Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-07
Yours, FtsPeCIlul!y,
RIO. RfL AND.
THE EIpy1rrrR9 AND noAyERs


The Wing party (and some PRAISE IL due 10 lhem TOT
D are utterly Disguised with the courie "t j. H. Flea
SAINTS and his Squire OF The Richmond wing Hoax
no hoax; plot no plot " neither II be hnax OF
plot, deep and just spirit OF indignation ah'naes
all the respectable Wings oi this CITY; whether they
be The leaders, or the rank aud file of The army II
il be plot the cooler part of them have always dis
claimed l;s principle and repr"band Ifs consequences
And if II lie hoax; silly and ridiculous hoax, go' up,
as j. H. p. says. between his "frend MAJOR b'anu
(h'me"f) and the object silnp To amHst ourselves ior
day or 80 with the specuations oil the press, theySK,
by what authority does any man lamper with so gave
subject, in so grave manner, though superscr'oe
the name Of J II p Was this question, on wien
man had any right TO jest; to agllae the whole c"n'
try expose The Wing pnry every where TO the 'ah.s
and attacks If It's npponents-when all THIS sy coh''
vance merely 10 amuse, 10 tickle the iaughte Of
two men in chimney corner-yiz: J. II. r an'h's
particular friend, some Major 3. Has any man leh'
10 rife with both parties, for the mere sliiy aise
mont Of himself aud his particular croney; i nj re-
specable Wings Of this city not alone IN the'r ,ei
ing Of contempt and resentment. Some oil lhe Mg
presses al other points have scathed the whole schmt
with the indignation which il deserves what sayshe
"Alexandria Gazette" IN the premises:
"THE 'ABDUCrIoS PLoT'-Some weeks ag9We
published extract Of letter from Mr.. y H. fa'
SAINTS, of Virginia, giving an account oil n Pot VIC"
he nnd few others SAID TO have concoc'e' Tor
the purpose Of abGuctng Mr. Van Buren,, had ne ave
'plot' has been the theme Of unmeasured drnuncton
every where ard our friend Of the Richmond Ehqlrer
was particularly Jealous in his declarations agai It's
enormity. il appears that the aforesaid P'""as
all HoAx; and, permit US TO add, rery Jo'.fSo"e'
without wit, and without point. MI Iieasan's s"es
out in another letter, and declares mat 'e "'oie
was u fiction concerted between himself ana amer
gentleman in Goochland county, Virginia, 10 anse
themselves for day with the specuia''ohs ONE
press When Locke, i'll New York, perpeirate'he
Moon Hoax, it called, he displayed sclce'
invention, genius, ind humor. Nheh WI ""''s
and his friend manufactured the Ahnuc.,on l'paA''
certainly exhibited not one Of these quahcaons aer
10 deceive The public or alnuse themselves 1heo
is bald naked imp"siure-to he repr'oa'eo, ahron
demuvd by every body We hope this may be 'nsi-
dcrcd of the spec uations OF the press, Wch
the object of these retired ho"Te's TO el'c't:
What says the Baltimore Clipper OF The ON |
"TuE Abduction PLoT "A letter IN the ke'ond
g, from Mr.. John n Peasants, "h" some ee"s
since gave the particulars oil pol saiu 10 hs."e"
con,rved by some twenty individuals, 10 se'ze y an
Buren, in CERTAIN contingency, pI"honncts ',"os
matter hoax, pot up bttween Mr. rleasantmd
| Major b for Their amusement. We cannot undlsnd
the morality Of such proceeding. Mir lieass o',
fixes his signature to publication containing ie'a'
of circumstances which he now AYERS To pe iaita"u
this he calls hoax. fit be, itsa hoax mat = nor
be justified by the moral portion OF The cominu"' ne
never belle we'd that such plot had existence; we
did not think it 10 be hoax OF Mr. fleasah con.
irving; on the contrary, we supposed it proba ,ha!
the letter bearing his signature was forgery, Una,
he was unfortunately suffering under ai'emn o.
mind. Children might be excusaole ior p'sy'sucn
t,icA.. but they are censurahle in persons wfave
arrived a, mature age, and especially where th'ccu
| pv conspicuous station IN society
But we leave Tie Wings to dispose OF IN own
pensman, as seems best 10 themselves. ne the'l
man, not ours. We have 'other fish to ny epea'
slr Webs,ers classic phrase) than 10 co'rtIe ca
suis,rv. or 10 reform the morals OF one OF lflgh
Priests al the Wing altar. Il
We, in like manner leave i. to the present or OF