Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-03
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~, "H'f c"'" Ir"r IL I:Tcrsor hg. fr'l'r :"
t9"Hr". -'I"' G'-,HHng oJ N. E,J."
I!,,: siy' H.: OF p.r.rn- ,yI, L,,. with.
Draw" ti"n h" kr"w-N"!!:!;!y Council III Uarurrs.
F";fy |: Is la: ;h" ''!o.inmr. -, the ,ni" 'Th"
day -! Nothing intolerance, IN .Ir,;.r.nn i fas,
passing Away. Ihtv viii -nuu have n,L.r , ..l,rul
!,ah'.t,"n nGlIr." III" Old fires nrc Liui,d.
ia, Democratic ,ii,nr- "a :l,r pnsi- and ,I,r
,r' ia 'ail il w" Thy r,iid l"rn this circulur ,n
;icr bl'hr"n throughout the Sai-, with tho u.s.
rance, thai he Democracy u! Jefferson nrc alive To
he great Issue before ri"rn. Thot they havc buctleJ
their :irl:.rr, n.ii ready tho ,cr"c4 -trur.
g!rs.
! %r publish forty-sy Nance. aud there are forty
"tl,I, Wl-r aIiI- wc have nn: rr"!vcd, bat which
will be forthcoming il fhis statement * denied. The
st.upctc hnl en"l v"'i there 'Till l." another
grand march un Saturday nigh; next from the -imc
Council. There wi'hfrawnl- taking place .t nj
i"' every meeting .! tie Councils throughout the
COUNTY. and W. prophecy 'het by ;hr 2ih Of MAY,
there VIII no; b" "C"rrorl5 guard Of Democrats
IA nj! t. Councils in Jefferson. Our friend John &.
Wilson, i-q., Withdrew iDJr months since.
To TIE PUBLIC.
III" Undersigned formerly members of the Know
No,!li"s Council nt HarpcrsFr:ry, Virginia. hrviug
recently withdrawn oursrivr-, wholly and entirely,
from that organization, b.g leave, respectfully, 20
stat" The ISIs"0o which have prompted ns 20 % so
When we bcreillc iomtcrs uf that Order, we were
informed a' believed that il prominent and leading
purposes woro 10 cultivate love n "ur native Couu-
81
ll."i ci HE CEited Stac> To- check n. tendency in
tho legislation OF C"neraos iuYte foreign votes by
ihe ""crncG .; tho public domain; prefer, III tho
selection OF our agents 10 carry on the Government.
c!i!%"n, Ia IL" manor born, over those Of foreign
birh and, above Mi things 70 aid ali objects having
III view tho promotion Of The dignity aad elevation -
The American mechanic and ihs aasurancc 10 him OF
ne just rights urd proper position III tho cumuuuiiy.
! We believe Il possible. Indeed we fully rApccicI
hs; in affecting agents TO carry out those grca, OBJ
lcc.gr we wr;Iii hhvc nU!nctnnc- 10 surrender our
party prrtecti"n 10 the paramount; importance oi
those cherished REFORMS but never for q moment did
|G dream that, under III" plausible and deceptive
o-n- oi tho Know. Nothing Organization, mere po-
Utica! party was 70 be organized. for other pur-
pose than The ,Icvfiion ni those in whose American
and political! principles we have no coniGrncr and,
@a: "t III, ud Ne expect IN 50 short time after IL
nrg"n2G'ioa 10 s hIGtou, clovru foot DISCLOSED,
its :rctcy nnvcrd, is pr0i:Ga;o disregard Of prin-
c,plcs 80 clearly manifested and thar We, the lncchn-
uIct vi !iGTpcra Ferry, woEt be called upon BY lis
dctpOii0 ORDER. 10 sacrifice upon It's unho!y shrine
natiyo born citizen Of our own hcur; and ore whose
whole has exhibited tho unfaltering devo-
ton 10 incIu-ts, vel! the most underwriting
! attachment Ia the m"st honest and bcst Of American
! prucip,es We spurn it authority, mud repudiato
E0'v and ior all time 10 COME, oil connection with i;s
objects and purposes.
IL is not p"",lD. that better exhibit tho true
character Of this secret JUNO, which seeks 10
override hi, District or furnish stronger iusiica
iIom o; the which have ta.ru, than 10 lay
puhiio aHrviccs Of IN. insn, which ts heare--
prescription seeks crush and sacrifice; more pnrt
cu.ariy o.. hr services fn W., Tor which would i'll
decd Dr nCrar"t, il We did not in this public manner
acknowledge ourselves grateful and obligated.
L.. We ash then who II Chnrlc. James Faulkner
whoa this secret caha! wishes tn DESTROY. and drive
from the Iousc Of Representatives lst. H. il II
gtaRi-son 81 "no "t the patriot srcs Of l1'6 Tint
gave lmirprhd-nC- 10 OGr cnui,!r". who ch6rcG tho
contest after the commencement Of hostitrs,
n1T H. I-,Iy
s:rug .c. receiving his body at th. memorable bat
!.r y: Eruudywidg, ballot, which Il" carried 10 hia
grave, every member OF tiir company ot which hc
was Captain, except himself aad one oiher having
h.fn killed on that day.
. u II. SOU ni one ol the patriot heroes oi the
War OF 1872 wnn distinguished irnerlt at the battle
Of Crnn.y Island. for which The appreciation OF the
pcope Of Eirgina was evidenced, by their Leg'le
lure making :; presentation If sword a. well a.
prssinT u resolution al .Ehak".
Sd. lie, hmsG!, hl, in every contest. in which ms
country has been ,"d with q foreign foe, been
. Oa tie. eide oi his country.
Ia lSiG. when the war with Mexico broke out, il is
well known iaa: he Contributed hI- lime, labor, mo-
mcy. and talents, 70 equip md raise company o!
volunteers Ia IN. county Of Berkeley, which WIS
EHuIZed and continued In serve ~ the end of the
! war. He not only, by speeches and oth-rwsr. did
much TO encourage citiztns {" volunteer, to vinGca'"
ttc honor oi their country, buI Il" promised them III
Ia" event Of the failure "i Congress 10 Grnnl them
bounty land that he wnnid rive 10 each soldier who
enlisted 10 form company from ila: county, 80 acres
Of land in the Stale OF rcz1-. He went farther than
is, by promising that il any nan h"-iracd 10 vol
un'.cr because 81 those who were drp. ,i'nt upon
hin Tor support that ihrv should moi tor the ns-
ce7sai!"s Of life, whilst their husbands au, iathrrs
prr;lin their lives in d.inc" OF their County,.
/ How many Of those who sccking 10 crush
Mr. Faulkner. by defeating hn for rrl-cliun, 10 the
seat IN iho National Legislature. which hc has
cGprd Tor tho last four years with 90 much credit 10
hiHi-,ii and hi. constituency, then giving MD
and c"m:oT: 10 the enemy by sn.;GuinS those men
. ia ConGr-s., who not only refused grnni for
! iru,, the means Ia purchase food Ia keep the Amr
rir"u soldier from starving; bat war. iEciting the
I NcAcais to welcome them with bloody hands and
! ln-p!tnhlc graycr
! i;h. He has always been an Uur..cnting opponent
Of The infamous Homestead bill; II bill calculated 10
stimulate "n excess oi immigration, by lroi!9ariy
| giving 0wHy the pnbc land which il common pro-
| perry ot tbs American people. Tho Know -NothmSR
! rl,cata themselves up"r having wrought such
chang" in public sentiment, nni infused snch trar
0i their wrath into Congress, I" produce the de-
fear of The Homestead bill, without remembering that
hir. Faulkner found struggling 10 Kill il, ions be-
fore they protested 10 exist, ad continued his efforts
until il wus finally clratci.
| Jth. He was prominent IN hla cXcrtlUns to
/ have pa.sed that rrca' American measure, which
met the approval ii the last Congress. Civ
ns to the vriCrsn soldara Of the war OF lSl2, aud
u'arr war since the E"voluiion, l"n acres ot land
thIs establishing ihcr Claims upon the gratitude uf
their coIl,rv aud the appreciation by Congress, Of
their patriotic services rendered To their Country, in
| times of r.a danger and difficulty.
! i;;h. H. hus discharged hls duty M Representa-.
ty, in Congress- both 10 the Nation and his District.
! IN IN uucxCrp,iouahle manner. No poor man has
been without II friend in Congress -incc fc has been
there and no constituent wh" has had business in
! Wasima .or has had i! unattended I" Il, lon. as
he has been Il member ui Congress
| Lastly, n 10 our Own immediate lncG ntcrcGts.
hoy c:n express Sufficiently nG- appreciation of
his scrvice-. lie has -Ly,cI in bringing the Pub.
lie property here int" market, ana instead OF being,
Il. heretofore, "pcnian cs.cas. we have become tho
| owners nj our own honrr,eaIs. upnn advantageous
term; he his ubfR!nal !rom the Government ur Ul
lots upon whlci Ia hu!I'l Churches Tor divine wor-
-hip schools IN which 10 educate our children, and
ccHcier!e= a resting pacre i"r onr dead he has had
adjusted anu paid 10 us, Ust claims upon iEegovcrn-
;T.ut. 20 which had III VAN called is attention,
during the last Sixteen wears. Above all things hs
hnt broken down The Military System dcspoti-n
whic had Tor fourteen !cars pa!aAed tie energies,
tuhUed the spirit Hrd sou@h, to control :hc political
action OF our citizens, by substituting civil super
mcud1ncy, III The per=9! oi Mechanic reared in oar
owa Workshops, who w!I-i IL d",I full justice t.
Tho interests q! the Government, exhibits 70 LIS broth
er mechanics The sympn;hy and feeling OF a Inan.
Th!, j. the mGn;--a n:..!vc-hurn -on Of our own
District, and OF uur own aia;s, that We arc ordered
by ,h:- aud rc fonIOtS cas&!, als.iy called
American partJ, 10 pio.ttit, by out s"uEascs' 10
Danish FROM our Confidence and 10 drive from tho
public cyunci!R. I! We cpUll participate in such
not ri criminal incra.uI" wc should richiy lE"!lt,
what wuuIi uI'tcs'ioab!c receive the eAecra-
;un ri oil aae:t
10! these r.e.,rs we have dissolve! Oil! cOnnHc-
lion, and Withdrawn from the HsE0risilon. aud sni
~ ;rc freedom "l American citizens caat our votes
according 10 cVnscicnces and Judgments.
john G. Wilson, \. q. Shcwbrlig".
Goo. ". Dcyau Abraham Mariat
WGI. ID. Cup"luud, Jn'nes Sh-wbridIo,
Frank 7. M"ulv, E"acrt i'rice,
). +. Ncrrirk, R"mben S;i?c:,
Goo. v. Snriiwuoi. Eiwari y. Bel.
.iacob +. Spnncger,' Levi l!"t!CIca.