Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-23
I.,thc Edl!ors Of Ne EnquiIyer
amelia. March Is, ISL

Gentlemen: In Jour paper OF the 9Th instant,
observe a communication over The signature d!
"Ameia, expressive OF the regret and alarm OF
the writer, produced by the "jealousie,, discord
and divisions" in The Democratic party, brought
about by the course pursued by their delegate,
Mr. Harvie in the Legislature OF Virginia He
saws that much dissatisfaction has been felt and
expressed, by those who have heretofore sustain.
ed Mr. Harvie; first, on account 81 his support Of
Mr.. Hunter, for The U. S. Senate in preference
TO Mr. Jones, when il was thought by them that
he knew their preference Tor Mr.. Jones; and last
ly, his determination 10 be a candidate neither
they wlled il or not. These causes, says the
writer, "were we'll calculated 10 produce eIdspe-
ra,ion and repyo5aiion among his former support
ers" and has no doubt, produced that effect upon
"A meia" himself, as he afterwards admits he
did al one time express a determination not 10
give him his vote" He even goes farther than
this; he admits he did think a meeting OF The
people Of the county ought 10 be held for The rut
pose of selecting man who could represent Us
more faithfully" that he agreed 10 gointo meet,
ing Tor such purpose; and, Alessrs. Editors. I'M
less I am very much mistaken III the writer Of
amelia" he was active in his exer;ions in get
ting up meeting for such purpose. Blu. for
all this, "Amclia" admits he was wrong; lhar lar
lher and malurer reflection "has convinced him
he was wrong" Now, gentlemen, as ! am one
OF those who have heretofore sustained Mr.. Haf-
vie, and who had taken the same view ofhis course
that Amelia appears 10 have taken, | should have
been much obliged 10 him if he had degned TO
communicate Some Of those maturer reflections
which appear 10 have operated such changes on
his own mind. Lat first thought that the change
OF opinion had probably been brought about BY
Mr.. Harvies speech AT February Court But this
cannot be, as "Amelia" says she delivered him
self in warm and excited terms, of much tha,
was irrelevant, and OF little that was calculated
10 remove from my mind the impressions his
course had produced" Now, have too high an
opinion o! "Amelia's" intellect 10 suppose tina,
excited terms" and irrelevant matter" could
have produced his change OF opinion But SAYS
he, "when consider what risks we incur-what
periIous Consequences await distractions among
Us, and tina, Mr.. Haryie is firm and uncompro-
missing in his opposition 10 protective Tariff and
a u. 5. Bank-that he is with The Democratic
party in support Of all The great principles held
dear and sacred BY The South, &c Here, then,
is the rub-we mus! support Mr.. Harvie 10 avoid
distractions were there ever in the Demo
cratic party Of Amelia until Mr.. Harvie came
into il? And now We are grayely advised Think
Amelia must be disractionist himsel) 10
avoid division and distraction BY continuing The
very cause OF them! suppose he thinks the
hair of The dog is good for the bite. Iappeal to
the good sense and intelligence Of the Democrats
OF Amelia, what risk We shall run in bringing gu,
opposition 10 MIR. Haryie? True, VIC hazard The
election Of Wing, and that hazard We already
incur-tuI, according 10 The statement Of 'Amc
liza" himself, great dissatisfaction exists towards
MIR. HaIyie, 10 such an cx,en, that many Demo
Gratis declare that sooner than vote for him. they
will vote for Mr. Booker.
But, gentlemen, Mr.. Harvic iorcs Mr.. Cal
houn, and Mr.. Calhoun is the great political
Gamaliel, al whose feet we must all 81, down
and learn wisdom. Yes, learn "the great prln-
cpes OF the Federal Constitution, and Inc secret
OF perpetuatiDg our wonderful coniederaey.-
Well, srs let me say TO you, il MIR. Calhoun is
TO be our great political teacher our frs, lesson
will be 10 unlearn all We now know. We have
been taught 10 believe that protective Tariff
and w. S. Bank are both unconstitutional but
we didn't learn this from Mr.. Calhoun, for, in
1916, he voted for and advocated a tariff as high
as the Tariff of 1912, with the odious and unjust
principle of minimum duties; al the same time
he voted for The chauering OF The u S. Bank; and
as lale as the year 1884 voted again for Mr..
Websler's proposition 10 extend the charter
twelve years, boasting al the same time that The
Bank owed as much 10 him as any individual IN
the country, and thar il il had not been Tor his ef-
forts, it never would have been chartered An,
but he can teach us the "great secret OF perpetu-
aling our wonderful coniederacy;" and 10 be
taught this, we are told, we must go for instruc-
lion 10 the very man who, OF all living men, came
nearest destroying our glorious Union, by his
doctrine Of Notification. But Mr.. Calhoun is TO
be excused Tor all this, because he has sort Of