Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-04

We are all familiar with the story Of the old sailor
who rolled in 10 see the eats of certain iuggler-
The said Juggler performed a great may astounding
tricks each more than the last exciting the unboundet
establishment Of Jack when, to crown ALL some powde
took fire and blew up the whole concern landing The
sailor in neighborlng yard. Finding himself unhurt
he jumped up, took fresh quld h,ched up his neither
encasements, and being perfectly willing TO see VIVA
he supposed to be the remainder Of these perfoman
he exclaimed, with an mprecation upon his eyes, "a
'conder aohat these t.iiocs ,oiU do ne1t,'
II s an old tale, but the jugglery of the Wing party
IN lei0, and their subsequent grand blow up,
after the death of HARRISON, impress strongly upor
the memory. Now, what will they do nex,' Wha
ploded scheme, what obsolete idea will they resus
c,ate' what plan of attack, what system Of hum
ouggery will they devise' who will be their canddate
That rotten and corrupt cnrcase of high arf-dead
years ago, and buried without benefit Of clergy, who!
was so utterly abhorrent TO the good sense of the PEG
pie, that they had not the temeri,y to unearh it, and in
lis hideous deformty bring before Them until they
bad amassed power-wll they keep that above ground
any longe Or, is IL possible, that after the eyes Of
The people have been opened to the wrongs of the
system, they will again ad vocate sold fashioned
) Bank TO "make money plenty and .reguate the
exchanges, 10 breed more corruption specula.
uon-more overt ading-more defalcaon, and more
villainy in thousand hnes and ramfcauons' The
tale that there was not specie enough 10 meet the
qusltes OF circulating medium, has turned TO be
bare faced e-acts and the phases OF The times
" ne currency mas tinkered itself; exchanges have
regulated themselves, and we imagine that it would
puzzle the sophstry of the Wings 10 give us decent
reason for the establishment of such an institution
Bn we Will not dwell on the subject, for we can find
something else 10 DO than to busy ourselves in the
ton OF straw men, for the amount Of qualification to be
derived in knocking them down.
We leave them then, with their notable schemes
the Assumption of the Debts Of the States" and The
redistribution of the proceeds of the Gales of the Pub
l'c Lands, the latter deformed banng, which
"came into this breathing world scarce half made up
And when at length II was safely delivered and
brought to light, it unlucky discovered that il
had not been born with silver spoon in its mouth
It's mprovdent parents had furnished il with gus
tenance-ihere was little money TO distribute
and IT not physically, il is legally and moral " dead
and we may add, gone 10 the smother earth" of the
Wing party-turned TO Clay The other royal infant
yet into the pale of the Wing Church lis god mother
VIM Cost Johnson is ready at all times 10 20 through
The solemn ceremonies of the christening but its
ious parents fearful OF exposing il 10 the Demo-
cratic nclemencies Of the political atmosphere, which
now pervaoe the land, for nclement and unhealthy i,
IS TO Whggery and its bantliugs. Still the party
leaders shout, until they black in the face to then
followers, calling them TO rally 10 the polls "Rally
Rally = though upon investigation il appears tina,
they have not even the poor rag or remnant Of
principle TO rally around!
Nay, but if they have principles, they have men
Come the cause IS not in such desperate condition
after all, for the problem, whether man without princ
pes Or at least, with those which not permitted Il
meet the public eye, obtain Office has already beer
solved. IL was trlumphany carried 10 the affirmative
in 1870 Bot, when sedition and disaffection pathe
Roadway in the psrty-when some 60 for Mr.. Clay