Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-20

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RICHMOND. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20.
., have Inst seen in seven paragraphs ABOUT e'
which six were Iies."-I Dr. Franklin IN Paris l7I'
The word "l,e" is a harsh epthet from the lips
n, Frapklin-but change it into misrepresentation ant
his remark is equally true of the course OF Inc hcn
nond Wing Misrepresentation "thck as oachoe'
,;as" too frequently grace ITS teemng columns. 70
example examine It's late conduct on the Massachuset
pson,,ops Il is not content with grossly mss atln!
| N, Byrd's opening speech, (Which we wouid nave
been wiling to attribute to gross misrepresentation O
,.oec had the Wing since gwen the least proof OF
isb IN do instice to Mr.. j it is not content VIII
horo,nq mon the Democrats disposition to make ca
n;,al out of the Briggs RcsoiahionS-but the wing
Saturday comes forward in longer article, and WIN
more serious attack. 1t charges the Governor lnt
suislature and this paper, with crImlnal neglect o.
duty for not having taken the proper no'lce OIL 'ne
resolutions passed year ago by the Massachusetts
u ocofoco Legislature, and with having reserved then
censure for the Resolutions passed under wing
| LEGISLATURE" which were communicated 10 Inc ue-
neral Assembly the last day but one OF The session
We shsll analyze the Wing article from the begin
n;nu We shall strip it of all the gauze of patriotism and
onnrdanship of Southern interests, which 1t 80 AFRO
9enlly assumes as its own peculiar merit ana we shai
show up in true colors, lis miserable attempt 70
make party capital out OF question, on when al
Southern men should bury their political differences,
and as one man. resist and defy the Vaccinations oil
every enemy of our dearest rights We shall prove,
ha, in Virginia it is the Democratic Party, or any
portion of il, but the Wing organ of Virginia that has
raised the slogan of "party, at time when every VIZ
oinian be he Wing or be he Democrat, win all ms
son and energy should gather around the altar OF his
native State and swear eternal hostility to the fana-
tics of the North whose phrenzled zeal AIMS bio"
A. the existence Of the farest portion Of this or any
other country. ,,,.
We shall abide but briefly to what the Wing 80
gently and elegantly says OF our "convulsons, OF
blood at every exerilon, Of our 'agony,
Of our "coursc being tracked By long stream OF
blood and of our dying hard, and much more
of such ridiculous Extravaganza, all winch most are
ul calari,,es the reader will be amused to
learn have been ascribed, by the wisdom OF the hg'
,o The notsnt magic of the late Wing Convention,
whose mighty abors have not only k'ied U.s. out, ac-
codinp u this learned Soothsayer have u'd low IN the
dust the proud Democracy OF the Old Dominion, thal
has yet faered in their course nn are Ill ieng'n
brouoht by the lofty Bull Of the late wing Sanheor,
10 the Illuminating condition of surrenderIng their arms,
and bowling their diminished heads to the exal'ed Dcta-
tor Of the Wing naon and to pay their Vassal eay 10
Harry the Great, through his selt-assumed Amoassa
dor Extraordinary of the Richmond wing: we cah
assure that paper and the world that the Wing Con-
vention has utterly failed of its purpose. We have
suffered no scons usions,' no "apprehensons that
stick and rritata, Ike barbed arrows we nave seen
The Wh1 clans assemble and depart, with The same
comnosure that we would watch summer cloud, that
for moment threatens storms and fury but soon meits
into thin air. and leaves the heavens as calm and as
briaht az before. The cheering result OF our Demo-
cratic Convention, in bringing into one harmonious
phalanx the various sections of our party, IN
our united forces against the common enemy, ana IN
| 40 ndnp through the whole land moral force which
will b. deeply felt in every county, township and pa
r;sh of the United States had invested our party and
ourselves with triple coat OF steel which would DEFY Inc
uDcla,or and all his works and agents IN The arts o.
sophtry of rickery, of ana OF clustering we
we're fully aroused md prepared for the copons cea-
,ons n e fruitful genius Of coontsm, with all lis idols
~ canvass horne IN triumph through the Streets on
tho shoulders of enhus asc wprshppers l" the vast
! Win " Temple of Liberty" (tlraven save the mark }
on Council Chamber fill, with rs bands Of mus
c;aos soeciaiy summoned 10 the laoin, ana kfp'
in attendance animate the dropping sp'f'ts o. .h
| f,,.btul by martial alrs and patriotic s-but
whose services were ungratenlly postponed tor the
sweetar Sounds Of the Wing orators, VINO again anf
ro;n fouuhi over The battles OF General Clay, al
wsvs 70 be but ever blest' with victory. The Demo.
c,acv stood their ground against all these engines OF
eleciioneerinu- were strengthened IN thes Ia'h
and confidence, when they watched The VAN eHo''a
Of the Wings alarm their opponents, ana 10 in'use
a f,cttous zeal into their cresi-'a!len ranks ou'
| Convention acted like charm-nothng was seen ou'
HARMONY good feeling and n determination IN carry
| Virginia The Wing Convention 1--WE have Wing au
,hory for what say was on the eve OF oreaRiha
n, in n row." move made on the last n'ghl
hib threatened IN proye fatal had the friends o.
n dstin pnished OK Congressman Withdrawn Their dar
limo scheme for the sake of "harmony. For twenty
years the Richmond Wing has parad'd before Inc pup
lic most ridiculous chimsra Of a"Richmond Junto,
and late yesterday IT still repeats the s'ly osser
tion We are fully justified, then, in retorng that or
the streets we have recently heard many denuncatons
bv Wings themselves, Of a Uhig "Richmond Jnnto
which is much stronger than any Democratic Juntt
,b,, was ever spoken Of" This Wing Junto are said
no Wbps 10 have assumed the whole direction of thu
Wing party Of Virgina-and are SAID TO rule with AZ
iron rod The Wings ghost OF the Richmond Junt'
should therefore, be hencesorward forever LAID LIE
the Wing TO the utmost over It's Curious CohVen
ton Uc never so sure OF success anu cur paft,
more proud Of their principles or more certain
victory The Wings may boast m ndrance oil the Crane
fruits Of their "mighty" Convention We shall sho"
them in Aorl and November next, that the Democrat
Lof Virginia are not be frightened or coa1ed iron
their prncipes.-But to return to the main question
from which we have wandered much farther than W.
had designed
The K WING says Of US, that "The desperate at
tempt Of the editor represent the Introduction OF h
Massachusetts resolutions, as the work OF wing lie
gislature, can only prove injurious 10 himself W.
The Wing 10 the proof 1t was the Wing pres
+ itself, that endeavored to make some capital TO
it's party, by holding the Democrats of the lie
pislature of Massachusetts, wholly responsible FOL
this dlsorganizpg movement. We were thus calle'
upon to examine The charge and set to work TO tfac
the origin Of these factlous "Resolves." We ascef
timed from citizen of Boston, whose fame belongs tt
the whole Union, that these Infamous resolutions TN
Offspring of the Hartford Convention, had been brough
forward late in the Session by c. Adams, the son o
Mr. John @ Adams, and leading Wing member OF tn'
House, in which there majority OF ana AGO
tonsts that their contents were probably not kaow'
to one out of ten in the Legislature; that they we'
carried by silent vote, without any DIVISION OF count
and that they not signed by Governor Moron-
while the amfnded resolutions passedby the Legislature
of this winter, in which the Wings have majority
nearly one hundred in the House, and thirty three
to seven in the Senate signed by The Ith'g Go
vernon Briggs Thus in point Of fact the ken ,n"
Rosolu,ions.-w the amended Resolution of thi
Winter NAY more properly be called the briggs Re
solution" Most of these facts have been ALREADY
given TO our readers the published letter OF our cor
respondent. But now that the Wing again endeavor