Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-19

day and with open dnnrs the wings damn forthwith
ne 4 'cnucur; but If til" Wings riretiT tarcrn wh'rh
has been temporarily closed the o T. Aay
house u7 meet YOU advise, "orcuy out OF doors IN
iJuut o liiciT Court ioIse; first making proclamation
that meeting Is about 10 Ue held, your assembly isEot
caucus, but great patriotic "mcetiny OF the soVe'
reign people. An assembly 'r'tn Court house is call
ed cauc.s the assembly teithO provided IS sin trent
of the Court house held in tavern which has been
closed for few days, is ''meeling OF the people -
Your party have made greal advances in the 'marc o
nind for, their powers oi discrimination seem 10 be re-
ma RI ablY acute and deicate.
The Wings of Buckingham denounced Inc Baltimore
Convention as "packed jury W nat 'h'"h 'i'y ~
the Prince Edward Convention? They have c"h'eh'er:
that the caucus system led 10 intrgue and co'ruP'on
that it disranchiscd the honesl yeomanry, and De,
prived them Of all participation IN the GoVerhnhen
and what reason have they and Col Bondn'aht 1i
tlnk king favoraby Of the contention system IL
they thought the caucus system ne" anu n'" ,'"S
disease and novel mode Of 'oStracsm as IL was re-
presented by their famous hand.b what lath can hey
| rcposc in i Convention;
You seem have been quite annoyed by my remarks
abnul Col Bonduran The Office which he h"IHs, and ms
recommendation for higher one. authorized and lns"he1
! the remarks which made concerning HIM tie hh'
been very b,er and violent opponent oil Inc caucus
system, and Jealous advocate for the "oic way ~
bringing out candidates saw that he was recommend
ed es suitable person receive the nomination OF The
proposed ConventIonand thought that the princ'Pes
which he had supported with such warmth, onsh' 10
forbid his acceptance Of the nomination. IN tte event
would hardly sacrifice his cherished consistency upon
this subject Tor seat III Congress and p!edcleC 'nat
he would not by accepting such noninslion SURRENDER
his principles for the sake Of his parry IT, IN express
ing thcse opinions have given offence, hold myself
responsible to him. So long he continues in PnbIie
t his public conduct and his political opinions AFFORD
legitimate matter Tor criticism, discussion and nvessa
ton; and Whatever he or his friends may think 10 lie
contrary he elevated above the reach Of enquiry,
his political opinions placed beyond the scrutiny OF
his constituents AS freeman shall independently
crItlcse his acts or his vews whenever sense CT duty
may lmpel me- despite the covert attacks OF those who
can only defend him by railing others When he shall
retire from the stage Of public lie he and his friends
may then claim immunity for him, TO which ne is no.
noo entitled
A word or two in reply to Your remarks about in
dividually. You charge with having deserted lie
Wing party in 1884 Now, Sir, pronounce your slate
ment 10 be untrue. never belonged to the Wing party
in S34. or at any other time, and, Of course never de
serted it, Your nsnuaons about my political consist
ency are very numerous, aud Toxic leave 10 tell YOU
very absurd and Liberal hold no Office, aud
candidate for none aud wha, right do you possess under
such circumstances to make my acts and my opinions
the subject OF newspaper discussions Do you suppose
that recognise such right your part will allow lis
exercise2 Are you weak snouah omag that private
citizen will descend tot RccSpaPer controversy IN defence
OF my consistency against the nsnuaons OF one, whose
consistency and whose both concealed behind
his mask, Your InslnuatIons against my political course
and opinions unfouDded your statement about
the baltimore Convention which you roundly assert
selt-constituled and Composed OF Office holders
and their appoinees" After making extraordinary
assertion you need falier yourself that your IN
sinua tons will command the belief Of any, except those
whn very apt uisconsue what they nave mol the
, sense 10 understand Although you assaiIed my con
sisency, you took say nothing Of your own
Perhaps you thought that your political consistency
could only pass "wiihout when it passed with
observation Junius said Of The character Of Sill
William Draper.
in The course Of your remarks nficr informing the
lilo .h1ya hpra MI
bIcaed in vain for their losi sheep, you were kind
enough 10 compare to ainb IT, IN doing 50, OF
intended me a compliment thank you; but allow rnt
to remind you that II IS very important TO the Pnhc
whether resemble lamb, or you resemble n certain
f long cared animal with whose brnyng you perhaps
very well acquainted iHu also intimate that an
about Join your party, who according 10 your asser
tons, ISLAND with outsre,chrd ready receive
me, and you profess 10 rejoice NJ the prospect In '
arlice, you charge with being able to change
my opinions ''at any time between two days II TIM
is your opinion, why 'rejoce: Why ''s,nnd with out
stretched ready 10 receive whom you wIsf
4 the public 10 esteem so tickle and unstable;
, thank you for your quotation from The Bible. Tha
blessed book nunberess precepts n nestinabc
4 value; and If you had practsed Them with more con
s,ancy and devotion, you would probably have eVncet
charity judgin. the motives and more ;0eratoI
ior the acts, Of your potca! opponenls-Your Shaks
pearrGn GuOtaon and your promise 10 answer my 81 10
p'aE theories, you cal! NY reIn1rks, value os VIVA
they worth If have advanced any ethiopian The
4 CRIES. sou NAV make the most Of them AS you pro
, nounce 'reI qualified to advise" the Wings viii
IN conclusion, advise you to make yonr insInuaIon
against Ta in future net through The public prints, Lu
|, Oct, Is,h, ISIS. AN OBSERVER
ga ploughman published in the Wing, appeal Il
the lIbcray OF that press, and the Justice .! It's EdIcs
, 10 insert my reply.