Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-19

DOM if ever attend public dinners in the South,) and
endeavorng 10 bring them IN, by calling on them to
attend in order TO empress feelings OF moderation
and 10 show respect the principles of the Reroiu
lion" when the whole celebration is founded on party
feelngs-to their inviting the Volunteer Companies TO
attend party celebration, when 1t is so we'll known
! that these Companies composed OF all shades OF
party and have always celebrated this glorious Ann
yersary with the nobiest harmony Of feeling regardless
of po,cs-and 10 their attempting 10 do more honor
TO volen, p4rtiz1ns Ike Bolts Goggin, &c, see the
Richmond ~sg than 10 the day, and to the Fathers OF
| The Revelation We thank ar. Lyons for stepping
forward to rebuke this factions spirit, which would
,arnsh the pures, and brightest associations with The
breath of party The "Whig should Learn lesson
from the cold Indifference with which this effort 10
STIR the political cauldron on this haowed OCCASION
has been received by It's own friends. The scheme is
dead, however, and We have wasted words enough in
writing It's epitaph
The Richmond Wing and It's followers are endea
vorng to persuade every body else, that breach be
,w cen the friends OF Messrs Calhoun and Van Buren,
IS inc yi,ab.e Several Of friends entertain
apprehensions Of similar result. Cannot contrive
To dsa ppont all paIes-and put Mr.. Clay nose cut
of joint; Nothing would be easier 1t We would enter
INTO he conles. III due season IN tine proper spliit-
we de iermine to cling together-it determined
to think principles OF more consequence than men
A shrewd correspondent, hits eff this matter most hap
PLY, when he says:
81 have seen with you the symptoms OF disaTection
eyed that iheg would result in danger unless fall
into the error often fatal Of peferring to grest
and good principles Between the friends OF Messrs
Calhoun and Van Buren,, there exists sume feeling,
hut it must subside If cannot doubt, the friends Of
both prefer the selection and election Of either to that
| OF ,ir. CLAY. The different opinions to the time,
organization, &c, Of the Convention, will be recon
ced, if they only differences these points, and
no. sympton.ac (as the doctors say OF deeper DIS
cord We must expect some manifestations of strong
aft1ry rfff tive
long the friends OF each candidate resolve 10 take the
sd agains. iir Clay there ls danger. On The con
lrary, these family jars encourage and animate the
common enemy, they will reconcile and harnonze our
selves We must expect ndiscreiIons among the
friends of all The candidates, but ought TO ioroear
one towards another and not foment spirit of jealousy
and discord.
"My plan for Cancellation, at present, IS TO press the
great points Of difference between the political parties
to show the necessity of union as TO men, IN order 10
defeat the enemy, and triumph ourselves-to hint &C.
casionallv the = -'A---r
the friends of prominent candidates will ha
gard every thing 10 gray mere personal preferences
above ALL 10 let it be distinctly understood, that TIE
strongest cf our party should BE tie arorc Of all
| breach, therefore, is not inevitable if We take the
proper 10 avoid it, Let agree not 10 disagree
determined not 10 dfsr-resolved TO carry OFT our
principles all events-shove every candidate aside,
who wl! not heartily operate in the great end we
have view, and in the necessary to accomplish
it; and may laugh the hopes of The Wings and the
fears of friends 10 the winds.
| But mark the laundering ingenuity of our oppo.
nents The Richmond Wing, protesting TO believe
that breach is vitable, is kindly offering the
use Of lis columns TO the friends of Mr. Calhoun =
II would have them 20 believe, that they have no
press in virginia 10 make known his claims, and,
Merttore, that hey must throw themselves upon the
hospitality Of the Wings. We know not which IS most
absurd the fuse premises which II assumes, or the IN
sidious differences which would conduc: ir. Z 8.
friends. " hen the Republican press of Virginia Is
closed TO 'hen-when they have no other means Of
appealing the public, then may they go humbiy and
knock II the Wing door for abundance. But his
friends haze too much sagacy TO be taken IN BY such
willy proposition. There be no affinity between
the friends Of Messrs. Calhoun and Clay. If we are
not the veres dots that pretended 10 constitute
great pary- not IDIOTS, that would throw them
selves the mercy of the reckless and desperate
enemy, that We ever encountered-if We have the
slightest claim to the character of patriots, or Poiti
cans, or even Of the commonest sense, we VIII
despse the overtures Of the Wings, as much as we
detest their principles If wise, are we'll
beyond all reach OF temptation and of danger. We
"! unite together and against The common enemy
The principal strength Of the Wings consists IN the
prospect ct d;visions--And the strength OF the
Wings, ii nothing else, calculated to prevent our
divisions We must keep together ourseives-or
we must fall victims to the ferociiy and wes Of the
enemy The scenes through which we have so re-
Gently passed, their mummeries and their humbugs,
their open resistance 10 the tax law their ,nsIdnus mrs
VI
reals TO The avarce Of the peope-ther eiorts-theIr
energes-heir determination 10 put forth all the re-
sources of the owns-ther threats about reyiving all
the tricks of $780, in sha4e OF mill boys and oil
meal bags-thelr idea of revving the Wing Clubs oil
giving party colour 10 the celebration oil our Ma
uorai hnnversaryand last, and not least, their open
calculations upon own dvisoTs-"arn as N he
strongest manue. Of dangers and OF our dut'cs--
We must unite We must conciate IN order that we
may unite We must mec; IN Convention, and sc
1t,ct 40. pcr t,.,tfI
Chronicle" says, on the 18th instant "Around the
nominee Of the National Convention. be he CAL
houn or any other individual, The whole Republican par
ty will rally to Personal preferences, before open
pressed, and Enormously urged will be senced By
the dictates CT principle and patriotism; and the result
will be such triumph will throw INTO the shade oul
most brilliant victories. Nothing the Fedora
party and It's Federal leader, Henry Clay, from h:
sure and certain doom. Nothing can avert the fate o.
that daring and ambitious, though talented man. We
can assure The Wing that in this portion of the STATE
Mr. Calhoun has many warm and Jealous supporters
many who do not cepair of his election and We
are, that his supporters here would seek the columns
of their ow journal other Democratic paper u
preference TO the Wing for defending and sustaining
him.
There IS mol the sligb,es, excuse for going TO Wing
for assstance-not TO the "Alexandria Gazette" L
THE Petersburg lnte!ligencer, not even to "1he
Wing. Why should Mr. C's friends beg favo!s d
their hands, There is not Republican Press in Vir
gnia that will not glFe fair play to all The candidate
4 that will not be open Mr. C's claims-that vii
not at proper time throw open its columns to al
proper explanations from the friends Of all the candi
dates, in the puTest and most liberal spirit. Beware
of the Grecan Horse. To all appearances, it come
votive Offering to the shrine of beraity and jus
tce-bat in It's bowels hostile swords and srmet
| me u ,!-Be,care.
The Mlledgesille Correspondent of the Savannah
Republican writes on the 10Th inst, that "The Go
vernon left here few days ago, for Virginia, with HI
amabie consort, on visit, presume, to Mrs. Nc
absent two three weeks.' The worthy Governo
| (McDonald) is in the bosom of his friends near and il
this City. They will take very good care of him, an