Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-24

TIE Democrats Of Philadelphia hel iirir usun
annual celebration in Independence Sqrnro on The
Fourth Of July. Invitations sd lrcss.d ,p IN my
d-;ing uished men, aud among them To G'verNOr
Wise, who replied is follows:
E;CWMo%D Va June ~, lrIa
t;L.rLE:ss -ll.c is.iJI, n>"io.ns ii vGr qwG poo
ole On the in OF july ~ (, ssh E:cve' NJ nor. opt,
uy your invitation to meet the Democrats rhi!atl
,h;n lEa: day {, lniepem cnCe sigarr. RIt pc,-c
u.o them ny Ini ;ssuru ttcEi that We, III VIZ
GINA with them Row our s'hc:, were Ia 7b an
ndvnucin. tic cause Oi ','tii.i31at bs!y Laa ~.
uo,ne good fellowship among all H." pGJI.!. u: i,u
States tor III" Union %! the Stnc, DsI ,rdy InGnS
.c1io.. You're. truly.
HENRY y. WISE
E-Grs.
We can imagine the -tl,ct produced upon tho large
ccncour,e OF Democrats who stood M the spol hal
oS-d by the most sacred associations OF the revn.u
ton when this laconlcally eloquent letter was read Ia
them. Democrats everywhere feel ia.t prid- in
belonging to q party which "knows no srciinns."-
Wherever they meet, whether ia Maine or Georgia
Oregon Or Teas, they fee! that they are ,.ae;nr
iLi.os Cit. sns jCint heiJs o. colI!Cn h-ifeg-
90 workers in common cAuse, equal friends of a
common constitution. all lovin alike the g!elt prin
ciprs to which they h we subscribed all alike ~.
speeding tho rights U! uil;ers 1t ia srptupr iafe,
yyhu celebrating tho dGy OF tho Declaration Of The
rights ii freeman and tl.s triumph OF revolution
which eliminated in the tormstiun of q constitution
under which oil III. States wrrd bnuni in n
coI;iInou uniOu that a democrat of Virginia
should s.nd 10 his fellow Democrats of Pennsylvania
this brief and earliest greeting, closing with word1
which should bs written our banners in Letters OF
COLI. When Independence WA declared, the lovers
hf liberty knew sections When the battles were
fought by which tina: manifesto was made good, hos-
who fell and those who survived 10 Ell " naiion'-
gratitude, knew no sections When the wise and
patriotic men assembled from all the States to fence
around the liberties they had won with the gusrsn
tee, and conpscs OF the Constitution, they knew ~
sections. And now, when that liberty is more highly
prizsl than ever and that Constitution better loved
because better understood. the members oi the great
nrticnsl rsty who take the Constitution for their
platform nay Eroi,dy procia:. th,t they -auw no
sei;inns."
1t il fortunate that thsre is a party 10 the United
States sound and catholic in il tenets 50 cGus.rya
tive of the rights of each State, firmly pledged Ia
The strict construction Of constitutional pow-rs AZ
devoted to the maintenance of the ua iunnl honor
aud Ia III. promotion Of national progress, that all
honest Americans can give to II their mil adhesion
wi boat violating suge duty and witiIr 1t IN. .nc
party the labor, ssIi and blood OF rrvo;u;ionar,
heroes would have won bu a brief triumph over TO
reign iies BG; tor Il tho cc.utry y,rd !o.y since
have been discovered into cDi.t.n6.ur Fragments
each M easy prey 70 d-spo.is'n. or rod with tar
blood nj anarchy. Were the iactivoi,,s who no.
shower their SAUNDERS upon Democracy 10 succeed ir
de'troying our par j. 1t needs o prophe, To ore.e,
that national ruin would soon b. the reward for IN.
deep damnaion Of its taking off,
How important Is II, therefore, for ID .mocra,. o.
ell parts OF the ooneieracy TO cherish feelings OF con
tdeace TO! one CIGthe. and To trent all GIs,tiuu:
whcn threaten to disturb that harmony with wis.
and ni'gnaai'nnus tolerance. While all sre agreed
that whatever Is done shall only be don. legally farl,
ana win strict regard 10 the wishes Of thos. mos
CONCERNED, what matters it il the Democrats OF the
North desire Que r--ut While thoss Of the South hop,
Tor difo.an; one The difference in their desire.
ought not to crente aud has yet createda ssctons
division in their ranks.