Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-22
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he strongest sign of the desperation Of the Seward press
i their ceaseess anxiety remove out oil their way Tue
sru,brr.bock OF Mr. Webstcrs EARNED neutrality They
first sough; 10 Kill him of or representing hni US lying
very low q, Marshcidn and declaring that "no.hng plain
or Than that he ought surrender the seals OF Office The
Boston Courier, Wing notices This statement ani adds :
.Mr Webster is not sic no. knor eha! is going
And the Boston Bcc whis of Tuesday says that Mr. Web
stes health is much otcI man u mas hesh since MS ftuh
10 Marshfeld!
This cxpedicn, killed OIL The Seward Journals acgc that
s,cf is 10 be published from Mr. W, recommending the
abandonment OF all support Of himself for The Presidency
The Bee OF Tuesday as enources this IAN entire and
Infamous RoorJack The paper shows up The rotten
foundation of Cen SCOTS boaatrd avai!blity in The fol!
lowing strong language:
We were perfectly satisfied that the ivaab!iry Of Gen.
Scott-baacd upon his military achievements world prove
The rncrcst ignis atuus that deceived and mslcd
party and subsequent dcvcopment- have changed our
early formed Judgments in the slightest degree.
We have listened 10 the augurc Of the Scot men, To Their
sannuine predictions their premature Boosting, win
full conviction that they wholly unwarran,ei by any
existing state Of facts and the belief mat the pentins State
elections would prove the dsusiOn under which our Scott
friends were laboring We told that North Carolina,
Florida Pennsylvania and Ohio we're all certain Tor Scott
and that he had the best chance for Indiana Now let Us
look al the result Of these parliamentary crciions North
Carolina has elected Democratic Governor and Legislature
Florida has probably done the lining Pennsylvania
shows Democratic gain on the popular vote and Indiana
has increased her Democratic majority by fifty per cent
Ohio alone shows any sign of Wing life and even that we
fear will be extinguisheI when We have The full vote We
have lost Wing States thus far and gained nothing
Eu, these elections, told no criterion General
Scott will show his ara1bIiky when he comes directly be-
fore the people, and then all these signs will Dc reversed
Wc luck upon this sclfcclusipn Cen Scott was as
mach voted for by the States which have recently he'd cleo
inns as he ever will be- II there power N his name
and came 10 Wing IMPURITIES when The party was
conlrndng for State power and or Senators and tepcsen.
rrYrs in Congress- under the prestige Of his leadership there
will be none when the contest is simply which man shall be
Prcsident-tha question unaded and alone.
Orr opinion from The first has been, that Gen. Scott has
mol The slightest chance Of being elected and recent develop
men,s only tended 10 confirm that opinion II !hs be
The true oil the case then me reasoning OF me Day A-
yerss- amounts nOthne and whether there is or not an!
for sir Webster the votes thrown for him VII! do no
harm Scohc being, as we believe, entirely out OF inc
way of harm.
In our opinion the Dai Advertiser you'd be d"n. more
service 10 tho Wing party if it were 10 ne lis influence ~
nvor Of Mr. Wubserlnr small! III. probability may be OF
giving ain enough 10 prevent the election "i psrc
il is the only chance there Is Of elecn9 "s ffcs1e''
We hold that every man who goes Tor Tue SUCCESS OF ~"
Wig party should vote Tor Daniel Webster IN So u"i@
he IS sure that he is right, morally? and he nay iI "l
IL RE; s 5s a IL d5 y SgtPs WIZ Va G.S ss ;
ward irlcksters r their ridiculous wieed!e
Mr. Webster into utilization "th the that the
country has ever known. II SAYS:
They The supporters Of Gen. Scot cry sold Chippewa
and "Lundys Lane and this they suppose enough
for their enlightened followers. The Wig platform
Whig principles kept entirely OF sights everything j.
puoret except The bare personality Of Their candidate,
this is the actual conduct Of those who tell with
"p.incipes everything. and men are nothnsi
Mr.. Webster denounced because he will not shut his
abandonment OF Wing principles; because
he will openly counsel his lclUw-czens to support
canalsr OF whose political sorndnc~s We know nclhing
and whose nomination has been Brought ABOUT by the H.
rnus OF whose known political principles OF thu
mos; tendency Wrarc o opinion tina. the grca!
sta,csm IA Will 'Jus, himself 10 the end, and give
i'm o
ycnIion. uf his experience is not 10 be- tangh, ha
duty by people a" The stamp Of acssrs Seward and Bos
Again. call upon tue champions al The regular nomi.
ION 10 produce something prnoi Gen Scott is
Wing nr from all further TAX nbon: "prncpIcs."
We are that we understand what our New York
friend by Mr. Nrosters not being Just 10 himself in
this The great statesman with some reason be
charged win actin unuSy toward himself former
casi1ns when h. is atriOcaiiy Gppnss his claims
10 ih Office of in favor of vastly his interiors
in capacity and icseI; but hw he with any show Of
be accused Of such injustice Tor simply "a"ng The
pcnI OF u. their free choice in the election
will lie drtTcu for Editor Advertiser make out
with all his ceyerncss II Mr. Webster believes mat thr
election Of General Scott woG place c Government OF this
country in the Ia nds Of dangerous mn AM thai II would
followed by the adoption u public foicy highly peril
uis The Of The Union. lie. h0aeSt
man adrise the people 10 rO!e far General Scott Would
this doing Justice himself Ia any else We ask
our friend this question before he utcrs another
lamen!ali0n the silence o Mr. Webster
The AlesaEda Gazette doubts whether Mr.. Webster
means to come with letter II inns comes down upon
Webster and his friends like u thousand oil hrcKs:'
Mr. Webster has delayed already long i3r his fame.
Those who have taken advantage o! his name, inure
the Whig the Morrill, deserve the repUbatiOn OF all
men, 70 drum up delegates vote for their man-u
pIucc their man fairly before the C0nvsnun-in have their
not nominatcd-und, then from spite and malice Ia r."
stand by the rcgnaiar nomination made by the Ma
finna C0nv cntnn of which they formed pa ard " hch
they assisted in getting up degree of ennncss and base
tness often Exhibited in the face Of tie narr
Ii perfect game Of iiimbe "iankce trick, equal
to any wooden nutmeg fraud.
To cneh The nail the Webster committed Of Boston have
issued card dated Tuesday evening, and signed by e.
yose, chairman and C. a Hood, secretary, in which they
gay:
"Ihe committee would the public thai they in
possession Of dispatches up to this evening, from various
sources Of unq fashionable authority and Marshfci
all Of hitch agree in representing Mr. Wchsrrs health
materially improved and fully confirm III" upon
rasr any step restrain rmbaruss his supporters
They think themselves warranted in asserting thai Inel
Webster though often betrayed Is incapable of bcayug
his friends that when he has any communication Tor his
friends they will be the party receive il that when he
concu address The public be will do il openly; and
wien he has anything - say lie sill for himself
We challenge the publication oftte pretended letter"
p S.-The Boston Courier siys:
Beore the political gossip make any thing Of this
MAJ tier, they had better publish the letter. We have
ton .ha, The contents might 10 be somewhat diff
iercn from what certain persons imagine"
The ~ Y. Express announces that OF his friends in
New York received Tuesday letter OF three pages from
Mr. Webster, but i, makes ausion himself cnndi
date Tor the Presidency.