Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-21
IoMNEr. April7.
COM NUN CATION
TO J. B. THORNTON.

- - ~" iAOhNN Wv.
"a Clay Wing" has seen your address TO YOU,
constituents of the 10th March, the principal Oh
ject Of which, seems TO be to excuse yourself fol
having voted on both sides Of the question to re
ceve Virginia's proportion of the proceeds of the
sales Of the Public lands. on which question YOU
again exhibit your propensity to hold with the hare
ami run with the hounds.
You are opposed TO the Distribution LAWS il
because you believe il unconstitutional or do
you believe, as did Senator Tod, that it would have
tendency TO cOrrup, the public morals7
If tho former be your objection. Won have bssn
guilty Of an objectionable sin, in having voted for
= proposition vIolative Of that sacred Instrument
u the latter, you acknowledge an abandonment Of
that spirit which is indispensable condition NJ
moral goodness, which should have actuated YOU in
the discharge Of the responsible duties of Senator
and OF the highest conceivable Importance TO the
community.
In your address, you pledge yourself "to prove
20 all whose gaod opinion worth preserving u M
the charge made by IA Clay Whir"that "our Re.
pfeseniai'ves mad succeeded by professions Of Wing
principles before elections but to bcray the trusts
bestowed by too confding constituency, TO be
destitute Of foundation IN truth"
You can but acknowledge that you acted with
the Wings during the long and arduous war which
they wlged against Won Buren's administrator
Bank canddate) with a zeal which won for hin, the
support Of the Wing parry IN your District. bv
whom you were elected.
Will you plead ignoraoce Of the policy by which
u 'rtson and the wing party proposed to admins
ter the Government or were you carried along. uu.
able to resist the overwhelming H,od.tds which
carried almost all before IL
These questions can be best solved by yourself
But did you not believe, during your Jealous SUP.
port oi that venerable patriot, that If elected he
|fHHHHN NHa
=. as tho Wing party generally believed, and main.
tanned, The country needed, and thst he would also
sign the Distribution Bil7
The former, the most important 10 the eouotrv
~ my estimation, We have been deprived Of by his
unfortunate demise. Admitting this have MT Won,
Wing constituents just cause for the charge by "a
Clay WbigP ! care not grot about your on.
mons On the Bank question, as you will not proba
ny be placed m n situation during your term of
sef1i'e winch will require your ncion in relation IA
sueh an institution IN the remOtest degree My Oh.
lect H 10 exhibit your course prior and gul,eenuet
20 your election IN that true and candid Ig6t bv
winch ii mnY be clearly seen tina. "a change has
como over the spirit Of your dream"
various reasons may 10 assigned for this change
nnt VIII not 1t This time, suggest any other thnn
the influence which ~ suffered 70 he exercised over
you ~ one WIZ may boz appropriately called your
twin brother IN politics.
W. nl' know very we'll that mutual regard terde
strongly 90 assimilation Of taste, opinion, and prin
cPfi NJ Two drops Of water on the smooth surface
OF Ieol unite into one; ond ne bodies uniting IN
space may ncquire 1 common motion, you have
been graVhiins freely TO common centre In 10
hLlcs, " may uc allowed 50 20 speak.
Inst your brother chip has succeeded, Nv the
oO'efvance Of this central position, 50 iar am froe
10 admit but that % will continue 10 he 10, can.
not believe, and would, therefore, advise you land
nope you will take % IN the spirit Of friendship
WINE you have space md opportunity afforded 10
le'Ve WIS GENITAL position from which you have been
20 m'Hy shooiing ln opposite extremes, nnd unite
nsa'n "iih o1r old md well-tried friends who have
- generously sust1ined YOU, and MI will DO we'll:
othef"ise' you may find "Clay Wings" trouble
so'ne customer, should you again inspire 10 a scat
~ The Senate Of Virginia.
a CONSTITUENT,
ALIAS A CLI Wmo.
April ~, ~.