Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-09

The H1rtinsbwg Gazette, after copying an arti
Gle from this paper, headed "Who will vote for
the Wing Candidate ?" says:
I'VE extract the above paragraphs from the Richmond
Wing OF the 10Th umo They show the delsion o; the
Wings their own strength and there leaks out that
universally entertained though seldom expressed opinion Of
the Wings that tie Democrats are set Of ignorant fo,ls
and arTdHt TdsedLs"
When we shall be found asserting that l4j. 900
Democrats were bought up to vote against any
named candidate, as Mr.. Van Buren, has assert
ed; orthat they were Caloed into the same course
by wing rlbad songs, and hard cider, as the En-.
qulrer has been saying twice week for more than
two years then shall we feel prepared to plead
guilty to this Indictment, in both It's counts. We
intended no implication of either the understanding
or the honesty of that party. The idea we meant
to convey was that light is favorable to the spread
OF Wing principles, and that the younger portion
OF our population, being better educated, general
~ than their fathers, were therefore more general
iy Wing. This proposition we still maintain. and
It the Republican can torture any thing out of it,
derngatory to the party to which he belongs, let
him do 1t. We, at least, do not charge the body
OF the Democracy with "bribcry and corruption!''
But II seems
The Republican party I'VE Democratic and RepuJ.
Hean as synonymous convertible cTms asks for its prn
cples only the consideration Of enlightened understand
my aud pure heart decision in their
ANA hence H. that the spread Of those principles is even
paced with the Development OF mind and education of the
people"
Indeed Then why does the organ of the DE.
rnocratic party here object to calling Convention
to take into consideration the proper method of pro-
cceding in the Grand Democratic Assembly next
May! Are tic letters Of few irresponsible pri
vate individuals likely to be more expressive oCtbc
public sentiment, than the debates i'm such bod,j
Why does the Enquirer cxpr 3, an apprehension
that Il Convention may "ian the flame" instead
OF "stilling it, Is that the way to address i,s
principles to the reconsideration of an enlightened
understanding and pure heart" And if it be true
that the spread OF Democratic principles is com.
monsmaie with the development of mind, and
education of the people," how docs it happen that
the Van Buren, mniortics were invariably larger
IN 1910, m those counties where (accordinp TO
the Census there were most adult males unable
to read or writel
The fact is, and now admitted, by portion at
least Of the Democracy, that public opinion has
been manufactured here by set Of men, who
aim TO rule this Commonwealth for n number of
years. and ii the manufactured article does not
pass as current now, as it did formerly il is en-.
tircy owing to the more general diffusion of LIGHT.
What was easier, before the trick was exposed,
than for mon who DESTROYS to elect q iavoritc
to any office, to got down in this city, and write
letters to Boteiourt or King William or any other
named county, or TO all in the Commonwealth,
have them mailed there and sent op to the Enqui.
reT What was easier than for that print to con.
vince those who sawno othcrpap that the whole
body Of the people had risen as one man in ia
vor of its candidate, when it could point TO such
inialiblc proof of the fncn II this is what tho
Republican calls enlightenment 1--WE thank him for