Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-12
THE ENQUIRER.
Morning, March 10. Isa7.
RICHMOND VA.


OF the ENQUIRER, We appeal 10 he files OF the En-
Quirer and 10 It's readers, and 10 'he pe'i'oe'aeS
of The State. TO rebul the charge. We have pup
lishsd more mater in behalf oil Gov. smnh
,ban in behalf OF all the other gentlemen spoken
If combined We have repeatedly eulosised his
merits. We have done justice 10 his ability, his
never failing industry, his effective eloquence
and his hospitality as The Governor Of Virginia.
Is this not enough 10 satisfy The Flag Of 20 anu
lis hackers? Would they have the Richmond
ENQUIRER come 10 be the mouth-pece and organ
Of single irdividual--lhe hallcIer OF his mea-
sures-lhe promoter Of his ambilon-lhe pleadel
for his eleyalion2 When was il lba, any Cover
nor VI Virginia asked Or expected the Enquirer
during the long period Of lis existence 10
become The defender Of his peculiar Stale
policy. The guard OF his household and his
trusty squire in the tournaments We may
have no, been sufficiently industrious; we
NAV have omitted 10 perform our duty III
many particulars but never with view 10 pre-
iudice the claims OF one Republican over lhose
Of another. We endcavor To steeI our course
in reference 10 the elevation or depression Of any
public man or politician. The sasacious Flag
of 9S" and its hackers Ought 10 have known
that The friends OF other distinguished RePupli'
cans have had quite "a much reason 10 complain
OF our course as they have With equal justice,
they might have complained Of rs for mol advo-
eating their tavores as Senator-with equal pro-
pre,y, they might have denounced US for having
defeated them. They have done neither.
We are arraigned for not having denounced
Mr.. Hunters election We did express decided
Instrumentation, al the time, Of the combination
By which il WIS brought about. The names OF
the % Democrats who voted Tor him are publish
ed by The Flag as falls. traitors and their conduct
i. denounced as "alrocious." Now, we can see a
great difference between the condemnation vi our
friends course and the denunciation Of them as
false. alrocious traitors. We believe that nearly
all OF these gentlemen will be found fighting with
the Democratic party, 10 which some OF them
have been 40 ornamental. They are now, a.
heretofore, ready TO vote with the great body oil
The Democratic party on all questions Of princi-
ple. True, some OF them are warmly welded, By
ties OF personal and political admiration, 10 the
Senator who commenced his speech with the de
caralion that he "woud not turn on his heel 10
be President but We trust hereafter 10 lind them
battling warmly with u, when The views oi The
Senator shall have been proven 10 be mistaken.
and his influence no more, even over lew
From hs Cnion.)
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friend, the editor OF Me WprycnIon Flag Of 80,
erd his corresponding, "A Democrat why
.ais al "rumofs current in Washington y We
aver heard them, and we assure these gentle
eu thai there is not The slightest foundation Tor
,ntn. We never ln,ertered against Governor
Smith. we never expressed nor lelt The slight
esl wish to defeat his election for The Senate Is
that unfortunate visit VI inc editor 10 Richmond
never 10 be forgotten -neter 10 nc understood =
We passed through Richmond on cur way
to visit our family on The James river we
went ior no poiica purpose. No man coud
have been more careful in iorbearlng 10 NEEDLE
with The election in Virginia, We would Dol
even speak upon II, and told our friends mat nn-
thing could induce Us 10 NEEDLE with the SUBJECT.
Really this new version oi The visit would be
amusing enough If il were not amazing. Some
time since, the friends OF MIR. Calhoun com
p,ained that we had made The visit ior The pu'
pose OF eleclioneering against Mr.. Hunter, and
now we are suspected oi having vtcd Richmond,
and "laken that and other opportunities 10 inter-
tere against the Governor, and IT. iaynf ci any
ous pio could heat him. and hat 10 effect (ourJ
oblec, (we( encouraged the late division III our
ranks, by which the w higs were enabled elect
onr Senator for us" There il no, The slightest
ssmhlance OF ruth IN this whole statement
We inicriered for no candidate, and against none.
We are about 10 visit our family IN Virginia
upon the adjournment OF The present Congress,
and we put in this caveat in lime-thai we will
NOT NEEDLE with her coming elections.
We had really hoped that this whole phantom
OF 'hhe Richmond JUNO" had died away long
time ago. and certainly we hoped, that We would
never again he suspected OF being lis influential
head" after we had lei, the Old Dominion. The
Editors Of The Richmond Enquirer are able 10
conduct their own paper 10 their own way, and
10 render an account Of their stewardship 10 lie
people. Certain il is that we have as little con-
troll over il, or participation IN lis course, as me
editor of the Flag" or any ofts correspondents
And why should We interfere against Govern
or Smith, We slood side BY side with him IN
The great campaign OF "A; and We have said al
all times that no man contributed more, or pei
haps as much, 10 the victory we won, as VIM.
Smith.
WHY DO mol the Editor of,he Flag and his cor
RESPONDENT appreciate uur position ltprevenl-
ed our interfering with lhc election OF Senator
Ii equally prevented ou' commenting upon lis re-
suits
AS 10 the proposi.i;o make Thomas Richie
Vice President, w. h:sr never heard IL as being
seriously made; bur at The hazard OF raising
smile al our expense, we repeat in The most posi-
live manner, that no consideration under heaven
would induce us 10 accept il. Is II necessary lot
MS to repeat, wha, we SO lately sad, mat we WI"
froy, he
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