Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-04
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, July 3.
WIG MIsREpRE EXCAVATIONS

WIG MISREPR ENTATIoNS.
The brood of leler-wrilers, specially paid 10
caler for The public appetite, and 10 hash up
strange and Piquant dishes, would soon become
stale and wearisome, did they trust alone TO The
narrative oil t"cts or The dictates OF their con.
science. They are hired 10 wrilc interesting let
teiS, and II truth does not furnish them the mate
rlals, their occupation" forces them 10 mannlac-
turc beautiful stories 10 catch The public TASTE for
the curious and exciting. II is amusing To Oh
serve the short lived existence Of these Wing ia
bricatlons. They start upon The wings of The
press, increase in volume according 10 The fancy
or The plant conscienres OF Wing commentators
until, aller certain time, they attain respecla.
ble size when, like the famous "Mysleries of mi.
guilty" they are killed off, either by some Wing
spy in The camp. or by powerful blow from
Democratic Journal. How wildly is this posi-
ton set forth By daily occurrences In every
Wing paper we see paradeda letter from Wash
inslon or New York correspondent, impugnng
the motives ofthe highest officers OF Government
charging them with the most sordid objects, and,
political alterations, which, il true, are calcua-
ted 10 destroy public confidence in their integrity
and competency These le,ter-wrers seize
hold Of a floating fact and, with the colors
Of their own fancy, complete picture, 10 i'm
pose upon their cIcdnlous and dcluded readers
1t would be labor Of sisyPhus 10 attempt TO
put down these swarming misrepresentation, as
they spring up. Every head of the hydra that is
cul of, but gives place 10 new and leemins
brood Of monsters. But, as a specimen of the
whole mass Of imposiurcs, we shall refer 10 a
single instance, upon which the Richmond Wing
has dwet 50 cmphatically. We copy from the
y. York Morning News endorsed by the Union.
OF such is The whole artillery OF the Wing Eli
tors now composed. We charge the people 10 put
no confidence in the exIava9ant iabrications ut
these hireling ctler-wri,ers. In many bushels OF
chat, it is very rare 10 find single grain OF
truth The r. Wings New York correspondents
endeavors 10 explain away his bold and riiicu-
lous asseilions-but he cannot escape from the
uneuuivocal deniaS Of the News and Union. We
have singled out this specimen, because ii origi-
some OF the "green ones"
Fran tic v. y. Mbrniag Ners Of Friddy.l
The New York correspondent OF the Rich
mond Wing, appearing with Two letters in one
number Of that paper on Tuesday last, Strains
| his invention pretty severely in each, in regard
10 the Morning News.
In one he says, that the Morning News recon-
mends Mr.. &. P. Van Ness Tor The post oil Mi
Mister 10 Spain, with sundry expressions Of praise
and remark, upon hi, wife, a Spanish lady
Pure fiction The News has never said syl
liable of HE sort on the subject.
| In the other, he represents "onc Of The editor,
| of the Morning News" as having made the fol
| lowing statements Ia him, The writer, respecting
! The reasons Tor which the removal oi MIR. Val
! Ness was desired by The Democracy OF this city
"lTc is a Southern Calhoun Democrat, ana
was pul in office by Tyler; he does mol belong 10
The Northern Democracy, and IS no friend e
/ Mr.. Wrishi; besides, he has put in, and keeps IN
office, convics, 10 the disgrace o the party; and
/ Mr.. Polk will have 10 remove him. or the Demo
cratic delegation Of this Stale will give the public
printing 10 some other Democratic journal in pre-
ference 10 The organ, and he knows IT.
Now there is but one Editor Of the Morning
News" properly SO called, and he gives 10 thl'
statement the most explicit contradiction He has
held no such conversation with whoever may b,
the scores; onden oi the Richmond Wing, 81
with anybody else; and happens 10 be very much
Of Southern Democrat" himself, so lar as a
! high degree OF both personal and political adm
ration of MIR. Calhoun, and a large Infusion Of
what are called Southern ideas in his cons,i ulon
al doctrines may make enc. There are several
gentlemen whose services are employed by us IN
| various WAYS in the different departments OF a
| daily morning paper-with nothing 10 do with
its politics. II any Of these may have parlicipa-
| led in the current political gossip, derived else
where Than from us, and may have ever let fall
| any remark caught up By the eager voracity OF a
"cllerwriter," 10 te converted into the above; we
have no desire TO have il thus palmed upon our
responsibility.
fRcmarks Ju The EditCr III The Union.
The New York Morning News has antcpa-
ted us. We have letter before us which called
the attention Of lis worthy Editor 10 The article in
the Richmond Wing, but our engagements pre-
vented us from sending il oil. II is now nnneces-
sary. We beg leave 10 quote from i, that no
such remark was made 10 the President about The
organ $50 called) and, if il had been, he would
have repused il with the scorn which itdescrred
We also ask the favor OF Mr.. OSullivan 10
publish so much OF the private letter we address
ed TO him some time ago, IS relates 10 the course
that we mean 10 pursue in regard 10 the public
printing. "One thing is clear" says The letter
now before MS, "ihai the man who made such re-
presentations 10 The Wing scribbler, knows very
little about me-, il he suproses that would CON
descend 10 mix my private views with public
measure like the removal OF Mr.. Van Ness: or
that would stoop 10 secure The vote OF all The re-
representatives. of New York, or OF all Congress- by
any act oil mine