Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-06
LETTER FROM HENRY A. WISE.


dressed By the Hon. Henry 4. Wise TO the Commit
ee- Of Gates and other Cruntios, who hal invited
him TO address the people ht Gatesvie during the late
campaign. The Pioneer says: ave publish in mo.
tIcr column letter from the Hon. Henry A. Wise
NJ reply 10 an uvitutinn 10 attend the late Democratic
Mass Meeting near Ga,esv.. We regret exceed.
ln.iy TINT the gentleman who received it failed To
place ii i'll our hands a an earlier day. But, thoug
tc occ'oH is past. which called il FORTH it loses
of It's interest thereby. II is characteristic Of its
! thor-b"Id able and wlncrng. il gives passing
notice 10 those Know. Nothing cn.sar;es who went
to Virginia 10 .!cr;onee- during the recen; canvass
there, and expresses the wish OF the author for
All opportunity to ,cOurcc ktcm N nrr doors in
:curn. But the whole letter is full OF interest. Read
it, md if any regret is felt after rising from It's peru
SAL it will be that you did uot have opportunity of
hearing its distinguished author "scourge" kuow-No
thimsism nn the stump"
LETTER FROM TIE HON. HENRY A. WISE.
ONLY, Near 0nan,ock,) Va, J
July lst, 1855. :
JAMES G. SKINNER, Esq:
DEAR SIR: have delayed n reply to yours OF the
18th uIt, in order to try To make arrangements to
ccpt the kind and pressing invitation ut the Commit.
tees Of Gates, Pcrquinans PG.qirtHnk, Chowau. and
i'll II Democratic Mass Meeting to be held in the cnun-
~ {" Gates. sometime hc,wcrl ;hc lf! July and the
l> "i August next, til" precise hayi" bc fixed by my
apo" ntn"mt. have the str"m.e-t desire 10 nrc!
your Democracy. IL holds the brighter than golden
!.s ":.l"h Diu Inc iva r.drr sstrr STATES II III"
Su;.th, North Carolina and Virginia together. Thns.
Inns are OF oar earliest h-i"rN," "i our revolution inr
n,l"mdcnrc OF orr past political struggles for IT..
publican freedom, nI sacrifices and co-OTera-
ton ia The pa-r and OF common hopes Tor the future.
Tie Federal party ot oil aud the F&na'ical party "l
the present day THE last l. worse thai ihc tfrt.)
never tried and never tended To mite themselves with
the southern States or parties men, but rather with
Northern. Whenever Democracy has been d"mi-
nan, in Nnrh Carolra that STATE In, nlways been
united with yirriua which huS always been Demo
cratic; aud Whenever ciir: Federalism nr Fanati.
ci,u h,l, prcvnr, there, Virginia and North Carroll
MA have been divided from caglr other, both IN
councils aud in action. | wo"'l gladly
r'rm il,~,.parrahI, - ia>cparahlr Macon
irrm .ri:,r>nH and Madison. Our lnthrrs wrr,'
Jonathnns nm'i DavdH 10 each ''hrr. and
would hav" their ch,idrrR :" nH''|I rs 10 pr'Srcrc
I'd 4iiD5. OF n NOr1R Hi6 SOHtH, ~ ffctr !H>'pGrH
be r,npu i@ r0r9 O!r,yi No, NOT tnr selfish nr sec
or.al end. would biud them together but tor ma
'i";i'I, c"iS.Itu'i'ha' '"'',r,S"'I' 'h'!,a"'u"S
cln'S, "".u nav mem ~ 'Dt l'h"' @ IN !"
s'a""iiT hloe y SUI, ''''' u''.''u " "a "e' '7
teis "i me CONSERVATIVE se''co'' .''n Nv 'ii'eee m
'Sm' saI' ~ noie IL ass'i W "e:''"! .c i"s....'
Mons "' our SoI'u''a'!. i""s. a;.':'',o: ;i; ''a'
ana fGE'lh' nay @ L Detn S"lt'. anu 'H.I'''uS NV"
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'oucn 't ,HcFcl -"'. VI " ;''s,y' H''"''
wealth. ih"S !lihH!'l"" .'''H>'' '"'' rN,.S i"''
ter-lrrin n5rnr'' irnlH fN''"f lidIi vi "'t E2"h'
from Canada rom ~" Eh1'hn"' rom Hr" l"fH'
fthl'"y''"iih ,'I!o' anu 'eIir'
y l" De c"'EP''''c l" nun. .n't s,,r W ano ,,'l,
Nri"i"''N' ;i'@'vt"r' ios. u''''t anu H"''I
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Ht' H,tn ,,ovJ be d,<ko1oy,d AMI d,syroc,d
W.. ~ ~ =; - y.,ry and n r,.,y,,ch ,,,jJ;coVy t,,
.., Th.Y 1rn,ycrrJ h,.t,re m. Iauc, of Democracy
~ v;r,;mia and the mons,rous treason yvns here
i., - -, ;,s Ic.n,;r pundenouiuin has latciy
h"r,, hold in phn,i.i.h.a, and there il was plainly
t ~, r,,, ,h. >,,.r., ,.n.nics nf th, S,uth w,r,
, .r.c Nnrtk, :h. S.",r .. virr,..:7, -:
Cnrniiua were 40 l,ss truiurouS I" our IDns''".p,
and laws. general Union and Sfnie hShts, ahu
homes ard n!,ars than were the Pr~S'c'hi purity OF
the North, who would not stcmLtgy Keep ihen COM
pany or abide their COUNCILS 10 EXPOSE incse oou'n
eru clnssaries i'll your midst, would Ike az 'hcir
own doors, to scourgc them for their n,Gh'iy
prowling about our doors III the iHtG '"s'.
nin canvass. But these would oc INC ,eas'
Of my aims in attending: your District aiHss Meet
my would be glad 20 inpi"rc you ID person 10 oc
true TO the faith o! the Fathers "i 'hi' hePuone; "
protect the tarss oi our rr9to'tant ehufGnes ~ .
Il the Gans between tnurch ana o'ate, Stlicn suo.
Ito alla WHY prcstcrnit Is coh.I'l"S u'''t t"e oe
cry oi prescribing pop"ry to hTht Oh ana hSnt ever
Ia have this lauI continue forever TO he ihe !anu o
the free and tho home III !'s braEr; to eon,Snd 'of
Constitutions ani bl!S "i i'is"''' ahh S!"t'''I W
rc.n over Us, and not TO subject Us To the hignrr III"
Of n secret n!igarchy, worse than t"t ni any uef,n
'Ich!nc oeT!r"t ~" nc. W ~ :. " -, ,bo H.,
cord VI political assnssnation.-to preserve the o-
nitY aud ivduality aud independence OF voters NJ