Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-26
For the Enquirer.
ro rt1r WATERS OF HALIFAX.

In tho Enouirer Of the 18th inst, scribbler eau
ing himself -, Thorough Going Democrat, 80 ,bs
mos, nrirs,fable attack on DR.. Johnson one OF ',Ip
candidates for the Senate in this counIy-ni a. 30
distinguished by very little caha!r ahu cum ,s5J Dr.
dom The charge in substance Ia that III io'- D
Johnson refused 10 submit to Democratic p np
;n, assembled by this thOroneh-go hg 80
cr0t's onn acknowledgment not 10 tdHe aug hnt
reyard 10 The then pending Senatorial c.;n.,s a
so send delegates 10 Convention 10 .,..h Go;ny
Democrat ~ thus furnishes complete an ss ,bsn
his own charge against DR.. Johnson. Du n,oorst
insinuates that the Doctor ia not a So"nu t;,v. no.
Judge not lest we bs Judged save hlgh aronSb. 90
verthsless are the aafeccdentS Of IA noi LJ
ino Democrat such as place his sonnd"ess oeyo
ali question: Say, "from youth up, n" gohnson
been ma thoroug going Democrat rs III :ad ;
always has been7 DR.. johnson ~"sD .a",;,n which
because he would not submit 10 'He assssmhisd
went beyond the object for when II .snnc-a
and which according TO party usage 'netelore'
usurp.d authority and rightluily c9alu eau. o
troll over others. But waive HI 's Gnu n,.ora,n
IDENTITY ask even Mr.. Thorough 'uolhE ~ e.
himself if DR.. Johnsons reiusa' " 49, NOT
an. on o,e OCCASION renders him nnsohnd' does moi
..ss,t ~, NJ Iopan's part TO support ana stano oy
,Sa sn,;on of Democratic caucus, on tro occnS'oaS'
raUdsr him eouslly unsouad. if not douoiy SOL Mr.
Logan refused to support Mr. stovaii, ,ns caucus
Democratic nominee for me I ,s;, ~ Io.
' &c ", ,pir,soyud Democrat? Oh, no. nut II wou1
gan az bia competitor John.on) wholly unsound
WHY. too, did MIR. Logan, MS our Sa s Tssaso
~, f,r m. Democratic caucus nominee tor Treas.
w we I've suppoae, however, that with =" Thorough
T @,e; D,uocrais" Mr.. Logan becomes more worthy
~ becauss suund1f The more no reslsts the
vi supp nf ,hsir Conventions, while one act OF resls
1snna in DIR. johnson is the political: unpardona9l
.alte ~ tbe pale of forgiveness Now, in cendor
s,n d sr,nk ness, we appeal Thorough Going Dem
anu ~, hnseif 10 mete out to Mr. Logan IN the same
ociht .n ,.bci, ne uses when dealing with DR.. John
"nn ANYTHING else is not fair play; nor ia 1t
'o"' THoRoUGH-GoIEo DEMOCRACY.
NR In tho same issue OF your paper we 90
,arve card from DR.. Henry Easley: IN wilieh ne
U mistake, no doubt) says that at our March Cour',
v Convention was held in pursuance OF previous
snannr notice. TO make nominations, ooth Jor "s
Soaots and Lorcr House. This is not 50; Out can
with nothing like due notice was made Tor i'eaS
y, nominatea candidate for the Lower House. VINO,
aver heard Of such thing. when we were eh'''ae
20 a Senator and two Delegates VINO haa '"1 , nu
thority to say that the former Senator, anu o "
f,nar D.lppates should be returned, ana the De'no
rscv might only presume TO nominate Tor one Vi VI.
saatS in the Lower House. We submit that Tue Pto'
go ,Jous has such authority. Now the ruin ",
bntb Mr. Logan and Mr.. Edmunds, are mdeprI I.'
cnnJ;Juiss. They announced themselves eaiiaua,es
few minutes before the caucus inel, me-. 49,, Tbs
,ws ,v;Il hs candidates-do what you may c me
,s hing afraid of them, endorsed tneni' u'e"'
.a,,. end arrange action. Yes, ridiculous piece
~ s,1g-s caucus endorsing and approving the very
81 Wan xbo almost in its presence, anu at ihe
I'm, Of its meeting publicly proclaim (~hateVer II
.uv do, that thew are candidates How ~e apples
swim