Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-01

Getty CANVASS
To tie Ediors Of sse Times asd q apilsr:
Mcssis. E1tors:--I GLAD the people 81 Rich
mcnd disposed he led creia,el 10 by the Editor
OF the whg Tor his clique he has called the friends
Of Mr. LvoRsl bat they independent citizens. who eau
ns as Judge ir themselves A to the candidates now
before the people who will render them the most good in
the Lelislaturei PLEASED To fund the people
willing condemn aud hang before he 10 heard
aud tined; and there will be- iar the convenience oi the
crcn-, meeting held In each Ward, (wherc tho candid
invited attend aud present their clalns that
will commit himself or be indeed To keep away nv
tL,s clique. who afraid meet face face Ia pubc
meeng but take upon themselves dictate otheI- who
they must vote Tor against Tie editor o the Whs said
the other day, was useless for meetings nov: Mr..
Brooke had been To Bacon Quarter Branch the Hssin.
Buieher,own aud Rockets and he would carry them all
surprised this. whom this editor, twelve
months ago. was doing all he could to put down Mr..
Brooke, saying that he good Whs and that the
Loeoocos would 20 for him. Now. tins tme because
MIR. Lyons will exactly he wants him. or because
he Mr. Lyons) independent and honest in his opinions.
he wishes put hin, down by trying pako tho people
believe that he Is not good Wing
This free country. and all frccmcn with
before the people is best calculated carry the
interests OF this city.
oSr Tur MANY wHiss."
COMMENTARY.
We very well aware tia, the RICH, mode Of treating
s9uib Ike this, is, with the contempt which You would
extend Ia dotet liar, who make mischief and
crafty his unamiable feelings, "fetchcs and carries"
gossip and a,e between friend aud friend and family and
family! Were reality the Dictator which this gen
,eman would fam represent be. in order that through
he might stab the Wing party OF Richmond the heart
by planting among its members ncurabc and ncradi.
cable feuj would order him the bastnadoe SANDER
Of his neghbors, circuaicr of false news the
dstber Ol the of families, and malignant GUS
sip who wen, from house house, retailing, and miscoour
ing and exsggeratg house for the purpose OF
log are what he had heard the family of another
There be no character obaoxous,
and mschievOus.
This person says that have tried to dictate to the
People Of Richmond lin the pending caavassl Can any
thing be more entirely unlounded
What the facts of the They are fresh in the
Of all ard desire other vindicaiion than that
which the facts themselves will furnish in our favor Lee,
US succinctly ailudc to them
We prolessed and warmly desired, entire neutrality
Have departed from that principle any thing until
Mr. Lyons compelled departure in sefdelencel Look
at our columns since the the canvass
and the candid reader will confess that there is not the
slightest deviation from the rule self prescribed We took
part Editors for asainst any OF the canJi
da,cs.
These very persons last year, themselves secuted this
same clamof Of prescription in the of Messrs STAN
ard and Brooke All OF them-saeh one of them denied
It and rsPeed it. They then, had only the saracity
to Sec but the imness independence aud justice to admit
tina, the camor false and frivolous originated for
unavo"ed purpo,es-ihat IN truth, it was a shallow
device OF the enemy, 10 destroy she harmony and
cripple the efficiency Q: the Wing party Richmond -
They could and did all this then, for then they
happened TO agree with that Mr.. Sianards sup
port was under party circumstances the best thing that
could be done. Bat these very same modest persons
who do not attempt to dictate at aHO no-not at all -.
this little clique Of dstuTbers Of the peace and harmony Of
the Wing family Of Richmcnd. fancy pretend rather TO
fancy that there is attempt part dictate and
THIS pTsfensoH Is made as elsconecrng fetch enlist
Leofoeo symPithy against the OF their own party =!
They cannot believe they do believe it-,hey them
selves SAID last year. ridiculous salasem invented
10 overthrow the Wing party by sowing jealousy and dis
cord in eir ranks, But they affect to believe IT, for
that aectalion OF belief WILL they suppose promote
lhef We've.
But, 10 probe this matter little more closely. w. hove
enquEed Of some OF these gentlemen what this eta-
t0n" eon'tstcd' Have we pTesumedfor it would be the
excess OF Presumr'onio prescribe the people of this
enlightened City for whom they should Vote No, No
such charge ia advanced What l. it then Have v,.
taken pafc or against any Of the candidates as condue
tors OF public Journal until the Cros, and Indecent
sau upon By Mr.. Lyons few days ago No. No such
Thing be ,SfsadeI. The columns OF the paper itself
dispTOye It, What then is the offence Why this and
this only, far gather from the hapsodiea of
these vsgarsts IL is gravey denounced that we hay. PER
mot editorsly) expressed dsincnation 10 Mr.
m
OF Mr.. Morton in Cupcger who claimed and chs
lenged the support OF the Wing pas,y s,eo.s, he wa,
Texas, Annexation Joint Resolution Whe we indreefly
attacked Mr.. Lyons! That isio say-upon the most mo-
menons question of the day. ,he Press cherished by every
free people az the palladium of Liberty ought spike and
mGzze ITSELF for fear discussion and The free expression of
opinion mightinju certain asprnnt This to be sure
is most wise, rational and philosophical,
But we beg pardon This is not all neither There il
| %. ga.
We have been unlucky give them Ii consists in
thsihat NC opposed the calling Of speaking meeting. Of
the Wing party! And why did we sol Was IL TO aid or
TO inJne any particular candidate II ras not IL was
To do what little lay in power preserve the unity and
harmony Of the Wing party. We could discern no posi-
bic adynnsge in public discussion confined 10 Wings
pubic discussion OF family quarrels. We apprehended
that would Of necessity lead the inimaton of exist
ing differences and the difficulty OF healing them dis
vrange with trends appeared view in the nature OF
quarrel between aud wife, calculated 10 promote
the peace OF the family.
This Is the extent Of dictaion But il is not the
least singular the leas, unustabe circumstance in the
affair, that and al of these gentlemen ess than yoar
ago. when for the same Of political harmony we
resisted discussion between Mosss Sanard and Brooke
a. calculated to widen aud close the breach thought s
quite right! They agreed then that preached good
| sound doctrine! They admitted then, as they KNOW
now, that we had earthly object in view but the good
OF the Party aud through the Party the country Noto !,
isrank doiaiion They forget both their iberully and
their Justice In the mad and frantic purpose of carving
through personal scheme, totally disconnected with he
public principles they only dare be unjust to u.s. whom
for some ~ years they have known to be unaiihu
or assuming or preumptuOus in any ihnz-bu, they dare
70 be unjust 10 hcn'eves "iou would be free. said the
A'5e Syeyes IN the French Conyenon and you know not
how to b lns" These genemen-thi, "liulo clique
Tor but buggy fall at last excluding their hoped for
allies the locos-tand many Of them have small stomach
Tor the p j these gentlemen who accuse us Of dcia,on
90 not perceive that h'ir whole effort dicaion and
T. ram down tho Peoples ihrosts their choice not the
choice Of that People! Let thom study the scsrruGs.
more aenuvely! They will fad that wisdom in every line
which could only have emanated from Doity-and among
tho most excellent where all excellent they will find
certain parable In yhIh ts recommended to the faul,nd
er TO remove the beam from his eye before he COM
| plains Of the moat in he brothers
Dctaton Wings Of Richmond, undsp,,nJ vo,