Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-03
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Pehsps this cry generally the last resort Of
weakness was absuEdy attempted now, by Mr.
James Lyons and friends, aud their allies the Loco
Focos OF Richmond. There not plausible ground To
support H. No man was more warmly cherished and adj
vaneed 10y the Wings here than he, until September ls4l
lie got the unanimous support OF the party for the Senate
and the Presidency of the Cubal they had bestow.
They conlded TO that period. in than him
aud bestowed their aPplaoses and confidence upon
more untesevedly. lie the destined heir all aud
saw with pleasure Of all the honors aud promotion which
they had IT in their power TO bcstow.
Why he fell in 1871 from the confidence Of many we
need not dwell upon. lie faered critical period and
manifested disposition sustain Tylest least defeat
tie action OF the people here, well deserved by tina,
despised traitor when his had apparent TO
oil the world. lie declared his preference of Mr. Wise over
Mr. Carter, when Mr.. Wise. having shared in Mr.. Tylers
aposiaey from the Wing party, heaping upon Henry
Clay the most violent and unqualified personal abuse from,
the stump lie voted for Jno b. Young, E.q who il not
already Democrat, known have almost that
port IN point VI fact he did, about that veIy time and
voted for him against the regular Wing candidate McRae
who had been always heAibe and undertaking and that
too at period Of great political importance.
Can Mr. l.. wonder that these things should make nm i'm
preston, and that his political indications forfeited in the
minds OF many. their previous liberal trust literally dis
played IA every form
Their natural consequence was that by the unanimous
vote with one exception only beicye u the Wing De
legations from this electoral District in 1874, he dis
placed rom Tire Wing dictatorship, unanimously confer.
ed IN 1870 few Of his personal friends land the
author Of this among ihcm) believing that he had
not deserved vote Of consure, though only
silent one, this amounted TO- then induced The
Convention to office for him. as a salyo TO his
eeings-the place Of State Elecor In the exercise of
the duties Of this station, while he all their expectations
the old issues, he againsaw fit throw himself in op
position to the immense mlsses Of the Wing party every
where and the assembled wisdom Of that party NJ Wash
Dgton. lie urged immediate Had he simply
declared IN favor Of annexation right time and In
the right manner IL would have been different question:
But lie went ia some places at least, hand IN hand
with the lmmodisuss. the Tylertes and the specua-
tors aud obbers he assisted IN making that proinnent
and controlling issue, which the Wings had every where
tired to keep out Of the Tyler Calhoun and Polk
and the whole Democracy relied upon that question alone
TO beat Mr. Clsy before its introduction no Democrat
would have bet ono dollar to 10 against Mr.. Clay Mr.
Lyons entitled himself the loud praises Of the ENQUIRER
and The Democracy and received them iyshlyi lie was
eIiolled TO the skies by that print quoted from the su,nu
with APPRECIATION by Democratic orators md 90 success
fully assisted "POk, Dallas and Texas" in some quarter.
OF the State, that leading Democrat boased that our
Wing Grand Eect0r had been worth 1000 votes 10 their
cause
Hhnot asking little too mach that he should now re-
qulre OF the strongest Wing Community in Virginia TO
eject him. not upon the general grounds Of being Wing
gut 'oint Resolution Anne auoi Texas Wing IN par
eulart That be should demsnd DO elected BY those
Just defeated in great national contest and upon the very
question which did defeat thom1 l. it-can IL DO peys,
e0oH IN free People decline vodng for ono who did
not sgroo with them
But wo are compelled 10 pause for today