Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-31

,,s,r,s ,rIH b. disastrous but in iHputrg IL"
blame the Democracy viii know how to discrm'ha'-
between III. faction who have provoked the reo't oS
persisGm. sys.en OF u:Just assault, ana Inc u1n
who 0n,y -X-Icist: Tie privileges W leS'th''p '0
defence.
iai0iSyuuf anil aA>crnpHioaS rs MIR. L0iclief hu
versaries have exhibited themselves in tins copifo
versy they hav. not veuured 10 mpugu las nuei'y
Ia the interests OF the South. GA the contrary tey
all admit that he is perfectly trustworthy champion
oi slavery. WHAT, then, ID The preext ol 'her v"iHh
resistance to his nomination Noh'm. 6"t NE jact
Mai at rariy prod Of his p0fItcM carer ne e"1'
haiaed dvmM IN regard 10 The adrmnt0:tS " s"eefg
as an instrument Of production. They do moi deny
that hs la. long since abjured the horesy They
concede that Le has gwen satriact"ry PROOF VI VIC
conversion and has offered ainple atoeineht ,oI W"
error. In what position, then, do Mr. Letcher enc
mics stand beors the Democracy OF Virginia Here
il a faithful servant of tbs party who has adhered
TO its interests through good and evil report, aud VINO
has been honored with repeated aIiestatlons OF liS
confidence and regard Here ID u ciiizen ot the SCUM
who v ith single cdSn0! alteration. has dspiayed
tne umos devotion to ita cause and fidelity TO its IN
strutions. Such ID John Letcher. On the otber
hand, here are people protesting to Oh Democ'n,s
who would eXcluds him from thu cnnndehre o, tne
party and the honor. OF the Commonwealth. nhey
conceds his fidsIity bur refuse to truef nm. lnry
admit his eminent serr,ces TO the party but deny Nun
the rfsrdrd of his ia6ors. They have sus1aneu nun
az Presidential EIector and Representative IN Con
ersss but shrink aghast at the dsa oil eectihR nun
Governor OF Inc state. AuWIhoie ponoo1ouoJ ~
deed!
We submit to all impartial men If there be either
sense or Justice in the conduct OF Mr. Lechsrs adver-
saries If We accept their professions VIZ must repu
date their conclusion. II John Lstcher be the msn
they represent then they the last people TO ues
ton his fitness for political prefsrment Ihey s'u!ly
themselves in alleging prste1 ct their hostihty,
an objection which operated with Its fullest force al
The very time they were taking him to their embrace
They found nothing in hia recent connection win me
Ruffner pamphlet to dsqualify him for Eleofor or
Member Of Congress. They find enough in that OBJ
soete accusation to make him unfit for the Governor
ship OF Virginia.
1t will not be thought An impairment inquiry if We
desire TO know WHISTLER the enemies ot Mr.. Lstcher
intend TO proclaim the principle that no amount Of
atonement shall compensate for an early nd'scretloh'
and to estabeh it ss a rule Of party policy, that a
speculative objection TO slavery, though renouncsd
and repudated shall operate as perpetual disquai
caiion for political pr-fermenti Wlithey allow no
locus pententloi Instead Of offering an 'ndueenen
10 The remuneration Of error will they repe the hereto
from truth by an eternal disability Must 1t be I'm .
derstood that no man in Virginia who once entertained
suspicion of slavery, however loyal at present. shali
bs admitted to the confidence Of the Democracy or
The honors of the Commonwealth Mr.. Letohers ad
versaries are sngularly addicted to the newspapers
Perhaps they may furnish response TO these inlerro
gatories.