Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-30

NOW AND TIIEN-WIIIG INCONSISTENCY.
| If we would measure the degradation OF tho Wing
party, since the dcnth Of Henry Clay, we have bnt t"
contrast their manly attitude in 1914, with their pre-
sont prostraon before tho idol OF Know -N"hmt's'"'
In the Richmond Wing OF September l"Ih' iSi4'
wo find the following report of the proceedings ol ii
Wing meeting in this city
At meeting ri the Central Clay Club nj The Guy
of Richmond held on Friday evening, the ihh nP' -
tembor. 1871, til" meeting called TO order ny ~"
sidcnl Leigh who introduced Ia tina audience VI
Jack OF the City Of Phiadcphia. VIII" cn'rrt'lhr,u
the meeting with agreeable AMI interesting i''cl'
| Mr.. johnson Barbour ihcn raliod on put ~
cusod himself from making speech OH TIE P'e'''''
| occasiom .
| Mr., LYONS benr then called on for Il spccrl arose
and delivered short address, in which he ahi"t"-
vertcd with great severity upon the iibel'"os i'l
sentation made 10 our naturaz"h tcil""'rl'.n'
our opponents, TINT the Wings, aS party, ar"
TO the present law. vi naturalization, and closed iiS
remarks by Offering the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted. VIZ: ,,.;,,
| Resolved, That the Whier oi Richmond entertain
the kinlcst frclus- all Foreigners "i s"i'iH 'i't
ter aud peaceful habits, who have rc-"r'G" l" M
country with the intent To Drc"h'" 10y" """ f
| citizens. ,,.,,o.;
| Resolved. That we do not concur i'll any pr"P"S''
tiou To increase thr>tcrm fnr which Foreigners "' ''
oured 10 reside her" bcnr" they may become r'''"e'
|
evils which occur under il arise, not from aly "ei'
in the law but from want of proper enforcement :" "
and from the Interference with II by ot;'c icS', 49,
| Resolved, Thui we know of no reason 10 p,'c''
that Mr.. Clay is III favor oi any change 81 'II & % J
| uaturalizaon aud from the uniform hbernii'y anu
Justice which mark his course, we believe he t. wv
/ On motion, it was resolved, that tiic prorec""S'
| of this meeting be published. ,t,
| Mr.. Leigh being called on. delivered "sn"i' 'P'''"
"AN ''''A b. w LEIGH, President,
b. SLApr, Scc'ry.
!. If wonderful that Wings with some consistency
of ,onscepce and carnestness oiconvicon,,llal the
old Henry Clay-WhiGs OF Virginia, wh"' undcr the
land of BENJAMIN Watkin, Leigh, stood 50 maniuily
by their principles id lS4i-is il wonderful, We say,
that these honest and independent mon refuse no" ''
mite in the Know Nothing crusade against our 10
reign. born fellow citizens Can the party which ell
dorsed the principles OF the above resolutions no"
support the platform Of the know-Aoth'ns nominee
| for Governor!
In his letter accepting the nomination OF the ms
party for the Presidency in 1852, General Scott said
bpt in the event of his election he would "rccommcni
or approve of bt single alteration i'll our nauraza
ton laws: viz: giving all foreigners tho right o
citizenship who shall faithfully serve in time OF wal
| --'
forces, regular or volunteer their receiving m
honorable discharge from the service" In other
words General Scott would assent to any CT'cn-
sion of tho term Of naturally aton but wond recon.
mend the admission Of lnrge class OF foreigners to
the rights of citizenship, after orr gears residence I"
The country. And the Richmond 1Ihtg, with tho WliG
party of Virginia, supported G,heral Scott on this
platform. Now tho Richmond lthlg, with the bulk of
the Wing party of Virginia, supports the hnow-Notf-
ing ticket on the platform OF MrThos Stanhnpc Flour
noy which proposes to extond Standardization
To irenty-onc years. to enact an absolute exclusion
of foreigners from the rights Of citizenship. They
accuse Mr. Wise Of political inconsistency, but there
il not Wing supporter Of the Know-N"thing ticket,
who not guilty Of the fragrant crgiversntion of u.s.
sulnir to-day position directly. and extremely "r-
taconistc to the principles he proicsscd III lsli'
and in 1852 In tho impartial judgment Of tho
people, this sudden and violent change "f po-
sitiou will convict the Know-Nctllng- Whig par
tv OF the most shameless prciligncy.