Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-03

The Alexandria Gazette dcprecales the idle and
protigate proposition TO cast the votes of New
York upon some other candidate than Col Polk;
We should have expected such a sentiment from
the Gazeltc-but II is mistaken in supposing tha.
"lhc suggestion emanates from Northern Loco Fo-
cos" 1t originally appeared in The Boston Cou-
rier-next we see it in letter from Washington,
in The New York Express The Philadelphia
Gazette also states the proposition, and seems
rather 10 sanction it, All three are Wing presses.
But il is strongly and shameicSsiy recommended
by The Richmond Whig--a journal. which is all
sail and no ballast-;ud which really seems 10
have lost lis senses since it lost lis editorial re-
putation" upon its great defeat. The last New
York Morning News lashcs the Richmond Wing
with whip of scorpions, which i. deserves for SO
reckless Il proposlion-and says that, mo won
der the Wing party (and the Richmond Wing in
particularly can see no harm in Clay's coalition
OF l925-no wonder they regard the uniorsiving
resentment of the Democracy Of the country
against Mr.. Clay on that account as snch an M
charitable and unreasonable 'perseculion'-no
wonder their political cons cience can suffer them
10 commit all that Ingenious variety Of rickery,
with view 10 cheat line people into their support,
which 50 vel! earned for them in the late cam
paign the Justly descriptive name OF the Fraud
and Forgery par,yn 1t really. after all. is not
ihclI IdNit. nt- ssS'll ~ NilpH iip DttCl-lo
have no other idea, no higher standard, OF right
and wrcng II they en- see 10 violation ot mn
raj 1ieht in tie transaction here rroposed-nay,
if ,hev can regard The New York Electors as not
only al hbcriy, bit bouNn' 10 consummate It's fla
ai.ious pcrpeira;on-ii they could regard Mr..
Van Burcns election, compaSSed b. such meals,
as thing scarcely less than pTotiAe3ti"'. what
should politicians OF such 4 school be expected
10 stick atl-ai what note 10 hesitate in the gam
mut of diShoEe>ly-in the whole diapason OF ras-
caily?
suppose this precious scheme carried ogiw q
1Voi5E Electoral Co''sgc, capable u proposing it
in a whisper OF conscious shame and guilt, TO his
rcighbor-supposc j, adopted hy all the rest
suppose sufficient number of States 10 he found
in the House Of Representatives,, b. coalescing
prostitution ii parties, 10 consumniatc II in the
actual election Of Mr.. Van Buren, under the tech
MEAL forris oil the Constitution, after the recent
vote OF the people for another-supposc all these
unsupposaL!c atsurdteS, We say, carried out to
the hearts content Of The authors Of The scheme
have they forgot that yet another link remains
10 b. riyeltod in the chain OF dshonor they would
forge M Tin Burca 1rouiG hare 10 acccW he
Plcsidencp thus ofcfca him. Ii il is carried into
effect we hope that The messenger chosen IA bear
10 that gentleman the announcement ps the tact.
will be The E..i;orof the Rjcia,sgd Wig; ard we
besncak in ADVANCE al invitation 10 the hGspitable
mansion said to be surrounded with 50 piciu-
RESCUE landscape Of cahbages, to he present at
its delivery and reception. Mr.. Van Buren is
a quiet and amablc old gentleman, very-and
he never accds 10 be put under 3onds 10 hecp the
pcacc'-hut we must express serious doubt wh--
Their the messenger, pleasing 10 his moral sense as
might be the congcnaity Of the duty, would ever
desire second time TO croSA The threshold OF
Underwood for its performance"
The Morning News should have confined all
the honor Of the thing 10 the Richmond Wing
The "Richmond party" violent as most of Them
have been could scarcely have approved OF such
proposition.