Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-25
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.

In perusing your paper recently, have been much
amused at the sensiveness betrayed by certain Of your
FuvaDna correspondents the subject of the opinions
OF the good people OF our county, on the much vexeJ
question of the Removal of the Public Depostes from the
Bank Of the United sates-sOme Of correspondents
seem amazingly alarmed at the idea of F9uudnnas
Stunning the boldness and independence of speaking for
HERSELF in public meeting assembled, while they chiva
rously offer TO relieve her of the trouble by
for her. Like the priests Of Catholic countries they seem
TO have taken the opinions and views Of the people of
that county into their especial keeping, and denying
them the right Of private Judgment. II any has the
efirontery to offer resolutions Tor their he Is
considered an intruder into their paochal rights and
immuni!ies, and "ekory" forthwith brandished
bis head Tor his expulsion had not supposed that
in this state Of vasssIage OF the mind any
constituted sponsors on earth. doubt not citizens
viii shew by their proceedings at next court that
they are in subsection to such disgraceful thradom
that they will give stern and indignant rebuke every
effort TO foresta the expression OF their
that they will speak out who OF age" and
able at all times to answer for themselves" have
been mainly led 10 these remarks, Messrs. Editors by
IN your last paper, under the signature Of
H,ckory His structures on meeting held at Fluvan-
ma Court House, seem to me TO require COMMENT
This appears TO to be demanded Of justice
Mr. Magruder, the Chairman of the Committee who re-
ported the resolutions that OCCASION and for the pur
pose Of repeDg certain charges made against those who
/ am one In the 6rst place, Hickory charges eer.
tain ind vidual, whom he desgDstes uisfor with
disturbing the quiet Of the people, by o6iciousiy calling
public meeting, contrary TO their wishes. H." knows
very we'll might have known had he taken The trouble TO
enquire, that proclamation made the door
house, Tor all TO In the who dis
posed TO consider the subject the OF tepubc de-
poses aud that compulsiop was, could be used
the purpose Of coercng the attendance of any And
have yet TO esrD that il improper for any portion
Of the people, who may choose TO do, TO meet In their
Courthouse, consider every question Of public interest,"
without consulting Hickory" any else; or, that
such meeting cannot be legitmsely held, without
riding over the county for the purpose of ssceraniug
the wishes Of the people the subject" which he
TO think as necessary preliminary tberetoI recog-
Dze no right in any TO dictate to- and apply gag
law 10. the free citizens Of any portion OF this Ancient
Commonw eslibthe redoubiable Hickory" TO the con-
trory Notwithstanding.
What your correspondent meant by saying visifor'
was the father OF the resolutions he best knows. II
he meant that the chairman Of the committee did not
side at the Courthouse within miles thereof
and tina, he had TO travel from his usual place Of abode
in the county, TO the Court house, in order TO be pre-
SENT have nothing reply, but that he used unusual
term TO Indicate Its meaning. " he intends thereby
that no one but resident al the Court house, iin
very short distance thereof, had right TO propose
resolutions. for the consideration Of the people he takes
petition which he must orify strongly than by his
sdy-sO, before shall condescend TO attack it,
IT, the contrary he intends TO the author
OF the resolutions is not fesident Of the county and that
he has been guilty OF infermeddiing with matters prope
iy belonging 10 the citizens OF the county alone then sf
firm, he iDsDuses what lac kneD to be untrue or what
I've might very readily have oseerfained TO be untrue had
he taken that proper inform himself Of facts which
every man, having prudent regard for his own repua.
ton, should do, before making charge Of that sort n
his object by that insinuaoa to excite prejudice
against the author OF the resolutions With view OF njur-
ing bin professionally otherwise be has been guilty Of
an act OF injustice towards whom he knew well
ss do he would know 10 he incapable Of the conduct
imputed-sDd Tor such exhibition Of bersi end