Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-20
COMMUNICATIONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE ENQUIRER
CAMPAIGN BEGUN.

believe the sky is clear, after very cloudy muody
horizon The caucus nominee has not accpPteu-"o'
ought he family difference, Ia ct al! other 'h'hgs.
the most disagreeab!e-to rae, It Is pafecnatly So -
caucuses will let and the people alone, assure 'he
[ will let them alone-a chids bargain: but "heh IL II
a sefcreated body, and assumes prerosauVe not us
own must protest. say this matter has been pecu'
Ga,ly s., 10 me-to could 1t be more so. Howe yer
these feuds will happen sometimes, anu may a'" NV
doubt will end in good.
Sir | wish out Of this canvass L'cctioneerIne
is not M agreeable thing 10 me; and, rs staea I'D ~"
l. have no ambition To crafty. But. Sir, no power" On
this earth this side Of the grave could remove re "u
of the position have taken, whilst the caucus mandar
&c, stands the fagctatCr over tEr
peoples heads. Aud this, the 4th caucus ana Dyn"sg
on u.s. May kind Providence cause 1t TO be The iast-ad
# so they will find concilIatory than myself
II it should b. the pleasure of the people OF buck,ng
ham 10 elect me, assure them VIII not De IN iHsr
wsy long. One winter IN Richmond VIII be epouGhiof
me- for was scarcely there three days Al time
even in the most pleasant season. without getting sick
That u.s. It they will mount the block IN The old Ia
shioned way-'6ght on their own hook, as you DO Oh
the Special DeposI.e and wyseli against the power OF
ndnus engne and say, or get some on"
10 saw il for them Genemen, am candidate Tor your
SURFACES; and if there is more than one: let them dtaw
s,raws throw up heads and tails. or something 50 az t.
designate without the tremendous action OF caucus
over thu peopeor. let some ono voluntarily re'Te as
have done two three times for the sake OF the cause
and our country. There never he difficulty when
pstro,ism is the prevailing object Never. And II IL
not
for-sie traRsit giOria mundand thus may the power
of caucus forever depart from the heads OF free
and sovereign peop Nothing but the whole peoP can
designate elect To get the voice of the people you
mrsl obtain il fairly and squarely-unhanPered by any
the least -eIiranrous snf8cncs.
said, Mr. Editor wish was oat OF this canvass -
do sincerely and cordially wish This county is ahou,
20 miles ia length and if you will look at the list ct
the bottom OF this where the great cause
in which we are engaged must and will be argued before
the people and opponents face TO face and eye to
eye; and then weeks absence IN the mean time from
the county If no more besides being sick and Indsp"s
ed myself and a sick family of negroes, to say nothing
of the fagu and exposures during the Indictment win
ter lust over aGuuus profession ana my other NV"
cations then you may imagine the earnestness o my
wish hut long as there Is caucussing an o"und I"
he a candidate have sworn It Like Hannibal, have
placed INV hand on the altar, and took an oath before my
God and my country arrest il if in my power, and LIE
lasts regret then, the necessity, aud refer TO No
for the Arguments. or many of them IN the case FER
hsps though ght be at ease, placing myself on
the power recommendation, &c, NC, OF a caucus and
declare Maj Yancey did wasrgh.. that he was gel
ting DID, and very Reonoentent for hun 10 RIDE about
TO address the people. This, Sir, Is truly eonreH'sm
way and if the mantle had allr me. would have
L.ced me Of great deal Of trouble, told it would
have fallen-how true ] know nut-but that, 1t was
understood was opposed to caucusng. Well, be 1t so
but am of different opinion. denounced the eau
Gus system in 1924 aud il with great difficulty then
that withdrew rather, was refereed ou-ior there
is something abhorrent IN my nature to loo much power
held any where since 1884. The caucus has view
ed me as a implacable enemy, and have viewed that
as tremendous CINE battle dow finally freedom IL
thought freedom OF action IN individuals freedom OF SUI
frage and bad like to have said contingenty, the free
dom of the Press-for what is more natural, than tina
even the Press should get much used to routine
election that il only unconsciousy might obey
great engine Of party on which "Hs bread depended;
but should do all in it's power to elect the individual tina,
the central uRtd should approves and then, Mr. Editor
how much would you give for your liberty, and that
the people-woud you, Sir, give one Pcayuue: llro"
not Yes Mr. Editor let nip this matter in the bud.
after awhile it will get too strong Tor US and The Peo
pie
,eye for moment was the avori,e of this great
tral po,oer; must not have that tadptndtnee-But
1 forbear Suffice il 10 say that power, too much,
tre,y unnecessary, and usurped aud agree
have therefore, humble as am appealed TO the peo
pie hope they will not blame me for this ls it not
my right. Would they handcuf me in that, if they
could? Will they deny the the privilege, the humble
privilege Of appeal to the only rghtfu soveeigns not
without offence If so, for one, Mr. Editor will take
care not 70 be slave, till the time comes-and shall
exercise that right freeman, at all and every ha
yard nd intermtnda,a (till death would advise the
freemen of Buckingham 10 sustain mefor right taken
from one is right violently and rauduleRy taken from
all "Prenez garde, people, if you would continue to
be free.
Mr. Editor. should not have carried the war into
Africa as did in No. 9, had known to a certainty
that the caucus nominee would not have accepted No,
Sir Bu, perhspe il is well that did, as it might
me from the dsacreea6ie necessity hereafter. Mr. Edi
tor, this state of things forced upon me; was not
nv choice; no, Sir, neVer. have great deal more,
Mr. Editor To say that subject; but shall ever ab
STAIN unless necessary: and shall in nowtse shrink
from any thing may-not oMers-think public duty
am the enemy Of man, if | know ray heart-but
there are public men, think incompetent and al
their hands, the people have received grea, eo-end it
j, this mean to expose at all and every hazard: but
a. before observed if they will let alone "heseaf
Ter" will make the chids bargain, named before. Il
rds
fact. an indsputabe fact, told 10 by the mos,
respecobe authority, that the old wheel horse"
.lIy got into fiet-tha he was no, The anoined the
snpoined" the RECOMMENDED" at the late CAUCUS
Wb., lessop,-~hat lesson does this not read 10
free, sovereign and independent peopt!!! am even
mveelf acknowledgment know there bui few things,
or none that could as,ound this subject What,
tn fret, that he wos not the "anolntee' Hea,
r.,, ,bsp hs came out like Csplein Booker did '