Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-11
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: .THDn,T MORNING, NOVEMBER :, Us"
JOHNSON AND SUMMERS.

n h,of >. the former. Col. johnson accepts ''
| ,, os = Democratic Convention, as De'nocs"'- "'1
| ,bsro and IN all occasions, avows hhseN D'"'O
NJ Summers on the other hand attempts to play possu'
d ,horou nhlv FedcralWhig as lie is, accepts inc
ot a. Wing but as "no party" nian, an" setAs -
1000; "a opise as little credirabe 10 his eahdor anu ,'
= l. ~ tho intelligence of the people OF '"si'". -
his snsech a, Abingdon. while he admitted .'e III ""'
| WbIp and had supported Bank o! t'' o,'''a -
whose cop.titulonaIity and expedeHcy hc uei'"ot'
- o,, bs devotion to protective tai, and, Ia bo''s
,ue 70 the spirit OF panic making on Inc approach " "
e,sc,on said we or the ere OF monetary 'is, ''
-, 80 r;,ous TO the country; while he advocated The
s;h,o, rolicy heretofore advocated by the wings, ana
tho ,on.rops system Of Internal improvements by Tie "e
- cs,rmen through the distribution policy; sun he
~ ,;,,y in the language of the Abingdon Democrat, OF
s onrsumnatc piece of demagogne!snl US ever ei oin
,bs Inns nj The prince of that ordcrtte assertion 'nt par
~ Ind bu, little do with this el"con Hnlse hereto
fore one of the bcres parzans in this STATE appeared oe
fore he hons people OF Washington county ana asked 'hc
n m him what party had do with the gubefnatofai tis
tion The hunbug of no party Is mas To DC ie-'apeu
and gotten up anew aid in eevans Tins salt monopos
- na hrna,oal chair Of Virginia! He who has the APP
Attainment Of United States Senator under certain contin
gencie,-wno looked the head of his party IN Inc
S. j. wcuh scent wishes 10 catch Democratic votes by
ssons of ssno parryism" Away with such hypocrisy
/; il unworthy the age in whic! we live. IT
characteristic Wing trick, showing their opinion Oh ''c
:nei.snce OF the people But The people Of old Washing
, we thiu can no longer be deceived b. professions OF
mo ,ar,ism 1t reflection upon their discrimination
and disgrace the party which attempts IT,"
On the same occasion M Summers appealed 10 young
men for support yet forgot tell them that ne had reserved
n himself hc .h, to vote in vor Of extending the right OF.
su,,ue "a ,r,n or MOI Us he rsh deem best As he is
candidate however he vii! vote for the new Cohs!iu'o'
Tha men be obliged 10 nm.
A ~ The s,lc Of Speaking, n!ugcd in BY this Gidnr
o. eceusrcc ,he Democrat thought his manner somewhat
b,mbass and his whole air esotstica IN high degree
He looked TO s as he thought il coadsssason on his
Dtrt Ia solicit The Of The raht!e rs wings soihc'cs
v!c the mass Of tic people haze taken IL upon "yse
10 make siderable sacrifices IN my iivale Dush1ss aHa
10 subject mysc 10 the great personal Inconvenience o.
paving you visit, and you after all ills refuse to vote
for me shall regard you rather shabby SET This,
some think was about the style oil his reroEao" Many OF
the citizens u ; county heard his s1eecrand those who
were prr.9n, can Judge for themselves"
Bu ona5e as nay Mr.. Summers mode Of cleo
tioneernc his letter Mr. Syme OF Petersburg caps the
climax and should lose him the votes OF generous illF-cea
ing men, Col Johnson have shown, has borne HIM
self towards bis opponcn, with 5cFaty and masnanlnY
worthy praise He has INDUCED il no snees ~ unSe
erous nsinuaons. How has il been with George '" sum
mers? Read the following paragraphs in his letter to M
Syme:
Il am STAKEHOLDER myself considerable amount, and
live in the LARGEST saycoding county oi the West am as
fixed in my opposition all and every scheme state or zee
erl calculated affect the value security OF slave prop
ev as any man in the Commonwealth. And yet this riic
uous and false apprehension is cigncd by those VINO VIII
vote for Col Johnson gentleman born in the State OF New
York and VINO came to Virginia in mature life who per
haps orned STARE and who reS IN part ne o!a!e
having less interest in that property than any other part OF
the Commonwealth.
q" write in great haste and with the freedom Of friend
for your eye and for the press though you are al
liberty 10 use any Of the facts above stated make no ac
Colonel Johnson foreigner or any other account oul
NAV be excusabe for feeling warmth at the course
of opposition mentioned in your letter ana when al
the time engenerous and 50 unioundcu
Here it will be SEEN Mr. Summers INDUCES in several ga-
tuous and wanton insinuatons-and among theH that
Northwestern Virginia is sound the slavery question:
that Coil Johnson TO Virginia ain mature life and
that 'perhaps' Col Johnson nevcr owned slavc 1t ls
for the people Of Northwestern Virginia TO vndcac their
character the polls in December next Our correspondent
"Justice fully reiutcs The other grossly indelcate and I'M.
founded charges and shows up the vaunted Wing candidate
for Governor in his light TIE people of Virginia, both
and Wes will revolt against Mr. Summers unsencrous
mode atiac. and will protect the gallant soldier of ISL
with the ugs ar their approval Mr. Summers boasts Of his
being slavcolder considerable amount while he as.
serts with insldous peraps that COL johnson never
owned slave" "Justice" whose accuracy the public
may fully rely shows that Col J. has been Shareholder
for thirty yearsand we ourselves have asccraincd from
the records that, while Mr.. Summers s assessed on
slaves in kanawha and eigh, in Putnam Col Johnson
is assessed for slaves-a not much smaller number
comparing the fortunes of the two il is evident that Col
Johnson has much larger portion of his property invested
in his slaves than Mr.. Summers. SO much for this ungcn
erous and unounded insnuaon Of the Wing candidate for
Governor.
In looking over The records OF the past find that
on the 20h January 1885, in the House Of Delegates the
resolutions Of Mr. Miller Of Boelour the subject OF the
of the aboionists Of the North were taken up
In the course Of The action OF the House upon them Mr..
Miller moved amend said resolutions by inserting, be-
tween the fifth und sixth resolutions, the following:
"Rcsovtd Tha! Congress has constitutional power 10
abolish slavery in the District OF Columbia or the terrific
rics Of the United States"
This amendment was adopted ayes los, noes l3>Mr.
George W. Summers voting in the ntgatre.
This voe-and, late US 1896 we iad that Mr..
Summers, in minority of l3, voted agains: proposition
declaring that Congress has constitutional power TO nbo
lh slavery in the Dstric, Of Columbia or in the territories
in other words, virtually recognizing the power. Now,
Virginia stans upon the Georgia platform TO the
Unon in Congress abolish slavery in the District OF
Coumbi,, as: in wh! attitude State would stand,
in Congress should exercise the power and Virginia
should nave her chief cii:cr virtually
recog o:zns The Cons;i;G.ionali;y Of such act!
With int-olnetuty remarks, cali the attention
the people OF vgin. ths following commens Of Gus
For lie Eng'rer.
SUMMERS va. TRUTH AND FAIRNESS
Mr. Editor II nave just IL tit- Richmond Wing Of
the 2Sh nit letter from George W. Summers dated Oct
18Th, ISL, III witch the following pass &c
iud ridiculous ani iasu apprehension (rc.eng
tie % >.an.rs ahu: u9ltmns) ieigncd by
those who viii Gi. ~: CJ. Johnson gcnis1ln born in
tie State Of NeN York anG who ~ virginia in ma
tua t who l""hbrs, never owned slave AID %h" lives
in ,- tn having less interest in tEat properly
than an" ntilcr r,!; ii the Comm ,nwcaltl
make attack OF Gel jas fotinc- or on any other
ucrpuct.
i Nnw sir an MOI surprised II the Wings !ab.iclag any
story III purposes tut am bot dis appointed and
sur.rsed :at }r. Summers, ln.s'liycs the God
Ike SumTl,:s should prefer such rI.l charge as this
erta uerc trEs. Bat Mr.. Summers M knew any ihing
vi facts knew this statement "t his false in evcry
criui point: nd il he nothing a5o. these matters,
he shcul .n" said nothing Now an wiling ID rest iis
pay piscc .: rcti0ne:1 deception upon III" plain ground
OF fact. And what lie facts! Col Johns"ns tJihr
v,d in New IirH and soldier in tho Revolutionary
just heiu the cicSe q. that war, he badly
wounded that he discharged and in that condition he
returned 10 Eis family. After !rrc aurs Of suffering
caused by his m'uds he died. learin. !.c. Johnson hcn