Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-06
TO TIE EDITOR or TIE EHQrIRER.

" buckingham, Aug. 10. 1896
"Yeserday morning letter arrived at the Court house
from the Lieutenant. Governor Of The wealth,
10 the Justices Of Buckingham refusing 10 commission
on the recommendation q" the former county court for va
ous forth in said letter quoting from COMMIT
nicationa addressed the Executive from "Eonrces OF
credit and high responsibility amnng which reasons
highly credi,ae to the Lieutenant there too great
consangunity in the members nominated, and there was
too :partizansn seen. as alleged, in the nomina
tons made write from neinory}--ioo much iarorlsin
az alleged towards the upper end othe county, in num-
bers inequality in the distribution OF its members IN the
greater part Of the county. Those reasons, highly Gre
di,ar 10 the Lieutenant Governor although Hig-he
pronounced valid and strong and it became the county
court Of buckingham, 10 answer thcse reasons IN salts
factory manner, that his ExcelleEcy might r!gully
commission, if commission at ALI that, SAID court ana
nc, think proper 10 answer formally the alleged
they mght give Gns%e! by re.nom'naiInT. write
from memory but think not mistaken. Now, what
the deuce did the Lieutenant do this last tor: was 10
civ thrm loop get their necks out o.: the halter, and
not answer the truth Of the allegations made:
CATER order maze 10 ASSEMBLE court 20 take
The matter into consde ration, of their iSeTS
arose and enquired Of the Commonweaiths Attorney
if he had seen certain article in the Enquirer OF 22d
ntnn which appeared to reflect the county court o
Buckipqham in matter aforesaid CT aims. Il give the
substance rs near as recUacled, not the words lhe
Com Attorney answered in The affirmative. The speaker
for the court then observed To the Com Attorney, thct
the court (alas, their ma9!StersJ "!Hnen "h ~ 'N
the niece aforesaid under consideration and report what
proceedings their ma jes:ies, under the Amusement OF
his honor could take in aforesaid affair." against The au-
thor Of Fur Ptav and that his honor was requested 10
open correspondence with the Editor oil me E4nircf'
r. ascertain the name of the aut"r. His Honor the
Commonwealth Attorney and said that he womb
do as requested and deliver his opinion accordin9y al
the next meeting Of their nagiStrrS that he ihonght
in reality their ma gsterS were very seriously hahu'"
in said niece and as far he then advised, or cono
spend an opinion he thought il contained matter that
might be brought into action as contempt OF COURT mat
there was particular expression, is well as lie fecoec'
ed that made peculiar and woundng charge against
their ma gsicrs and. if he recolcced the amount q!
it, ii was this that their nnag;Stcs, in certain Gcc'sin
of oppression had been compared 10 court OF AIgefs
Now you rccolect, MIR. Editor that The origlna' as
said, Of -Ngcries. Now, know or believe tner'
is no court in Algcrs. It's dark midnight deSpotsn
as would be seen, long, if their angtsterS had lo
| mower to give vent to their mhgiSterS feelings.
land now Mr.. Richie, asEl believe you like the faIi
thing and would not yourself truckle to tdcteSs P'1c'
in county court, any where else and although te
county court of Buckingham have right TO demand
NV name of YOU in this case, and should like to know
nv what process Of p0aer-dtSttHdtt0n you Ike lAe
word hetter-ther nGj estes could extract the name
of The author of Fair Play from you hereby authorize
you, if said Commonwealth Attorney should maze ,,s
1nnIcation, that you, without hesitation, furnish the
name of Fair Play, that their mgjest!es may nave
fII and freegopportunity Patrick Henry salc on
memorable OCCASION Ito make the most OF IT. i-.o.
Sir Won had best take how you edita Tree
fer free people" heard one of those understanding
7ristocrats saw that om Ritche ought to be taken
account for the publication. These sir, are me hoy
chaps who called Cen Jackson 'Tyrant," "DesPol,
"Usurper and call him to this day slr these chap
hardly know this day. that the "Alien and SedUr
Law is repealed; and if they did, they must be full!
impressed that their n,aesties of the county couTI
Buckingham can reenact those ''odious laws. lhe3
believe fully in the onnpotnce Of countg court Squaa
Of .7rtstocrats'-Be 1t so, cannot help it.
"But to the bec, at issue Please publish the above
in explanation of what follows in the other letters
, FAIR PLAY"