Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-24
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| his view OF his duty; We iedVe tidt " W -
Admitting him 10 be right. The case std'us ~ -
cisciv ,aus: The Civ oi Richmond n".'
sona ~ 600 Inhabitants. OF whom ,.,, = They
eyaseera ion 10 say thai 25 900 are W"s' NJ NJ
have among them one Ai,ilSty company. ~,
| such casions as the Captain OF lnis cohPa".
may thiuk f., however disiasteiai u way
large !nsori.y oil the cltizsns las upon W. s.
| nexation OF Texas Tor insiaacp) sdiu.e. ;sns =,
| ed Whep. however, another occaso" :, ~,
which il would BIZ agreeable TO 20 ou. =; 49,, ha
80 900 10 have The guns hfeo, u uoes no' ~ sraS
| Cansin and he will not allow 'he'n " t,r
| In n. meantime a new gun house expressly ~
~ -. ea 80 COMPANY, is built by the city au-
,hor;,iss The Wings, as The larger BODY, conn IT,
ming about fiye-sixhs Of the money ou' OF Which
The expense of building il is betrayed!
"Such being the state Of things, we call upon
the Wings Of this city, 10 put mo eAee'' ~, :
rroecl already ON foot, we learn, !" form -. ooo
| Aytllsru Co,npanu Il is shame tha' q WV
| Wings should BE- obliged 10 60 10 petersburg ~
borrow a Gun, because an absurd pfeceoeh', =,
whom or when established, we kho" h"'' T M
no, permit the Captain 10 lem mem o,e: -.
thing has not been thought Q! before. s'l',e
il were thought OF now, and cdrfieu INV
tiun too. -.
"The ENQUIRER thinks The Wings ought 10 ouY
eon win i ,el us where one WAS 70 DC
COMPANY has The only clubhouse we Kno" any
thing OF, where il IS 10 he Put'
Here is pretty budget Of blunders! we re-
peat, for the benefit Of the Wing, that "the
Captain of this Company did not "lhlnk nj" 10
allow salute to be fred upon the Annexation
Of Texas. was done By some OF the members
of the Company Zone OF them Wig Out VINO
regarded that measure as great national onel
against the wishes Of said Captain, who severe
" reprimanded those engaged in ii. erepea>
also, tina, the Captain Of this company refused
TO allow to the Democrats in 1874 the use Of
the guns, TO celebrate their victory-and ior
the same reason has at present refused the guns
to the " hgs, 10 celebrate their political tn
umph. The high motives which actuated the
Captain of the Artillery company are SO clear
" and satisfactorily set forth in Capt. Nimmo s
card, that we can add nothing to it. They must
satisfy all but blind or reckless parilzans.
But, says the Wing, the Wing city Tor
",wenty five thousand Wings" counting, OF
course, women, children and negroesD has just
built "a new gun house, expressly for the use OF
this company the Wings contributing "about
6ye.six,hs Of the expense Of building" Here
the Whis is again wrong. It is well known that
the buildings at the corner of the Square were
erected by The State, and were appropriated 10
the use, not only of the Artillery, but OF the
City Water Works and Engine House, When
The Governor very properly decided to remove
these buildings and beautify the Public Grounds,
the materials of the old buildings were allowed
10 the CITY to aid in erecting Lafayette Hall,
and sum appropriated expressly" for the e1-
pense of small portion of the building for the
use OF the Artillery. The capacious edihce Of
"Laiaye;:e Hall" is - be devoted no, merely 20 The
Gun House "a very small portion 0! the build.
Company, ard fine room Tor public meetings
|, is not, therefore, the Wing cry OF Richmond
which ha. bull, "a new gun house, expressly fol
h. ne OF the compaay"-bul the Authorities o
he Democratic State OF Virginia, who have ap
pfepria,ed means amply sutf:en, for hat pur
pose. This argument; OF The Wing, If il deserve
he name Of argument, therefore, falls 10 th'
ground.
Bu, re come now 10 ine most Objectionable
norton OF the Wings article, which strongly
urges The Wigs Of Richmond 10 fern a"Hhls
| Art,lls,y Company" Such a proposition is a.
novel as il is revolving. The present admirable
ami efficient volunteer companies are composed
| OF Whi.s and Democrats tremendously blended
and happily sinking The parzan in The ci''zeT
soldier. When they appear together III The Ne
publican ?rmo, OF Inc ctzsn soldier, IN asperiil
ready 10 d. their duty whether in national cele
brarions .. in defending he community asains
a common danger. They are The common pf'c
an! defence Of ouF city-bui, no", We are INFORM
ed by a Whig organ, thai Inc poison OF party 70
Ii,cs is 10 be infused into thei. composition, AM
we are 10 have Wig companies. The evil cor
sequences q suca sep must BE- manifest 10 al
| Parry violence mus, be cngendered and Kept "
collisions ensue--and "guns" which are nov
used by Wings and Democrats together, tc pro
tecl our community from danger, may, TN
excitement OF party, b. turned by ciiizen
against each ether Let the rash propositicI
Of the Wig be carried out, and We may OH
adieu to the prosperity and efficiency of gu
volunteer companies, which every good citize'
desires TO sac flourish. But the evil principle
will not be confined TO the volunteer companies
Like The frogs in Egyp, it will penetrate init
every social and business circle. Wings am
Democrats will form separate and dis'inc
classes-anmated not by common sympath.
aud interest, but by mutual suspicion and II
feeling. Four years ago, when the Wing part.
was defeated, the Richmond Wing virtually re
! commended the Democrats 10 be put under thu
ban-and now this same Wing urges principle
which must lead 10 the same unpleasant and ao
surd results. And this is done. too, when thu
| Wings are about to celebrate victory, which
we were told before the election, was TO ala,
| party feeling, and bring about benign "poliiica
mllenniumm We feel assured that the reason
proposition as the Mi. zealousy urges. II j
succeed, the Wings may lose more by it than
the Democrats.
Speaking of guns" we would inform the
Wing once more that Democrat has rendered
his piece Of ordnance for tho Wing celebration
If that will no, suffice, The Wings may perhaps
procure from leading Wing in Hanover the
gun with which no Numbered forth, prematurel,
it is true, the rumored Clay nomination, conse
quent upon the Albany Fillmore "szze." He
no doubt, would lend II, 10 celebrate "the
peoples triumph
WING NOTICES.
The Petersburg Republican informs US thai
one of The lransna rencies al The la,a Taulnr IL