Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-13
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RAFp.HaNxocx CouSry, Aug. l, 1871.
Upon examining tic selection or appointment
ay cur Governor Tor Commissioners, to siper-
intcni The election for President. We notice fn
RapPahannock the name of John a. Sia,l2htsF.
There must he some mistake; or, ifnot, We, WHO
feel some interest in such appointments, would
i, o5Iigcl 10 some friend. through your paper, 10
inform u who Mr.. J. 4. Slaughter is. where he
resides. and If any one can tell whether he is =
vo!ar. ! have inquired Of gentlemen who have
been r., dents of the county for Inc !est twchty
years. ard Of some who hayc had an opportunity
to become acGuain,c with every voter in tie
count, and to them the name is z strange one.
We canno: ascertain whether sl;ch d man reside
in III. count. Perhaps The gentlemen wl.a were
ki?dcnougt 10 furnish the Executive with names,
can furnish Us the iniormation-it ~, We shall
h. o sligeiiJ i!,'T.
AT August Cour', TIE ri Monday in the month.
We contemplate having n mass meeting, Tor yari-
Gus purposc>; The pr: Feelings Of (which will bc pull
li>hcd in your paper. Union is The motto OF our
Democratic brethren in this entire country. Per
liaps there never was atany time Slich harmony
not Il dissenting voice. Polk anG Dallas vii! re-
cciyca larger vote il This county than tir. ' .hH-
rem received in 1910. Some O! orr NOS, expected
nci.hloI>. who warmly surpori2t General i'?T-
ris5n, viii. fail 10 support Harry o.! III" West THIS
Fall. That [ may moi tc charged with commit
n~icating what is untrue, | Will give you The
names Of some, ard, III doing so, | know shall
bring dow the entire Wing influence. and no
small c~oaxine, and some annoyance - my friends.
!, therefore. ask vi them 10 cXcusc me. Is they
must really perceive the reason why | sivethc:r
names:
JOS. Laloulilaras, who Was warm in the sup
port OF General Harrison, refuses his support 10
Mr.. Clay. because he thinks him 4 dishonest
man, oul and out Mr.. Peter Glascock refuses his
scpport - him, for perhaps tho same reason
TtoS. Walden. Esq, (cnc of the Oldest inhabi-
iants Of the county, and = gentleman commanding
The reSpcc; anil con- icncc of both pafi:cs, and |
tell you in 1910 wc felt his influence | heard de-
clare that he wouldno; suppcrtN vi Clay. A gen.
,le@au of influence, . Whi~. s,andin2fy, %relnark-
Ell: Sir, you must b. joGing!" No" said Or
venerable friend, ''never more %sorioas; ! will not
support him." That aid, it was enough; they
knew we'll i, was useless 70 sax more 10 him.
Arotiicr-Mr. Eastman .Iorian-a eer'lrman
Of influence, and who also welded in loio ali IN
hue.ce which we had reason - flcl, has declared
his ~in;cniion never, & he ctien expresses himself.
again TO he caught in the Federal RAMS, end is
now doing god service for Pcl5 and Dallas-ycs.
and TEXTS too. Mr.. Jordan frankly admits. that
from the representations 81 he Whi"' CT 1879, *
was induced to belerc that i was the interest Of
the farmer ~ suTPolt Wig princiPles-hu, vixen
he took upon himself 10 7ply lheirdoc;rines mo
perry, he WIS not long in diScovrr;n" lie Unequal
i,y, and AYERS that if ne as 4 farmer must W. taxed
for the syrpoit Of Northern men Of wealth, al he
asks in return is. that the Northern manufactures
may be taxedt to support his labor or his farm. 1t
is a bad rule .alt will not work both ways,
We di>corcf-what we did think was i'm
possible-viz: w. c. Rivcs'S sun"o!t 10 Mr..
Clay. VIII ynu refer 10 his (Ri"csS) speech de-
liverci 1t Louisa CoIrt-hou>e. the 9Th September.
1889. have some recollection o!harin" rcaatiat
speech with Some interest: indeed. | !.sod at that
time in Il section cfcounlrv wSerc Mr.. Rivcs was
popular with the Democracy, and perhaps no man
ever received II the lantIs Of any parry u more de-
cidcd support from - 10 -. VIM. c. liiycs was
perhaps mere cordially dcSpiscd ny the party now
termed Wing, (for ! have forgotten whatIhe llen
called Themselves than any o;hcr one individual
in the United States. have Heard gentlemen de-
n1uncc him 4 tricky Ju.giei; yes, an American
fiddler and Juegicr, Who was Too Insignificant To
represent lie interest and character of tire Ameri-
can nation IT the French Court, ana that any r.
raEgc.nen, through him, should by the Govern
mont ne ,iSrcgGricd. How is il. that VIM. G.
Rivcs has gone over 10 Ciayl VIII you please
refer 10 his address rs above directed, thai
the Wings themselves nay pronounce him
at least . renegade from his principles, as
avoNed tia, DAY. Said he. "will any orc dare
10 charge That have { ended? ESQ. Ii, him come
forward and specify" end lhcn follows-"havc |
conlcEdcd for q lai,iuiinous construction OF the
Constitution, for Il National Bank. for a Prolcc-
Tive Tari.i, icr Il system Of internal Improve
m%cni!-No man c.m or will assert Il. H. I'll these
respect, | challenge the >~iric;e>t comparison OF
nv acts and opinions"
Task. now, that The people. particularly those III
Northwestern Virginia, will examine his POSITION
- declared ~ hilnsalf III day Of September,
1880. with his support now 10 Air. Clay, and il
they do not condemn him. lei hiin cajoy 10 his
hearts content.
ldi,cover that the Whiys are abor; playing
'hc sane game oft which was commenced
III 1910, ~ sending in place Of William G.
Rivcs, the notorious John NJ. Bolts and others, 10
preach Whig doctrine "a the people Of oil M01on-
uoncalia, and In address Col. Thomas Bankard.
that H. ma" disseminate throughout COOL old
Mionongalia, Wing doctrines; bat unless | am
mistaken in the character and good scrsc OF those
people IL Northwestern Virginia, they will do just
'bou, TO: Bots md his Ta!iy, what ihcy did Tor
Wa. c. Riycs when h. went there in 1Sio-,ncet
with The adj. Slecnlcd, Thompson, Newman,
Morgan, Brown. and ? host Of c'acrs. who will
icil them, thai the rco,'c her will Judge torihcm-
selves, and eventually meet, - They a%ssnredly
will. defeat.
WHY d. ne: llcp sclcci The ~notor;onS Mr. 4.
". I.r;"i,, who i undcr>tooI TO be- conspicuous
Wig, 10 20 ont and rrcrch t. ihc reoflc Of all
those Northwestern c~ounti,Sl He j. rccollcclel
there, and know fiS name is familiar, If not, his
abuse Of those people III The Convention is not
forgotten. | think he told them thai ihcY lrad 20
work. and of conl>c they Were not capable Of juGg-
ing for themselves. i was said h. put them ~ i
level with the blacks OF Eastern Virginia. Mr..
Bolts had better take Mr.. Leigh with him.
Very respectfully. yours.