Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-17
HENRY y. WISE IN EGIETDtRf.
To mc Edit'rs ct the En?a'rc".

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FisCAsrLr. .,rErL 20. 1875,
Gentlemen The noble, accomplished, whole.
-ouci champion Of Democracy the eloquent and
fearless Henry y. Wise-ad.,:csar.. Al immcns" ga
tl-rng of the pcopl, %: bo;4"uit M the Cuurrhuu-"
a Fiucustc, oi IorGGy tie @;h Instant, 10! upward!
OF four ho.r, /: strain U icrv;d eloqUcncc, biting
sg!cas. AID witherims srurn "i knuw. .Ho:tsinglsn,
.hat a- never becn exccllc! by my living orator IN
the United States.
About one kour shar he commenced lis speech,
one OF the SUPREME Dr6'T Of NJ. S'Gr-*pT"g'Cd
BG,,n:r who IL Know. Nothing candidate ior the
House OF Delegates lrr Botcourt and Craig counties
aguwed himself Ia be member of the .imr''rHH
irriy and handed 10 Mr.. Wise paper pnrpor'lm" ~
be bn.is Of the principles ot that party IN l~gm0.nnd
refused answer any Other question pr"ponnded I"
him. He soon found however, lhn; he had gone
little too far in prcscktng his basis and nckuowl"1g-
ing his membership, ia Mr. Wise soon proved iimt ms
pup.r was not the basis of the AMEE.tAN PAkl .
bui deception. aud snare &C catch gull with
For three mortal hour. BE- KEPT Tic ucl:less kn""
Nothing candidate" -tEc,chcd on the rack, unnlcrci,
fully but cO"ficoGsy and -ceniiiIca!tT ''f'"rHS ara
bas:,u him in the presence OF large. Respectable
and oirhly delighted aulicEcr. 'SAI and hI3 SUB
;rr,. iri 10 scare him %" their weak nnd suffering
brother by their unnanncriy ocLowInr, DGt i'irr iu
rir,l. ouicr.s only made III" matter worse Tor me
louder md more su;n"lv l!.es beloved, the hard
cr he nnolich the lash 70 thcm and their cmnddntc,
,util he Whipped .cm into suIlcn silence What
nitv the Hon T. s. Fournoy had not been present 10
have heard his letter % acceptance dlssectcd and TO
console his poor discounted brother candidate Inc
weak brother was handled s" severely, that he ws
unaLl. 10 saw II single WORD in hi- own defence until
he rnt 10 Bruch's mill, four or five miles from
Fin,astlp where aui told hr .culded Mr.. Wise VERY
MAyTrlLy the next day, before II country audience,
under the i;mprrss!cn TINT he roui6 do 40 with lnpu
rity hut n!ns. poor "SGus fnuud thGt he - safe no
whore that he exposes himself 10 pubic view" for
Mr. Wise. although absent found friend in William
II. Anthony Esr., who again gave III" ro''o"f hn"w-
Nothing n severe md grntrr drubbing.
Sonn aCter Mr.. Wise Ind finished his speech, Oak
RIS(;TOS CARRINGrUN WINS vucrr"us!y rHlIcd
hy n motley crowd Of ;nrn and boys. and Captain
Edward Carrirrton. of Washington City hPlcnT"!
mon tine stand He commenced his speech by irci'
;.rv auhing 10 the cause that had br"uGht "'t, ~
Dntctourt lthc recent death of his athrrl reius"G :"
answer any question: pr.:"ssci I" nave ga" i,i ~.
Viii, nrin,.,ic. from ir. Wise. mud prnrecde" 10
mnk. n very lmnr Gcrmc: Of 4 party when u" re-
fnsI IN adj riit that he belonged Ia. Mir W ir" iltr
i;.,cnnr 10 Capin Darlington inr about thrc" quar-
t.,s of nm hour with the hope nj hearing something
,ynr, rrnlyirc TO- and fndiEg, suppose. 'th" game
,ot worth the candle" obtained leave from captain
Jarrupton 10 bid him and the people good "h!rA
hr did very ruurteous!y, and Withdrew from ''
Courtborsc, followed by large pafi oi HIS aao'-
crce. H., Dana.
The rrsult ha. been glorious one. lhe Demo,
cracv have been aroused 10 acton by tiiesr E"t"'
lander md hc has won golden opinions iron al wh"
hoo-d lin, .ycep. from the Known oEines, Wh"m
bn holIy defpd and vowed to crHsk, or tncy Sio"'i
crush him. ,u, .,.r,. D,,,o.
ON the fourth Thursday in May next every pen1o'
c,o, in Rn,etnurt worthy of the name VIII inarch 10
thn nolls to cps his vote for our noble ana chFHI"u
hnr,,n. and am pleased 10 hcnr that no, lew 'i
,ba I'D Henry Clay Whigs will help lit ID rect h!n''
n ,rso, haste Very truly yours