Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-26
RECaMOND ENQuaG Z Ia
,rIITnsn.S MORNING. SIpTEMEE" %.
,rttp GREER AND DONALDSON CukhE'i ~
DENCE.

| DENCE.
r,o .e,,llicr and other Wing papers arc ''.''''
| ,. s,.,, .,,j;.! tJf their broken down a''u ;i
. -, ndencg between two indiVa""'' .'""'''
PiH' ~ ' ,c.essnrs 10 the late Judge Cii'A Q!
Iowa and Col kaufman oil ieSaS' anu
| Democrats Of The different States. ,-. ,I,
1h p,,r, in Tie following language '''s "
| ,sso., ,,;s.,rtuc, upon the N";.3nai D"'''' '
mit,ec Of which wc had the honor 10 &c '''.'"'
"r,, .i ,r,y in It's naona! capaci'y Ia, 1a w.
cour,ing or intriguing win While ON the other
lrcrc. in ,l, next Presidential cohcs' w. nnnc,,;c mar
.ei'. ~ r constituted organ OF me De''l'1 "''I p
~ the National D.m0cra!ic CO"mtf +, sec,,re
= ~ -, lin; to leaders o Aooi'teiis =, .
vl e oases. I stcs the development "i pan !" carry
their nont by buyng up States "hc'e -''''''e' va
ertu.' o,;.o ,ho ,,,,,cr
M ~ ,nc.s seem 10 be briefly these: Two inh-
80 H., .;,naturcs OF "Na,hanic Greer Q. Iowa
II Donaldson" Of Texas, wrote letters 10 the
80 :, ,ne National Convention and othcrs every
49,. ..,J ;, far rs have seen and heard, having
f ,h; h;cr the efficient organization anu SUCCESS u INC
| .r,v ma, the baltimore Platform. II y was t"o pun
os r ,h,se PERSONS make the next Na''oha' oo''e"
49,; ,hs.rv.nt 10 the interest oil any pa'icuidi III
4,vdu,l i, docs not 90 appear from an! VI 'o
I,s,s addressed By them, ana certainty ~ Su'"
es'e'9 yen in the letters from Greer 10 the senior
~ = nm; n,pcr The information asked seemed 10 DC III
a, ,;h and without any improper Interior object mus
-: :; 49,. dill not hesitate to respond in respectful
~ 49, he have heretofore done in similar cases, and
shall! con,inrc TO %. ,-;,r,
,i, or the Democratic pary responsible ;o' The sayings
d tonps Of Messs. Greer and Donaldson, Is RIDICULOUS
,d obsurda it will appear from the following 'ha' tey
had no Authority from the late National Convenon 10 act
oi fnc,i,ns in fact had ceased Tho following is from
the Boston Post:
NATIONAL DpMocRA74c CosvESTloS.-W are authorized
- star that there has been meeting Of The executive
coumittrc uf The National Democratic COMMITTEE III we"
SrE ar elsewhere respecting National Convention, as
Inns been incorrectly stated in several presses founded on an
article that originally appeared IN the New oh coitePon
dcnce Of me finccnnes Gazette All hal mas oecn PuVS
d ar u,ten2rd 10 have been done on this SUBJECT Is wholly
unauthorized official source, or from any neihocr
nf lie commtiee. The subject vi meeting OF inc Nation
Il Committee at Washington during the session OF congress
to consult with members on Inc can !ot con-
obtain the best concentration OF opinion from al paris u NC
Onion :inc and place has been suggested, pu nv ~
sn I'm, had authority To act correspond Oh behalf vi the
committee nor has any meeting been called u! td ABOUT H.
There are ~ or vacanccs-oie III Texas anu one ~!
Iowa-caus,! by the lanicntcd deaths oi MI Kaufman Vi
tho irmrr and Governor Clark o the latter state bu me
vacancies haye been filled and cannot be eo Without
the official action Of the committee OK It's GA'c"'r'
hers which has been had. MI donaldson VI leAas'
md MIR Greer of Iowa who have brun esent.d rs he'-
byrs Of the ,a,iona Committee are not SUCH ana nave no
authority whatever 10 act "r correspond 9' 'e'. .e @
oes.nia,un any correspondence Between any
menhcrs .; he National Committee, having the slightest
reference IT, the canIi'atcs oil tlc ->i'''"' So''e -
| wholly ialsr AMI uniounctd
iect nd as c have little sca-room We lay before
them the whole correspondence published in the New
York Herald OF the 22d August together with Nathaniel
Cheers three letters 10 us and letters of Messrs Andrews
and Giddn.s' which find in the papers IL no" turns
out that lheSc such persons in existence as ~
Greer of Iowa" or Sch H. Donaldson OF IeXas,- all
e,ep,s we have MOI been able after the most dgent enqul-
! ~, 10 get any trace Of any such persons
The Burlington Qowa) Gazette, in The following article
utterly eus the existence of such person us Greer ana
The es, citizens Of Texas are entirely ignorant Of any such
individual as Donaldson:
uWuo is NATxASIEL GREER OF Iowa We have
heard OF this gentleman distance but the most dlselt
inquiry in the which has tie cputed honor OF MS GU
zenshp has enabled 10 track him up M Greer mas
BECOME parsonage OF national importance and deserves
/ ~ local hatation," now that he has won nane We
first heard Of him having been appointed |" Ill e Vach-
CO in the National Democratic Committee uccasiuntd o me
dc,h al Gov Carke-and next pe;ce!v" in tie ~ ok
Herald whole broadsidc of that paper flied win letters
from Cas- Houston. Dickinson, Van buren, N!tciie,
amt Others, N reply 10 COMMUNICATIONS rom ''hs
Nathaniel alI Donaldson .! Texas, upon me
subject OF the canGiac To hc chosen ana 'Ic pat
form to be adopted by the Democratic party Tor me nA'
Presidential canvass. This correspondence Is rridtnuy
hoax: b; wiz, Their Nathaniel has any c"nrae e&isiecf,
ard repescnt this State that important committee l!rsc
are o,csiors more aei;ang an was that cXc IN
gu!ry for l.luw who struck Tie !Inno+l hy f"'f.
son We "a hoping to be illuminated ere our hA'
appearance ycio.c an impatient pt3!c.
The true history Of This matter We strongly suspect Isl
1
this correspondence with view Of raising the wind 'y sell
,g il 10 the editor Of the n. York Herald be the
work of some Wg in the hope OF doing some INJURY TO me
D mocra,c party If right in the latter conjecture
We have only 10 say that it is van and silly attempt
The Democratic parity stands on basis which dcfcs any
and all ATTACKS OF that, any other KIND Tie letter Vi
"Ch H. Donaldson "Grecr" of the l3h August affords
sufficient evidence if such person exists that he Is no lrhc
Denocra-bu poor creature unworthy Of no ce au
beneath contempt
Oar belief in ae nonexis,cnce OF Greer and Donaldson 50
far from benr shaken fully confirmed by the assumed let
tor Of Greer JUS; published in the New York Herald which
e give below II bears hoax its acc but has succeed
ed in beautifully hunbuggns the Washington Republic ana
the Richmond Times The explanation OF the Herald Tor
m for three weeks is Of the -icst kind
-fiadeed be not designed keep up amusing joke
which is quite '',ch" in several respects:
iFrpm the y. V Herald Sept. IGhl
How we obair.. this Invaluable correspondence was a
cus,on which We determined leave for settlement among
the Democracy themselves Ana from Tue following letter
arriving al satisfactory solution VI the ny slcy When we
received this letter from Mr. Greer we were In The midst OF
h excitement created by the first disastrous intel!
rcnc. of The l-aed expedition OF The Pampcro In adj
dillon to This Mr. Gees 'enent Involves serious charge
AGAINST some unknown persons-he substantially accuses
them Of trick OF eeerdenan worthy the sotercsS maqucS
of the great Wizard of the Norh rather more Ike me
trick exchange mock auction In consideration OF inc
dignity o ,he DemOcralic General COMMITTEE OF ts Guy,
and Interested in The matter we nave hesiaea IN
giving publication his charge of hible rigging and petty
larceny a Greer moreover 0ak occasion TO threaten us
with the erlors of The law, and have been waiting me
call of his legal advisers. But they have failed to appear
md as The original correspondence Is now exciting the at
tentun Of all parties IN ali sections OF the country! we nave
concluded give Mr Gcer's letter 70 the public according
10 his request and here II Is:
FouarEExTH STREET, August 22-M
TO THE THE new YORK HERALD.
In locking y9nr paper OF this date, ina nnnel VI
my private ie,t.rs. /,
In Justice sill ani the Democratic National COM
p,itt.r shall
meat:
canc here a, the request Of the Hon c. H. h0nadson
in the early part june Tor the purpose OF aen. - eef
tain ma forth in The published letters. Alter M Don
al!son's departure for Texas, induced 10 show The
correspondence member OF the Democratic General Com
mce of tins city. Some few days after this, HE letters
were abstGaccd m my valsc and package similar IN size
and appearance substituted had, OF course 10 sus
cun this DONE and greatly surprised on open
inn Herald OF is morning. 10 that the whole oi tls
core spondcncc published
merely aaHe this statement, in order TO show my ei'"