Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-05

The brunswick proceedings received too
Ia , snr Of pcricc. sub rv;ence 10 Mr Van
nrca ~ eApuo,s from lrir DISTINGUISHED m"se
The meeting Of C"ngcss they VIII form an
nlana cs 10 the rsn already rrnred sir Van
Buren, ld ,onm,ad from The gratitude Of his fsnd'
least so cy appointment that OF Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Pesrs5arg hrpu6'eaH,'Nor ~
Such is the attack OF the youngest press, and one Of
the younge,t Editors Vg MIA, upon one OF the Purel
pnc,ans IN The State, ard one ct lis most distinguish
ed members in Congress, (Gen. Dromgoole) The
extract r,qpircs crtcisn IRON US II carries lie
own rc5uke with it. Bot ask lts Editor, whether
tins is the way which he expects to correct The lie
suAlcans Of Rtunswick-w letEcr ths is the way, IN
winch he intends to dignity tie Press-to promote the
hasmany Of the Republican paf'y-so counieract .he
Whps-o. II advance the interess oil ar Calhoun
Tne 0piatoas OF Mr. D1omgoolc urc open to criticism.
OF course, he would have no right TO complain OF any
lust or beral structures upon them His political course
ID also fair game for far criticism. But The nof'reS
of men is different question. !! s more difficult 10
ascertain them-end an attack upon man S honesty
Id matter, that requires much more dellcacy, and
al deal more screlinn IL IS scarcely necessary Tor
us 10 yindica,e Cen Dromgorl, from the imputaons
thus gTaiui;ously and recklessly cast upon 'm But
il bodies no good TO the union OF our party II such 1T
lacks are repeated and encouraged lie stands before
Tie world as honest ard on . It'll. elevated pc
destal than his accuser. He honestly prefers Mr..
Van Buren, He avowed il in the face OF the Demo
cratic Convention of March last, before he was nomi-
mated TO seat 10 Congress-much MORE before he was
elected lie has taken an actlVe pilt years past
the movements nj party, in the meetings OF the
peopla in the Conventions of the Democracy. No
man in the Commonwealth is more distinguished, than
he is No man produces able St'te papers than
himself and If he has been called upon 10 WELD the
pen not only for the Republicans OF brunswick, but
for the illumination of the whole State; not only
at this day. but for several years past It ls because
the People have tie high ST confidence IN his IN
teerty IS well as ability. And is such man a
tbs, now TO be sncercd DOM, for The production o
| rcsolutions which we're unanimously adopted BY tht
meeting because they were true II The "PeteraSnre
Republican," complains of the leading trends oil Mr.
Van Buren, for attempting - f,rcst1 the action o
the National Conventon,' by precipllaing the selec
ton of its delegates why does he single out Bruns
wick as the obiec, Of .s attack, ard George 9. Drom
goole as the victim Of its dcnuncatons? Where ar'
Norfolk Borough and County, Isle of Wight and Sus
eax-where are Shenandoah and Rockingham aud Ere
derrick aud Clarke and Jefferson and Berkeley ant
Monroe and OHIO and Augusta and Rockbridge-ans
the other counties which NOV ng in the ma,
ter The "Republican" asks for moe tIme-but i
net some allowance to be made for the opinions of h
! Republicans who have witnessed with Indignation
the strenuous efforts Of the united Wing party, and Wit
think it necessary 10 couniefact them By prompt unoT
of the party The appointment OF Delrgaes Does th
"Reaubcan scriou!; expect, that tine will brighter
the prospects OF SIR Calhoun; We suspect it is labor
ing under some d lGson which time ony is suilicen
to .d,spel But in the time, 90 lei Us reco!lec
our ancient far az possible "t non, harmony
concess!on-every thing for the cause, AID nothing 10