Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-04
Our Big Men at Washington-Mr Buchanan-Tho
Next Presidency, &c.

To tie Ed;tors IF tie Enquirer:
Ny Friends Il have no reason to hope that
can render my country or my party any cili-
ricat aid. | wish had But am "A willing
little critter and am ready To shove along
keep moving if only knew was in the
right track, and felt sure that the man with the
'rillcr ropes was true and hadn't lost his
reckoning. don't know how the man felt
vino .'trod alone;'' but | am like lnan who
has lost his way, with none to cheer or pity
him. and | do wish | could hear Il familiar
"halloo. pledge You my word would join
in, if amt ''out Of the woods" Where are
oar ''big men at Washington. that they don't
speak OFT: Now. may be they have; butthey
speak 80 low that can't hear EN- way down
in my parts; and, if they have, why don't you
repeat it, 50 WE can sCd, if not hear: Times
have changed. and somebody says We haze
changed with them don't know how this
collect when our men in Congress would pitch
i'll like IL thousand OF brick right into any
body who sent them message they didn't like.
principles, not men, was the proud boast Of
all our folks; and we didn't mind pitching
''Matty overheard. because Of his antiTeXaS
letter. any more than We would 4 rotten pota-
toe. Is Mr. buchanan any better than Van
Burcn: Ny opinion is, he amt 50 good; for
he stood by his pledges 1AIt il. Office
lla, Mr.. Buchanan done 50 we'll u
ain mighty sorry for thi,--wish it was
othcrwise-but We can't help il now: and we
must do to him ;S our fathers did 10 Mr.. Will
liam G. Rives. and tell him to depart
in peace. Ii may lose us the Prcsident-that'>
not much a. hc has gone aStray:" il may lose
lis the next l're,dcnt-wrll. that's something;
hut. il We are - be served by the Charleston
nominee IL We have been by the Cincinnati
candidate, We had better lose him, too. than
rcnounce omr faith IL seems to inc-but |
don't know-that it becomes us 10 do right.
come what wll-to nail our flag 10 the mast
with our motto ''EverythinS ior principles, and
nothing Tor men. and with it sink, if sink we
must Things do lock desperate; SO they did
i'll 1870. I'm old fox got into our flock. and
va, destroying our lambs and scattering our
sheep. This mischicyouS "varnnt Seem.
cd 81 much like he vas dcvourinc every
thing in his way. that some folks called
him old Sam"-a right good name. too.
| think Everybody looked sad; every body
looked gloomy: all felt iiscon>olatc grief.
like pail, covered the gooi old Democratic
lps'l. Dut ni>l w Uil Nsi> tllll llS pii-'A
silycry ring of the gallant huntsman, who mad
hrr,r failed in dAy chase. All eE.s were turn
ell To him; every hs"rt responded 10 this cheer
in2 "ha:k on and. after the most desperate
chase. through valley. dell, swamp. mill, noun-
tain and culvert. the indonitahe huntSinan
trcrd the "o,c varmint. and on the memorable
eve Of the 9th of May. 1850. was seen re-
turning 10 his home with SANS brush rs 4
trophy in his hat. From that day 10 this not
one Of Sans progeny has been heard of in
the fold.
That same huntsmau is set al!yc-rcady for
Il chase. ami, my word for ii, if the Charleston J
Convention shall call him out, hi> name will (
cause thrill Of Joy in every patriotic heart III I
this Union, and pale the cheek Of every foe.
IIurrah. then, iur the Tribune OF the people. .
lie has led us to victory and 10 honor-hc vii! .
10 30 again He has never known defeat, and. ,
lny word for it, max. him your >tandard.hearer,
and, beyond all pcradvcnturc. he will bc the
next President Of these United States. So .
mote it be.
am in quandary about most things. hut
have no doubt about my choice for the prcSi |
dcncv in 1860. Farewell.
CHRISTOPHER QrANDAIy, .IR.