Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-09


advertisement in another column
We insert Mr. lrving's card at his requedt, and
without any disposition intention to participate in
the controversy.
To The Editors Of the Enquirer:
RICHMOND, MAY 7, 1856.
In the Washington Sentinel of yesterday morning.
tbere is Ill editorial charging me with an Indirect as
saut upon Mr.. Buchanan, and intimatiug that the
mode Of my attack was uujl,t aud ungencrUus. The
basis Of this criticism is editorial OF NINE in the
Lynchburg Republican, A. The circulation o! the pa
per edited by is local. and also as the Democracy of
my District recommend mo as Presidential Elector
and appointed without opposition, either in my
own District delegation, or in the State Convention
have no other means of vindicating myself, except
through the columns Of your paper aud the Examiner.
am confident that neither journal will refuse this
Justice to one of the Virginia Electors whose position
has been assaed before class of readers, both in
our State and out OF il, whom l cannot Otherwise
roach. l. therefore, confidently request OF You the
insertion Of this vindlcatlon.
Ii is unfortunately the case with the advocates Of
Mr.. Buchanan that, III presenting his claims, they
adopt course OF reasoning incompatible with the
caims Of all Others, aud that they seem 10 regard
preference for Pierce, Douglas, Or Hunter as dis.
loyalty to Democratic principles. confess an ina.
blty appreciate the justice, or policy OF this ultra
ism, and can easily understand how u Democrat can
prefer either of the three without the slightest conf
promise OF his Democracy. have no disposition 10
depreclte the services OF Mr.. Buchanan, or to tear
from his brow single leaf OF the chaplet which
wreathes it.. Blu; unwilling 10 swear that there
is no other God i'll the Democratic pantheon, save
Mr.. Buchanan, and other prophet except the
Washington Sentinel. | caudldy confess that pre-
fer either Hunter, Douglas Pierce to Mr. Buchanan
confess, too, that III my first preference for MIR.
Hunter, was much influenced last winter, by the
arguments OF B. Tucker, ESQ. editor of the Wash
ugton Sentinel, who, on more occasiuns than one,
urged me 10 assume tie precise position Tor the hold
ng OF which tMr. Tucker has lett me-no! left hml
urn now assailed by him. Mr.. Tucker last Janua.
~ urged, insisted and even implored me to come out
for Mr.. Hunter. yielded TO his arguments and did
come out for Mr.. Hunter M. Tucker now assails
ms for doing the very thing which be begged me to
do. What has Mr.. Buchanan done since last Jnnua
~ which has so excited Mr.. Tucker in his behslfi-
Nothing, so far as know. What has Mr.. Hunter
done which has forfeited the friendship Of Mr.. Tuck.
err He has refused 10 ally himself with ree.soilers
to elect Mr. Tucker printer to the Senate. If Mr.
Hunter has made Il speech, or given vote other
than this, To which the course Of the Washington
Sentinel be referred, it is unknown 10 Thi,
course of remark is not rs kind as would wish To
adopt in reference to Mr.. Tucker, but the position lie
has voluntarily assumed leaves Uter nlterna.
tive disclam all desire DO personally offensive,
but uln forced to state facts.
now give extracts from the Sentinel, aud propose
to comment upon them
From the Washington Sentinell
would carry the entire South! Why should they mott
Have proved rccreant To her rights and honor
under the federal uuad Aud this inquiry brings lis TO the
of what believe to be the tauciouS rea.
,riuy Of our friend Of the Rpab!irGa With all proes.
sion Of farness-w:th honest conviction we believe,
that faS and just to nil parties concerned yet he VIII
excuse US tor saying the effect OF his article however he
may not have intended it, IS to place JAMES BUCHANAN
under the ban OF Democratic rule ut Cincinnati What Is
this reasoning Frs; he says aud says we'll there exists
but one opinion In requiring that the caEddsts whoever
he may be- shall be ulnistRKably committed ~ TIE mum
euancc oil s the constitutional rights OF the son
There spoken 0i i'll connection with the fresl'
dency whose soundnesS 81 all questionable and not
with the range Of productivity It's, any man. North or
Soutr viii be- selected whose poSton j. rot perissy sH
tisinctory
Very we'll We entirely concur with you here. Ett
how this paragraph to be reconced with the succeed
But il really appears to that there exist peculiar
the present time, which nposs upon he
South more than ordinary caution in Casting It's vote we
tte-And in politics well as private muttcrs teehng -
often better guilds than calculation, or cold pocy-hat
the South something 10 hose Hatona Democrats VINO
stood up 90 muuuiy rights on the kansas bill hnd
upon whose garments there lie yet the smell % Inc pre-
through which they walked In uphoding our rights Not
only does the impulse grattuds dictate the preference
of some such standard bearer the choice OF tns SOUTH
goes North but such is also the suggestion OF true 20
icy' . 49,,
More than ordinary caution" What does our friend
mean by this. He has said ;hn there IS no one spo'
ken Of IN connection uih the Sdency nssf soundness IS
a: ali gucs,ionab Wherefore cher Ibis more than or.
binary cautoul Whom do you psani TO- you stl lur-
Their assert TINT at is within the range OF probability
thu; any North South will be selected ~hG=. p0si'
non il not perfectly sati.inctory" You don't nenn Mr..
Hunter-of rot for he ls your first choice You
don't Judge DOGslss-surcy not Tor he Is clearly
your second choice You don't mean General Peice, for
be, and must say to our n&Ees most strongly,
sors 70 meet favor ut your hands. VOC are too good
spur,smsa be firing into the whole Convey OF outsiders
whose names have not yet been mentioned. Then Ehe
do yon man. Charles Irnyi You moan no5odytn Tie rtdS
uorla bu: old Buck! Now up and tell Don't you mean
that this than ordinary caon should be applied 10
Linz
reply frankly. Charles Irving did meau Hr.
Buchanan will now 'up aud tcl'' the reasOus.
The error into which the Sentinel has fallen in re-
gard to the Presidency il in the idea that there was
no other question involved III the coming canvass
but the slavery question: aad that upon that question
all that the South had right to require the per.
sonal soundncss of the candidate. The South has
clear right 10 require more thar this. She has right
to require that the election, if in her favor, shall get.
to- OF eas, for time, the slavery agitation Wbnt
certain ecnc Of producing this result can be adopted,
except in the selection OF candidate who is 'dent-
fed with the Kansas Z e5Saska bill. The Black Re-
publicans have made tue repeal OF the Kausas-Ne-
braska bill their sole test. The Democratic party
must make il one nf their tests. Can they make 1t
fairly and squarely except by the presentation OF sSms
man. especially if the candidate comes from the North,
who 10 identified with the Kansas-Nebraska bill T.
Can any candidly say that MIR. buchanan is so
identified think not IN the very Siidel letter, IN
which hc commits himself to H. he also snys that we
against it,. What does this kindness TO anti Mebrask"
Democrats meant The editor of the Sentinel has :re-
quent!y denounct the administration OF Gen. Pierce,
tor falling settle ard quiet slavery agitation, and at
tributed it his New York appointments. The real
of President Pirce's inability 10 aay fana-
cism. is tracesblc another ind higher Gauge. That
cause is in the princ Pile upon which be WA DoTnina
ted. Gen. CaRs, Judge Dougas, and MIR. Dickinson
had oil been in the compromise tight-were all iden-
titled with the Fugitive Slave Law. They were all
ignored" upon the ground that they were unavaila
biz, aud President Pierce selected upon the ground
that being out of the l he not Objectionable
10 Northern free so;lcrs, aud that he perfectly
sound. We gained the election, but We did not gain
triumph of principle Tor the reason that tree,so,ers
awaited themselves of the excuse 10 come into the
RANKS aud again embarrass it. The nomination of
Mr. buchanan will be q repetition of that error, and
no matter how true be may be 10 the constitution, like
President Pierce he will DO unable to control the ell
rments of ianatcism his election will fail TO crush
The coming election must test the question OF neither
or not the equality of the Southern States IN the
Union is recognized. To test that question the CAN
didute must not only besuuud, but he must have bseu
in the fight and be able show that he stood the ire
II silence during the battle, constitutes claim Tor
Office, hoo can the South expect Northern statesmen
to uphold her banner, when aboitonlsts are seeking
to tear it To tatters Ii ability To get tree SOIL
votes makes candidate available, and that species
Of availability is recognized lnesit Mt the South
Northern Statesmen shoud court free so;sors and not