Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-28
ANDREW JACKSON dopelson

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THURSDAY, MARCH ~, 1886.
ANDREW JACKSON donelsoni
The Richmond Whig, and papers that follow IN itS
train are still pling up abusive epithets upon Eo'.
Wise for what they style his "mulatto epstie' -
They delight in stating that with the spirit OF pet
~ dsspot and petty blackguard combined, he is
never 40 happy as when attempting to wound the
fslinss of his beters or fngng dirt in the face OF
,b,se who hold him in utter contempt. with un-
MINGLED pleasure they declare that che literally stinks
:, ,bs ustrils of every high-minded and honorable
man in Virginia" They pronounce ex csthedra that
.hs with his eboshin aud gizzard-toot associates,
ara M, the persons in whose company gentlemen can
,a..,.aud 70 mincle" An editor Of q paper called
,ha .Hsrdy Whig," riding his hlgh-horse full tilt al
.h, covernor,s letter proclaims that "deceut men,
;,hou, regard to political differences, will agree,
Cor ,,r,carty and unmitigated blackguardsm il
,r;oa;tv and entities its author to the scorn and
con,emn, Of all who appreciate the name aud charac-
,sr of pentl.man." Lamenting over the alien Tor
t,ns, Of Virginia, he piteousy exclaims, 'prostrae
"a h,,i,isted as she is under the guidance OF such
.n ,ye look confidently for the day Of her uprising
-hor ,bs miserable bigot of whom write shall be
remembered only as warning and shame"
Governor Wise has been too often euloglzed by the
virtunus and good to require us to defend him from
,suI,, like this. But will it be believed that at the
rim. the Governor wrote his letter. the candidate OF
,bese Same gentlemen for the Vice Presidency, but
dsy or two before, in the city Of Baltimore after ad
iournng from the monster ratification meeting at the
MARYLAND Institute, proceeded with the crowd to the
Eutsw House, and there delivered speech, i'll which
be usss this language: "You will find opponents
saying many things about Wings and Democrats, az
those parties were represented by their respective
partizans up TO the period Of Mr. Pierce's admins
tration They forget that these two parties are loup
since buried, and that the people have built up sno'
ther which they call the American party. Pierce
has destroyed Democracy. Mr.. Seward and the
BL4ck Republicans have destroyed the Wing party
In the language of Mr.. Dickinson OF New York. De-
mocracy, under the present administration, Is Thit'
at one end black at the other, and mnlAto in the mid
die" He, then, the immaculate, would-be Vice Pre-
sdent, can appropriate language used by Mr.. Dick
inson, rolling like sweet norsel under his tongue
c,ng the Democracy ,rhae, black and muiaHo all il
the same breath, and be applauded to the echo fol-
the happy concet, while, if Gov Wise uses the sams
epithes about the same time and about three parties
the great defenders and supporters Of the Vice Pres
dent roll up their eyes in holy horror and damn ths
Governor with eternal e1ecratious.
The Governor designated the Issues of parties, moi
the men, as white, black or mulatto. His language
was an the next Presidential canvass there rM b,
nrc issues presented by three parties-the white mans
H. -. A.
Black Republican; the mulatto party-the cross Of
Northern and Southern know-Nothings, the ticket o
Messrs. Fillmore and Donelson."
Vice President Donelson, with a boldness tha,
Know -Nothings only equal, first annihilates the
Democracy, then destroys the Wing party, and
shen revvdes, in order to stigmatize the living De-
nocracy white at end, black at the other, and
nulatto in the middle. "Pierce," he says, "has de.
royed the Democracy. Mr. Seward and the Black
Republicans have destroyed the Wing party. In the
language of Mr.. Dickinson Of New York, Democra.
oy under the present administration, is white at one
end, black at the other, and mulatto in the MIDDLE "
Unlike Governor Wise, who contented himself with
applying the epithets to the issues, Vice President
Donelson applies them to specified members OF the
Democratic party, TO Messrs. Pierce aud Cushing
Davis and Marcy, and adds: "Wth such corps as
this, what could Democracy become but dead body
with none of the vitality which once belonged to it
when it held up Washington, Jefferson, Madi
son, and Jackson, as a type Of its principles ;"
He not only holds mp the same party as ~hte biacA
and n.ulQlto but he condemns them to the whipping
post like another cuffsy. 1--WE all know he CONT
ues, "that the called modern Democracy had to be
rhipped into recognition Of the compromise inca
sures of 1880 az settlement of the question Of slave
ry. sey mhpped, because the term conveys the true
sense of their position that great measure OF tran
guilty to the country" For these epithets the Vice
President was greeted with warm applause and re
tired amid deafening cheers. For the use Of lh,
same terms Governor Wise, and not he only, but hi
associates, (says the Richmond Whg,) not tht
persona in whose company gentlemen can condescepc
to miugle."
Donelson can call the abolitionists Black Republi
oans--"Mr. Seward and the BLACK Republicans have
destroyed the Wing party" and hands are clapped
feet stamped hurrahs thundered. Bnt if Mr.. Wise
says they are Black Republicans and then tells you
what he means by Black-why,a pure African-and
then describes real Ebo-"wool, flat nose, odor
ebo.shin and gizzard.foot fall instantly into
6ts-call together the combined councils light up the
dark lantern, open the mouths of all the cuvers, cal
Dore to the chair elevate to the rostrum barrisel
above censure or reproach appoint committee and
resolve sthat when the official robes Of the Gov
ernor of Virginia are 80 fur desecratod to be made
to pander to the mischsvous propensities aud PER-
,oaat ,d,osyacrases Of their wearer it well becomes
free and enlightened people to censure the one
and shield the other" and having performed this
mighty effort, compose themselves in sslf-compla.
cency and digned with the idea that they alone
are gentlemen.
Why do not these illustrous representatives of the
combined councils, themselves the iustrious repre-
sentation of all the decency and all the talent, pub
lish the extract from Vice President Donelsons great
and ilustrious effort, and proclaim in equally brilliant
resolves that when the uici al robes which ought to
cothe the person of the would-be Vice President are
30 far desecrated as "to add weight and influence to
his childish tsunts and vapid insiuuations, which
otherwise would fall still-born from his envenoned
tongue, 'it well becomes free aud enlghtend peo'
pie to censure tho ono and shield the other"
ITO proclaim from the Executive mansion, in a
dead political calm, and when melted by no provoca.
on, that nearly onehalf of the sovereign voters OF
the State are 'muiattOes' aud beloug to 'naninho
party is not only mean and outrageous insult in
.as but enough to cover the foul slauderer with
nahy' hnitless and fathomless forever So says the
.N'n"oha "hig But for the would.be Vice President
| " proclaim from the Eutaw House, 10 the city Of
oa''hofe' when he was accepting the hosaunalis Of
afa''u'a''oh crowd after he had been proclaimed the
accepted nominee OF party for the high position Of
vice fresldent OF the United States when iucited nv
personal ambition, that largely more than ono hair
Of the sovereign voters of the United States ARA nr
lattoss"-aye, white-biack.mulatsoes-an beloos =,
white black mulatto Democratic party-is no,
only elevated and commendable in itself, but i.
enough to defy the noble eulogist with fame, limit
less and unapproachable forever.