Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-06
The .Nirsi,rio,,s Circular.


pre,en,ions-has been for soma time current n,
Washington. The guarded and confidential ma
in which the Circular is said to have been dis
lributed, taken in conneXion with its supposed con
tents. has created much anxiety in the public to
know more about il. This curiosity, however, has
not yet been grstifed-bu, il we arc not mistaken,
no, much time will elOpse before twill be. Acopy
has fallen into unsafe hands, and we find in an ex-
change paper an extract from it, which is as fol-
lows:
rallied on again, would awake all the butter prejudice
that were enlisted IN the last conhc The personal pride
OF hundreds aud thousands ~ould bc Inclined rcvo,
der hn snecr Of those who would artuy rcptoach them
to extent upon tho oil Positions OF 1910 IL woui
show more Wisdom and policy lea us to take the present
thus compel them fgh, on the defcnsiSe Going into
e1n1Ts' snIg6 sneh e. wo could then
lnonopoles To none free trade aud equal rights all.
beamns and flashing over is broad ods-and you would
the beacon fires OF deceived Indignant PEG.
pic kindled over thousand hls throughout his wide
Of victory would proclaim 10 the world hat the Gohs
Van ais were driven from the temple Of our liberties, aud
that the republic was once more safe
ne s5sn question s who can embody our praS
can Iarty ia this great contest Who will lead
! strength with the most poWcil
We have one man eminenuy qualified for sneh posi-.
thorough knowledge OF our system Of government lbs
e. cALn1us man suited for TIL, CONFLICT"
! The Enquirer-probably not having been trusted
with a eopy-denes tina, any such document has
been written. But there can b.. no doubt of the
'ac,, after seeing this extract. The marks
not he mistaken. There is no such master OF the
mock heroic in these States as Mr. Pickens-and in
these few paragraphs, the skill of the author in tina,
line of composition is amply demonstrate
The tone and sentiment Of this Circular are i'm
portan,-if they may be inferred from the extract
and they are in accordance with what we have
heard frequently Of late from Mr. Calhoun's friends
They make no bones Of declaring the opinion. that
MIR Van Buren, cannot be -eleeted-and that if he
is re nominated, defeat is inevitable. One who has
been familiar with the Turf observed to US one
day, that he never knew n horse, which had won
the fest heat, and lost the second, win the Ihi.d.
They therefore deem it worse than folly to on;er
"Mr V. b." again-and as he is the mos, formula
bic competitor OF Mr. C.-the friends of the latter
acting wisely ia directing their batteries against
him. What will be the result Of the struggle, we
cannot predet-wemight hope that it may eventuato
ss did the battle OF Glenfruin, coumemorated in
Scottish annals, in common ruin to the vc,ors and
the vonquished. Bat canno, help ndulging
sympGthies for the other Of the combatan:s,
even in dog-dght, are frank TO confess that at
this present wiring, we rather hope thu. Mr. Cal
houn's party may he triumphant. The "Honest
Nullifer" has treated Ia, Wings bad enough to OK.
poet favors their hands-bu, in this contest he
is not deelt fairly with, by his new nllies-and we
have such an adherence OF foul play, that in what
ever cause sIer;ed, trust, discontinue may attend
it. We are perfectly persuaded that some who are
now affecting great love for MIR Calhoun-merely
- betrny him-have no more notion Of voting for
him, than We have. We long TO see such hypocrts
baffied and oyerthrown-nnd lit could no. be done
otherwise, we would almost be willing TO lend
hSlping hand Ourselves.
| Mr. Calhoun deserted the wings and wen, over
openly, horse, foot and dragons, to the Locofoeo
party. He has given TO that party all the aid in his
power-lIc has written and he has spoken-He
has plotted ind counter plotted to advance their
cause. lie is entitled at their hands to at loa,, com
mon justice. If they cannot or will not suppot,
him for the Presidency, after having pledged them
selves TO DO so-let them say so frankly, and no,
insult his understanding and aggravate his downfall
by feeding him with hopes which can never be real
lied.
iDSWe are sorry to see our noighbor Of the
Enquirer stake on" co about tho MILL coy ot
the slashes. lie is dreadfully alarmed lest The
Wings should bring disgrace and ruin upon them.
selves by starting the humbug OF Mll.boys and
Meal-bsgs. LIS a very distressing matter, truly
and we are all greatly indebted to tho generous old
gentleman fof his heartfelt soIiciiudc for Wing ho
nour and Wing success! It's something new foi
HM to take 50 deep interest in the reputation and
welfare Of Whggeryi We will labor to msri, hi
eonsiderato auontions-but We cannot forego IN,
MILL BOYS'and the MEAL BAGS. We thanh
him for his solcitude and the concession: or Nj
Clay was ever Mill-boy Of tho slashes, IL is Ger
tainly no dscrcdii for him to have been so, and h
Is a credit TO him to have raised himself TO his pre-
sent distinction"
II the old gentleman could get over his tqusam
ishness, VIC do no. yet despair Of seeing him rail-,
Ground tho banner Of the MlLL.BOY OF III,
SLASIlE5.
"a Tariff Of 25 per cont. or higher
lEnqwrsr1
Tho Eoqurer Of yesterday chronicles two meet.
ngs in Povhalan and Amelia, held TO denouoe,
tho Tariff, on tho same day that the Editor nn-
nounced to the world that the Compronise Act WIN,
unconstitutional, aud that he was willing TO 70 Cor
a Tariff of 25 por cent or highuip
How utterly deudsi must DO his followersl
ANOTHER NEW WORLD.
; Mr. LUoEE, At tho Post Office has sent MS = No
OF The New World, containing n new novel emit.
tied ".fJd Pds0ns'--a tale Of the present times.
Correspondence 81 me N. " Esprcss
Rro JAEgmo, Juno 10.