Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-18
THE CITY CANVASS

One BY onesl their favore hunbags. from which %
much expected BY hem whom they wese fire, launch
ed be breaking down under Lyons friends -
The FRS, the charge OF petaion" against The Sc
nior Editor Of this paper for speaking his opinions freely
openly, unreservedy, who sets himself up
Sentinel OF the People, only has tho right do but il
bound do, he iaiihlese People, and fsss
| the rrposed in him. We blew this humbag up by
reminding those who employing il. that year ago
fksy spurned tho charge when il made by The then
| friends OF Mr.. Brooke aud their Iocoioco allies.
y The second represent their Texas friend ss
drcsduly per>ccuted Nay. he himself represented
tho Odd Fellows Hail. immolaied," because the Wing
woud support him; Cor up that day il had taken no
part In tho contest. This persecution" Il found to
consist aer investigation simply in this: that tho Of
the Wings vi Richmond, and among them. prefer Q"
support citizen who entirely agrees with in opinion. to
who does not and will pledge himself II elected
TO the Legislature, To give WAi< in all cases We
support gentleman essentially differing with
views of public policy, and who will not commit himself
las we understand he will for the Wing
Senator whom tho Wings Of the Legislature select
| matter who he may be-we must support him he is
persccued As Mrs. Casde says In her Curtain Lee
about the tobacco smoke-"Faugh-Pah whcugh."
who heard Of such inbecili and grannyism man
.persecued" because people choose for him -
And that welding through his friends and hro
the Press, every advantage which man can ask We
humbly think that the Bhiss "persecuted" who
required stand up 10 the rack fodder fodder
pocket their opinions and their preferences and fer
Texas Joint Resolution Annexation Wing, not because
he Wix only chiefly. but supremacy because he is
that OF a Wing whom they do not spprove We
really should call this dctation" aud "perecuon" both
3. But the formidable reliance Of the Lyons Wings
1--WE will call that humbug, for it any thing else
they have recruited that gallant Wing OF S4O with
whom and Wings of Richmond have lock stepped
sd long. and to whom the much. Mr.. s-n
L.. L.. 10.
have secured But hopo it ms" fatally conclusive.
We snluse ourselves with friend S. J. whom love
fer the past and himself too by telling him that Samson
nvncble until Delilah clipped his locks And that the
politician who abandons the main body vi his party and
place Of acting with them and aiding the great future
results which they expect, FLEA of at tangent for tho sake
men, and calls upon his foes to help Kim kill his friends
that that politician deiunct and has been shorn Of his
strength by the scissors of Dalsh Thus will be found
to be always! And thus il ought to be No man in
free country, is Of Importance enough that the OF
the country shall be sacrificed for HIM!
4. But to return to the regular Humbugs The fourth
and last, is 10 call the great Wing Meeting Monday
night, assembled after public notice in the public Prints ia
which oil Wings invited unite. which the pro-
ceedings conducted openly under the observation
the People Of Rchmond-to call, say, primary meet
ing OF the sovereign people in their citizens capacity,
CAUCUS! THIS ia master stroke Of refined policy
We and all the world had conceived caucus be q con-
cave of few, who presumed dictate their will the
million! But IL all Of us have been Mistaken and
that any meeting Of the people Caucus, If its purpose
does happen suit the OF those who thus by
perverson OF all sense please nvdousy stg
Matte e..
Wings OF Richmond. You be imposed upon
by such poor and shallow absurdites these, really
worthy, Of the nbd Loco Eocqsm itself Suck 10
your Party Stick to your Principles Stick the
main BODY of your friends, That ID the rule Of