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RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
TUEsDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, Ia
rIrcTIoN OF STATE OFFICERS

We Give IN our paper to-day the debate in the Ie
,,-e an this subject Our views fully explained ).
faro rho election came on and willing to rest the A.
fcc of our friends against the wild attacks Of tho Ri,
rond Wing. upon the forcble and admirable speechs 4
Mossrs Claiborne Ferguson ard Isbell. The Wbo l.
surpassed i,sefin ping up epthes and conf ring ~ Co
pons and chmeras dire" upon this of the Denoc,.,
maiority II goes far 10 nsnuate that te,,n. &
Messrs Heath and Lawson have been reelected Gs
cation 10 creep into the Board of Public Works and M
body is TO become mere engine corruption The oeo,
we'll know how understand such absurd rawlings.
Mr. Heath himself wen, into the Office OF Auditor BY Turn
ing out John Buroo The Enquirer of the day said that h
election excited much interest," and that Mr. H. then (
member of the Council elected only by five votes
That Mr. b. was not eviced for cause, Is evident from III,
fact thar he was Immediately after appointed the Clerk
the Council Mr. Heath cannot, therefore, complain l
same measure of justice should be extended 10 him. Year
after year in State unwaverngly Democratic The Whs
have held thirds of the State Offices and The Democrats
exhibited an unusual cemency in not disturbing them In
their seats This generosity was III requei by the oppo
site parry-and when the Taylor Regency swept Democrats
from Office by thousands and introduced their ton
into Virginia BY sacrificing such Christian and Mel
the Democrats could not without conessing fear o,
inability fill the Offices tauntingy declared o heir Oh
Moments fail 10 right themselves and vindcae their 81,
respect
The Wings cannon complain thai the Democrats have IA
ken share of the Offices of government. Indeed Mr. Sega
in indicating the equalization Of General Taylor now BE-
came also the second Jefferson furnished the strongest A.
pumen in behalf of the election of the Democrats Las
Tuesday.
The phippics of the Wing are in execrabe taste Tia,
paper cannot forget how last year when thousands Demo
cratic victims were stricken down by the nopaflyes nd
cued the idea of the people attaching importance the
putting out of oce-hodcrs. IT, according 10 the Wing.
doctrine the people did not then care for such wholesale pro-
scripton how they be stirred up TO the very depths
society," because the majority in State which has
wavercd have thought proper {" appropriate reasonable
share in the offices in the Capitol We advise the Wing
reserve its tears and 1t is but fighting shadows
To return 10 HE speech the Enquirer Is IN communcls
mood We venture questions iia Demo
=, be hound ta Of the paper which contain, this specializing
no the Editors and ASKED them 10 Gb'hni
We understand the Democrat told several gentlemen al the time thai
he Ind this thing II the Editors will task their memory they
20 sil,e recall the circumstance.
nv the Enquirer as exclusive champion Of Southern
through drowsines neglect has suppressed 'h. nioE
LEI us ha,c all the facts Yesterdays wy
Though the Wing has grossly perverted our former Candid
statement we are still inclined cheerfully furnish all The
il seeks II the Wing can make anything ou@
the TRUTH LOT il do In reply, then 10 the above. We have
to say that have trace of recollection OF the boun
file" being shown to u.s. any thing OF the sort We have
published "a the facts" within recollection and
ready 10 be Judged by theni
We have never assumed TO be "the exclusive cham
pon Of Southern rights" We have sought 10 90 our duly
and to urge the union Of the South the BEST nay tie only
guarantee of Southern Rights and OF the Union Of the
States However the Wing may wantonly sncer al our
course in connection with the Thompson speech welaye
the proud satisfaction know that editorials have never
been quoted by the free sellers the North proof that
Virginia but clustering and braggnrt, and that she will
back out, when the struggle comes.
Mr. Conway, too, see, comes in ior the special VIII
pcrstlon Of the Wing in connection with hs Thompson
speech only necessary say that Mr. Conway stands
high above the reckless structures OF the Wig. Nj
knew nothing Of the speech.
However the Wing may attempt 10 explain away the ad
missions o! leading Wings, it can be established BY hume
rous witnesses that Col Thompson pronouncedby them
to be regarded present. ultra Southern in his views