Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-05
CITY CANVASS.

To TUX EriroRs rHE VINO; |
Gendsmsn; In your pspsr q his mosuiag writer
elams Of John A. Lanesssr. kss. to sussa In an an
Just and uneeneroas . faithful, and well tried
Wing rAe Aas tie hesesfy sad h iadepsndesee peak
rAa As tAaks and 10 tAiak ehsf ae speaks allude Vi
course to James Lyons, Esd, who, by Wings. good
and true. venture To AFFIRM as"Smss" has been brought
forward and will be sustained candidate represent
the city VI Richmond in tho General Assembly of
Virginia. II will doubtless be the friends Of Mr..
Lyons to his enemies aud the people large to hear
first. that"Mr. Lyoss has prsssated hassi" at ell
candidate and secondly, that he has presented HIMSELF OF
that his friends have presented him and placed his claps
soely the advocacy Of subject which the enlghtSn
ed aud Sruous Wing party from Maine To Louisiana have
consigned 10 utter reprobaonas foul in character and
design the rapacious Of that mother OF pira
cics Great Britain" To say the least 81 il this most
gorgeous into which "Sn,on" has fallen The friends
of Mr. Lyons 50 far from basng his claims oey upon the
advocacy OF the Texas question. do base them oil up.
that upon the long and distinguished render
edn the Wing they base his claims upon hssupeo
y any his competitors talents experience and
nuence-they support him because they believe the in.
eres Vi the clW oi Richmond and the Wing will be
better prospercd In his hands than in any other
they support him because they believe he would con-.
IN larger share OF the confidence and Of tho
the members of Legislature than Of his competitions
his talents and high character would secure for him
fuence and weight which but few could carry into the
General Assembly Mr. Lyons has built mp for himself
fame which confined within the limits of the
city oi Riehmond-his efforts in behalf OF the Wing
during the last campaign, were witnessed and appc
cated by the Wkig party The STATE from whose repre-
sentayes he received the honorable and important office
of Grand Ee,tor for the Eastern Di,trie, al Voin,
surely SIMON" must have seen but seldom during IN,
late canvass the paper OF which he tho correspondent
II he does think that Mr.. Lyons has no other
c,m up,n the Wing party of Rchn,ond than thai c,ns
tued by being in favor OF measure TO which they or
mnior,,y of them are opposed Allow me 10 suggest tbs,
The Texas question is ono which ought not 10 have am
weight or b, aring in the spring elections-ha IL il now
settled question; one eau doubt that Texas will readily
aud cheeruy accede To the terms OF proposed
in the resolutions recently adopted by Congress. The
friends Of Mr. Lyons support him because ia the
and M ., trying hours of the Wing party like tre GA,
Ian, soldier he was found wherever duty called him, nm
holding and bearing ao standard-uo sacrifice
him from iravesng the State, and proclaimng
the principles OF his party the Constitution, and the conn
Try No man devoted to the fundamental and long
cherished principles of the Wing party than James Lyons
aud the nputaon charge made by Simon that he has
abandoned them for the pary. wicked and
acquisition of Texas is absurd ITSELF unjust and untrue
IL is my purpose discuss with Simon" whether the
acquisition of Texas "patry. wicked and dishonour-
able" not: But in order show that Mr. Lyons has
not given up, and give up the reat and cardinal
principles long the cherished policy Of the Wing party"
Texas thing else, beg "Sim0n' To remember that
Mr.. Clay had not more ardent admrer n warmer sup