Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-23
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Having taken a calm review Of the contest lateiy
wsosd nv yourselves and 1.-The South" IN regard ~
tho duties of our public agents ana tnelr responsioHr
ty 10 the party, ! have been forced 10 acRho~1eu se
the ~justness and p~ropriety OF the course pu,sa y rno w
clearly defined than that public servants shoula 70.
spopd 10 calls on them when made by, the peoPIe Ut
their accredited organs, the prees! When was oe'
fore that more was requiredi ls the Democratic par
ty to blame for the course OF the espec'aI henus ~
tha marty. OF Mr.. H~unter?-they have MADE a por'
tion: and az far as l hear a large portion OF Tue party
doubt The orthodoxy of Mr.. Hunter in regard to the
present Observation-Disclosures that ne may NOT approVe
what exactly pleases him, though thorough opposl'
ton will do that; but they have mace inc true iriehu'
of Mr.. Buchanan believe from the inception OF ms
Administrator that Mr.. Hunter would take a position
towards the Administration cqu,rocdl ana suspicious
ineead of that frank, friendly and contdinS pos!tlon
which he deserves from the representatives. OF fIgi'
MIA and which, i'll mistake not, he will receive at ner
hands. The contest 6y DIR. hunters Par.'G MN
friends has been made between himse! ana MT
Wis,: the latter, and his personal, or especiai ir!eIos,
made no contest, thought of nothing OF tne klno al
| the time a contest would have been affectiVe, VIZ:
when the Legislature was selected But was ,hat tne
case with every one else on the aspiring listt can
answer In the negative, because | heard the question
asked, in regard to our delegate, aud a good share Of
interest manifested. 1t passed with me as an IDLE aP'
prehensicn in regard to, Mr; Wise, by the over zeal.
tnus personal lrLsSIu..t = !, the I us y pu. !. IT,;tad
Jealous friends OF Mr.. Huhueher il is iust in the over
SION on the country that Mr.. WIS., ,nduos tbs imnrss.
Tor ut; IL h sn sea-, Sf,s: they had seeufes :-.nirine
azure IN ms favor: ana without opposition from ~
persona. friends of Mr.. Wise? / think the least tina
can be said is, that the personal friends of Mr.. Hun
ter must have had a little of the feeling that sctuatet
Mrs. Squizzle in taking off her veil in passing oil
Jonsong's houee, on her way to Sary.togy, they mus
have meant to agryrae. But enough of the individu
al action in the case. Let us look at the duty of thi
party in the State. Can its action be doubtful vii
the party OF the Legislature fail to represent Virgins
truly! Will they throw themselves Hiudiy upon an,
man, when the Constitution and the Union both have
to be upheld Ii l mistake not the representative,
of the Virginia Democracy will throw their ~suffrages
upon some mau who they know will rally cordially
around the standard which James Buchauan ha.
sworn 10 erect; indeed, has thrown the flag to the
breeze, Of the "Constrtution and the Union-one and
inseparable." They will elect as the representative OF
the State in her Federal Senate, a man in whom
",here is no guile" a man 80 firm in hs Democratic
faith as not TO be shaken by every Kansas, or other
reed; in short, l trust. that man who barred his breast
to the storm AMI tempest Of Anericanism, and hurled
il back as the rock Of Gibraltar does the wave of the
sea, that counties glories might shine DER the land.
NICHOLAS.