Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-18
4 WORD TO "OLD-LINE WHIGS"
To th, ELi,DrS Of khc ERQaIrer:

BALTIMORE, Nh, July 18th, 1856,
Gentlemen In asking place in your crowded
columns Thin. il proper Ia state reasons why por
t;on OF your precious spncc should be accorded me.
mn nm Old Line Wing" who has lately east off
all nile Suncs aud sworn eaity To me great p'nclpes
,fih. Cincinnati PLATFORM think that briet state
mcnt up0n my part. will perhaps b" ni!ueta! upon
many 6i my old conircr.s who, f,r lack nf properly
directed thought. either slnEd alo"! III nderi.nn, or
give their rncggIes to rlu"3 wch are ireghtcd win
tn mast lir,,ui ,un"-ilCtS 10 their best Interests.
II j. admitted that Know. Nony,sm Is fast Ing
.stir tomb o the Capuri-" II i, well known that
the Democratic party never knew period o greater
strength and PROMISE than the present. SupposnS'
ti"n That bo;h these pGi7 are rq"ni:y trGe 10 tne
rr.c, conservative and national element OF repubii'
,on,.;. which has the -trbTE"r CLAIM upon our adop.
,inut Maui.-y that which presents the strong
,r front and gives tho grilrr promise IN me contest
with he t-ra.unabl. AMI pHrrcida! tacti"ns q! the
Nnrth We NAV admire Fillmore even beyond Bhr-
amman v,t dul rnands our support Of the latter
Aud wnyP If r,!.mrr- elected We might have
- nudel administration. rnd the next i"ur years might
ha MI that his rienit HeiiC"c hc could make IL But
lnul beyond. BY his own pary he n=ver cnn bn
.,e,i uui therefor. his would be M INDEX
M ,ru;;y strength. Even dur'm.. h:s adhn.sraI III,
IN. Know Nothing parry, It W. may jIhge from ap'
p,Nrarre. will bc fast vrr.img upon cX lnrf'"r Ills
admiration will cinsc his party viii be d:unct, anu
the future a:rug.e Will nrca+'ari'y oe ortweeh the
Democratic and Black Republican party In that
contest; Southern hop. WI! inevitably centre III De-
uOcracy the only champion ot Southern rights VIII
Dsuccrrcv hr equal The struggle il in the present
roptes, her energies are crippled aud her pres
tig. dissipqted by defeat We count il. Does
!, not tnen, become every Southern man,
and every patriot, 10 minister 10 tbs srebS'n
and succrss Of the prr.y Upon wh'h al
their hopes must. in the future depend from sucn
views we have formed our cnnriciloh' anu uPo"
them VT base the course which, IN the present I''
wc shul. adopt. viz Cban !o"IiiE "oS"'e'e a"T 90
p.odpd issu.s. give oGr hearty support ~ 'I!'
o.rac principles and nnmlne"-. n "olu ii"' ~ ~
way of warnIns There has been great ? n"u. .7t "
,rnnna,s oyrr the assembling cf Wing con'ent1uh''
aud suber sided convictions oi i"e,' I'''''
. trolling power, have been e&pr.Sstu rs,s,,sd q
Frrm the first; We -ne!t trckc'y, ana susPeoeG G u
b,sn e.,.ropt o toisi rasc"!.iy upon tns peoP,' "
~ - -. an hounr.d nHinc. Listen now we
.,e - nn,ced of this fact, nud as hear you are
w. "e.o ~ ,.t one of thee. bogus mob gatherings IN
'.. w rr ctv k.eu i. in your eye. Inc american
1of..dl1 n Whig paper, rang for weeks III ,ne ears
| r. O,d Line Wings cal! TO Consention' IL very
I.;,ly .sid that noue should oe aa:'hlssu VINO hau
p'.,;.d the slightest afhation with the o'ner par
,irs Mark you il WAS TO De si'noi Puse uaaua'' ~
,J .. Iiib;e movement. The delegates were TO de-
t ,ha direction in which The Wing force should OPP
eas 80 snd until their decision rendered, perfect
| n,rslty was to be observed. But Immediately
,h ,n.rican hoisled colors and became one OF the
,.t v;oIrDt partlzans OF Fillmore, and one OF the
most uuscrupulous slanderers Of Buchanan we then
h.usn to grow still, more suspicious ot the movement.
Snyy our suspicions are confirmed from the ups o'
IN, uf its most Jealous apo!ogi-is who was hearu Oh
th. I,h of July past, TO SAY that h- whole ahar "a
gotten up and controlled BY Know. Nothing innuen.s
Let all genuine Wings watch these Coh'eHiplo"' p
with supieious eye. Respectfully you'''