Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-18
For THE EHQUIRER.

FOX THE ENQUIRER.
Tho Senior Editor OF the Richmond Wing is, with
an, excepton the most extraordinary of the age.
One would be apt TO conclude, from reading from year
IA venr his Editorial remarks, that he has a very
short that he supposes his readers to be the
greatest smpletons upon earlh For years he has, by
S,s ond storfs been in the habit Of abusing and thea
rosinu Tor rice rersa most Of the principal and lead
mo men of the day Not only so-but whilst de
cidedly in favor Of the Sub-reasury system he either
writes or directly indirectly endorses omrnunica
,ions strongly condemnatory thereof. II not now, ne
has been, opposed 10 the cons:itutonaty of u S
Rank Such has been his inconsistency that very ma
nv of his own party have little confidence in hun
Am correct in what have said If any one doubts
it. let him procure file OF the Wing for the last twenty
wears and he will be convinced that Mr.. Peasants has
boxed entirely The political compass From every point
he has given his readers political breeze. What did
he once say of l.. w farewell Esq., Why, that he
was en- Engshnian at heart, and IN feeling If dc
not give his words do The sentiment VIVA, did he
say Of Watkins Leigh9 That he hundred
wears behind the age. What of VIM. c. Rlves Tha,
he was below contempt. might multiply cases, un.
I'll could write enough TO fill up at least page OF
your paper. Afterwards he lavished these very
men the most fusome praise or others, he has first fiat
tered and praised them to the very Heavens and after
wards, because they dared to change their mind and
Gu, loose from The party to which Mr. Peasants BE-
loneed he has endeavo.ed ID sully their fair and
fame and then, with much grace I'm appearance) rs
saint he calmly wipes his mouth and cries out
sIsTEycY. cossIsTEscY! For three years nearly he
has been shooting his poisoned arrows at the President
accusing him of having committed offences Of the
greatest magnitude and all this, because Mr. Tyler
would not really traitor, and beiray his country
and himself TO crafty such spirits as Peasants, Bolts
and SO on or in other words, because Mr. Tyler did
not sign The Bank b!l and thereby give The lie direct
to the writer's and supporters Of the Wing Address oil
1910.
| am pretty constant reader OF The Richmond Wing,
pIaasa nj has chanued his either
the Bank Treasury system IL has not been pub
shed or il has escaped my notice What great love and
soIlctude must Mr. r. feel for thcse whom he styles
"the chirairy, How anxious he to guard their
honor ,-Ho~ fearful he seems TO fell iest they shai
suffer loss Oh ho,c KIND hoW charitable, hoo disjn-
Trusted The Calhoun must feel truly grateful,
truly anktul to Mr. Peasants, for his great and mag
nanmous In the mind Of MIR Prasanis, il is
a high and grIevcu, offence for the Calhoun 10
rally the support of MIR Van Buren,. la his opnlon
they ought either 10 have nall,d their lofs 10 the
mast stood by neulra!s in the mighty conflict now
gong on between the Democrats and Federallsts On !
cowardly in the "ehiralry TO yield TO any other
chieitnn , They ought not to have followed The ex-
ample sci them IN ol0 by Mr.. Peasants himself, who,
at the word of command grounded his Clay arms.
and, without word of mnrmuring being heusd, took
up the anti Bank, and AMI Protective Of General
HARRISON and, by The Great Coon G"d, that the
General sound and true Jrfersonian Republican,
and all that, because OF his anti-Bank notions Why,
Mr. Plea ants must have the most easy and elastic
conscience, POLITICALLY speakng,) of any Coon wor
shipper living At one time to swear by the great
Deity Uhe Coon) that the true test of Jelersonien
Republican is that he is anti Bank With almost the
next breath he by The old Coon, that the
Bank is Republican measure, supported throughout
by the Republicans, and that those who opposed
10 il Federasts! Can any party expect 10
gain and retain political power, who thus act
Can any Editor, no matter how smart, how clever,
how ingenious he may be, expect to gain and retain
the confidence of any man, whether Wing or De-
mocrat, who thus acts? We shall have more 10 say
about Mr.. Peasants; and if in any thing we have
said, or may say, shall do him injustice, by any
error we NAV commit, will with pleasure correct it
Living as Mr.. Peasants does, in glass house, he
should be tittie more cautious how he hurs his darts.
He ought TO take the advice of his good friend. MIR.
Newton, that "honesty is the best policy and to make
his motto md away his coons, and cider gourds,
and hen coop., and such-lke things.
VERlTE SANS PEUR.