Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-01
From the Nashville Union and American, June 2l.l
THE WIG NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF la5:


The people o Tennessee have but faint idea Of the sin
lister and conptng practices adopted al hr last election by
the Wing effect The election OF Scott and Ora
ham We have received information OF some of these pac.
tees the substance OF which present the public
and of which We challenge an authoritative denial
Last summer ana autumn Truman Smith, the notorious
Sco,l-Whg senator from Connecticut, AMI Fz Henry War
TEN, exWhig Assistant Postmaster General members
Of the above mentioned and stayed most OF he
lime un he election held, at Washington. They
cuped extensive in street. and employed in
corresponding and in distributing documents throughout, the
country. Some half dozen clerks Of them attached
| to the departments, aided them in their duties" Smith
did of the ranking Of the committee except in those
States where il supposed his frank would inurc The
| Wig cause.
The funds d~fray the of this committee ware
raised by voluntary contributions from Wing members
Congress AMI others and TO by the
committee 10 enforce the payment, BY Wing ncambsnls
oncG IN dtrten! portions OF tho Union oi assessment
their office and patronage promote the triumph II
the Whc Agents and collectors sent through
the country collect this tax II has been estimated
thai neaI, hundred thousand dollars were raised by the
committee Ia different Ways.
We have been informed of case deserving particular
notice Ii il the attempt 10 levy black mail upon tie post
Boston On The 2s, OF Angus, the firm Of Smith
Warren addressed letter postmaster dated al
the Wing Committee Rooms Washington advising rim that
the committee had found il 'nperavsly n-ccssary" 10 call
upon The Wing Office holders Throughout, the Union 10 con-
tribute money promote the election the WHO cand
dates They express heir confidence that the
respond Tie call; and that confidence they have
procured the money from p Greeley J Wing collector
the customs al Boston and they forward The post
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Greeley reimburse" himself They state mat Inc usr
c:icc and patronage OF the
would be 'hree Thousand dollars and Claims cred, ir
their hbetaity 10 drawing tor one thousand only The whole
epsc informed IL rich eyrrplifca un ~ Inc po
teal morality OF It's authors II is signed By Smith" and
by Warren" Greeley, in presenting the Draft write, 10
the postmaster another letter dated Cu,io house Boston
September h l552 soliciting the postmaster 10 comply
with the requsitOn The postmaster on the 10Th Of SEN
:cmber 1852 writes Greeley refusing 10 nav the draft
and giving his reasons, and refusing 10 levy any con,rbu
lions his clerks or letter carriers such object and
terms what indignant. Greeley then writes to the
postmaster another letter dated "Cuslon house Roson
September 81 1852, nquiring If the objection was 10 the
amount specified and wanting 10 know how much hp
postmaster would contribute The postmaster who ,ras
Union Wehseriie, promptly replied the same tnr rein
sing 10 mas: contributions requested and s,s,inc
that his al! Ia p'oot, the O.! those n. an,reu
with wocii e "Eberai but he should choose hi. avn
time and :'",t his recipients; and that he should
not yield single cent 10 Smith & Warren end thai
The collector must, therefore, seek his rein ursemept
from some other quarter. The collector Greeley If then
wrote TO the postmaster letter dated "Cusum huuss Ros
ton, Sept % s52 stating tha, he Intended TO tell The
COMMITTEE o! The postmas;ers CONDUCT. The westminster
replied on the same day. stating that he hoped full copies OF
all the correspondence would be forthwith sen, to hs cnn
mit,ee The collector, Greeley - ;hen wrote someYhl,
sprful letter To ne postmaster, cared Custom house
Boston Sept % 1852" saying that the committees di moi
anticipate from what lhey were toll and snewn az tho
pos!masiets 'aneceden &c. that ne would psy Nm. but
that he Greeley ~ had told them different story and
besought them loot 10 condemn him before trsl ou, ,s
the Trial had now been tnate" He scores the nosrmaser
severely nsnuatins pretty plainly that he is nioca1
sney Iocooco disguise and no better than he bomS -
The postmaster did not this letter nor did he nav
up but, on the contrary. Supported Pierce ana Kiny
All the letters OF the collector written Uncle Sans
finest official paper and hsve Custom House Boston -,
eraved in copper plate al The haad and wcrd sir also
10 which last word in the 's letters while irving 10 xbee
die .nd the postmaster out OF the dimes and dollars 10
"-eic5ursc himself Greeley IT, sfeciionaieIy pr6 IN
The Time, in selteence against mlsepesenta OF his
enenes was constrained 10 exhibit the correspondence TO