Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-22
TO THE "WHIGS OF VIRGINIA"
Observation-Disclosures discussed and denounced by
tho most distinguished Wing Stntc.,nun of
fhe South.
rom the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel


E,o,x.Sothinsism discussed and denounced b,
rho most distinguished Wing stnrc.,nun o
the South.
From the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel
LETTER FROM HON. y. II. STEPHENS.
CRAwrorDvILLE. Ga, May 9th, 1868.
Dear Sir Your letter OF the Jih iist. was rtceivc
some days AGO and should have been answered muc
earlier 6u; for nv absence from home. The rumnryo
mention in relation tn my candriacy i"r re-erctoh Il
Congress, is true have stated ana rSpea'cu OH va
rious occasions, that was not anu diu nor expect "
be- n COMMUNICATIVE same | now say 1" YOU IN
reason of this declaration on my pnr WIS 'ie i"c'
that large numbers of oar old pulItlcul lTcNs sce''
IL br cncrng info comblnntIons~it ne" "c'tc
purposes and principles, OF which MAS nor ii!"te
and never could be, according 10 inc ru'es y" ''
action md the opinions | entertain Hence my con
cusinn that they Ind further use for me rs lie'
| Representatives for presumed they knew enough "
Inc to be assured if they had any secret n'"s or Oh
jec,s IN accomplish that they never could gel my con
sent even if they desired il, 10 become dumb III
sirunent to execute such purpose certainty never
did, and SHALL go before the people rs cnn'il
dnte for their sutlragcs with my principles Ill NY
pocket II has been tho pride ot my ie' heretofore
| not only to make known fully and freely my semi
mcn,s upon all qucstions Of public policy, but III VIM
dicnon OF those sentiments thus avn"cd, 10 mee
any antagonists arraycd against them, i'll open
and manly strife-"iacc To face and too tn toe. -
| From this rule Of action, by which | have NJ
To this time been governed, Shall never depart
| But yOu ask whit are my opinions and
views of this new party called Know Nohnga, with
Il request that y"u be permtr'! I" publish them
! r. r,ii &C f,iI,. ic,oorI,. no ,rv ,,,c H,Lr
,i',''. ,ui' az Iii a,I;; w., @ ;,,
them YOU plcusc--publsh them. ar not, It's You
| like They are the views of private citizen. ar
~ present. ~ III. 'he",' am P"P'sc' '''"c'c'i
h'ci"Ay "nfY "t ?t"P'' E',' Nv "''c '"! Scch
any anu us one ~ ti; people s'hIl Hc"N J." you
and them this, aud on all occasions, with thai
trhnkhess ahd independence wlii"h II becomes
freeman to boar towards his icitow- And IN giving
my views oi "hEHw-NoilnSI-in, ought, perhaps
10 premise by saying ana sHylng mast fr"y. that
really 'kioW nothing hDvut the principles, AIMS ~
objects NJ the party ain about 10 speak ot-th"r are
all Kept srcrrt-brinG communicated ana made KNOWN
only To the nitiu;r and not 10 these until after being
first duly pledged aud sworn. Tbs, 10 me- Is very
great objection To The whole organization. All poll
rlcml prncpI.s which nrr sought 10 bn carried in le-
gs!a;nn by any bpdY or set of ,Inn in republic in
INV opinion ought IL be openly avowrd md pub
lciy Druclailurl yygfh never Shut. the !iuhi un-
shrink. ir,,n iuv,sy..i,nn- -, I.,st II .nkt ,sy,
IN do n IILin, nar,s ar serr,.t rov,r,, mr., p.f,r,
resorts for error II j. therefore. T. r;rcu,n,tnncc
uulte sufficient to excite suspicion against the yu:h
to see il pursuing such = COURSE And in REPUBLICS
,vhrr. f,,. discrss; i, ond fall iuy.sfiyn,nn Us, u yir
,ru,,s ,rd ;r,II;c.rt nr,In :. ,oy.j thor. uoypr
cnn he INV ;.t ,rnund. ~ t.ur INV danger even frnm
tb. yrco,,:i ,rrnr. ia r.Ii,.inu mr. ror,s An mos
,in,s th.rG,rr rnat;n,, IN m. y.rnm.ut ot ~ ire.
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HIS principles. out his views hh' r'hrn'' "i''" ~
que'to"S uiH' may c"'ne "eo'' nun ~ US cpIe"
.a.ne S"paeu! ~ m"s "n ,''ia "'".S "., me-, ef
M W., ~ ni'rt ms no ouiuu', anu M .'' ,J :;
can IL w ''un'"'"eu III pun! n"u o''e'.: -
any secFef parry sha ever DC r' r SucsfS'.u' W .'
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i .e''a az" "n'''o'n u"u'r 'uI o''''u , ' ;,Li
us coh''o nln Po"'r' p,ch. rum WIZ Nv; ."'''
hrmy established, either ny reason OF rom ni'r"r!
upon Ptinc'Pie ., H"t'o't,' ''n'' ''' "''' "' '''
oPI'ilons' cahuio'! eAp'esSe"' :; c: |
ID kno" tha' many Gooa ana lr"r mon IN urGr!.h |
uner ho"Nh !" .'s pr W '"'"',
do"o' nor n"Fh Jo'tt" 'h's 'ec''. o' VIII goa
lhteH'i"hs. "oHc ~ ''c!h navy 'H'l- III" e"' h""
40 not question '!icr MOVIES. anu 'n"ns's''ts NOR
Will p"Iap'' ~ u Win 'e I'M W. "' I'M
"Fer ""''i ~ u" s4.% eu "''',' ' 80" W. " III III
or may como o. IL bU' ~ u II '"II, 81,
inc tIer'ns, H'a!c anu Va. ,'" r ",'
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,,, ,r,T =; - ,hn:- h'.,,ns U.my If ;hr.n yrry
, .'I.a,,r.rj ,,,n, ., ,r r. ;Iin,Ir. hy order,
Md ,.crs,i,. -, ,In.n ,.rrv cIubs All legislation
xgs sr,,ri IN ,h, cluI,-,nr,,hrr, .. the National
Assemble md Cnu,.ru,on All ,f lhcIu or lno-i u.
,L,,o ,y.n ,,.,r.rrs If Il. clubs for h,v cnI,d not
be otherwise elected And after the qu ,tIon MAS set
eI in the r,ub. III. member, next DAY went 10 the
nominal Hall. of L"risat;ou no;hinc tn; trembling
,vtn.na,one N ,cr,,,.r th. .dr;s of the Order"
|
blnoI of the heat Of their own number flow beneath
IN. stroke of the axe. l. history OF use Or do
our people vniny imagine TINT Americans would no,
do as the French did under like ciscuts'"ncr- Il,
thy servant dog that he should 10 ihia thing :! snd
the hau,hty s.f.confient Hazel. Yet, he did oil
tina; he had h-en told tina, li- woall do "l."t him
that tinkrL h" sta,irth take heed rst he fall. HUI
man nature is the compound OF weak irailtics
and crrng passions everywhere. or these clubs III
France. IN eloquent writer has said
From all other sc"tirgcs wEich had aiticcG man,
kind, in every age and IN every nation, thrrt hh'
been some temporary rct"ge, some shelter "hu 'l'
storm might pass. During the henthrii'in Oh AMI
qnlty. Hnd the bHrbar-n al mo mudi" "-c-, 'e "i''
pie ot god Or the shrine oi SAINT, afforded hrr'u-c
from d.spotc fury or popular rage. Bnt French ia,
cobins; whether native or adopted, treated Win "lNH!
scorn, the sentiments nj religion and IN" feelings OF
humanity; And all that man iinI gH'l"r" from h'a"N,
rrrcnc, upon earth and ;hc revelations Ia" h"pcd ih'
been made him from The sky t" bless and adorn hlr
mortal existence, and cievnt" his soul wth Immortal
aspirations, were spurne as imp"''nrc ~ 'Nesc ir''
lrsroyers. They would have depravcd man from
his humanity, ns they attempted +" deere" Tod o"t
of his universe. Not contrntcd with France Us
subject for their ruhcs. eAp"rmrnS-fir"pr lt-"!i
being too narrow for their ryplnis-ihry send their
propa:andis.s To the world, with designs about
- charitable rs those with which Satan Entered
Eden"
Til. is but n faint picture OF some of the scenes
an,nJ hv ,hrt self sam. marty. which WA al first
t'r,n.J ne thn.e who STYLED ihemscyc. .ihe friends
r ,hn Constitution" And where did ih-s, .'.ecrrt
nnc,J," We nov heur Of come from Not from
800 :. il tu.but from Tim; land of inns. where
the nroIc would have GONE into ANARCHY ony ago il
i h not been for the conse, vntive influence of the
,,,r, ..ohlr minded men ri the South And what |
s,ns hnyc we lntev witnessed in the Massachusetts