Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-20
To the Editors of the Enquirer;

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| Mcssrs Ed:tors:-Wc find in yoGr paper Of thu
bin :ust reply, over the signature of X. ii. Allen
to our communication ut tie 3Uth uitlmp. We stz'
this, earliest opportunity, Ia dis''n!m any IAN.
| approximating TO Il want u: respect Tor the ds.ln
| rlIs.cd '.rcsurrecisV' gentlemen, AS he terms hlm
| s,Itl We were his personal friends during his m
time, and only felt aggrevcd ut his d's:erncn by
| the resurrectionist OF 'Sans bh"ys OF the city o
Farmvi!lc" however vrIuuus and patriotic they may
| be- HOW and 10 the best of our recollection, mcte uu
Justice in Il short biography land if We err he vii
please correct u.s. lie AYERS he has changed but
| once but while would nu: incur HE dispIeasnre
il it. limited by his best friends that in his enthusiasm
ir sam he has entirely lost sight e" HI. former pnlti-
cal history. Who bore Il distinguished part u! Il
meeting which, adopted stringent resolutions against
! Vir.inia's receiving her quota of the land fund.-
What test made III the elections ri lSJl for fins
county, and who made il! Whose voice was hcLri
| luaCc-t in Democratic rallies {! Answer these
questions, dear Major, and we tiuk yuu will ADM;
w!tl Us tina: with YOU 'changc i'm. been times MOI
to-. ~ some pa!iiatio perhaps, in Your view "" aG-
m: then largely in tie orty, and II Was 50
Conceded by all bar IN th!> spring canvass, whch
even many democrats ;hDug lat would bc III the !n!-
nor:y when the cripple on a crurh toicrr" 10 the
BATH. field, and aged ma;ronS rXhO!tcd their sp''s 4"
go forth and battle Tor principles HwayS GI"r; when
Old age forgot for the nonienr It's drcrcpituGe; when
even The couch OF d.srsc could nor restrain IL "c"a-
prnV, ave. when the Democrats, one and uti, ncrved
tlln>cl"r, for the conflict, Resolving 10 conquer or
dr and Thought IL vote for their nominees, the
proud,St act oi Their lives We nsk, III these PERIODS
TINES IN these times that tried meas sous, wiic-c
WIS the hero o: Ruli hug syne, Mrjpr il. II. A.
Mu>, we 20 IT, the midnight councils ui thu el!.!nv
Tor Ill nl.swr! If 50, let h!Ia say il, for G"d knows
we would not Intentionally ml-reprcsent him. We
-:d he was beaten ;wIc. III one mouth Tor the L":s-
::::ur, tIf memory served Us t!ghtD We cnrrcr!
,i. assertion with PLEASURE md HOW say. upon h!>
own authority, that he was badly beaten iwicr in one
month aud sixteen days. Bu; not only did Sam,
b'hnys pledge their votes 10 HIN ni! unanimously
uunIInic him by Convention, bur old iIur Democrats
ard Whig," Urged him Il accept the pr"lrr,F honor.
There must be low old line Democrats nAi Wi.s ia
L,,mcnburg now-a-day's tor Fnurn"y'- WIS only
:Gi out al more than 0ui, and Tazrwcl's l3. Bu.
will our friend tell who those old line Democrat.
were! The Plnndcph!a Convention says he may tell
u now and We SUPPOSE act "ln late his uutii.- !
We would Tor the HuTd do him in !
Justice, Tor him. instead of "tra- |
urlmg and prescribing him, We wonll de- |
icrd him III the right. Bat 'he exercises the high
Prcru.atlvr 81 freeman. and casts his vote Tor
whom lle pIels.s." vii! he tell us for whom he
voted in the lls! election before lac his place
among the dry bones and then Judge tor unr
selves "f his democracy. But, perhaps. Ia quote his
language he il like the "strcp before the shear
cr-Ilmb utirrIrg mol word II 49, tind Tor b!i W"
should move HIM from his high Resolve Ann! now, !
IN conclusion, let u again assure him that oar irHt
communication not written in an: bad spirit
No, ne. would "huld no rod over him. would
MT "prrsrcut" slamdrr. OF mIsr"prreeni him: nor
would We make him appear III an entire lnse !iGht.
Farth,-t from it possible. We "woud sc"rn such Il
sling as we would viper" We rather judge from
the tone of lila reply, that lie views crunnu:ca-
tor, in 'lalec light" We refer to rpr'nn IL:
used; something like ''Dasc,', contemplate" "po!
iutrd," slime &C., &C., which naughty word I
between friends; bur forgive il ALL Knowing iiltn
to hr iInpul-yr and blunt spoken .cni!cInan.-
believing h. will, when he disclaimer -!
any thing personally Offensive, view Us in u different
light, We subscribe ourselves with much ,stccln,
His most obcdicnt, Sc.
WE WHO KNOW. !