Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-08
THE ADDRESS or TIE WING CONVENTION.
Extract If Letter to tie Editors datsd FeJ. -

Legislature Of virginia
THE ADDRESS OF TIE WHO CONVENTION
Extract NJ Letsr to tie Editors, datsd FIJI. -
The Wing Address Of 1914 would hardly be recog
nized by nany ii that party, whs l-il, held such
strong an.-Blnk and antl.Tariff notions pa:
forward By Whig electors and Wing orators generally
hat for Its title T. have relieved Their orators and
electors now II would seem advisable, tina, the address
should have ccmmc.c4d - til formal Introduction Of
the Wings generally > the aew doctrines they were
G.. LED upon TO embrace loii a. they the mea
sures of .e great Dictator, ard be had walled IT,
becomes necessary for NFg'nlns to surrender prn
cples long cherished, that they might cors s;enily
70 Tor the man Same shame hai Ni-gnians could
- far forget their States Rrh. principles, to desire
that thay should all, all be crushed under the hoo! Of
Federalism, to ensure the success Of man whom
they worship with such ldolatrous devotion
sTha work Of Juggernauts car looks almost reason
able, when compared with the utter Abandonment OF
ecerv principle winch has been held dear the blessed
motaer OF States By nearly all of her children; and The
few who - found degenerate enough 10 ab1n-
don her proud and lofty principles, Did not find neces
s.,y to do than SHOW by their acts, that they
no longer loved |rrinia wo.lt.Ienowned principles,
to feel al once The tu force Of the voice OF her athia
sons condemnnr them for the abandonment Of what
Nl-giniaEs held dearest.
"The address charges upon the administration # Mr.
Van Buren, an acreage expense OF upwards OF thirty
five millions Of dollars per Ennum, or one hundred and
forty millions f,r tie four wears of his term. Now.
should much Ike 10 the trainers Of the address,
with states and pencs, at work upon this sum Il Mr.
Van Buren, administration spent one hundred anc for
ty millions four years, -bers lid the MONEY come from
The revenue and the land sales during that time, TO-
reher with the amount in the Treasury the time Mr
Van Buren, INTO oice, and the det; OF FIVE and a
half millions which he lett, al! ADDED together. sill not
81 Uaag millions make up the sum charged By the
Wag -cdtess-then, agsIa. ask, here cic the money
come from 10 make ~ such b'- figures:
i, no Traa.s nn lsrt ted
dulles upon imports and the sales from the public
ands (aod these known u be the only sources Of
revenue - the Governmentl nor vas i LETT IN 'he
shape of debt, against the Government. and Il makes
hard for the fertile fancy Of higgsry - DO
Tre stating Of the case the form Of an account cur
rent would show wha. has never before occurred,
hat Of The disbursements, cash. beng greatly larger
than ell the receipts for which the paying party could
De charged with; and TO reconcile such an unusual
state Of things, il would have 10 be admitted that as
ou. so much vent into the hands Of the o.icers, and
MS payments were millions more than was received by
him he must have pa,d the difference out o his own
pocket, ard made no charge for Il In this case, they
would be ri: from any such supPoson, as The OIL
cid maze any Use Of rs own money and, con-
secuenly, they disposed 10 credit hm with vouch-
ers, which ne never flied, inlsmuch as ne never paa
them.
The address rather endorses the opinion Of the
Cha rtnan Of the Committee Of Finance, that the
Tariff makes goods lower, and that no, single IN
stance known wherein Il has Otherwise operated -
The yery cautious manner which this opinion is sci
forth looks rs If the trainers of the address would
prefer fastening the opinion OF Mr Evans upon the
community sooner than frankly endorse lis weight.
Every consumer of sugar knows, that he feels the
difference between the twenty per cent duty upon su-
gar and the twc-and-a-aalf cents, winch this 'md
Tariff causes Them paw and when lie looks 10 that
1-oyelGng selfish Tariff Of l,l2, he Will ind, that
this case s far from being the worst, Of than
twenty instances. wherein he il greatly wroHget 70
rich the favored few, 10 this our land OF justice,
| and egua! laws.
the address the matter Of curFency, IS Wing
gerry would ike for il 10 be- TO advance ts ends,
and make no doubt, that the sound and never-aeore
witnessed healthy state OF the currency 9 IN truth, as
unpleasant to Whiggery, would be doae Of fish
hooks. mixed with This, admit, would be hard
to swallow but when recoect how unfortunate
UhiggerU had fixed It's heart upon making the cerangeG
state Of the currency its sadng trump, II rather de-
serves commisseration. pity, when we !ecoi-
ect that bu; for the State Governments falling into
the hands OF the old Republican Party, who regulated
The Banks, and the currency by tina. SIMPLE operation
repulatsd Itself poor Whggey might have had t; NIL
Of the derdaged tsh Which promised isali TINS year
s.Flcon bad Leader for prejudice 10 snd l'seit
to- and, nstlace, can stronge! ILLUSTRATION De
presented than making The following qaoiai'on from
the address. IS not the country yet oised'ng oy
wounds inflicted by lis hand Is not his aine inse-
paraby associated, principal author, win Inc hea
west caamtes and the dres shame that ever yet Tell
upon us. as a Is II not 10 his Presidency, and
hs policy tha, every refers, as the darkest hour
OF ms fortunes the deepest gloom of hrs prospects, and
oy which thousands date their rum ana Inc desoia'e-
ness Of their once happy hours When I'D :. happen,
before his unfortunate elevation that an American c'ti
zsn, amongst the proudss. Of earth, bushed 20 avo~
himself an American
"Ptay, what wounds did he, Mr.. Van Buren,
infict upon the country No. one and We! may
the ,ras p5trjo. now urn 10 the different MESA
ges o. tia, rre-: and emirsntly coed man, and
with how much Of vision ard love TO MS ieilo"-
- Ia fou,4 n them, and then observe ho fol
" and how truly they agree win rs he Of great use
fclness in the services OF the people Not one s'ng=
&C. Of selhsaness with truth be aliecged against
him. In what manner IS his name connected with
,ha calauii.ies and the Gres shame tina,
fell upon Us as naon; None; and ought 10 bring
The bush Of honest shame 10 the cheeks of those who
make so groundess charge In what manner, let me
ask does any one refer his Presidency and his po
l,cy IS The darkest OF he fortunes, the deepest gloom