Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13


that if carried out, and supported by you, would have
deuged this land in blood, upon the false suspicious,
too of three mpussioned partIzans. II yon are pre-
pared 10 confirm such atocous and daring principle
then be it SO We now charge such doctrine upon
your organ in Virginia. and we Will ring It IN the ears
of the public for months to come
We will argue this question of justification fur
ther but we, with great pleasure, cai your other
Wing presses TO the bar and let them bear witness
against the principles Of the madcap "Rchnond
Wing"
ave already perceive indeed, that an effort will be
made identity The Uhig party with this contemplated
abduction, and make it, body, responsible tor the
ndiscreon of few of its hot-headed and inconslderate
members Nothing of course can he unfair than
such course but have not now to learn mat many
persons who would to be guilty. in the ordinary
transactions offe of action, seem TO Get upon the
irrupt ma kim of celebrated editor III New York, ,hat
all fair in politics. Hence take occasion, tor one,
alphabetically to declare that utterly condemn Inc
avowed purpose to ubduct Mr.. Van Buren,, and that
repuate the reasoning by which that medateo Pur
pose is efended-tha should have regarded the act
the attempt, fdgrant outrage, and that, as we
condemn il now so we would have resisted It then,
had the occasion arisen for the attempt, and had ,ne
attempt been made. We overlook threats OF TINS
sort, uttered in the first moments OF disaPpoinlmeh.
and under deep conviction of outrage and traud-out
we can ardy find an excuse for their deliberate aVow
al after the passions had time to subsde, and reason
has resumed her sway. We, therefore, as one oil Inc
Whig party, declare, that, until now, we had never
heard that the purpose avowcd by Mr. Ieasanls Wae
me dated and hearing ace unequtrocdiiy condemn
u.'-LyaehLurg pirStmian
| "lt was a cruzy scheme; and The authors must oe
more crazy still! to make the disclosure We hope the SIN
will not be lad at the door oil the whole wing parry
Yet the apologists for The abduction OF Morgan ocsh'
not 10 complain ~ y. Commercial.
1--WE are glad 10 the Wing papers denouncins VI
strong terms the lcd and ,cickrd abduction plot detail
ed in our paper of yesterday. The A. ork American
describes il as absurd in its construction and SO I'M
practicable in its execution hardly to be worthy no
ice It's fatty must indttd be regarded as equal 20
[Phn. Inquirer.
Tie Boston Mercantile Journal, speaking of the
avow,l of John H. Peasants, formerly editor ni the
| Richmond Wing that plan was IN agitation IN the
Summer of lSiU abduct Mr. Van Buren,, IN case OF
his election to the Presidency says, "men VINO couia
deliberately plan an act OF tins kinu must 1e sea
block heads we'll knaves. Were II not mat WI
Peasants makes these statements over his own sigma
tnre, no one would believe thu, such design couio
ever have been entertained by persons regarded by our
laws as accountable beings We hope that the names
Of all the conspiraors will be given 10 the puoic
| But hear some Of the comments from the othei s'de
of the House. The n. York Uninn asks, Odd you
ever hear of plot insane, revolutionary such
daring outrage the freedom OF election ana Tue PEG
pies choice: Talk of Radicals Loco tncos, - par
ians' sIiuge Paws and Indomabcs. when nave
either oc these bodies or bonds conceived pho, so DIS
graceful and so certain TO terminate IN cvii war.
| The Philadephia Sentinel says: We have Teaf
of many base and proigate plans, and have nea'o u
the subsequent avowal OF some OF Them, ont We re-
collect Of none worthy of the universal e&rcraoh OF
the country as the proclaimed TO the world by the
late editor OF the Richmond Wing, the chel among the
band of the conspiratos. This SUBJECT We promise e
opposition, will undergo severe scrutiny during .ht
coming canvass for the Presidency, and VIII be one hal
will he handled without eniency and without gloves
This abduction contains dannIng revelation OF TIE
secrets Of the Wings of Richmond, which VIII ndace
the people Of this country 10 cast jealous ana wuc"'
u eve upon the party 10 which such desperate leaders
belong 1t will most assuredly sci the people " '"'A
ing"
The n Y. Morning Post denies it was hoax, ana
SAYS "howeyer the Wings desire to get rid OF the cs
urace which il fixes upon them as party, thcy VIII
no, be able TO do it, The undertaking was serious
one and as SUCH will he received and condemned ny
the American people. Had the Tribune put IN the plea
of insanity in behalf of the OF II, lis aenpt
to screen its party, would have been more plausible.
| The New York Evening Post Gays, "ihe only way
of escape for Mr. Peasants, was 10 say that the whoe
story was fasehood invented to take IN The Demo
crats;-iakng in his friends, the Wings, ecounls
for nothing Of course. The Richmond Whig,'h which
the letter appeared ia therefore put up 10 intimate
iha, il was q hoax. Let il be De borne IN nind now
ever that Mr. Peasants, himself makes no such decla-
ration tits only the Richmond Wing which gives OUT
and that n rather vague terms that The story was "a
brica,ed by MIR Peasants, an experiment upon the
creduliiy OF tie community.
Ru, The Post will discover tba, the Richm,nd Wing
now tnkcsthe bull by the horns-triesto justly what II
cannot deny-and hat in the same breath, h1es upon
itself the charge of past Of present
Justification All the efforts Of the Wing to offset lie
plo with the humbns, worse than RIDICULOUS Not
a mere question Of strange and astonishing. Phenomena
is before us, but a question o vital intees: 10 'e
peace and prosperity of the whole country No afu
odsing-no appeal 10 silly hnElbug, can "thfo" ou
the fluid, from its donbngs or its own avowals'
The Wing has brought up again the humang, by way
of making diversion from the Pleasants Correspond
ence, and makes personal attack upon ourse',' ann
upon the consequences of Aiesmersm. tie ~ pleased
TO saw that the Editor of The Enquirer has "iaed 10
purge eff the many gross impurities OF ls character.
If he insists being dupc, and pPrsevens IN mann
tanning doctrine which if established, would invite
TO every immortality and supply the ready means IL" lis
easy execution, bad hoped that he woud acquire 10
some extent the attributes of fairness and cando Dut
not so-the luid possesses no capacity Tor Inpat,ne
those virtues
II is fact, that We believe what we have seen in
the experiments made under the most Advantageous
circumstances where there poss bIity oil mum
bug or collision. Yet, us we said originally, We 90
not ex2ect any Ia believe who has not seen lot
himself But will not 90 40 far as the Democrauc
Review, and predict that the day mar come, wheh
those who "reman content in the sluEbsr oil tneir o"
copcet will "wake UP TO find themselves op]ec's o.
rdicue while the general intelligence about them has
been making silent progress, and that they WIFI oe'
serve to be "laughins stocks
The attempt to argue away any belief in mesne!ism
because it may be attended with immoral consequences,
is preposerous Tor rs Burke defined that word on Inc
trial of Warren Hastings it is putting the cart 0Jore
the horse 1t is to that there can be no such
law of Nature, because may lead to petnci'ns results
But no are that presume set bounds to the troV
dence or power of the Dey' How can we attemptat
this moment grasp MI The consequences winch may
arise from its establishment, hoy much oil veal or now
much Of woe' This habit ofdenyIng some oil the laws
of Nature because they enid to be IN opPositn 10
Religion the good Of species, almost as old as
Science itself The records of the human race swarm
with such illustrations. Calico was arra,gned before
the Inqusition, for contendng that The Earth moved
round the Sum- he fooishly sad to nave nm
nousy denied the Miracle of Joshua The records of his
iory indeed abound with such examples Even gunpow-
der was denounced first for the mischeis 1t might ac
comps yet no invention hes ever so much aor'dgea
the ravages and the horrors owa Are we to Danish phy
scians themselves from the community, because they