Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-27
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SATURDAY MoaNlNC. SEPTEMBER ~.
JOIIN 4. DIX. ESQ


IL thu discharge !" imperative duty |" the AlInnls"n
,, and Democratic party, venred 10 rece''
issue Of THIS paper protest against The assumption "
:i,a, : Mercury that The appointment "f MI ' "a
DIX To The Fnnrh mission, would be satisfactory - oo
nncracy Of The South, We took this step WIZ" A.,
and with us liulr purpose dispa'age inc '"' ,;,
Dix an Ia pruIl,t adyjcr TO the Cabinet - "'' -,
only Il, give expression 10 the wen N"o >, tho nphlic
universal Judgment Of The SOU" ~ '' r,; ,u,o,i,p 10
.h.rar,cr IL Mr. Dix pud the pr"pr1's u ''' 60, !,
,b,. ;m,or,ap, roson of Minister " ''' ;,s ar
ws x.rv far from wish 10 impure :" ''''' IL
,;,, If conduct FOR which he Is not ]"s"y 'es""s
10 acc 's0 ~, ,resru him in the relations IN when ne
"t. ,t me country for the last hve years 'hu ca
"'s i, !, wt,, esteem he is held 10 the SCUM.
-, A., u : considers wr have done nm ihlusii'e' -
;,,, u. !, lrt,er in which he denies eAPhc'y ~
j., ;. over made an abolition speech IN OF ou u '''
s, oay. utrcrunrr In any such seh''t"e"' 90 wv ~
S,,,h s,ouhi be surrounded rih cora"" i,' $685.
sc ". ru,,s, Mr.. Dlss letter promptly anu ~
~ r,Y,luily reader him every iachir III ''' 'o".
,r,, ,ha, The South has heretofore suspects" h'"
n,,v ,yh an earnest hope ,la, he may Dc succesSu "
II, Diyis u man OF ability and OF resrecia-
hI, n,r,unul character, and we snonu 'ej''' ~ " ''
-. Mn, Of aboi,lonsn which sales his repu1a-
,;o, Re j. moreover, Democratic ofnce n"aef anu CON.
Germ for the character VI VIZ p"'''' So "
interest in MS Vlha'eH'i'"'
Rut AR Diyis NOT content simply 10 request Inc puoca
ion os bis letter in The columns OF The Enquirer. nc
,re. -, n, issue Of fact with The editors oil THIS paper
nd c engrs US 10 produce the proof oil our allegations III
as,sc 10 his past course. Thus we driven 10 an eApo
soa Of The political Of Mr.. Dix me ou'F may o'
syr,c,be but We shall shirk IT, we mean " w JUS
,ce "a Mr. Dix IT, from thorough examination Oh us re-
rd il shall appear tina, Mr. Dix has not been snch a. VIC
enreseut him we will make all possible aoncmeh' io ou'
ioustce But IT, on the contrary the exposure shouu '
,,ir even The sli.h, claim which Mr. Dix now mas on e
audience ii The Southern Democracy, he must eme'"oe'
that he himself provokcs The Investigation which results IN
his discontinue.
To The Editors Of The Enquirer. ga ,e-,
~ New YoRk, SEPT. 20, 1893.
Cpxr ynES: In editorial article IN your paper o' me
I'M instant am charged first, with making inr"as aon
linn soeechts in tic Senate o! the uLed States ans
ond ,uh The rhetorical "hnufish" of al GORDON o Tree
States surrounding The Souh and competing slavery 'he
= sc,rorr enrirclr, by fire, L" sting iist! To death
Th,ss mp,t ,lions are alike nanundrd never maze an
hnl,nr speech in the Senate out OF It never ui'fca
n .nt, ained the sentiment above attributed 10 ihe--ana
I on van 10 produce the evidence on Which your h-seroEs
made ,..,;o, ~
Your own sense propriey will ensure the insertion o.!
his ute ia ynur paper without request TO 'si e''ec'
''1'' NV .,cruv vopr. JOHN A. DIX.