Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-07
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THE BEDFORD "DEMOCRAT" ON CITIZEN
LIBERTY, BEDFORD COUNTY "a

| LIBERTY BEDFORD COUNTY. Va,
September IL, lSjS. :
M,.sr,. Editors.--l hope you will ALLOW Inc snil-
ci,nt spaca in your columns TOR arrpy 10 the etf""
| yvjsa,r of the "Democrst' oil the 81 in-t
| That pAper after reiterang what nave HERETOFORE
conce,,ed viz tina, i, had proven, by extracts from
n, RufYnsr's letter that Mr. Lrtcher did not coDtrl
| bute 10 the cost attending the publication "i Ihe
Doctors pamphlet nterrogafes me- an"hg ""fr' ns
terne "scribblsrs, and desires 10 know u na'e n"'
| entertained views which now repudIate conie-r
| hays and thst very recently. Will partcn'rrirr -
! Reading n copy Of the democrat oi 'hr i'ih All
gust noticed the following editorial article. H.el
p-ru,ny il wns OF opinion that ihe Detn"crh' "'u
NOT reyArd MIR. Leicher IA " the man i"r Nv" tih'rr'
and entertaining such an opinion would oppose MS
nomination, The next Issue, containing M -u,'"rla'
in favor OF Mr. Lecher, caused me l" r'PaahaN my
yews ia regard 20 the pamphlet; and also convinced
me- that the democrat couId chhnee rs ",e"S ni'ir
.Yn.diiiously than rs iavore candars could change
ms Her. u The '.Democrnts ami Lecher article {:
s"Below will be found the letter at D"c': Henry
Rufnrr, in vindication "l h'ln'ei from Inc li+huh
tops of Hon ohu LetcheT and others WIN regard 10
the famous Rutfner panphr' and We are Tree To con
,,s, ,hat I.ay.s honest John in rather An awkward
predcem-nt. Our readers viii rec"lrct ihhl I" lew
weeks since wrote an "r'ic" ondnr-iiia Nr i'.''h-
er. Recent developments however nave cuhheru ""r
viws and We do not wish Ia be understood ~ longer
.ui,r.u, him IT, however, Mr.. L'lrli-r comes 0n
And c,,jrliy cI,nrs hiS SkHts 81 NE .rdr charstS
oc,Errrd asd,nT hu We shall extend 4" HIM our cor
,ni support. But We 'h'uK Mr. i|e'h-t ~ h"' 'h'
man lor the times and believe that his nonnnti"n ana
,.ctu by th. D-InucraiiG party to III G0vern3i5hp
word miiita.r against that party III iSbn
Wonder what ..scribbI-r' claiming TO be n Dcmo-
c,.,t wrote tha Hbove7 The Democrat thinks pr
sons living in yass houses should not thrown st"i.s
w, nr..,In- Tho Democrat il acting under that rule
which accounts for ills speedy cessation o warfare
upon Mr.. Letcher
r,,sr uaper is also of opinion that am not good
Democrat, from ;he tact ol ny prsi-rr'hs c"hdna'e
al
20 BIZ defended from the charges OF Aboltlonsin hnn
asserts that "Mr L-tcher has been i-pea'cdy ri.o'
and M often found true and nnvaryIhg' yea even
sfpsdia4t to the principles that nhKs lot n7 g'ou "i
not only Virginia, hut the tntir. South. Now u
Nr L.,rb.r rns rv-r heen Sicddjast aud nnraryng,
he il vet i'm lavOr ri Emancipation anu an edorHer ul
The pamphlet OF DIR. Ruffner and to be good De
lnocrat according ~ that paper = dthhi'inb husf
be An Aburionist Perhaps the author oi maj drfi'
,Ia s mistaken IN iegnrd to Democracy anu has 60.
ten in the wrong harness Again, II rays tha' "Chi
z.p's" etfi-nns had To ''travrl all the way To 'b's
R,chmorf' and IN. all important Enquirer, 10 &c:
symppIl,i,rr or company in keepl.g WIN OWL
Why need not go beyond the "Den"crat office to
lind a av,nnat,is-r. 'ih- ,n.ntcd "Juni"r IL Up
posed to Tie nomination Of Mr.. i.";cher III const'
oueucs Of his connection with the NuHher phihpne'.
/. il not aa Will the "Juninr give ue people W
Bedford hi- views on that suhj-ctl So lar NJ The
.D,mocrst's" author oi "Der Mers-en l. c"iicrril'
ed will gay thar mt il nothing c"hrated WIN ms
own extensive machinery hoih OF iin''rr All" Vi "''
his powers of cOncp :un ana "i coI"S''",' a' NV,
To De. eurpaas"d. ii !; not Tor 'he >uhs'hn''ai
,pnt,ur o his body il could never support II h"ah
rnn.nin;ny so much brains AZ it IL. fear hs viii
-on. lime h- pro-tra,ed by the weight OF his VII
Mpssra Editors. how can yun survive me beihn'
Gratis" hro.d--idr Il. the "ErquireI! venture l"
predict that you will no. be more injured Than me
lion wa. hy tho attack of that feeble and concerted
INSECT. ih- gnat
In conclusion. will say there are macy VTg'nI6na
vho hive hh;Ilri long ~ defence "l Democracy
,rIn liz. been
nnd who vo,ld ss successfully areer The pr"nd -lp
-: Stat. as Nr. T.'ch-r | nam. nome. bur iI"k !"
q Democratic Convention 10 nam" ilie rn:ndn'-' IL
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