Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-26
HONEST JOHN"

rhou .ha. cot be,r ,se S,G..s asan.. thy Ee!shbor
Very soon after the "Whig' had the Ruff
ncr Pamphlet dug up and commented on H.
The South the peculiar organ ofIno. Letch.
cr--trcatcd il ~ 4 SANDER. and broadly intlma'
tod it was a forgery. Bat a, soon as the cxls
tcncc Of the pamphlet WAS 50 well established
as Ia leave no doubt on the minds of any, THE
south" In the most indignant language, dc
nounc.d it as "at a,roei0ps libct on the social
system OF the South h'-was "snprt>ed' AT
finding Mr.. Lctcler. "Gpprvttag on t6n!d'or
"i' strh mtHptrat. yirp and tf.ft, anu
charged Mr.. Lctcher with being guilty Of "a
pi.rr ~ .foi(y, rithoUt trcHsc or iust!Hcdtion.
Such was the language Of The South
strong. bold and fearless 1t soon became cvi-
dent that Mr.. Lctchcr would have 10 speak out:
he could no longer remain silent; and bcJore
the pamphlet was published ~ eytciso, and.
doubtless. without having a copy before him. he
came ont and boldly charged that DIR. Rutiner
had iutcrpolatcd sentences III the pamphlet
which were not contained in the address rs
delivered Soon after this. the address. az
tr.tnso. was published, rim tie tt'ter Of MessrS
Icrclicr Il Co., asking its publication, and
yt0uc>t that the author should not contine
himself in the publication, 10 the address. ds
d.Lssytj. but to make the strongest possible
argument in support Of the position he had
taken. Soon after the publication OF Mr. Let
chcr'S letter DR.. RulIncr made q respectful
and digniiicd appeal Ia him 10 point out the
objectionable portions Of tho address as pub
li>hcd which were not contained in the address.
\, delivered fi..m that iav 10 Tie prtsenf
W. L(tci.r aDoi his inime'iafe .TricEjs hare
=. .aji.I .lcn, they have. also. failed to give
the name Of single individual who refused to
contrhutc To the publication Of the address on
account of lis being Objectionable.
The questions which now suggest themselves
are
l,t Has Mr.. Lc,chcr made a false charge
against DR. Ru:Incr: If hc has not, himself
and friends have every motive 10 sustain the
charge If he hos his nomination is one mot
fit 10 he made.
If Mr. Le,cher d>approvc'l % the address as
published. why should he permit Il to per
form its mission with k;s fddors1'ion: and
for many long years, keep the people IN igno'
rance Of hiS trp. sentiments: We are ANXIOUS
10 have information ON these points. W hen
We TAXI into consideration the tam, at which
the a.ldrcs, was published, and the circnm'
! stances connected with il. confess my inabIll'
( T. to see how the Petersburg Convention can
! rsnhre to place Mr. Lctcher before the peo-
ple Of Virginia as q candidate tor 'o'crnor-
and if /, should. is it not asking too much Of
Ms who took an active part against Judge Sum.
mcrs 10 stultiiy ourselves by voting for Mr..
Lctchcr? 1t should be borne in mind, tha,
hi. extraordinary address Of Dr. Rui!ner's-
WAS published eft,j the Introduction Of the
..Wiimot proyiSo. which. convulscd the entire
South
/ Messr- Elitor,. have grown gray in the
service OF the Democratic party; have nere!
gyea i single vote in opposition to it, have
no personal unkind feelings towards NJ.
Letcher; no Interior personal views; | desire
the integrity. consistency, unity and Success OF
the Democratic party: but, am not willing to
purchase the L,,! AZ the expense Of the .fr't.
lIESRcO.