Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-23
RICHMOND HIG
1.-THE OPENING OF THE CANVASS"
W.. Vy,T lima 10Th 1880

Il
cation has disturbed the equanmity of General Tyler
friends 1t needless for him 10 intimate that such
the case, for my high appreciation OF his command
ing intellect forbid the idea entering my mind that ne
could dStort remark in the communication to your
paper of 29h of May to make it an alusion worthy
of notice But since it has pleased him to condense his
reionder to note of thrtyeight lines, into the small
space of nearly column and half have thought 1t
not altogether improper to offer word or two IN reply
As the General seemed to think "stric veracty" re-
qured of him, (ounger) not only the TRUTH but the
.ohoe truth might naturally conclude that he in the
quiet of "Bournsde" had fortified himself under his
chosen panopy be mpervous every attempt tend
ing show any discrepancy between his extracts as Ia
ken from short written notice, and the notice ITSELF
While complaining that l. who wrote from memory, had
by suppressng some facts and dstortng Others Impress
ed fiction on the character of the portrayed he
scarcely gets the machinery of his mind to work. before
| he informed the readers of the Enquirer, that 1T
| gave him some pain to have disturbed the de-
| licious repose Of Lounger" the occasion OF
the opening of the CdmDdiQh he styles 1t in his
caption Blair says scarcely in any language are there
two words that convey precisely the same idea ana
person perfectly acquainted with the propriety OF the
language will always be able to observe something by
which they are distinguished" rather imagine the
Generals bellgerent propenstes have caused him 10
enjoy the foreaste of the gories held in reserve for
those who shall be fortunate as TO escape drOUaing
in the bdptiSu Of 60Od he so ouchingly portrays IN
the final paragraph of his racy production. Indeed, me-
once as he sits-ater the of the Ancient Spar
tans-ia the Cscbe beguing the evening of his life in
the recollection OF well-spent youth. Again, 80 much
for the hearty welcome that Lounger says the able
and 'adstsriy efforts of Major Walden, the sub-Edor
for Bell and Everett and of Mr.. r. T. Lacy, his cOadju
tor found in the bosom Of the people" Now it seems
to me- that strict veracity TO stckler after TRUTH
would have been a little more guarded, since he had
Loungers written statement before him, and not quoted
me as saving what the most casual reader would detect
| vifh tha nth
fort of the Elector, only remarked, that "it was
blast upon the trumpet OF the Union that seemed to
mud heart, welcome III the bosom of the people, ir-
respective of party" While | did pronounce the
speech of r T. Lacy Esq, able and happy effort
said nothing in regard TO the reception, 1t found in
the bosom Of the people The General must excuse
the evidence of "a swtwitness if it does convict him.
of seeming disregard for the Whole truth Just
here deem il not improper to apologize for not having
critcSed the remarks OF the husband OF the Generals
"uaiernaL frt cotsin" simpy because, did not
understand exactly Mr. Perces position tie question
presented--as hought-"Uuion or Dis-uuiOu" and
since have lever endorsed the polished, luminous and
towering genius Of Halifax, the leader of the p
Ltica Triuners III his day content to say nothl
OF Mr. Pierce because knew not what TO say with Ger
,ainty and did wish msrepresent any one. There
are some little discrepancies in the votes OF the different
candidates for the vacant Judgeshp, the MAJ oTes ",
furnished by the General TO the readers OF the En-
qurer and the published in the Wing of the
5th OF June. am an advocate for The Whole TRUTH
when have the means in our power of being cor
rect
'Why did he CLoungerl not say the call made upon
me for speech emanated from Mr. TAYLOR and others Of
his political friends if from himself? Was he in fact
so deeply engaged with the beauties OF the tic
spot Sc. to be Ignorant of all else passing around
him. II is fact OF which was totally ignorant,
who made the cal upon Gen. Tyler but did suppose
fI a Moment otherwise than that the call made, and
that too from gentlemen who knew how to appreciate
genius fit were directed in the PRONUNCIATION of contra
~ political sentiments to their own. Mr. Taylor like
Gen. Tyler and my self has abiding faith 'in the viz
tue and Intelligence OF the people; ai been present,
at the time | frank to acknowledge that l. toe,
would, in all probability, have seconded the call most
heartily II nv remarks i'll the Whig Of the 2Sth OF
May have the slightest nsiuuation that Gen. Tyler had
thrust himself unsolicited upon tie people must own
am too dull to ferret it out and forced to leave
standing job for his friends, :" while 10 him, candor
compe me TO say, nothing farther from my mind.
The General has made the author of such wheriI
satire and terrible sarcasm that begin TO suspect my
self "biooi rcctjre' Of the man who wrote Hudbrds,
or a iucal descendant from the original "JunuS' Nv
"frieuds' must excuse the present occasion, as
consider it entirely out of taSc-irom giving them
geueaogy but il ever it Is esSeud for the public good,
that the pedigree OF my "Jlood reldtivs, and the matr
mouial connections Of my paerna and maternal first
cousins should come to light most cbeerfuy will
undertake the task, Of dragging from the sombre
shades Of some antique closet, that which must
vastly interest aud profit the world, and the Of
kind. What, if in the investigation find some hon
oed sire of my paernal maternal "dood relations"
who has dispensed with true parliamentary tact the
rules as tHBre al cock-hght gander-pulling -
What! if fnd that some one Of the 'blood rcla-
tions" has filed with honor himself the responsible
and highly essenil Office of orerseer Of the road =
Wouldn't it raise clean Of my boots: such ground
cork on which base the fabric of my future great
messy For the people will not forget Ito bear in CRATE
f recollection their past faithful public servants" Oh
then if the "Arabic Kef-like incubus so PAL,
alyze my iOyOuS sensbiltes 10 r,duce a state
OF drowsiness and should indulge the propensity in
short siesa methinks the CLEAN OF sunshine which has
lust begun reveal itself through the heretofore mpen
SraOe clouds OF current old fOgyism-tO w.t. that the
deeds of boasted line of ancestry could make every
thing that is great, noble and commanding; might
say while ioyng the amaranthne bowers of that hap
py dreamald, picture to myself the time when, for the
"grateful recollection of "Jiood reiayes" Uirtuols
and intelligent people would not forget the degenerate
son of noJier Sires.
If the General imlencs from the returns of the late
local elections that he find evidence on which to
base political specuations, he is sadly disappointed for
while the people can never allow Il wave of Lethe to
undermine any OF the honorable deeds of faithful public
servants" still the noble York made such inroads upon
the public services of GOUeH0r that every
five in the cOuuty OF GOuceter-fOrgot to hold in
grateful recollection" his passed faithful 'pUblic
vices" While in the Democratic city Of Williamsburg,
Mr. Bowden, the Constitutional Union candidate,
Gen. Tyler is wont to call him. received more than
three to one votes and above either OF the "blood
relatives and poed through the District next to Judge
Gregory, the larges' vote-l,4jO. In a word, then,
there was no poll les in the election at all The 'vrtue
and intelligence of the people" entirely ignoring such
procedure. 1t is known fact iu New Kent Charles
CITY and James City" that Judge Gregory numbered
among his many friends of the strongest Bell and
Everett men in said counties.
Perhaps Just here thought from st. Augustine might
be food for the Generals mind "Why was Fortune
made goddess" says he "since she to the good
and the bad wi hout any judgment? She is SO blind,
that without distinction she to anybody" 1t was
under the reasoning that Juyenal led to
conclude that
"Nulum abe,t 81 sit prudential; sed dte
Nos fAcmus, Fortuna, Dean, cpoque locamua"
The plume of the Union it floats from the helmet
of Bell like Henry of Navarro will be found in the
thckost of the fight and the hardy yeomanry Of Vir
gnia remembering the Farewell Address of the "Pater
Pitro will rally irreSi5taby to the music Of the Union,
upheld by the Constitution and the enforcement of the
laws
As the Seer predicted to Lochiel the champion Of the
Pretender so with slight difference in the phraseoo-
gy, would say
IT'S the kRO,clsigs QfiHsH gives mystical lore,
And coming eats cast their shadows before
Itel you 'DsHniORS dread echoes shall ring
No longer when pdtr.Ot have pr0Jed the poor thing
Lo (! anointed by WdShiagtoa with walls Of wrath
Its end will be like GO'idti'S oI CUT!
Yours, LoUNGER.
RATIFICATION IN ROANOKE.