Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-21
TO The Editors of The Enquirer. ...,.-..,.,,, mr.
GEAR ADMITTED INTO PUBLIC COuNSELo BE-
TRAYS LIKE TREASON

FAN TRAYS LIKE TREASON"
The Democratic Legislators of Virginia, having begun to
nroctse on the Ter aon by the removal OF Sergeant Nad
and Door-keepe Chambers have become very suddenly
pacd by the arduous struggle that Is approaching win
the magnacs of the basement story 10 run Ioussnoo
over such helpless opponents az anu walters i
consistent entirely consistent with Democratic propety
but TO encounter Of high standing with influential
friends does NOT GoPo with ne a,s anu po,co i9aI
cnce-thc others of the basement arc strong ana power
full ergo required By the genius OF Democratic reaa
lion that the former should be rnhlessy eIeced from once
and the latter honorabv and ailcctonatey Reelected
"Parrerc Subjects debccre supcrbo was the motto Oh no
Republicans but the reverse OF inns IS more n
the valorous spirit that CLOVIS in the bosom Of modern Dc-
lnocracy" rhc aye of chvay is gone That 81 cdicma-
tors spectators and economists has succeeded reques
no great Calculator compute the difference between c
noiica influence of the basement the hand and OF
Ward and Chambers the other But possibly the uhso-
phstcaed of the country may settle Inc account on
different principles and regard that conduct rs oh mean
which descens to the prescription OF sweepers and
amp-ghers whilst, the other hand, they might vie"
with generous and elevated emotions removals Of inc ganI
dignitaes of that party whose chietan having elevated
himself into power BY of moderation and no-paI
yisn now exhibits daily to the world the abhorred spectacle
of ruthless prescription and bloody persecution
To be plain with legislators, be il known unto the
that from the e,tered sage TO the udest clown every man
without any exception whatever knows and duly
the motives by which they prompted. iedi ti' h'
tenderness of conscience adherence OF proscro' Nv
love of the basement officers lack Of the same ardh DC
sire which prompts others OF me ns, adninira
ton but wan, OF nerve timidty and tinidy alone with
holds them from acting with vigor ,,o =,
They arc distrust possibly OF mourning the epoaehe he
their friends; they dsrusul possibly OF mourning .e
roachcs oinucntia Wings gentlemen and ladies OF rank
most certainly have they i'll timed fear Of the yotes
their constituents and of the loss of their places me
like ambition of holding seat in the Virginia Leeisla.ule
stiles every emotion of just indignation OF honorable
mnt and transforms the fiery zeaots who opened the s ses
sion Of present assembly all painting to aTsnse n nnd
na-tvs and their countrys wrongs into tame o
b anolopis,s of the abuses by which those wrongs are
nnrtured Had the Democrats heretofore manifested man
Is plehad they shown to sad,s On s
ncted on ushad they exhibited decent serespec anG
they not they have 100 often done 0 ehS Is
the foot that reads item in the dust we mad never sen
for ,hair reelection in lsi56-rudey thrust from his patty
place before the President was warm in his oc s,
not seen petty posasters in the county, woO, and YsI
were held by Wings In the darkest Gays o. aA1