Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-06-18
THE POWERS BEHIND THE THRONE.


Below will be found tho names Of men who Tor
thirty, forty fifty years and upwards, hnVs bee me
mowers behind the throne" advising, oouh5ellng anu
s,sising to make tina "Richmond Enquirer" power
IN the Staie Never havo ono of these gentlemen
ceased at any time to be subscriber. 1t s not 10 De
presumed that in 90 long an intercourse the EN-
ourer" has always filled the measure OF their e3pec
tatiops. There necessarily rausi have been many
subjects upon which they havs differed from 'ne
course of this paper but its general policy ana charac
ter they have always approved.
These men have groom up with the "Enquirer,
they have witnessed s early struggles ts increasing
,ower and influence and now, when, in accordance
with the LOT of man, hoy must coon pass away. they
cave the friend Of their youth and the associate o
their manhood with all the experience OF age and the
viRor of youth, still the great power in the state. IL
was the friendship, the COUNSEL and the advice OF such
men ss these that built up the influence OF the En-
ouirer." They, and others who have gone to their
rest we're always ready to advise and to sustain the
| "Epouirer," aud we feel that their sid and support
will be freely extended to us in our efforts to maintain
| the influence they contributed to create.
These patrarchs othe party will continue to counsel
and advice; and proper respect will always be had TO
their views upon all matters Of public interest.
IsO4-Judge Thomas Rufin, Of Graham, Alamsnce
county, N C, and Moses Tredway of Hampden Sidney
College, began their subscriptions May9, 1914 Fifty.
four years ago. They alone remain subscribers from
the fret issue of the paper.
lsO5--F Fitzgerald, Nottoway II, January Il
| John Jones' Warrenton, N Z, July 3; John c Page,
Gravel Hill, Buckingham county, Va, October 10;
and Colin Clarke of Hickory Fork, Gloucester county,
| Va, December S; are all that remain of those who
| subscribed in the year ls05
lSO6-Richard Sampson, Dover Mile, Goochlaud,
Va, April IT,
lsU7-Waller Holladay, Twyman's store Spotsyl-
vania county, Va, April II; Williams Garter of llsno.
| YER II, june ~; Bragg, Petersburg, Va, August
IL; Col g Blow Littletown, Sussex county, Va, De
cember H.
Below will be found the subscribers for forty years
and upwards:
lSO9-Wm Wilson, Wilsonviie, Highland county
Va, April "a; w X Perrin, Gloucester b, April u
DR. K Spencer. Cumberland H. Va. June l3
l8ll-Wm d Davis, Millers Tavern, Essex coun-
ty, February z; H w Latane, Fleetwood King and
Queen, May IL; Henry Madison, Rolling Hill, Char.
lotte county, December /.
lSl2-E Anderson, WiIkinsonville, Chesterfield
county, Va, May y; A Scott Ayletts, King William
county. Va, June Is; Hugh Campbell, Negrofoot
Hanover county, Va, July 3li John Niche, Saun
der's Store, Rockbridge, September L.
lsl3-Tbos P Shields, Cartersville, Cumberland
county, Va,:Msy4
lsl4-Dr. James Jones, Buckingham G H, Va
January II; VIM M Watkins, Messing Ford, Char.
lotte county, Va, February 8; William Nelson' Jack.
son's Louisa county, Va, March g. DR. Austin Brock
eubrosgh, Tappshannock, Va, May 2
ISl5-Wm Dance. Powhatan, Il, January Ii
w Hamilton, Laurel Hill, West Felciana, La, Jan
uary 3; Henly Chapman. Giles Fl. Va, January Iii
w Norieet Tarborough, c, Jnnury "a James
Smith, Heath.ville, Northumberland county, Va, DC
tober &c.
lsl6-A Gait, Williamsburg. Va. July 9th; Jos II
Samuels, Woodstock Shenandoah county, va, Feb
ruary 3d. DR. r Jeter, Maugohick, King William
county, Va, May 9th; James Medley, News Ferry
Halifax county, Va, June 18th; Dabney Brown
Hicks Ford Greensville county, Va, November 2a'b;
l. X Edwards, Jerusalem, Southampton county, va
December 9th.
Isl7-Archibald Stuart Ararat, Patrick county,
Iva, July 10th; DR. H Jeffries. Clarksville Va
August LIST; b s Jordan, Milledgeville, Ga, March
4th; Col Welch, Locust Dale, Madison county,
February lshG H Burwe wildwood, Clarke county
Va, November 7lh.
Below We annex list of those who have been SUB
sc,ibers for thirty years and upwards:
lslS-Dr A A Campbell, Nottoway II, February
lltb; VIM Taylor, Fredericksburg post Office, April
18th; James Garland, Spring Garden. Pitisyivana
county, Va, July 22d; peyton Burwell, Christians
ville Mscklenburg, July lith; T Kicks, Cbrisans-
vills Mecklsnburg, April I'd; Chas Anthony Arnode-
ton, Campbell county, Va, May 26; DR. w Holt
Lexington, N c. April %; Geo Loyal, Norfolk, Va
November 27tb; DR. w Goodwin, Louisa d, DE
cember 18th; Reuben Grgsby, Fancy Hill, Rock
bridge, December 3lst.
lsl9-Nsal B Gay, Fork Union, Fluvsnns county
vs, January IA; Dr. Thomas Curd, Beaver Dam'