Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-28
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER rs, ,s.s.

which has his pleasure edy and instruct his rec.
dcrsi What this purpose confess be enigma
only myself, but every whom have heard
opinion the subject That there is deep
purpose hidden beneath it, at all acquainted with
the deep laid schemes and willy policy of the day. for
one moment doubt; and il behooyes you alike
public information and opinion, unmask batteries
ana showing your coors, exhibit To the world what
| your plans and purposes
That these have been drawn forth from the dust
in which they have reosed for nearly eleven years for the
purpose OF either party advancement general utility
ground which will suppose be either denied sought
TO be controversial and yet cunnngy has the intention
been masked by pecious verbage and asute
that friends and foes alike undecided whether their pub
LEGATION spontaneous tribute admiration brought
recently fully before the public eye, deep,
sabn the dark upon whose present elevation has
You that he may be feared now or III time to come
II tribute his oraiorcal cloquence-f intended
herald TO the public notice his rich mental power the lin
quail melody of his polished dcton, his shining imagery,
and ms argumenaive reasoning why has the present
mode been thought fit perform ,hat dutyl Does the
speech from which these extracts drawn present these
excecncies forcby than other which he has de-
liveredthsn would il not have led directly the de-
sired end have printed the speech enel Ii be OBJ
ected thats length prccluded its admission your
lunlns. But If II supposed capable of producing
advantageous results would they have warranted
entire insertion, particularly this period there
10 he something OF doarth of interesting newspaper mat
teri Buff these advantages be expected from
il, and the hef laudatoy, half condemna,oy manner in
which treated in your editorials the opinion
that YOU believe would what should there be
for it, insertion at all, especially the
garbled from different portions, where the avowo of abo-
clearly expressed and strenuousy advocated;
principles and whcht would require nodeep glance
into the humor of the South and particularly of Virginia.
| TO sec were peculiarly Objectionable and ofiensivel
Why, too if the intention laud Mr. Med the
extracts in your papers OF 2lsi and 22nd inst placed in
such close uxtaposon with articles tending excite the
feelings and nfamo the passions OF people upon this
same vexaticus subject of aboiionl
But every thing goes show that this your
on and that Mr.. Mcdowell is held before the people
friendly light and the praise poured forth upon him,
thus freely lavished that the blow may be and deeper
In instance is the honey unmnged with gall, and the
compliment 10 his is followed by remark OF
such doubtful meaning that IL but be construed into
sarcasm This suspicion gains the ground from the
open acknoed made that your euloges intended
10 be d weapons ward off all suspicion of being
actuatad by any considerations of personal political
character, in any commentary which you may here
after make upon Mr. Med. and his election Governor.
| If you intend make attack upon Mr. Med whynoi
boldly out and proclaim the you intend wagel
Why not plain manly terms that the election
does views, and bring forces fairly into
the field showing the world the your opposition
and the justice of those causesl Does best become the
leading Wing paper in the State advocate its opinions
frankly and tearessly trusting skulk be-
hind its unway enemy and deal unfair blow in the dark
These may be strong and perhaps harsh terms but ask
you, does attempt pre-occupy and foresa public
opinion, before YOU come out and commit YOURSELF lay
open nputauon OF that nature, imputation from
which the skirts OF every honest politician should be clearl
And does it that this attack is intended AT this
time there i upon question division between the
North and the South, between the slavohoding and
avehodinp States division which il in itself contest
nn s,tct which coming closely home TO almost every
ndvidla South of the Potomac Inns naturally bepo,ten
bitter and acrimonious feelings of the section Of the
country against the other, both the relations OF individuals
and States Arc branded with the opprobrous
ephets which the malice and anaticsm of northern
brethren heap upon usi And do recognise in
them ready any time and any sacrifice rob us of
property, denying tic redress of justice and law
for its recovery Have been compelled a State
10 bring Legislative action into play and defend ourselves
against their machnaions by that principle of retaliation
which necessity alone authorized Are we not as nd
and
OF all this the prevalence of abolition principles in the
NORTH Is the very of abolition, with good cause
hateful in ears and Is not he who is branded with its
namo regarded with adherence and deiesation by every
Southronl Do all fear that this is the wedge by
which the Union is to be sundered and fearing this, do
not link the name OF aboltonst, with that OF traitor his
country and hold 10 be synOnymc with all that il vile
| and dishonorable'
These are facts evident and undoubtod az the light of
/ day, and yet you holding up Mr. Mcdowell as
having entertained IN 1892, and protesting your belief that
he still holds, these damnng opinions in their
equvocnl and avOwed complexion. What is the intention
Of oil 'his, but present him open and avowed Abo.
lons and such entertaining and avowing opinions
directly opposed best interests, and initiating
against our most dearly cherished rights You present
him candidate for the odium and detesaton of the
people whom Inc Is govern, butt against which the
whole South should level their indignuon traitor to
his eowmen, the South and tire Union, holding posi-
ton which these opinions would permit honorable man
| to retain and Of being Southron in birth alone.
These arc grave charges to alcge against Southrou
and the Governor Of slave-holdng State. And what
are they based Upon the speech made by Mr.. Med.
IN 1882, when the fostering Of Northern Fanntcism
had been FELT here, and when circumstances gave
free rein expression Of opinions Of that nature without
improperly danger. Was he alone IN the maintain.
ance Of these views This inference would be drawn
from the notice Of his speech alone. But tits of
notoety that this is far from being the case, and If
~ does play unusually false only did many
members Of beth parties express the views, but
found them endorsed by the Richmond Enquirer Aye,
and what stranger still, the Richmond Wing avowed
that for the first time during iis existence, could go
heart and hand with Citizen Richie.
II the Richmond Wing, prding itself upon It's consis.
tency, could have experienced great revolution in its
opinion upon this question, why may Mr. Med. have
changed hkewisel Why may not he in 80 have ad.
vocated Abolition principles, and in 40 oppose them ?
other
Has the Editor Of the Wing considered the danger which
may grow out Of the step he has taken Will II not be
potent weapon in the hands Of the Northern Fanatics,
and will they III VIII they not believe, from what
has been already published that they have ally in the
person Of the Governor Of Virginia and will this be.
lief improper though tmay be, prompt them TO still creator
eXerOns ia their unhalowed purpose Mischief has been
done by these publications, and the only way in which il
be wardcd of, will be by candid and fair exposition
Of tho meaning and purposes which gave them place in
your columns
II may not perhaps be improper hero, that am
neither personal friend Of Mr.. Mcdowell, do en-
terrain the same political views but am ncuacd solely by
desire you ojusiice TO him and 10 yourself.
II.
EprroRnL CoNNESr.
The manifest agony Of "H" necessary inform
NJ Of the Autteng which the from Mr. McDowes
speech had produced among the wounded pigeons We
saw that every shot had takon effect But have commit
ted an objectionable SIM and outraged oil the laws Of chva
~ in fighting from behind masked batteries and declaring
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