Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-04
TUESDAY WORNIlG, April 4, 1854.
HINPLASrERS AND THE WIG PRESS.

shlNFLASTERS AND THE WIG PRESS
' wing pteS o' hc State Is determined 10 prevent Tie
VI ''e shnpastsr currency which a1iicts The
A"tte IS among the masses readiness obey The
ta would eurprse u.s. did we not know of The law loving
sp lha' rcgns among our Citizens Generally they dc.
size 10 nave smal! notes abolished and will cheeuy nd in
'e enforcement OF The legislation of last wnter Instead
VI commencing them for heee sound views and endeavo
"s ~ WIN oVor any that may be dlsaeced towards tho
a" the "hig papers doing Mcir utmost to render
a" iu'ie and ntt en. Ye In same brcuh they pro
" " doaor these shnpa,ters, and to desire their exlpa
ton and amen, that Democratic wisdom couli rot devise
better plan for securing this result These winnings are
ins1ts'e The Wings of Virginia do mol wish 10 see The
law ct last winter put Into successful operation Theg
would not have il so. and will prevent It if they
And The reason s obvious They have all along declared
that euch legislation cannot The evil They pro
claimed 1t throughout the State that all such eiorIs must
Prove aboTtve and that there but remedy and that k
10 multiply these notes. Say they your Democratic dream
OF currency, based upon The precious metals is humbus
But, now. law has been adopted by Democratic Legsa.
turc, which has corrected the currency of other States and
which promises 10 DO The for Virginia. and ii it dses,
they ure proven before oil 10 be isc prophets aud
reliable teachers Shall they be expected aid in
giving tho law f al2 Who can demand such self ab
nesation on The rST Of Wing contemporaries Not
We, certainly. The asInCt of self preseryaon-ur, as
Colonel CudJoc has it, take o: number lJblGl
such manifestations Of patriotism in lhts, degenerate
days. All That We could expect would be for Them 10
say nothing, and let lime prove this ing Bu, this they
cannot afford 10 do. 1ry in desperate plight The
signs OF the !eg oinoGs Of their overthrow and ;he
only hope is ii errsying respectable opposition The law
Unless they do sha they lost oil hope Of the tu
tare. "el we arc charitable and therefore, will rot COM
plain that Whg friends patriotic and lss2
selfish, but warn The people be guled b. their soft
ds and fair speeches. The Leading Wings of the State
do not des'e currency composed OF under tho
denomns ton o: i've doarS. and silver and gold for the
.raciiona parts Of lha Hence they write against
law which Is calculated produce the. 5esa and The peo-
pie ought TO receive their assertions with mucn hesancy
and many gGias of allowance They Interested ia the
!ssGe md their evidence la not therefore udn.!sst!e.
The democratic papers with aAe two excsplIoos are
true 10 the Instincts OF patriotism, end eVen hoao which
Loan to ,c pclc2 Of OH whIs friends will rmsr yct throw
the weight OF their Influence iu favor the lass Of The land
But, whether they do CT MOL rely upon tho people, with
out diSt!Eclon OF party 10 sustain the action Of their pub
lie servants. II 10 hc duty of al good citizens yie!d
cheerful obedience 10 all as constitutional LAVA and
we are sure that appeal will be ic y-n ~hen ado
f!rglnans And thus rusl!a. the enlightened public
sentiment OF ihc S:ae "e have the utmost confidence lha
the lrsi day o. June will end reign o! the sh!npaser
dynasty end bog In he OF sound aud rciab!o cuIrcn