Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-16


you must IT. content 10 share rcilcc,ivev r,n'i
um OF petty craft and Gisingenuousness. vt,.i
stains the banner under which You have e,li...i
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have written with freedom, yet in ,crmsse,.o
nalr respectful; desiring. as strongly 4, 70, ,.-
to conduct the canvass with the "lihe,ali,, 80;
refinement of true gentlemen and with II r..
iorbcarance which is allowed 10 The fearless, ;1
cate OF Truth. Respectfully
Aug 10, 1871. RI. DANIEL
COMMENTS.
a. II Is a matter OF notorictv that some nj IN.
Wings, who were opposed 10 these ultra measures
were ANXIOUS todi>cus>thc last resolutions mi.
Clay Club--brt The screws OF the ''pre"iou> cnos-
ton were put upon them, and they had 10 ,nt
nit, though with bad grace. 4, The baz,,,l -,
being read to The party as 'fi>hr' and OF n,>>.
ing for "ao IfhigS." They had no al,e1dr;r,
The previous question was called upou fe,, ,n
they had 70 opportunity of changing lr,,,r 1
them. For fear OF an explosion Of The Chm
the question was huredly taken and the bi,.,
dose had to be bindy swallowed
(2) II The gentleman declines our con,l;
meGt> we shall hereafter he more cha!v Of ,hd,n
never being disposed 10 torce them on any cno .'
much less 10 submit 10 Conditions" precedert -
their employment.
81 Our article Of Friday a>, NAV be er-orc
oli>y construed, as intimaling that Mr.. y. had d..
clared in his p.e>h. tina: he did rot believe there
was one disunionisr in Virginia" Ii 80 We be-,
leave 10 correct H. We understand from gentle
men present, that Mr.. Gli>wold repeated ,eyefal
times emphatiCallv in lis address that he dill nat
believe the Democratic parry OF Virginia wegeiu
favor OF diSunon, though their reason being De-
throned and passion getting the better q. their
I Judgment they were unconsciOu>lv hurried
away hy party feeling INFO the virtual encourage.
7 nleni Of the dIsinion movements Mr. Daniel
( WIS convcfSing WIKI some leaGing Democrats =
! the lime, and fully concGIrcd with Mr. Griswolc'>
sentiments. Wcd'c not quote Mr. D., opinions
10 'eXlenuate The late disunion movements" nor
1 the course OF ourselves and others: hut 10 show
The manifest inconsistency OF individuals who
in the county OF Chesterfield, acquitted the De-
mocra,o OF Richmond Il any design or wish 10
dissolve the MON, and yet al the Club Home
solemn!r offer and aio? resolution charging
I the Polk Parry iha j. m, l~tois Dr1rmyat.
PHTgl with having declared. that ihcy will i-
solve this Union sooner rhau abandon Texas --
and arguing nom these MD similar IL, ,araiio.,
81 . few heated spirits in S"uih Caroline 4ir
revoil'r@ Indications u reason and ji.l0y; nv 70
or glorious Union
10 As 10 the mefr., ui the iliend, OF anne,
lion, We Shall refer Mr. pan:,.lid one Of his Win
coadlutors, who has teen houored with The hie}
cSi post otdi>iinclion il he Wing ranks. and H.;
fought side by side with M u. in his Suppo.t d.
| Mr.. Clay We rrtcf 10 Nr LYONS, an EIccror
Tor hall ot Virginia. H. goes on 10 express iss
/ disbelief Thai The Treaty sprarg from any
puipo>,. of Disuuuu. and adj, and >lill rs, can
agree that the friends %; annexation n the South
shall bc involved in one sweeping denuncia,lon
- dsunioni>i>, or uc;.,rou> SPECTATORS
The annexation %. Texas, believe vi!
N,sH&tacn he tR'oa, and Yfcr,W 6isollt
Will" tits denuncialon endancerS t. (aS il Viii
destroy our party. i! persisted in J. Mr. Daniels
remark deserves t!e letott which the truth wa.
rah> The Coons We're in want Of >om> nagi;-
iiccnt hrmbug like that ui the Standing Army d,
1919 To strike 4 panic into the minds Of the pee
ple-and a. soon ~ few 'impul>ivc' spirits a
/ The Soul: launched oai into Il lew unguarlei
I and violent expressions, the Coon- o.. Rchm0pi
seized adroiily and cunningly upon lhcm no aid
in ficir grand came OF Prc,idcnt-makng." But
I the Standing Amy OF 2o0nh0 men. w;is hum
! bug and chcat-ant So i his cry OF Di>uriae
! 90 Here Mr. y. SuI>'a.iiarcs. a. far rs lnc
/ Democrats OF Rict@,ad arc concerned what ~
on Friday last published ~ his avowci opinion
with regard la The Democrats If Iwaipd. l.
there not 4 married incOn>isercy in iir>l charen.
the Polk party with ",rcason and disloyalty t.
the Union and Then iniIy Acquiring The Demo
erals OF Richmond Ga portion oi the Polk parry
q any design or wish dissolve the Union -
We speak sincerely. when We inform Nh j. that
in our conscientious belief there arc mo- tme!.,r
more devoted friends -. ilil> H., sed inIen ti;aihe
/ whole Democracy ut Virginia. We 10 NOT knew
oil one Democrat in the State. who VIII not 'foWu
down ann movement iordi>uuioD whether it come
/ from The NorH or from The .S0aH The Dcino.
Gratis of Virginia are IL tree from any design ct
| wish To dissolve the Union. ~ the Democrats iii
| Richmond, (whom Mr. H. fully acqnns a the
! charge-an still on the records OF 1c Club
| House, twice Solemnly affirmed, the chal.e of
treason and disoyaliy Ia the Union. against thr
Polk party" (ihc whole Democratic parry stand,
nncouccied Unexplained. Was il no; enough ~
MAKE oar blood "NinGly. IL Nh Lyons eNrre,ses
IT, when We the steady friends OF the Union. weic
embraced in lhis sweeping and unwarra"tablc
! Impeachment?
90 Mr. -. has given an entirely iHcoGcc, yrl-
sion of the course Of ourselves and ourr party. W.
have throughout disapployed Of every movement
in South Carolina limiting al DisunoE-and i.
fused 10 listen 10 Il ScDihoN Convention Al all.
because We disapmoved Of that Scctjor@ mode If
action. A. expressive OF our own feelings on the
subject 81 the Union, we copy from an exchange
paper the following toast given on tie Lla ith ri
| July, by our Senior Editor
"Ihe N.~ld union NJ these 'iycc ami ,adcbHd,pt
S,aiey:' These whom Cop has Joined iogchcl
lc, no man put a>under' He lthc senior Edi-
tom has been III the habit of giving SiuilaroaN
| on public occaSions-and friend, who hcaid,liis
sentiment given on The last nh remarked with
smile WHY, Mr. r. gave this toas, Ias- wear
Ii this he defending the Disunonist,. it is
strange application OF terms. Mr. Daniel
is equally mistaken in charging Us with pro-
missing protection 20 disununisis' He has
not read the proceedings of the Shocfoe Hill A.
ISOLATION with sufficient, attention: or. he would
L,,. 81.
lection 10 a Convention ''on the suhjec, OF the
annexation OF Texas OF OF any other of The grca,
interests Of the tSioN." Our preamble am IT,
solutions throughout breathe our disapprobaton
OF any di>union movement, and strong ami
warm attachment Ia the Cnion-and in.enioJs
indeed, must lie be, who cen spy out. in hci, laN-
guage. any protection 10 the disunioniSis" They
expressly coniinc The objects of discussion before
The Convention. 10 subjects within he pale o. 'h,
Constitution. Bu, il. Wc give aI and com!ou 20
these enemies @. the public peace by not ;.!yi>-
ing our readers OF al their declarations ana llt-
ccedin9s, (therchy clearly meaning 10 d:sapprole
OF their course. what shall we say Of Mr. y.
and his friends who not only say "Iitilc or nothing
Of the Northern disGnionists, while SiIcams 81
pronunciation are poured upon the .Sonti OF he
proud little State u South Carolina" (we acsn
quote the Wing Elector Mr. Lyons but actual
IL invite 10 the public hospitality OF Virginia ltr
fanatic abolriopist, John Quincy Adams who,
with twelve other members OF Congress, on
the 3d March l-i3, in IN Address 30 the people
of the FIR States Of tire Union declared. thai
'thc annexation OF Texas would he IDENTICAL with
dissolution that It would mot only result in It
dissolution Of the Union, hui would fully ja9itg
IT. Upon much 4r0Hg0 grounds could We cnai@'
Sir u. and his friends. with "lcEding count,
nance 10 those Who deserve 10 he held ~ encmie,
of the public peacc-wiil giving aid and comfort
To those enemies, the vile abolionisi, and di'U-
nionisis OF the North
On We published he whOic Of the 81 rcsolu-
ton OF The Clay Club, TO which the Shoclioc dliI
Association and ourselves confined GU. comment.
We might retort, ami ask MIR. D., whether his
Wing friends have seen the Democratic pioceec'
ines which he condemns 50 violently. II We
have not published The whole Of The South Car
| lima resolutions; have the Whigs published ~
! Gsunion movements of John Quincy Adams ard