Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-07
To The Editors Of ths Enquirer.

most illusrious predecessors.
To tie Editors Of ths Enquirer.
Gentlemen Ii is with extreme regret and NOR
LITIGATION that have witnessed the sharp-shootins,
in the columns OF The Enquirer between wri'e'S,
all Of whom hail from the county oil hing WI
liam. Why this continual warfare 2 What goo"
end is 10 be attained by i'll Have the writer's
the vanity 10 suppose, that The bright scintiatons
Of wit, which they think adorn their pieces, VIII
attract The attention Of persons residing out oil Inc
county2 Or, is it, that some of them think mat
King William does not present sufficiently
large field for the indulgence OF their "eaeoeAes
loQuendi" that they resort 10 the "eaeoelAes se'7-
bend,." as safety valve 10 let of their surplus
vii, and 10 show how well versed they are in The
writings Of The Poets2 The various writers
have exhausted nearly all OF the letters OF me
Creek alpbabet for sisnaures-lhey have told US
The difference between "mornng twilight" and
tsevening ,wiisht"-lhey have spoken OF Inc
abroad daylight Of Gospel truth, and the "dlm
,u;liubr Of Prophecy" We have had "moral
lichl'" We are told of Livy, Tacitus, and The
| Roman Commonwealth, Sophocles, Lord Bacon,
and OF Pharaoh and the ancient Pauiarchs-and
another writer has gone far out OF his way 10
give US quotations from ShakspeaTe's MId.sum-
mer's Night Dreams, and 10 lei us know that he mas
read The story of Pyfamus and Thishe and lhis
same writer, from his vast store-house OF learn
ine has vouchsaied TO his wondering and asionish-
ed readers The astounding information that 'lhe
moon has been thought BY The ignorant TO be made
| of green cheese;" and thence by process oil rea-
sonine. strictly in accordance with The character
! OF The whole piece, changes the name OF writer
in The ENQUIRER OF the 10Th March, who signs
himself daylight" into "Green Mconshine.' :
! Sage deduction
In this piece propose 10 answer some few OF
| The points taken by beta, in his piece IN the
| ENQUIRER of the 27lh March, so far as il has re-
ference 10 the meeting al King William Court
| house. and the King < Queen Convention, and
leave daylight" 10 lake care of himself; and in
doing so intend 10 use no unkind words or ex-
pressions, but to give plain statement OF facts
as understand them.
| In The first place, | charge The seli-siyed EdG-
cation parry in this county as being The first and
only persons in this county 10 suggest Conven-
ton, in order Gas suppose) 10 get rid OF Col -.
and Gen A., who had both been declared candi-
dates in this Senatorial District, both Of whom
were opposed 10 district schools, as proposed by
| the Education party in this county. lneIe was
| no necessity for a convention, as Inc wings alo
| moi intend bringing out candidate as was &C.
!
The Education men must have convention; aud
a writer from this county, in The Enquirer over
The signature OF "Omega." SAID III was Eol an
| issue between Wings and Democrats, but between
the friends and opponents OF tree schools these
were his words, as well as remember; ana sun
| The opponents Of Tree schools are charged with
making ii an issue 10 This canvass
The meeting Of The 23d OF Feb, at The Court
House. SO much complained OF, was one OIL me
largest | ever saw held in the county, and was
presided over by one OF our most respectable and
| intelligent citizens-a gentleman who has pre-
sided over many meetings before IN The county,
and no, one word Of complaint ever uttered
AGAINST him beiore-it is useless 10 say That they
do moi complain Of the chairman oil that meet
inc. for The meeting was "exparte" and chaTac-
rerized hy aunheard OF uniairness, as al
lcee and the delegates appointed by HIM 10
The convention were packed satellites; then, oil
course, he must be payiicsps crfnints, ana more
10 blame than any one else. VINO Is ne VINO
dare charge the delegates from hins Wililam 10
the King & Queen Convention with being PACK.
ed satellites} BY what authority does he make
The charge? challenge him 10 produce single
shadow OF proof or even grounds for bare sus-
pcion. He may say, he only asked "Daylighl"
II he was packed satellite. That question has
= great deal OF meaning. "Beta" must be OF
very suspicious nature il he could suppose that
one with so noble soul as the reputcd author OF
daylight" could be packed satellite; but wili
drop this potion OF the subject, as i Is TOO pre-
posierous 10 merit single moments attention.
Does "Betan mean o say, that MAJ. F. did ncl
yoe in the meeting at the Court house ! For u
he was as near 10 him as he says he WAS, ana ulu
moi hear him vote in the negative. ne must be
re,u deaf; and sill he must hear feR,aTkaolv ~e'f,
il he heard anv opponents OF free schools vo'e
Win him. re-asser what daylight" asserted,
that The meeting was called for The purpose OF ap-
nonline delegates 10 The King & Queen Conven-
lion. and no olher-ihe sagaciIy and penetration
NJ Mr.. r. w. 5. G.. 10 the contrary nolwithsiand-
mo The whole gist OF Mr.. .G.'s speech IN mat
meeting TOR he seemed TO be speaking against
rimel was that lS delegates were TOO many, as u
Il was important whether or 30 were appointed;
rs by the resolutions o! The meeting, u was *
pressly said, that the counties should voe IN con-
ven,ion according 10 their Democratic Strength
and vet. this very Education party we're ANXIOUS
10 &c, up a subsequent meeting, tout iai'co,J '"i
he purpose Of appointing 0ddatonat dcheafcS =
"Rv ,hp way see thai Louisa appointed seventy
daaoatos 10 the Senatorial Convention held IN
that district)
The truth Of The whole OF this stir is, that they
(tbe Education pary) intended holding meeting
AZ the Courthouse on the 23d, exactly OF The cha
rac,er which hcu represent the one held TO have
been (but which deny;) but The meeting being
called rather sooner than they had anticipated,
thew were not agreed, suspect as 10 who should
be chairman, Sc, and were ralherlaken by sur
prise. and knew not how 10 ac'. Being suiliy
themselves, led them 10 be suspicious, ana en-
abcd their sagacions leaders 10 penetrate 'e NM
60 veil thrown over this meeting, as they sup.
nose. Their contemplated meeting was charged
anon one Of their leaders in my presence, and he
d;d mn, DENY il; he was asked the question, aud
declined answering IT,
mPetan saws that "every Democrat suspected OF
ho;no favorable 10 the Education Cause, was
sxcnded." Was not Mai d. appointed dele
gale Is he not The county candidate OF The I'd
nncation party in this county, although nc has
committed The objectionable offence IN 'Beas'
ewes, Of "having just sloughed the dead skin Of
Whiggery?" ;,
he was opposed 10 free schools, why did they ask
| him 10 preside over an education meeting held al
Sharon Church on The 81 Saturday in March?
"Be,a" complains that "many old, long tried
rrusly men. who have generally been honoTed hy
snch Appointments, were thrust aside 10 make
room ior batch Of new msn, some OF whom had
| lust sloushed The dead skin OF Whiggery Does
/ 1Beta" pretend 10 say That the same men should
| always be appointed, and that they are the only
men in the county qualified 10 perform SO simple
| a duty as that required OF delegates 10 conven-
ton : and besides, if they have been honored for
fifteen years, it is high time their mantle shonId
fall on other shoulders, and that younger men
should be learning the arduous duties ofdelegate
10 a convention In regard 10 the former Wing
gerry Of some them, would simply ask ''Bela"
who we're our most conspicuous men throughout
the State in 1914, in defending The principles OF
the Democratic party? Were they not those who,
having once acted with The Wing party, had The
boldness TO sever party ties and affiliate them
selves with those who had inscribed on their ban
ner the principles from which they Qhe States
Rights Wings had never swerved2
What "dissraceful scenes" does "Beta" aude
10 at King and Queen Court House, made by
those who went there for the purpose OF prevent
ing the nomination OF an education candidate
The King William delegation expressly said they
could not sanction The nomination of an educa-
ton candidate, as they came there 10 represent a
majority OF the Democratic party OF their county