Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-24
70 kac EdiAors II lie Enlnireri


To tac Editors Of ne Enquirer
An editorial in the Enquirer Vi the YIN instant
which | Iavo jus; sccn, C0upci" me iciGG'%'i''! q
sc"!; Il place III Your co!umrs ior Il !c" ""''9' ~ way
Of reply.
Twas H0. d~t;ateI. ci:hcriu H. f;rrt or the last cleo
ton, Of Secretary Of the safe A@r'"lltiTi:! Socl't!
never WIS Defeated iI; once III MY life, 'Tiiei'' iHfiti'H
through the fundamentally Of The k;c!ii:'oiid E"'
qTircr. | WIS ca-t ont Of the public service 81 me
Srate-althouGh II was not even insinna'ei 'ii"t ! { y :
held n plac" in that service. the duties "i "iI''
could not and did not faithfully perform: or ever FL
a dollar Of the public money int" my pockct 'hH' l "'
not honestly earn. 81,
In regard, therefore. to ynur remarks H.T,n ~
poor preiendcE.' and ''Hc y"tlHiEr" nmnn ever,
power and place" Selling - with "''dity upon 'rr:
chance ui restoration to office, ! nave wv. n
that if designed To apply I" me. they come .n =. mr.
grace from the Richmond Enquirer: anu ."", W.
perfectly Willing 10 leave il with the FARMER VI "
ainia, aye, and nll the people Of Virginia 10 ~; m% ;,
;icr INV whole life does not rcicl every SUI ''.,1 H.
ton. ! an NJ po~ii'ic(ga; never was "I',i , ,"n
urc nor have ever mingled, ar I's''c" W m, ,tr.
n the partv cuiIt"r.s Of the tlti">p 'H!.is: '" " ,;r.1iL.
NV vote, wien aud how | P!cit7c. ICE, '''S3' "I S".,
rich; M: ever sou Of the Oh DOMINION ! 'i''SHt "a
brr,creI for Office. II cannot be said ever "'' -.
But 10 facts The first appointment "i SccI,.M! "
the State Agricultural Society III Ho'eiitp.i' ~ ~
Society authorized the Executive COMMITTEE l" .n'N
and TO fix the salary. They appointed Mr. hT:HI'' j
waf not named in the Committee, ana dii h"' oi'r NY
self, although hundreds OF members 81 we Hoc'cll,
both Democrats and Wings, had voiuiiihT'l! IHP'tS:u"
10 me their wish and expectation that | should rceeI'c
II There could. il il PRESUMED, bc. no question on in'
score oi Qualifications and II the farmers oi me
State desired that the office should be conferred upon
one who had cRdrarorcd, al least, 10 render service III
the cause, and who, moreover iHu occh 'crtu' ~
adverse circumstances, when past the meridian, 10
n,omenc life amew-raiher than upon Il gentleman
who, however high his character and qualifications,
had the advantage of being III the prime "i ne, ana
possesscd of e. most ample independence, ii not
:. .IL IT,, ,ral GtI-alF NN'lF mr. moe. fllll Il itl.
tcsta,ion OF the native generosity oi Inc '!E7'"A
character.
Its idle to say that party politics influenced III any
degree the gentlemen who supported me-ior thty
were VIGOROUSLY OF both political partles-or MAJ l
WIS GrtGl:ci. The public know better. Two oil AT.
Ruilin's mos; prominent supporters IN The intc ciec-
tiur, are PROMINENT Wings. One OF them PcNuihs
tina. ~e!ectina, paD!!c!y aud earnestly though IN c""r-
;eogs ferns, appealed 20 me: and against inc WISHES
al many VINO. rom other than party or personal mo-
lives. konurcd ne ny their support. | vo!r'tt'!i! anu
prrcmpto!.iy Withdrew myself from the c'ni,''-tpt
from fear II defca: or danger al d"i4at-oht soieiy
with 4 view, so far as depended upvn 'lc' 10 pu'
an end 10 the excitement AMI preserve harmony iii
the Society.
Man does moi AWAY, know hinlsrit-but | EunIbly
trust, that | am incapable Of jeoPard!n$ TINS -TsH'
cause, 80 dear 10 tie Farmers Of N~r@lnn-su vital 10
her best intcrusf-tor any ar all the offices IN me GIT
IF the President of the United States. 1t my cleo
ton TO the Sccretarvship OF iiIs great Soc!oty WAS
| ever urged, in public ~ in private, upon TIE ground
that hGd been Tie victim IL party prescription, l
certainly urve- heard Of il before nor can | bc!!rNc
;na; il Influenced one human being. .And, II mol!
c!uu,!rst.Iciv suw ,arcs III the field which me farm
! INC community have 81 a,S:dUuuslv cultivated, they
viii hot r"nv from The hand. al those, who, ir"h' gem
| crous aul dis:4lr:ceicd impulses, gave me their sup
por; nor i; danger approaches from amy Other quar-
Ter, will the TN lie L: iaclr ,i,ugs ar minc.
WI. II. RICHARDSON.
! HEyK!CG, CJ-srY. Nov. iNti, 1871.
Ri Gen. Richardson will rcaI with some attention.,
;hc article 10 which lc objects, he will discover that
b. has mistaken il. impurt.-Edt0rs EHyurtr.l
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN LOCDOUN.
4 Convention o: delegates ir":l the vari'us pre-
cinc;s Q: I.ou ioun county assembled IN i:eeSo"r$, on
Monday, the 18th Of November, at the Eagle Hotel,
AZ , O'Clock, l.. NJ, and WIS called ~ order by Hr-
pointing Gen. George liGs; C!!Hlrrian, and [. II.
Stewart Secretary.
On motion, Ii committee OF five was app@irtrL I"
re,nr; business for me action u! the convention. Inc
Clair appointed Chas. Dau..as, DR.. hcitti, ;. H.
Mount, Col. Gibson ana Col. Taylor.
The Committee made the following report:
Resolved, ThGr wc approve II: ;lc movement now
making by the Democratic rSriy OF Virginia 10 ii"!"
n Convention for the purpose Of nominating candI-
dutC. ior the offices TT Governor, Lieut.. ''"Ncrn"F
and AttOru"y General "f the State. ANA that The tim"
and place, viz the Huil! nj November and the town
OF S:aunton, namrd b. IN" pcn:ncr":i' State Cr!I'r'i
Committee, are suitable lur the Occisi"n.
Resolved. Ihut the Chair appoint w" delegates 10
| ~rCTrcsr!l, each precinct IN the c"ta'E.
The Chair then uancl the following S"n;lrinci!aS
delegates:
GoKrsvILLE-Chas. DHu-ia-. Jn0. W. Minor.
WArfRFuRp-D. y. T.. Love, Tho-. OAey.
LoyErrsvILIE-JolIn Soulcg, D.. dos. /. Bro
naug!!.
HifrsBoHoT"m--Dr Turner. josiah I. Whi;'.
SHIcKrnsvILLE-S.cphcn K. MoUE;, Capt. Wm.
i~3radiirld.
PrncrIrs-.CM. Chas. Tay!or. 81 ,. Ch.m:'.a.
UHIDy-lDi. !. i.ci;l, Joseph Me."ath.
Administrations Jno :. IH:nn, I!nrv"Y B;tArr.
Mr.. GIIEAD-CHpi. Skilin!nn. J.. ". Da':Ia!.
GrH rRI,G-lirvrriy liu,c!."ras,il. Capt. Taylor.
PEAcoCK,-Aru;s:cHd Iayiur, Alfred Dni!r.
Resolved, Tina; that tine present state az pr!'ira.
affair. druiaGiS the serious AMI solemn c~"Usit''ri;-
ton of every lover -! our county, our institutions,
and our Union; aud that. il il the peculiar province "i
the Virginia Democracy 10 set an "Nhnl.e"; hri'nrsS
and concord, to their brethren thr"n-h"ui Tho land
10 keep their forces Sc0Iy and EH|'ri3ci- their watch
fires always brigit-;!,rir scu:iaeIs lrus;y and al their
posts.
Resolved, Tla. our thanks arc due and ugr hereby
rendered Ia those iD"in"cra,ic TRENDS i'll the free
S;urrs lard TO such others ms may have united with
themD who have molly Gud dis;ItrrrstH't!y stepped i"f'
wari in behalf uf the Constitutional rights 81 the
South, ana we would urSc them not 4" rcInN ihyif a.
forts, rs truth and ryrivr mUsr, i'll IN" end prevail.
Resolved, That we will actively SUPPORT any true
and faithful Democrats that may be Nominated by
the Conventions.
Resolved. That IL" inGnhs q: ;iis meeting DE Ton
dered 10 Mr. =. W. johnson fox tic u.s. .! his rooms
during our session.
Ec.o!y.d, Tia: the cli:or- Of this town, anil Of tn"
State IN sc!!crG!, .rG % the Washington Sentinel be
respectfully requested To- pnhii,! our proceedings.
o. motion oi J. W. GHIlnher, il was
Resolved. That any Democratic citizens 81 '!c
county who may be prrscn: AZ The ConycI;."n, be a''
tlogiyc! a,sn - M: ~ or Delegates.
On motion, the Convention aljnurncd.
GEORGE KuSf, Chm.
&. II. STEWART Scc'y.
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