Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-15
RICHMOND. FEnnrAnv isth, is4S.


Gle your paper Of this morning. headed 1.-The Geuyman
DER. in which, after expressing hopes that the Senate
Virginia will modify what you pleased to style "Ths
Shameless Bill Of the House." you reeord your astonsh
that some Wings OF the House-Mr. Smith, OF Ham
son, Mr.. Parks, of kSnawha. Mr. Brosdu- OF CupePer
Mr.. Taylor of Norfolk Borough Mr.. Watts Of Norfolk
County, among hcm-shoud have accorded their sanction
infamous b-a bill that they consider infamous in
Of its resusbeeause their districts favorably
adjusted they had hoped from this INSCRIPTIONS Legsls
ture-and concluded; "ro Colonel Voolfolk, to Mr.. Me-
Mullen, and others look Virginia from the dis
grace OF arranging her representation in Congress,
most ceealy sirangle the voice ct nearly half OF
her pcople"-Why the particular mentioned should
have been mentioned, and why the of other Wing
gentlemen should have been summary disposed Of among
''somo OF the Wings OF the House" the
of your paragraph, and "among them conclusion
will pretend to inquirc.-Ccrainy do not consider
ourselves distinguished gentlemen of the whig party
in Nrgnia-nor the vrtuous gentlemen omitted, the least
respectable portion OF the Wing Delegates of Virginia You
perhaps do know them. their private worth their public
usefulness, their deserved honorable reputation. Fortunate.
~ for them, perhaps for us, others do.
The article of to-day, preceded by one in your pa
OF Saturday also headed rhe
and New York., IN which, urging your swami OF om
express views OF what style the audacous
rymanderng OF Virginia effected by the bill the House
operation, which YOU intimate, twill hand down its au
thors ready and prepared do the drtes party
Thcre be infamous work. than deprive for
transient purposes half OF Virginia of rcpresc
There can be work more anti-repubican abhorcn
Ia equality, than dsrsnchiSe half a people, consiIn
the party objects OF the day. He who would
do undersandngy, would cheat deaud his neighbOr
privately To disiranchse the people OF this country pre-
meda'cdy, wtuly knowingly, and with set purpose -
robbery OF the deepest dye We of the strength
OF the terms use, and them being thus aware
No look this the Bedford district, and in his
heart not confess that the language short OF what
due the base and proclaimed design of suppressing
the voice OF the people There be the eyes Re-
publcanism, offence heinous objectionable
This vile scheme will put down Loco Focosm in Virginia
But more anon"
This las, expression perhaps, refers the Wing gentle
men who voted for the passage OF the bntimatng pos
siby that having already disposed ot the authors OF
bill, which would hand them down ready and pre-
pared do the drest party work for the lowest party
Notwithstanding farther, that there be work
more an-Republican Sbhorreni To equality than dis
franchise half people the party objects of
the day-whch, OF cannot suppose intended
US, who constitute portion OF the Wing party, in
minority OF 81 In the assembly OF Virgins. Gentle
men, who the Delegates the entire people of
the Commonwealth-Se must believe say that YOU do
refer ushough you do express the opinion thatthe
gentleman who would understandingly for bill of the
character which you suppose this has would chea,
defrsud his neighbour moreover OF
ROBBERY OF the deepest dye fully state OF the
strength the You use, and employing them being
thus aware Perhaps however II was scarce worth your
WHILE yourself for another shot the Wing gen.
temen who voted for the bill for in the column OF your
Immediately ADJOINING the aruce referred
display only the OF those YOU deem the vile
thOT who for party objects merely have effected aras
they could what style robbery OF the deepest dye and
hold be capable OF cheating and dfraudEg their neigh.
bours might be done quietly in some twilight; corner;
but the OF the Wing gentlemen also who voted
for the bill on it, passage, viz Mr. Moore, Of Cabe and
Wayne, Mr. Broadus, Mr.. Smith, Of Harrison, Mr.. Bow
den, Mr.. Parks, M Miller, Mr.. Taylor, Mr. Watts Mr..
Cntz, Mr.. Boiling, and Mr.. Dey.
The names Of the sensible and estmable gentlemen,
Mr. Moore, Of Caben & Wayne Mr.. Miller, OF Mason
T,rE NJ Go 81 NJ r,Fp
Asd Mr. Dey, OF Princess Ann do appear in your
Gle OF this morning. They included in the som, Of
the"-of course they must deem this mouihed compi
ment.
We confess sir We feel not called upon in any very
especial manner, defend ourselves from your
for the sake of these at home They will hardly I'VE pre-
believe that absence OF 90 davs has made
different men, from those they knew whore they elected
them. Nor, indeed, suppose that in regard
OF for the first time brought before the public
ho' certainly the inst time supposed by any
either grand petty !arcenyor win regard any
those named than OF those unnamed the article
OF oday-thcre i the slightest apprehend,
shall be iaed and ieathered, made stand IN the
pilOEy But in respect Of al this well sor farther
charges and specifications We must abide the luck which
the fortune OF war may bestow We cannot avoid it but
hope receive future infections calmly.
NOu may well suppose deem It entirely unnecessary
say word IN favor Of the Members Of the party which
styles itself, I'VE think, without pEopHeiy the Democratic
Party in the House Of Delegates We doubt they
very soy that they should have offended you-and doubt
less the reputation Of such men - Mr.. Sir
we do not choose 10 pariicularze might, per-
haps, hold up yirtuous man, better than
tibet, a TobbeT-or might exclude from our -t OF
there's and robbers you ghO may be known better
than their Constituency would inform OF their worth
leness We will not, therefore, furnish any calender Of
the saiEts-none whatever.
lit be necessary for furnish reasons to our eons
for upon the referred TO- hope
10 be able furnish good Ii IL, We think enough
for the present say, that those in minority OF thirty
in the House Of Delegates, could certainly expect 20 d
tnct the State IN the manner most acceptable them
that there certainly for exercise Of preference
between the perhaps half dozen schemes for app1r
uonment different times presented the Holse-that
the particular scheme preferred by u.s. unatt1nabe vi
saw IN that iactno reason 10 decline preferred
rather than another which would have been tar Jess agroea
Die ourselves, bound regard the ucuai0n- and ute
rests Of constituents well what deemed the &C.
neral advantage and which had been might afterwards
be presented. Finally tins point say that II
you tnk the chief object of those who voted am0rs
for the scheme -omewhai m0difed presented by them
selves, the exclusion Of particular gentleman from
the Congress Of the United States think YOU m
error.
We but express surprise that YOU whose decided
Discrimination Loco FOcosm mas been 80 frequently er
pressed should not be grathed al the prospect Of the pa
sage Of ihi- bill ~ referring % ~ Saturday
morning ini- vile scheme wi.l put down Loco Foco. In
Nrgima.-We very generally known % respective
homes at least Whig-dowu right Whig--and We mean
to be plain -poken-we -sy shall be- pleasod-much
pleased If, by shall have contributed % effect
the result you seemed 10 anticipate Saturday ' very true
that in the paper Of this morning you do notsem oen
that you expressed yourself Saturday be well enough
and intimate that another year may e5te ere
L1cDiocOisu put down. At least infer 20 much from
your assertion that zone wintcT will give the finishing
blow 10 Iocgiocoi-mi in Virginia We hope It rnsy-tlJ
the performance deferred another winter more than We
were led Hfer by your article Saturday you had some
reason u e4Pcc-i-, oil admit somewhsi unpleasant %
u.
We deem needless add more n any farther erpIa
nations for s1t~- ass,-atYas, &C. &c. be given
~ o. not - ,ier them Until return home 10 our
oNn Constituents.
We y add, however, l' even you cannot DIVE us out
n t1t Wing party. We ore. Sir. &c.
AUG. J. SMITH. d HaFrsgn
ANDREW PARKS
EDNUND BBDADCs.
ROBERT =. TAYLOR.
SAMUEL WATTS.