Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-06

The Richmond Wing. like tho Hero Of tho puscad,
sinks from ons political hundsT 10 another until it
will be lost in the abyss profound of absury and of
mischief Its Abolition article of yesterday teens with
misrepresentation Of facts, and fusion OF ideas
No distinction IS more obvious thar between the case
of those, who, like Mr.. Jefferson, sought to modify
system in our own State, to which they objected, ana
those, in other States who break into our private sane
tuary, force remedies upon for an institution whlch
they cannot understandable would wres from us our
property without compensation-whc demand nme-
date emancipation without preparing us Tor the event;
who call upon Congress to usnrp power over the
call upon our Sister States to con mn compromise
which was enpraed upon the Consv tuition, refuse in
effect TO return our own property, ~" urveI up 'fe
thieves who have violated our laws THIS fell Fana.
ticism of the modern Abotonists mo- only strikes at
our rights and Institutions endangers our property
and our lves-but is calculated to aSay section against
section and the Union itself asander Yet this
dark and fanatic spirit which the Wing attempts
found with the of those persons in the Southern
States who have at any time sought to modify their
own institutions. The position of the R. Wing is not
only the yest sophisty in ITSELF but tends to serious
mischief 1t is the very argument which Slade and
Others have absurdy used against 1t furnishes
cement to such sophsts fuel TO their fame;
weapons in their hands to WELD against ourselves. 1t
is founded on the grossest want of discrimination, and
encourages every Nothen Aboltonst to perseverance
in their crusade 1t is sophisry and what is more, it
is treachery 10 the South
Let these "Abolitionsts alone, says the Richmond
Wing, "and they will sink into oblivion" Did
\ this same Wing think in 1885, when was attempt
ing TO raise panic against Martin Van Buren,, Can
it seriously think now, when it the Governor
and Legislature of New York, adopting measures so
fatal to the rights of the Sou,h-when it sees Slade
and his Wing allies in Vermont, pass law that is tan
tamoun TO denial of our property, when it the
Legislature of Ohio, disturbed and distracted by SINH
lar movements the part of the Aboltionsts:-when
last winter it justified the strong measures Qhe too
5 strong perhaps) which were proposed by Georgia
and now it roars you rs gently as any sucking dove
about the wrongs OF Virginia.
{, The Wing is equally guilty of misrepresen NATION,
when it would insnuae in nsidions terms, that there
are as many Abolition Loco Focos TO the North there
are Wing Abolitionss Does "this case-hardened Je
suit know that this is not the fact That the members
of Congress, who have supported the right of petition
are principally Whgs-that those who resist them from
the North are Democrats That the Legislatures which
n have Welded Abolition measures, Whgs:-Those
il who have resisted them Democrat That the mem
It bers of the present Legislature of New York. who
j.; by us are principally Democrats those who jus
i. ,iy Governor Seward Wings Tha, the non,na
ton of General Harrison at Harrisburg materially
!, brought about by few active Aboltonss: That the
great of these fanatics in Ohio New York, Penn
!, sylvania &c, went for HARRISON, and against he
e who pledged himself to veto any bill which should b.
{. passed against the South: Does not the Wing ever
know that though Governor Morton infected with
that spirit yet that Governor Everett much
to their TASTE that he obtained their votes9 These c
unerrng opponents OF the two parties in the North
ern States The distinction does prevail in the
n Southland what we blame the Wings OF the South
for is that they Abotonists but that they have
Y not been careful enough in avoiding political co.ope
,f ration with those, who were tainted in the North
There ought to be such distinction IN the Souif
J. and we had hoped that every in Virginia wcu
have been found willing to unite in some moderate ye
% firm measure, which calculated TO protect gu
rights against the hereses of New York. We dis
!; appointed. The Richmond Wing has proved trai,orou
j. to the South and recreant to its duties Instead
IF acting now, it is willing TO lay u.s. bound hand ant
d foot, at the feet Of New ork.
= A srcy.-We extract the following Card from Thurs
D. day 5 n Intelligencer. VIZ have much b.
delighted with it, as the Wing has-perhaps more.
j. shows that Mr. Wise is determined to retain the posi-
ton he has selzed-and il shows this fact ALSO tina
4, members of the Wing partyi to whom he poinis-an
k means to separate himself from the Federal We6stc
portion of that party
10 To the Editors of the Richmond Uhig:
E, have TO say to the Editors of the Richmond Wing
n in response to their editorial of February 2 heade
he with my and based upon articles in the Globe o
Thursday and in the Enquirer of Saturday, that
" engaged in writing ouS my remarks on the Urea
a. sury Note BILL delivered in Committee OF the Whole
h on the OF the Union on the 9th, 2Sth and BOT
,e days of January that stall report the exact words
uttered, nearly as they can be recoccted-therc be
10 ing reporters notes of the third days continuation
" Of the speech and the speech shall be published a
soon it is written and find space the lnte
re gencer.
When published it will speak for itself, and shov
- whether have departed in the least from the position
!. have heretofore occupied, and whether now do no
stand upon the only ground which can be occupied b.
!: the Republican portion Of the Uhig party in Virgin
:, and throughout the Union.
&c On the subjects of distribution and Of duties apo
silks and ciaes-in my opposition 10 the propositlo
III either to raise the TarfJor The purpose Of disribatin
= the rerenue from tie public lands or 10 emptyan empt
Of treasury By distributing the from ands in ordc
at to make pretezttor raising The IariB-I presume
= = will not find ''many ofmy "warmcst political friends
among my good constituents At least, to differ from me
And as this opposition of mine to these measures ma
been backed and concurred in generally by the speec
u and votes, made and recorded this day, Of Senate
r Rives, who "has just taken his seat, newly STAMPED
= "by authority of the Wings of the Virginia Legsla
q ture, aud Of all the Wing presses of Virgnia-your
. selves especially hope will not "fnd many to dis
sent from Kim Of his warmest political friends, even
y Richmond.
3 The little anxiety Of my friends will be relieved
c One sentiment must add-hat il is equally weak in
public man to be deferred from doing what he think
: right either by the denuncation Of friends or by the ode
$ lyht of foes shall hold 10 the true faith, and b.
better ''pauss to the speeches in full In the inca
: time, am your obedent servant.
!, HENRY A. WISE.
u Washington, February ., 1871.
i Il Fine Spirit!
We submit the Proceedings of the Democracy o
&c Powhatan and their candidate, worthy Of all ima
r ton They have taken up of the strongest men
btheir county their canddate--a who has dis
tin uushed himself during the late campagn-an apt
a ready and able Debaier. Whilst he comes forward
y to make great sacrifices on the altar Of principle