Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-06
RICH MOND, VA.
TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST G. Isl,
THE COONERYr

THE COONERY,
The Il. Wing OF Saturday last IVES c,.r,ej
with more than lis usual portion Of lis recl,Ii,r
thunder-viZ: lis vulgar abuse and It's in,;d;or.
denrnciatons OF the Democratic party. h ac,in
attempts 10 Conjure mp "Gorgons. HvIraS arj
Chmeras dire" 1t is full OF gross and orst,i,1,'.
libels on the Democratic parry 1t at;ect~ IN das
nounce Southern Convention, which No ,,sn
in his senses believes is 10 he held scrs--and a., :,
reasonable plot 10 dissolve the Union which
every Democrat in Richmond discrcditS. and TiGi.
cules, ana believes 10 be miserable trick on the
part of The managers of the Ciub House. The
are trying 10 gel up this iClc panic tha, rhey
may screen their own tteacherous disregard Of
the interests Of their country in regard 10 Texas
and abate The force Of the odium. which Henry
Clay has Justly provoked by his unmanly ahan.
donnenl ot his own opinions III 1919 ana ls25-
tie is now willing TO sacrifice Texas 10 propitiarc
The Aholitioni>ts-and mis- Faithful Followers have
obeycd the whistle Of their Leader-and nowthev
are attempting TO raise an idle hue and cry against
the Democratic party 10 cover their own inglor-
Gus retreat.
SO Tar have they carried this tiich-so anxious
are they 10 give the che 10 their own fol.
lowers throughout Virginia, and 10 raise the
panic cry oi "Dis,mion' against "ihc Polk
Party" that the Central State Wing Com
miltee of Virginia" who Were present. is
not stated, but uEque>tionahlv many Of ttcm
were absent although il is asserted tha, i, WIS
"aa0niaonSig ordered. y called Tor Grand Raj.
lvatihe Club House of the Whig> at Richmond
.Henrico and Manchester in order IS they mi
forth 10 tate act0n g fr,p,arB 0sScmbV 0fHc ,s0.
pt, upon the di>organiZino gr0rd oiholaiEs Con
ven;iun OF Disunionis> cnd friends otlhe ia2gcdiot
annexation OF Texas in RICHMOND. upon The lgM
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Ndious IN HEpiyD0s bnNac IN us G4en and fatal
10 the Union il carried our The same proclams.
ton in SATURDAYS Wing, called upon EVERY WIZ.
10 bc At his post in order that we may show the dis
vHi0E wiGg N PolIap, tina, we mean one and
oil. 10 Aaadbytac IBj0n. ANA that treason daR mt
be pio',cdherc. in the Metropolis of Virginia. it. in
the language OF the Father Of his Country. the
PEOPLE. can frown it down. -
Il is the most shameless feature OF this transact
ton that whilst the CO0n> too generally and 100
har>hIv attack the few ana mpu!,Ne citizens Il
South Carolina who have BETRAYED their discon-
tent in few oasts and resolutions. they have sill
less had the Justice or the literally 10 except The
Democrats OF Virginia from their imprisoned
They nave shown no di>ctimi-
nation in their dc>criplion-hul In the dcnuncia-
ton TO fall upon the Spartan Bard Of This city,
under the general name OF site PoH Parry
Men. whose inretuosily berays them into
such unjust and indiscreei cenS'Ires can never
expect 10 command the confidence or rcsrcc, Of
their counlrymen for the cleaIness OF their Judge
rncnt or the moderation oltheir passions.
Was there ever 50 visionary humhus got M
amid The manv which they have projected, 10 d.
ccive the people, Was ever more contempt
he piece OF acting exhibited even by The Coos
themselves Bu, the Cooncry met on Saturday
cyening-,he more Independent among them we've
1 4. H. a.
question strangely enforced upon some 81 their
own colleaguc>-and resolutions were passed
which ale NIT " unavailing. and for which thctc
is not the slightest shadow oi necessity
Its authors know, as well as We do. that there
is no Southern Convention 10 bc held in Rich
mond-lhal there IS no; a Democrat in Virginia,
who will encourage any plot TO dissolve the
Union-in fact. it is nothing bu 4 trick 10 imrosc
upon The people Of Virginia j. il to he prcsIan-
ed that these CouEs woald know more about tie
Southern Convention 10 dissolve the Union il
any We're 10 be held, than We or the Democrat,
themselves? And. yet, We pledge our sacred
honor, that we know OF no such plan for this or
fer any other purlOse-and that Wcdo moi believe
nor suspect any steps are taking for it, accom-
pIishmcnr. We nave rrnrobaici the meeting Of
any .>oDiiGN Convention ri all here OF elsewhere
Such proposition was mace in Russell county.
in The State OF Alabama-hut in reply 10 the pr.-
icH0BGo which we published We received a pm.
vale letter from General Hamilton. the au'hor II
the resolutions, who TELLS lis expressly tla, these
resolutions themselves had declared the object
of the Convention 10 be, TO preserve the Union
We add the solemn disclaimer of every mem
her OF the Republican party Of Richmond. AGAINST
such a humhug on the pau ofthc CoonS Whilst
Coonery was inmolion on SATURDAY evening the
Democratic Association held their meeting At the
Exchange. When we entered the Hall We found
resolutions had been proposed, dcnouncng some
Of the outrageous statements Of the Richmond
Wing in that mornings No. We rose To pro-
pose that Others should he offered dcnouncn@ in
the most unqualified terms the attack upon the
"Pok party OF Virginia, and this idle tale OF a
disunion Convention a. ile grosScst and most cy-
iravagani SANDER upon Tire Democrats Of Rich
mond. We exposed The whole story as an idle and
trick Of the Coon managers Of The
Club Elouse-dcnied all knowledge and belief in
any such dstnion movcmcn,-and called upon
every member Of the Association Ia Use in his
place and dsavow uron his honor the slightest itca
oi any such transaction. Every man accordingly
rose at once 10 boot down the idle and contemplate
miserable plot of the Club House 10 de-
ceve the people, To conceal their own uarsefe>-
>ions, and 10 cxtenuae the fatal blow. which hoy
would have struck at The Constitutional iighi olfhc
propic 10 assemble peaceabiy for the ccnsidea-
ton OF their common Interests.
The truth is, that these MANAGERS of ile cmb
House are men ot Impulse possessed al no dis
erection, and who push their own miserable M
chincry into such excuses a. 10 make their hun
bugs contemplate, ard their authors ridicuior>
The Richmond Wing has been compelled Ia iIv
from one foolish plea 10 another, 10 conceal The
audaciiy olthe original declaration that 10 Stuil-
cIn Convention SiouldIc hcid in this Civ without
their consent. First il told ms that no force wa
10 he used, and vet The imaginary Convcr
tiOn was To he CaANN beyond the limits oil
the Ciiy-ani now il tells w. that The Con
vcnlion is only 10 he chased away by the iUlce
of public opinion, and that they. charitable souls,
woull do all they could 10 shield them from
the tempest OF rotten cggs and 1cad cats" This lr
fling equivocat1ni> unworthy oiihe respect ola 81
rious answer II i evidently the silly ctol ola par
ty. which is seeking To quibhle iisef on ola posi-
ton into which lis owIl P!ccpiate folly has be-
irayedii.
We have devoted loo much time 10 the exro-
sure OF ibis Coon plot, bu, too much cannot be
given 10 the dcnuncia,ion of The power which
they have dared 10 claim, OF denying The dele
gates Of any of the States The right Of peaceah!y
assembling and dclitcratine upon their ericvan-
ces. This is 4 specimen OF gag law. mob law
lynch law, cal! il what YOU will, which shows The
utter disregard Of this party 10 the very laws and
social order which they profess 10 defend
And after all. if the re be any design 10 de-
turb The Union, il is the associates of the Coon
Party who are most in fault Ii is the thief who
iir>, cries out thicf--ha is TO say, il NAV Judge
o! their designs by their threats. It is Mr.. 10
siah Quincy, interpreting the acquisition Of
Louisiana into dissolution oil the Coniederacy.
1t is the ploucrs OF the Hartford Conventional
is the authors OF the Resolutions adopted BY he
Legislature Of AIassachusci.s-lt was the anil
Texas meeting at Milfo!d, Mass, on the 18th Oh
March last, in which they declared, that The Tex.
as Treaty should be regarded as the death knell
of the present Federal Union'-lt was such men