Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-12
CO.MMUNIC-dI ED'
IN JOHN Fl. PLEASANTS, Esq.

acqu@ have taken in addressing YOU. As
ms lar Editor of the Richmond Wing, The |,
ts Ne Wing Journal in Virginia, you seek 10
!sa..'"1 ,e and feeling 10 the Wing party As
S'...,r, Won thus seek to take The lead IN poll
m vour side OF the question. anu profess 10 |
""1I',sb the Wing for the purpose oil eniiSmenihS
Y"'.,;ods of the people, permit me 10 say, that
t n.,,nv high and vey responsible station.
w., nave chosen Henry Clay as your General
~. present political campaign. The Demo-
III bare selected James X. Polk. You have
- The campaign, not By an exhibition OF the
,ual;ties OF your General, but by attacking
,'rsrnor Polk In this, YOU may be right; and,
| cannot be wrong in attacking General
nav Therefore permit me 10 ask YOU II you
=; H., saw IN the Wing in 1875 or ihereaboutS that
~ CLAW hated Virginia. Did not Mr.. Clay say
VI Wise that he was glad that Virginia hay
no voted against Gen. harrison, the wings
- no longer he embarrassed by her peculiar
E.;r;onsl, Again, Sir was there not an ad-
pt,si question OF veracty in 1921 between Ien'
,'sy and Mr.. Adams and if 50, has II as YET
- settled! Was ii NOT charged upon MI. Gay
x -, ina, he would vote for John q. Adams
49,; uss his influence 10 get others 10 90 So ana
ia, in return, ii Mr.. Adams should be elected;
VI CIay was 10 be his Secretary OF Sta'e anu
"a il, moi turn out exactly 50! IL, Slf, VT. oraw-
- was The im.eciie being you would Tam make
:. ,nnear ne was, how did i happen that Mr. Ad-
ar1. ojsred him any appointment he might choose
II. Canine, save that of the Secretary oil STATE!
AZ no. ye, done. sir, although may De lit
:. ,rnnh}csnnle 10 YOU Did Mr.. Clay favor or OPP
..,-. me Proclamation and Force Bill! 1.-The favor
81 other how can YOU and the old Nuiiliers sup
nor, him. Did Mr.. Clay pledge himself 10 aa-
here 10 the Compromise Bill! Has he not open
Il violated il b. supporting ana commencing the
act Of Il, in many respects worse even 'hah lha'
L NO IN ta-p a
>Icn as was passed al the Extra Session!
Having answered these questions, relative 10
yoar General permitme 10 PROFOUND a lew TO your
>si!? What were your predictions rrlatlve To- Tue
Presidential elections OF 1925 81 and 50! How
rear did YOU guess al their reSullsl Were YOU,
and are YOU not now, in favor OF the independent
Treasury Scheme? Ii you have changed your
>su,iments upon that subjec, when was II done!
Do YOU still believe that ii would be unconstitu-
',.nal Tor Congress 10 charter an United States
Bank II you do not, when did You change
ia. opinion? You seem TO have taken mo
mas III. Benton Heretofore called hy yourself
ana other Wings, Thomas HambRe Benton I'M
IL, vour peculiar care and protection. Pray tel
- il YOU now believe tha, he was guilty OF the
hish offences with which he was charged BY You
and others: such as stealing, cheating &c Ora
or Shinn YOU are disposed 10 commend Doyou
believe now that the heavy charges once exhibit
iruei If true how can man OF Your reg "'cs
sense OF honor exu al the prospect OF ms dsSer-
ron take him into Your party and 70 Your bosom,
md endorse for hi,nl VIII you be so good as TO
inform your readers what YOU have said about b.
" Leigh, L. w Tazewell, and VIM, c. Rives
Won seer, nor to feel great deal of sympathy Tor
Mr. Van Buren,. Is u real or fictitious; or, why
nose crocodile tears which you are willing 10
shed over This distinguished man. whom you have
at,1 ~ hrt
ana YOUR Clique had prepared every species OF
material 10 crush him. il he had been nominated;
and whose nomination b. the Republican party,
You well know had been arrested by his Texas
lstter-a proof, v hich You and Your faithful FOL
overs al the tail of Henry Clay will never give,
,aat Won can give up man-worship Tor your
principles, and Henry Clay Tor Texas and your
country II, as You declare, Mr.. Clay is as
gooi as already elected, why put yourself
% 81 much trouble and expense TO Keep up The
dasring spirits of the CoonSs Why. Sir, Your own
course gives direct and positive denial 10
your declaration. You ike in the hot bed
!. the Coon and seem 10 know nothing OF what Is
rassing out OF Richmond. In the country, sir,
acre Is more enthusiasm, more real feeling among
.he Democrats than has been known since the
:ar> OF old Jackson. You may ridicuie MeSsrs.
Polk aui Dallas as much as You please and style
Them cvphers. sc. But Sir. they Will cypher You
Polk vou say. has been beaten in his own State
Now has no, Mr.. Clay been badly beaten ana lWlce
bs3,en. in the Presidential canvaS>l Worse beat
en- bv many odds in the Union, than was Mr.
polk in Tennessee lou say, too. 4 good deal
about the doingS OF the Baltimore Convention
Could anv thing have been done there 10 satisfy
y1u and the Coons2 Did the members OF the
Harrisburg Convention in 1910, agree at mrs. up
On . candidate2 Were they no; very near break
iex no in a row? O. but that was in Wing
Convention privileged sci, who had The right 10
4llus, as they pleased even 10 the concealmept OF
tssr political opinions-to be honest or dishonest,
lls as il might suit their views and purposes
Your party have taken the advice OF Mr.. Newton,
ana have for once proclaimed their principles, as
follows:
CTo these We may say
j Protective Tariff; No United States Bank;
4 Distribution of the 4 Tariff for Revenue;
Land Money: No Distribution
4 Bankrupt Law. No Bankrupt Law.
I-uon these issues We enter the campaign. In
addition - these, your party 90 against Texas,
and ior the iyrant and usuTper Santa Anna We
- iog Texas, and against The tvrant and usurper
Our paltv are willing 10 90 before The country and
discuss these matters not with revelrv and ribald
- with Jest and with song otwh coon skins and
hard cider mol with false colors OF any kind; no,
with the dogSrel strains OF roaring boys or negro
,njnstres-but with sound argument addressed TO
The good sense of the people. Ii You treat free
people as so many Ounces, YOU must ne content &c
he addressed yourselves in the language OF the
DUnciad:
Vow turn 10 diferen, sports, 0he Goddess cries)
AMI learn nv sons, the wondrouS power ofnoise
t. move. 10 raise, 10 ravish every heart
With Shakespeare nature or with Johnson art,
l., others aim: IT'S yours 10 shake the soul,
With thunder rumbling from the mustard bowl,
With horns and trumpets now TO madness swell,
Now sink in sorrow with tolling bell.
such happy acts attention can command
When fancy ilags, and sense is al stand:
yapfore arc TIES. Three cat-calls be the bride
OF him whose chattering shames the monkey
tribe:
And his this drum, whose hoarse heroic bass
Dgo,rrs the l0ud clanor Of tie br0giac ass
Pope's Danciod, I'd Boot.
We mean 10 contend openly, fairly, honorably
for victory. 50 that il we should be defeat
rl we can look back upon our course without,
feeling any emotion fShame Good bye forthe
present, Yours with respect.
PETER POKER
Prince WILLIAM Co, Va,
July 9th, 1871.