Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-26

bernatora canvass has been brought about by party
intrigue, with the view of electing Mr.. Flournoy on
party grounds and working itself up to pitch OF vir-
uous indignation against the mschnatOrs, it cries -
Let all the people say shame UpO" them, and eO"f'-
sio, ,tpoR their attempt" Amen say we, if there be
any such plot or pOtter But what is the proof! That
cited by the Sentinel is so ridcuOusly noproot, as to
react and count against the Sentinel ITSELF nasmuch as
h betrays an apprehension that Fournoy may be elected
so morbid and sensitive as to be accounted for most
readily by the hypothesis that the Sentinel ITSELF is not
fiy cured of its old party malady If Mr.. Goggn with
drew, had not Colonel HUBBARD former political assO-
cate of the Sentinel previously withdrawn Was there
any party manedvre to get Colonel d. out OF the
cauvasss Was there any party purpose in his
own minds Neither Of these things was ever
charged or suspected that have heard of and yet
there was Just as much to suspect ad charge
them in his case as Mr. Goggin's Why the Sentinel
then so swift to charge schemng and management and
intrigue when Mr.. GOggn, former Wing, does exactly
and only what Col Hubbard former Democrat had doneS
mind more suspicious than ours might imagine that
the haste with which the Sentinel jumps to its oonclu-
sion could be best explained by the supposton that Col
Hubards Withdrawal was brought about by intrigue
and that the Ssntinsl had fuger in it. In that case,
il would be easy to understand how when the Sentinel
saw Mr. Goggin pursue the course, it nationally
concluded that the same had been employed. In
the history Of the Aforesaid Wild toe Great are told
.ha. when party of cardsharps trying their
on each other the man who was most skilfu in ch at
ing, aud had pOeketed all the money discovering that
one Of his neghbors had, by tie de1erous of his
iDrers transferred most of the money to bis peck
"a.
out, I thought had beenamOpg gentlemen, and men
Of honor but d-n me, ind We have pick pocket in
company" If the Sentinel had been party to ma
reuyre and had found itself outwitted the parallel
would be complete But, We do not in fact charge
or believe.
Let us then examine somewhat more particularly and
seriously the SeRtneps proofs. 1t tells Mr.. Cog
gin evidently retires unSilingy, and NTH very distinct
tqaoas that he has NOT been generously treated By hes
aacie purity friends whose battles he had fought" And
again: MI Goggin withdrew Nth complaints Of his
ancient party fr~ds" The inference is inevitable that
Hr. Goggin expected and desired " his ancient party
friends" to support him. Why? Simply because they
we're his "ancent party friends" and because he had
fought their battles" mother words he expected aud
desired party support for party reasons, bu: finding
that he would be disappointed he withdrew. Bat if Mr.
Goggn expected and desired party support what
70 make of the Seatnes autsgonstc declaration, that
Nj Goggin "recoed" from a party election that the
determination which had been mads known to him
to impress upon the canvass party aspect,
was the immediate cause of his withdrawal;
for with such contest in he present condition of the
country he cannot, patriot, have any concern
that he withdrew with "denuncations OF party spirit
upon his lps?' That, must say, very singular
conduct on tue part OF Mr. Goggn and not sta in keep
ug with the sensible reasonable, consistent, straight
forward and manly conduct We have always in him
aud looked for in him. whether puoc servant pr-
vate gentleman lie falls out with his Old party friends
because they disregard old party relations and
ulgratsluy forget IhaL he had fought their old party
battles aud lectures aud denoances them FOR this for
getuIness aud uggatude bat he retires from tbs
vass because be is afraid party aspect may be i'm
pressed on i; de recois from contest in which party
reulembr,nccs 70 influence voters; patriot he
can have nothing to do with election in which
uccnt party friends" to sote for the uen by whom
,bsr bAuies have been fought" This the ridiculous
ltlude il which the Ssatosrs logic, if logic,
would place genten, whose conduct and position it
designs TO commend But as the SsAtiacrs logic not
logic, as iis facts are not facts and its reasoning not
reasoning, A.. G0ggn will escape, to the view of all
sensible men, attitude ridiculous. There is au
explanation which at once vudcates bis consistency
and cOmmoa sense and exposes the confusion Of
Thought and blindness Of perception under which the
Sentinel is aboriug. Il is this Mr.. Gogyn does not
.coaDia o. "Ls ancient party friends" He does not
intimate that they endeavoring ito impress upon
tie canvass party aspect All that the Sentinel says
or indmates ,b5 subec. is imaginary. To it
plain enough when read Mr. g. IS card, that what he
said about party aspects and influences had reference
not to his ancien, party friends but to his ancient party
enemies He had become candidate, believing that
Old animosite, were forgotten bus becon,ing con-
yinced that tai- error, he withdrew from the
field sooner than by bis presence there Ebute to
keep those sulmosites alive. This is our toeory It
has at least the merit Of congruity aud allows to Mr..
Goggiu some logic and common sense, which the
S.pt,,ers opaque and selfdestrOying argument does
no.
Having disposed Of this extraordinary and ludcrous
attempt at proof 10y tue Ssat,e let IL look o. the only
other eydeuce it Introduces; foe the Seagsl itself con
fcsses that apar- from tre suppostitious spressure"
which caused Mr. GOggn TO "wthdraw, with complaints
of his ancient racy riend "the Indications are seen
ong in the Ariiclts 10 the Wig SIS. Tnese "artces
sn editor ought 10 AnOg nov distinguish between
article aud coqmunicatioul maze distinctly ndi-
Gated in tbs tOIoSipg paragraph, trom the article to
which re are replying:
I'm connection With the letter OF AT GoEein tler,,
are some ieets proper TO be borns ia mind. In The
Ger which had been tue metropolitan organ Of she
WING par tAc election OF MI FlouraoT as ITgel for
tLe ssson thatbe Wing, by cores sondeais who
a,rc accorded very prominepy positions OF the four
candidates tbel before The people, two had beer Demo
Gratis aud two had been Wig"
"Ibese are s5e lights by which the people arc 10
iu5ze Of the deolerson Of Mr. Goggn this this time"
THIS tbeu toe onIY" additionally the Sentinel has
that Mr. Gozgn'i wish6ravol vas the result of party
msohinaozs. Mr. GOgga's letter Is TO be considered