Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-31
" NOTATION ~

We have received the following article with IA, rat
in the accompanying ii, that declined publ
cation, would be carried the EEgu sr and published
with additions II the writer, Iwho pre,ends Wing
bu; who, have little doubt. is a Democrat in disguise
could know how little cared for his threat, he would
have spared himself The trouble OF making He might
have remembered toe, tina, there editors OF this
paper but he has chosen indvidualze OF them
that used "accusers' is willing his accuse
tons He will not und rs'and hope, yielding to
his threat, but regardless ms charges. We publish
his article OF preference Of coercion and
willing N give him the advantage he proposes him
self Of attacking through columns His scheme
Is Ingenious but Desperate break down BY ascrib
ing degree OF influence this paper which does nor
possess and ALLEVIATE friends by alarming PRIDE
We publish the article and append brief commentary
To JoHS II. PLEAsASrs, Esq:
S-lireAt is diana OF Ephcsus" and great your die
aiohl influence your followers, this city especial
y Of this we have had curious instances aud illus
traiioEs. To mentiun out few: We have seen YOU,
within yesr require the ee con IT the Senate
II Virginia, ineligible io be elected by the expiess words
Of the Constitution, and your edie based on no other
grounds lnn p;eend.d party nieresin reality upon your
von. gstered. Public opinion among the Wings
themselves, strange tell against Stanards eligbli
~ bot fearing your -nicasn, believing in your Iufai
b.y. they work aud aside the Consultation at
your requsuon You complain Of Geu. Jaeasons dictn-
ton, and Mr.. RitchiSs dctzon but will DEFY YOU or
your followers show another h1prant
diotaton ihat-ald nicely crafty your Individual
preference, Tor MIR. Brooke good n Wing and rs
able his opponent Ii is n reflection upOn you
but much reflection your followers To come
10 case-thn of Mr.. Cabell here. too Won
couni-rmanded the opinion OF a majority OF the pen-
pie OF Richmond. which, yet openly declared was
known 10 be against his continuance in e Office Of Pre-
sIdsni n the James River Company; and could not but
observe that VINO had openly declaed against him be-
fore began first To when you declared for him. and
finally voted for him-and sansest OF all you had always
been insi him aud the canal bOihBut he your rea-
;on have heard, aud though you might denounce him
and his work yourself you would allow nobody else To do
IT, Sir, rather admire you Tor this, but de- admire
he subservency OF your followers. Mt satisfied either
with writing in his behalf you in per through
The city, and for the whose "big dch' once
heard call II, you had always opposed. This, SIP.
pose, that constituency, lie o which you often
Directing to others. Commend such consistency
Sir mean attack upon you-it is natural To exercise
tho power you find in your hands, admit your talents.
and that they aTrogaEty and reakishly an
plicd-and respect your candOr nnd beray a man.
The fault find is in the People. who submit, 10 your
dictition, mud be bndly led by you 10 give
| up their own judgment aud conviction.
Let me ask Of you, for the credit Of your followers
not exact too much Of them. lie rcasonahe your de-
mands upon their loyalty. and let them now and then
vote their own way il will be- mogaanimous in you,
and know you generous man. Mr. Daniel, il
Is reported. fcties-Who will you have elected Tor the
City, Aud Mr.. Stannrd's is up in tho Senate
| Who will you choose should fill his place Why not
take hand yourself! WIG.
L. We shall go the grounds involved in Mr.
Sanards eleotns Suffice say that his eligibility as
sustained BY Johnson and Leigh before election and by
the people themselves, BY large mojoy, AZ tho Polls
Nor had any personal preferences one candidate over
the other. Had Mr. Brooke been before the people first
would have supported him with zeal to prevent d.
vision IT the party.
Mr.. JOS. G. Cobell !. relation Of ours ard true
thai aways opposed to the Caaai as n,udieous
We might too have called IL IN fun "big ditch aa IL
aIny Is very large and costly But that not the
ques;ion-the Canal adopted by the country the lie
gislsure and ie Stockholders could not now be coun
frffnanGad. III NOT n a., The ~
prOys"en but whether Mr.. Csbe sitter 10 years Of expe
nence Of high and acknowledged Abilities Of admitted in.
tgy, aud II unequaled information on the general sub
ect Of Improvement, agent 10 prosecute
H. Than uuired aud unknown msn. We did not like
tie combinations formed against him. and still less the es
ample Of sacrificing honest who had grown grey in
abOfous and disintee1fsd devotion the pubic interest
n there sin In lh shall not ego and sin no n,ore
but should % and sis sgsin.
3. There issuch thing It'd as "damnnR with
faint Prase" and exaggerated praise no. the same eject,
fts Paper exercises Influence ss what paper docs
no is pre- sumo, because the People think il course
right; and because they know well, that we have no
private schemes office public emounent to adva nee.
that we are Of s PeosebJne u their bone and flesh
~ their hesh-pOrkHg dependent on their absr for
bread and proud aud willing depend upon that "swea
Of the brow" Tor subsistence, which, denounced as prima
has boon inverted by the mercy Of Proydence into
the great source u mans hsppDss The People u Rh
mond know ~ we'll that incapable of attempting
TO dictate, as that they themselves would not submit q
any diciauon The charge il bat shallow diyice Of the.
and our opponents
We arc half provoked confess At lie rcyivn but W,
shall not be prevented by IT, from pursuing 'the ever
Of way. We shall still continue TO say vim, W.
hsppen to iink, with the frankness which becomes ou
obligations ss editors, and the rights Of feemen.
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