Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-19
TO THE VOTERS OF HALIFAX.

Itis always with pain aud regret tina: We witness
the course o! certain men IN the piiical world, wac
.,ye themselves Democrats. and who, Wne the! pro
t-.s 10 nave ~ heart the good of the party, are, at thu
same time, inf ,cug blows which, were It not that
the ,arty is upheld by the honest veomnnry ct III"
cuuntry-because its princpts adapt thsmseives in
their own honest notious Vt sovernm-Ht-would toll
the funeral knel of this great party, whose influence
for good is now being felt in all the civilized world.
That every party has SOM discnrdant elements in
il, lie not 10 be wondered a.; and ceses OF this
kind are not wanting in this good old State appro-
pristsly called the mother Of States and Statement
Bur it has always been the CASE, however tha'
such men in this Democratic stronghold have met
vh defsst their plans, wrought for the destruction
{ their party, and upon whose ruins they designed
going info power have frequently been ripped up ana
Themselves laid bare to the inspection OF t'rut'h'.
ling world. That il becom-. The duty OF the party 10
ferret out such Democrats and expose theIn no ONT
vii deny
ssrv. nm announcement nade by "Scores Of Voters,
tina, Dr. Thonae johnson sis before the people of
Halifax "as a candidate for sent IN the Senate OF
Virginia, Mt the approaching election
The Object of this communication is not to detrac'
from, nor to add to the political standing OF The Doc
TOT; hut wish to glance back ut Dr. Johnsonr pasr
political life (Which is very brlet ",,c see what Is IN
1t 10 recommend him Srores of Voters for sea-
in tn. next Senate uf VIrginia-to zee, 10 fact.
whether he be Il sound Democrat or not. 1t will b.
remembered that in III. very spirited canvass OF 1872,
rhe district liiera!ly Hooded with thorough De-
,nocratic candidates for scat in the Senate, and
s,nopo them was DR.. johnson There WIS hlso q
Whig candidate 10 the field in the person OF Richard
Thornton. Esq
AL ON. of the largest end most enthusiastic Demo.
cratic meetings held in the County the o'J"ct of
which was Ia send delegates 10 convention to nomi.
nate a candidate for Congress, (Dr. Averett and
Mr. Bocock having been thrown into this Coogression-
a Djstrici) Dr. Is Fleming, one Of the cand dates
Tor the Senate, submitted his claims as candidate,
TO that MEETING the other Democratic candidates
doing the sam. but DR.. johnson DIR. Fleming said
that for The good of the party, and that Wing might
not 90 into the Senate, which would inevitably have
been the case had all the candidates held SUCH
they oil withdraw from ths canvass, and let that
meeting, then assembled nominate gentleman Tor
the Senate. DR.. johnson was urged by his warm-st
irends 10 come into the meeting and make relin
enlistment of his claims, which he very persistently
refused to do and thrreupon had eprocaimed that
he was still, a candidate. Richard Logan, E-q, was
tho nomioee of that meeting, who immediately took
the field, and by his superhuman efforts gained q
compl-te triumph. although MIR. Thornton, aided by
DR. johnson, ougged him at every step.
Now this is Il plain statement Of the case and what
claim. hiss Dr. johnson upon the voters Of the DIS.
,rc,, and how can they consistently support him,
after having done all he could to divide aud enbar
ra.s the Halifax Democracy which has heretofore been
auni;1 AMI although -iy1ay defeated by n IN tjory
of the popular vote OF thu District Vet Ibis hosts of
friends mrs urgently and respectfully solicited 10
arouse Themselves in bis behalf" We would re-.
-pecfuy ak what Jealous e1sftions hs: DR..
johnson eper made in consideration o. which the
people Of the DS'rc; should elevate Ei 10 seat III
the next Sena,e Of Virginia
We call the attention OF the voters OF this District
To these facts befIrs casting their voie'-io see that
they support a sound D.mocra-one who has axpe
rpnce combined with knnw,adge q! Stale atflirs;
and above all, that nW not torsaks ms pr;nei-
pies though the heavens should fall.
A THOROUGH GOING DEMOCRAT.