Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-03
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I(thcrc be anv truth in tue remark which Mr..
Jefferson was in The habit ol making, that the
best evidence OF the merits ot a Republican was
Federal abuse ofhm;' surely no man has better
reason To I've satisfied with In. testimonials in his
favor than Thomas Fl. BaYi.Y. For many YEAR,
he has been the iavorc and fdr0rcd subject of
VIII. abuse When he first appeared in the Vir-
pinia Assembly. al Il time when he was scarcely
eligible. the Richmond Wing was in the haiti OF
bes,owing upon him inmeasurcl praise But of
late wears there has been no term of reproach SO
gross, that the organ of 'all the dccency" party.
has no! applied 10 him. Ignorant demagoeue"
''vapid decaimcr," are the milde>t terms. And
the lead which the Richmond organ gave, was
followed by most Of the Wing papers of the State
rect. il is very singular that il throws away ~
much time ana space upon him. But a short
time since The Wing proclaimed that the 7Ih
Congressional District represented BY Mr.. 3D.
TO bc the battle-ground OF Virginia. and that upon
il. was To be concentrated the focus of the W hio
talent of The Stale Oh late, when il is presumed
lis space is valued BY il, The columns of the Whig
have tecmcd with loose and hostile criticisms Of
his speeches. which have been placed in relief bv
choice specimens Of Wing Editorials Now, i;
is not the object OF this communication To notice
any Of those criticisms, farther than TO say, That
they grossly pcrvcrt what they profess 10 describe
We are greatly tempted 10 90 farther and expose
them: but we know the space Of the Enquirer 10
be toovaIuablc al this time Ia be- thrown away: and
indeed a formal defence of Mr. Bayly aeains
the attacks of the Richmond Wing is ,,nneccssa-
~ Fortunately, he is not entirely unknown in
Virginia; and his friends mas appeal 10 The es!i-
male which has been constantly made ol him. hy
those who best know him, aS defence against the
viiicaion of partizan press. A an unusual
IL early time OF life, he has passed through almost
every ordeal in his native State. When he was
scarcely Of the constitutional age, he was elected
Il member OF The General Assembly, by a vote
of two to one, over two gentlemen neither Of hom
had ever before been defeated and one of them had
represented the county for twenty Years. lie was
afterwards honored with six successive rc-clcc-
lions. He was during that time twice before the
General Assembly Tor very high and responsible
offices; on both occasions there was decided par
" ma jorily against him, and upon both he was ri-
unphan!v successful, by the aid Of the "clitc' Of
his poilica opponents. Last Spring he wascIcclcd
To Congress by Il decided majority over the choice
candidate ol The Wing party in district which
gave General Harrison. in lSla. 1916 majority
and the Wing complaint was, that all the Wings
would not vote against him. and that some actual
Is voted for him! And this Notwithstanding he
constant traduc,ion of him BY The Wlig and lis
affiliated presses for many years Under these
circumstances, The friends of Mr. Bayly NAV he
excused, il they do not trouble themselves with
The Richmond Wing or lis scurrilolls cortcspon-
dents but should say 10 them, ''abuse on. and
the more because YOU abuse in vain.