Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-21
For The ENQUIRER.
NATURAL BRIDGE, VIRGINIA, !

first met as fellow. students in the old town OF u IN lFe
largest county Of the trues Democratic STATE IN tie oo
and go il is useless 10 name IT,
How like many fleeing thoughts those eighteen years
gone il is not necessary Tor Inc 10 say OUT hng
leisure hour sit down describe TO you some parts vi O
Virginia. with which not go well acquainted as win
other sections and close propose to describe Two pro-
mincnl public men Of Western Virginia.
In the first place, this Natural Bridge from when aae
this letter is you know worldrcnowned curiosity, and
Justly II lies in The great Valley OF Virginia about
TWO hundred miles from Tennessee line in northeast
cry course and fully hundred and sixty miles from the
Maryland line in n south westerly direction
This Valley is of the richest most interesting and
highly cultivated In the world and from considerable ac
quantance with the people, can say has population Inc
very best.
Many Of the counties in H. too, are thoroughly democrat
ic while few little Whggsh, showing in both cases,
the freedom of the minds OF the people 10 US VINO are
both Democrats the Jeersonan school, more pleasant
exhibition be given than in seeing the sturdy true rec
men of such counties as Rockingham, Shenandoah, and
others of "rcnh Legion in this State or those oil od
Bcrks and Wesmoeland and fifty others in Pennsylvania,
as well as in Illinois and other States. We, my friend, re-
card such sight as the glorious Earth give TO
find real Democrats 60 among the !ers of The soil OF Old
Virginia and you will them readily II we resort 10 the
towns find Wing lawyers doctors and traders 10 great
or dcu than we do those faith. How o.en in Old
Kentucky reside have heard the nsinuation made
that if man wished to be really gcnec be Wing
In The State OF Illinois, you, probably have not seen so
Of the feeling but as the State becomes older look ont
and you will plenty of it, But we both I'll! our own
land in the West influence us of course as we do
not claim 10 be gtntcei, Wigs, par crceilence
Now, my dear b., | propose to describe 10 you two
gentlemen, who a:e our prominent Western Virginia poll
ican and engaged in canvasng the State for the Of
flee Of & vernon Of the OLD Dominion. They are Col Jo
se johnson vi Harrison county, and George '" Summers
Of kanawha county, have heard both the gentlemen pa5-
icIysrcn them in private and feel assured that consid-
GRAFTON v political interest," strongly rs feel attached 10
principles democracy, would induce me TO do either Of
them injustice.
will Il, Yin with Col Johnson, all the hard.hsied.
hearted democrats here call him, sold joe. Imagine
to yourself small sized but strongly marked gentleman IN
nd and Manners OF about sixty who seems OF excel
lent health and fine mental visor evncng no" Kindly time
can and does deal wilt! lie commenced life poor
was ay drilled in best of all colleges, the school oil in
du.ry and well di he improve his Tine. Brought 10 Fir.
gnla when snail Lad, he found that "all tie world
before him. where to choose and he very wisely chose
| Virginia.
Had we no other evidence of his worth, the fact thai
inc has aud over ben TO the House OF Repre-
Il Tie United states, BY most independent ana
int lsct constituency beating often the best inon OF The
ntg party wiln ease would AMPLY sutiice but when we
reflect the s!itcst Spicion on : worth was
c.c uttered by his opponents il viii do as the NGscr men
say As stump spckcr H. Of the CASTE Of what
lcnry Clay yca!s aye; an! in Keen quick Thought
is Ike Governor Powell u! Kentucky, a:r :a' 10 the Ia
..cntrd J. Il. Polk, in his best a:Ts. w.t. language ana
very fine reasoning PAYERS bcn"cd with much ri-
ness Fr:kh.s AMI caitUT cvactd in ali vi his Seoc:
Banks Tariffs D!stT!Aa'i1n Bankrupt Laws n'r'Gal
improvement Questions. Mc., y: nn ilnds b: "a" j. "s
the saying ii without m'rtans. liz i oclrv. in7ncf,
atr large family, cscr!E: SUCH "a we'll ~ hu--
band and III ali linz iI:c relations Of lie. bea! loved IL az
eN crg b. all hs .ahhDrs o both sides, and osar"t ~
the pattern irr; liz kindly feelings are proven
a,,i I 1.ny a Ion. nl:: Perhaps some his ai
generous feelings MAJ justly attributable ia o.
the siI and III" .ooLiv d!ee Ct social intercourse: which
exists in western VreIn.; sill wh.a we man 81 six
IT, pcs,ryiny the generous h"w oi kind spirits which he
| hal: Il twenty, we must iiEE him naturally good
Bat leaving 'oi Je Tie excellent OF the Viz
gina Democracy, which "ncyc: tires introduce 20 you
George W. Sumliirs cou1slr III law Having often seen
first rate second aud third and fourth rate la"
y.rs yo .rii understand fully the position put MIR Sum
irers in w!"n PAT hii second in h- rso'e
un and d. only ccanss regard for truth comfcs
Al many county courts r. s. would be consi ccA Justly
first rate bat when attempt 10 cDmgarc him witt! such
|
ing George ~ Dallas and Benjamin f. Butler
nov IRE, why, Mr.. Summers is truly second rate.
ASS speaker, Mr. 5. excels in sh"wy defamation but
after raIing him speak full hour audience gets ideas
Of In conversation he is sclipoised consequent
lia though waiting in courtesy. Many of Mr. SIS
in Western Virginia gave him the of being
hard dealing. money manng lawyer; but OF this know
thing personally
Jew years ago he in Congress- and regarded rs
the pet John Quincy Adams On occasion he hunted
up relic OF Washington and presented it TO the House of
representatives. give old EyPresdcnt opportunity
uakc speech and make political capital In Congress
lie the peculiar friend OF such Corwin Seward,
Ewing Ct III 0mpe genus Still in Virginia, Mr.. S.
has many admirers doubt. AS stump speaker he is
thought 10 be great by his party though he is "e loose
d he ~sy ' o seems very
Ills sa. that the Secretary of the Interior (Mr suar is
promising all high and low Offices of every kind WASH
ing on If they will for Summers. But seems very
less for while many may admire Mr.. Summers yet all love
COL Johnson; and any man who understands the Virginia
character for consistency and above ALL the uninchng in
egrty Of the mass here will al glance that ii is an
Idle effort In Virginia. since the days OF Jefferson, Madi
son and RlnGup has existed the greatest susp
con the corrupt influence of patronage from the Nation
Administration and ii Mr.. Stuart would but consider
while he bewdered by official power he would pause
he would see that lie is doing his party and friends in V-
gnia serious injury. There is higher estimate Of indiv-
dual independence old Virginia than in any other State of
the Unon and BESIDES the people who vote here have been
taught that the federal government officer has real right
to BE- husy in the elections in the sovereign States
However my friends ii requires no PROPHETS eye 10 see
that Col johnson will beat Mr. Summers by from to
twenty th usund majority. Adieu, 49,