Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-08
TIE CITY CANVASS.

The complaint has been made for Mr.. Lyons that he
has paper sustain his interests Indeed II seems TO
u that he hns fie0 one more than is usual in his position
aud what fortunate STILL one Loco the other Wing.
Do they cor nolhng' The Enquirer introduces him
the good gaces Of the Locosie Compiler TO such stray
Wings draw inspiration from that profound Journal If
with the music OF two such organs TO put meiile in his
heels MI Lyons cannot dance, the world determine
whose the fault Is Certainly he cannot complain Of
want of organs, when he commands Of three f.
the Corporal is more intent upon making matches than
politics.
The Enquirer which ia presen, the mort active in cha
peronng Mr. Lyons, says yesterday:
"The Wing fight Is progressing beautifully. A large
crowd assembled ON Friday night, learn Bacon Quar-
ter branch, where Mesrs Lyons and Brooke spoke. We
hrar Of strange developments being made on the e
zion. Did Mr.. Lyons stale 10 reported TO u.s. that ast
Summer he, the Wing Eeclor for half tho Sate Of Virg
ma, and the friend Of Texas consulted the Senior Editor
81 tie hiehmond Wing, the present rabd enemy OF An.
nexation, TO the prophety Of his (Mr Ls) ooutinu
ing to hold the honorable post Of Wing Eector or re-
signing IT, on account Of his Texas leanngsi that
sod boltoT urged him not To resign, A. ms TrxI,
orlSioSs WOULD ne SERVICE TO THr VINO csrsr bv
inducing The Democrats 10 hear hint n this be n cor
rect version V II not part Of the game f
1910, which Woughby Newton described as intended ,o
catch birds Of every fesherl" In the eyes Of tho big
Editor, Tsras all right them because IL might catci
the Democrats NSn, horrid "inqui,y" Most con.
sisiont, most moral Editor!
PFs CONTRA The "truo Wings" Of Madison Ward
had small meeting VIC hear. Saturday night. at the
to
those passed in jefferson Ward-looking TO tho nomna
ton. 10y general meeting, of Wing cand idate
Whata harmonious party!
The usual disnEonuoUsness Of the Enquirer poems out
through this article. We were in hopes as IL was
going to Warrington, it would have grown more
liberal. The prsssni rabid enemy Of Texas.
When iess fabid sincc that il the word) than we
ore now We the fret public men In Virginia TO
take open, decided and Incorporating ground against
Tyrs Treaty. and when Wing opinion even, az we knew
well. heavily against The reverence we owed TO
the Constitution and tho Union seemed 10 us to demand
and did not hesitate. A. individuals we could lose
greatly, but could gain Since that time we have had
but sentiment and expressed but opinonuer 3D.
position Texas until the American People assented Nm.
ssefiOHay, that the Union might not be endangered and
untl Mexico satisfied that might incur no foreign
war. aud commit aggression upon feeble power This
tho Enquirer vol knows, and yet IL b. uncandd enough
couple The past sgd tie present there any contra
diolion IN them.
But let that pass and to come to the point IL s uo
that MI Lyons didwe will not say oonsult--but confer
with The Senior Editor OF the Wing upon The proprey uf
esig0ing the Grand Eecofshp which had been confer.
red on him 90 honOufaby by the Wing Convention in the
previous February IA equally true that that Editor
strongly ard even yehemeniy opposed the steps cacu.
lated 70 inict irUry upon Mr.. Lyons himself by inducing
| the belief that IN dsaiiectcd, and upon the Wing
IN Virginia by suggesting the suspicion home snd
10 the Union, that Texas (which again the
AnGpodcs had introduced incurable dssenions in the
Whig fanks. Mr. Lyons warmly inVeigbcd agsinst
by many Wings fof advocating H. and exceeding his cleo.
trsl gOwcrs 10 doing so-thefo alk that tho
Central Committee ought deprive him Of the station O
Hector for exceeding his commission, and IL
sequence Of that state Of feeling, the Senior Editor
| derstood, that The Conversation held.