Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-31
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY.


Gentlemen; The Enquirer of Tuesday, the Ord
contains an extract from letter (dlted the Is IA
March) from Isle of Wight the darling offsprny of
some brd'nless Loco, who magines that he can drag
down the few Wings of this county TO a level with
himself by ascibing to them motives and prpeinIcs
which are familiar TO him and his friends Had that
letter writer Disseminated between truth and false
hood, II would be unnecessary for any one TO vndi
cate from The asporsions OF an anonymous scribbe
our lille band which, for moral worth at lelst will
weigh down the hosts which are opposed In n,
Having no object but division of the spois-Ioying
the emoluments of Office more than The honor ~
glory OF the nation that writer flncies that the
principles which have distinguished the condurt M
his party, are cherished by the Wings. Taking
counsel from his own fears and being moved bv The
gloomy Apprehension of others, he imagines that
the Wings of Isle OF Wight will present The same
spectacle which was exhibited an year or two AGO
S' , OF ms own party, who, experimenting that
the little Office OF Collector for the port of Smith
held would become vacant, gathered up signatures
from every corner OF the streets, cross roads and
public places, as recommendations for Executive
patronage AMI confidence. Knowing the public
scorn that has followed many of his plunder oyioo
brethren, who have ia'tene0 and revcled upon the
yiils Of our institutions, and feeling rebuked by the
independence and purity OF the Wings, he ia con-
WINGED that the most eiectual way to lniuro tbom ia
TO liken their conduct TO the practices Of Van Bu
renism.
That writer says in his letter to the Enauirer-"I
see by your tRitchie's) last paper the guillotine
has commenced It's operations in your city" for "your
Postmaster has lost his head" Alarming What,
then, must hove been the corruption OF tho Office
holders How unprincipled the PARISHES oT now
er! How obnoxious the "sinkers and swimmers - as
TO cause even the very stones TO cry out against
them, and to give life and motion TO an inanmate
OBJECT, which, OF its own accord, does mercess hut
just execution upon Gooch and the members Of his
class As do not wish To misinterpret any one
perhaps the letter writer intends what his language
taken in connection with facts, obviously means
that the Enquirer is itself the "guillotiner of
good mems reputation-for IL is only by the last
Enquirer, he secs that "the guillotine has commenc
co." &c. Whether he intends this or not he cer-
tuiny tells the truth. for the reckless abuse Of the
fairost characters, the shameful defamation of the
good name Of Harrison and his Cabinet, and the
miserable cant about prescription, which GIL the
columns Of the Enquirer, would justify the appIoa-
ton of "guillotine" in one sense, to that paper.
But "lhe Postmaster has lost his head" | guess
he means that he has lost his office. IT, instead Of
being the head Of the Post Office tho Post Office
was his head. las this letter writer numates) guild
ing and controlling his conduct, and dispOsing him
10 interfere IN elections &c. the loss in this nstance
will be gain TO the public Sometimes the "headp
stands Tor brains, intelligence or sense, SO. IT,
therefore, the Postmaster has, through grief lost
with his office his senses, and become a mad man.
We need not wonder at the sonseless illusions which
we meet with in the Enquirer about Federalism,
Aboltionism and Prescription. friend at my el.
bow wishes 10 know how Mr. Van Buren, standsde.
capitalization in the estimation Of Loco, loss Of
head or Office IS about the same thing. The writer
/ proceeds-"Why, my dear {" (tIow loving and
soc oil these brothers are What harmony there is
| between themi What a rebUke does he give 10
the discordant and quaueng Whigs Pity they
we're not NJ the late Democratic Convention In
| Portsmouth, for then Fisk would not have moved
dissolution Of both Convention and party y "sir,
The Wings Of this county, Tor fear they should not
get their share Of tho plumber, cent on IN old man
a Minister Plenipotentiary, TO look after their az
/ fairs. Bot let me assure you, the Democracy Of
Isle Of Wight IL as firm ever determined 10 bat.
| tie" and 30 on-whch suppose means that the
Democracy Of Isle Of Wight intend that the Wings
shall not succeed in "ihoir afairs,o and llnt the
Democracy SIS as firm ever IN battling for their
share Of the plumber, (which means all, Tor other.
wise II Is pT0scrtpiion,) and for this purpose they
"ea'od on joel llolleman, Esq. and told him he
must be a candidate" &c. ! assure you, Messrs.
Editors, that not a single Wing, ne Tar a. I ever
heard, knew that the "old goutemsnn had lefl
home until day or two after his departure
nota Wing even know that the "od gentleman"
ever wanted or now desires an ohiee-snd that not
single Wing in this county, within my knowledge,
has moved single step, written line, signed
any recommendation In favor Of any person wha,s0-
| ever. Tor apy Office here or elsewhere. The Locos
we're the FIRST Who aasled The repor about the "old
gentleman" who, as ! have understood, went 70