Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-06
VOLUME XLH.-NUMBER 80.

consideration The 'rrcpriety OF holding CONVEX :
lion Of The two Counties, and i! the meeting shall
deem sucn convention proper then 10 anpoin,
delegates 10 NEE; and confer with delegation
from Orange" &c, &C. flor whall Why, 10
sc.,'e these dveTsities OF opinion as 10 who SHOULD.
represent US IN the next Legislature Of Virginia
This is The great sin the "Many Democratic No-
lrrs" hare committed in the eyes Of "Orange"-
not Orange proper, but Orange the wriler.-
Orange, the writer, !esretsto sec his, the mere.
Che says, because il ma nfests state o. feelings,
in some few, which is By no means calculated TO
promote the cause of Justice or tie public good.
As the writer "Orauge,' seems 10 be 20 sensi-
tive in his defence oil another, whom We have not
interrupted farther, We hope, hen 10 see dveIsi-
ties OF opinion settled, Shoul! like 10 know
who re u, as there are great many enquiries
about his name. His appeal, 10 any practical
man, is eautiul and strong-how? Why, The
smile is % natural and the reasoning in i! so
convincing as 10 constitute the beauty and strength
of the thing.
Now, we think il would he sin 10 take an un-
tried ai!or, no matter how ne mant!ed himself in
our rigging; the same, 10 lake an un,ried house
builder, no matter what might be his charges,
even il he took the hcrss 10 live in 10 boot; the
| same, 10 take an unlried overseer, shoemaker
doctor, lawyer, smiih-wLsiher the Whole pre-
misses we're converted 10 his own use, or whether
the whole OF the leather, tr worth Of Tie ra,ient
the amour; OF lie case, or The whole .; the iron.
Taking this rule for our guide, We will not act
differently towards our pubic men. What Il
blessed thing it is 10 have enc dictator 10 The some
few who are Disappointed, and wish 10 stand in
the way OF our friends advancement
We are much obliged 10 Orange ior being so
particular as 10 give us q detailed conversation
between true Democrat and true Wing, be-
,py IN ~. . knl live
the world, TO endeavor SO 10 live, as when they
die 10 leave the world more enlightened The Sc
Guel OF the discourse between The Democrat ard
Wing was simp!y, that The Wing lad faithfully
represented his people. and the Democrat asked
The Wing what the notice meant. The Wing
SAID ne &! not know. Well, said the Democrat,
| will Tell you. There are some chaps VINO want
your place, and your fidelity 10 your parry and 10
your people, will constitute 70 barrier i opposi-
ton. We wonder. We will have 10 die the
wiser now. The scale is turned. We exT Z
some Wing has now found out that the Demo
crat has faithfully represented his people and
told h.al some chaps were very much in hIs
wav, and Do mater VITA, bis llieii.y might have
BEEN when wanting. they pretend 10 say he was
no: IL rl2ca. Wei, Grange II is laushab'e
10 see how sensitive YOU are. We suppose ao@
The time has come, according 10 Orange that
We cannot see any thing in our representative de-
serving Ot praise, no mater how .:.Hh'nl ne may
have been. We 2re .--:Y e !3d "Oranee" 20
suspicious. We canno, help thinking, when .'s
is 50 suspicious, hat he ought 10 DC suspected.
Who is more suspicious lhdl "Oraaee, when
he says, ii is 10; fol he county, bu fer personal
ambition, that these agitalurs coDtend2 Where
were these agaors, Orange when irving would
have beaten Leakei Wee we al our pc>l2 fls
Were Won, "Otangel' We nope you were
Now, sir, il il be found ou in iut,ire a you were
not, i. will be unfortunate for yor; ior We tac
rather be called agitators, Than G,aeiteis. WY
should "Oranec" Suspect he may be charged
with courting Wing Votes Tor friend? But DC
il remembered, that these a:itators first intro
ducei The practice, by starting opposition 10 our
present Senator VIA agiia,ors, "OraueeT-
You first undertook 10 defend our delegate. Now
these same agators started WORTHY gentleman.
with the expectation of getting votes, on the
2rouad, that he, the Senator, VIC suppose You
mean, had fought he Wings 100 hard TO be tor
given. As &c .:now Of no one who ever cvurfca
Whig AID on that ground, We pas, il over Nor
did The opposition arise in Greene or Orange
and, therefore, il the ailusioD i, made 10 Us 10
sting Others We leave il 10 those others 10 deierc
themselves, j. defence !, necessary, from your
harmless darts. And by way q conclusion AMI
answer, 10 the warning Il "Orange," when nc
says the Democratic parry is safe 80 long as they
dc; upon principle, but he moment parI OF
them show ;heir principles are cherished as
stepping block 10 office, or a an expedieG 10 ad-
vance friend, from that moment We are ruined;
we wish "Orargc,' who aeens 10 be the pecu-
liar friend OF those III hich places, had thought Of
this a lille sooner Blu, The hones'y Of the party
is brought in disrepu'e-their sincerity is cues,
,1nable, says "Orarse' 0 wonderful saeaciiy.
What ine optics Orange" why did You rct
write sooner, thai il might be made known &c the
world, that our motives were malignant or selfish;
and in order thai j. might teach al 70 believe,
that fidelity 10 our country is no guarantee 10 The
confidence OF The people. Farewell "Oranse"-
whenever ~ future mn disfnrer treason you haD-
die The traitors. MANY DEMOCRATS.