Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-06
TUESDAY, SEPT. q, 1872.


-rICuMoN0. TUESDAY. SEPT. 6. Ist2.
rss N,n. osee- Ruptnc-iie fa.r'o'is Wig Farty.
rb y WhIs OF yesterdav-the kidnapping and
n, orcsn OF the Wings, attempts 10 QUIZ the Pub
- n new style. II now claims tor the Universal
Mig Party .'the reputation Tor more pafroitSm ana
f-es,ed independence than has fallen to the lot OF
,.,,tv IN This country, since the Tea was thrown
A' sh1s,d =, Boston These ''fne words, my lord
,bey true -? Patriotism! Disinterestedness !
Ia,o,enisnce Can tins qui-:ing gentleman be SIN
care o. is lie trying 10 qu'z the country again And
- =, shadow of foundation does the Richmond
Vino urge tbs bold pretenslon Let Us see, and then
j-s line assertion by the facts. WHAT'S the assertion?
ia. :, IS N the Wig chaste and courteous lam
euage.
,o, N l>iO-ii every where asserted By our adj
-s,r,.s tha, the Wings only opposed Mr.. Van Bnren
+ s,nsl 10 subv.rt his Administration 10 Obtain the
so, of Office 10. themselves Their late conduct and
,csaat ooson consulate proud practical rriutaon
=, Tins base calun3v upon their motives. They sue
..sJsd,n tina, contest They had The misfortune, in one
I,,.tnon,h 10 lose their Chief, on whom they manly
,ed 10 carry out their principles, and perfect wise
and comprehensive system for the reet OF the people
mad the preservation Of the public liberty. General
Harrison alternate ard successor proved traitor TO
o. cause winch he stood solcmniy pledged, before
the coan,rv and the world No sooner was he Installed
than he BEGAN 10 about him for the means 10 per
vert The rrea; ciy revolution which the people had
sbeyrd ,or their good, in subservlency 10 ms own
stishnesS
III the Wings had been the mercenary Dsghet'ies
which their opponents represented them to be, they
would have followed ard harked on Mr.. Tyler in his
chase of prolgaie ambition. They would, oy ihat
means have reaped all the Offices the gilt OF The fx-
,cut,ye Bot they disdaned the ihough,-they voiun.
tarly relnGuished all claim 10 Offices which they had
earned and which theirs by the verdict OF the peo
pe and turned their backs upon the recreant President
when he turned his back upon Wing principles. we
mi tn n
nlerestedn-ss where in their acngs ana ooihgs,
s,nce they became party
Now, what are the FACTS Is it not notorious to
the whole country, that such voraciy OF office was
displayed by any party, as Just before the 'nan
ourston OF General Harrison, and within the zone
br- month afterwards Did not The hotels OF w ash
Inrton swarm with The greedy multitude Did not
The honest Wings themselves confess their DISCUS, and
shame, q, the spectacle which they witnessed IN her
streets at the doors of The White House, and within
the White House itself Was not General Harrison
tsset, every way, by the infatuated crowd, who
rushed into s presence and would scarcely allow hun
none nj 10 his friends, without being moes'ed by
the petitions Of the Wings who locked from all parts OF
the Union TO tie Capital We speak OF facts, which
are known 10 ,housa nds OF Wings, scattered over
The Union, and to every Wing who happened to be in
rhe civ 4, that moment. Did not the old General,
uran che occasion, when his extensive room was tied
wl,h the greedy expectan;s, beg them TO wait, and
wished TO postpone the reception OF their papers, IN
mat iOrulbNt uCUg p.eNatitC upon ny one applicant,
impuden than The rest, 10 take his papers, was
then forced 10 fill his hands and his pockets, until
the Marshal Of the District offered to assis; him,
led his hands and pockets and then was actually
forced to appeal TO the crowd for mercy. and al
las, 10 drive them from the room : Was not al
most every village in the Union excited by the get
ting up Of petitions and signatures for The small
Office IL We go further and say, IT was the OPT.
mon Of many intelligent persons, Wings and oil, that
Gen Harrison was almost worn out BY these numerous
teasing APPLICATIONS and that they contributed to
exhaust him and bring HIM 10 his grave; Did he nui
make complaint of these incessant applicants to MIR
Profit no has stated it publicly in letter 10 Ph'la
drpha' Dad not MIR. Granger, OF his officers de-
Glaze iately the II. of r that whilst he remained in
the General Post Office, he had removed eco Post
masters and intended 10 remove 5000 more-and yet
to be told, that never there patriotic
aud dlsn;er-sted pariy-as this famous Wing party
But The chace did not end with the death Of Genera
HARRISON. They prosecuted Captain Tyler. Us they
hsd done MS predecessor. lie was eased by letters
and by personal applications, and many removals were
made and many applicants succeeded, until dssaiis
fed with the Wing party, and disguised with their
rage for prescription and o, Office huntng, lie changed
tie system Of Administration, and refused 10 crafty
their lust Of Office Some still continued the hunt,
saj ludoueG their prime pies for posts Ihey did not
"dstnn the thought they did not "volun,ar'ly re
rqu.sh all clam 10 Office but they appeared 10 mo-
G:y their opinions and Succuu5 10 the views of the
Administration. Others no though they were eager
l. OBTAIN the "oaves and hstes suspected they cnud
profit by tie small lottery, and obtain The few that
gwen away; ard they ceased to press their claims
There others again. who, Tor very shame, could
not tara a2osatss and some, are free 20 say, who
lad much spirit 10 sacrifice their principles for OF
fee.
Bu', that the r Wing, in the face of these notorious
ac!s should venture 10 claim for the "Whig party
"ao,e PATRIOTISM and dsinteresied independence than
had fallen the lot Of any party this country
hambug whici could be capable Of perpelratns
as he K Wing itself 1t of keeping with the other
haG.5ugs, which the GIVING party employed TO get into
po:er $40 their log cabins aud hard cider and coon
SKINS, 10 supply The place of manly declaration OF
principles Never was character lily applied
tina, claimed for his party by the II. Wing ofyeser
day Never was power more badly obtained, or more
grossly abusedand the lust of office which ragged .:
tie ofheir Administration, is one OF the
strongest EVIDENCES of their disposition to abuse the
power, which they had so improperly acquired