Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-25

the polite conclusion and conclude still further,
'hut the Wing, according TO us principles, does
not object 10 Tie present taxes but only wishes them
higher. And yet he denounces, with rabd violence,
and threatens against Law infinitely nearer
his own notions than his friends had made at u
period of equal public exigency and we have
doubt that he sustained those friends, with zeal
aclly p.oportioued to The unbeccmIng violence which
marks his course towards
Men of financial skill and experience, OF all parties
admit that MIR. Randolph had difficult and delicu,e
task, and it has pleased to hear them add that he
accomplished it ably. The credit Of the State was
sinking; and his happy, but responsible Office TO
raise il its proper level lie took il without shrink.
ing. and thanks TO his energy and his patriotism, per-
formed it without banking lie has carved for his
name place far above the reach OF malice envy or r.
dicue. This is empty assertion the public secur-
ties at This moment, in this period of pecunary scarcity,
bear the best testimony Of his success. And yet when,
order The land and labor of The country he.
had to bear upon other interests, 10 attempt new and
unraveed ground requiring patience sagacity on
his part and great oroearance the part of Others in
order to ensure success, the Richmond Wing and ls
associate presses though he taking the course
that The Fhlg now approves, assaied him without
mercy, attempting all that could be done 10 destroy he
usefulness of his efforts. This does not seem quite
consistent, IN ITS design, quite patriotic in its end,
particularly coming from a haer of injustice
| Has the Wing always been in favor of this equality
that he calls Tor in the law; When the bill was
first reported, if remember the Wing sympethzed
with The oversccrs. They were 10 have portion OF
their hard earnings taken from them II was Unequal
of course 10 lex them, else the Wig had not taken
their part, and being rnequaliy taxed, they must vote
against their oppresso.s But piihy letter from "a
Goochland ovsrscer changed the of the Wings
sympathy and So, in the direction Of tie poor clerks of
Richmond And the poor clerks, fearing they might
not lie able 10 frfat or buy wascoat smoke cigars
turned IN and demonstrated and got the law changed
Then The Wing discovered that II was unequal mol 10
tax overseers and now, if have understood him. he
wants all taxed. We fear the Wing is hard 10 please
though he does hate inequality injustice, and oppres-
Sion.
As specimen Of his justice, take one instance .
When the Senate altered the tax salaries, the
House of Delegates agreed. The Wing declared, it
was Their object 10 tax city clerks, and exempt over
seers When The Senate proposed other amendments,
the House refused 10 ugree-afier some difficulty the
Senate yieted-then the Wing declares, the House
wants TO break down ihe barrier of the Constitution
dominecr over coordinate branch of the Govern.
ment, aud make their will the Law. So act as they
would, the Iiouse "caught it, from the Whig-if they
yielded TO the Senate, it was party movement 10
concilate-if the Senate yielded 10 them, they were
plotting against the Constitution Yet, the Wing
loves justice, aud hates injustice Possibly, when
the Wig gets excited politics, it confounds the
| terms.
| We have q wen this space 10 the Wing, "not that
we have any particular spite him., but because he
as truly The type of the principles and churccteris
tics of his pary as flower is of the class or order
| of lis species.