Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-15
TO THOMAS RITCaIE. Eco.

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1t gives me an additional pleasure to be the means
OF letting others participate in that which know
will be received with gratitude: Know, then. my
dear sir that one who promised TO vote for the Land
Money, has some scruples OF conscience as regards
the fulhlment OF his promise. Thus you may see
that some of your work is done TO your hand, and
that pos,erily may not be in the dark as regards
your means TO effect your ends this conscientious
individual that he will vote for the reception of
the Land Money only the event that the State is
compelled to receive II. | invite the Southwestern
portion Of Virginia to that very remarkable contn-
gency,-tha il the State is Obliged to receive 90
TO the Penitentiary, why, she will, Of the two evils.
take the lesser. What has become of that Fund
which you had in reserve for Little Tennessee Just
before the clection1 How it 10 be rasedl-
Give US, the tax payers, ut least, your project
wish very respectfully to refresh your leisure hours
by bringing before you the letter of Gov. McNutt
OF Miss In that letter he makes three admissions
first, that he native Of VWginio secondly. that
he has been n constant reader AMI follower o. the
Erquirer; and thirdly, that he is for Reputation IN
you, and his language-but SIR, the same principle,
IN the language of all honest, unadulttaie1 Virgil
MANS rs called swindng. That there IS n faction
IN Richmond, know abroad as the Jurto, that will,
If they can, make the Legislature swndle the State
creditors out of their just dues, have only TO refer
the ncred uous TO the letter Of MIR McNuti, and the
general principles OF the Enquirer. The reason
for this IS obvious-lf they can make the State
swinde her creditors then they will swinde theirs
Not OF the Jun,o but what s akin deep in debt:
q legal quibhle you very ell know, eIricated one
OF the firm from insolvency some few years since
and that fact, to my mind, very nationally accounts
for the Junto's opposition 10 the Land Fund. They
know that the people will not endure, IN silence, the
| accumulation OF taxes, and they and you wish TO
present the issue Reputation, or an increase o. tax
alton. That is your game You will pardon,
have no doubt, a depression that shall now make
for 1t embraces a sublec; that Is Of your house
| hold gods or idols. To some tmay appear strange
that the Editor OF the Enquirer should vndlcnie the
gk..H. -
! eslency homas W. Dorr. Your paren,age and
principles plainly visible in this affair than
your accustomed tact would warrant, but It some-
times does happen that cunning is out cunning
| ed. MIR Dorr Is, At home, known to be an opsn
and nvowed Abolitionsi; and so that accounts for
your tender sympathy. The meeting in n. York
had for its object greater field than Rhode Island
| and the Providence Plantations. Their object is
| well known to you. only mention this fact to let
| you that we'll know What is the meaning oil
J your holy horror Of the Abolitionis,. That and
the Tariff, | expect 10 see, like Amy Dardens horse
Romuus, graclnG the columns Of the Enquirer
| Your object, by so doing, will be 10 draw off the
People from the BanEs and the promise brel king
members OF the Legislature. | shall, from time tC
time, enven your dull hours of intrigue, by rerest.
ing you with some letters written by you to the
Editor of the Enqurer-you, at least, know my
| meaning. To an unsophlstcated farmer, the fol-
lowing question would be answered in a moment
but you, either from motives of policy or persona
gain, will be mute oyster
| Can you put your hnger on one single section
paragraph, sentence word either in the Bill o
Rights the State Constitution, that empowers tn,
Legislature to charter a Bank7 Be so good as q
enlighten your friends upon that subject. No dou
bic peadings; no false premises; open and fair. A.
your motto is Truth without fear, so let your an
swer be. Come, old gentleman, toe the mark, on
come up 10 the scratch like man OF game. NJ
Scotch subieriuge, no Caledonian Shippers that Ju
MUS so much dreaded. The Scotsman is as plain il
your Editorials they were in the lessons Of Lor,
| Butte to George the Third. IL may raise the ange
OF some Vlrginan, suspect, to be called by you Fe
deraist-but cir, you have some far better shield
that defends you from my anger You, sir, are TN
son OF Scotch Tory, and that fact oomposes m,
| nerves, an5 enables me TO look down upon your mo
tives with the same respect that would treat the ef
fusons Of gall from a descendant OF Benedict Arnold
Your praise all honest men may dread; your cen
sures all wise men court for they both be bong
and OF the dollar and cent order OF patriotism
james Gordon Bennett, ard you, sir, are from th
same soil, and kindred spirits and permit me .,
tell you, are about fine specimen Of the Scoiel
Patriot as they were in the days Of Junius. Par.
don these truths, and as you cannot appreciate th
feelings Of the Patriot distinct from tho dollars ant
cents, ice must ever be opposed; and | beg Of yot
the only favor that you grant-ts is, that you wi
not, ei;her from malice or from the convictions o
truth, ever praise, IN the Enquirer, Henry Clay
for II you should, ], for one, should begin 10 sus
pect. With sentiments Of your real merit, I shat
write myself AN UNBOUGHT WING.