Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-09
RICHMOND WING.
TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 9, 1853.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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The support Of the Pacific Railroad by the Presi
dent has not received the universal condemnation o
the Democratic press in Virginia Some have protes
tod against it. in gctic term-butothe have ex
pressed the hope that there is misapprehensio'
others again have remained sient;-only one Gin
castle DemocraD far we have observed, has Civ
en- II appreciation. The manner pursued by that pn'
Is peculiar 1t does not come out for the Pacific Rail
road in so many words-but it pitches into" those
who find fIult with the President Hear how il be-
labors the correspondent of the Enquirer, BLU
Ridgs" who first protested against the worse thar
Federal scheme !
ave noticed a few days ago, card in the Richmond
Enquirer signed Blue Ridge, complaining of the admins
tration that turning well he expected
Blue Ridge says he aided in bringing Pierce into power
Well maybe he did. We do not know who he is and can
say that One thing however take the liberty
gees at and that is that he disappointed once seeker
There the rub lie is like the fox by the grapes When h
can't get what he wants he concludes IL ant worth having
nohow This the great of all the little squib
being shota the administration. There great many
politicians in both parties Who during election make
great fuss about the Of principles and parties
that do any about il than the devil doe;
about the of religion, farther than they hope
will their selfish purposes All such Will fil
with any President they help to elect if he don't Civ,
them office Money makes the 90. One half OF tn,
brawng politicians whose mouth is continually wide oper
during presidential canvass and pouring out volume
OF patriotism working for money all the time. They
do rely upon specific promise but then the idea is il
their head that they will be rewarded. IL Is therefore
astonishing that occasionally of these disappointed
ones gets full OF wrath that he bols clean In this
Of mind he loads his popgun and fires not being
careful where he hits only that reasonable quantity
of the shot hit the naughty President who has been
so cruelty unmndful of his excellent qualities for public
Office"
There is vein If truth in all this, and we like to
see the Democratic press telling the people that there
are Demagogues among them, seeking to bubble them
for their own selfish ends, Il may be that "Biue
Ridge" is one of this caSS-thougn we know nothing
in the world of his personal identity. We have heard
various persons suggested as the probable author
among Others Lieut.. Gov. Lcake. But we submit that
the Democrats attack upon "B,uc Ridge on the
ground of his being n disappointed oitice.seeker is
rather apart from the real queSton--which is whe,h-
er the gigantic project OF the Federal Government
constructing Railroad to the Pacific, is a wise and
Republican measure, anl whether it is in accordance
with the platforms and pledges, which the present
Administration came intop power. The Enquirer, Pc
te-sburg Democrat and various others of the party
who rep idiate the Pacific project yolltiyc Of the
Constitution and State Rights might with equal pro.
prety be stgmltz ii diSlpppin seekers for Of
fee Does the FincaSto Dem ocrat mean - take tl,,
ground? Are all who do not approve of everything
said AMI done by the President b, read out Of the
party aud den)uncci unsuccessful applicants lor
place? II such be the law let it b. known that tn.
nnrortunates may not sin in ignorance.
1t is undenablc, that mitters ar, coming critical
Who knows whether there is a Democratic party
or if that he conceded who can say ,rh1' are ia.
principles oc that party? Who is tn, recognized cx
ponent OF those principles? ISit Gen. Pierce Test
ed by his appointments, one mighty no would D..
heard from Maine TO California. Tested BY the Pa,
cihc Railroad the M, if not 50 general, Would be
uttered with not less vehcmencc within limited cir
cl, Ii the elected chief beno. the authorized mouth
pies, shall we look to the press Is The Washing
ton Union That is tn, echo Of its employers
l. it the " y. Evening" POST the conf lenll organ OF
Dix and the Van BurenS and the great champion oi
the Free Sellers Is it the Albany Argus tn, exp,
nent of the Union Democrats Of Ne~ Nork-vhicli
has Just been denounced by the Washington Union
Is it the Richmond Enlurer-which has been labor
inE for the past week to show that the only mea,ug,
yet proposed 10y the President is abhorrent to all it,
notions of Democracy? Where then shall W. turn
eyes In what quarter seek shepherd To col
lect and guide the scattered AMI wan lcrng flock?
The Democi acy is in want Of head, who can su
ply the deficiency?