Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-04

TO Philip SAMI'EI. ESQ.
Sir IN tho sc.ri.ycr;y Er1m'.Cr, of tn" 18th Of
april End myself. along wl others, called on by
y"u to strlc what Know in relation 10 comfy
politics. Without quoting v0Gr words, ! s:!H!i ci-
,i,nvor TO attain yor oticcf, ~ .i::c full uii.
frank answer and do Il wiu.ir. h.yausc 80" ak
for political information only. III "ich al the people
ui r county arc Interested and hive rr'!t To-,
cusc i: will only be repetition ot what have srjd
To Mr. Dcarnrttc, II; his own instance AMI publicly.
aud bccali,. have heard thar M former statements
| have been perverted.
| was 4, Bowling Green at our February Court;
and carried with me- a; the request OF friend pre-
ulnblc and resolutions, intended 10 DC offered ii Il
meeting OF the Democratic party oil ihat day. They
were offered aud adopted, and afterwards published
in the Enyr,r"r. En.l! in tho day they were read
10y me to Mr.. Drnrncttc in the presence Of several
| gentlemen, handed 10 him and r"-read by him. The
first resolution pledged the parry 20 vote for Mr. Wise.
lie objected 20 il, SUyn" that he hal thoroughly
| committed hm-r,! against giving such vote. that
he cOu!i no, forfeit hs word. hu, added Of hs
accord that h. woul! not Nute for any one else >t1v
cruor and would 10: say az Il" anything against han.
lie objected also to tie ll:h resolution nominating
county candidate, upon Tie ground that II wis uine-
Ccssry and Unusual IN similar circumstances. Gu not
one word of dissent uttered by him 20 tie prcan-
bic ai rcsri;iHn, dcn0uHciG!n very decided terms
the secret organization uf the Know Nothing party
Daring the day had frequent conversations with
HIM. in the course III which ':'. satd voluntarily, :hat
he had no SgmpGikV, no COHh,"fjoR nor CTntfiI Il
|
hDrCj0rf, 10 on" "!d iIty, ant t"I,t.d aud expected
I Ia net wAh a u.r0yS.
With these rs, RANGES held our meeting in the
evening, adopted Resolutions. ono oi tIr.u noni-
mating Mr.. Drjarncftc rs our candidate thinking ::
best 10 have Ia, Corporation OTHER important cues
tons although with The loss OF his Individual vote
for Mr.. Wise.
have been reported 10 have said that Mr. D,iar-
ncltc tador,sa tie preamble and resolution against
the secret party. meycr used thai word, because he
never Gs. il 10 I:.r but n say now, Deliberately
and .,!v!ncy. that after "a; had passed between Ia
an above stated should have been lacking in m.
.nn SENSE II bud not com" to that cp"rias,"'
lief: the Court House III February i'll the full bcci
that hc united with cordially in or preamble ana
resolutions cxccp; us above stated
On the 1md day .: March attended The Superior
Court uf Caroline ~ priv.i" ul',lnc>,. soon after [
.rt;iu 10 Bowling Green. Mr. W lI.nH, Bu"kucr told
me that Mr.. DciGrmrc had that morning arkm"w!tdG-
ed To him that he Mr.. d. dill have svmpa:hlr: " az,
the secret purity, expressed h'' C@..sni!"ilon E.tn
Ynt" for hI:I az, s'jri a"ins p"'t; nc;"n !" ncet
his charge! cOHdii;pa ~; affairs. ! cred from
Sir l.GctEor urged ;hc jl;infnc!cc 81 hGs:y h,n"i
oil account ri Sr!o "harJvm;ioa /" on" person, and
dy--i ~ 10 LQllin. III iIa !I!u?, gU! ~ aE0 III
ture developments ns would still har" nnp!" tnnr
i i hrra!ac Necessary (" sG>iHn he integrity ana
l,0gr ui o.'r old Stale El%h;s pc!."crnitH mt, W"
agreed III one seiI ''nrnt, that We ""u!t uci ""hr'
TT we had ipi Gs.tTnncn i!!nt VI. ttiA!n"ii" va:
either counting the Wig ard secret !nrte-. ~ tia!
they had captured him either by open assault or So
cr,t article. Ga! n!cGdt think we hgy" HAT ASST
rance now aud have resolved accordingly No; 70 be
led Nv hi. mGlr-linc party working, underground.
and aid ashamed /" baek III I'll" glorious light 81
.,r.scL.
In the cour,c ~ the mnruin-. m..t ANA con-
yorgci with Mr.. n"innvttr .vcra'tTc: bC' not u'"''
the subject ~ jrtllirs A:t"r thinner, usi is NGi
about Ia ravc iur home NJ. BUrhu": and Nir. DCldr
nrtc came together 10 where was standing W..
"rmbcr ct persons about Inc. md On" .! Them II can
III" rri"I'!,c' "Li'n, lE1'.'.~ = ~ - ~ i"'"'
~ tho occurrences Gi.d CONSIDERATIONS Jrl"vc: Mr..
Drialne;tc and myself n, the preceding Co"rt. Mr..
~ has SINCE told that i; wHa DON. q; hI- li,;anc-.
mid! :!.:.: IL" statement ] n",, max III tn" pr"-
,rlcc oi so:rc ten o. i,em 1:Hcr persons. Ill. -.
said that he Gid not remember 10 have used the word
$ynD,iiiy in our February conversation, a.d az the
SAM. rinic frankly and Openly avuwrt that he dill
haze sYlnliL.Cs Wit. tie hhU% H"'Ht,ss. q" IN
not question III the s,h:cst a".yr tie ac:cracJ ..
ny .trtcm"nt III other rcsHrrts.
Ibid nQtth"n u"r DO mo-" p-":ou! ;o:Glsc my cues
ton Of Yc.Glj;; hg"cra 4r I",a.Hc.e R.d !Hy&L!:,
Il sus U.dcrs;uOd bc."c" he that II was mailer Oh
memory and not OF truth:U!mcss | respect hiin TOO
hi hlv as gentleman for any such issue, AMI remit?
admit that il s az proLea" may br 'H-iGEch A'""l
But THROWN this word array AMI relying H'"n no
uuGllcstioued part Of my statement, 6in iCii"''i:
wiliin. to leave it 10 the people -! t"!"r !" 'Ey
whether there is moi s;ll enough clt 10 susIaA Us IL
H." CONVECTION that Mr.. d. iarnc.'r agr"sd with ia ~
February Il! "a, ,car.c 49, ..s+ssi.h 'S"..i ih-
secret party.
also ncqn this crntlpmur OF M! intention deceive
me. really believed, and have told linn 20, liza; h"
bad changed his views and political associations be
= CO..! ,i. o. aJs nouhnrof F.bru;rvand the .,r"ud
day Of March and that .c h.a i, rect ILL.,, :.
20. think still, ard venture {" say that, whc1
the day OF election cou'cs 1t wll! he seen TIM H.. vii!
receive the 1T every kN"w N"!!!.ng aili almost
c,t,y 49, ~" f"Tnk ryrH:n II sympathy. the ~
of March. ,las ni6nht, lis "r.:l IT, "pr..-" l.~ y.
Tic change which had com" o"c: !I.Ts aiI t. rHsrna
ir in particular ,hc writer Of the preamble and re-
-ii!i, 'r":I the :.% lwar Inconsistency =! Tot.:-
Irf Il aviiilaci,g ir!":.u =; H.. -.'"'' ''rrir
r:.:u.nr homo from C"t.: III" nn'"" ,r"!!:a@ Dc
Crn:nr 100. tc vote Tor Hr. D." rrG"!', Int ':rGri q"
80 I.:tY ,nya'.i.t IN '?po-l!ii :" hir. ""'I ~"
in tln El!.;rc. ..!l i., Angling: 80 -: ~, %!
Air.e, County Court go i."t present, H"" "a"
nothing l., , V ia H. ..:'n b.! cu"'!!iT approve
lis uaaiirttI ii aInt.,i candidate :.i r"i 'isrrs
10 surrender orr part" c!."g"ir' "1:l principles; ~.
bend the knee to iiIis mg,k" god, wh", en""d"n"t
hy his success in winun. the w"!Hir {" lho yii-Gir.
..';i.d and HOW di.jundc Wig parry. has the pre-
s.,?;i,,. g a.r.' ~ r"raiy cay victory over uS.
ia=. been Gtii@sf tG 90 yr."s,,; - '"rrsc Dis
which Tie wUrs u! yGGf r!.iu!rJ we5ii s.cI;- 10
limit me, for III" purpose If bu!as Understood.
Yours, respectfully.
1:"EIL -, 1872. WIZ. L. TAYLOR.