Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-06
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GREENE COUNTY Va, Feb. l3, 1876.
hessrs. Editors: In yorr paper OF the 10th in
slant, discover Il lengthy communication over
the signature CT Orange" regretted 10 see this
tie more, as the w!icr evidently had the vanity
10 presume ihathis m,.hty poductioa would crush
IA far md honorGbie more hat vas then in pc
sfcss TO take the sense oi The Democratic Party
nj this county, concerning the proprieiy OF hoid-
ing Co.ven,lCG 10 nominate candidate 70 ie-
present Them in The ensuing General Assembly.
a lair and honorable move did | say! Yes,
Sir, il was also n orcn and a pab,!t one. a rail-
FOR fri meeting oil the Democrats ot this county,
made By many Democratic voters, (not by
Clique, as ''Orange" wanlonly asserts,) and pub
!shed in The Enquirer OF The third, for the pnr-
pose only OF consulting about he pronTicty OF
holding a Convention 10 nominate candidate.
Was there, ask any thing criminal in this
Was i, high or petit treason or, was there even
any Thing improper Surely not Yet, strange
to lelI i; seems 10 have inflated Orange with IN
dicna.;on, and caused him TO be delivered oi
much uncal!ed for viIuperalion, mixed with no
small portion Of >luil. Why has "Granse" as
sunled that The move was made 10 start orposiiicn
70 oar presen, delegate? He has seen nothing 70
warrant such an assumption. He is, indeed,
very sensitive and suspicious being. rather
suspect he sits on high seal, and reis a little
lettering or he may lie one o! the many rdiieTs IL
The ccul; yard, wl.o fondly hope to DC SooH called
in whoever he niay be, we assure him he has
taken upon himself unnecessary pains and iiou-
ole in warning the Democratic Parry against he
move here made. sc claim, and ever VIII
claim the right pcaceabIy Ia assemble as
parry, ard ador. ,ha. course we deem most con-
ducivp 10 our political Interests, a"d We snail no.
be deferred from il bv any man. or sci oil men, oi
their ido!aters. "0rangc" unWanariablv assn
ming thai the move was MADE expressly Tor the
exclusion of our present delegate, asks triumph
antly, what benefit would result from change
Il will he time enough 10 answer this when we
have said We desire a change. Suffice II To say,
,ha, "Orange" will te able, perhaps, 10 answer,
when ne has been taught the difference between
a positive and a ncg0tir: service. Orange
lalks much about fitiHV 10 principles, and indl-
reclly charges portion Il the Democrats here
with want Of il; ihis is 4 wanton ami iliiberal
charge. tor, in The hour Of trial, (as in orr last
Congressional Eieclion) We were az our poss,
and were rot found won.ing; aud II would oe an
unfortunate occurrence, !nteed, II II shoald be
ascertained that Orange, on thu. occasion, was
not al his posi-; for he men would OCCUPY t.!e I'M
enviable position of The Devil rebuking sin. we
say 10 Orange then, that whilst ne makes SGch
flee use Of; the word fiehv, and is so pTore .
charge others with a wan, 81 i, nc had peter
look IiuIeI into his own household and sec u lhe
Goddess Of v:th has not already sad unto MN,
"Thou shall not take The name oil my l!V1
in vain and will pol, al some future time.
proclaim The edic,, "ii,ie meme tesel apharsin"
In conclusion, we say unto "ofanse," that We
have always, and ever will practise fidelity 10
our PRINCIPLES; but never will we acknowledge
any rr.ETy 10 man: and that, in despite OF his
Illuminating bulletiu, Ne have held a large and
respectable meeting OF the Democratic Parry,
and anpn;a,ed delaga:cS 10 meet and confer with
\ delegation OF Orangc county a; their February
en-, ANTI-JOHN,
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