Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-11-30

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tha, struggle, You will either exul, in hs aid, mourn his
neutrality. or kceny depore lis opposition In concu
sion gentlemen, call upon You in the Names OF sheer
Justice and charity, 10 forgive single error oil
opinion in faithful public servant; and show to The
world in the re election Of MIR. Ryes, Tint you dis
posed 10 make your political acts confirm 10 the golden
precept of rrura'y, Do URiO o'hcrS you roHid Ma
| Nty, IN >imar circumstances, honid do rm0 yon
PUBL!COLA.
CGMVy.yYc4TED.
To tie I0rrS cf the Congressional District composed Of
tie counties IF RoppahdnnceE Cuipeper, Spo!tSyrG"ia,
OrdHgG Gr6cn and .Madtson
| FELLOW CI1!zExs- my last, stated that Colonel
Banks when he announced himself cand!Gnie utterly
TepudIacd Convention, and that his anti Republican
conduct could only have been in consequence OF his
own belief hai Lc the choice Of The District
have sdG, that he has been recently repeatedly
applied TO- to submit 10 Conren!Ioa 10 all OF which
he has turned deaf al least INV Hing car. This
aggrayaes the discomfort which existed al the last cleo
ton to deep aud most alarming extent. Many are m.
willing the fate Of this District IN tho hands Of
QUE who has cyinccG so little resTcCt for those whose
sCrsgrs he soicI,R, and many unwilling again 10
Try one. who has eYnced sach swanl Of strength rs
nearly resulted in the defeat Of the Democratic parry;
party a!cGyS deemed iGr!nciHc IN MS District Until
au;r
! ask you, Fellow citizens if you can conidc with
confidence in your Representative, your champion,
in the approaching Contest when in the last he secured
his election by the mPagre ma jGry Of THIRTEEN ONLY
Literally indeed has the Sampson Of Democracy, in this
CiSUCt, u Spfn Oh Ii!S iio
/ thing be done to improve our position ard strengthen
liac OF operations, and inspire mole general conf!
d"rcc in our Captains: At this tire especially, we
require greatly, some who will boldly Uphold The
true principles OF the Democratic iaIwho vii! "cry
aloud and spare noI"oEe who will indeed be Il shield
to Defend and n sword 10 destroy, in The mighty contest
row impending. Col Banks may be all We require, hut
do not see him playing this srsa, and glorious part
Confidence III him must be inspired and II can only be
done by CGnrcn.iUn.
+ The leading objection wlich Col. Banks Prcicnds 10
make Convention is that it does rot at oil times
express the popular wish This may be so; but Colone!
Banks will not, am sure, venture 10 assert, that gen
cmen carefully selected from different parts OF eacll
county in the District will not better understand The
! public wish than he himself or any other cand
can do 1t SO, how he withhold his cheerful uSsenE
II would not lie fair, liberal, perhaps, tn believe
without very clear evidence, that Col Banks knows he
is the choice Of The people, and being thus convinc
ed aware, that his only chance for Congtessis 10 force
4 patriotic people unwi!lingy 10 elect him. not a. Il
choice hot as a lesser evil than a Federal Wing. To
believe this would be believe that Col Do nks is one
of the selfish llIiheral. and umPatrotl: OF men
yet circumstances consp ire to induce this belief. and
none will doubt it, if Col Banks refuses Submission 10
! Convention.
Let The call for n Convention, which has, under.
stand, been determined upon, be responded 10 from
every County in the District; and let the people, in line
exercise OF one of The hi CHEST Of their reign rights,
announce their will, and let all bow 10 1.-THE cGuse-
! qutrcc will be- PEACE, liARMoSf, and TRIUMPH.
Colonel Banks also insists, that he ought not 10 lie cx.
I
cumbcn, Now think this conclusive reason, why he
ought chccriuy submit 10 it. Col. Banks DOES hnoro,
that Ike received Tie representation OF this District from
most unwilling people, in most unsr"cIous manner;
and that il the fixed purpose q! large portion oil
his voters 10 have Convention. lie kHclcS, tina, many
votes thus given him. thus cast 10 secure the De-
mocra,ic party from defeat iror and NECESSITY
And This of itself ough TO have prompted him TO sub
nit his preiensuns 10 the District. But in another
vcw the fact TINT he is the incumbent, reason why
he ought to submit toa Convention. AS The Incumbent,
it is well known that he has great advantages over all
others. lie is the incumbent That IS great advantage.
e has canyassed the District that is great advantage.
And with all these advantages over every possible com
pctitcr lie s still unwilling 10 submit 10 Convention!
Is il not clcar-can any one doubt 10! moment, bu!
tIa. Col! Banks feels lie is not The choice OF The people,
and means if he force them 10 eject him again,
or be defeated by Wing. Now, is this liberal-mag
unanimous, or patriotic? And should not you, fellow.
citizens, in the majesty OF your strength put II down:
Col Banks also says that he has come oul, all his
predecessors have done from the days Of the us,rous
Madison down TO his own With all due Difference 10 the
gentleman the cases he names do moi justify him. To
many of his predecessors the field yielded hy conf
mon consent Who could well contest the claims oil The
,us,rcus Madison: Yet he had at time, we'll as
rccol!ecl opposition meet in Mr. Monroethat was the
war Of giants will not 60 over the representation oil
Tie District but come al once TO our own day: Patton
vas candidate, and al the time was Dade, ana
both without a Conycntion-Then both were Rcpubli-
cans Federalism did not then dare to raise lis head IN
! this District dozen in the field would not have en-.
/ danrered the Democratic cause Dut no" IS IL now:
Col Banks IS n candidate ard was elected by thirteen
orly Many are dissatisfied with Em, and lave deter
mined not to try him again, unless by Convention, he
appears 10 the choice Of the District We are hen
in the most imminent danger ofdefeat. Col Banks ia APP
pealed 10 in the earnest and emphatic terms. 10
submit 10 4 Convention But al! in valn lalroilsn
and nice scnsbliy ALL all disfgardsd, and he per-
sists in maintaining his most ungracious pos!iloh.-
| Would hladisou:-would MonfUc:-woud Nicboa;:-
would Barbour:-f dissatisfaction had in their day,
slaked through their DIstrict-woud they have been
deaf TO all but the prompting Of their own a'nb!tion:-
If murl,urs loud and deep from their own friends had
been heard throughout the land, would th"y have ds1e
rartcd their own binding senshIllty:lf when Ganger,
| great aud tatfu menaced The cause they cherSlrd,
! would thew have buried beneath unhai'nWcd anbi'
ton the glowing pIomptings Of sacred PATRIOTISM
And vet they referred precCden,s by your e-
I p5cscn'a.:ve With the wolf upon tie walk lie dafe S
10 mint to these il!ustrious to vndcae him Ter DIS
regarding the danger which at hand for d!sesafo'ns
the cntrca,es Of friends and the wishes OF The people
How ere VIC 10 act in these difficulties How recon
cilc conflicting views and wses:-C"l Banks Is not
| N,Gisou-a hlonroe-a Nicholas--a BaIbouT-lo whom
all will Weld By universal acclaim How men cnh
their disscnsions be healed: Only by convention.
composed Of numerous gentlemen iref al qua"' u
the District who shall freely compare their Respective
opinors and then recommend what, IN theif heoe''e
| o,ininn will best advance the DEMOCRATIC CAUSE -
! Can human wit advise better plan: How coh IL n-
resisted: How can COL Banks resist The happy ana clio
! o,en, ,nDeal of s.Orancr:" More anon.
A VOTER OF THE DISTRICT.
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
The iateres, which the people Of the country are YAK
irr in giving our Commerce new dr'tton IS as''h'Sh
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