Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06
To Inc Editors Of the ENQUIRER.

WAsHIsoroS APRIL ], 1852.
We are a delighted with the Virginia Platform recently
erected BY great Convention Your platform is
enough wide eEor.h and just enough for the whole Demo
cratic marty in an cut Of the Sate and there any
ca!ng himself Democrat VINO cannot stand on It, he had
better "get out ot the way" dispense with him and
The closing scenes of your Convention have been
GRATIFYING IN every true Democrat but exactly the reverse
To our Hhu friends This however, we need
the Convention was called 10 please the Wings and they
VIII have 10 put up Win IT,
you naYc been engaged in correcting the errors and
respecting the proceedings OF the Con-
ventloE and also find article IN the Baltimore oun OF
tuesday, signed Veas" on the same suolect. But nell
e mat writer yourselves have FINISHED nor arc you
hev 10 do for Interpretations and false statements
may always De regarded as UNFINISHED business WIN mol
attempt task 80 Hercuean notice all suchye II Is
dny owe 10 The eno. editor of the Enquirer 10 notice one
IL IS currently reported that that gentleman has become an
active par!Zan OF one OF the candidates for the Presidency
and that IN all at ms votes and actions the late Conve-
on he has exhibited that feeling. Although present al
that Convention and, OF course | cannot speak from any
personal observation; Tct as personal and political friend
Of the senior editor have taken the responsibility of pro-
rouncics a: Sa.smen. false. have done what
slider gogG ator public and prisate and have assumed
too much now Afford The gentleman an opportunity TO
rect ne
In any letters Which may hereafter address you shall
pursue the line Of policy which has marked my course
rny years which has been kn0mn 70 your
raba and much loved laeyeats 10 yoC-
selves That rocy has been 10 defend the leading mem
bcs OF the Democratic party from and unjust attacks
coming from whatever quarter they may-ehe: rom oPcit
and manly enemies secret and cowary toes III Is much
agreeable my feelings aud Iase GieEd than 10
I!tccand The latter VIII r5 resorc to- unless becomes
Necessary sustain the former have thus defined my
principles III order that your eaderS who may choose 10
read the icc!a from Washington, mag Sno" Beforehand,
the course he writer intends 10 pursue.
H. there ore should find any wantcn and unjust aitachs
Ger Cass judge Douglas Gen. Butler, any OF the
distinguished men whose names are before the country,
will defend them. hare areaGy found that such mare oecn
made, and nusousY circulated against my iavoTc Tor
the Presidency. In ~ letter, will notice them, and
think s!u.y thar in This country stands an
ground nearc: the Virginia STANDARD" than JAMES rcH
ASAS Of pcnnsyvan In making this broad declaration.
mean 10 make reservation, wha'ever- mean 10 include
all the great questions which have heretofore agitaed TIE
county and k.v hereafter DE- s. especially
notice SIR Eucianans Tarii notions, which seem IL have
been very little understood, strangely misrepresentation
will show that Democrat Withhold! his vote oln
Mr. Buchanan upon public private grounds although he
may prefer Others. Sc are soneiimcs Told that A. can't DC
ercted-nor b, e. &c Tho may all be true il Demo
will vote .or Dcnocarat. But il is true rcruy
that suppos.nn. Ii Democrats intend stand by Tie
party in good la!h, SHALL uEquesonahy triumph J.; II
not, not "LAOIOON.'
We thank correspondent for having rclutcd the false
in regard ourselves. In the Convention ard
in the Enquirer in public and in private we have shown Per
mpartiaty between the prominent candidates for the
Presidency We oppose none OF them, we commit
It'd TO any OF them, for have no fvores but tho non
rees Of The Baltimore Convention Enq2irer.l