Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-05
RICH MO ID:
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. JANUARY =
LoeeJoeo Dis,,,,;os,


In nllusion to the discord said n r.,
among tho Locofoco leaders, the Enou;r.r ~. :. :
following: "''
ave mean ITO stick together and no, n a;.,,.
about our Presidential candidate "W, - $40
quite soft enough for that!" IL will he tim, ,non.h
r u' W MINK OF that question at the close of IS n
enu 10 e"', nominating Convention in the Sprin9
Nm, n,.,,., ~ 'ne mean time, we have most import.
nnl matters 10 engage our attention. We have the
great principles OF the old Republican n,r,v IN 70
establish We have the infamous bumbuscerv or
Io'o' and the mischevous measures of the E,,rn
,hs ~ Ieii' to undo. We are nssn to set up
inc land marks Of '9S-'99 We have to Nv tina,
lus'rous hig. under which oil true States, Ri,h,,,
ncpuoIcans are to rally. We have To run nh.
broad limo between Republican,sm and Federalism.
a"u 10 run u deep. Wo! to that man. whoever he
may De, who will at such a iuncture turn as;J,
rom the paths of DUTY. TO n,lnI.c b;s own ,n,L;
.'ous aspirations, and To press his own scltih pre-.
.enslohs upon the country.-we can have no such
SSPn'n. among us.-Prudcncc would restrain him,
" pheip'e u'd not. The man who now loses sight
,;. !" oruer TO save tho principles Of tho Con-
sttu'on, Is in the best condition for serving bis
country as well as for rcapng the ultimate reward
OF ms own disntefcstedness"
we mad known nothing of the jealousy and
heart-ourn'ng, which exist among certain Of tho
great men Of the Democracy, we should b,v, cath.
cred new light from the foregoing. "Wo, to tina,
man. whoever he may be, who will at such i,nc.
'ute turn aside from the paths of du,y.nSc. Sp.b
vehement admonitons are not wont TO emono,c FROM,
'"e oracle OF the Junto without meaning, They
invariably Indicate the very events so earnestly de-
p'ec''ed Any one who has observed closely tho
'ae"es Of the Clique, will understand them. Som,
'"e mas advised the Citizen that some aspirant or
''he' Is pressing his own selfish pretcnsion, !"
~"hont having frs, solicited permission from him.
ITO mas PROBABLY heard, that the live ard KICKING
poI''e'ans now upon the stage, are no, disposed 10
ue'er 70 the claims of such defunct politicians as Mr.
van buren that Mr. Calhoun. or Mr. Rucb,,,,
OF MIR Benton-one all, think thew b,v. rx,;.a
too long already, and that the K;,do,hoo,. Dill,
pher having had his turn, thcy have r;,h,
Claim theirs. Possibly il has been ;n,;m,,., '"
'Oo' '"a' each oil these distinguished gentlemen re-
s" '"o o'her with no very kind feelings-that ancb
Oo"' upon 'he other as rival, and is plotting and
intriguing 10 undermine him. There is pOs,ibilirv
'""' ne has heard something of this-we would
ho' ne understood us affirming that the fac, !. so
oy no means! We would, nevertheless. stake Iorco
ouos' mat The Citizen has heard what we have in.
uma'cd, and that he believes it.
But touching the mighty labors which tho ci,;-.r
mas IN hand at present, and which will ers,,o II.
MS thoughts until the spring of Is4i-tb,t ;s ,ha
establishment of tho great PRINCIPLES of ,es 90
auu running deep limo between Republicanism
ana federnism-we have a question or two n M,
10 MS citizenship. What was he doine du,;n, ,ho
twelve years of Jackson and Van Buren,. thu, bo ala
not re-esabI'sh these great prnciples2 He and hi,
party were then IN the ascendant in the Federal md
state GoVernmen,s-as they omitted TO nerfo,m
'"'s patriotic task then, what assurance have VIC
mat they will not neglect it again7 Bywho, mean,
does he propose the rc-cs,abli,hment of IN. c,o,,
pnncIpes' BY another Proclamation By ono,h.r
+ orce b''f by more Pocket ve,oes1 By another
Sub treasury The State Rights RenuhI;cor.
would IKE to be enlightened on these points. On
which side of the dividing line between Federalism
and Republicanism, does he intend IN ,h,o,v A..
Tyler and MIR webs,,r7 They must both 40 |
,osether-'hey cannot be separated. Where will
MIR Buchanan fall, who, some years MOO did no,
have drop of Democratic blood in his veins, We
'Pprehend the old gentleman will have vcrv
crooked line to run; and he does not exne.ero,s |
when he asserts that his labors are immense,