Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-02
BALriMoRE, Feb. 7, Is4l. N'O"'
The Enquirer and its Ds@Oetalie Co.osiafo,
TME CoMnAr Drrern.t

tbs CoMBAr DErrrssi
The Enquirer "eondssesnds" to notice Mr. E,sL
IN very bitter article of column and half and
attempts TO crush tho bold aud fearless ch,mpion q,
UNIVERSAL equality. "Mr Fisk (il says) is one of
your regular slang wa,ngers, who attack YOU bv IL;
noera' 'nsnuaion, anj most ungenerous suspicion"
IL Then proceeds to ga Mr. Fisk for finding fault
win The proceedings of Convention, and yindi.
cafes Mr. kltehe from tn, barge OF being the even.
eran'e oonds-man OF the nks" and the Enouirer
IRON beng the "pensoncd organ of rotten corpora-
IONS In this connexior with many bitter AMI
mauSersions, we are treat TO regular history of
the Editors dealings with the banks. Then follow,
a "ell swoop" at Mr. Theophas Fisk as fol.
lows:
This decorous Editor 'hlppens 10 know. thu ,,bs
PouP'e are beginning 10 give him tusl tangible and
eN'cenco OF their dsapptobation i'm It'll
u'a"ius from him lusI therSuppor,." This state
'heh' we deny cmphaIcally. The ENQUIRER was
never IN more furnishing condition than M ma.
sem; we are above prying into the secrets of our
neiShoor, and shall not hbrcate assertions. whsn
we can know nothing. The Editor has INDUCED
ms readers with letter from Jefferson county in
whlch we are charged as being ".ecrean,r and I'm.
worthy Editor lauded to the skies We have n
ule 100 much delic'cy and pride to be paratins our
gums IN our own paper, or we might strong
reout his evidence. But have recently rcc.;ysd
letter from one OF the purest and nblest II ennLIi
cans oi Va. from which we shall max, I'm ,,tr,c,
Tor the benefit of Mr. Fisk. He is so fond of such
T9o' ,pat we shall no give him full dose Of il
tie (fisk) IS utterly worthless as n man and noii
tiei1n' being utterly opposed TO all our Sou,be,,
ieeInss anu preludlces, and may add, interests
TOT nc amused our Commercial Convention ;ust IA
$3.50; say nc mas abused our late Republican Con.
'ehuon, and rcvilcd Mr. Van Buren, because no %,
MS race ag INST cherishng Mckenzie and his crew,
~ tner efforts TO cmbToil this country with Cre,,
b"i'h' You know he preferred the bases, charges
ol corruption against MIR Van Buren, in his "Buhhla
Burst and is IN uuth-(we forbear the exptesson
winch our correspondent employs.) He il a GOOD
mister OF slang, but no politician in any honorable
sense oil the term" This is from a Republican WHO
mas closely watched the totuous course of this Ed.
tor and whose strong right arm it were best ior MIR
+. TO avoid"
These be very bitter words, vas Nym would
say II what MIR Fisk said Of MIR Richie were
placed side by side with what is here said by MIR
Ni'ch'e OF MIR Fisk-it were undenable that these
two organs Of the Democracy constitute very
lovely couple!
As VIC have copied the foregoing harsh s,rc,uro
upon Mr. Fisk it is but an nc, Of Justice 70
OF the paragraphs, which provoked it.
From Fisk's Journal.
Ever since we forced MIR Ritcb;. into ,L
treasury traces by issuing proposnis r., s we
,'"'h'on 20 the city Of Richmond we have had
'nrhInS suspicion that he looked upon ne Viii an
eva eye. TINS has been manifested by thousand
trheS IN themselves Of no possible consor,,a,s
but still serving 10 show the feelirrs ,bst coiJ ~,
% wei disguised. striking instance of This sor,
occurs 10 Tue mind at this moment Preyions q, a.,
meeting OF the Democratic Convention winch az.
semo.ed IN this City at the commencement or RI.
late Pes dental canvas, We stated Nh. a. ~ e
cheap democratic pnper at Richmond 10 coun,er,ct
."e inhuence OF the leoman then lust commenced
IN ms CITY; we consulted with one of the Senator'S
ih congress from Va. and with number oc tho NJ
heDTeSgnfa 4 % Ir,,, 49,. c..
he plan Their hearty Appreciation We tben Woo
~ prominent member of the Virginia Senate now
representative IN Congress, to lay the s1hi,ct
oe'ote 'he members of,he Legislaiure-he did so.
ma inc preliminary arrangements were M conclud
CO.. when the Convention met the mater vy,s i,iJ
oetofc 1.-THE plan approved and LARGE volunt,.
~ contribution lmmed lately raised 10 csrrv !; i,,o
vNee,s'u' operation; all our friends COM ibuting
IUefai'y, wih the understanding that it waste he
paced NJ our disposal. a cunning move w,.n mad,
" pace inc whole matter under the superioierd
ancc OF n Richmond Committee and tho r,one, AMI
paper were gwen To Mr. Ritehic-Wo had the plea.
sure at beating the bush, while the Editor NJ m.
Enquirer caught the bird. We mention This NO,
oy way OF complaint, but TO show the public what
we nave TO expect from the tender mercies Of The
e'q"e VINO control the Richmond Enquirer.
WANTED.
we very much want 10 know whether IN. Editor
OF the Enquirer computed the amount ~ he ;n
Heo.saness TO the Bank Of VTginia-princpal and
in'e'est-immediately before. or Immediately aftsr
writing his abusive and denunciatory attack on tbis
press: There IS such excess Of Democratic
principle and deficit Of personal interest, in his
aesou',' o' US mat we suspect he must have had
some data on which to found it, PRINCIPAL, Rus
interest," m'nus-'yas that III Or does he nay bank
interest," 10y deienc ng party principle 10.
Inc Enquirer, in - disinterestcd (3) defencs of
the Bank of Virginia ent,fes the in;eIest, Of tbot
E1Ssn1ktuP-shavlng she with the principles Of the
81 c',"e nlShts SCHOOL, and recognises the ghost
n IN N IIur
rs inc "eonsecraled ban ." of the great RepubIi-
can party. The Bank 'geman cannot with his
PoPu trumpet call US to iy for the defence Of such
Standard It's masters "nst offer more than it cost
TO buy his principles, at nav in sometbing be,,er