Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-18
toR THE EyorIaep.
TO THE FRIENDS OF GEN. GORDON

In N: iD,mGyle District
am one OF you. Nol one aluors YOU sur
passes me- in warm, ong.iiied, ana well proved
regard for Gen. Goldon-personal ard political.
IN iae', Know not more tl.an one or Two nitr
VINO have supported him SO unyaryingiv, ever
since had a vote within reach ii him.
And lew exceeded me in dissatisfaction :, :he
mancruyres, By which he was deprived OF he
place which IN my opinion was his due, IS Pc.
publican candidate for his Congressional Dis.
trict in the pending contest. Opposed, lons ard
earnestly, 10 all Caucuses, suspected hat lie
Caucus which displaced him, was gotten IN with
even more than the usual amount ot uLia,rress
incident 10 that capital method OF cheating tic
people.
But what Of al this Shall wc averse or
friend By letting tie District tail into The hands
OF Bank and 1arf representative Lei ~
weigh The consequences Of Ills. In lie close
voilnS which IS possible, il not pfchable, in
Congress, upon Inc four grand questions vi a
National Bank, Protective Taiili. an lrte.
pendent Treasury, a Distribution al tic rub!.c
land money, 4 single voice may decide th,. ,:,e
OF The Constitution, and Of The Jnunl Sup
pose, that BY our Standing alooi, Mr.. Irving is
elected, DO You net see The momen,ous evils iha,
will result We shall punish Inc whole Slate
nay, our whole country for tie au, Of q liz:
wire-woFkers Seldom, very seldom, i; ever,
retnIance $50 completely 10 dcIhronc judgm,ne
and DUTY.
| Perhaps you think, that BIZ leaving Ny Icsse
10 tc defeated you will strike blow al The Can.
Gus system You are mistaken. The sever.
eighlhs OF The party who support Mi l., viii
! pefpeiua!iy Gle your course, rs IN cx.mpe Il
lie mischels that come from aon-acGuiescerce
in = Caucus nomination: and the argument whe-
Their sound or not, will prevail. Such nomiua-
ctt.ill 10 h.ll
than ever: and mluTe Caucuses will be strength
ened by your secession. Bcsides-is nc, Air.
Irving he nominee OF Caucus, Assured!y he
is. Then, after all, q C0ncus ,rR i0rc jiera,,ea.
and the uphoders OF that rcte Of choosing a cam
didate can point 10 Mr. Irving and say, He was
elected By his party's paying resrtct 10 Con.
veniion's choice" and 10 Mr.. Lcale, ind say,
He was defeated, because he Democrats would
not hearken 10 their ConyenrIon"
fObserve-eGnrenf.on is not ma name fer these
assemblies-l ca! them cGu1uas
This machinery is unavoidable, 80 lorgt5 ,i.ere
are parties. As 70 waiting I'LL you &c: I.psH
caucuses yon may Is soon exrrc. IN honest
+! thiel or warm snow. ! take Mr. I.eshe. no.
bceon:c he is named ~ the CAUCUS. Ln IN srfe
OF that nomnaon) because lie is q rishi.llink-
ing sronsmindcd, talented man; Of Ike rureS
morals, most skiul debaer, and in al respects
worthy Of d seat in Congress. He was my
HteuHu cHolce, ohil Dut u every Eidn were 10
insist upon lis iirs: choice in such cases, what
candidate could ever obtain msjority2
Let Us, my friends and brethren, echo ard prac.
lse upon the generous sentiment o: Gen Cor.
don himself; and support Mr.. Leake, 10, as lie
nominee OF The Convention. tE, as The Reputil-
can candidate believe those were Gen. G's.
very words. Can those who admire End esteem
him, do better than adop, them Do 50, AMI sic.
tory is yours without fail
Your fclow-vo,er,
RJrCRcKYN