Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-06
Nsln York & TnRinin.

The Petersburg In,ellgenccr has put the Editor of the
Richmond Enquirer 10 the question, and almost TO the tor.
ture for that matter; for the answer that has been drawn
from him smacks considerably OF a response given under
the thum-screw. However, the answer is out and il were
as well perhaps for the people of New York, and especially
that portion OF them calling themselves 1.-THE democracy"
Ia know precisely IN what light they are looked upon BY the
chivalrous citizens OF Virginia, and what is said of them
through the organ OF the common faith. On this subject
II not ON all Others, the Richmond Enquirer Is undoubtedly
n faithful and true interpreter of Southern loco focoism.
But let us see what the Enquirer says:
" The Petersburg lntelligcncer Is polite enough 10 ask us
what we think OF the conduct of (our) New York breathen.
from whose action weexpectcd such beneficial results othe
South" We answer ut oncc-that we are Disappointed
not at all satisfied with their course-and we shall not cease
to demand justice at their hands. hut the great body of the
hepuoucah party IN the Legislature have been fooled by n
few ConseTatyes-though they OF the Senate plead. that
they had no time to pass the bill from Monday till Tuesday
night
The great body of the loco foco party in the Legislature
have been tohcd by n few Conservatives have theyi Why
man, YOU have boosted all along of Your immense majority
IN both branches OF the legislature, and boosted for once in
your Tile, upon good grounds; Tor you have been more than
two To one in the very Senate which has given the 20 by To
your So cherished Justice" IL Is quite idle 10 talk about
such an overwhelming force having been foiled by a teto
Conservatives, or a few members OF any other shade of no.
liics. There has never been n moment since the famous
aniijury bill was first presented TO the Senate, that your
loco ioco inends-fnends who woulu SOON TO be called
ConsefNauNes-could not have trumphanhy passed that
bill. Nor will IT. do In tell us that there was not time to pass il;
that there was no time for it from Monday till Tuesday
night, and that that bill Law in the Senate-lay sleeping
49, $50 'N'"' N'HE NhphEu VI NNouulfu plNS, 10 nave been
passed as many times: and now torsOoth, the loco toco
members expect their brethren in Virginia to believe that
they were so hurried, had so little time and were SO bother.
ed 10y a "tew Conservatives,' that it was really quite i'm.
possible TO Oblige Virginia by passing the bill. We should
really like To know whether they count upon their believing
in so gross a humbug.
The truth Is, It was never intended 70 pass this bill into a
law; we have told the Nirginians 81 repeatedly, and nobody
knows It's Truth better than the Editor OF the Richmond
Enquirer. 1t was thought necessary for the new demo.
cratic" Governor TO make a flourish, and that duty was du.
ly attended TO IN order to amusc the Virginians a little
further 1t was deemed necessary to introduce a bill, for the
Virginia market, into the House of Assembly: that, too,
was done, and n most formidable and not very crcditablc re-.
port, from MIR. Floyd Jones, accompanied it,. Several of
the brethren made loud speech s, and, ON ho whole, things
looked iiourishing enough to keep every thing quiet in Viz
ginla, and after due time the bill was sent to the Senate, and
there Master Silence was put To sleep; 1t being intended
from the beginning that 1t should be the sleep of death.
With regard Ia this subject, We have nothing to say of the
merits or dement's, of the necessity or non necessity of pas
sing such a bill; that is no part OF our business, the Wings
have been powerless in the Legislature; and overbomeIbya an
Immense majority in both branches, il has been for our op-
pOnents 10 act or not To act, as il suited themselves; but
when we see such gross attempts Of one portion of the party
TO caJole the other 1t is our duty 10 lay the exact state of the
case before the cajoled. 1t Is the business of the Richmond
Enquirer, we take II, TO coax them to be quiet and remain
caOed.-N. y. Cou. y Eng.