Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-08
Tuesday Morning, February 8, 1913.
., LEAF FROM THE PAsTi

our du,v 10 allude 10 the election OF Coun'
cilIor 10 supply The vacancy TO he occasoheu y,
the expiration OF The term OF service OF H. =
Daniel. ESQ. II is we'll known that We nav
even been Inc decided opponents OF proscl'P.''
for opinions sake. We have never ueS"'N
see il darken our day and our oeio'eu ''"'>'
SThe Democratic parry in Virginia nave "'" =.
4 exercised The mos, liberal course on ''''s s"0
jec, and for proot, we refer 10 the wing o'l'F''
in The Capitol aud elsewhere. IL was wiz" '".Sl
feelings that three years ago. on 'he 'o'" %" -
,sA5 we rse,eued and denounced The unwafrah-
able exhibition of patty passion by oar opponents
in elec,ius r. T. Daniel aud sacIhc'hs '0n'
Rutherford, an innocent man anu '"'''i''' wa
cef. We then spoke out our sentiments against
,ha. act of injustice, of unadulieIa'eu Po'''e"'
oro,e,ip,ion. We referred TO Inc iac'' VIM"
had been disclosed on The occasioh-o '1
vengeance denounced against John h"'"ei '0o'''
hy the Whie fire brand press in this cly-'o
The agitation of the subject by the wing caucus
..o.. :, consequence Of the refusal OF SOME VI
The Wings 10 unite, The design was uo'sN rio
The nomination in the House OF WI h'''~H
SUBSEQUENT withdrawal. his re-nonl 'nd''o" y" ~"
seouence OF remark Of Mr.. Funsien the De''
ro,s from Clarke and Warren, which was calico
forth BY hits al the Democratic party by "p's
sneakers, and which was designed for three ""s'
ayone-and to The miserable p!eteXl based upon
This remark of which The Wings a7aiIed 'heh-
selves 10 carry GU, the scheme when 'hey I'd"
previously meda,ed-viz:,o make joan A"'''V'
foord marryr TO the passions OF The wings,
Never shall we forget the scenes in me House
of DELEGATES three years aso-when wings, WHO
had protested Iiberaii,y and jnstce, ana Id" f'
,ntee,sd TO re- elect Mr. Rutherford, were wFoufr'
mon BY the slogan OF party. and dashed mo Toe
nar,v.lraces. Never shall We forget the Io'iy al
,;,uie of Rob,. E. TAYLOR, the Wing delegate from
Norfolk, when with thrilling eoquence ne ueienue'
the riehl and rebuked The Inconsistency ana IN
ins,ic. of hose who were abou! 10 sac'ihce one,
whom thew had acknowledged 70 be pure man,
and AN able and faithful officer. he (Mr. ~
declared ,ha, he would net allow his principles 20
vary with The occasion, and ne should sho" on
that day tina, he had The mora! courage TO MAJ"
tain his position. "The remark oil MI tuns'en
had been UNPLEASANT, but ne had disciaimed II as
raun, upon the Wing party. Even had ii been
intended as an nsul, TO The Wings, i! should have
no influence 10 changing The solemn coar'cfi0Hs q
duty. He (Mr. IT, should carry gu! the prinei-
ples advanced by MIN before"
To show the feelings with which this act Of
prescription was regarded by Us and the vince
Democratic parry al the lime, We quote an eci.,-
rial from the Enquirer Of February lSi, loi5.--
We would premise by stating, inai, al the enSu-
ing Spring election, the Democrats succeeded b;
handsome majority:
"Tae Blood oftts Martyrs The SEED 0tnit Ca.'cS
The sacrifice OF John Rutherford vii! lncag
The indignant rehuhe at generous people.
Who is John Rutherford? AS Taylor Of Norfolk
loId the House "one OF the pure,t m'n in viz
GINA" and one ofIhe b-st of ne! public fleets
who has been in toe ESecuii:e Council o." 20
wears. as we er.oneousy ard hastily stated ~
yes,er avs Daily Erqnrer, but years. He
was first elected in he W'neg o. 1887, 20 supply
the vacancy o,ca,ionsd by the resignation Of
Judge Daniel, since which ;ime he has been
twice reelected He has ae'ed as Governor Tor
one year during an iD'erTegnum--and, 10 nuin
capacilics As advisory Councillor or acting Co.
ysrno, ne man moe consian, al his posi- more
indus riol- in dischdIeing his du'iss, more etb
cianr in his 81 ices more tolerant in his politics
aniabe = al ihs relations o: MS !!te-and why
should his rnan he laid upon ne alar OF pfn-
scrpljon a furious press has sworn his de-
slrucnur. !; wrcngh! up the great bow Q! the
Wig m"'ubers 10 join N The pfnsc'i?i"a
Some o' +: WGi.. however, resised u-bni
when an iGai7efie0' eX,:c.si'n was dfupreo n'
Mr.. Funscn, ,"e nos, tufioas ot '0c parry s,iI q
upon ii, and then il vas The screws were appi -
The lasn.was al nnslerrd The dill was brought
into PLAY Their prid. was appealed TO. ihey
were told thai they were fools II they did not lon
in the hue ani cry. Some were probably ln''m'
dated hy lhfsals oi reading ~ q Inc parry
others seduced by promises u Pf"'seSCa"u 'ney
had not the moral courage, az Mt iAy''i OF
Norfolk claimed tor himset TO "ma'h'a'o 'hen
point" They welded 10 an unfortunate nouT'
and cast stain upon Their parry am 'ne 80
We give sketch OF the DEBATE lh's tiorn'hS
We pivr Mr. Fcns:en's inadver,enl remath, as
he confessed il 10 be We give his ample te'I,'
bu.jun. I,e,,he world JUDGE OF The magnau'miY
O! this greal Wa.s party, whtch boasts SO ''u'"
nj ire ,aIen,s It's caiyary, iis refinement, us se
perusiy of character. Heaven save 'he Sale
from the rule ot party thus drii'ec' mus 'eo 81
ralner mislei, thus destitute u 'ua' ""e NV,
pimiry which oush, 10 distinguish any parry III
Old Virginia.
But Co!nnel Rutherford has fallen to-day only
10 rise brighter hereafter. Il has already oeen
suggested ina, he be raised next Winter above the
man who has condescenied 20 avail himself Of Inc
passions Of his party 10 place himself ~ Inc Couh'
Gil.
The whole Commonwealth. You see what scri OF
. marry Won have to eacounter-what you have 10
exneci from the Whigs-what you must DO 10
save yourselves from being crushed I'M" cast and
ashes Heaven help US! What v"nm have
h.en The condition OF our country il Henry Gag
had been armed with tine whole power o! 'he 60
vernmen,, with such party following On a. MS
a., Hal mn. Fa...
hee.3 You must now save In" S'ai;, aht htti'
down this desperate. impassioaec. preserving
snirn Therefore, Won rlusl ante ike band OF
broibers-put down all divisions ana Danger US
aspirations in your own ranks. Have but one
candidate any where, Tor Congress- Senate and
9onse OF Delegates. Rule off all refractory can
dlds,es, and save the State. Strive, that you may
Yet the runcheon in your own hands: "ONlon
o.d ENERGY be nO,r our tcGtca'covds.
We regret that, in the hurried composition Tor
Yesterdays Daily Enquirer, there should have
crepl into IL an error, which We endeaVofed 10
correct, but 100 lale. That error has, however,
heen removed in the paper which goes 10 the
country. We aluie TO the word "indiscTeet." in-
stead OF "iuadyereni," las we inrerd:d, applied
N ,be remark OF Mr.. Funs;eE, which raised such
a "tempest in q teapot" on THURSDAY, and ia'-
nished wre;ched pT-iexi for many Whissto car
nv on, their cherished desire 10 osi'acise he pure
and beloved Rutherford from an ONCE winch lie
had graced for SO many years.
The debate in ,o-days paper will remove ever:
atom of excuse for The fierce prescription OF tie
Wings. What are the facts2 A lew of The
'vhis leaders had attacked the Democratic parry
..cross inconsistency on The subject OF reno,
aife>lu re,of Mr.. Funslen addressed h'msen
male md expressly to hose leaders alone, and
nag Nnark which raised the bloody party
whole Why're in lhis:ny justification tor The
cd, and TO lei " TO imagine themselves insult
gentleman whom the "dogs OF war" upon
faithful oficet anIhemssives aGmued TO be
forty VI the Lesisa,u,wh Sc reelection ma
aoie, as was evident By rid before been favor
Of many Vt the Acknowledgements declarations
an honest nd generous people bigsi We ask
h: proceedings Of Thursday, andNy to review