Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-22
RICHMOND WING.
FRIDAY MORNING.. APRIL IA.
MONEY OR NO MONEY1v

| Ahe scu Stylcu democracy arc uougtns TINS Ques-
ton wherever they can. We learn from the Peters.
burg lntellgencer, that the Loco candidate in Din
| widdie has come out for the money The Lynch.
burg VIrginlan says the Loco candidates in Pittsy-
vans, take one the sde and the other the other
side of the question, and they hunt not in couples
but one electioneers in part of the county, and
the other in different part IL is the Same in Buck.
ingham. There the Democracy are attempting that
feat, impraclcable even 10 -hunters-of riding
both sides Of the s,ping. One will take the mo-
ney, notwithstanding the corruption of public mo-
rals-ihe other cannot screw his conscience up TO
the sticking point He is Diamond Edition" OF
Captain Tyer-so far as conscience is concerned
In Monongalia and Harrison, and generally through
out the West-we observe that the Locos arc en-
deavouring to save themselves, Ivy avowng their
adherence of the folly of the LoooCoeo Senate in
refusing the money, and their readiness TO take it.
altho' Mcssrs Richie 4 Co. say the receiver OF
stolen goods is rs bad as the thief" These are good
signs They disclose distraction in the ranks Of the
SpOilsmen-Thev prove that all Of that party are
not hopelessly infatuated. That all ore not pre-.
pared to swear by the moral code OF Messrs Shnr,
MeNuilen & CO.. and for the sake OF an abstraction,
deprive the State oftho mos, substantial blessing in
their power to bestow. They prove more. They
demonstrate, in language not to be mistaken-(for
when did demagogue fail to chino in with the
popular cry or when did Loco embrace a Wing
doctrine, except to curry favour with the people y
that tho people arc in favour Of re ceivns their own
moncy-and that they will never relioquish their
hold upon this great measure OF JUSTICE TO
THE STATES. 1t is in this aspect, that these
signs most important. They tell us that the
people arc tsht-that they have lost their com
mon sense, nor become converts to the abstrac, mo-
rtles OF thc purisls -under covee (which, picking
and stealing are pgaetised and encouraged. They
all 30 for the Distribution Law by which the State.
will come by their dues-by which direct taxes will
be diminished, and 10y which prolific source Of cor
rnp,ion will &c diverted from the Federal Trcasu-
ry.
Wla;cve. may be the result OF the elections in
regard TO other ques,ions-n is now positively Ger
tain, that a majority in favour Of rec Giving the
uey (os who profess TO lie in favour of ) must be
elected. There are not enough candidates in the
field the other side, to make a majority, If : n
are elected. This speaks volumes. Blu, it may be,
aud wo think it very likely that it is so, that some
have proftSsei a willingness to receive the money,
10 dupe the people and secure an election. We
get TO Richmond and subj ecied to the lash ofth-
Junto-they will bolt, unless they are firmly plant
cd in the faith. IL was the case last winter and will
be so again. Il is a cardinal point with that
broken down concern, that the State shall not reap
the benefit of this money. Whatever Of honour or
consistency they have, is staked on this point.
They made up the issue themselves, and cannot
shrink from It. They have proclaimed, that TO
touch this fund is the thing receiving stolen
An impossible barrier, therefore, is
erected, between them and this fund; and 10 humour
their mawksh afiectation OF honesty, the people
10 be deprived, through all time, Of their riches;
inheritance. lie; the people beware how they |
trus, JlliO man, who prefssses TO be favourable 10
the reception OF the Land Money-He will make
promises only to deceive.
But wheIher by fair or foul means, the State is
deprived of her quota this year-defeat will bring
with it no dependency the advocates Of this wise
and benehcent measure. From day to day, and
rom year TO year, the fight win he renewed, until
JUSTICE Is dore to the STATES-untl this
Fund, now employed by the Federal Government
Tor purposes OF corruption, is wres,ed from it, and
its rightful owners, that il may spread
abroad among the People the blessings OF know.
ledge uni plenty. Looking to ultimate party sue
cess. in the great struggle ahead, we are pleased at
the faulty Of adversares, IN keeping this ques
ton pgiiaed, and preventing its final settlement.
We desire no better issue for the next Presidential
Election, than this great measure OF State Rights
Common sense and Common Honesty and we
pGedict, with perfect conviction Of its iru,h-ihat
i Locofoeoism, with its Federal sympathies and
propenstes persists until that time
in Withholding from the States this bare Of
jus,ice-it and all its adheren,s will meet bitterer
tate than they did in 1910.