Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-01
RICH MO ID:
"WEDNESDAY MORNING.. DEoEmp,R i
IA, T,yt;.u o,;y,

AUutaa Sdtds.
The fate OF Profit is said TO be sealed. He will
no more be heard Of after the people are privileged
TO vote in another election for Congress. MIR Wise
has become piSs in time, and denounced Loco Fo-
coism, Van Burenism and Tylerism Some of his
frients paid tho people OF his District the compli
ment OF saying, that Wise could take any side o.
any question, side OF no question, or both sides
Of all questions, and still DC elected. We think
differently OF the District, for we happen to know
that not another in Virginia contains more inelli-
genee, and that moro difussd or more indie pendenec
In the Norfolk District, DIR Mallory is prospecuvely
laid up in lavender. In that Of Albemarle, his
Ex-Excellency, Governor GiImer, whose popu-
larity, in his own estimation, was so great that
he could not avoid an election, except by "iak-
ing his foot in his hand, and running away" is
utterly prosrs,e in Wing confidence. Not a
Wing dog would bark, a Wing cat new fonn IN
The state OF feeling against him, the part
who brought him into public hfe-who petted him
and pushed him forward beyond oil previous ex-
ample for so young a man-to whose kindness
more than to his abilities, he owes all the lis
tinction which office conler-is not loud but
deep-not malignant, but unappeasab!e. or all
men, deserIion came with the worst grace from him.
who was the spoi!t child of The Wings Of Virginia
Conscious of having lost forever, the confidence of
the Wings, Mr. Gilmer has thrown himsel II openly
and unreservedly into the arms Of Loco Focosm
They may elect him, n indeed they can be induced
to trust one whose fckeness, instability, and NOR
bid vanity render him dangerous acquisition to any
party. The Wing feeling is that of Queen Eliza
beth on certain Oecasion-"God may forgive you
we never wili"-or at least, il we forgive, We can
no more oonfie.
Abandoned by Mr. Wise, the only man of any
parliamentary talent among them-repudiated by
the Wing party all over the eontnent-snub6ed
even by the Locos, who. although they may use
them, will never trust them-the little SQUAD of
Tyler Wigs, who set up TO bend the Government
to their own private uses, are brought as low as
their worst enemies could desire. There was never
50 complete an abortion in any attempt 10 eject
new party.
For ourselves, we could pity their cage, iT the
sentiment was not overpo cred Ivy the resentment:
we feel as cltizsns for the wrongs they have nfct-
ed on their country. But for them the currency |
question would have been settled, and the country
permitted 20 enjoy peace and prosperity. Reform
would have been introduced in the spirit which the
people had ordered. TINS squad were the of
MIR Tyler. They whispered into his ears-open al
waysto every suggestion OF vanity-thc hopes ofsn-
other term. They projected and attempted third
party. They disorganized the Wing ranks, and dis.
pIrited the party, by the display OF psrfdy which
led them not to know whom to trust With ils.
liee, absolute and unqualified, may every disaster,
every disappointment, and the present amentable
condition of the country be traced to John TYler.
acting under the selfish agency ard influence Of he.
men.
All may vet be repaired at the approaching ses-
sion OF Congress. We expect nothing from then,
MIR Wise eIcepted-but We expect something from
MIR Tyler We conjecture that even he must now .
be convinced of the vanity of his dreams; and that
satisfied he cannot advaLce himself by crooked
policy he will return into the support OF Wing men,
Wing principles, and Wing measures