Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-28

M It1ig svmpathp! Let him go ana spedh NO
sneech bu, The other Wing candidates Will scarce
IL feel called upon, NE trust, 10 go over afgulneass
which the Riyeses, Choates, Berriehs, ~ h ~
and Criltendens have made familiar u q"
But while the Wing thus slrenuously leslS'S .
meeting rendered BY the friends OF WI Lyons'
(oGcrinr. as they declare themselves, on the lex
rs oues,ion. } who invite all the candidates 10 a
Tn and fair discussion of this great question,
mis- same ORGAN is not averse TO SRI OF pupi'c
,nee,;no as lore>hadowed in its Editorial OF Mon
dav 4 writer in that paper, under me Signature
of'"A CLAY Wing Of Monroe Ward" advises a
general meeting OF the Wings to nominale su.'I
GOOD sound Wing, whose position IS ALREADY VIZ W.
defned-o.c thai riH stand up 10 ne foes, LOa"a
or no foddcr," and points out lhe following
or 81 The meeting be called by a number Of wings
N experience and character say at thai oia i,e-
publican Tabernacle, the Old Baptist Chuleh
that splendid edifce, the Club House, having
been we learn. converted into an humble recep.aI
Gle tor draw horses and mules, as we pleu,ct,e '
last November 4 which will hold all; and lei
every Wing voter come prepared win inc ha,iie
of the person for whom he means TO vote, written
upon piece Of paper large enough 10 rePea. VIC
ballot as often as may be found necessary 10 pro-
duce unanimily. Let the meeting be Simply
called 10 order 1cilont deJate by the appointment
of a Chairman and Secretary, and then let the
known Wing Voters each deposite Tor himself,
under he cuc ofthe President and Secretary Tor a
Committee appointed for the purpose OF SeinS mai
no psTson deposites more than one baL0t.J
The Wing catches at the idea, and gives It's
aconsenl" 10 sueh meeting, with The following
conditions thus royalty sci forth
"Bur in attempting 10 restore harmony, great
discretion is Indispensable, or It might result III
of I'll
true Wig ought 10 resist and troicn dorm any al
en,nt 10 ronrcne he people 10 hear The candidates
srout. II cannot By possibility result in any prac-
licaI good 1t will proceed IN
uproar and confusion, and il may very well end
in a row-a row. which il il is consenlai 10 lne
tastes OF the white Eagle or Empire CLUBS, IS
abborrent 10 the conservative principles, anu Inc
law and order-loving spiri, Of the great wing
Party. NH, ;.
aFor these reasons, nc mr. opposed utterly 10
nm sDoafius uettine, where Wing is TO be array
ed against Wing, and brother against brotner !;
and pledged as we are 10 acntrdhty-a neutrality
which we have endeavored strictly 10 preserve! !!
we will G,pari from it, SO far as 10 warn the W hiSs
of Richmond Gfit be departure at all against
\ course which will create the nucleus OF perma-
nent and dangerous split! We speak neither Tor
nor against any candidate. We speak alone iOr
The Wing Party, and IFS continued ascendancy
in the Metropolis, so important as that Is, 10 the
ultimate and certain redemption of Virginia
.INcrc can be no objection 10 a rolling meeting
Of The Wings OF Richmond That will not IN
fame the feelings or exaspcrate The passions
That can he attempted safely; and II u result, as
il very probably may in making no choice, u al
least will not expose the Wings TO The hazard OF
more injury than they are now suffering
Here the Wing publishes its general orders
as TO the terms of the meeting. II must be a vot
ing meeting, and the ballots must he deposited
"un9,r Tie cuc OF a committee appointed for The
purpose OF seeing that M person dcpos,tes more
har, ono ballot," intimatn9 fear, that the Teas
Wings might in their 81 unconstitutional" haste,
smugee in more votes than they are entitled To-
There must oe no debate, no discussion. The
proceedings must be as still as death-as dark as
the InGusilion-And Mts is The kind Of meeting,
thai the Wing ailoms to The independent, prudent,
wise. intelligent and patriotic Wing voters of the
Metropolis.
There must be no discussion, however calm
and enlightened not a single word spoken, for
fear tina, "upyoar and confusion and row, may
ensue What Il compliment 10 the prudence ana
The good manners Of this Wing metropolis! The
Texas and all other questions must be KEEP! as
dark as ErebIs The voters must 'prepaTc' their
ballots in advance, deposiic them (and hiem onip,
and leave the house, like so many Shos's ANA
al this for fear that one word spoken or spout
ed might light up a blaze, that could not be ex-
tinsui>hed,
Could more appropriate plan be devised 10
s,iie free deiberation and 10 muzze thought and
acton2 1t is for the Wings themselves 10 agree
10 such tyranny. The Democrats will have no
candidate in The field and will lake no part in The
contest; save that each man, we presume, will
vote, il he votes at all, for that Wing, whom he
may think best able 10 promote the public inter-
esls and the good Of the CITY.