Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-29
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 90. ls4s
90 SEC frs, page.
SEMEN.

against Van Buren, in 1910. and who mean TO vote
for him in "A. We believe such n class of per-
sons exists only in the imagination of Senex; is a
mere chimney of the brain, as Sweat House or
aor would say. Yet allowing for the fun ofthc thing
that there is actually such body of men that
of the "Retreating Wings" it may afford some
amusement to our readers to what method this
writer has thought proper TO pursue, in order to
win them hack to the arms of Van Buren,.
Ordinary mortalS find it necessary, when they
desire 10 win over an opponent, TO use little
soothing; but this writer is far too great man for
that. He does not condescend to sympathize at
all with those, who may have erred from honest
motives. He speaks IN the lofty language of a
master 10 a slave. He seems TO think that the
days of the old, rotten Richmond Junto arc re-
stored and that he has only To say ''do thus, and
it shall be done-"vote thus and the mandate
shall be obeyed. We will here insert an ex.
tract:
There of YOU who acted with the Wings with
great zeal, SO long they dominant. Some of YOU
wept tears Of for the defeat OF Henry Clay and
loud in demonstrations OF the Democrats in 1910 Nou
thought, pretended 10 think and you excited your
selves 10 make others believe that the Democrats
hirelings" &c.
BY the frs, sentence of the above extract. it is
plainly meant, that the "Retreating Wings" are
men devoid OF all principle; that they voted mere
~ because they found that party in majority
"l on thought, or You pretended To think Does
tins writer mean To insinuate that those whom he
is addressing, and cndeavoring TO win over To his
hand, acted under false pretences all this timel-
Have they not the same right to think and are
they not apt TO think honestly the Enquirer or
any of his Romans Is there any thing in the
enjoyment of offices for years, calculated to make
a man think more honestly than other people!-
The body of people, for whom this address is in
tended, if there be any such body (of which more
anon), will no doubt receive this declaration with
all the scorn due TO the impcrtnencc which dcta-
ted it. They will ask Senex, "who are YOU that
undertake oanalyzc the motives oimen. and search
hearts which are inscrutable save to one Being
alone! Since you have come into Court as an ac-
cuser, you must obey that requsition of the Court
which says, an accuser must come into Court
with clean hands" Hold up your hands, Mr..
Scncx!
He then proceeds in the true style of a pompous,
pap-fed Office holder, who has been accustomed
10 regard the people as made for him, and he made
to rule over them. You have done wrong good
Mr.. Retreaters, but behave yourself like good
boys in future, and though "you may expect no
indulgences,' yet after you have had your "birch-
ing" properly administered for your naughty con-
duct, we will not kick YOU out of the ranks. be-
cause we want your assistance. For fear we should
be thought guilty of eXaggeration, we insert the
very words of this Nestor:
swell so be it. To err is human to forgive di-
vine. We pleased 10 hare you acib as nm
No
must expect indUlgences on ours
What this writer means by "indulgences" we
are unable 10 say. We presume, however, ne
means to let the Rctreators know that they need
not expect to &c, hold of the "Spois." There
are plenty of original Democrats to clutch all of
them. But what manner of men must the Re
treatOrs be to stand such language as this. man
thinks he has given a wrong vote, he wishes, as
far as lies in his power, to correct t--and BY way
Of encouragement, he is told "Sr, we suspect your
motives, we will keep Il sharp eye upon You, we
will let you vote, Inasmuch, as want your help
but do not flaitcr yourself that Your former con.
duct is either forgiven or forgotten" How exceed
ingy obliged must these gentleman feel to Sency
and such as he, for allowing them to exercise the
privilege Of voting al all!
most hanSceaden'a sentence: you (the Retrea-
tori may have been 50 COMPOUNDED By the sophisms
of Whiggery rs not be able to distinguish between
the internal suggestions Of Websterian Democra.
cy' and the bias of Jurisprudence. "
Oh! wicked and most cruel Whgs, who have
created such confusion in the furniture of your breth.
rens upper story. OH unfortunate and most baselv
used Retreators, who have suffered 50 severely
from your pretended friends IT, what a fearful state
Of confusion have your brains been left How
will YOU ever recover your senses again Where
will You find physician capable Of minisicring
to your mental disorders?
Seney as he goes on becomes little more con-
cilatory, and graciously allows the Rctreators 10
prefer any one they think proper, Cass, Johnson.
Calhoun, Buchanan, and assures them that the
Democracy will receive such conduct with indul.
gencc; but he denounces vengeance against hun
VINO hall create third party" What that ven.
geance is 10 be, we arc moi informed. But the
party against whom it is denounced is not at all
doubtful. The Calhoun wing may possibly guess
also.
at is wisely said by Sir William Jones, that
parties are formed on principle. factions Oh inter.
est True enough; but docs patent Republican
Statc-Righs mar, one who ncyerdescrtcd the State
Rights Party until IT was in danger, undertake to
call major.ty of 10000 a factionl And can
such Republican have 50 little confidence in the
integrity Of the people TO believe that all Of them
acted from interested mOti,csl But such scnti.
ments are 10 be expected rOn all tories. They