Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-13
THE RICHMOND WlllG.


! O,r neisthors OF the Wig are of course '.in the
J,c.d remarkably cxilornting and astonishing et
feet upon the Of these gentlemen, who whilom
declared their want Of fath in the purity, whose
rriumph they ate now sorifying. Upon what primc-
plies we II explain this conduct upon their part
Does it arise, in fact, from newly born attachment
TO the Kn'w-Nohng purity, springs it from the an
cient and undIninishrd haired uf our uwn' We are
at Ii loss TO explain it upon any other than one o
these two principles aud We leave the Whig 10 choose
either horn Of the iemml. Let US hear from Them
If our neighhors Of the Wing have been rcccntlt
baptized into the Know Nothing faith they onght, 10y
all meaus to have let the world know IT. When dad
the union take place Who oticiaed at the crrein"-
N.Y. Who their sponsors Who Stood god
fathers for them, and promised thcy would hc good
boys and should not err from the way These were
all important events and. il they have occurred, the
facts should have been published before, that ""!
sidcrs. like ourselves, might know where they s;aud
for, oil course, the Wing will never comscnt--ha'
never consented 10 the "humnrry Of Isecrrt ritual
tsccr,) oaths and hc like. Hear what il said "'
another OCCASION.
I'VE ARE sincerely the friends OF Ia" principles ani
and object of the American party. n We under-'h'
them. But VIZ do regret fnS" IT, i@rip.'- "'9'"'''
and success kept an perpetual t"j"riU H' H' "H'"
br R"mh,srV ~ y"""h', '"t@<, "nf h' '.:'. u ~
most appears rs II nothing on earth can i' d"'" -
advance the vital und essential inicrr-tS u! ia" parry
without !irst cns ul,ing thu ritual and iakin% an nn'h
in secret. We huini iv >uhini thai li!"!'
M >"ri @i a""c>'HH Jar any s"h "hi.," t"'""'@
aaj Rdii.Rg. There - C''!>"a ~ Il, u" ''""''
rE>c. "nhwg-h@ "m@d"Hrr''''' """S'"s' ''"' ''-
rIdlrHiOHS mtn"i'rr.
Now W. submit that writers wh" i"nn"d = pa'f.
graph like rhi- have right I" 'h":rn Al tit" '''
tory oi . party, vino. hy .'!'s nnaG"it"'ht'a h'''
seus. ard ri,!icuou. toninorry"-ii lN nrh!H-
worse--hns lately .ucceedp! in getting into power
Certainly not unti they have recanted h"c"'"" re-
pen;unt, AID hnvr clothed thrns"lNe- N humility
and become Sc!iroadcunei trr their pas! errors "'d
f;,ies. iIav. ncighb"r- ui the Nn, done tins
VIII they do it We await hi
Bat it is possible the Wig will take the other
icou having beaten MS. Murk that. Dr,nocrn,s!--
You who have wandered from your party and stray
cd into the Whg iuld uuawarcS. Your aucicn' enc.
mys rejoice, no. ;iat they have won Tie virt"ry-not
that their uwn principles arr IN The a>"rnCamt-huI
,hG: gon have To-, ;ih; "orc prime. .,r, haze been
defeated. With what show OF consistency can they
call upon you to aid them in unIuIy and
righteous warfare Principles Tor which yuu have
fought, Ii; may be. aTuarer vi ccIiuryj are 10 he
stabbed 10 the hcaI!, that Your enemies mnv nra-t
over you-pnt the heel upon y"u-cruw over You -
aud you, 9'n are called upon 10 aid III the work.
Was there ever such II proportion submitted I" sell
sihle men The day has pa,srd by iur na;on'amcEt
81 anything which the Wing party may '!". lis
Changes at FORM fashion aud s"ntlnrH, have 1"""mIe
prrvrrbia Its urpudent assertions and iIapUl'n'
prctrnsinns have ceased 20 excite surprise "..t ".
should confess nsoni-hwrnt II this, .r Inst
and greu;e.t fa, nj ;aic Pru,can r.,ina "''' '''
iriict cuuiurss.