Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-02
For The Enquirer
TO THyoTERS OF LOUISA GooCHLAND AM


FclIoJiizens On the 9Th of December next time near
at hand u will be called upon elect gentleman to
sent you the of Virginia You aware that upon
the legislature will dcvolvc extraordinary highly impor
tant and sponsblc duties TO il is committed the task Of
perectinnd putting into operation the new system Of go
verninen the fundamental principles oi which, have been
recently opted by large majority OF the people OF the
tate in ratification of the Constitution: Now the
question is OF deep import and worthy OF
your scriu considcraons it polite is It wise, 10 cons
lute that gislaure of members nimca 10 the new sys-
TEN OF comment? Should you elect gentleman 10 the re-
spnnsble of Senator who was and Is opposed 10 al the
reforms pded for that Systemic the extension OF Tie
right Of sagco the election ot their officers By the pco-
ple-r,lorI imperatively demanded by the enlightened
spirit OF prressve Dcmocracy-who indeed II have not
been msnncd openly avowcd during the canvnss for the
conventions preference for the old Anglo Saxon constu
ton of pov,mcnt over all Others? Now had imagined
that Englanhad ITSELF infinitely improved upon that anti
quateL and ,potic sy stem; and my opinion that
America hatreaty improved upon Enelant and yet this
gentleman skc coqueny in audaton Of that SYSTEM and
would peme glory III having Virginia renounce anu dis
card all torncpes Of freedom and equality consecraed
her by hoood of her revolutionary ancestors and By
one mighty lrugrade movement fall back into the arms or
rather nana,s Of Anglo Saxon despusnl Should you,
ask again. gentleman, entertaining principles much
at variance III those embodied in the recently adopted sys-
tenn that legislature whose duty it is 10 perfect and put
into eicen peraon that system? Can be expected Of
him that seduous and fostering industry and care
indispcnsatIo the beDeicent discharge OF the work?
need nuul you. fellow citizens, that the gentleman
whose dague.otype have in the foregoing endeavored to
preser, yGis William NJ Amber, Esq He it is, whose
ton at this Ne would prove highly detrimental your in
erests. An emy to the new constitution should M" DC
sent to The nd Legislature. On the contrary would not
be the part otysdom 10 elect gentleman who is friend
OF the c,stutiOn, who IS attached to the principles
upon which a based who advocated The reforms contain
ed in il Su person will come 10 the work OF selling
aGa The newonsttuon with hearty good will. All hi,
energies and as will he devoted its successful! and be-
necer nc onIshcnt With all the Devoted zeal and solic
tudc mnd afecnntc OF mother for her offspring will
he dedicate hselt business Of nu,ttiny This young
uEptir th.
hood Ii wud be the part of wisdom say 10 elect such
one md suc!a onc is DR.. WIN. s. Fowler.
Both these .ntemrn-Atnber and Fowlar-are candi-
dates for the Snatc from this District. They both belong
to the Dcn,ocI party and il is Ia be regretted that they
occupy this angonst position In Justice 10 Dr. Fowler
il mns be satl that this competition is not Ia be- attribn
ted 10 him tiesas solicited by his friends 10 become
didaie He nominated By Them through the columns 81
the Enquirer le called upmn to accept. There
no candidit nhe field Mr. Anbcr II is true represented
The District wich embraced the counties of Hanover,
Louisa Goochlld and Fluvanna in the last Legislature
ana he now r,ides within the new District composed
of the last thr, But the fact that lie repre-
why should present the later does confer upon
him my pecuia right lille be considered the Demo-
cratic cnniidare He has claims and above those
of anv other Democrat in tine district This Is dis
trct and he been brought by Convention;
and ttr signs ofhe CLEARLY indicate that had
Convention assbcd wond haze been liz nominee.
When Dr. Frwlr consented hc:onc Ctnlldnre IL was
not known that Mr. Ahl,r would b. his opponent. He
had not declared himself IL candidate, had he been
nuunccd suc by any one, So Ih as am in"rfco anu
wien inter- gated upon the SUBJECT hr gave no salts
factory tepiy Il was Ike public is cGHrcin-
ed until yeserja! when he appeared before the people at
Fluynnna Court louise, and entered upon the canvass
Dr. Fowler ec also and address, the people with de-
,iicd effect Thenear approach Of the day Of election rem
icnr it Impossible Ia hold Convention select candi
iac Fowler acrued by audab- desire 10 secure harnc
~ and nifty md triumph The Democratic party
ecmnI of mich importance than The po
ica promotion Of himself any other submitted Am
,r proposition which II does seem 10 Inc, was entirely
air equitable ard the adoption Of which would have
ured Democratic" trumph in his district He proposed 10
il ~ the Democratic party there assembled deter
nine between them This proposition rejected By Mr..
Amber.
ion and discussion the Democratic family promptly with
rev from the public view and in secret conceive convened
consulted together aad determined TO nominate candidate
or the Senate. his was only another exhibition OF the
dirness and iiberai characteristic oat party Present.
person seen to issue from the door the caucus
and approaching big obese corpuent good na,ured
ookns parsonage zed him By the arm and hurried him
the out of Which he had just issued. The door
hardly closed WHEN proarious clipping of hands
nd stamping of boot heels commenced the evident terror
ihos standing fellow as their disnycd ard
pturned eyes clearly beokened Now Wheeler this clap
ing Stamping AMI Sawng occasioa,d By the lui-
appearance of II good old abovC a.!uhct TO- Wien
10 informed that c lad rcccyc! IL. nru1:iun Of The
narasc.c wing parf OF Fu:anna for the office Of Sena-
Or by his willy AMI eloquent response that nonna-
ion this deponcnt saith not He not behind the cur.
ain. hope however, that this good old man. since he has
cceped this nomination IN district which he knows be
argey Democratic will excuse for asking him if he can
period wnen he candidate for the Lepis.
lture in opposition brother Wing? And does he not
ememner that the Democratic candidate upon occasion
Though he in the field beorc he knew that there woud
two Wing candidates upon learning this fact nobly and
alanlly withdrew and lett the field 10 the Wings not de-
irng, as he sad on election effected by OF division
the Wing party2 would respectfully commend 10 this
God old gentleman Ibis example of noble forbearance
nognanmiIy and lbera!tr, and say him. Go thou and
likewise" You can't be elected, old gentleman and even
Democrats. aiD
any qualification represent distrc. SO decidedly op-
ased TO you in politics. mistake the qualities of your
cart if II would Then, withdraw withdraw at once and
i've the Democrats fair play.
This is the OF the There are two Demo-
rats and Wing in the field II is too late 10 remedy it
y holding Convention The proposition made by Fowler
Amber Monday would have restored harmony 10 The
ary. But it was rejected by Amber. If opprobum nt-
aches to any in this matter YOU fellow Democrats can