Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-03

the northern wing OF your forces would not agree do
not know how your Mormon legion (for you know you
have them all under your broad banneF would 90
this operation. Indeed You have such vlanous
pound OF factions, and fragments and crces your party,
that II Is impossible to know what you will do the people
should ever be unwise with power sgan,
Of which | am however happy believe there Is very
little any prospect-none while the present generation
shall continue
date for the Presidency l. Il little Van-thc people have
written the wall concerning him, they have weighed him
in the balance aud found him wanting-ihcy will
consider is 1t John Caidns Cahoun-hc is nuhher and
Jackson once said he ought be hung high Hannah
he surely will not take is IL Buchanan-he was an
old blueght Federast and reported have said
that i he had drop of democratic blood in his veins
aud knew where he would open the vein and lett
ou-you could not certainly expect get the people
support him. ls Dick IJhnson-he gloes being faith
ero the Bankrupt law and has IN his family suitable
To do the offices of the reception the White House
now you would not surely have the face 10 call upon the
good people TO elect him. lie well Van Buren, and
Buchanan also their support '.bl of abomna.
hons"-tho tariff OF lS2S, and under these circumstance
how could YOU ask the trade division of your motley
party TO sustain either Of them. Now the truth about is
presume, that do not know who will be your standard
bearer and with what grace you ask the people
declare for YOU. when confessed you unable tell
them under what banner they march and whose bat
tic they to fight Do you look upon them as cattle
transferable at pleasure, rational beings who ought
never TO act without knowing what they ware doingl
How different is our cause, We all of one mind
both to the general under whom 20 TO battle and the
principles and measures for which wage the war We
altar OF reouniy that he who led national counses
the perous days of the last war; and manuy sustained
Madison 1.-THE war candidate against Clinton the ''peace
candidate with Van Buren, and all the fedcrulists his
back-that he who negotiated for honorable
peace at Client after the British lion had been tamed-he
who saved the Union when the Missouri question, lof
which Mr. Jefferson said fell upon his with all the
ror o. fire bell at ngh was shaking political fabric like
an carthquake-he who eNtnguished the unhoy fires OF null
LITIGATION which Calhoun and oho had knded South
he who snatched the ncendiay torch from the tanauca
hands ct aboonismhc who has filed space in the
eyes OF the world than any American Statesman his day
and has been most overwhelmingly CLAY OF the
Wes Is our candidate. He is the mpersonauon Of our
principles, and they inscribed upon banner let
eis OF gt that all the people read them and be
deceived and that have them rs argcts
shoot at. They
ls sound national currency OF paper based upon spe
che by means OF well regulated United States Bank which
snail serve as iscal agent Of the government, instead
Sub Treasury or Pet Banks.
I'd. The distribution OF the proceeds of the public lands
among the States 10 whom they rghully belong instead
oil leaving them corruption fund federal politicians
I'd tariff Tor revenue with incidental prutcc-
ton 10 American agricultural, manufacturing
mechanical aud commercial. against the pauper labor
and prnceiy capital of Europe instead Of free trade
our part with the most enormous cxactiouS Of other ma.
tons and direct taxation upon the peoples land and ne.
grocs and horses and cattle and heads with swarm of fed.
era appraisers aud tax gahcers scattered through the
Try, dcvouring the substance OF the people.
18th The curaiment OF executive power by the destruc.
on or modification OF the presidential Veto (which en-.
aoIcs one weak or wicked man Illustrate the will of
the people and deprive them OF the benefit OF the
wholesome awsl by the enactment of such laws wl
prevent the power ana patronage the
coming IN conflict with the freedom Of eccuons'-ihc
liberation OF oice holders from sayish subsoryiency
executive will, restrain them from undue Interference IN
elections and abFidge the unlimited power of removal by
the President.
5th. One Presidential term.
9th. The administration OF the Government on the most
gid pnncpes OF economy Its be kept down
To what the Wings have now brought them mil
hons, and never permitted up the Democrat.
&c 0reT0ge Of fhuty-fhree millions.
- the people have candidate and principles before
ihem-by them we are willing to be judged We stand
before the Judgment of the greatest people on earth
aud ready and willing submit To- any sentence they
may pronounce. We admit that have not IN the short
period power done all that they and desired and
expected But they just will consider the crcumstan
by which were surrounded.
whodoes the best his circumstance allows
Does we'll nobiy, angels % no more.
They know that the grave Of General Harrison swallow
ed up all the executive power OF the Wings, and without
the aid OF that all and you well know that but lit
Tie comparatively Be done IN the reformation abuses
Without the aid Of that, the Augean Stables cannot be
thoroughly censed, how foul-f Hercules on
pose who can work 50 there not time scarcely TO
begin the work had promised and intended do only
thirty days. betore the adverse winds of executive power
were blowing strong against the tide Of REFORM"
But thanks To the noble band patriots other branch
OF the government congress who pure be crv
cd from their by the corrupt and infamous cxecu
tive who presided free people and all the vast
patronage OF his Office enough than enough was done
TO show the people that there much which rotten
wings wee faithful 10 their pTomses-hat what they would
do they attempted, and what they could do they did
Pardon the length Of this letter-it was rendered neces
sary by yours hope YOU will find time read it, and that
political conversion will follow conviction and that shall
yet have the pleasure Of being hailed By you as the honored
instrument OF calling you back from the error OF your ways
and getting you into the political church.
ROBERT l.. CARUTHERS
bou twenty lines Of the copy lost, this pont-which
we much ro-rc-as every precious substance how
ever may be inferred from that which before Mr G.
irasns tn eE'r0rsgaaos OF the Whirwhn spend millions With
tie Of the Van IrensshD squanered ouy about 100
millions IN four besides 30 millions iii entacd
upon the Wings l-il.-Ed WhrJ