Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-12
Fox THE ENQUIRER.

Rou,,o,cC Jy-TEr dn,v Of Southern Drmoc,ainc
Mychoms-I7ng UsL"s-N"go' N"hs, .Sc.
G-u,,.men: | notice in The last issue "T the En-
ouirer that IL Virginia mrrchan, writes from Phlladcl,
min That for the first time in his lille he has passed
,L. city uf Baltimore, aud designs purchasing his en-
Ter stock of Goods in Philadrl phia, New York, and Il
norton in Richmond Virginia. lie gives rs u r"ns"n
that he will not spend his money where The i,c'h"cra-
cy are shot down like dogs for exercising Tie riSht
W. coincide fully with the Philadelphia c"rrespon.
lent. We woald not proscribe Baltimore Tor h'.r P"-
Iiti,nl hcresies, but for her m"b.laY, her bruio iorce'
her wholesale murder"ns assalihs upon ''e,Il"ci"s
who refused to vote for Know NothingIsm. The late
,r.rad;es il, that city were IL reign OF terror IN II sli;iil
WAY. They are a disgrace to ia" city oi Baltimore; ahd
mark the prediction and It's iu!tiliineiit, 100 D"l''l'"Te
will vet feel the robuke at The Southern SlaleS lor
tho iraitorous course of ii. Winter Davis, III clsspiiiS
~ his arms IA. allied hosts of Black Republicanism.
Baltimore is an Abolition city, more rampant Than
either The Abolition minorities IN New York or Phl'a-
delphia. .o, ST.,
the Soutb. never Yet interfered by brute iorce to pre-
vent the Democracy from exercising Their rights al
the polls. p:u.., :,
not New York ur Philadelphia; anywhere save Baiti,
more. Her board OF tiado, wilh Mayor links at
| their head, publicly announced that they would take
no bart in Keeping down inobocracy-ticy would
have nothing to do with preserving peace aud good
order.
Baltimore ls Sustalueu, IN Z large ueSTtS, ny INC
Valley OF Virginia, and by the Democratic strong
holds OF the South, nmd she may rest assured lha' ier
trade from the Tenth Legion uf Virginia, will be con-
| siderably curtailcd, not entirely "n account OF her
| poIi,ical creed, but Tor II violation Of the private and
n.rsonai rights Of the friends Of the Constitution aud
The Union, for the destruction Of life. and for the
woe and misery en;ailed upon the suffering widow
and orphan. ii will long be IL dark spot upon her
esCutcheOn. e--
In the great struggle of May, 1855, in this State,
Baltimore used her whole power aud influence Ia
make old Virginia bow to the modern h""'' Know
Notlingisln. ~ ;.;,;..
1t can bs fully established that every initiation
made from the ranks of our merchants INTO ti'e hhnw,
Rolling order, was made in Baltimore city, IN the lal
of 81, and winter and spring "i 81.
Our young men and old men, Democrats ana wings
were inveisled into the culvert, by the hnow.No
thing merchants and their clerks, i'll tho city "i Baiti
more. Yes, sirs, l fully concur in " settled OPINION
thai, Baltimore caused us to lose from > to S.OOO votes
from the Democratic ticket in May, %. She has hrI
thousands Of drummers who are always on the tramp
after our money, pryiug into the strength OF our ner
chants pockets, with their horde al hired spies, ana
then, after ilching us in every way possible, they en
deavor to influence our elections 10y coaxing luiIdei
the garb of friendshiplevery Democrat within her Dor
dors into the dirty culvert Of Sam. The writer couia