Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-08
To tie Editors ef fAe WAig:
ORR CAUSE


OUR CAUSE. IL
Gentlemen--We "ovc Ce-ar less, but Rome more.
W. are follower OF .he house Of Lancsster sdnifer
OF he reign OF James," supporter OF good Master ook
graed spectator OF the "Lions citing the Unicorn
tor the Crown."
But II we have personal preferences, we have Po'neai
principles also. We IYAig-ail WnIG. We go Who'll
y the party because las eloquently said by the
gen,s,nsa who addressed the Ward meeting on Saturday
night 'the whis party goes WHOLLY Pr rus CoVNtN
We believe its De, ot all Others best cacuaru
check ultran, J,cobins radcasu IN our land; pro-
the prosperity of people, aud push On our country
ia OF happiness and glory So believing we are
de.irous OF seeing Wing principles openly avo~ed firmly
and enely supported, and permanently adopted however
their osccndancy may conflict with personal ambition, or
thwar the designs OF the demsgogue We nrc not now
prepared will be, to give our support TO any
man. who. whilst protesting tn be Wing, is constantly
embarrassing thu, party by his action. Who asking oice,
honor aud emoumcnt ut its hands be the
its enemies, that may be made upon it, The
Wing too great in itself aud too high IN It's
aims anything else from its supporters than their
wholesouled and entire advocacy. With nothing less will
DO satisfied. partial support of the OF
party than support ALL and productive OF in
Jury rather than benefit.
Holding these opinions, concur in the
which Mr.. James Lyons OF this city think ing proper
pursue The advocates Of this gentleman lake the advo-
Others against whom exists abundant evidence oi
their having acted in bad faith the Wing party. decline
all about present facts, and conicut themselves
with calling attention 10 'past seTvices" past scrvices"-
IL this be plea Ut why not go into full fell
lowshp with John Tyler, aud forgive the eachcry of Mcr
ricki Did Caleb Cushing before accepting office
der Traitors Administration, put that administration up
Eat auetioni Has not even Henry A. Wise, himself,
done great "past services the Wing partyi Was he
no, the first u give To the country that noble and patriotic
sentment--"THE Union OF rus WINGS fer THE FAKE "f
UNIos1 sentiment that Ms Lyons now iinds very
e, nyeuicrt 10 differ with.
But We are told that Mr.. Lyons jcserves thanks for
hsxi, The pi OF
electors OF the Sato " that Ire did the Wing party and the
nj Mr. Clay great service! The first we are ready
Ia accord T., him, last DENY. We contend that he
entirely the object ID his appointment, aud fail
cd In carrying provisions of the following resolution
,.Si'si by the iPhg State CoHreniioR, and from which
body he received his commission.
resolved, That II is exped'ont TO appoint two assis-
tanis 10 The electors for the Sateone nor
ton OF the Satc cast Of the Blue Ridge aud the other for
the western portcn that James Lyons Esq., be and he is
hereby appointed Tor the eastern, and Geo. w Summers
ts Tor the western portion: And said General Assistant
Electors are requested by the Convention to visit their re-
specve Districts and To adopt such they deem
expedent to promote the Wing cause"
WELL what means did this gentleman deem mos,
eSpedent to promote the Wing - By visiting his
respective districts" and catering into audable compe.
ton with such men Summers, Stewart Southa Daniel
Bowers tuon and Prcson in Their jealous support the
great and alnPorian, questions of National Bank Pro-
ecuve Tariff and Distribution Of the proceeds Of the Pub
lie Lands among the States, by ITO the language of his
Astrological harungue the Odd Fellows Hall meeting
the enemy toe 20 toe these questions of
public policy nloneqaestons upon which only, any ex.
preston OF opinion made by the Convention from
winch he received his appointment No. lie, mr. Ly-
ons, Tie dutoerat-ihe gentleman who think for
and take the Wing party under his peculiar guardianship
nc was IN favor OF the annexation OF Texas this country
question upon which he knew msch diversity of opinion
prevailed IN tic Wing party with regard TO- the npa
uon OF which oy calculated divide and distract the
Wing party. inure its PROJECTS, ANA defeat Mr. Clsy lie
chose to beyond his pary-beyond that party which had
declared that the struggle which they engaged in
volved nothing less than between the principles
vt Public Virtue and Private Morals and public and pri
waite ccuupuonof regulated Freedom and unbdlcd Ii
censs-o Law and Order, and the o5ssrpsnee of con-
tracts on the one hand, and Jaeobinca violence the
and volunteer Speeches in favor OF the immediate
admission OF Texas into his Conederacy, thereby throw
ing his influence sssoE Of the Locofoco party which
concurrcd wiki him in his vows and against Mr.. Clay,
whose supporter he proessed be and who had previous
declared, iha, he considered the annexation Of Texas
without the Of Mexico, u comproms-
ing the national character, involving certainly
with Mexico, probably with other foreign powers, DANCE
rous 10 the integrity of the Union. inex ptden in PIE
sent financial condition. Of the country. and not called for
by general expression OF public opinion" Are Mr..
Lyonss supporters prepared !SaI like this
in way calculated advance tie prospects MIR
Clay, could have been deemed expedieni promote
the Wing cause ," We answer emphauoaiiy-So They
arc aware that 10 the past services" al such these
together with the opposition OF enemies, s justly
tbutable the overthrow OF the Viii. party in The past
election, and the defeat of Mr.. Clay.
II Mr. James Lyons is the Wing he is represented be-
why IS he willing 10 violate pledge voluntarily made
letter to eighteen citizens, acceptog nOna ion for
in the Legislature. in which he that he hopes he
not TO enter into prior the election it bcin.
possible IoI tjn e,da sal ~hBi "prio TO Tie
election Why is il that he cobseBis The call OF
ings the Odd Fellows Hall, Union Hotel, and Bacon
Quarter Branch that he may urge his superior claims
seat in the Assembly other Wing candidates, OF whom
he had previously declared ne wopd very much regret
be considered the rival the pefor enc Of whom
ne .sd do8b, as competent represent te city,
as he was Consistent candidate, Ample wby he
should receive the su1non Of Wings! Why is that he
must offend the intelligence OF the Waigs VI Richmond
BY volunteering speeches in favor Of the Annexation OF
Texas to this country las he did at the o. F. H. by J'at
may differ about the end proposed, oil Wings Join in
Jacobincal and dsorganf.ng-ss cacula-
led to make Vi the Constitutonthe boon Of freemen and
hope Of the world-"whch been TO US all q copious
fountain Of NATIONAL social, aud personal happines.;,-
that Constitution bysich the Wing party is ..,o
''and'-a hali'y worse than piece Of brown paper'
We a1Says inclined TO doubt the leaty of that man
TO patty who after having been identified with it, finds
necessary TO "dehne his POSITION, and declare that he
be "unwhgged." The most usy crier Of 'Down with |
the Bank" Is always the sdns-eHoHe who never had a
bank in his possession. We only convinced of
the determination OF Henry a. Wise 90 10 the enc
my, when having member of the Wing Pary
with its growth and strengthened with its strength
supported 1t with his talents and received in return from
its unbounded magnanmiy its fostering aud protec
"a Wing"
We Mr.. Lyons for having withheld his supper,
from the Wing party in this Congressional Dstrc, when
the ascendoncy Of It's principles all importan;-and
told that lac prssded the Tppecanoe Club in
1910 We charge him win having in lS4 the sig
nature Of "UaHouer" in the columns Of the Richmond Wing
attacked the able leader Of the Wing party District;
and its willingly elected representative the
defence is that the Richmond Wing attacked him in lsi5
We him OF haynga want Of confidence IN that party
which has made him what he is declaring that although
elected the Legislature by Wing constituency he would
Tor whig Senator II he should happen % be in
favor Of the repeal Of tho Joint Resolution the an
nexation Of Texas-aBd informed that he-Mr.
James Lyons-isin favor Of the OF Teas TO
this Union by Joint Resolution,
When find men pursuing such q tlis-a
utterly repugnant every principle Of night and
justice, shall take the liberty Of least, entering our
humble protest against their being considered leaders
party aud eSpounders Of principles. notwithstanding
their proes,sons Of WhggeTy, the Editorials they may
write in the Compiler.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE