Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-14
Aitbmono enquirer,
nY R1rcuIE pussAvASr, TYLER WISE.
TUESDAY MORNING. June IL, 1859.
CORRECTIONS.

We find some errors in several Of our con-
temporaricS, which demand a correction. Com
mcntins upon ''thc victory" the Cnlpcpcr
"Ecpub!ican says:
I'm addition to this, he lMr. LcicherJ was al
most unaided in the struggle. After hc was
stricken down with disease, Montague took the
field, and lid most faithful and gallant service
In this Congressional district Gen. llunton
entered the lists as soon rs hc was commissioned,
and the enemy writhed under his stern and
steady blows, until the battle closed Scarcely
another clccivr, or srlb-elcctor in the State.
opened his mouth during the canvass. This
was all the aid received by Mr.. lctcher in the
long and bitter contest Just ended, save and rH-
ccpt the Democratic press
Il is true, Mr. Lctchcr was not aided as nc
ought To have been, but Gen. lIunton WAS not
the only ccctor that "cntcrcd the lists. -
In this District (thc third James L. Gordon
did most able and efficient scrvicc-mecting
the Opposition clcctor whenever an opportunity
presented In the Albemarle District William
l.. Gordon, Jr., was active; and, as Il p'iblic
speaker, cqu,llei any Oh the hustngS. In the
Staunton District, Mr. Niche canva>sed the
District and did most efficient service. The
city electo:, for Richmond (Me>>r>. Maryc,
Eaily and Cunnun also were active; and what
is more to the point, have positive s'In OF
500 to attest their c.iiciency Mr.. funstcn. in
Aexandril, represented his party on the hu>-
tin.:S against Mr. Wiley. Our partner. Mr..
.. j. Wis., efficiently represented his party IN
Richmond and Norfolk and in public discussion
in Petersburg with Mr. John L. Thornton.-
Mr. Jonathan Talley, in Goochland, Mr.. d. B.
Douglass, in King William, VIM. Il. Newton,
in Hanover Mr.. IIarmanSon, in Acc"mac Ihos.
F. Goode, in the Petersburg District, and many
others, doubtless. whose scrrices we cannot
at this momcnt recall, rallied the party TO the
support of the nominees. Thus. thongh Mr.
Lctchcr was not ai,!cl =. he deserved to he,
there were lncn who lid their party service.
We notice that the Weston Herald falls
into the SAN" error. IL say>.
"All of the Opposition nominees canFas>e'l
with zeal and energy. while it iS known Mr..
Jetchcr hnd To retire from the contest OH ac-
count Of i'll health. j. Randolph Tucker, our
candidate Tor Attorney General, made but one
speech during the canvass, and that at the ur.
gent solicitation of his friends on the occasion
of visit to Winchester Not so his oppo.
nent, Mr.. Preston, whose voice was constantly
heard rallving wings. Americans and others,
TO the standard Of the Opposition.
So Gar from Mr.. Tucker making but one
speech during the canvass" be actively cali
vas>cd the South Wcst-spokc III public dis
cussion with IIr. Preston in Petersburg and
Richmond and urged, as W have been inform
ell ''bc;ter reasons FOR Mr.. Lctcher'> election
than Mr.. Lc;chcr did himself
The Herald says:
"DocncntS by the hundred thousand were
spread all over the land by the Opposition Ccn-
tral Committee mt Richmond These were not
met with the spirit and zeal which animated
the party in former contests.
AZ to the "doru;ncni- we prepared such do
cumcnts as Mr. Lctchcr desired and held our
selves ready TO supply any demand that could
have lecn made, hut for some rcason better
l,no..n 10 others than ourselves, hut very few
of our contemporaries aided in their circulation
Iir. I.etclcr was not supported by the pub
lie speakers rs he deserved, but there were
some exceptions, and .ucli as We can now re-
call We make mention Of; and if any have been
omitted, it is from forsctlu,ncs, and not design
Our organization, it is true, was most de-
fcctive: and while those men who opposed his
nomination, did most efficient service for his
election, they were not aided by many of those
most active in urging lis nomination at Pc.
tcrsburg. Were it necessary, We could show
how little aid lie received from rnany Of those
who were most active for his nomination.