Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-29
GOV. PENNINGTON'$ LETTER.
E1tr0ci frOm Cor Pennington ft'r 10 NE Oid

| DomiN0a TTpp,can0e Ct"b
'.lcr j. diversity Of opinion among impartial men :" e
stale and no question would raised IN the course
adopted. had become necessary I" do 20 !" preserve lMr
in the hands present Administration The Van Ircn par
IS taking from The Globe commenced Their war on
the Wing party Ibis State, and upon me IN pa' al an
was only sustained hut every ""mhrr 9" ,h ."I,
ell VIII" acted with who chose I" b" candidate was
| ed and the majority increased"
| Who the Governor has reference to by impartial
men, 10 not pretend TO know, but we presume nc
he must mean the members OF his Privy Council VINO
acted with hun in his decision against the majority OF
the voters But this do know, that many oil ms own
party could not be brought to believe, before Inc aeea
was DONE that the Governor and Council would ever
dare venture to do that thing; and after was done ey
looked at each other with silent wonder and aStonSt
mrnt moi knowing what To- saw think. The Demo.
cu,ic party eXasperated al the outrageous ACT
that il required all the prudence and tobearance OF 'hc
more moderate members OF the party 10 prevent Vlo.
ence being committed Even the Federal editors dared
not and did not for long tme and we believe not
until about Tie time of the meeting OF Congress last
December Justify the conduct OF the Cover
nor and Council
..1'he course adopted was condemned on The spot
BIZ the Protest of the minority of the Prvy Council;
and when il was first Suggtsied it was condemned by
all impartia men, and by candid men OF all parties IN
this State and never would have been rcsortcd to, but
for the desperate game then playing, TO secure malo
ri,v of the II of Representatives in the hands of the
Opposition. Notwithstanding al these facts of record
and recollection here Gov Pennington deliberately tells
the people of Virginia, that no question would ever
have been raised the adopted, had 1t not be-
come necessary do 10 preserve power N the hands
of the present Administration
As 10 ssthe Van Buren, party taking their direction
from the Globe, the papers and proceedings OF me
Democratic party this State al that period, VIII snow
that his Excency has asserted what every man IN ms
right mind and recollection must know 10 be destitute
of truth We sorry TO be obliged 10 speak thus OF
the highest officer in the State; but we do candidy
think that his reappontment would be great evil ana
DISGRACE to the State and therefore feel bound to do all
we can in fair and proper way TO prevent IT. 1t his
election depended the votes of majority OF the pco
pic we should have fears of the result hut such Is
unfortunately not the case.
What his Excelency says about the result OF the
last election ssrsalning him and every member OF the
Council who acted with him who chose to be candl
date still variance with truth than the other
parts of this strange letter, the whole Of which was
evidently intended for tftet in the State OF Virginia.
but bv oversight OF the Newark Daily, was pub
lisled here where the facts are all known.
There were only four members OF Council who act
cd with him in SIS reelected in 1880, namely Amzl
Armstrong of Essex, Charles G. VI CheSney of Mer-
GER VIM. lrck of Burlington, and Amos Corson of
Cape Nav in the latter county there was no oppos
ton 10 Mr. Corson in So SO that there are only three