Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-30

deserted YOUR cause and gone over 10 Inc
camp and that their sophisiry and decep"'s reasoning
cannot be properly posed by your riehos on he 'us
ing but your very poverty in Tins respect 10
~ van biyh feeling of the ngraiiIude prac!ised TO-
wards YOU 6y YOUR former public speakers ana prevent
you itum placing confidence III any log '"a' ney ay
saw from the o.4er side c The fence we no" warn
that # you elect Col Shanhs he VIII seho oacS MT
Rives ~ Washington to aid The Wings in breaking down
The of your chuicc; and on the contrary,
if YOU cleo, Ma ur Hannah, lie "Ii s'fe"u"ty oppose
Mr. R,vess election aud will support none "t mat OF.
fec but well tried Republican: who viii not conceal
his on MONS On any question: and VIVID vi" give tue Az
miuislralio 80 cordial ard poee not Pata UT Hega-
iiDc support, q,
In conclusion we will merely notice that Col Sh7nks,
in a eecond commu nica,ion published IN Tie fiHcase
D.nncra, continues 10 complain Of The people for meet
ing 10 express their opinions ui Is Voes ana 10 orga
ME defeat his election, and moaeSny MINIS mat,
this be determined the proper course, IL may pe le
means of preventing him aud such ds mink WIN MN
from epgoginq in our service in future. This would,
indeed be an arfui calamity to the people OF b''eou'';
but we hope that may yet be averiea we h"Pe mat
the Culonf len he hears how atSrtSShgg Il has oeeh
received by the people will reconsider The matter, and.
-, o,r,. reflection condv sccnd If he should
ever apaiu be elected; but al all events independently
of the Coiones decsnn) we cannot yelu ,he rght 10
meet onr primary assemblies 10 consult win each other
on all pubr matters and canvass the pubic acts OF our
,uhIr s.rvan,s: md we can consider man true Re-
publican who disputes complains "i The respectful! cx
ercise of that right and still less can we acknow'rase
the RppubllcanIsm OF any indlVidGaI ~ho Ppfms hi"
self to be used by his former political opponents to defeat
the election Of the candidate nominated by The great
body OF the political friends with whoa he has alberto
acted.
Having accomplished the object for which we have
very reluctantly appeared before YOU hy defining oar
position and successfully reIulng The charges
so bitterly heaprd upon and The Vari'ns hfphhcah
meetings that have been held in the county, we now
take occasion say that nctuncd 10y II" h'"t''
personal feelings towards Cot Shank', IN cur oPpsh
to his election. We all highly esteem HIN as genie
man, but differing widely from him as we q, IN our
opinions Of aud measures, WE consider Gn'y we
owe To ourselves and country tnopPnse his eecU"n'
by using all honorable 10 defeat 1t; and we now
call on every true RePubiican-rvPry sincere icnu OF
the Administration Of Martin Van Buren,, TO unI!e win
US in eecng Major Hannah, and thereby aid IN pre-,
venting The reelection Of william c. Rivrs lis most n''.
Ter opponent, the Senate of The United States i''''
cipes Of ordinary magnitude are involved ~ ',s con
test The re- eeci"n of Cnl Shanks may probably SEA!
the fate of Rrpuhlicanism in Bo'eourt tor many years
to come-f for ever To arms, ic'o" ci',z''S' 10
arms and each Of you net victory depended oh our
own single vote. To the PoHS' IL The Polls,
GEORGE ". WILSON,
BENJAMIN CAREER,
JACOB WOLTI.
CHRISTIAN HOUSMAN,
CHRISTIAN MOOMAW,
Committee Of The Mating IF he 22d february ''SI.