Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-16
TO THE EDITORS.

Do'cftng Green, (Caroiine,) irTI !, 1924.
In some remarks in relation Adams Meeting If the
Citizens of Norfolk published Of the papers of your
cityl observed that the great zeal The Editor urged
him to state matters Of fact founded upon correct
computations what are, the least of them moi even
probable conjeciuresbat in truth, only expressing the
hopes which be so much wishes realized, aIlude TO
his assertion that majority of the inhabitants of the cosr
ties OF Caroline Louisa. buckingham are in favor Of
hr Adams as the President With regard 10 the first
named county do positively deny the INSERTION
Residing at this place, place of the public resort in
all the county and having heard the opinions OF most
influential men in the same believe with truth saw
that with very few exceptions, they favor Of Mr.
crawford ms our next President and moreover not
OeeVe That the Other counties mentioned favorable
air Adams, hut decidedly Mr. Crawford-and that the
emily persons in favor to Mr.. Adams Virginia. are a few
OF he mercantile class, who think thar tbey would n.
henehted 10y the election. Such persons at any rate
TIE medium OF your paper of the idea hic
IS thus propasaied in relation the votes Of Caroline for
Tue next president as such an opinion might peiudcia
to MIR Crawford who is, believe by very OVERWHELMING
majority, The favore candidate the Old Dominion
mere rs one not in The career OF Mr. Adams " hch in
my OPINION IL known generally and fresh in
ory would he sufficient with persons to damn him ms
p"'ii" as friend 60 free governments as firm r-p,I
Iican in short, friend spirit of our constitution
alude 10 his denuuciatons writings of Thomas
Paine on Common Serse, and the Rights o Man which
were J. or 10 months since inserted in the Enquirer will
request you TO have them repubshed for the benefit of
sueh as have not seen them Respectfully, All.
The authors Of the following communication are a i>se
an point Of fact with late Correspondents All thai we
ing Of the facIs-but that the author Of is
gentlemen OF such character that his Representations we
authors in relation ourselves. The reader NAV take
them precisely far 1vhot they ar north.
FREDERICKSBURG, April 8, 1924
To the Editors ee the Enquirer.
Genilemen In the Enquirer the esd ult we saw pu
lshedN communication from this place. signed Locker
On" the ostensbie object Of which was TO nf,rm the
friends Of MIR Crawford of fe number and political char
acier" OF the meetings lately held Iut tile writer's
real object is too plainly, hold Wp the Adams meeting to
The p"bc in aridcuous and contemplate point OF view
we should have deemed thar piece contemplate 10
er" any public notice we're not for tile pains you
taken to make readers il with implic
denee and ms You lave thought proper reiterae your
high encomiums your correspondent your asst paper
and seem DESTROYS of giving currency by vour examne,
10 his piii sneers notwithstanding the modest but plain
contradiction given TO him by the Editor the Virginia
Herald, we feel due To ourselves and The canse in whic
we have before the public to permit YOUR
Ponden any longer to occupy tue high ground on which
you chosen TO place him We therefore deny that the
communication ofH LOCKER on"s entitled 10 any confidence
ericksburg is not true that large minority" Of that
meeting were Federaists and the Universal YANKEE Ma
tton" If by this phrase is gentlemen born in the
northern states Nor any considerable portion Of the
meeting composed eff persons of description And the
impression whichtbe article convey that their
presence derogated fros the fepectaby Of meeing
IS equally untrue and unworthy Of any honest or nte
GENT man. IL is not true that the number Of Mr. Atlamss
friends at the first meeting fg,nty GUe and AZ The
second thirty ve" 1t is that any person was
PsremPf0ry 'ieneed except those whose object il plainly
was TO disturb the proceedings obruct the purposes
Of meetings IL true that there were any remarLa
Die inproPrio attending those meetings. MS is Insulated
by LooIeT On except the part those who were
inmca to the meetings, and wished to Illustrate them
The whole article instead Of giving tue true character Of
those meetings, is tissue Of piu sneers disnrenuous
insnuaiions discOloured" statements and suppressed
facts we say suppressed Jctwe hope we shall not IL,
provoked by further sggresson on our rights
and feelings TO be explicit
Whether "ibese meetngsr--or, as yau now rinr tho
change, the adams Ticket in Va" are bBbie,p tits for
lime and the frsensH IF vtrgtnta to determine.
We feel folly sensible Gentlemen, Of your courtesy 10
your" worthy friend Of fredericksburg" in this a,irIe
assured we shall remember and duly appreciate H.
We ask, matter Of sheer justice that YOU will pub
lish this letter in the Enquirer We DO not wish our
given 10 the public they are At The service of
The Loot On whenever he shall choose 10 avow himself
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