Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-20
Aitbmono Enquirer,
BY RIrcmiE. DUNNAvANT. TYLER & WISE.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY go, 1889.
The Seventh Congressional District Again.

lows.
a very singular article, remarkable at eas
for length, appears in the Richmond "Enqui
rer" of Monday. It's sad to see the old, time
honored organ employed to disseminate such
prodwctioas,-bu such are the times on which
We are fallen"
The ''prodvctions'' we then disseminated
were: LIST, an extract from the home organ o
Gov. Smith, the Warrcnton Flag containing
an erroneous statement concerning Gov. Wise
ID letter from Gov Wise, denying the state
ment Sd. resolution written by Gov. Smith
4th. an extract from an address by Gov. Smith
9Th, Il circular from Gov. Smith; 9TH Gov
Smiths Walker letter; 7th and Sth, extracts
from the Alexandria Sentinel 9TH Gov
Smiths assault on Gov. Wise in the House o.
Representatives; 10th, Know-Nothing ticket
with Gov. Smith ION guard tonight" apd
llth, an extract from the proceedings of the
Petersburg Convention These are the pro
ductionS" which we are glad make the "Senti
nel' sad to sec the old. time-honored organ
employed to disseminate But. if their mere
dissemination" makes the Sentinel "sad,
what must he lis melancholy when it reflects
that Governor Smith is the 0~thor Of five o
these productions" and the immeIiate cause
of all:
Well may Gov. Smith wish ito let by-gones
be by-goneS :" that "old sores may be forgot
ten" and that the contest in 1855 may cease tc
be alluded to. The conduct Of Gov. Smith in
that memorable contest can only pass without
censurc when it passes without observation
As long as Gov. Smith and his friends attempt
the defence Of his conduct, so long will every
true Democrat contend for the vindication OF
the party and the condemnation Of that con-
duct We do not doubt the sincerity of the
wish that "by-goncs may be by-gones," and
that 'old sores" may be forgotten" We
have no doubt that Gov Smiths course in $50
has made him very "sore," and that the pain Of
of forgetfulnesS to cover the cause Of his trou.
BILE.
Whose fault is it that these "old sores
harass him. Did he not cover himself with
sores worse than those Of job: We have
heard that "counter-irritants' are remedies
often reSortcd to in desperate cases indeed
the '.lires of moxa" are made to burn when
other remedies have failed; and so We must
advise the physician Democracy Of that district
to try the "fircs Of defeat" upon these 'old
sores" We think one such ''moXa" would
cause some degree Of convalcsccnce.
The Sentinel intended ITO take glance
It mW be bit glance at our remarks Of
the 18th, but seems fascinated by its "glance"
and has scarcely seen anything else, since that
time. We have heard of the difficulty of re,
moving horse from stable on fire; but this
is the first time We ever knew that fires Of
defeat" had equal powers Of CONSERVATION.
The "SentinclS" first ''gl,,ace" disposed it to
assume indifference, but its second peep inclin.
ed it to defence and argument, to excuse and
justification. Let the Sentinel look again.
and see if erplanation is not equally demanded
at its hands-explanation Of why Ex-Governor
Smith has not kept the promise he made in
1857, to notice" the charge Of Messrs. Walker
and Lewis, more at large hereafter, when my
materials are collected and my leisure will per-
mit-shoaM there be OCCASION for it, We
will readily excuse the Sentinel from ''wading
through the various counts in the EnquirerS $
Indictment" if that paper will but wade into
that count" made by Mr. Smith himself, when
the Walker letter was first alluded to. Let
the Sentinel" make this explanation, and every
Democrat will excuse it from "wading" into
any other charge.
The Sentinel" has paradcd a letter, dated
April -ith 1915 and signed by Chas. Hunton,
Inman IIorner. j. NJ Saunders, Rich. II. Foote,
James French and Joseph liorncr, but the
Sentinel failed to tell its readers that MT oat
of those men will vote for Ex-Gov. Smith at
the approaching election.
Charles IIunton is dead; he was a man re-
Spectcd, beloved and honored by the Democracy
OF Fauquicr. and. were he now living, would be
one of the first to condemn the course pursued
by Governor Smith We do not believe there
is one Of the numerous family that bears that
honorcd name that docs not agree with us, and
we know that the most influential members Of
the family will vote for Mr.. Shackelford. In
man lIorncr, who has ever held the respect and
confidence Of his county, with Mr.. Joseph llor-
ner, will also vote for Mr.. Shackclford. Mr.. J.
VI. Saunders will likewise vote for Mr.. Shacklc.
ford. James French is dead, and Richard H.
! Foote is in Texas So that not one Of these
leading men in lS+s will vote for Gov. Smith
in 1859. When we know that our opinions are
concurred in by such men rs these. We can
laugh at the 'Sentinel'S" charge of personal
prejudice"
In 1855 Gov. Smith refused to denouncc
Know Nothngism, because such denunciaton
tended to divide the people of the South. lie
condemned the secret feature Of the organiza
ton, and concurrcd in some Of the Basis
Principles" We propose to test these profess
fcSsions by an incident that occurred in the
House of Representatives during that memora-
hle contest On the 9Th of February Nr. VIM.
ii. White, u Democratic Representative from
the State of Pennsylvania. introduced 4 series
of resolutions, and aS test moved the suspen-
sion Of the rules in order to get the resolutions
before the House. Here are the resolutions:
Whereas discussions have been indulged in
this House in Committee of the Whole, which,
with other circumstances, lead to the convc-
ton that there exists in this country an extern
sive, secret, oath-bound political association,
which seems intended to interfere with the
purity of election, and the legislation of the
country; such an association has excited the
fears and induced the solemn warning of
Washington, in his Farewell Address. There
fore
Resolved. That in the opinion of this House,
the existence of secret oath bound political as