Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-26

FAiR PLAY.-The Enquirer speaks Of the New York
Commercial Adrer'er as having aposatised from fN
more Will please explain what IL means by such m
assertion r-Rehmond Whig.
To this reply: That do exchange with the
New York Advertiser and that impression of its spos
tacy from Fillmore derived from a paragraph in the
Baltimore Sun "a neutral paper) which the TACT
in express terms Will the Whig now answer this nqu
~ did not the advertiser time since take ground
against Mr. Fillmore after he nominated by the Know
Nothing 0rders
Tue Wing will please do the justice to insert this re-
ply in its columns That will be "fair lay"ENqgirer,
Of yesterday.
Wanting only fair play" in this canvass, in
the above paragraph from yesterdays Enquirer
with great pleasure. In the first place. beg leave
to remind neighbor that the Baltimore Sun, like
all other professed neutral pa pers that know any
thing of, is mean and sneaking Locofoco paper in
disguise, and that its statements in respect to the
Wing and American parties should be received al
ways with suspicion and dstrust. Indeed, the Bal.
tirnore Sum- and all other papers of that k, are the
most subservient and servceabe presses in the land
to the Democratic party By their lying professions
of neutrality, they insnuate themselves among Wing
and American readers, and then forthwith begin to
Preach Locofocoism, insidously and clsndestinely-
We respectfully ask the Enquirer to give us better
authority for its statements hereafter.
In reply to the specific inquiry contained in the
that the New York Adrertser has always been stern
and nieXble Wing paper, without indicating at any
time, far We aware, the slightest sympathy
with the American party that it was, and still is,
zeaously in favor of the reorganization of the Wing
party, and, "A means of promoting that is DESTROYS
of National Wing Convention that it did at one
time, not take ground against Mr. Fillmore" far
our recollection us, but simply object
-.
and held itself in readiness like the National Intel
Hgeneer, to support any candidate or follow any
course recommended by National Wing Conven-
ton. At no time, however, has it expressed other
than sentiments OF unbounded confidence in Mr. Fill
mores patriotism, nationality and integrity and
since his return from Europe and the delivery of his
noble and eloquent speeches, it has been fighting his
battle for the Presidency with discretion zeal and
an ability not surpassed by any other journal in the
Union. Ii is now, the Enquirer has observed
from the article extracted from it by us impressed
with the deep and earnest conviction that upon the
election of Mr. Fillmore hang the fate of the Union
and the hopes of the people, North and South. In
stead, therefore, of having "apostatized from Fill
more it is supporting him with all its might and
with all its energies it has all along been doing
ever since it took its position in reference the Pre-
sidcncy.
We had To correct some other blunders of the En-
quirer in yesterdays issue. We direct its at
tenton TO them. Ii mortiies us to see the leading
Democratic journal of Virginia falling into many
grievous mistakes 1t really inform itself with
some little accuracy in respect the facts Of the
canvass, its credit will be damaged irretrievably
even with the members OF its own party Hardly a
number of the Enquirer is now issued which does
not contain long string of errors, and very
material ones at that We submit that unless it does
better in the future it must change its name from
the Richmond Enquirer" to the Richmond Blum
derer