Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-16
THE WING ADDRESS.

We have not had an opportunity even TO e lance over
the long-wnded and elaborate Address OF the great
Why Convention Of the 22d Of February. But there
is time for ell things. We understand the Address
ia the child OF many faihe's-we could name, 3 or
out of or Sand hence 1t IS probable, that lis parts
arc very unequal aud Ill suited. and exactly dove
tailed into each other. Not like the making OF pm,
m which the division Of labor is carried 50 lar that IL
requires son,a eighteen nineteen hands to complete
il for market; and yet the pin IS pointed and polished,
aad evsry way adapted 10 I,s purpose.
We have, however, glanced our eye over neat uril
Gle in the Petersburg Republican upon this Wing Off
spring; and, really, il we may Judge OF the whole by
part must be about as curious and as dslngennons
piece Of poIemics, the coonskn age OF 4O pro
duced. This Address itself, it seems tries to shake
off from the skirts of tho Wing party, the famous
Bankrupt Law. See the sample:
aBut we shall undertake 10 show, very succnctly,
as we can do concluaivey, that it is not has been
alleged "a Wing measure. 1t is true, that majority
of the members Of both branches Of Congress- by which
that law enacted, are Wings; but 1t is likewise
true that so many of the Wing members hostile
TO H. that it could not have passed either House, had
no. sufficient number CT the Democratic party, in
both branches, voted for it. 10 prertn its defeat 1t Is,
therefore, in point OF fact, not Wing measure, and
would have been adopted, had the members of that
party atone sustained H. II passed by Democratic
az we'll as by Wing votes: il opposed by Wings as
well as Democrats. The fact that larger number Of
one pnrty than of the other voted for the law, justly
wolves then in larger share OF the responsibility ior
ts enacment-but not the czetusire responsibility
Beautiful specimen ofingenunusness indeed! Here
is an act which formed Of the batch OF measures
that Mr. Clay and his friends carried through as the
Wing system in the Extra Session Of lSll-a mea.
sure which he voted for contrary to the wishes OF HE
Legislature and his Slaie-a measure, which served
10 procure votes for Distribution, DC. And now, 1t IS
10 he dsclaimed as Wing measure, bscouse a very
few Of tie Democrats coming from States in great
embarrassment, Joined he great body CT the Wings m
voting for it, But the Petersburg Republican goes 10
the record, and shows in what spirit II was received
By the WING press Of that day, August, ls4l. Hear
the National lntelligencer for example, spou,lng this
language
sTnE BAxKRupr BILL PAssED-It would be diff.
cult ex,ol beyond lis DESERT the noble spirit which
animces the Representatives Of the People in Con-
gress, and directs their proceedings.
awe do not claim this as purely Wing measure,
though nearly every vote in its favor Wing vote:
for there were n number of Wing members of the
onsc who, having insuperable objections TO the bill,
or feeling themselves instructed BY the known will of
their constituents the subject voted against It, So
important however did even some OF those who voted
agans; The bill consider lis PASSAGE 10 the gene
raj SUCCESS OF THE WIG system OF
EASURES, that il would, we have no doubt, have
received more Wing votes, mad MORE votes been NE
CESSARY 20 carry it,"
So too the Petersburg nelligencer of that day ex-
pressed its eradication at The passage Of the hsnd
speaks of the House having "also added ANOTHER
chapet 10 its fame in the passage of the bill 10 renew
the charters Of The District Banks, by the very large
majority of SO votes! II the Wings in Congress will
be governed by wise counsels by mutual concessions
and forbearanec, ALL THE GREAT MEASURES
FOR WHICH CONGRESS WAS CONVENED
MAY YET BE CARRIED, AND THE COUNTRY
RESTORED TO THAT PINNACLE OF PROS
| PERITY AND HAPPINESS from which she has
been hurried BY the INSTRUMENTATION of aspiring de-
magogues and selfish and designing politicians. We
say, then, 10 the Whgs,-Go on and FINISH the bu-
sness so happily BEGUN and the paudi,s Of CRATE
full constituency will salute your ears, of "M ell done
good and faithful servants" And yet the Wings oil
43 willing to repudiate all the honor of the
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