Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-26

the Legislature at least one eepeoa;; W. ,h;,L
Of The Commercial iutefee,s OF the ci'y. we th'oS
so STILL
He conld not find commercial feather among
them. Morrss, retired farmer; Ellyson, printer;
Mills, a doctor; Burwell, lawyer-not one especla
representative Of the commercial interests OF the CITY,
He proceeds:
"And as to the other men who should be selected al
Delegates from the city to the Legislature .'e!
should be whs, most Of tho ticket nominated al lie
African Church, on Monday night, is not; tnM To-
they should be Of intellect OF address, g, p
sona influence, Of debating powers, OF la'se and
ton on the subject of internal impto'en;. ., inn
other questions OF kindred character inpurshsnsye
portance and Of wide, liberal anu '''Af
views on all subjects" -
Wbs, cons,;,utes the most of ticket composed Oh
| 6rr ,sr,,susn7 One of them would be Inc least
,,o or ,bon, would be but balf-three oil tnem "ou'u
"a tho moo, Then three of them are not men OF In.
t.llect, of address, OF personal inhuence' VI
MOWERS. of large information. &c, &c.
In the same paper in which these remaths appear
the card of Dr. Mills is published, in which ne Pc
remptoriy wi,hdrsws, and the Hhts says we ra'ner
like Dr. Mills" Then, there lie no commercial man
among tbem-then, three OF the four are without
single qualification, and DR.. Mills the one be likes re-
firing, leaves the remaining three all OF men, 10
| be denominsted as nincompoops'
Again, after having invoked new trial, after sum
monng another meeting, aud that mee'ihg having
placed Mr.. Edwin Robinson in the place OF MIR.
Richard G. Morris, and having substituted MIR. Nor
rs for DR. Mills the editor takes bis gun upon bis
shoulder and hunting for the same ooVey tnat ne mao
ssin and picked and cleaned he nres away at the
| feathers after the following fashion
awe foresaw that the same ticket would De re-
nominated save in the of DR.. Mills, who posi-.
t;vav declined TO suffer his name to be used in con.
nsr;on with the nomination. Our anticipatons are
fulfilled TO the letter. The same ticket with Inc OK
cpntion alluded to has been renomlnated and IN ooe-
dience to our declared purpose we reject aud repu.
date it, and boldly avow our intention not 10 support
it under any circumstances.
1--WE oppose it upon the broad and impregnabie
ground Of the total uutness, incompstency and In
efficiency of the gentlemen nominated.
Not some of the gentlemen, but all OF them-no
exceptions made. He continues:
1--WE believe the ticket now before the people un
worthy of the support of the people OF Richmond al
the present time; and Tor tnat reaso we s.a no' VI
not support it, but better one presented we shall
support the latter with might and main, without en-
nnrino at al, which is the most likely to succeed al
the polls Ii will then be our solemn yet painful
DUTY to dissect the Friday night ticket without fear,
favor or Affection and 10 expose to the cys scorp,
and the States ridcule, the lamentable want OF
opnlifcatou which characterize the gentlemen COM
posing It..
What an estimate do these quotations present of
the candidates set forth by the Know party
to represent the metropolis of the State. We do not
know them as we'll the Wig. 1t is not reasonable
to suppose that we should They belonged to the
Wing party before they joined the Know-Nothings,
bone Of their bone and flesh OF their flesh; and now
tho Great Mobammed of the party pronounces them
IA deserving 1.-THE cys scorn and the States ridl-
cpl..~ a. men whose heads one big and comprehen-
sive idea would burst all to pieces in the t~nkng Of
an eye as worthy Of rejection for total unhtnesa,
incompetency and ineficiency" and be swears and
raves against it and with the courage of those who
storlned Chapultepec, Cherubusco or Monterey, he
boldly avows his intention not to support it under
any circumstances
Now, would any person, could any body believe,
under such circumstances, that the Editor could be
brought to support those men7 And if 80, by what
process can it be brought about
1t i. the simplest thing in the world. Mr.. Richard
G. Norris at the second meeting at the African
Church, proclaimed that he would not serve on that
ticket, that he would net play second fiddle to any
man; and Mr.. Richard g. Morris son proclaimed,
that no earthly inducement could be presented which
would Justify his father in serving; and though there
was good deal of billing and cooling, aud eousening
and persuadiug end though was significantly said,
that the party would be disnegrated unless he could
be appeased; yet it was known day by day, that Mr.
Richard e. Morris mind was strengthened in his
determination to sustain at least, his own self respect
if he could not command the respect OF Others aud
that come what might, he was firm and immoveabe.
Then, presto rado on the Goth instant, the Wig
complaceatly, fecitously and calmly cuts up its own
words and proceeds to cal them after this fashion
1--WE have all along been willing to support Messrs.
Robinson and Ellyson, nor have we been ever indls'
posed to support Mr.. Burwe in the event OF our get
ting some gentleman moro acceptable to us than Dir.
Morris"
We look around us in amazement for "the most
of those gentlemen" who "had no brans," who were
"dwars in intellect and school boys in information.
Where are the rest of them7 We saw the dead
corpses, the feathers the entrss. Whathave become
of them Mr.. Richard G. Morris is made ubiquitous
he becomes a plural gentleman. He is, "dwarfs in
intellect, and school boys in Informal
saws the editor, have all along been willing to
support Robinson and Ellyson, and we never were
indsposed to support Burwell, and We rather liked
DIR. Mills but if that ticket is presented We shall
not support il; the whole set are deserving OF the
norm of the city aud the States rdicule, aud if
better ticket i, presented shall support the latter
With ,nirht and main" This is what the sailors call
backing and filing after the most approved style.
II il useless, we know, to say ice have presented a
better ticket, because people who can jump Jim
Crow after that fashion, can say With perfect ease
hat any named ticket s better, or infinitely worse
And, accordingly, we see how the Wing ridcules a
ticket proposed by the citizens meeting sst Thursday
night. Hear him:
at was, indeed a great, stupendoue, s9oilme
little meeting. The gravity. and dignity, and POM
oosty with which Capt. Dmmock presided, added I'm
nensely to the righteousness OF the scene.
Here ia another good and true Wing, one who has
.lvays affiliated with the old line Wings, rdculed
Tor his sublime "pompo.ity." his "dignty" and "gra
yiy" These things add to the righteousness OF the
,cene Upon that subject we have nothing to cay
A nd them he proceeds 1.-THE eloquence Of Gilmer
and Peake, and Peake and Gilmer And next, the
patriotic pathos of Peake and Giimer, and d'lmer
and Peake. Aud, lastly. the terrible indignation OF
C;;,mer and Peake and Peake and Gilmer In kind Of
ecstasy like unto that which angels may be supposed to
Ces wa stand right up in our editorial arm chair, and
cry out at the top of voice. long live Giimsr and
peake and Peake and Gimer."
These used to be- in our day and generation, whole.
hog Whgs-they used to go the total swine, snout
and tail, and all the intermediate points All we can
AJAX is what g the matter now Are they lesningto
the Democracy We are not in the secret. 1t seem.
al TO us a. if they were following the lead of the
Wig, and trying to obtain better ticket.
The meeting is denominated little meeting. and
shat little meeting WAS little fool, and that we
could not go bete ourselves as to agree to record the
little doings of the little fool" Well, We simply put
down these sayings with note of admiration We
saw there, many Of the most respectable of the old
liue Wings, whose words in former days, would have
been oon,dsred sweet as the droppings of honey from