Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-19
TO THE EDITORS or TIE ENQUIRER.
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The Wing Of Monday morning contained call for
public meeting OF The Wings 0. edmond, Henrico,
Manchester and the surrounding country al the FL.
change Hotel, for the purpose Of making arrange.
ments 10 celebrn,e TIE 4h day Of July nrxt-tL- Oh
ect being 10 advance the interests the srra, h,p
| party. Good Heavens, 5lessrs. Editors, We
come 10 this, that the 4,h Gay Of Jolly, cay held
dear TO every American to Re- te,ec!lted Tor pa.ty
purposes-And tbs ~ -is.rsoo... of Virginia the
! birth State of Ws.t-y-t. Can ): Re pas,ibe, the.
the Wings Of Rch-.-: y ). SEIZURE TO convert the
lh day OF July INTO c9 =. E,ea; political President.
making:-Why this Innovation cn the general Gus
tom, which has lasted fof haiF a cea.1,ys
1t is generally known TO Amercl1 f:eemen that the
Fourth day of July has ei Gear and sacred
10 every American and that, that 6iy, politics are
forg often. Never shall forget the venerable Chief
Justice Marshall and others, dining that day.
when party politics were never introduced, but both
Wing .and Democrat mingled together at The same
festive board. What will foreign nations say Of Ams-
ricsns What viii the descendants of Lafayette, Of
Montgomery, Of Decalb, of kosciusko say, should
they read of this great nation forgetting The sacred
Fourth of July, and seeing country divided into
factions, tie very jubilee OF her freedom Would
God had sufficient talents to press this question
upon nv Wing friends Of my native City, the way
that deserves. have had the pleasure of dining
twelve different times, the 3ih day OF Jolly, WIZ
the Military Of Richmond, with a part Of then;
and, be It ever said TO their honor, have
ye, heard Democrats excluded, account of their
being Democrats No, never. All met as sons of our
Americans. Never have the stars and the stripes
of my country yet trampled down for party purposes
Upon you, my Wing brethren of Richmond, call, 10
pause and recollect this is perhaps the first step Of
final separation of ancient ties-of the coGse
Grated customs OF this time-honore6 Commonwealth of
V,rrinia-Cod bless her the Mother Of us all. |
am proud 10 many of our Oldest and s.annch
est Wings, disappearing this radical innovation On
this honored day. Reco!.ec. my countrymen, that
INV father and your fathers, poured their blood
at Queenstown Heights at Upper and Lower Canada J;
but after the smoke Of var over we, their Children
met on the Fourth day Of July TO celebrate the great
national day, as American freemen.
Why Messrs. Editors, is 1t at this late day, that The
organ Of this Immaculate party of Wings is SO very
modest and polite, as 10 wsh TO exclude Democrats
| from Fourth of July dinner: ! presume, that oil
this party celebration TO make capital for SUMMERS
| Botts Goggin, Newton, and their companions in
WhggeIy IL mus; be TO make capital for these poll
ticans, as perceive by the following article in tie
Wing of Wednesday, that its Editor wishes them all 10
| be here on that day
'Tnr 18th Jrlr B.ksrcrr The Enquirer quite ecsac
The proposition celebrate "a !-:.h r l". r. Wig ra,
beeue by HAgs and nrelends 10 regard vave the
Of the day Why s., May Wings they .lea,e
congrega,c day. principles ana , me-
mory Of those who accomplished American ndere =;
What Liberty II does not comprehend the right cn'n. here
or dining there as the citizen eh.eses Of dining VIII, A.
where there WIZ be no lowering and no interruption from political
Strife TO the harmony and full enjoy Of day which ought
permitted indulge incnations a,ins connrn-y
thrown upon them: Who has righ, prevent
Jcct, portion of their fellow
y please The Wings have dmtaed. and dictate 10
dy IN this delicate particular. Choose a Ger
the mode Of passing national day, Whether the
of The closet whether meditation
ther divine service, whether iariy.
most Esi-eaee oyor Pn' aic" allow an The privilege
OF choce.
III opposite party wish participate celebration with
tie Wings that nobody, and 50
10 exclude them All wanted, tst I,
present the thanks Of this community Who
well Of ,, couh'r,-Summers, go,is, GOssn, Aewa, aui
many Others"
l. The Wings really under such immense ob!-
cations 10 these gentlemen, why not take ap
proprate day for returning their thanks Why bring
them in with all their party fury, Just excited the
campaign through winch they have passed, to pour
their burning lava upon the heads of their oppon-
The Fourth Of July too rarely-,t is -a.rd
day 10 be thus pev-red-it is too great day 10 he
dedicated 10 any but the great illus.t!ous men,
who haze st2gnned their the Revolution -
Messrs. Bolts, Goggn y Go. | pray ire wh'g< Il
they mast thank these gen'lem.n, TO give them
other cay. common day will SUIT msn.
OF course, Wings must celebrate The Fourth day Of
July they please, and they CLAIM the RICH. OF cr
brating II thus, have the right 10 question the
propriey of their doing Our !asie certainly CT.
fers essentially from theirs ln doing, this Fourth
OF July dinner may be the entering wedge Of entire
exclusion Of each other from fres eide and social
circles, because he is Wing Democrat. Next iol.
lows, no dealing with Democrat-lhen follows,
ANARCHY ard "c::;son, until beloved Union itself
may be grand scene Of confusion caused b.
faction and innovation all long established Gus
toms and usages. These are few Of the opinions /
have formed he subject. If you give thea. a
place in your paper, you viii oblige your lrend,
Redmond, May Il, lS43. HENRlCo.