Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-07

demands that the (Repubcans) of Virginia neitheridi.
ec.y nor indirectly do aught to encourage strengthen
their political opponents"
n5".4 Democratic Republican" is received, and will
appear.
"Jus,ce" also in our next-our Corresponds MS mus,
abide the Miller's Rule. "First come, first serrcd
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE ENQUIRER.
In looking your paper OF Tuesday the }d Of las,
month"; saw, lha, in gratifying your curiosity by
ming up hn political contents Of the last four Wings;
and in noticing the reProos given by that paper MIR.
Nash, for making, a caution not ",o make too lirh,
Of the opposition that the people of Chesterfield have
brought TO his reelection, you remarked, that'Mr. ~
would be very apt 10 take the Wings advice" and "be
happy willie he may, notwithstanding his opponent may
bring out several scores oil cousins TO back himself in
Chesterfield"
IT, Sir, you had known the blood relations Of Mr.
Nash's opponent, as well know them, you would
have saved yourself the trouble Of casting them the
impglalon your remarks seem TO imply. Surely, Sir,
YOU do know TINT the Of Mr. Flournoys cousins
IN Chesterfield are Democralsdye d IN The r0Di IL, Sir
you had known his you certainly would not have done
them the nustice TO have supposed (as your remarks
to doO that they would back Wing Tor no other
reason, than Of his being COUSIN unless you meant 10
back him out In feeling TO some il not TO all OF US, Mr.
+. is than cousin To some might say, he feels
like brother: but, though We love the man. yet
We love country more. We hold principles and
the interests Of country dearer than The promotion Of
acousn Though Mr. Flournoy has not the "scorcs Of
cousins you seem TO mag inc, yet, think may safely
say, the most of those he has will be found al The polls
The fourth Thursday in this month TO express and
tain their principles. He will neutralize, much less
change, our political sentiments. We cannot abandon
those principles which time and experience have tested
We 60 for principies-nnt or men
A DEMOCRAT IN PRINCIPLE.
Chesterfield, May LIST, 1889.
II II is impossible cor not 10 feel every respect for
the manly spirit which dictates the preceding Commun-
CATION and to state, frankly, that but repeated
what understood from others, without intending to
wound the feelings Of the relations Of Mr. Flournoy. We
ignorant Of the politics of mos, of the gentlemen in
question, and took it for granted from the suggestion
thrown out 10 Us, that they Wings. We shall
learn, however, from this moment, bettera shall
fall into such mistake again respecting them
because the card before is of those noble and
morable documents, which, short il is, will make o
deep impression upon every ingenious mind 1t is, in
deed, the true fire of The flint We honor The princi
Piles which inspire the wri,er-nnd allow for
the generous Indignation which has prompted its ex-
pressions. Men, whose patriotism thus outweighs con-
sderaon OF kindred, worthy of all praise. Such is
the spirit which used 10 animate the Of The Roman
Ma,ron.-lt is q curious coincidence, that Sunday
the day after we received the preceding Card,
favored with letter from of the finest girls and
hrmes friends we have in the State, advising make
the amtnde honorable for the error into which had
been betrayed. But ibis we had determined 10 do, the
very moment the Card was put into hands Editor