Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-19
OLD VIRGINIA ALWAYS TRl,c,
Extract of a letter from s'aunca and intelligent
Republican, datcd

| Republican, datcd
"LYNCuGCRG, Oct; 10 1914
"Sincc last wrote YOU. lave travelled much
in several OF the adjoining counties have mn
slcd freely with the Democracy Of the 1h and
9TH Districts and | take pleasure in assuring you
that my confidence in an mcycGScd mai0rtg N
the state over the vote of 1910 is greatly Strength.
cncI hy what have seen and heard. Never
have the Democracy been animated by finer
>pri;-nevcr have they been more more confden,
Of goriou> and brilliant victory. Nothing is
wanting to ensure most suspicious result bul
neies5oriod orea,u -Gfi0n-and this We expect
To haze in all this region, before the first
Monday in November Let our energies b.
but well directed, and the day is ours not ~
1909 as in 1870 hut by from $500 10 G0o0
| am led 10 this opinion, from the Signs OF the
times which all can read from the assurances o!
the best informed political friends ana The con
cessionS of the most discreet and calculating or
ponents claim to be neither 4 prophe; nor tie
son OF a prophc; : vet venture the prediction
that il the Republicans do their duty in Noyen-
Der. Poks majority will be within the limits ct
the above estimate.
II beg you, Sir, 10 pay no heed 10 the rumor OF
changes asains, us in this part of the state. icu
NAV rest assured, that for every change 10 The
Whio party we can count three in our favor
Take this county, for example, which, in 1910,
gave Harrison 4 majority OF upwards of two hun
bred and thirv The mos, Jealous and Sangulnc
Clayites do not now claim more than one hundred
and iiily majority in Campbell. Look, too {,
Franklin and Amherst, in each OF which n gain
of about 100 to the Democracy is fully coMce-
dcd Indeed know OF no county in this u
gion in which We are likely TO }osc upon the vote
OF 1910 unless, per chance we should do 50 IN
Buckingham. where our friends from some M
accountable cause have been resting on their CAR
since the April election In Nelson, after al III,
efforts and CROWN. OF the Wings, we shall gam
something like 80 in the opinion oi our best 10.
formed friends. You will rccollect, tina, certain
kaoriae ones have predicted all immense Wing
gain in that county.
"You have doubtless seen, ere this some account
Of the great Wing Barbecue that came oft here
on last Tuesday and Wednesday. II was al
together very poor affair, and il is said that II
has done The parry here more harm than goot.--
Senator Archer, Ballard Preston, lvanhoe Cooke
and johnson Barbour were The speakers from i
distance Mr.. Arche!s's speech | have heard
spoken of hy his friends as ryctclcd, both IN INST
ter and manner Il Democratic editor once re-
marked that Mr.. As speeches were As ehcciI"e
in dispensing a crowd as the reading Of the
Riot act could possibly be, and il, on tins oc-
casion Z very large majority Of the audience Gd
not retire before tho conclusion OF the honorable
-
tors deficiency in moring eloquencc. Preston IS
Il good speaker, and generally satisfies the VIII.
portion OF his audience On this occasion, II j.
said, that he favored his friends with one Of his
abest efforts. He has gone over 10 the Federal
lists. bag and baggage, scrip and scriPa9e. liz
not ony goes for Clay, but swallows the Bank
high Tariff, and all the principles and measure
which he tormcrl denounced with so much apra-
rent sincerity and earncs,ntss Excepting the lc-
L.. .tl
ginia has been more v2cilain@ in his cour>c
than w. b. Preston Mr. Barbours speech was
wcll-dclivered and an able one; but ii contained
sentiments which, il seems to me- no genuine
American can entertain in his cool moments
For instance he said, that the victory ot New o..
leans has proved terrible cnlsc 10 this country -
Can folly or madness 90 farther?
II must not omit mentioning the fact, that ON
friend Lcake, 81 AlUemarle, has made tne i'm
precision Ill the upper end oi the Red Land M
trIct. mean no eStravagani compliment when
say, that, as popular speaker lie deserves 10
rank amongst our first men. His speech before the
Association Of this place was acknowledged y
all as an able ingenious and powerful one We
hope he will favor us with another visit before lhr
close of the campaign.
"'Huniing Shir, Leslie Combs arrived in ,his
place this evening. and will probably remain
about here Tor a day OF two. He is uHqueoliona-
bis a very small man; but II IS certain taat ht
can do tolelably large business for one pos
sesSing So small an amount oi intellectual ca
pi,al By the way, do You recollcct Gen. Jack
sons letter, ,ienonncing Combs n doacaic sie'
!; appears tina, Combs visited the Hermitage
short time before the Presidential election IN
1928. remained with the old General tew dav@
and on his return 10 Kentucky, published u
palnphct form, what purpolicd 10 be ho prlr"l"
conversations between them. Cen. J. IN a !e'-
tel published in the Nashville Republican. IA
ted that Combs's pamphlet did nol contain true
statement of what occurred ri his house on
the occasion referred To- tina, parts 81 TIE
conversation were suppressed and ether
ii not eg,egiousIy misreprc>en,ed, were certain.
Is misconceivcd; hut Continued Gene'ai
jackson) extraordinary randor ought not 10 h.
expected Of man who would descend 90 10" o,
Leslie Combs had done in tha, instance
quote from memory You viii, presume i.il
the letter in the Enquirer OF November or Ne