Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-14
RiGEi JlGED ENaUERER.
5HoNDAY MORNING.. OCTOBER IL. 1881.
FREE BARBAruE AT THE "sLAsH COTTAGE"

! fhl-i. bAitBACUE l. Al THE "SLASH COFTAtiE.'
ua ihursia? neXt understand the hospitab!e "sovc
fcisns of the lscs will trndc. free Dlbacuc 10 tie
lers OF The District who will then assemble hea
adsrusslOn. Aesss. White Ind RicarsGG the candidate
los lie county oi HanGvcr will attend. Speeches from
oor distinguished gentlemen may likewise BE- looked or.
The Railroad (rc adTctsrlncn will imnsh very chcaI
hn" comfortable conveyance the occason and Ger
tair expect that 'sI4sh Cottage" will be clivcncd BY
Numerous and animated gathering Of the ycomanry Of the
ati, anked by large number of the citizens Of Richmond
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The Donaldson AND GREEa CoEnEspoSDEScE.-We are
sorry The Richmond Enquirer will appreciate motives
IN publishing tas correspondence There is mistake
abGa the gcEuncness of liz letters 10 Donaldson and Greer
what will the En1hiTer say if the convention called for
neat June Should be held. aui Nominate leading
democrat of tho West for the Presidency! Would i. like
nave Two democratic candidates III The -I!- y Herdla
Wesee nothing justify the conduct Of Inc Herald nor do
We understand what it in referring "two de-.
mocralic candidates in The ict There will be but one
Convention presume and but democratic candidate
true man in every respect, confident, whom shall
ceeriuIy support, whether hc from the West, the
East, the North, The llid!!a ,c South
In justice Gen. Houston of Texas, the Union publishes
the following letter from gentleman "high in his
confidence al Huntsville in Texas, in which tie intrigue
intended connect the General with The aboi,ioniss
and lrcesoiIers is exposed. We denounced the whole
affair as hoar when it ist appeared and it viii be
seen that the facts which reasoned confirm
clusons. G.. H. Donaldson Of Texas be gentle
manufactured for the uccasion and had
stence except in the Imagination Of those who for the
Of something better put their fancy work n order
mIslcad and deceive those who may not have the Of
discriminating between the truth aud The lalsehood Of their
statements"
TO Mc Editor Of lie Union:
You were right in dcnouncing as Wing bubble the late
publication in The Nw iolk Herald, purpoTtins be
rspundcncc between - ii. Donaldson and various Demo
in the Union Having large acquaintance III Texas
satisfied there is such person living in that State.
have inquired Of others who would be likely 10 know
but they have heard OF him. The TRUTHS. he i c
tious gentleman manufactured in the great political labor
alory Of New York under The direction Of the Ne" York
Herald Tor the purpose of giving that importance and
circulation The last lecr In the published series purport
ing 10 be from Donaldson Greer, is pure fabrication and
has the car-marks OF the writer's Of the Herald The effort
identify Gen Houston with the free socrs any other
clique, is worthy OF the from which it cnanaed
There in the Cnon sOundrr the subject Of
slavery than Gen. Houston He laid down h PLATFORM fully
in his Gadsen letter. Ii w0u. be most foolish thing in
him sacrifice his consistency, his wcllcarncd Ic's-thc
fruit Of long life o! good seryiccin combination so
iruess and contemplate as that put forth by Bennett!
General Houston has !llGd p0,s-ias wires 10 PM
no iagues with any ni.c. Indeed fall The men with
whom have formed acquaintance, think he las
The mos; poihund contempt for these political ntr"rcs-
Democratic hv nature, education, and aun he has ever
relied uron great body q. the peUc for u't apprcca.
ton Of the services and o himself and others o. all
The distinguished in the United States, none can bc
remarkable for never having attempted to control CT
direct the politics or preferences Ui Il newspaper.
Iou i! riaht in dsnuGnci'g lie New OK correspond
encc as hurbua and, lar General Houston IS con-
crrne you may assured that he will not sacrifice the
good name he has won in any such poor intrigue