Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-19
WORD IN REPLY TO ~MANv wnlGs"-cAu

WORD IN REPLY To "MANY wHIGS"-CAU-
CuSSES-&c.. &c.
"Many Wings" whom we take to be Wing, and who
when he writes again will doubt be provided with
signature, is pleased inerrogae pretty sharply
own columns to-day! Very wel-we known for POI
lite men, and never refuse give civil civ,
question.
|. We do call the meeting Monday night "primsry
meeting OF the People and nothing else bat primary
lag Is this writer simple enough say that meeting is
primary meeting because other meetings had been
held which led the way ia primary" used in this
does sra he strangely think IL
only assembage OF the People in their sovereign prma
ry capacity, the uue and primary" of all polit
cal power. Had there been 500 instead local
ings held preliminary the OF Monday night would
in the least have affected its character IL pri-
mary no. because FIRST in the order of tme but be-
the People there in their sovereign primary
character to deliberate npon their own affairs.
Really should not have conceived il possible. had not
this correspondent opened eyes the truth, that any
man who thought himself competent write for public
instruction. could Commit the absurd bundcr of
that prmary" thus used had any reference time and
that meeting OF the People could be "primary"
meeting because three other meetings had preceded il
By this rule have primary meeting all
then il would BE- last aud not frs. meeting and
there has been Primay" meeting the building OF
tue Tower OF Babel, the eares; upon record The ICON
fusion OF tongues which ensued upon that OCCASION is
nothing to correspondence confusion OF ideas lie will
mistake fear the party which he belongs and
vote for SeddsH instead Of Bolts.
?. We made 'chage" that Locoocos had written ar
iicles for Mr. Lyons under the disguise of Wing Nom
de GReUe. We suspected that might be so knowing
the great interest the body OF that party took in mis- election
not through particular love for him for the ast
ceP IN 50 fer as Texas concerned but for the vague
though strong hopes they have Of him for the future, and
that through INN they PROSTATE the Wing party of
Richmond hopes openly expressed by of ihem
We thought the thing likely enough and threw out only
suggestion that II might be 50.
,. We have not the number before us as TO what we
said respecting communications" in the Enquirer in sup
port OF Mr.. Lyons! Very probably, IT did say so.
III and niabe commit error
neither falsely proud and amend
it, when made sensible OF it, We certainly have no au
lory for saying that the Lyonnas support their candidate
b. articles in the Enquirer But looking tie strong sym
pahies betrayed by tina, paper for its Texas ally and its
efforts him the Of the Democratic party no.
body doubt that it would gladly publish Lyons puff
II It was not afraid of tic effect upon him looking ut
the OF the Lyonnd openly counting LOcoocOism
nobody can doubt that OF them least. would avail
themselves Of the If they considered it erped,n
81 much in reply 10 our intenogator: And now will he
permit 10 ask him few questions Turn and turn about
Il fair play lie prominent LyOnnais laltho' we
leader with his shield a. AJAX did Teucer.
!. lie pratss much Of CAUCUSES. without seeming to
know what in the popular and received &C.
eepiaon OF the iermihat is that it IL and small
body, sitting generally concave, aud who devise course
o action which they propose impose upon the
Tie pate ly much about and much against Caseus,s
VIII he tel us, them whether the Lyonauis have held no
Clucusesrsdi ciucuses, IN unknown place. secret
select Of which the general public had no knowledge and
% winch IL had no access
2 Whe tell ~ and the People of Richmond whether
thee coneayes have been frequent Whether they have
not been kept still aud dark the grave Whether they
have projected the plan of the Campaign and that trog
aud bosierous confidence and betting 10 be assumed
a. the sort Of which alone promised carry through
De pcmte cause involving the defeat Of the Wing Party
~ the Gig NJ Richmond
,. Mr. Lyons Publishes this morning notice to "he
crzsns' taot 10 tie Wh,ss . Of Richmond. that he will
address them the evening Will this author be good
enough 10 cay whether the style Of that
detd IN the aforesaid Caucus and whether it was
not determined by msonty that the notice should be
addressed 10 Loc0s and S instead Of TO the WIG FAR
TY'
T. A. his hand will be in by this time will he be kind
enough 10 say what al ihese things meant And n it's
MT groa- md violent injustice tho Wing party and the
Wing cause that aspran to CRAFTY restless and
bad ambition. shruI appeal TO opponents TO overthrow the
friends who had zealotsly. warmly. and unanimously sup
| ported ond promoted him
B. VIII he iluher indulge by saying whether in his
opinion any pary possibly succeed by seh methods
;hs1 Must they not erd If necessity distraction,
party dscDrd and lcuds Reorganization and defeat nov
| and forever,
9. j. u Of more importance elect Mr. Lyons,
maintain the ulcgry and efficiency Of the Wing party
and through iis overthrow Jacobinm and
u-iiy onthfone Wing principles at Ws.hipEion1
We viii AK this correspondent more questions a
present. altho' probably may Monday.
word {, the Wing. Of Richmond and We elosc Yo
Sec Of 1919 and 80, devotion and heroic effort
celebrated, the game ounnngy devised mud indus
tous, psyed break pou down by the aid Of the Demo
cfatic party! Unfortunately good and true Ways hav
engaged ~ u, intent upon debating their indvidus
preference, than the interests ~ that great caus
which cDmprobopds nations fate Their motives, VI
have question, good and pure but wrong md rt
inflicted by the best motives wrong and ruin still!
does not Lessen tho 81 blow the check, that
intended Tor another and for you You are knock
ed down all the same .
Let NJ then rally around the and NOT around men
Let be true 20 the Wing cause, and the true that
- defeated for the present! AZ would cling 20 nen
the oloser because he was In sdycsy, would we soon
ike Diana Vernon, desert public principles, on
political Religion, bccnuso traitors had deceived and VII
ainy dcfraodod mol that the time of oil ohe, 70
the cxeron 81 honest sincerity and infesibo loyalty
prove batno bsso and mcrcenafy motives have govenc
your opinions, but conviction and dutyl The man VIII
would desert defeated csuse because Il was Defeated
wretch who would have been cowboy in the Revc
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