Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-27
For he ERfpii'y.
or TIE RICHMOND
WHO.


| was utterly astoundrd, Mc>srS. Editors, Ia
find IN the Richmond Daily Wig o ye>icr-
,iay. q regular abolition article, ieaccd lie way
James * Polk marks lis slaves Though
ln. charge is false IS aby thing cen re, and ioul
~ false, Tor il bears uTon lis ace the c"itcncc 81
fabrication. yet leycnd tie publication @! such
Articles. il is surprising T. = SCulbcrn Editor,
one located i'll The metropolis ct slave holding
stale retailing the ISLANDERS OF ahoIii!onis's !or
the purpose OF creating prejudice against the
Democratic candidate for The Presidency. Here
4 beautiful spectacle indeed j. Exhibited, that
Southern Shareholders are Ia he elociionecrcd
against by Southern Editors on account OF slave
ry, or on account OF false, malicious and con-
lclnTltlc charges. made asain>l them hy foreign
ar Northern at,oiiliopi>ts. The charge published
IN the Richmond Wing is, that Mr. Polk brand
cd bis slaves or had them branded on The Shout
der with the initials OF his name This is Tie
statement of New York paper, which the
Richmond Wing says, is a print Of tie high
est personal character. which copied the charge
nom some hook, called "Roorbacks' .oai through
he Western and Southern STATES III l-36.-
Whether there is >uch book, do not pretend 10
say: but | do say that n man must be- crcdul0us
indeed vino would publish IS tue, >rch 4 foul
and infamous charge against a fellow-cili2cn. ~
that of MS branding his slaves with ho; iron
The Richmond Wing should have been tie list
raper in the world t. have given councnaEcc 10
such 4 statement But il has come o dis. alas!
that when slave holding Dcmocrt is put IN
nomination tor ciiicc the Richmond W h:%, 4 pa
yer published in he metropolis 81 Virginia j, -
create rciuGice against him. and defeat his clcc-
ton !! possible. by rcpulish;n" lntuman charges
Of cruelty 10 ,lavcs gains: llfn from Ncrhe'n or
abolionsls paper, or books without any other
evidence except such papers or books. II Is
~ i...,t. 30,
founded CHARGES. which a:c being rnate a:aiEs;
Mr.. Polk, ana 10 sec i'll them, that al Ia cfis, live
his il becomes c:ery freeman. every !oycr Of his
COUNTY, and especially every Southern. Ia b.
ware how he Joins himsel; ".I:h those who 'aakc
such charges: for ii them H. will zee, ih;; those
who rechles>ly make such charges. III iistru-
mems lor executing any mischieito our beloved
Union. Suu1H-ChNAL.
T. The exposure Of lh:s infamous forgery
reached Richmond on Monday cycnire, in The
Two Albany Democratic ps9erS We Penmr,
the Richmond Wing did aotsec thcm-oihc.wise,
il would meyer have PUBLISHED the for2cry-hat
ont il came. on Tue.Gay Morning, win some 81
j.. oxn thunder, (squ:ls) directed al Mr. Polk.
h"aA on Tues,ay evening the Exposure came
in s,.vcr;I Of Ire New IoTk papers. We con-
Glazed, o! course, that Re Richmond v bag would
'.c5Ie>, he corn Well then, tbs morning is
he ,hir. tmo q. asking. Ii the Whi2 does -:
make tn an.n|s '9:orGj'e it can expect NJ GUAR
,ers.
we are no, at s.; adrised. abou; the author q
rhis infamous fooet- -i,it il originally arIearcd
in The Albany t:r.r- Journal, whose Editor ve
lave he'll in spca 90. ir;. that Ne have 10 eg-
change with ti'I. = is (>avs tt' G!ofe) AS
most Of our readers a. IT, Tha!lo"' Weed
i c!lUw who hr0pct; h;,us. irio notice, some
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