Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-02
HON tho Norfolk Deaeon.I

To the People Of the York CONGRESSIONAL District
nMiioe recoIlected by my fellow citizens, ofMauhews
and YORK Counties particularly, that, on the End and 3rd
Mondays OF this month, at their respective Court Houses,
when Mr. Coke my opponent, came out openly aud avow-
cd The doctrine OF qualification by name, Supported its prin-
elP'eS ~ 'he nroadest sense, declared even that he went
beyond huHyhcdROp," and said, although s. Carolina
mad acted precipi'et iy aud rasnly, yet posieiity would
shout huSahiias to her praise, aud, though a state should
declte UIonS, yet having the right "to Judge Of the mode
aud measure OF redress her judgments would be irreversi-
Die except by Heaven, because She is the final and e1ciu-
SIRE Judge tor her'cli, and that, having The right TO adopt
any aud ereTy mode OF redress, she might adopt nulli6ca-
ton or any OHei nude she might Gdjudse heyseTentitie6
t0;' and having gone so far as TO say lat York; that "Mr.
Madison was mistaken or did not know the doctrines Of '99'
- then aud here inquired Of Mr.. Coke whether he
had not lately denied being a nulliier!-whetier he had
auth0''leh any OF his friends on the Eastern Shore 10 say
that he was not u Nulh6eI? And | stated 10 the people
then, a. now do, tina: Vespasian Ellis, Southey GrinaTjs
ana Mlers w. Fisher, personal and political friends Of MIR.
Coke, he'd p~uhlickly in Accomack and Northampton Conn.
nes' mhere MULTIPLICATION is unpopular, denied on authority
81 iefse'SJTsm M. CCEe, that he tcdS a .Nulifer. Mr.,
Coke, as the people knewbeiore whom we we're, replied dis
tDctly (nore especially at York; that he had never de-
MED 'ho seutim, nts lie then avo we'd and maintained and
sald mat he had never autho' lied any Of his lire Dds 10 saw
that he was not a Nullticr, and expressly gsyc peiuis-
SION to me 10 have amy aud all | etters published which he
had "iiien TO those gentlemen or any Of his friends on the
'utJec' OF notification. These facts are 80 public and no.
'oriOus, that L presume they will not be denied: md I
nope 'hey July justify me in making the following letter
pubic, send The whole letter Tor publication because it
might have been Sid. it EXTRACTS merely had been pub-
lis'ed, that garbled reita Expression from the context.
hose WI heard The public Leclaraions of Mir. C,ke
now gan Judge, by looking at tic date aud substance of
this letter, the purpose Tor which it was written end The
issue in dispute, without note or comment from me- Vic.
ther MIR. Coke has ever .'distiu city said that he h. al mo ,,ch
opinions as those oi Ia fulifier &C, Ording 10 the Caroli-
na nouon!' disPatch tits letter to lie press because the
election IN Gloucester commence on 10. morrow week
shall procure copies OF The letters to hes.rs Ellis and
r sher "a soon as they can be obtained. | arrived on the
Eastern shore on last Thursday, and have not had time
yet TO ohtoin copies from them. HENRY A., WISE.
ohancoek, March pam, 1893.
Cory OF A LETTER from Hon. RlcH'D CoxE 10 Col
GRINALDs, oil Accomack County, Virginia.
Dear Sir, 1000
q" have the pleasure to acknowledge the recent n.
your letter. l have understood from other sources than
your letter, that MIR. WISE was a candidate in opposition
10 me- ana that he claims support OH the ground that he
Is a jackson man and am d Nuliiicr. / think I migbt
well complain that MIR. Wise ought not 10 have ur9ed
reasons to sbew that l ought not to be elected until he
Ane" 'hatl was a Candidate, and that he might have
gwen me my choice, 10 retire voluntarily or 10 be nun
ASIDE unecremonlousiy by his superior pretensions.-
Ho"eVeF' as he has decided for me, | will take no
appeal and endeavour TO shcw him that he is not ire
sist6ie. lie says he is a Jackson man. l willingly
yield TO him the pre-eniinence in that qualification ga
all the honor that flows from It'll an no mans man.
! am Tor my country and against all its enemies. whether
high or low. Next he saws 1 am A NuIi6er In r.
say u ne means to say that 1 am Il Nullilier according 10
The Carolina notion il is not true. 1 say, moreover. that
Mr. WISE ought TO be the last man to state such a thing
Is ne cannot iali to remember a conversation between him
ana myself on this subject, when | distinctly said 10 him
that held 10 such opinion. | am sure MIR. Ellis was mo
sent-but, TO he candid, do not care what he saws, I know
/ sha peat MN easy enough. | should be sorry to lose
my interest on the l.. Shore, as | am not conscious of hn-
Wing forfeited II In any way; but whatever may be the
vote i assure you he has no chance. We are vet acting
on the Iarif-noihing is done, and [ think the fate of thss
bill very doubiful.-Be pleased 10 remember me to INV
ihends-Col. Drummond particularly, and accept NV best
WISHES ior yourself aud ihnI!y." yours truly,
"RICH'D COKE, Jr."
Capt. SOulhey Grinalds,
"Accomac Ct. IIo. L. Shore, Va"
81 hereby certify the foregoing TO be a true conv Of
letter from the Hon. Ricifd, Coke TO me, as il pur1orts 70
be- And hereby further certify that have, on yArious
OCCASIONS public and private, on the authority of the let
Ter now III my possession, OF which the foregoing is A true
copy, asserted and declared that Mr.. Coke was not a Mi.
htlcr. Witness my hand, this 23l Of March. 1888.
les'e. SOCTEIEY
I'VE 40 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copv
o. mr. Cokes letter above referred 10, and that Col. Grin
wise mat MIR Coke had authorized him, Mr.. Wise. 10
obtain copies Of letters written 10 Col. Grinaljs and
aud 10 have the Same published.
p. p. MAYO,
mo- . AILWORTH