Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-03

| GIimor, who is, ! believe, sound Republcan-wh
holds all the doctrines of the old Jef"rsonian school
aud whom gan, ir. Editor, but little time ago pro
nounced one OF the estate Rights Wings, who pro
perry belonged I" the Van Buren, silc and whom 70
iad hopes Of getting your side, and was 600,
enough TO be taken INTO your party. Now, it is for
'Ing Tor TINS man, rather than have Governor tina
you brand me with the Of 'tRecreant and "Re
he9ade Lockr!dgc. There is another thing that mus
not be forgotten While the election Of Governor wa
going on speech of Mr.. Mcdowell was read, deli
Vercd IN 1874, when General JAG son removed the De
poscs IRON the I. = Bank, declaring that he was il
favor OF National Bank One of his votes too wa
produced, d rectly expressing the opinion On
resolution from the Senate, declaring the Bank
stit"iioaGi, he voted 80.
Although did feel that there was inconsistency il
making such noise and parade about the U. States
Bank, and still voting in favor of Bank for
nigh oihcc-yet as he was, as believed, favorite o.
my constituents, voted for him long there was
The least chance for him. then came 10 the conclu
SION, rather than defeat lection to cast my vote fo
MI 6mcr, and feel satisfied, that my constituents
VIII approve my course. He is man of talents and
pure moral character, and according to your
count Mr. Editor, good enough Republican for you to
be very glad to get him your side. He is moreover
n favor OF dividing the surplus of the public lands
among the States, to be used for making improve
hehts, ana educating our poor chlldren while your
party, believe, in favor Of keeping it to be spent
by the General Government in great military fortf,
cations, or some other way. do not believe that nv
constituents will demand ut my hands, that am to sup
port those men only who agree to support the PrrS
dent They supported Rivcs, because they know, that
unless they stand by Independent Representatives
tllcir own independence was gone They are noun
tam freenen, and | am willing to leave it TO them,
whether am renegade and traitor.
Your obcdient servant,
VIM. LOCKRIDGE.
February 10Th, 1910
(And TO these freemen of the Mountains, We too arc
willing TO leave him. They will Judge whether he ha.
been ''rcncgade and traitor. We have little desire
time, room, To crticsc Mr.. l.. S letter, his OPT
Mons or his acts Who would "break butterfly upon
the wheel In all that have said about the Dele
gate of Bath, have fallen short of the remarks that
have been made upon him by the Delegates of his own
generous mountain country. Were we to tell his con-
stuents what said Of him at the time when he left
Jas Mcdowell and voted for the Wing Govcrnor-and
the next day and the day AFTER when the Republicans
from the West secuted at him and turned their backs
upon him, we might indeed disturb his cquanmity--
Those of his constituents who have in the Fincas.
tie Democrat the letter which written from this
city, in reprobatnn of the conduct OF Mr. Lockridge,
may form some lea of the feeling which the Western
Delegates entertained towards him. We might also
fer 10 what the Star of the Valley" says of his
duct.-One thing too, Is notorious, that Lockridgc
was the only mar who turned from Mcdowell to a
Whg-and when he did turn from McD he wentto u
Wing, instead Of trying To make some other Republican
the Governor. Blu. forbcar He the hands of his
constituents, and may plead at their bar-and God send
hima safe dclivcrancc,But two remarks more and
have done with Mr. Lockridgc. His slang about Mr..
G!lmcrs support of the distribution of the surplus of
the public lands, amusing-bnt his ignorance his
Misrepresentation Of the state Of the Federal Treasury
dcspicabIc Mr.. l.. knows, he ought to know, that
the l.. S. have not enough revenue TO pay their own
expenses, if you strip them of these procccds-and
that if do SO, compel them to resort to loans to
direct taxes, TO increased Tariff upon the South
The statesman Lockridgc may take his choice among
these alternatives As for his about Nj R;vcs, it
is too flimsy TO conceal It's dcformty. "a straw
may pierce " The argument if it deserves the name,
is this: Mr. Rivcs is independent of his former
friends, that he must throw him entirely in the of
his enemies. He is SO independent, that because he
opposes sing lc measure Ii. must oppose the whole Ad
mnstration. He must turn Wing, because he does
not Ike the Sub rcasury-and 60 for his Pre-
sdcnt whose principles he reprobatcd and whose qua
fcations he rdicucd three years ago Are the Rcpub
lican people of Bath too prepared to show their own
independence at such tremendous sacrifice of their
principles Let Mr.. L. say what he WILL we will not
believe it. "a iellow-fecling makes him wondrous
kind to Mr.. Rives. The rccrcant Delegate can SYM
pathse with the Senator-but free press will
speak out and free people will not initiate their SER
wants in all their somcrsets. They have too much IN
depcndcncc to follow the lead Of Lockrdge of R:vcs