Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-11
THE ENQUIRER.
Thursday Morning, February 10, Is4s.
ELECTION OF COUNCILLOR
RICH aiOND, va.

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ana Inc Times, have deSoIed considerable space
10 review of our article touching the proscrip-
!Ioh oil Col. Rutherford by The election OF MI
''aniel, three years ago. They talk 'lOlo of the
hoefaliy and spirit Of harmony" that should
MARI The proceedings Of the Legislature We
would ask, where their ''iibsraIity and spiIi,
OF harmony" in lS45 when in the iury of poi.
cal passion, they seized upon a remark Of single
De mocral and made il prcieSl 10! ;he saaIfcc
OF an excellent public olhcer7 We shall NO;
again 90 over Inc ground which We debe'a'eiy
took IN Tuesday. We gave wha. we believed
and sill believe 10 be correct statement OF The
Iacts, aud what makes out as clear and unqnai-
fled case Of prescription as the records OF any
State can exhibit.
Ii is but Iusl however, that we should, by "facts
ironihe record, refresh the memory OF the Wing,
which says that, until Mr.. Fun,len's remark,
"nohins OF an exciting or offensive character
had been uttered" Has The Wing forgotten the
taunt thrown out by Mr.. Lacy, OF New Ker,,
when he Withdrew The name OF Mr. Daniel, unon
''ihe relentless tyranny OF the Democratic party"
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story officers; but the Democrats had ben AFRAID
the people would not SUSAN then; they here.
fore lad ~ Turk ou'7' Mir VERIFY, o! Norlhamp
ton, so hoped The Democrats would learn q les.
son today" II was in reply to the taunls and
sneers of these gentlemen that Nj. Fuisien trlt
Iusilt.d in asking The question which so unnc-
cessaily blew up fame and caused the sacr.
hce q An innocent man and mos, faithful Off
Ger. To show cow erroneous is III. vie ot The
Whi?, that Mr.. F's remark vas intended or
! cooit &c consrufd inio an insult To he Wing
pary of the House, We quote what ne said before
the vie was taken. Re said ,ha,
Ia pfopunudug the question whch had ca;is-
81 So ni;Ch excitemPn., IT. hal :c:cj alone, 'rii
o1 c,iSt.4t0n loii AMI ,ndiciI,lnt aai the
Democratic parry leaye ms M n,,e 'esp"ns'js; nur
VS. =. reI.l L arDiird 20 The F1ir pr y s.ner-
ally, III % Ih',e gentlemen who iiG ehgrgeG ~,
D,al'"a 'c FG-'J r.h T.g,cts,.;.bis uco",:s'er;y.
;Ie ~; to- IA M. if3diug IA i.,hcts .: ins opI,o-
ste pa1Y wna'i NJ. iCtu-e Gentlemen 10 vote
asaiis Col Hune'ioori. for whotn ;hey h 4 II
Prose The 5;=aesl rsaa:d and >ums HE >fuug-
! 49, a5:b1nrG. IL was sIIpge, in!sed, il GEN
ilcn.n, aHcr p-rc'almins The lofty principle Of
| hGl pfocribing tor opinions, should now be d.
| v"ritd .om ;ha. 2eher US principle by the re.
mark o. a. humble Individual |hn now, for The
iirs' I'm, addresses The House, and Ghn ,nuoscA
her w'7tl hp7n hms.., ihal il mishi be Gi9erled
! i!um hic who deserved II not"
Il is needless 10 multiply extracts, to prove that
Inc frs, tfenc- was gwen By The Wing speakers
and that Mr. Funslen, as III individual, and mp
on his ow1 a1hn:iiy, ie;c-'ci TO pom he Wing
a. ri, -
lhtoGn IL. tysl stone This explanation which he
made opcny 10 The House, should in all con-
sccnc, hive been satisfactory TO the Wing party
generally aid indGced them 10 carry ont 10 pfac-
;;ce the oty principles which they pro'e|sed. Blu,
/ 10; save Tsyilr Of Nrrfk VIM viewed b, M.
'rr in cs;lisb!, and nd the & mcess 10 Grey
! the conv ;i,ns If dntv. the whole Wing parry
g9te lFnoTcd'e !ae 3 aaGTfc" ey re cnsn;s '
5y enc the,Giorrsd i",o ~" hlt. under 'hc rar
~ rhsl!p ard Il, election 81 T. -. Daniel vzs
rot the dieiifrd and deliberate labor Of lfg;r-
ia,ve bod, hu, the fierce and passionate work CT
political eeculioners
The cB'of The Wing party certainly DO no..
jnsrify Their appeal to the liberalitv and magma
n,mlty OF he Democrats on The present occasion
Who car look al The number of Offices held
by Whiys in this Democratic Stall. and We: see
any proprely in their ''a,bing for more7" The
Wbie thinks it right that its parry should have
one OF Il, Councillors il extend the same
'GiHeral" role t. the officers in The Capitol and
allow to ner opponents lair share in them tool
|; will answer in the nega.ivc-and it remains for
the Democratic party in the election Of Councillor
to "proscibe prescription" and put things as they
were be:rc the axe was wanonly raised against
an unotending Democrat Strange, that The
Nhir stoulh now complain Of this just exercise
NJ move When the special election was pend
ing in Cmpbel!, he Wing appealed to The Wigs
t, vote ,sanat Col. o. G Clay, as he would ii
elected. ;o'e a:a;u,t Ear. Dari-! and, alter Col.
CO elscion, The Lynchhurg Virsinian lamen'ed
the resrr, declaring that Col. G. would vote
against Mr.. Daniel. Who before ever doobisd
that The people ia The Spring election !";'Src 10
the Colncilior's election, as sort OF test! II Is
bur carrying ont their decree, TO res.ore Colonel
Ru;herfrd 10 The position he occupied before the
party passions of The Wings were aroused to the
erossest injustice which has ever stained The
annals Il Virginia.
The Whig processes to see marked incon-
sis,ency between our article doing justice TO The
moral courage OF the nine Wings on The Harr-
son case, and our remarks in opposition to The
reelection Of Mr.. Daniel. We contend thatihcy
are both based upon The principles of right ana
Justice. To our mind the proposition Of tie ma
ieriry OF The Wings 10 ioisl upon The House MI
uorily candidate, and Upon terhnica' grounds,
was. in the language Of Mr.. Seymour, the wing
Chairman OF the Committee OF Elections, SO
nmo 3s!rous an outrage" upon The elective tran
ch;se. that We could no; withhold our afprnhs-
ticn from those members o! the opposite parry wno
united with the Democrats in saving from VIOLA
ton erca; and vital principle 1t was the
Main merits OF the Harrison case, and not me
probable effects of its result upon Inc Connc'i'
lor's election, which called forth our approba-
,ion Il i, sioru!a. rha. the Wing and The
Times should refer 10 the niasnanimiy CT the
min. Wh;es .. reason why the rc-elsc-
,;,n ri Mr.. Daniel shouid b, allowed 10
Nv default These gentlemen acted doubt
! less under the obi'9s''""s OF 'ncir oaia>' hH"
the conscientious requirements OF dn'y, without
the sIiohles. reference to the effect upon the e'cc-
ZION Of Councillor. Bat as the WING papers have
! ,romi,-d % re-;cw thc errors Of ort article, We
I,fsr farther remarks Until we see VIVA, they have
/ 10 say. --------
! We ,hcngn, it bad enough in Southern wings
70 sustain. the election OF MIR. Wioihtcp, the true
I. ,ber of ne Wil.nct Proviso 10 The Speakef.hip
ol he Il use OF Representatives, the third highest
ofi.e 10 our Government Yesterdays Wing,
however, takes one step farther ard wonld 'tass
,sry great prtGc a'@ p,easHre in supporting e'-
lhcr Mr.. Abbot Lawrence or Mr.. Hinta'o2' as
til. Wing candidate for the Vice Presidency
The Wing regards I. as not unlikely that the
Wing Stale Convention on the % will recon-