Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-05
Richmond, Ma rch ., lcli
the WIG POLICY OF $50 {:

THE WING POLICY OF $50
uUaRt of CaadOr Cohtcmpt ~ the -HaLtm "If0heiy
is the best Policy.
The Richmond Wing, true TO us vocation in $40, Is
makinr an outcry about the vote oi the Van Buren,
members on The 2lst Rule The Petersburg ln'ell'-
g-ncer, following up the scent, asks US what Wli the
Richmond Enquirer say to The conduct OF his natural
allies in the House oil Representatives. on TUESDAY.
We first answer his question by asking another We
ask bim-or rather, ask The people to say flor from
HIN we only expect an answer IN the ant-New
tonlan spin, Of lS4D)-whst do they think Of
he conduct Of his own aRtes on "Wednesday
last, The whole dark question was put I" sleep IN
the talle-by a vote OF eS To Sand thu 2l,t Rne
therefore still remains force in the House OF Repre-.
sent1,ives Now who voted ~ilh Us upon that occa-
son. VINO helped the South TO nail the whole sub
pc, upon the table, and keep off the Aboht'onsts ??
The IS members who voted tc put the matter 10 sleep.
cousis, of - Republicans and lG Wings. OF the -
Republ,caas 90 we're North Of NJ ,son's and ID .xon 8
line. All the 10 Wings were South of the line Not
one s.nnia Wing voted with u.s. North OF the Potomac,
EXCEPT Causin OF Maryland. Even John p. Kennedy,
and Spence Of Mory Lind, Ges, OF Mary 'nd are $"
deeply dyed in the wool If Clayi.m and Whggery,
that they actually voted against the Sonth.
The noes consist of 50 Republicans, and 40 Wings;
ind among he Wings, stands prominent, CiIngman Of
.Ycrth Caroina!
What, ,hen. are the facts: IF we arc still safe under
the 81, Rule, II is because rs Democrats IN the non
slaveholdlng States had the moral courage and TIE JUS
tee, u Join the SJuh; bat every paru2,n o. Henry
Claw in these States voted aga,ns, We ask the
people of Virginia. and the whole South lh.n, what
they think of the Natural Allies Of Henry Clay in,hr
North; Not man of them stood by U.s.
7nather fuct are must drag to the notice Of the PEG
ple Of Iirginia-t, show the feelings OF the members
of the parties towards the rights of the South
The Wing press 10 the North IS lashing and abusns
the Van Buren, Democrats for voting with The
New York Tribune, which is supplied 10 thousand,
in the Clay Clubs OF the South aud West, rs their
text book, calls these gentlemen "Recreans'-an and
"thenks Heaven there is not Wing in the lot
Let them be rememoered.'' That swollen Federal
Journal the New York American, joins in the denun-
citation of the Norihsrn Democrats, who voted with the
South To protect iires'des from he invasons
O. the Tire correspondent of The Philadelphia
IT, S Gazette carrcanres and denounces our Northern
Allies, by aribupg Their votes 10 The vest party pur-
poses attempt 10 sacrifice the fright OF petition
false ly so casd-because, why suffer men TO petition
you for what you canro. erlnt 10 The desire of propl-
iating Mr. Calhouns friends to vote for Mr. Van b.
rem In word, the Van Buren, men are to be abused
and sandered any how Ii they vote with US, is TO
help Van Buren,. Il they do no, vote it'll u.s. they are
charged with treachery T. their Southern allies But
whilst such is the way IN which they ae hell up, uha,
becomes of the Wings North of the Potomac: Not a
man votes with US Except Causin Of Maryland y
The opposed to the Sou:h'he attaches of J..
@. Adams-and the partizaps Of II. Clay. Such are
the benefits which IL. Clay would bring with hai 10
the South
The Petersburg lntelligrncer is uncandid
enough 10 say, that this 2lst rule survived Wing
Congress-, yet does not remain in Locofoco Con-
gress. What immense thanks do We owe the Wings
for this favor-when the Intellgencer knows that It
was by the Republican vote North of the Polomsc IN
Wing Congress, the rule preserved-and that ma
no more Republicans voted for it in the last session,
than did the Wings