Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-22
letter. from Washington.
Correspondence % the wig.
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letter. to in which stated that the Loeoioec. had
encouraged Aboitionsm, Natveism, other isas a,
the North II the Enquirer ready for fair and courc-
Gus discussion Of hese topics, | have facts and
arguments, which, like Mr. BUcrANANs on 81 40 are not
only irreirogeblo but be broken as Mr. Brcr
/ ANAN's "irrefagable" stud was!
Let the article in the ExeriRKK and answer
II, eureH'e eaisno Tho Editor talks Of Mr. GrppINss
travelling over New England with JouN p. Hale Now
while the Wing party have acknowledged Mr. IN
DNSs rs Wing authority, the Locoiocos have universally
acknowledged JOINS Z. HAtE belonging to them, and
Will venture an assertion. that within the last or five
yeas VII hALtS namc IL printed, in the ENQutRrR
a "DemoctaL" II this Is denied will refer to the
hes' Now, II concealed the TACT that Mt GnDNcs
claims TO be Wing, the ENQUIRER also conccas the
palmer TACT that the whole Locoioco party gorrd JouN
r HALE OF their great meu and he has never called
himself any thing but Democrat" though he is a
greater Aboiuonist than Mr. GppNes. II Mr. GirptSss
has been elected by Wings, Mr. HALE has been elected 10
Congress by Loco ocos that account Is balanced II
MIR GipDISes defended the Constitution against the war
making usurpatons OF the President only shows that
even he will sometimes take ground defiance OF
the Abolition croichet running IN his head
But the ENoUREE is mistaken, sayisg that nsinu-
atcd mat hr' OlopiNSs IS LHcIoco. iHsiHuGfcd
thing. SAID that the Abohuonst party wss" encouraged
m various ways by the Lococcos hc North" Is no,
this true | appeal To laes and arguments. Let them
speak their "iIrc'raCable" language.
Tie Wing party, the Norm, have openly opposed nnd
denounced the Abolition party The Wing candidate
President was Souherner, and Shareholder, native OF
Virginia and resident If Kentucky. The Whigs of Mas
sachIsctts Connecticut Rhode Island, Vermont New Jrr-
for
HLNRY CLAY. The Locnioco party the North charged
Mr.. Clay with being Shareholder. IL is 4 well known
fact that Locolocos travelled around speaking Tor Biz
the Abolition candidate for President The ocofcns
o Michigan, where Birney resided and sumner
ted him. e head and leader Of Abolfioaism As their
candidate for the Legislature. Every where in the North
the Abotuuis's proclaimed that would be better for br
party and prospects, have the LocoCcos TO gain the
The Wings openly attacked Abcliousm with Iocpforo-
ISM The Locoiocos secretly encouraged it, knowing ta
was the only way they could defeat the gallant Southern
Statesman whom the Wings OF the North and South sun
ported 10 man. do not remember single instance
hearing Locoioco orators denounce Aboitonism do re-
collect hearing Wings dcnounce it, In return for this all
will remember the lerocy with which the whr candidate
was assailed b. the Abolition prints ed ted by JoNArHAx
LEAvrr and Others while they dumb as oysters.
abouihe candidate OF their secreci allies, the Locofocos
But we have still positive proof the encourage.
mcnt given 10 Aboiuon'sm by Locoiocoism As soon as
JANE, n Polk got into power, he appointed GEoRsE BAN.
CROFT and other Aboiuoniss the highest ,ces the
congTaulaonsot LocoOco editors Even the 'sccrrt cir
cuaI' mea OF New York, not forgotten. NJ letter
on Nh BANcR will show how deeply ed an Aboionist
he is. Mr. WLNoT OF Pa. whom Locofoc papers ard
the organ this city, agdcd skies introduced
| the Abolition amendment the "Iwo millions and and
comfort BILL II passed a House OF Representatives
which Is Wohirds Locooco, and JuHN DAVIS was abused
by the party presses and believe by the Enquirer
itself, for killing this very bill, which from the Loco
foco House 10 the Senate rocking with the rankest Abo-
| liuonism.
BEIsKERHoOr, and other Locoocos, supported it, and
have, since the adjournment last session spoken and
written IN It's favor Aye end this very session. venture
to predict, the Northern Locoocos will vote for
The States Of New Hampshire and Maine, the only New
England States voting Mr. Polk, giving him e-
mendous maJorties, have slid into Abo.ltonsm-
These facts which the Enquirer knows and cannot de-
ny-whiie II knows that the States which voted Tor Mr.
| CLAy have remained firm their Wing faith and have
| sPurucd Abououism and all other sms
The Enquirer also unfortunate s illusions 70 Mas
sachuseiis. The sonCcs; Abolition and Anii.Tsxns 70
solutions ever passed IN that State passed by the very
last Legislature N which the Locuiocos had the
II that STATE ask the Enquirc where and hen did the
Wigs OF Massachusetts nssai he influence Of m, sIsr,
| a.
Does not know that the Aboonists and other iS,nists
upon whose existence Locooooism relied for Wing de-
tcut routed, with LocoiOsm. IN Boston lew days
since by the election OF c. wiyrRrr to Congress and
throughout the Stale, by the election OF an eue delegation
TO Congress over the combined forces Of Locoocos Ma
tyes and AboUoui,-l might pursue TINS subject far-
| thcT, but your space will not allow me
And now for "Na,.v sm." Iop2ose facts 10 the EngYi
rer's assertions. In New York. Natiyism originated i'm
Locotoco Tammany Hall. The only Naive Mayor ever
elected in New York city elected by abou, five or six
! thousand mGJoTy, and that city, remcmbcr where
Locoioeoism the previous year, had large majority
Wl the Enquirer be Kind enough to enghten the
question how the Wings could elect Native Mayor in
city where LocofOcOism has a majority OF from
thousand and that too when they had candidate of
their own MoRRs FRANELIS2 These are questions which
the Enquirer will find it difficult answer and when an
| swertd, have "a few moro lCt"
The editor very lavish his epihets about psrverng
truths by the LIBERAL and ACCURATE correspondent Of
| the Wing. Let me quietly t.rn the tables The En-
quITcr ays " IL Us the WniE who have on certain occa-
allied themselves with the Native Faction and car
rod the large clues OF New York and PhadeI1bia'' ON
most unfortunate historian! appeal 10 iac aaln-I &C.
knowledge that the large L0co Focs cy o New YORK va.
carried by the Natives but the Wing eifv OF Pha
iephia was mover carried hy the Natives they never came
within sight Ut chance carrying Phiaic Dhn brcaus.
1t was Wh.g city. There three small incor-
| poratons around the city Of Puldep ha, known as
"Spung Garden Southwark :" "Norihern Liberties >, Sc
IN which the Natives have umphed but these hay, been
the very sronq-h1.ds Of Loco FocJn, where the Wings
had power. Even the chmchcs, first burned IN Pbio-
depha county, were not in the CITY. but the Loco Foco
headquarters Of the Northern Liberties where the Mob
attack the house Of freshman who had supported the
Wig Sheriff, and turned from the destruction of Wlu
horses the bgrHng Of Catholic churches anueoi Then
To The public vino mot perver- truth aud who sac
curate."
lave not time 10 dwell upon other facts bat they can
be forthcoming hereafter The very last election IN New
luTK witnessed pretty piece of cg7ustHg between Io-
coiocoisn snd Nauvism The Native candiae Tor Gov
devoted hs long letter the bitter attacks upon
JOIN YoUSs Did be cay word against SLAs Wrtsurl
IL was charged, and never tdenied, that $500 were
subscribed in Tammany Ha, support the atyc Organ
m Now York during the last election Did not the Ma
u"es run candidates Ter State and National Offices over the
Stnei-and did not the Wings carry a majority Of the
senators elected, majority OF the House, their Governor
aud about ihteeiourhs of the CUngressmen-Oyer the
combined forces of Locoiocusm and AboIuouismI
have scarccy room pr reference the Enqurers al
fusion 10 AHh EsHfisn 10 the recent New York election
will only say that Gov. WrsHr was more OF an Ante
Renter than JOHN YOuNs. Every measure which Jory
GoCNs supported passed the Loc,f0co Legislature and
| Gov WFrsHr signed them. Besides, Gov. WRiGHr par
d0ncd several Anu-Rencrs, winch nv YOUNG had not
hc power 70 do. In the State Of New YORK, anti Rent
ism made party qucsuon-one half OF each ticket
/ was sCPpnrted by the Anti Renters aud ADDISON GARu
the Locol0co Lieutenant Governors having uneauyo.
cay come out IN favor Of AJ0linoHjUa and Anu Rensm
received larger majority than JoHN Y,uxG Ant.Ront.
lem had influence IN the election OF more than two or
three Congressman yet carried about three ourhu Of
them though tie LocOocos have about three fJurihs n
this Congress. The Ambient vote could not have been
more than about eight nine thousand yet our majority
IN Congre7smen amounts 90 twenty thousand in the State
No, % was not Anukentism, DO was Aut-PoIkzm Anti
LOcoiocosm that gave New York o. the Whrs The
unconstitutional and imbocie conduct OF to War The
Veto Of the Harb0 Bill, the destruction Of the Whiq Ia
rh BlI-thssa were the questions n the last New York
election. II sgains, these and Loco0coism generally
that The Wings commended, end upon these tbut they I'll
umphct.
should like 70 ask how Gov. Wright c'rld " punish
tie Anti Renters" for Murder. had supposed that the
Law declared by jury and judges, punished hem But
| must st1p.
" So much Tor the laundering" But who j, guilty Of
oiundennR The Enquirer need not be- afraid 10 reply
The subject is By no exhausted, nor ore tho f1es
/ oil stated. BRUTUs
Wtsm.lrnv. Dec. 1JHf LAG