
him astray he is public property, and must blde
public fate.
In Mr. H's letter OF February, Is4I, Mr. Hunter,
in speaking OF the receipt of various communications
from gentlemen Of both parties, urging him to take
the field an independent candidate, says 81 have
replied 10 these communications by saying that !
would accept the nomination of either party as il
required no sacrifice either Of principle friends"
Is this giving opportunity for fair vote between
the partesl is this Withdrawing his name, the ob
stacle to representation of the party sympathies
and attachments by the victorious candidate7 What
symplthies and attachments has MIR H. He be-
longs TO neither party he is not the candidate Of
either party; he cannot represent either party
How, IN the name of God, can he represent both
parties, If he can't represent either2 Do not the
People compose the partes7 And il Mr. II. should
ever chance TO be elected, he could not represent
those who support him. Some are Bank, some Ia.
rltf some Internal Improvement, some Distribution.
and some, alas are Clay men. What a combina.
ton, truly And acting IN support OF Mr. II. upon
truly ms principles must DC as elastc and
plant as the India rubber itself 10 please so vast a
multiplicity Of sentiment. Again: MIR H. cuts of
all who do not hold common principles with his own
81 have seem" he says, 600 much Of the importance
OF these great principles" (ha is, the anti every
thing except Sub Treasury ito be unwilling to fra.
ternIze with any who honestly and faithfully hold
them" Here is a sweeping clause for Bank and
Clay Wings. IT you wish 10 enter the church with
Mr. H., unless you honestly and faithfully oppose
these odious measures, and support the Sub-Trensu
4. al
will try the Sub Treasury. But that wont do; YOU
must egree on principle, not TEST. You must 20
II honestly. faithiuly-make no reservation. You
hc will or ought TO say, "shal not; lust give il
trial until the fall, to see whether Il will answer
principle, and you balk but by degrees, and leave
some loss as we'll as profit don't want you; won't
fully support the principle" BY the bye, / verify
believe there IS less good principle with politicians
now than ever has been since the formation of our
Government, and about thousand fold more brsg.
EadOcia about H..
have heightened this article farther than I in.
tended, and have not fully fulfilled my promise
but reserving the right to do 81 in my next shall
merely give the friends Of Col Corbin congratuIn.
tons for their bright prospects, and beg each one 10
stand by his STAKE.
To THE EDiToRs o. THE WING.
MOST HORRIBLEiii MOST AwFULi,u
His "Holness" the Pope Of Democracy me
faRs, ne srudiis, the liberal, and the uiagnanimouf
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