Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-20

OF the letters addressed Senior Editor
OF the Union, and which he publishes very mir,h-ex
citing though OF course they intended TO be exceed
ngy pathetic. Among them several from this city
Of which is particularly delicious. The writer. 1t
seems, had met with of Wings" two Of whom
think that the result OF the Senae action, in the impoey
Of which all concurred will be the election Of Mr. Richie
the Vice Presidency, ami OF them even willing
to back his Judgment, Virginia fashion, by bet. This
may all he true; but have met with any such
Wings he speaks OF. Yet II the LocoiocJs are 10
have the disposal OF that office in ls4S, (Which we
nope will not be the case,) they might
make worse selection, they have done hereto
fore: But, II the freedom the press' is to be the
only issue in that contest- all other questions be
absorbed in that-then beg leave TO say that the sug
geston Washington correspondent yesterday com
mends itself the appreciation Of those who contemplate
comforting upon the martyr this high feward-and that is
that the Reporter of the New York Tribune, who ex-
PEELED the last session, by the House Representatives
for rdculing Mr. Sawyers sausageeatng propensity shall
be the Presidenal nominee upon ticket Even.
handed justice demands this Both upon the
p!at.orul-and, the Reporter the first vic
TIM" he is therefore entitled the first place upon the
ticket!
Others OF the editors correspondents propose-and the
Union itself strongly nimates it, this sug-
ges,ion-that LINES" shall be drawn around the
Infamous resouuon"in other words that the celebrated
think that BENroS wall fLis ball in notion" either
solitary and alone" or in combination with Others
Ills absence from the Senate the resolution was
adopted shows pretty conclusivey that If he him
self in favor OF It's adoption which strongly surmised
he felt spcitude defeat 1t! We have no dea that
that expedient Of desperate faction will be again
resored certainly not for the qualification OF who
has the power like President, ward the seiyle
instruments OF Il despouc Executive.
II must nevertheless be gratifying the pride Of Mr.
Richie to many and such profitable evidences
of the sympathy OF his friends whose devotion him may
their ridiculous exaggeraon Of the oppression
upon which they eSpataIe elolueny. tie may appro-
priaely exclaim:
! va anxious priie view The bard
| OF faHhg frierd', hat round ~ stani
With prda clut thai aote
| Can bind these scattered gems
| For They're wreath Of Ielr-and
The siseE cofi on which ihey he
It's mine Their inInost s1u! 10
Jnlrckd b. every beat n
To M they cing-On they
Ani I've place ever breast
For they'fe n wreath u leals-aud
The siken cord "a which ,iey lie
| AZ Mr. Wentwor,h, OF Illinois, has sent us pamph.e
copy OF ms speech the Appropriation Bill which led to
the controversy between himself and The Washing
unon Il il headed. significantly enough 10 large ap
tails free Tea, Free Coffee Free Harbors and Free Ter
Titory" These, he says arc cardinal points The fu,
Democratic creed There shall be no duty on Tea an,
Coffee there must be 'etoes o River and Harbor bills
there be slavery territory hereafter brought int,
the Union. On oil these points he variance with Mr.
Polk. And yet both "Domocrats"! There are som,
strong points IN tie speech Of the Illinois member which
we may hereafter nave occasion to refer.
IL The Warrington correspondent Of ,he New Or.ean
Commercial Times "a neutral paper writes as follows.
blythe by, speaking O! slavery, Gov. Butler Of Souil
CaroIns, now Of the UHiisd States Senate s1id pub
lie the other day TO number Of Southern men, tina
he would make his affidavit that the Northern Democrat
much inm cal Southern institutions and Do
ing the South much harm, than the Northern Wbgs
though he had quite srent impression before he cam
| here and Tor himself"