Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-07

The most subtle into design 10 bctray or muir, !"
anv nav The RenubIican party. TAKE ms in, ul
es,ipr history since 1923, when ne enciea VI. ,d
einia Legislature, view its features ca,e'Il ~, IN
with a critics eve, ard then il you can no'a ~
lie yacilIa,iops and backslidings, WIN your eoin
mems and obieclions. nPublic OPINION, as inc
Baltimore Pario, has truly said, points 10 ii,m nm
as The man." every consideration oil honesty and
Justice points 10 him as The mar cur in'e.e',
a desire 10 preserve the purity Oh gu, p''n. any
point 20 him as The man. IL IS use'pss " 1s M
that his claims are vastly superior ~ ~ a.,
man in Virginia, and that he Il co o' 60 - ~
~ way of protecting our creed anu -" u.rr yonno
The ancient Commonwealth" W men 'e'J oa"a
man in The Legislature, we find him, WIN Us
disciple of the Jcfersonian School q politics; nc
has been there from that day TO nus wlnou. va
riabenes, or shadow OF turning, 'he SANE Jes'e'
day and Today. Ia ;s en,;,led
lie, him be elected 10 the Senatc-he IS en!,,ieu
10 The place, aud doubt not oul 'nal nu -. ,..i,
found among The foremost in turther'ns 'he we'll
Oe,ns y WI 'o""'''' A"' ANXIOUS.
To The Ed,torsof he Enquirer:
PORTSMOUTH, August :, 1910
Gentlemen: see mentioned IN seVera' mum
bers of your paper that al The next session Oh '"e
legislature of this Stale, an election VIII nave 10
be gone into for Senator in Congress, 10 sup
ply The place of the Hon. VIM. ,. hFcher' whose
term will soon expire Many distinguished gen.
tlemen have been mentioned as his Successors,
all OF whom are men Of great abilities, ana nave
done the State much service, being al an
times ready 10 battle in The true cause oi De-
mocracy r
When Mr.. Archer leaves the Senate, we OF
Eastern Virginia will be virtually without any
representation in that body, except what uur good
and true friend Pcnnybacker docs ior US; and al
though we cannot well expect him ~ take the
anne interest for this as hc would do iol his own
mart Of The State, yet we have every confidence in
him. and are really hpry IL have such star IN
The Senate rs Mr.. pcnnylarkcr i from
Western Virginia, thnh II no more than right,
that the genicinah who supple, MIR. Afohers
Mace should be om The Eastern part ii The
State. As have nsioIc said, maay distinguish
ed gentlemen have been named, bul know al NJ
person who would b, more acceptable 10 this part
oil the Commonwealth Than our distinguished and
efficient representative in Congress- The Hon. Ar
chbad Atkinson. lean we'll and truly bear tes-
imcny IL this genl,mans ilrmness and consis-
tency 10 Democratic principles lie has been al
all times governed by he Constitution as promul-
gated BY Tn. Jefferson, and eYpoundsd by his po-
liical friends; a man who never has swerycd one
lola for personal asgr;ndisemenl; always true
10 The Trust OF his constituents; never al any time
backward in sustaining the holy truths Of our
creed; always ready loenler into, and reule ar
gumenls and doctrines q The opposition; man Of
great energy OF character and business habits,
who never suffers The SIN 10 rise before him, but
is up, and II his desk cilighienins himself upon
new subjects likely 10 be brought before the coun-
Try. Such a man Mr.. A., and snch
should we have in he Senate from Eastern
Virginia. dare say, that every acquaintance
Of Mr.. Atkinson wouldbe mos, happy 10 see him
occupying scat in the Senate, and if his name is
put in nomination by hs friends in our next Lee
sislalure, be certain tha he will be successful
Then, We would have nothing 10 fear with Pen
nybacker aud Atkinson in the Senate. May De-
mocracy be onward Yours truly,
"A Democrat or THE OLp SCHOOL,