Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-21
July 23d, 1852.

To the Editors of the lihig: ,,-o
cony of the "Enqulrer oil to-day Is bow On my table;
md mai narrr quoting from the "Ashv'c News IN -
call. ia hlg paper To prevent erroneous nprcssi"ns
OF sa:d quotations, and others OF similar cnar'c' wiz
say that the AshyIlc News Is regular L03ofoco l"a'
nm North Caolinan, and know sacli To be tli act
'''' '''"' VlATOR.
Unless "Vutor resorts 10 fu5be We shall slow
that Inc is wrong in his correction OF supposed error ana
MA, W. are right 1t is that The AstS!Iic New" a-
gusted with the nomination Of Gsn scott now supports
prr and Kag-but ii is the less tia; il was ~
,,.nr advurac o! Mr. F,Ilua.,s nomiat'n i'""* '"rh
ca, il with any justice styled "a rssuHr L'c"'oe' ""
,7n 10 show Tint we right, and II point out ie
u,,onu res sons which will induce many Southern WINGS 7"
o e., Pierce in order 10 defeat Tie dsdSrOHs election
s, .c ouote from the Aslvillc News ol me Zlst las
August If any one (says the Wilmington a. W I"h.
merciI another Wing paper wcn refuses - support Co'p
wants better for his course iiaii inc eu" " "
News has given he ought TO be cOmpt!ich !" nui".'"
Them himself He is accused Of turning "A-oeo'oc" ne !
not alarmed at this miserable scarc.cr"" aou '"'-
IN, savs he uerer r turn traitor his ocn coHrronS o.
n. roht TO secure the SMILES of any party We INN"
uvo,o has made nothing by his motion for correction oi
errors He has, however given US an opportunity o s"o
ipp to The people OF Virginia in what strong language Norm
Carolina Wings rcpudia'c the Seward Scott party:
~. odvocard with all sincerity md cantor, the nomlnh-
ZION of Mr. Fillmore He is tried and truSty Statesman
one whom The people know and co"i rely upon 10 admins
er The government Justly. The Baltimore Crnv nIi"n hc
and our prediction that "lhc flood gates ol Nofhefn iana
cism and aggression to be rc-ur'neh upon nc ''u
| was verified TO the letter An honest anu rn,''nt % ,
man was forced asdr-a ;ain weak, anoiiions man ""s
oisted unnn the cunnry, by Northern votes
Honesty of purpose purity of ic and lhess ot i'ee
were weiohed down BY he glare oi nlIary iai', n'
Sor,hcrn abolition rides triumphant over southern C"
l,uon,l Rinhts! General Scots letter on SLAVERY, ""1'
we publish day, is enough to daihn nun - v w Lr
,mn1on of every unerej ejudiced Southern man we naN'
.o.n many Of the most intelligent men al hc oouh aouh
Ion ,hc nomination They unwilling 10 dance 10 wv
music Northern ubohilonlSs Ia our own hab op'
Inv will cast their for Pierce aud Ming WI" ~ @ WE.
Because hev Know and every unprcIudiceu man M Ia '
n onnortuny before the election 10 be niiy conV''ce'
h.r General Sect is only puppe in the hands o men
who would 10 effect their purposes destroy tins govern
lmeu and then, from the funeral pyre, p'each nh "0'
sermon !, our rrosnec,uu
which Is sort OF compact between our suoscocts o"
self we 10 day M the naies OF rieAos anu
Jno Pierce s we shall hereafter fully snow ana e1tca
ha ,hle n convince all who not warped by PrtJu'.
hr hs has ever been faithful and conssiea! anVos"te
s. the Constitutional righ!s oi 'n' @ S,aeho brk
down and killed the influence of John r HAZE i'r MS
ZION heresis.-who defended Mr. Caihnnn slavery ,ea' @
on in the United States Senate In 1898 VINO has u
sdence Of SON. and down TO iha good hour mas H
Nv" na,, If noble high minded md patriotic cusen u
fushy 10 join in the crusade aganst me SCUM, N'" "A
i. interest might have been advanced o' ~ uo"s
Ooe Virginia Wing paper at least refuses 10 JOIN IN
dsnunei,on OF Mr. Lyons. We refer TO tie Ftederlcks'u
News, In Justice to ,ha, paper TO Mr. L. and to ourselves
s. r.,ub,i,h II. article below. The News fully adml'' US
m,,r about Gen scot. and by special pleading or "
n If words can it wrgge Itself on, Of the a"E"ara po'
;, u ,ti,b !, honestly bu, inconsdea,ey placed itself
;, JAMES LYONS.
or The ENQUIRER Of yesterday contained long e''ef ~
q AZ Ivnns defining his position in this canvass. II a.
nd n,sned some attacks upon his character when a!e
nnynEed A. they are destitute OF truth and common
= cency. :, . o,4 ,,o,y m man whc
bre,oor. we would sooner trust He has been SCUM,
sr na, and good Whig te lid lake ground. asanst ,
!, Rus And who wouldnt7 For this he was a'tc,p'In ~
he ho read out of tho Whg cominunon lhey "ou'o "
re,d ms out for precisely The same reasons r
Mr. Lyons says he stands nov upon the same s.ou re -
b. ,i,h Toonbs Gentry Stephens, &C. That ground we
m. ,sa,s,and 10 be neutral He will not vote at all
". The En- nouirer in defending Mr.. Lyons says ,bi
on nSnt MANY months since Virginia Wing papers WI
n. omnlsn of MIR. Lyons, wen, vas deal tatlhe',
News pronounced Gen. Scott an "nnqua"'
- uboionst :; ,h;s or,,oc, We hi
les m eomplaned Of Mr.. Lyons, nor have we ever
Scott an unqualified abolitionis'" We DID say
ply Scott maintained opinions which were unqua..u, :,
Hn,;,;onnI And we were careful 10 explain wherein !