Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-07
Budget Of Public Opinion ,

The Petersburg Republican construes the En-
quirer as having abandoned its famous Circular. -
by what authority this construction is made, we
are not able TO say. We arc not very close read.
ers OF the heavy matter of the Enquirer and may
have overlooked a concession of so much impor
lance, and directly in the teeth of an announce
ment in last week paper, where it was said in
substance, 1--WE will stand by this Circular through
good and through evil"
1t is true and undenable that that .CircvIar',-
the state OF the Democracy consdered-was quite
as great diUnder as great tactican ever com.
mitied; and 1t Is reasonable TO presume, that il
never would have seen the light. if Il certain dis
tIngulshcd member of the Junto. who has atore
time and often kept the veteran Editor out of the
hrc-had not been absent from the CITY. The
Editor OF the Enquirer, GALL his friends saw is
unsurpassed for tact and cunning but Homer
sometimes nodded and n gentleman of his agility.
Is eXcusable Tor sometimes tripping. But whether
eXcusabc or not, he rarely, when left To himself
fails TO commit some great blunder-which in n
politician, is worse than a crime. His course on
the Sub Treasury, furnishes "A case i'm point.
This Circular may be adduced as another.
Many a field officer has beer cashiered for
fault less trivial than this. Consider the
matter moment: The Democracy were as ten to
one in favour of Van Buren,, or, according to the
Enquirer, the proportion was even greater than
that. By permitting things to move on smoothly
and harmoniousy, and working the wires from be-
hind the curtains, the Van Burenites would have
had all their own way. There was no conceiv.
able means of shaking their supremacy. But at
this very mOment,-without any provocation in
the world this wretchcd bundcrer comes forth.
reveals the secret and unfair means by which he
expected to compass his ends, and throws brand
Of dlscord into the midst of his own party. Pro.
tossing to believe that % out of 20 of the Demo.
cracy were for Van, and holding that the people
alone are the proper persons to decide ;-hc de.
precatcs all popular discussion in meetings of the
people, and asks that public opinion be communi.
Gated to him in private lctcrs-thc propriety Of
publishing which hc would determine. As was
10 be expected, unless the whole party were fit for
Scrvitudc, this monstrous proposition excited. AT
once the most violent opposition and, at one
blow land bare to the public gaze all the Internal
machinery, by which the public opinion of the
Commonwealth has been long manufactured.
whether the veteran has skulked from his pro.
position, without avowing it, as the Republican
seems 10 suppose, we cannot say. But we guar.
ancc that the "Romans,' about the city, have al.
ready written some thousand lettcrs--giyinQ the
most minute and extensive details of the state Of
public opinion in every neghbourlood in the State.
u we lavoured with a peep at this "BuIooi
9 Public Opinion" we will take pleasure in
furnishing our readers with few interesting
samples Of it. For example
Ertraci 0fa letter from most influential and disfr.
gnisbcd Democrat m King GViiIia,q
'since ihe receipt Of your circular, have made it my
business inquire most particularly to the state Of pub
lo opinion IN This county. have been TO the c. H. and
have visited every neghborbood and have seen Nil Of our
abest and most reliable and they oil concur in saying
that Mr. Van Buren, has 20 friends to any other mans one
ho7 been said, the county for Mr. Cahoun this is on
egregious mistake give you this information land you
may rely upon ~ for your own satsfacton-and not for
/ publication" &c
sAurfF 9.
] Sentiment Of hf South Side-A leading. Deu,ocr,,
| IN Mecklenburg writes
do not make yourself at all uneasy. never knew the