Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-19
Mr.. Wise.


to say its chivalry is un-Wise, but weapprehend
il will be found to have been at least inexpedi-
ent and very useless expenditure of valor.-
Now, what would the old and trusty file leaders
of Democracy in the memorable campaign of
1910, think of us if we were seriously 10 submit
a proposition at this day to prove Tint Henry
f. Uise. the author of the glorious sentiment
" The Union Of the Uhigs for the sake Of the
Union"-is not now justly ehargeable with POI
litical inoonsistcney-or rather, IN fact, that he
has al,rays been true and faithful Democrat
They would doubtless think it vastly queer
perhaps at once tenounce ii a ''Whg lie"
But we do not say any such thing. In truth. we
had rs soon undertake the labours OF Hercules
the defence of such proposition,esen against
the few contradictory records which have been
presented by the Richmond Examiner. Mr.
Wise too. j. now. at least temporarily. III the
Democratic hou -ehold and his past career being
Little point Of serious family fnod al this time
dc.icacy would forbid Interference. We
venture. however, to give the opinions and decis-
ions which we see expressed BY rivaidisPaiants
oilers, 80 that our Democratic readers may be
daiy advised of the progress Of events
With this view We here give,as containing the
most interesting IfaiiNit" tisf'''') ~ ''i' ''f'
+ following sentence from the Richmond En-
ouirer However much our Democratic friends
laay BE- amazed at it. they will please recollect its
ofigin-that il comes from the highest democratic
aathorty. and as such should receive from them
are reverence and respect tits found IN the open
IN. sentence Of along review by the Enquirer of
re political career aud party services OF Henry
\. Wise and reads thus
"A candid review Of the political career OF Mr.
Wise ,oiH dequii him Of fhe charge Of iqco"sis
teneg and ihfdtitg to parig, IN the Judgment of
all intelligent and impartial men
This is a verify erievous poser 10 the Richmond
Wig. We presume our cotemporary has been
knocked smuck of the fence where he had joyful
" climbed short time ago in his delight after the
..re-perusal uf Mr.. Wise's glorious louisa speech
and his eloquent Taylorsvillc letter 1t i "A
hard thing, we know, to believe TINT we have
lost II partizan so bold and intrepid aud one, too,
who ..bearded even thelion hearted Jackson, who
abused Van Buren,, Polk, Woodbury.. aud all the
great lights of the American Democrucy.' Ii
!, harder still to believe that have not only
lost him. but in fact that we never had hun with
i,S--fhst h. has always been n democratand oven
when he unfurled the banner. the union of the
Wings for the sake of the Union that it 'ras
oil gammon' Il, is too melancholy for belief.
BIT the Wing. unienced a. ii is, doe not seem
disposed To aequesce in the discovery OF the
Enaairer Mr.. Wise istoo valuable to b. gwen up
20 summarily. IA IL insisted that lac has been n
Wing if he is not wing now and consequently
an Is sue is thus boldly made with the Enquirer.
Mr. Wis., is dear fellow. aud Acpce we pre-
sumo the great attachment of the Wig w
quote its concluding remarks on the proposition
OF the Enquirer:
I'VE are glad that tho Enquirer is content to
rest its hopes of Mr.. Wise> success upon the
ques tonic b. argued bcior' aid decided by tn
pcnI 10 hemselvrs---wlcthrr 81 u1 NJ. WISE
il guilty of the charge al Inconsistency end in
hdeiity'' to the Democratic party. We accept
the issue itself has made and We shall IN due sea.
son and from time Ia time, t.dnee the testimo-
ny upon which we rely Ia sustain our - e of the
proposition.
II eanwhile we ask thc old friend, aud ADM
rors Of the immortal hero and Statesman, the 10y
ers and yeneraiors of the aud memory al
ANDREW JACKSON, to read the following sting
ing abusive, insulting commentary 81 Henry \.
Wise upon the last annual message of ten.
jackson to Congress. Read it-then weep
shat you are forced by party screws Ia vote for
the man who thus spoke OF thai great Idol of yoar
life. Here it is:
Why is it The rorst rs well ms the last
annual r,essage which Andrew jackson ever
wrotc-l had like To have said ever sent 10 both
houses &C Congress. Its variety and egotistn-
ats prof hypocrisy and solemn mockery Of the
good mans supplicutons 10 the Supreme Ruler
of the universe--its low dd captandtnn, addressed
to the prejudces of ignorance and passion to
justify the most shameless attacks upon the eur
renov, for the vile purposes of licensed aepreda-
tors on the pnoi.e lands its glaring GlisehgsaS
40 t. the most unnportant facts of trnae cur
rapey, banks of Opposite, and fnance-its off
repeated lomily against good bank Che old
Bank of the United Statcs) and its unblushng
recommendation, in the same breath, Of nearly
l+af one hundred bad and irresponsible banks :;
heterogeneous attempts TO reconcile glarng in
constituencies OF the President on the deposite
and distribution measures-its pItiful apologies.
for the disgrace OF our arms by Osceon-its bold
recommendation of an increase of the standing
army--its unjust attempt To cast insure, due to
the errors and blunders of the admins ration it.
self, upon the shoulders of an innocent State
officer, and then calling for an appropriation to
repair these same errors, which. it.says. are not
those OF this government Its false claims of IL
national policy, founded in inhumanity towards
Indians. it's reiterated esutical recomn endations
OF an amendment of the Constitution us To the
election OF President which WAS never meant Ia
be carried into effect by the party or to be any
thing more than topic with which To prejudice
the peoples minds against an election by the
House-its impudent boasts of the Intelligence
and patriotism of the SUCCESSORS whom Executive
patronage and dictation have succeeded in cleo
tng-its shallow political ecpnomy-its drna-
gogism, its arts of vile deception and humbug-
gery-rankng venom of party spirit--its mi Sc
rable rhetoric sinking below criticism its groyel-
ling moral sentiment--its total of all sage
council or advise, and of all pathos aud feeling
are all equalled by its false'uertifcatc in chief To