Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-12
AN OBSERVER.
TO TIE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER.

Gentlemen. alp htteHlion was accidentally directed
to g communication in the Wing of Tuesday the I'd
inst, under the signature of"A True Whig" IN which
the writer undertook to give, what he is pleased To call
IA sketch OF passing events but being either ignorant
Of the real truth, wiling 10 the cnormii,es OF
his party, he has failed in describing single
incident and enGsavoring TO create false impression
as it regards individual who is too well known in
tins county, for honesty, probty and sterling integrity,
to be affected either morally politically, by ~ True
Wing, any other Wing senderer.
The writer IN the Wing is pleased to say, that ''no
doubt Mr. Lyon and Mr.. Coleman both Withdrew
from the canvass, believing that Mr.. Cabell had too
strong hold upon the confidence and affections OF
the people, TO he successfully opposed and that the
majority Of The Wing party too strong to be
come by fair and honorable means"
Now, SIrs, do not wish ~ detract aught from The
merits OF Mr. Cabeil; for all who acquainted with
him, know him 10 be man Of limited capacity, and he
has but little to spare in the way OF merit. But what
great and essential service he has ever rendered the
good people o Nelson, that their coincidence and alice
tons should BE- deeply rooted in him, is worthy oil
enquiry. lie was elected in i-i2 by his party no.
account Of his peculiar fitness, but to subserve certain
party ends winch had for It's object the establishment
OF certain sor, OF hereditary and his cleo
ton was then carried by the most shameful mIsrepre
sensations OF the legislative acts of DR.. Lyon. lie
was however elected, and has served session
the Legislature, and how lie there distinguished him.
self, yet 10 be made known but, nevertheless,
cord.ng TO "a True Wing, he is too deeply rooted in
the codcncc and affections of the people, be beaten
''by TAR and honorable means | am free 10 admit
the TACT Srs, 1t "rand, deception and nisrePresenla
tion are to prevail over "far and honorable means. "
But notwithstanding all these bombastc Aourlshes BY
"a True Wing, about the "deeP rooted confidence
and affection OF the people for Mr.. Cabell, aud the
boosted one hundred Wing majority in TIC county, il
was admitted by number Of more impartial Wings,
IMAM "A True Wing, that Mr.. Coleman would have
been elected with great ease, IL he had withdrawing
and we assert most confidently that if the Democracy
Of The county had turned out with half the zeal OF the
Wings, Mr.. Whitehead too, would, with equal ease,
have been elected
Upon the withdrawal Of MIR. Coleman from the
canvass, We are Informed by "a True Wing, that
"thc Democrats were casting abou, to find another
suitable individual TO oppose Mr.. Cabel ard after
nre deit6cratton, solemnly determined that their
Thy and distinguished leader, Floyd L. Whitehead,
the only man competent 10 the occasion, and wor
thy of so distinguished honor" Now SrS, this
cory ScrUpuiouS writer would endeayo 10 produce the
impression, that the Democrats had several months
weeks al least, for mature delitrd'ion in the seec
ton Of 4 candidate, when in truth and in fact Mr.
Coemans withdrawal from the canvass announced
only week before the day of election so that there
was not, IN truth, lime 10 call togethera meeting OF
the party much less time for mature dcijerati0a; and
Mr.. Whitehead, (whst others were disappointed, dis
coufaged and undetermined like true patriot when
he saw his country about to be butchered by the
"Goths and Fandas," nobly threw himself in the
breach, regardless of his individual sacrlfce.-
AS the writer's slang about Mr.. Whi,ehead's being
"woFthy and distinguished leader i, only another
evidence of the puppyism for which OF his party
are Distinguished But the sequel nc this philippe
against Mr.. Whitehead, IS, that ne detected some of
the Wing "decepton, fraud and representation .
which had been freely circulating in some parts of the
county, and had the courage and 5oidness expose
them. This is the head and front Of his off, nding and
Tor this he IS entitled to the highest commentator OF
all true patriots
But we are told by "a True Wing" tha, MIR. White.
head had been guilty of the ''coniempiible trick OF
obtaining certificate from Wing, that Mr.. Cabf II
had grossly msrepresented the Tax bill; and for The
benefit Of this oslensble writer, permit 20 give
true explanation OF that trick 1t cannot be denied
position, urged against the Democratic party in this
county and in order 10 hinder an inquiry into the
general character of the bill, by the people, dis
torted, perverted, and grossly misrepresented and
among the catalogue, number Of persons in
various parts Of The county, declared that they had
been told by high authority that the county and parish
levy had also been raised. Mr. Whitehead finding that
gross fraud having fer its object, the instruction OF
the poor aud uniformed had obtained wide crcula-
lon determined il possible, to detect its authors
He accordingly called several vi no declared, they
had been told Of the fact but refused 10 give up the
name Of the author, until finally falling in with Mr..
Jas H. Fitzgerald on rye river, Wing not ignorant
and uniformed, affirmed by "a True Whig;' but a
81 intelligence and respectfully, he, like an
honest man, frankly acknowledged that Mr.. Ca5e was
the man, Now, where the ",rick = The truth is,
there is trek, and mistake; but the Wing parry,
relying upon humbugs pageaniy fraud and n!isrcpfe.
sen,aon 10 carry the elections when they detected
and exposed, think 10 wipe ont the foul blot by crying
out, "contemptlbe trick Verify they will yet their
reward. TRUE DEMocRAr