Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-26
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, September go.
WHAT BECAME or 7u,r "nRIrIsm GOLD

WHAT BECAME or 7Nfr "GRITIsH GoLD:'
Our readers will remember that, about year
ago, certain hand-ll, duly decorated with Kq!cs.
Capitals &c in rich prolusion, and studded i,h
such awful wards rs Bribery" "Brllish Goi,r
in saTing letters, wee published By the Genital
Clay Committee here. and >lrcwn orer lie State
sas thick as leaves or ValiOmhrosa" Upon The
authority Of an cziract from the London Times,
whc!, we took The pains 10 prove 10 lie 4 forgery,
the Central JuG,o denounced the Democratic par
Is as having been purchased up BY the British
Gold Of foreigners, 10 break down The Tariff oi
1912. We have mol drawn forth the Interesting
hand-bill from lis hiding place, and CANNOT, there
fore. stale The exact amount nl The British Gold
which vas raised for the purpose Of destroying
the Wing Tariff II vas, however, an enormous
sum The foundation of The story having been
DESTROYED lic whole charge fell in ruins 10 the
ground.
But. as The Wings obsinaely rerseveics. IN he
ALLEGATION thai he British Gold was sent TO this
country, 10 operate on the elections, il was ma
tnral curiosity 10 enquire %ha, was The late 81
The financial speculation. The whole matter had,
in the subsequent exciting scenes, become one
of "lhc things past'-and would, perhaps, never
have been cxhumed, lul Tor The li;ie sparkS OF
lish, struck out in tie fierce cJnilic, between tie
y Y Express and The Albany Evening Journal.
We sometime since gave an inkling OF quarrel
between the Express or the one hand, the II
bnnc. Gov Seward and his organ, The Albany
Journal. on the other II sprung oul OF the Anti
Rent di,cu>>ion--and Ani-Renlism ana Aboli.
lion formed the macii-l clemens Of the conflict!
In the course Of the paper war, which cqual!ed
IN Geiceness anylhin. Of The kind We have ever
seen. lie Express charged The Journal with hav-
ing received and not accounted for tic contrbl-
lion. a. The New York merchants, placed in lis
hands Tor e!ccIionecring purposes. The latter
paper lr:as round and fires a broadsidc into its
Wing associate, as follows
"rhc EXPRESS propose, 10 continue It's efforts
and having lhrown OF the restraint q truth, there
is vile field open i,r lis operations. il viii
not. however find us hanain. abou! Tyler for
Mace or patronage l. will not fini us comprn.
missing principles FOR Custom House or Post Of
nee drippings Il will not fird us supporting
Towle. or sny ether Loco loco, agains, The views
OF orr lends Nor will it find Il, al Washing
ION doing dizzy jobs tog pa". NDr. odore oH D-'A
y feJ Us, mr. ran are connected ,"!h rs i"iHIng
aiatfhe Captoi. 2u;|h y"rbstirc H'o'icn .9.a-
uniYciurc,s anil Importers scc,cig IN dt&'fohh Ia
;,E III ri;cf rc pro'ess 10 js Me oJrocott.'
Here, then, i, part Of the famous "Brilish
Cold, traced moi into the purses ol Inc Demo
craft Frcetralers bnt into The poc!;eIs Of ore Of
the leading Wing papers Of the Union. II viii
s.rhc our readers as strange, tha;te Journal, cog
infant Of the fact, that one OF its own Wing al
lies was secretly working, under British pay, 10
Gr-,roy Tarl which he pro!essed 10 advocate,
shonld have the Impotence cooliy 10 charge the
| influence Of 'i3ritish Gold" upon its opponents.
I; would hav. been more consoaant with truth
and piopriety 10 have turned IL batteries upon
The true receiver of The foreign bribc Put per-
hap> the ecret Information OF the Express. as tc
! he constitutions q the New York Merchants
..hich were received. bu; Fever accounted iof b'
tie Journal, hung over the latter like Damocica
| sword, AMI kept down its conscience. Gui'y II
>-lf, it dare! not 10 charge guilt uron oiEcfs :
Ana! never would this 'sccrct political history q
! The Wing Parry Of New Iutk have seen lh'
I light, but for the violent struggle Of TIC anta@o
! nl,:ic laclionso y. York Federalism, which iaad'
them lose sight q policy and give loose rein Il
heir crcr passions. But lhe truth snow ont: es'a
blished By Wing authority o. conlsc each par
u, in the strongest language denies the Te>Fec
live char2es-but The country will, nevertheless
suspect ,ha, one leading Wing paner in New
FORK received The contributions 81 the merchant!
for clec,ioncerins purposes, AMI another was il
foreign paw These a.e now the journals wEici
impue Ia the Democratic Parry ioreisn influence
and ascribe The mos, corrupt motives TO Demo
cratic Administration.
Oh! Ina: British Goll,' has recoiiel witt
wonderful effect upon he heads Of The denounccr
Of Democratic virtue and honesty