Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-29


Doth of that monh-tbat the most sanguihe sas,
up all as los;-lhat The Wings around c'alli'e"
victory as their due For who believed, II a le,u"
| ciiaion did not take place, that me Vo'e "
| einia could be saved, and who diu NOT kno" :.
| Virginia had al ann iinn ialtered that inc ld''y
| elsewhere could not be unIlcd!-no' one, w, no
one. Every person mus have seen ina' sns s,;'
was the pivo al that lime, on wnien '''t 1N.. a
turned. He (Mr. Rilchir) will rocollecl maj a' d
la,r bonr hal dark and gloomy night, when
pail hung over US, when he, seated by ms own hie'
side. doubtless medilaing on 6ceni events anu ue-
plorino the uterdesructlun Of party lor when ne
had So long so ardenlly, faithfully ms l,uie'
his heal;h, his all; and The perneuiy o. wn ,.l
he Then now. ana ever as ardeni'y desired as liie
i,self-it was al that time and place, thai TWO De
mocrals, messengers OF peace, aud if'enus VI
union, approached him, and MADE an appeal ~
| him. 10 'bear and forbear," 10 give To The wihas
The nnsnd expressions uttered BY fiery youth 10
yenerated age iela little longer, he was asked 10
forbear and assured that another and better mes
seneer would appear and calm the troubled waleis;
| thai there was one, and il was believed ont one,
who could and would, successfully, otter Inc
solve branch" fortunately he needed the ap-
peal for ND TO the meeting of the State Conver-
| ton in February, he performed his part. Neec
| | tell you all that took place Inc evening ceiofs
lha, Convention mel? and need Tell You VINO
il was then, and alter /! did meet, VINO lnrew
himself in The breach, and risked all, sacIhctd
all on The altar of peace2 No, will not sup
nose that any of you are isl o~ant OF The even's
OF that "real crisis
Sh Because he was The FIRST public man IN
the Stale who made public speech IN favor u
The annexation OF Texas. will not al Tins day
comment on The importance oil that great anu
wise measure. This position was taken oy Mr,
Hunter under The fire Of the Enquirer, whichcIa
no, think the TINE had arrived. But IN lew
short months, oh how changed The tone and Inc
scene.
OH Because he was one of The very first adj
yocales Of Gree trade" when ii was not very
popu!cr, polittc or fashionable, to be So On
no. il was then an "Ab,lIacuon," South Caro-
lima Abstraction. The scene and the lone
changes again. and all, all Democrats, and very
MANY Wings, 100, are Free Traders" Let II
be so. II is great, vital question Oh us
success depends The prosperity, i! not The very
existence OF the South; OF il, we can III tfnlh
say, 'cs'O ps'petna."
10th and lastly. Because, OF the ncse and
generous bearing of himself and his frlends-c.
his friends, in suffering his claims 10 be poslpon-
ed, last winter, when they hac right 10 claim
hi. elecion-of him, always, and al all lines,
but especially within The last ten daps, when he
So nobly again threw himself in the breach and
saved one Of Virginia's sons from being osra-
cised
Ihave as briefly as possible given you my rea-
son, for the election OF MIR. IIunler-thc ONLY
objection have heard urged is, that il will 20!
do 10 ieopardise the district which he represents,
by taking him oul Of it-he, as is alleged, being
HE only man Of The parry who can carry II.
Fimsy, indeed, is this objection, complimentary
though il be 10 Mr. Hunter; yet il is no compli-
menl To The Democratic Parry. The district IS, or
(jonbtlasc II yxl--if
rhen the Wings are fairly entitled 10 II. II II is,
it is poo! compliment 10 The party 10 say thai i
possesses but one man who can carry Il But ad-
init that Mr. Hunters great strength alone can
save the district, should his strength prove bar
rier Ia his promotion? should he be made at all
times Ia work like galley slave Tor chel>' Cold
and selfish is such policy The cscucheon oil
Democracy, hope, will not be thus furnished.
Ilis proper that should, as have in The pre-
cedne promised advert 10 some reports winch
have found their way into the papers and into PR
vale circles, connected with The subject OIL the
election.
Ii is said that influence has been Used in
Washington 10 defeat Mr. Hunter, ne on.y On
his own account, bn as the trusted friend OF the
noble Calhoun Can this be soi | trust anf be-
lieve moi Who in Washington, save The Editor
OF the Union and our own Mason, acrc 70 rled-
die with our eleclion2 Why should l.i:re be an
motive 10 njure Hunter or Mr.. T.! Every
member OF the rary should feel gratitude 10 each
for The stand taken hy them in lS37-eveIy men,
Der of the Cabine; mus, know that they could mol
nor occnpy their hiah places, but for those Two
distinguished men. rLen uhai motive can here
be for such interference
Blu, ii is Sal! h. Eiiior ol The Union is one Of
The parties thus engaged. For him | enter So
Tenn denial From h> ccn lips in AuSrsi, he
declared to me thai he had mol and he would mi
take any part Who al this day will question The
vcracity If Thomas Riichic7 No gentleman WILL
Our Mason is mex. charged. Who thai Knows
III oren. mAah and generous. whole-son!ed Ma.
son, can believe iufone moment that m / asa'n1
any BODY. nr that h ud engage IN any petty
inreus? He i 100 pure nam iar that.
Blu, if there 81 .uld be any such influences al
tempted by any, woe to The man who shall 80 far
forget what is due 10 himself and 10 our good old
Stale. Better that such man should be toad
and feed upon The vapours OF dungeon"
This last appeal is made TO you by
"a CALM OBSERVER"