Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-18
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Orr readers will remember box. boldly, d lev
! DAYS since The Richmond Wig, in its Attack,
upon MIR. LYONS, the .Fishy" Wing candidate
charged rs with being an active Organ" OF Mr.
Lyons how this latter gentleman was styled The
"I1,cohco candida,e'-how dreadful was for q
Wing 10 be elected BIZ The aid Of t.ccoioco allies
and how few Democratic wire-pulicrs behind
the scene. had 'rlayet" upon The passions Of some
OF The Wings, and had mdtued the nomination oil
Mr.. L., in order 10 produce discord III the Fedora
ranks, and defeat Mr.. Bots.
we have more than once ridiculed and reiu,ed
ihcss absurd propositions. But admit hat la-
Editor Of the Wing believed what he wrote; how
completely does the following paragraph in Inc
Leading editorial O! Yesterdays Wing, turn his
own batteries upon himself, and rc!n'e his own
hold assertions In an article, enlOglzlns Mr. II.
L. Brooke who, al the peace am harmony
mep,ing on Monday night rece:ed l32 ont OF ~
yo,es cast and was declared the Wig nominee.
The Wbir enIorces the wisdom oi eiecing Mr. b..
and makes The following appeal 10 the DshteefsiS:
"W. even hope thai our Democratic friends.
satisfied ,hat Richmond oueh; 10 have 4 VIII. 10
REPRESENT her. ami that Mr.. Brooke presents fair
claims for that distinction, will either generously
rofe lar Inn, or stand one side An: rt The great
majority oil their ielIowc,izcns decide The matter
among themselves ~,
rece;vc no faint from The snIirasfs Of The Loco
rncos On The contrary, the Wing organ who.
MOI many DAYS past denunncet. Mr.. Lyons as the
az Geo Foco candidate" and eschewed The cleo
ron Of = Wing BIZ Loco Foco allies" would b.
dsi;yh,ed 10 see these same Loco Foco allies
n,;,e themselves with the ior;nnes Of Mr.. Brooke,
and aid in The elevation of Mr.. Brooke, who
wonN neu be the Loco Foco candidate" Most
consistent. mos, polite Editor. But, before he
concln,.s his editorial. he betrays himself, and
Gives ms = n,jmpsc OF his old and uncomproinis-
ing anti Loco Foco feelings TIE truth IS, that
he commenced his article with cautious calm
ness and with design 10 throw out NETS 10 caich
birds Of every feather" He would even en!angle
the horrible wire-puing Democ!a's-ior he
.ev,n hopes" that they will '.grnsreDsiy rete tor
H., a(Mr 81 He pu!sues this new and con-
cil;a,ory strain for several sentences, but finally
becomes warmed by the theme, The ''oid man re
annears aud he substantially reprobates The aid
~ Tho aI .oco Foco allies" in the following pas
s,oo uh;ch cannot but be construed as an insult
mo fing nj The Spartan Band in en- appeal to
,b, Lyons Wigs" the Editor employs the fol-
lowing language:
@They ,n,,st know, and SEE and feel, that they
cannot pnsh their purpose without the certainty
If Introducing discord and permanent bad iee-
mos, What would triumph avail them al
Such cost Il triumph o'Si 'HS'i lIchu- -
rum nh won and shared with them, b. Loco FOeo-
,smI A triumph IN which they would ride in The
same ;riumphal car ,rtLa tic ".Siccat Housc. over
,he nr,s,rate Wing party OF Richmond heretofore
So pn;,ed 50 invincble, and 50 celebrated for lis
heroic efforts in the good old causep
And vet. in the preceding portion OF the same
,r,;cIe The editor would nave no objection TO Mr..
Rronle's receiving the Democratic vote, and shar-
inc in the triumph OF this same Sweat. House"
over ,be :.pros,rate Wing party" Which iac-
ion forms the regular Wing army, il is not for
~ ocofocos 10 determine. The Lyons Wings
Lain 10, themselves the high honor and boast OF
having at the ward meeting in Monroe, triumph
% over the "nummes," and defeated The action
of The two other wards, in relation TO The calling
nj > acaucus.n They maintain, also, that the
meeting on Monday night convened in spite OF
he ac,ion uf Monroe Ward, was not a lair rep
resen,arinn of The Wing voters of Richmond; on
" 22i out of 500 Wing votes in the city having
b4sn given. The Brooke Wings, in their ttirn,
nrono1nce themselves 10 be the real "Simon-
pnren Wings, and declare that the Lyons men
are bu, alirle clique" Their organ thus de-
scribes the meeting;
The meeting was FIVE or six hundred strong,
and animated By fine and enthusiastic spirit.
We observed in it and taking part in The pro-
eeeiines. retiring and quiet citizens, whom We
never saw before al political meeting. The
number OF actual voters Toe, was much larger
lban was anticipated BY any one"
Here is the evidence furnished by the respective
parties, which we refer 10, FOR The benefit oil our