Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-29

orsris" IL pleased 10 style bo. IT, In company wi
gentleman, slud- n the Illegal and eensurab, prae.
nct OF treating during IN" election canvass. 10 Ian.
u conirovert d. Zone Of the o ators' ssid that n,
DID not pretend to affirm how far THE system Of in
Eus .a' esefed n' iifu.nee 10 procuring the cleo.
uon o. the present House OF Delegates nor did he know
any oil the members OF that body hal obtained
'ne,r promotion ny that eans. But rs did declare
NAV ne had personally witnessed scenes Of that kind
| "ncn ne thOught reproach 10 th- country. II. al.
% that 81 long ss'he practice Of eisctioueeag con
urus TO be couutensnced that many high min led aud
memorable 'nenwili with graz d'caltybe pcr,used to
become csnd ites for popular Avor the low in
tguer. WHO o. only undrIs stand. he all in
nuence OF ardent spirits certain eiass Of soriety b
s''o no" TO apply most -h'ctu,lly may succeed to
those high and important iru.ts which should alone be
filled by the and iuterrty of
Commonwealth. TIE Osator put hi, in ports mt 20
ton TO the Assembly-wtat must be the fearful cop..
Guences which will unavoidabiy accrue from the .vi.is
ton OF the land this state Of things cont nue.
u mad exs'ei In some parts OF Virginia In years gone
oy! nut he asserted his qualification I'm plain and srony
terms that the moral and political condition of the OId
dominion had greatly improved, and he hoped that the
period Is rapidly approaching when this vulgar and
snrePuocan practice will be totally abolished by the
force oil public opinion. In fine, he seemed to have a.
dopted the opinion that individual whose election
could be procured by such means, for responsible
station as the representative OF free people, is utterly
unht TO discharge the duties Of safe, liberal and in.
telligent legislator. "
Now, Messrs Editors, think il will clearly appear
from the foregoing statement, that the ''Orater aud
Gu TO- not only did not impugn amy, much less "n,ost
oil the present House Of Delegates, with having oh
tanned their seats by the aid Of whskey but that he
mas shown that body all the respect il can claim from
MIN or any Of the citizens Of this Commonwealth II ia
"ue indeed, that he commented length on the
opinions OF "wortby" member of the House of Dele
gates whom he had heard at some former period de-
nounce the friends of temperance societies as "fa-
nahcs" He thought If the "worthy" gentleman
supposed II to be his duty to stoop from his elevated
position as representative OF the good people OF ,hi,
commonwealth, so many OF whom are the Implied or
avowed friends OF this cause, gravely to pronounce
i''ioera philippe against those who thought thu m
sives The friends Of humanity and their cou.try he
Qhe " Oraor) deemed Il hi, AMI the priveee of
every man, to repel 90 unjust an imputaion.
cannot perceive upon iohat pretertce A Qus>ist"
derives his authority to call for tho reasons and
nsme OF the Orator. through the medium Of pu,.
lie print when his reasons were 10 rIessIv
before some hundreds Of persons, and his name aud
person known to many who were. present. unIes
indeed his conscience plead guilty to the charge con.
tanned In h' paragraph, and that he wishes 10 extort
confession which may alleviate the wound; or that he
Is aehrous OF promoiaga newspaper controversy III
ELMER OF those motive, has originated the note refer.
red TO. think know the mind Of the Orator" we'll
enough TO say, that while he does assert the for.
mer, he deprecaes and will avoid tho latter In IN.
ciusion, an fully authorized to say, that while tho
Orator does not affirm that none OF the M emb r.
high stations by the arfce of n. ia lar
very fm-from asserting the contrary-that ann or
" most OF them have acquired the popular favor by
such means And may declare for him that th. m ay
be considered his disclaimer Of the s,tri
buted to him. Whatever +" A Qunrist" or h;s ~.
Porter', may say to the contrary Notwithstanding
january rs, 1881. RESPON DENT