Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-17
SHEER FROM THE D1soRGAN1zERs.

The following courteous and polite specimen
of magnanimty is quoted with evident $atiSfac-
ton by the opposition press. 1t is probably
/ an cmanaton from the same two or three poll
ticians who un lcrtook, OF aprcviouS occasion,
! to pronounce an anathem1. as if by au,hor
/ ty Of the Democracy Of Shenandoah which
! vicarious presumption the Tribune Of the
! People" found it necessary to rcbukc. Wccom.
mend to our readers the pcrusa Of this list
jen de<pri., which is certainly as brilliant as
it is good.naturcd:
"Resolvcd. That We deeply sympathisc with
the Tribune Of the People in It's sad bsrsare
nlent and that we cordially invite Il to unite
with the Tenth Legion i'll support Of Honest
John the peoples choice
1t might perhaps have been somewhat more
courteous to have allowed the Tribune a per-
sonifcalion, notwithstanding the fact that lie
Tor IN is considered by the sovereign sponsors
of the Democracy of Shenandoah, in the light
of n mere thing. We are at SOME loss. too, to
understand the significance intended to bo op
piled to the word Bereavement. Certainly, we arc
not bcrcft Of the confidence an support of the
Democracy of Shcnando III, or Of any part ofthc
Tenth Lcgioa We met their representatives
at Petersburg and although VIC met them there
in hand to hanl encounter on the question Of
the gubernatorial nomination, they gave US fall
assuranc, th,t the hearty ,ut only strcnthened
good old friendly feelings fact somewhat at
tested, too. by an appreciable increase Of our
subscription list, If Mr. Lctchcrs nomination
is called our bereavement, we Can only suggest
10 the congressional aspirants Of Shenandoah,
that they have committed a philo.osica error.
Disappointment is the word by which they
should have described their meaning.
Let it not be considered deroSatory from the
! high dignity OF Tribune Of the People" TINS
to inculcatc lessons Of politeness and philolosy.
Where so many of the politicians are only
grown up children. the Tribune must OCCASION
ally play pedagosuc
But there is something more serious than
mere bolinaqt in the taunt. We are at this
time using our efforts to conciliatc to Nr Let
cher's Support a large body Of Democrats,
! some Of whoa not only opposed his nomina-
ton, but avowed unwillinsncsS TO support him.
if nominated Snecrs ami taunts which apply
equally to these men, as TO ourselves, are by
no means likely to promote harmonious party
support of the nominee Of the Petersburg Con-
yention Have the politicians, who undertake
at this time publicly to dcridcth "lribunc OF
the people. paused to reflect ON this view OF the
! matterg Or, arc they really seeking to divide
and distract the party, now that Mr.. LetchcrS
nomination for Governor has opened the way
to their own aspirations to a seat in Congress !:
Are they willing to risk Mr.. Letchcr's defeat.
only that they may find, in the hurly-burly OF
disscnsion, an opportunity for political prefer
ment which they could not obtain from
united and harmonious party!
But whether the last Squib is the result OF
pure resentment against the "ERqulrcr, or oil
calculations of selfish interest We are deter
mined that no effort on our part shall be want
cd to save the Democratic nominee for Cover
nor, from fate similar TO that Of Act'ron