Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-14
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Nothing eynces more fully The recklessness oil The
Why's than the eilorts which they now making IN
several counties, 10 create dscord among the epnO'-
cans in consequence Of the refusal OF The Legislature
to pass a Stay Law al the last session. In some de-
uocra,lc counties Wing candidates have been brought
forward and they are -leconeering by protesting to
be ardent friends of the dear people, and the especai
If not exclusive friends Of what they call ReftJ 10
obtain seats in the Legislature, some will condesccnd
10 any trick resort any device, calculated, IN their
opinion deceive the people, and ensure success at
the polls They have not the moral courage ana NICE
pendence TO tell the people the plain TRUTH that there IS
no honest mode by which debts cnn be paid except me
old fashioned mode OF increased industry ana increased
economy. According. 10 them, We reed not put our
shoulders 10 the wheel but should invoke the ana Of
IIcrculcs The Government they say, has caused ell
the Distress and aonr relieve II, ana 'e peoP, a'e
lattcred by the nmation, that they are MOI 1T al u
blame fer their embarrassments rs every inat II! l.
country has been exceedingly economical, industrious
and prudent. >.
respecray ask my Republican fellow-citizens,
whether any nf them " III turn their backs upon their
owa Democratic candidates, and give couDtenance TO
those Wing candidates ho seeking The support oil
the Democrats ut their respective Countess by aoVo-
eating Stay law and vccerating as II they, aud they
on, possessed the ability md the will 10 relieve the
neooles | ask the question seriously, and hope most
sincerely, that Republican viii so Tar forget MS
du.v as TO be cntrapprd by denagogues, who tak as
# they possess some magic by which, so soon as they
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The room inpart animation TO markets, invIgorae
credit and in short, restore our woned prosperity.
While many, and very intelligent; Wings, are up
posed 10 Stay Law, others CONTEND that tie last lie
e,satuTe committed an objectionable SIN IN refusing 10
mass one and as the Republicans had The majority, The
whole blame attaches 10 them, say the Stay Law candi-
dates Of the Wing party Had the question been party
question: this might be so but il ~ notorious, That the
Stay Law was not advocated or opposed upon party
| grounds Many Republicans voted Tor and some against
It. and so did the Wing members. The bill was defeat
ed by decisive majority, and if the votes are exam'n
ed will be seen, that, IN proportion 10 Inc huoef u
Wing and Democratic members, II was more opposed
by the Wings than by the Democrats majority OF
the Wing members voted against and majority OF thc
Republican members voted in its favor Among lhe
Whiss who voted against the valuation law, find the
names Of Daniel OF Richmond, Taylor OF Norfolk To-
Ter of Ly nchburg (the Wing candidate Tor congress
in the Campbell and Prince Edward Dislrci,l Oscar
! NJ Crutchield, Brooke Frazer, Hingheld Milcneii'
Nowlin, Lacy. Broadus, Brown, Gafnstl, rayne, no.
bins, McRae Wallace, Stohrgs Carter, Gray Miller
of L., Waits. Oliver, Boll'ng, Bennett Sirother Lew
! H. i!oore and White.
! ! may have overlooked the names of others, Who
voted with ;hrlr Wing friends, in favor oil Tue 'hot
n.tc posponement Of the bill When Is known that
n majority OF the Wing members, IN me house OF
! Delegates, voted against what s called hei.', WIN
what grace, justice truth can the richmond wing
and lis small satellites throughout the county assert
that the Republican members are respons'p,e iof e
loss of the bill, measure, the policy Oh WHICH, We
remembered, vas denounced md Reproduced ny inc
editor of lhe Wing sundry long editorials during The
/! last Fall;
Remember, too, that since The rejection "i hese var''
Gus suggested al relief by our LEGISLATURE. he
decision OF the Supreme Court OF Inc Y. D., "ouio
have come 10 sweep eff all such laws regard to past
contracts upon The ground, that all such laws are u"
constitutional and reid
Many es,lmate Republicans are in debt, ana believe
a Stay Law would be erefcia. They can, however,
hardly believe the candidates Of their own party less
averse 10 the passage Of Stay Law, should the PEG
pie desire one next Winter, THAI the Wing candidates
For my part believe that not one half OF the coun
lies of Virginia desire any such measure aed 90 not