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

Virginia II was also necessary 10 counteract the moral
influence which had been produced by The Democratic
Convention of the preceding week, and the striking
spectacle which they had exhibited of complete
reunion between the friends Of Van Buren, aud Cal
| houn. The suspicious meeting Of own Conven-
ton had already operated upon the spirits o! the Faith
u and changed the ice and gloom of winter into the
soft and GENIAL season of spring Heaven Itself seem
ed to smile upon lis acts and mosas could not bu,
respect lis saiemn Influence Ia this sincere and most
comfortable belief thought ihat nothIrg "ccud OBJ
sirnct the triumphant march Of the Whig party that
'the cause was above the apprehension Of conse
quences rs II was above reprouch " that ii babe "def
ance alike TO open enemies and 10 injudcious friends "
considered this mammoth Convention Us the great
panacea for the Wing party, and quietly folded my
arms, and let the world take lis own course
Moreover, could not believe that my old friend,
| Wiloughby Newton, WhIg Elector in ledO-
| 4 man of uncommon honesty-of the farest charac-
ter, and Of the best talents could have committed the
"unJusntaele absurdny of writing letter, which
was TO have blown into atoms. Even had sus.
pec,ed the contents OF the letter. yet, knew that
Bolts and myself had substantially avowed what was
contained in Newton s / tier; and should i'm remem-
o'reo That, coming from Us, tie avowal had produced
but passing surprise, and had been almost forgotten
But TO publish such letter. from such man, as Will
loughby Newton 1t was too hard When | found
the gallant Wings of 1910 complaining OF my ndiscre
ton and want OF tact, what was to do There was
no other alternative, for publishing such "per'lous
stuff, but TO confess, clearly did, in the following
paragraph Of Saturday sHt that had known the char
ucter OF the letter and lis damnng effects upon our
party, should most certainly have suppressed IT, al
though manifest'y intended for publication By
one of our most distinguished "lnvited Guests:
"a large number of letters from invited gentlemen
of destruction TO the late convention, having been read
before them by the Chairman of the committee ofinv
taton MIR Brooke, they ordered to be published
as the appropriate direction To give them. Mr. New
tons letter was received afterwards by of til,
miitee and placed among the rest without perusa.-
That member Of the committee was also one of the
Editors OF this paper and he not doubling that all
right turned it to The Foreman Of the Wing Office
to be published when most convenient; nor was he
ware ofthe nature of Mr.. Newon's extraordinary let
ter and charges against the Wing Party of Virginia.
unit he saw them the next day IN print. He then
shared The general feeling of ns,onshmen charges
gross than the enemy had preferred coming
| from friend and gentleman, who had shared so
largely in the distinctions which the Wings OF Viz
gina had had in their power 10 confer aud in their
| confidence.
Mr. john Tyler, upon being again called into Court,
testified that he had been compelled 10 veto the Bank bill
passed at the EN;a Session, called in shot haste ; TO
carry out The Of the Wing pary whish they
had carefully disguised as appears in their admissions
Of '39 and lothus showing by their Immediate acts,
how little candid" and "honcst" heir professions were
in l0-and by their PROFESSIONS in 1874 how little sin
cerc their professions were in 1910.
4 A "cloud of Witnesses examined, in addition
10 the above but their testimony all tended TO prove the
same facts which already deeply impressed on the
minds of the Court.
The evidence over, the Prosecution proceeded with
indignant eloquence, TO lash the miserable conduct of
the prisoners. II charged them with the most deliberate
and malicious violations of the laws of the lsnd-with
alarming ourages upoa honesty, anlinesS Candor fair
dealing and moral duty-with having gained the gene.
rous confidence" Of the people, and with having then
robbed them of their richest treasures viz their
tional glory AMI sci-re>pect- having so,en into
| on urctcncCs.
destruction OF the sacred charter Of liberties,
trary all their soft and winning phrases 10 the dear
people mot to speak Of their miserable mummcries
in lS40not to speak Of their ppeayng and frauds in
Cincinnati, in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore &c,
not TO speak of the abominablc Federal principles
which they avow) All these charges had been
fully subsantiaed by The mos! direct evidence and it
remained for the solemn tribunal 10 pronounce the pun
ishment The Prosecutor wound up by ccngratuating
the country that these old offenders had been al last
caught in their traps, aud that the country might
| have 10 further fear of their misdeels
The counsel for til. defence briefly stated, that the
rht oftesimony too strong even for all their cum
nng and ch.caaety 10 parry and deny The facts. They
would the efors throw themselves for justification upon
the maxim fthe Jes1i,s, that the end would justify the
means They might plead, too, their thirst for power
and spoils 1t Inherent in their system. They
sighed for the "spoils of victory gully as they
WERE they must plead their n6rmity as some palaton
of their open criminal conduct Punishment they should
expect; but they hoped it would be tempered with
mercy.
The august tribunal then proceeded to pronounce
the sentence in loud and solemn tones
"PRrsoNERs: You have been found guilty OF the
grossest outrages upon public virtue ard national char
Gcter-Aer The fullest ard airest examination, your
crimes haze been made plain, that your coun-
sci have ,oborne fail defence, but have appealed TO
the c.enency OF the Cont. The majesty Of the laws
and the Constitution must be preserved nviola'e, and
for the protection of interests and for the be-
neft OF future ages. you must suffer the punishment
due for your offences You shalt be stripped of all
the honors and Offices which you have stolen from the
affections of the peope-You shall be forever banlshed
from all The councils and posts Of honor, and be- from
this time forward, dsfranchised and put under the
ban Instead Of the Merry Andrew trappngs which
you have so long and so unworhily worn, you shall
put on the penentia vestments OF sackcoth and ashes
which better become your JesuItical character You
shall by This, our solemn sentence forever give up the
name Of Hhigs, which you so lnglo,ously and unwar
rauably fched from the patriots Of The Revolutions and
b. hereafter dnbbed with that of CooSs in every way
characteristic of of individuals, who like those
cunning animals steal into snug places, and, under the
shadow Of night, commit all SORTS of depredations.
One loud and long Amen, from the lips Of eve ~ by
sander, responded TO this righteous Judgment and the
Court adjourned