Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-19
POLITICAL.
From the Republican Sentinel y
THE LADIES.

Il may be excusabe IN young man, TO turn ms mrs
thoughts to that fair SEX which was "the last best gu
of God to TO pay his first devoons TO them, AM
10 screen them from the contagion of the facuous
rit which attends this political lusum of our annals
the political Leap Year Of the Presidential Election :
They are the source of most precious Joys; TIT
soothers Of our sorrows; the administering angels, a.
Walter Scott says when discord shows her h'oeou
front or "angush wrings the brow Let them DC Sc
apart for these holy purposes Let US consecate the
n tho heat uses-to pour balm into the wounds of par
70 mot 10 infsme them-,o mediate, not 10 e3cte-tt
bring peace and good will among men; instead OF calm!
them in 10 stir up stres to minister 10 our party eei
nosto participate in the excitement OF the Clup HOUSE
or the Democratic Associaton-to give countenahce u
one marty AGAINST the other To call them in to assist
IN nartv p.ocessions-tc minister to the fury OF The Log
House brawler-and TO carry back to their hredes the
fury Of the factious, is like Decorating the noy YES
sells of the altar to the and baser uses OF life
MAY no such scene be repeated IN shis rehnso heHo
polis of the Old Dominion !
When we saw the Ladies Of Savannah invited TO the
Theatre to hear the rhapsodies OF two itnerant
declaimers we were sorry and disguised
Whenever there Wing banners to be arrayed; wing
nillars to be festooned for some public festival gwen
70 some Wing O.ator-the ladies are TO be lnVed-or,
sill more whenever any cookerys to go on, TO crafty
the pala, the Uhg ladies invited I, contribute, a.
in the following advertisement which appears in Inc
last Norfolk Herald:
g. sr,ox yop TUE L,prrs-As large concouse visi
,os win throng Borough during the visit OF The Hon He
ty and as made 10 feed acknowledgement
~ ~, ,rs NJ he committee raised purposeSoud it
M, no well for the Wing ladies who generally
in good word aud deed TO be permitted 10 coh
buts 10 the be observed On that occason you
with me ON This subject suppose join recommending
10 ,heu they each send GOOD hoied bacon nam 10 % Gem
mit,ee the day before The proposed collation. AS Is cessna
bic 10 ascertain the ladies who will second this prop"
sion, early prac!cabe win name The committee either
of whom thankfully receive the name OF The ladies' VINO IN
tend make the proposed contribution &c, &c.
There was time when the "Richmond Wing" had a
true notion of the duties and dignity of the sex. We
repubsh the following article from that paper with
great peasure for II IS conceived III goou ieeng, au
expressed in good taste:
Richmond Hhg 1911 JAM 1888 l-No who has ;rne
nsc for the SEX them enter the arena OF politics
or were intended TO understand. let then be prom
her domestic duties and m me order adtar sne
passions Of her country women Some wise author mas re
that omnons of evil when women took tue
ield"- Commentary on letter signed C@nS'aRea' Pa'@ea
he Columbia Telescope, aGd copied BY tic HhS.
p s. Since writing the above, we have seen the fol-
lowing paragraph in Wednesdays Wing 1t relates &c
an Exhibition, which the Petersburg Republican O.
nonnces ssfarce amusing but rather obscene" We re-
gret that the Wing should have SO soon forgotten the
oo,al of lis own excellent article of 1893 In spite Of
his great obquities, there might be some excuse iol
the pompous reception of Daniel Webster IN October
lS4O Though he among us under false prc'ences
for The purpose of carrying on their antl-NcwtonaI
nr;ncinles Of ls4O-though he came with mask upor
his face, and the fiction of Jeaersonian Republican
upon his lips, vet is there something In the name o
Daniel Webster that throws attraction around it. Ih
splendor of his genius almost conceals the vciousnes
Of his principles There is power around the Ma
gician-a power of thought. and power of language
an extent Of experience, and brliancy of repu'atIo
which partially conceas the audacity OF bringing u
Webster to Richmond, to lecture US from the Portco
our Capitol under an October Sum- upon the poliica
PRINCIPLES Of the Old Dominion We are proud people
and our vanity has persuaded that politics are GU
forte Jefferson ours-Nladson was ours-the Lees
The Randolphs the Barbours, the Masons and host
others. were all ours. We boast of them more tha
the besotted parasites of European monarches boast
the pride Of heradry, or the pomp of poem" But t
bring these two coarse and halfmadeup Clowns TO en-
tighten us about our rights duties is, indeed to-
bad II is an insult to the intelligence of the Old Do
minon 10 import from the borders Of the Ohio two sue
iaerant Buioons teach Frgiaians their true primer
PIES These do not, from their talents, or any hlg
considerations deserve the favor of the public, ant
certainly much less the smiles of the Ladies
.The Buckeye Blacksmith and The Kentucky Pump.
Borer
some Of these persoaaye, Mr. Moseey, the famous kenuck
Pumnbo,er arrived Richmond yesterday, and his compano
In patriotic Buckeye Blacksmith either arrived last nigh
or will be here to-day.
To-ncht presume these gentlemen Will haangue at IN
WING Club House. where dauh mutitudes viii flock oce
THE ladies sure o find comfortable seats ard ersea "a