Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-12
For Me EaJa'rer.
THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.

1irssrs Editors Allow ME ;ha privilege oi Sta
tng through your paper that the Democracy OF me
Valley, 10 tar ~ am informed, fully endorse your
position in regard 10 the distribution OF ONCE oy
sections. The Democracy OF the Valley would blush
to put their claims 20 office on the ground of stcft9h
"a The only merit. We would not have an office
conferred alone such grounds. 10 stop 10 caicu'
late dollars and cents according to src:ion' - renu'
ciny the high offices Of the State below that dignity
n which they ara entitled. The Democracy OF the
Valley have never made tho poor pay of any once
consideration in their choice They have never IN
qured whether the East West, Valley or Richmond
rec ved the greatest amount OF money III pay Tor
public services. We have often seen these filings at
The Spartan Democracy ii our metropolis; aud how
often do We notes il even IN counties! Designing
men will charge thnt th-rs il Court House cilQu-
who hold all the ofii That M rry ot the olcts
in a county should be held by these living AZ the
Court House. is perfectly natural, because MAJOR
" IL, the Offices requr. the incumbent 10 live there.
and the pay generally is not sufficient 20 warrant
nan in quitting hia home in the country aud moving
10 town. Precisely the argument applies &c the
capital of the State.
la regard to alternating TIE offices of the State by
sections never understood il ~ applying to any bu'
tina. of Governor; !or the Attorney General ana
Lelt Governor, under the first election by the peo'
pie came almost from sGjpuiu-. counties, aud no De
mo.rr; ever thought seriously of turning out Mr. DO
COCK. who twice elected and could nave con-
tinu-d in office long rs he wished.
At the next election, the Valley Will present i's
candidate for Governor and insist on III, nom natlnf
bu, Oh higher grounds than that he IL from IN. Va!
Ly. I'd,
In the presen: contes: for Attorney General the
VALLEY has with singular unanmlty, expressed i's
preference for Tucker of Winchester. Er@y r0""ty
IN the Vality north of the Central Railroad has an
,iruci,f its delegates 70 vote for Mr.. Tucker, ana
som. East and West of the Valley, but not Que on the
ground that he comes from The Valley. But u Is Ne
cause here he il known and loved; and It Nj. uck,
.r were living in Richmond, Alias Irfe Hmrr'
there would be the same preference Tor MIN. "hen
the delegates from the Valley meet their brethren I'D
Convention the latter will find they viii vote hre'
Tor Tucker the only seriously spoken o' IL ms
section Of the Sat-, and the only man who-e hsm-
will he before the Convention from The Valley; taeii'
if he, be- not nominated, they Wi! vote tor MI Lyolis
or any other Democrat OF The East, the alley, 'br
W,.t a. the best interest of the party may demand
If thu Democracy ut the Valley should ever =" iar
FORGET its-lf az IL seek money c0Rstf"t0A' Ill me
selection Of candidates for office" lei NE assure de-
W""r that they will strike tor higher wages than
81 500 year. "
W., h,i.a 10 hear no more of "ScctOH in the se'ec.
tion sbnut 10 be- made tor the office of AtorneyGrn'
era RG; let the Democracy do ns duty, and seie''
a man Tor lie office whose ability ana learning ~
trncird thu attention of She State previous To The iGs'
few we.k.-sInc- when, 81 mnny men. before ai''
known st.u.." have been brought 10 the surihcc
II the yuyeLt0n ehuu!d b. pie'Sed {" confer the
on q sou .; the Valley, her Democracy
W IN duly appreciate the compliment. But do not
confer il because ihe Valley, II ssci'n, claims II.
SHENANDOAH.