Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-08
THE GOLD HIIMRIIE

bug will die for lack of argument-and III,
Wing cause will perish for want OF hambugs
This Gold tlumbug is IN lis last agonic>. Tn,
Handful which the Wing Clccior handed abon
on Saturday last cannot save il from destruction
because il is itself 80 ira and silly. that il j.
destined 10 lac Kissed Oft the stage Even the new
humbug Of the nine Tracts, that are said 10 hav,
been deposited in Richmond cannot breath,
one breath OF life into il. What. bring grave
~ forward nine Tlacls upon the English
corn laws, without any dircc, connection will
American aiars-,racls. which had been snug
Is sleeping in Wing gcniIeman's trunk tol
months, and upon Them, found the Aunchau.
sen story OF h"HmRds OF tracts aJrlrcd Al last anG
millions Of money to he expended To .G, dowr
our manufactures and elect Polk on mon
strous and ridiculous fabrication. We gave il
The coHP d. efa'' on Saturday; and mol 4 syllable
does Yesterdays Wing Utter il hci,alf Of il,
hanilins. Nine printed pamphlets-whv. il i,
infinitely more ludicrous Than Sir John E'.
STATS Men of Buc,ram We must say, iol
the credit Of the Richmond Wing that, a.
Mr. Rive>S eoii spoon story was the GHl.a I'VE
parody Mr.. Jeilrrsons word) hu,abug OF the
campaign of lsi0, 50 this nine tract story
in support oi the G0ii hycnii0a. is decidedly
the iWhN hurhuo Of the rrcsen, campaign. Ii
only shows The utter desperation In which the
party is driven. All their heavier guns are ex-
plos:cd-all their humbuss ale blown >ky-higi-
their ammunition chc>; is swept ot every hing
else, hu ol lew rusty nails ami broken pieces Of
glass, which they are firing away 4, the enemy:
hut they will never reach the mark
/ The British Gold Iiumbug, Was ever so ey-
iravagani supel>tructurc rc>el upon such 4
slight foundation! Take awavlhc iach on which
tie lever is placed, and the power %! Archimede>
is gone. Strike away the following sentence.
:. .s4rtl,, IL .,l.. ~
Times" (wilhout date and the whole hu.nbug
yan>hcs:
~ subscription was recently opcHcd 10 raise
funds 10 circulate Free Trade tracts in foreign
countries .ijom for fanGlcd oad io,ip Noaat.a
6oiiars SDLscrtt.d. Same n these hacis are 10
be- PRINTED IN .N.r i0yk foR CIRCULATION IN THE
I. STATES
Now, We contend, tina, this argument is itself a
humbug-that 10 >uch sentence is to be fond in
thc London Times We call Tor the proof O! il.
None is produced. We call upon the A lbaEy
Journal Tor the date of the London Time
Morality dumb too We challenge the Nor
folk Herald 10 produce he l.. Time, ty Januarr
ncXt--anI wager our Louisa hams against his
LvunhaYen oysters. lie prudcntiv declines The
Fair Proposition and takes the ground rather
new II is in law or in logic, that We ml.s, prove
:; negative VIZ that there $40 such mtcc in the
Times lie .cll> vs. moreover thai II hc (ut the
Enquirer is particularly anxious 10 prove The
said article forgery, he viii mol spend thought
about the oysters, bat 60 himself or write 10 Il
friend 10 90 for him, To the American Institute i'll
The city of New York, al which place il has been
announced within Tie last two weeks that the
Identical paper he challenges II, 10 find was dcpo-
sitcd for the inspection of any body and every
body who doubted the scnuincnc>> OF the extract.
1t is certainly not orr business 10 write 10 New
York or London for the paper We assert, that
the article pnrpor,n9 10 be from the Times is g.
nuinc. The Enquirer must Prove the contrary, if
j, assumes il 10 lie otherwise"
Vow. we suspect that if he were Ia cunsui; Mr..
Tazewcl be would lind himself mistaken in his
prcmi>"s-and that rs We deny the existence o.
his witness, il would become his duty 10 bring
him into court. However, We will hot lei the Her
AID OF upon mere pV'.t n ia%-Nc will take
the bull al once By The horns: and argue il upon
the f7ci And, therefore, We say in the first place,
that the Herald is mistaken, in saying that the
Journal in question Qhc London Times mas been
'deposted" al the American Institute" in New
York No such thing-bu, il was different
paper and ii is said to relate 10 4 very different
proposition. Bat we sa" in the second place
tha, wc barc Gaiiogoted the suggestion ot the
Herald, and that We are prepared 10 prove the
negative AMI that The scatcncc attributed ~
recent 40. NJ the London Times is FoaGeRY--
And here j. the evidence Under the impression
hat a file of the London Times might he found
ut the Albion Office IN New ! OK. We threw orr
self upon the poll'ene>> OF il EtiGr-and here
is the reply ot Tie gentleman whom he requested
To examine the L0ntou Time>'
NV IoBS. Cc;. l. 1871
Dear Sir: ~ your request. have carau.lyeX-
alnincd the tile OF the L.5adgU Tines TO the 1T Of
Siay, and cannoi find single paragraph or
leading article which has The slightest reference 10
propa.a,ing Free Trade principles in tire State;
nor is there ans al!usion in the speeches Of anti
Corn Law members 10 the subject.
1T is not improbable there may BE- an advertise
mcnl referring 10 Free Trade and that list Of
Subscribers may b. appended thereto, bu, from
England, | have M hesitation in saving that 80
lar from having money to spare 10 circulate
tracts &c, through the states. il j. with difficulty
The League ran manage enough 10 carry Oft then
opinions at home The idea that upwards ot
10000 pounds should re subscribed lor the pur-
pose OF forwarding Free Trade principle, in this
country, is 50 absurd, that it scarcely needs con
tradictiun.
Would itnot be well call upon the editor who
first gave publicity 10 the paragraph. 10 furnish
the date of the "1imcSi from which he copied il
''Your obedicnt servant,
We Will only add, that whilst we arc unwilling
10 publish The name Of gentleman, who h:> been
polite enough 10 make the Scaich tVr Us we have
no hesitation in Sliowin" tie original letter 10 any
VIII" lur his own satisfaction, 81 thai oi hts
iricud,-it being distinctly understood. that the
name is nol To he lu;lisEed.-And ihDs cni> his