Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-06

men may differ from hiui to principle few Will de-
ny 10 him honesty and patriotism; and not even the
most preudced boldncss and earleSsneas III the aVoW
al of his opinions. Aud no ono who knows h!n
doubts hi. fidelity to the Constitution aud his uefo.
ton to Virginia. Please publish:
Very respectfully, your ob't servant, ,.y,
| GEORGE BOOKER.
| ONLY, MAR OSANCoCK, Va (
October 2l,t, 1850.
NV Dear S;r:-Your letter OF thu 9Th Instant, don
! surprise me. Thu; OF my friends should "
alarmed ut the or,ou which Of my enemies arr
making of certain expressions i'll the many ln'e e''c
have been compelled 10 write IS not wonderiui n''u
very natural. Why write so many! you may 'niu"y
| How avoid III reply. Hundreds come many
Icuu-I throw aside; and many more nave l" ar
swer in The midst OF the most harassing and distract
ING duties Ii was but lately that the Examiner .th
, uut iuuuiriug aud, of course, without KNOWING U,e
facts upbrued mt for not answering letter WHICH
if ever received. don't know II. The truth Is, 'na'
ii is impossible to avoid replying, and, in many III
stances. al hngM Courtesy to the most respectaDIe
men and meetings OF our country requires Ii and u
ons as there is head on my shoulders It sha per-
! form any other function than that OF "a WIZ upon
BARRIERS role" 1t must thank some tor H"U ana
what [ do think and am called upon 10 Spf0s or "r'!e
shall be spoken VI written right out ''lt II STAY me
The whole complaint 10 which yon REFER is contain
cd believe, III the Virginia Sentinel, Ill Aiexandrld
paper of September 22l-a slip OF which Senu you
Some one sunt it lately, and II was the trst time
had seen it, 1t contains my Whoie letter 10 W III
! Sanford, &c, &c. committee OF Alabama. II lie
proper say here that It's opening sentence refers 10
| an EXPRESSION about my ocean home, contained III
the letter of hs committee 10 Now, that iutc!
NAV sneak for itself. The Sentinel then goes on Il
give extracts other letters and to draw nturence
and make comments q! The trouble OF which would
readily have relieved him, il he had simply done INT
the iuatice TO call my attention Ia his doubts OF IN!
meaning. He might say he had no doubts ~ 10 my
meaning. Ii he does say 81, reply, that II woulI
ONLY show disposition 10 make Inc appear III mean
Ing what never did mean. He says that he tabor
ed for my elec,on'-that he desired my success -
md he compliments my 'course as leader OF tile can
vass." All that may be-, yet his lntereuces are uh
friendly and unfair. II Iumderstood mY"b as he az
snneS to understand mr., "o"M JON IN every rom.
yeHt lie makes.
| Eirst-I have not renowned aud not abandoned
my positions upon the Kansas Nebraska bill. lshoud
have voted for that BILL Tor, though there We're 'Hn'
1nSnrraG" objections to it, yet they were not "tHSH'
y.raJIe objections; and should have voted Tor It on
| The very grounds that will now and do now resist
| It's ,epql Ii | would not have voted tor II, would
still resist its repeal under the phuse OF Issues now
existing. Why this taun then, from protested
| friend
| Secondly letter to the gentlemen of Lafayette
Ms sufficiently and distinctly sets forth my
eanng, ard interprets PLAINLY all my other letters
1t shows ,rhy | say in one letter 'the Cn!oh q tht
States Is ne most precious Of .ts 't1 al nc States
and in another, for example,. TVS rtsM ~ ne G"0"
right, of the States" Thu, dill .not mean, ~ he
=
raj doctrtnss Of Jackso"'s nnhaPpy Proclauat'o";
that meant axy thing else rather hau Consolidation
You know; for you know that tor trety-fr0 years l
have ever denounced tho doctrines of the proclatna
| tion AMI Ut Consolidation. No expression VI mine Is
capsule of any such interpretation.
| Thirdly. never have declared" the Union as the
Sentinel says have, per 81 In and of itselt-"the
precious of all the rights OF the States. And
never meant 80 10 declare Ii is precious, only be-
cause of cchGt Il preserves as means of preserving
all the rights OF the States il is i'll itself not an ed
excerpt :aedHs 10 preserve the real ends OF our
| governments State aud Federa-our liberty, our ln-
Dependence peace, justice equality, power as a ma
ton. In the language "t Washington, it is 1.-The pal
| adium Of bcrtes'-each State has right TO il,
and is Of the most precious u State Rights rs
binding sheat OF other rights, the real ends OF gov
eruU,ent the most precious VI State Rights III that
true and only sense, | ever expressed it.
pFuurthly. When the Union ceases 10 be the palla-
dunn OF liberty, ndependenre peace justice, equali-
~ 10 the States and their citizens, II will no longer
be worth arguments, arts or arms to preserve IT, The
Constitution IS the and tHQlHy Of the l mon
| and lis citadel too. The Union is but rssEh.Hg
| right from the Constitution.
Filthy Ii the fusioni.ts shall "organre" and act
now or ever in my time, "a William II. Seward OF
| New York, has openly proclaimed ut q mass meeting
vt black republicans in Albany, on the 18th inst,
hailng the capital ut New York. to summon aSrdrt-
nstsm from every quarter To put down property de-
Tended BY law-arraving class against class OF citi
| zrus under a system Of government knowing nn
classes calling 10 the masses of millions to collect
| themselves in force against S5O,UOO only owning
es-falsely clamurin. against that .properfy and
calling it especial privilege that any 'pc-
cunr" property, that is property Of its specific
kind in the hands of class privileged to own II, s
wrong i'll ITSELF and must be- dangerous If suffered TO
expand aud aygraudize tsef-atacking the Senate
OF tile United States deeace Of minority rights,
rs body representative Of States against cJnsulida
| ted masses, and a check and balance II power to
secure Justice and Notwithstanding all !.lstory in
statement OF the facts OF Legislation respecting
tona CONT ov, os-assail;ng the judiciary, State aud
federal, for firmly deciding questions of the Cuustitu-
tion and the laws under it-arragninS the Constitu-
ton and laws themselves and naligning their fathers
and founders -pIcurins imaginary WRONGS and out
RACES pcrpetrated pretended, upon myortfY by Il
mmOrfg, to rouse popular passions and lnttane sec
tiuna calousies Virginia, i'll particular.
for defending her institutions by laws securing her
ports against to violence and
appealing to the ballot bux-pedgiug the House Of
| Representatives NJ already ready for the work. and
promising the abused Senate to yield soon 10
iro years constant decisive effort '-scotiuc At
suvehulding resistance, sud securely cl inning sub
MISSION in Misunderstanding our power to live with
out Il misunderstanding thnt we would not "remd'n
md wrdnsl~' "dR h0~r" il we could he p ourselves
relying interests which they trying
| To destroy. in order 10 keep bound and united IN
wrong aud ou'ragc-"pcmly proclaimnS mat n'p
| hare IT, euds IN Ire S0rTH as rrN rs he NDrtk.
| EoJ and Jtra-that <MrsyV, its influence aud
organization, as STRONGER TODAY on the bay0t San
IHfsArftnE pti, SuFTOFHdfd OF Sf1rrN' that they
nrr cusnizaut nf where their friends are to be found
III strength, South well NOfth-repuating all old
parties and forming one like the "army Cr0m-
rel h'f--a party of W classes to invade the CuIs.
tution and To break the links of the Union was
formed, and to set up iiGhrr tar of Bi1rs Rrubi-
canjsm say. ifihis "fiis0n ant ronia>ion" shall
succeed and reign, nHd art to inva IL
the more or tess precious rights Of the States to nfract
the sacred Constitution OF the United States 10
dissolve Inssf,mab, Stnte right to the union of
these | W ,siy IN all
with whom lie has affinity, opportunity IL make
comparisons "f his affections for State rights with
mine. | viii put his conclusions to the test and he
had better "krrp his powder dry" for the enemies of
the Democracy, of State Rights the Constitution and
the Union. than ~ be- squibbing at their friends.
Lastly. regret 10 b. compelled to notice wha,
seems To be IN lnsidous attempt To impair my useful
ness. ust at this time ot difficulty and danger. The
Sentinel speaks of the Indications in various sections
of desire tn nominate him inc for thu Presidency"
and says "Mr WiseS latter letters have been written
with knowledge al that fact. lf,his is meant SAY
that wrote warmly for The tniun in or,l,.r make
Il -NHihcHdt claim la Il HDma2i!0R, il IL erroneous
imTniG!t0a, to say the least of it. The idea OF the
Presidency has not been allowed TO enter my
head. That iron has not pierced my heart
know how it impairs public mans usefulness to
make such an iuputation upon bis aspirations. DIT
e Sentinel taend? 1t looks very much like a. if
is tears were father to its thoughts. eau saw on
at SUBJECT, that mean to keep the tenor OF my
way, without fear, favor affection. II the Drnoc.
| .! would De guided by me, l cnn find one hundred
o uUn waom prefer for the Presidency to myself.
co.. ,r nuu ,'o al least in Virginia One you know of
e,y wen, but If the Democracy can again succeed,
",' J , Ia uSen unite upon better man than am
ana theE %ln unite upon inc. can only say that
will-a "a mode Iackson--terventiy and efiectuaIlv
rule rule Black OK KEEP, kepubicanism; raj ,mie Mrm' But
the idea OF ruling or not ruling them shall nor tmrn
ue hairs breadth from my own con,.;o,;aa .",n
what my duty as patriot requires | will write
speak, act as l think right. and leave the cons.'
qences to God aud "ths country" without tLuking of
the Presidency. y
Now. to a small matter. They say nv fine Sen.
limont 10 plagiarism from Gen. Bayly. If he ever
said that the uu!ou of the Sutes j, tie wight Vi tGs