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

To The EdliOTS OF ne enquirer
GREENE County, Feb. l4'h, 1916.
Gentlemen: Allow me, If you please, small
>,..ce in your paper, briefly 10 notice commu-
n;ca,on published in The Enquirer OF the ION
February, written prOtesscdiy in Orange county,
over the formidable signature of "Oranse."
This sage pensman assumes The dictatorship
no, ONLY Of Orange and Greene, but in no small
degree, OF The other counties oil tu's Seaaiordi
district; not only of the Democratic parry, Which
he inlmaes belongs 10 him, but oil The wing
parly loo--,elIins Them OF The path 10 pursue, il
thev would win lanrels for their brow, or add a
brilliant feather 10 their plume
The obiec, which this Mai General oil The els
,r;ct protesses 10 have in view, is 10 hold mp 10
meriled scom and contempt the high-handed
measure pf "Many Democrats" Of The county oil
Greene. who have had The impudence, or as he
has il. The "malignity" 10 call for meeting {"
their friends 10 take into consideration the pro-
p,ely OF adopting some plan by which the unity
of The Democratic party viii be preserved, anu
this loo, without the knowledge or consent OF
.Orangen whonow commands, calls upon my
oar,y' 10 frown down all such moves"
When ms attention was first called 10 this
procla nation. [ did not know who constituted
"Many Democrats" but feeling some solicitnde
10 know who they were, 10 whom The very mid
epiIhes, "sclfsh, malignant agitalors," &c., were
applied | made il my business 10 enquire, and
you NAV be surprised when tell you they are
quiet, INDUSTRIOUS respectable citizens oil the
county, who did not, Gas did "Oranse,) regard
as unreasonable some effort 10 preserve their par
ly from dissension- men, whose patriotism or
whose Democracy would compare (and lose no.
Thing by the comparison) with "Orange" himself.
Since reading The communication OF "Oranse,"
| have read and re-read The call Of "Many De-
mocrais," To find, if possible, the "raw-head aud
/ bloody bones" which seems 10 have thrown this
sensible gentleman into spasms. But can mud
nothing alarming or unusual in il; no wrong Ia
anu one. Ii is known, presume, 10 "Orange"
thai rumor was current al one lime with The stale
ment that our present worthy delegate TO The
Legislature did not intend becoming a candidate
| for reelection. Nor was il less notorious that
The friends Of several worthy gentlemen OF the
county of Orange, had recommended them in the
highest terms as suitable individuals 10 represent
the interests Of The Two counties in The next Lee
eisature OF Virginia. Each man had his friends
warm. jealous. active The Enquirer at one
time literally teemed with communications from
the comfy of Orange, each in support of his
friend The people OF Greene having sent a
delegate Tor a number of years, thought it unjust
towards Orange 10 suggest any one, and Capt.
Davis having seen these communications, and
heard these rumorS IN regard 10 ms declining
poll, was supposed 10 have silently assented to
The arrangement, until short time since, for
reasons best known 10 himself, he though, pro-
per again to announce himself candidate
Under such circumstances, what was more ma
tural, more common, more czpedieat than that
the members OF the Democratic party should
meet and make some effort TO settle The con-
1cling interests OF their friends. This, you
will perceive, was al that Many Demo-
crats'' proposed; nor can discover in this
objectionable call The slightest Partially for,
or prejudice against either one Of The worthy
gentlemen, whose names nave been published as
suitable representatives OF The two countless and
yet for this simple, unpreiending, customary
course the Democrats OF Greene are stigma;ised
with such terms as "magnantagilators and trai.
tors" and be who tells US 81 haze right" calls
upon his followers 10 frown down all such
moves. This, as once heard wag remark, is, 10
say the least Of it, taking altitude upon high
ground But lei me enquire, as "Orange" has
done, into the motive Of This sagacious writer.
Was i, patriotism "Orange" tells us, The
patriot looks 10 nothing but the public good "
Will he suffer me, very respectfully, 10 ask him
wha. amount CT public good will be derived
from The practice Of denocncing publicly our
peaccable, unofending tellow-ci,izens as iIai.
Tors, "ag,aors," and the like, for the very small