Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-21

"In it's issue of Yesterday the Wig attributes to this
paper declaration of its willingness to see Fillmore
defeated, and Black Republican elected. II any
such svowal has appeared in the Enquirer, II mas 1
never been seen by its editors readers. VIII the
Wh,g adduce the proof its tatementF-lE Enquirer
ot yesterday.
The proof, if we understand the plain import Of
language is to be found in the Enquirer of Friday
in an article defending and upholding Coy. Wise's
''ebo.shn and gir=ard foot" ePstle The gst OF that
famous document was the avowal Of preference tor
the Black Republicans over the Mulattoes, or Fill.
more party. Or to be exact to the letter. scan put
mp deiter rH pure Africans, ~ooi, fnt nose odor,
e6o.shia and gi=zardo foot and all, better tbnn they
can bear that cross Of the Caucasian and Cuhy
which you call a-mulatto" we suppose there can can
language. "Pure African, 'nool fiat nose, odor COO
shin and ga =ard foot AND ALL are words 40 COM
prehensve and emphatic as to imply preference,
not only for ahae Black Republican, but for Fred
designations of "'nool fiat nose, odor, ebosh'n and
gi-sard foot" to prevent the possibility Of mscon-
cep,iou, we have the universal all appended.
We understood the Enquirer as vindicating epo'
's the sam. platform NJ with him. If not what did it
mean by iustifyiug his letter Did it wish TO be un.
derstood that there would be fitness and proPnety
in Gov. Wise's supporting Black Republican, or
the same propriety in itself doing the same thing
That it would be discreditable in It's doing what
would be praise.worthy in its Governor to do!
Wehope we did misunderstand the Enquirer; and
that if willing to make the renegade Wise eat dr
il had no taste for that food itsolf!- Yesterdays
Wing.
We give our neighbor the amplest scope, and pub
hsh Its article in full. The Whig's proof" Of its
afse Is utterly baseless, itself will acknowledge
e" agn'n reads the schos sentence of our article,
nun winch quotes only part leaving out the very
Horus winch explain the sentence We never said,
MR. wise never said that he "can put up better" &C.;
Out we 'aia that Mr.. Wise avowed the opinion that
the CONSCIENTIOUS, Cnion.lopine URie," "can mt nm
better" &C. The Wings omission Of ths ,;,t,s ,vord
| "they" changes the whole meaning of tba sen,a,oo
and our article of Friday does elm. bnt ornn
the Whig with :proof." To show that we are nsrfc,
correct in our position, We quote entire the conc,n.
ding paragraph Of our article Of Friday:
"Mr. Wise says that the "conscentious, copserva.
five and Constitution. loving Wings of Virginia will
abhor such mongrsl party and he Gays, further
they can put up betternot prefer which would ind-
cate pleasnrabs choioe-but would put up better
with anything than with the latter-yes, with pure
Atrcans-wool, Hst-nose, odor, ebo-shn, gzzard'
foot and ALL" That is, they would put mp with the
pure black republican, with all his hideous detorm-
ties, rather than with this sdmlxture when IN ms
estimation is nothing but Northern Abolifionism, In
ndelty, SOCIALISM, HlRner Law, Aeeu uoH.S0, <i.t
Constitution, Anti. Union, and all united with South
ern nottingham, consisting OF test oatns' Anti.
Foreignism, Religious Intolerance and all. And yer
profess to believe that the Governor intended to
call them cufes and mulattoes and daily and coniinu-
ally assert that he himself prefers the black republicans
to these muatoes though he says be belongs to
the white mans party. How ridiculous to make such
fuss sbout epithss which party men may apply to
party Issues aud party opinions doctrines aud prnci-
pies! The name given to principle does not render
it good or bad. You may white.wash principle and
coat it with snow, but il it bo wrong, ald tn Sc It
will DO black in the estimation Of those who think
black 10 indicative of tad thing, to all eternity.