Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-18
the EDITOR OF THE UNION.

The New York Tribune having asserted that the editor
of the Union was Foderalisr that paper winds up reply
Of some length by the following paragraph:
Phil. Morning Post.
"And what will our friends in vireinia-nay.
Throughout, the Unonsay TO the ruth bealy of this
Wing 'o,ganr The dilemma is before him. and Mr. Gree
ley cannot from IT, he either what he knows
10 DC false shameiuy careless in asserting what he
ought to have known to be false. Thomas Ritche' fed
ealisi who has been devoted to the cause Of Viz
gnia State Rights Democracy for than 40 YEAR; who
has taken r his political testament Madisons celebrated
resolutions OF Us aud ~; who has been riced
his Virginia tbstTactions nad devoted the same school
with Jefferson, Spencer RoaHe, p. P. Barbour, Sc. &c.
I'VE beg here. most respectfully, tell the Wings Of
New York, that il The New York Tribune be sample
Of their quality, and ii this be fair specimen of the
'Ihbuus, no honest confic in their truth or in
their justice"
"a man devoted to the cause Of Virginia State Rights
for 10 years.. Docs the editor OF the Union think he is
s dealing with his anieduvEn readers in Virgins Does
not every know that when the Rights Of the States
were not only threatened. but absolutely snnihated by
JaeksOns Proclamation, and the force bill following ccse
upon It's heels, federalism compared which the very
Of John Adamss Federal sins was pure Democracy
this same Tho Richie who took for his POLITICAL
Madsons resolutions Of SO, 90 who has even be ri
dieued for his Virginia distractions" and las he says with
regard TO grammar worthy Of Jas X Folks organ "de-
voted TO the same school with Jefferson Spencer Roane
p Z. Barbour" &c. &C. was the yery first man 10 desert
his colors rather than break with "A Jackson Does
not every know, that while every other press in the
County, without, believe, single exception teemed
with articles either for against those measures-while
heY were the theme OF every conyersatonihe euggcss
lug subject Of every mans houghts-the Richmond En-
qufreraone preserved shameful aud gnominous silence
and does the Editor of that paper, having deserted
the cause, when 1t in danger, forwarded
to claim the reward due to those who bravey stood the
bTurt Of the stoTml
devoted TO State Rights" Yes ready enough to bawl
out for them when they in danger Ready enough
To lind a design against them when Mr. Adams recon-
mended the conjunction Of National Observatory. Ready
enough 10 torture hasty expression into blow aimed
them. Ready enough 10 proclaim them when suited the
purpose Of the day excitement against an un
Popular President Still more ready TO lay them nj the
ootstool o! President whose popularity would carry him
out in any oct Of outrageous voenceto shrink from tho
danger when the battle waIsd ho'o give up every thing
10 -. Jsckson."
II III. resolutions which 10 refers with 50 much unc-
ton be worth any thing, then ia the Tribune perfectly right
IN asserting him TO have been Federalst aye, Federal
LET OF such deep die that old John Adams himself would
have feared to hold communion with him. What we ask
any sensible man, what the Alien and Sedition Laws
compared TO the Proclamation and Force Bill II John
Adams, unpopular be was had presumed issue pro-
elamnon by virtue OF whea sovereign State put
der tire BAT Of the Empire, he would hardly have
an outbreak Of popular violence. Yet General Jackson
did this thing and this nesoluion.of SO mad Virginia:
ub5iracions-who Processes TO be the disciple Of Jcfc-
son, and 10 have stood side by side with Roane p p Bar
bour, &c 80, saw it oil in silence lie had not word to
ihrov to dog the occasion; method Of betraying
cause infinitely more gnominious than open doserton to
the camp Of tho foe We said che had not a word 10
throw TO dog" We forget. He did beg Blair to give
him light He did hint that II General Jackson meant
what he said and acted what lie proposed he should
be compelled 60 think after whilo that he was not al
together such Democrat he took him for. Blair took
the hnt-oEplsined what palpable to every body
made the matter great deal than ifst-and
the State Rights man swallowed the whole, greody o.
be preparing to do the public printing Congress should
be coffop, onoagh 20 ave Il 10 himJ
And this is your estate Rights" man The way Il
prove devotion 70 cause, IL TO pTae necessarily about
when = IL 10 no danger, and dodge Us the bou
Of peril arrives