Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-07
THE wHIG "SEcESsIoNIsTs"

Previous to tho late Congressional election expressed
the opinion that there was large body of Wings in
out of this district who revOed from the monsous con-
soldation, "shooi ,.em down" doctrines so violently main.
tanned BY Mr. Bolts and the Wing organs the State We
are than satisfied OF the correctness of our
nlaons. On Monday last the Wings of Spottsyvania in
county meeting, nominated for the Legislature J. Horace
Lacy His "stripe" is far from tallyug with the Federal
doctrines preached the metropolis of tho State We shall
let the Fredericksburg Herald Wing paper define the 20.
si,ion of Mr.. Lacy:
"Mr L. is States Rights TVhig. al of the Compro-
mise Measures were not acceptable to him yet heis rg
recipe the Compromise basis of
settlement of the exciting subject of which they treat
He will ever regard with jealous the peculiar nsu-
lions OF the South and for the unity of the States
union OF equals The wing party Of Virginia moth
Ing more nothing less than this from wing Candidate
Now we should like TO know what difference thore in the
attitude OF this Wing and that of Mr. Caske and the other
Democratic candidates for Congress- Before the election
mr. Caskie was declared to be disunonst-why is not
Mr. Lacey occupying the same position the slavery
question: equally denounced dsunionist by the Wing
"Union" press2 Why the thunders of Mr.. Bolts,
and his peculiar osan eveed this who refuses
70 assume the masquerade of "Union Wing" boldly
declares himeelf "States Rights Wing" who, though
satished with the c"mpr omise, "acquesccs7 Has the
Union humbug thus suddenly exploded by the confession
of its own nventors2
But further friend In Norfolk county writes us-and we
have every believe the entire accuracy of the re-
presentaton-that Capt. Watts tho Wing candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of the State immediately after the re.
cepton at Portsmouth of Caskies election declared that
had he been in the Richmond district he should not
Aors supported BottS We aware that the gentleman
holding the important post of Chairman of The Wing Cen
ta Committee of the State refused be whipped into the
support OF the Wing candidate for Congress from this dis
tct and give ai and comfort" TO his elecon-but we
did not expect 10 hear that the regularly nominated Wing
candidate for the second office in the was
guilty OF tho bodness and mprudencc defy commands
from head quarters and openly eyu in defeat Of great
leader of the faithful hcrcabouts
we observe that Mr.. Thomas J. Evans Chairman of the
wing vigilance Committee Of Richmond has issuta pro-
n1se'oms"o commanding tho Wings OF Richmond 10 as
semoein Tue African Church, Tuesday night to select by
oo1our CANDIDATES represent the city in Legislature
Inns movement - out carrying the dctatou of Mr.
Bolts dying letter. In which he lays down his orders that all
secedng wings should be ruled off and that none but the
loyal supporters OF himself (now longer "immortal
snoud be Invested with the honors Of nomination Mr.
mas oeen most efficient lieutenant in the Bolts army and
MS present General Orders smack of the bayado and
reckless dashing Of his great leader Mr. Evans thus laws
down the law:
Ihe day Is nigh at hand if already arrived when We
snail know no divisions sections party in this CITY,
The recent meetings OF the Visance public
sentiment so lar asceraincd, give assurance of
this The Sth of December next will confirm hi Ererv
Wing voter under the Few constitution in Richmond
earnestly requested TO attend meeting on the Nh inst
Let the meeting be full and fair one such an one as 1o
strke political opponents rRa terror and
friends 1t the business of the meeting permit an CD.
portuny will be afforded hear good speeches in
port of our Wing nominees the State ticket"
This out.Bottses Bolts The terro which announced