Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-27

~. hs,, n the most inaccessible Businesses o. Norlh
,na True, afterwards tried 10 play of this 'ao
4 ,,c,' as coke upon the Enquirer, but lew
y no. and now, solemnly called on, | cannot
II ~s confession. In my zeal for the cause, oe-
.,o, M The efforts OF the Virginia Wings, 10
--,son and Tyler, were consecraieo " tie emu
4 ,,tatned, and | went heart ANA mana WIN 'nsm
The ,.lracfant people, hu, Sc we're iellsd "
4 .,,r.s cF The F,rg MIA Democracy, not forge
' b1ese "Suaban Dutch" Of the ION Legion
4 d the victory from our grasp.
=" nd YOU continue 10 held the same opinions
~, ,roprietv Of the course pursued By the VHg
II Wings IN lo4o? o,, to-, 49,,
i 80 employment, was the putting to death OF 'nno-
N ..,,t,ases, and practising my peculiar philosophy,
4 Ha't :, October, lS43, seized with a sudden con-
va, - Of the invaluable truth of the oil saw "ho-
\ - tie bes, policy :" and, like my old irlend,
No. Newton, gave veat to my feelings IN
80 ~. Amherst Wing Festival, intended TO rlo-
90 Goy,in who had bfen vsuqulshed by Mr.
\ .. ask leave 10 read the following sentences
Gentlemen, this campaign, avoid some Of the
we committed IA lsta LIZ u.s. N n. case ,ep ',n ,h e
sank Indispensable TO secure for any leng n OF time
3 a" e pro luces the necessary revenue r the sup
l .pnon, absolutely necessary TO PROVIDE ncnie
81 IN, famrts let support that Tamil -e. US Cease
' o our and especially of that Of Federas
r;er deserved hy those who apply II. the unsatyns
Gen ,sa, Sn ,sas~ sni ., %eang
M "a a ely avow principles that policy farther
n-s ~, ,fe fact that Whenever aud he:ever the ihea
fGd - have been fairly argued before the people .hs
,7,ncd ground upon he opponents we ase a.,
: ~ n;,rs the amp'eSt discussion ana desiring 'he
80 l- ssr ~; more G,ia! mistake committed by the
5 than that Of iiFs IN ore or more o. n"' Pao.c
J., .l,ens much c"n'"ence III oeh, VINO were no
,o,ae a.d scf,eekers NJ Toiics, ana VINO had pre-
; i Thsr de,,Iijon f;ci'y of principle, by sue
- .> In this STATE, particularly, we eo'''nl'ea 'au
ma, Lnt and >'dr have we paid Tor u. ga, sHeuSe
ttr' @ ID in ardGous and most doubtful con
S Winch We believed 70 nv"ve me a'e OF our @ ni
s, eiro required Us 10 receive an me nep we S a
s' & we had 70 equiv ilent IN honors ana ouces
, ourselves AND country at the mercy OF sueh men, was
" ~, q IN moth nr motive eN;enuae IL was
G w6fh if no than crime, has had all me e1.se
Of crime The Wings have been Frustrated ny II h ,o
whe Tie vilest and most nnhlushlns 'reacnery mas
4cd over Let us hereafter trust no aouh'ln man
rser tail. fall we must by The hhna oi an open anu
liable T. 10 perisAnc under the 6asgcto oil Ha'otS'
The Court viii observe that, in that letter, clearly
,,,,sd tina, the Wings in lSi0 mad tempon-ed w'th
,s- crmcipes, and had not shown The manly @"t
- d.a..ar" which a good and true cause required
osts Have you not changed the views as expressed
n TIA, letter :
lss Undoubtedly have. When wrote that lot
.s- was in the country, private cltizen-no' con
rer;at with the public IN any way ia7mon'@eu Sc
;,e with the Wig leaders, that had the holiness &c
s.,,, that Henry Clay would receive no support ~
C.ochand and suggest that Resolutions be adop,eo
rowing preference for Gen. Scott or some o'hef
~ga,latl-' candidate. Soon after was installed as
which had often thrown me Oft soon ,ounu .ud,'
IN the eyes Of the active Wig pariizans OF hchmo"o'
must reliuqnsh ali my country notions OF ao"ss
y i me b,s, policy" and swear through thick and
him tina, the Virginia Wings had always avowed lh@f-
selves for a Bank Tart, &c., and had been most
consistent in their political bearing. | knew that
would ruin mvsef ard the Wing party to douo;
ae thorough infsblilty Of Virginia Wh'ggery--
50 1 resolved 10 forget every word OF my Am
hers, letter, and TO go ahead with the no!sest yea
o in their eulogies of past, prssen, and future wing
ac's When | saw, then, that Wil'oughby Newton
Ind the ndiscretion write sach foolish letter,
sA;ch had The ndiscre,ion also to pubish,) unmer-
Gully lashng the Virginia Wings Of 1910, resolved
!, eat nv own words of October, lSi3, and u an
saunce boldly that at,oays thought the Wing Con-
ysnion Of February, lS40. had acted with "many and
ar DEALING, and had not "emporsed with their priE-
,,!ss" Ga Saturday last, characterized NJ. New
las letter as "unjustl6able "un,rue in is facts, and
unjust its differences and conclusions, well rs ar
.,ran in lis denunciat'on of the whole Wing party,
sao unanimously adopted the address, and unanimous
- ordered fifty thousand copies of 1t to be printed >
30; vii read few passages OF my ''exirao!daary
siicle of last Saturday, which, Notifying as is TO
ne You vii! at is IN direct conflict with my
Amherst letter
The letter OF Mr. Newton is most extraordinary document
msy. joining the enemy denouace his own party but
.acpneig that by whose nomination he put
n the Electoral Ticket and under whose banner he fought
gh he stood would the Convention Of
aid the Wings in shaking of The eha.y which The loss
Cay occasioned for moment, and IN renewing the effort
the Government from the hands OF the spos men
and unjust IN lis differences ana con
oas well arrogant in It's denuncia,lon OF The whole
Was party who unanimously adopted me address ana
o ordered fy thousand copies OF 1t to be printed as 70
ache address does not n's.ao The opinions .ne o M
y tune rcpaae" It's principles u does hol say
tie opinions Of TIE Wing party TO 'ank or the
M Int deals in the opinions Of General Harrison ana
rgen aud vuuches !ie record 'or eVsE t'
address lad stated that the Whg party was IN favor OF
frnr>s charged upon by Mr. Newton Sl less
he pty united in favor OF Protective Tai 80 lar frol H.
i government and even at day, party not in
t protection beyond the wants OF the Government II tney
teu Mr. Newion's ground in $780, they would have been
-d pudia'e 1t in ISL The truth u.s. tiat nron these as
pou all cher subjects the wing party mol ony Tue P'a'1
tl, the 3rti Ftisrai party
MI Newton has forgotten in his denunciaon of the Conven
fine uar accordance with which the Convention acted
H. Clay other leader said the Bank not tie Issue
4t oq whether should have an honest ana
atenanv administration, corrupt and hackguard one;
a ~. lint Than Bank Bank, We shout!
.hr On ,fst: Tor Bank perfectly immatera u
" I'm Co controlled The Government that we must
she Government and talk OF Finance Afterwards Eat
yer,fy the Bank. ana the address Of i' Said
rc, Bank j. tie issue though we think 1t is not. still You
Va Bank Gan than yong leader Nh Van Should have
this advantage, and admitted that Gen Harrison was q
s practical view Of The question: as did Mr..
Cy 1ayosyle speech They said TO those OF them who
Bank, in vain 10 attempt 10 force -and would
- wrong il we could Bank be facility for the use OF
he ;eope and let be le therefore, the people: when
Bs by command of the people spinsne from
ef sense the necessity till then All this IN the est
Mr. Newton merely folly hut fraud and aseooh.
does he make this charge OF fraud anu iae
whole Convention Of loi0 who ordered on oV
copies published after had passed through TWO
committees vim the alteration Of only senience!-Asainsta
comprising such Souhal, Miller, Chas Cooke,
Pam Howe P-yton Bondarant Faulkner, Hodges burwe
M of others Of equal charncterAnd where were
ut Of ls40. ted by Atccr and Pesam anu oefs
rcgfirg Newton mself Did they enforce ta fauo I"
enounc. Where he when the next convention
bid attend H. ild he then the rand oil Tue
ST and guard is party against for tue future
All dos discard these men who Were eulty oil
ad 10, and beat The with the Simon pfs I"
M lie will not admit equals IN the contest oil ~ te
aclised this fraud the peo. III Sioas one OF the
and power party who, BY his admission,
lsct fraud up"n them in lsiy ~
"Did the Address injury in the contest that is de-
the result TELL When did the Wing Party before
the Presidency rs near to vcory:-when
difference between the parties ouiy 400: II We
the address, could have lost only among men OF Mr.
Newons zeal then The Bank some al least,
preferred the denominations OF Van Buren, Kendall Johnson <
the Wing and The publication OF The
Government wthou, Bank. Was SO? Bat this enunca'"n
the Convention extends beyond them. Ii the Bank
Tar, the isGcs and the Convention ~
Fmslna fraud in not saying swGa Is Ia be sau
liz Harrisburg Convention Why did not they 81! these @e:e
If they the issues, why did they drop Mr.
Cly let Mr. Newton be denounced for he member OF
The tia ,ha. Convention, which pactised the primary fii
"psase are Gneaning old and lgnE away her
M Erebdce. Hundreds and thousands have einiaced tue
Bank Tariff aud doing week, VINO nave heh
opponents oil each II was not :" ~ eio
Tserr period of the Convention of that year unlues
onably large from the ranks Of each pa
opposed TO both and Tariff And can Mr. Newton think
knowledge" that TACT before