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

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appear very soon.
Yesterday was a heavenly day overhead. Inc
snow melted good deal in The sun, aid me
walking was wre,ched. In The shade, however
Inc crust OF ice still continued firm. Al nigh
the moon shone out brilliantly, and sleighs, viii
their merry bells, and sill merrer hearts ant
voices, slipped along rapidly, an darsened tbt
pn,e white ground. For this latitude IL was 4
very picturesque scene.
Ara late hour, the Northern and Southern
mails had not arrived.
To The Editors Of The Enquirer.
THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY MEETING
A writer in the Enquirer OF The 10Th February
under the signature of "Alpha," has thought I'll
10 arraisn the Democratic party OF Gloucester
before the Senatorial District OF which that coun-
~ is part, for The crime of daring and presumng
contrary 10 the wishes, and against The Interests
nerbans, Of certain citizens OF the Commonwealt
10 meet in primary assembly, for The purpose OF
expressing their opinions and sentiments with re-
gard TO The nomination of an acceptable candi-
date 10 be voted for b. them on The 4'h Thursday
Of April next; ard has undertaken 10 censure
! and reprimand the people of that county for an
ignorance, or fcrgetiuness, or wliul neglect, OF
! the common courleses that are due from one
people 10 another, or from one gentleman TO his
! fellow
"alpha," with a development Of The "eaeeihes
scTi6end," which al once stamps him an ndivi-
dual OF The species Courthouse politician, has
delivered himself OF long winded etiuson, ra-
Their apperainins TO the descriptive style OF writ
ing than The arsumenlalive, in which the "idolo
t,,bus" OF Lord Bacon, or the fondness for COM
pe,eness added 10 tervid imagination, seems
10 have impel!ed him into a Dickens manner OF
srran?e and gross mis-. representations rather than
into t,pe relation OF such occurrences OF mole
p. harpened on The evenliul Gloucester Court
day 2l..ided 10.
With 4 head and heart fdiiy charged, from a
recent ysi, 10 he metropolis, with devcuring
animosity &c he English occupation Of the Ore
CON and 10 The dominion of King Caucus, he
seems 10 have returned bursting with Impotence
10 write "slashing article" Tor the papers on The
one subject or the other, and grecdily snalched al
Inc glorious opportunity offered by the hfbc G!ou'
cesler gathering for the purpose OF selecting tcTt
whereirom 10 write sermon. Undersuch circum-
stances il can hardly be expected that one actua-
ted ny lie lofty feelings OF unquenchable enmity
10 The iron ru0 Of the despot Caucus; and, espe-
cially. one who had lounsed into the meeting a
nonresident OF Inc county, more from motives OF
CURIOSITY than any other, except, perhaps 10 wit
ness he grace with which the elegant civililes Of
refined people would be extended 10 strangers
should take the trouble 10 be very particular in his
| facts.
"Factsn lis said care stubborn things"-but
when one with pen, ink and paper seis himself
r.. r., ~ &c met
! and vast dea more convenient 10 fashion sci
| Of nice. soft duciIe, piabe facts, than The old
fashioned hard and stubborn sort. And when
! one has fancvto adapt set OF stereotype de-
! nunciations. 10 certain originated cases, by a
| fixed standard, and by rule and compass, if only
a few circumstances arise by which car be dis
covered the shadows OF difference from The sta I'D
AID, il would be shame 10 Interrupt the pure
current OF iavecliyc, By any Thing SO disagreea-
Bile as an existing fact, when in It's place, with s.
little trouble, ceald be substituted a supposed and
exactly applicable circumstance, that would 50
| pleasantly allow perfect symmetry OF expression,
and bring il exactly within the operation OF the
rule Thus seems 10 have reasoned alpha"
Determined TO inveigh against caucuses, he has
sezet upon this meeting OF the people OF Glou-
cesler as God-send by which he might express
his coored mp thoughts in full, en- the heinou.-
ness OF such proceedings in general; and lest
others who may have been present. o. who may
have read The proceedings, should not have come
70 The most natural conclusion, thai the meeting
was rot strictly caucus, or such a caucus a
should be rallied at, and inveghed against, he has
thought il ali The hes, 10 fix and dovc-lail in such
little supposed facts, as did not actually exist in
order that il might present The appearance of a
":esular built" and fully developed busbear,
periet, in lis hideousness.
alpha" states, that on the day alluded TO- a
paper was found, srr;tage 10 say, without sig
nature, sticking up in the Tavern portco, calling
a meeting ol the Democratic party. Did cal
pha" ever notice of that kind (Snd no
doubt he has written many a one, with the sigma
lures of gentlemen subscribed And wha, i'm
porlante could be attached 10 such failure OF
personal subscription, II the people agreed as
they did ia This instance, 10 heaIken 10 the call,
and convene accordingly? He might have found
out very easily, had he felt disposed who had
posted the notice, and he must have seen that il
met the hearty concurrence of every member OF
the party at The Courthouse.
As To the exertions used all day 10 persuade the
people 10 assemble and the failure to effect so de-
SRA bic an end until tie fag end Of the evening
when the upposefs of caucus and The opponents oil
the claims OF a certain gentleman had len the
Courl-ereen, here Alpha introduces ma"i.iac-
tuycG fact and iednccs most improper conciu-
SION. The Hercuiedn efforts to which he alludes
had no existence. Ii is not The habit Of members
Of The party in Gloucester, 10 aelp, 10 force free
men into measures against their wishes. All thai
was done was The simple expression OF wish
on the part of some 10 others, and the acquies-
cence was as prompt as the ulterance. II is some
+ what remarkable that Alpha, who has been a
practising lawyer al the Gloucester bar for len
years should have had so liue business in Cour
as not to have known that The Court was in ses
late k1,,r - h. atV o1It l,at
quenlly, the Courtroom, The only place in which
meeting could he held, could not he oblainec
for such purpose, and that it was from that cir.
cumstance alone, and not from any desire 10 eludt
the vigilance of the champions OF anti.cau
Gus thai occasiobed the poslponement OF the time
OF meeting; for, even had gentlemen desired L
, effect so desirable contamination they would
have hesi,ated, SO long as was known hat so re
| nowned Quixote, an Grant knight, who wander
, Ell from Shaeaelioid'S, in King & Queen, even a
far as Washington, The better TO nurse his wrali
and keep il warm" had appeared upon The hel(
to break lance in such cause, and who, as h,
had mistaken on former occasion wind mills 70
giants, was then apt 10 mistake the "vox ct prete
IRA nihil" of public expression of the will Q
freemen, for mighty aud noxious institution
and 10 magnify lille meeting OF 20 into such ;
huge md dangerous giant caucus, as would IL
uuire his proGigious valor 10 annihllaie. Alpha
nice and delicate sense OF propriely received ;
most rude and contounding shock from anolhe
circumstance from which be derives another IA
BLEED inference Alpha knew full well, or ough
/, 10 have known. thai the venerable Chairman VIII
, presided over the meeting was not called 10 III
i chair because he was the unete OF a certain gen
| rleran, bu, because ne was the tather Of Demo
crazy in The county Of Gloucester, and as The pa
,ria.ch CT the Republican tribe, the people wer
; di posed, as they ever will be, 10 show him Ia
; Difference 70 which, from his ong, faithful, ant
untring services. he is so ius!ly entitled. Con
corning the benefit that was 10 be conferred upol
particular gentleman the nephew OF The Chair