Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-04
" JOHN GooDE, JR., AND THE DEMOCRACY OF
AMHERST"

10 tie Editors or the Enquirer:
Gentlcmen-.t communication has recently
appeared in the I" Richmond Examiner" and
''Lynchburg Republican with the above head
ing. in. which the writer. who signs himself
:. amherst" displays most objectionable tact
at misunderstanding and miSstating the facts Of
the case. and, though his communication is L
very long one, and doubtless required several
hours of the hardest labor in its preparation,
contains nothing new, nothing Of the blazing
clo1ucncc of 4 Patrick Henry, and nothing
calculated either to instruct or cdify the man
"who, to his own misfortune. reads it." We
do not pretend tn say. however, that the Her.
culcan labor> of q" amherst" are not amusing.
amherst" dwcllS with stirring pathos upon
the astounding fact that Mr.. Goodc made "a
furious and most unjuStiiiablc assault OH the
Democracy of Amherst" Shade Of the mar
tvrcd Stephen. is there no longer n ray Of
hone to beam upon the excited vision of the
"fav0ritc son of .Amherst| But what are the
facts IN the case? Mr.. Goodies object was not
to assail the AMHERST Democracy, but to vindi-
cate the action of his own friends in calling a
convention. The party in Bedford had called
a convention. and the Democracy Of Amherst.
instead Of responding TO that call in the spirit
Ol DTclllICl, u'iblIhCh a oSiiHSiNsN, ANU
uncallel-ior resolution, that they would ere.
member in sorrow if not in wrath, the sacrifice
of their ~flvori,e son at the hands Of the Demo
cratic party.
Amherst says. that court after court had
been held in the different counties Of the dis.
trict. &c: which is untrue; for the Bedford
meeting WAS held the last Of October, and the
Amherst meeting the third Monday in Dece!n-
...I H., G. ,bn ~ INr,, ,.r.nj
which =. Amherst" would have the people be-
li,yc PASSED between the time Of holding the
meetings. Possibly Amherst" had just
awokc from u Rip-van-W Wrinkle %snoozc!
This wonderful exponent Of the cause Of tie
.'Gayoritc son Of Amherst" says: The Demo
cracy Of Amherst regarded the failure Of the
other counties to respond to the Bedford invita-
ton AZ Il Reputation Of the proposal for i Con-
ycn,ioa." We have never heard Of anything
havin. happened until the first time, and have
ever been impressed with the belief that no
thing ever will happen until then. Neither will
ANYTHING be done unlc>s-il is done. Now, sup.
posing the Examiners correspondent had re-
ceiycd n proposition from q ncighbor 10 take
dinner. and had waited for another ncighbor tn
either endorse or ''rcpudiatc' the motion, what
wo.ll lave been said Of him: The plea upon
which Amherst is DESTROYS Of excusing the
Democracy Of his county, is a very eonrfnicht
one. The doctrine of 'once IN office. always
in Office, is his watch-word. He and his sym
pa;hi>rrs in Amherst have wandered far from
the old landmarks Of national Democracy
they have strayci a long way from the fold, and
should b. arrested ana bound over" If the
othc. counties disre gard the respectful call of
olJ Ralfn-d for n Convention. and thus ignore
the wishes Of the Democracy of that county,
they crm5.ot erpcet, and do not deserre, their aid
az tic poN*.
A. for Mr.. Goodies being "a restless aspi.
rant" the idea is simply ridiculous. Let the
people Judge who is the more restless" the man
;5ao il rahti ont By TIE Democrats ef'ha Onn
county. and modestly awaits the action of that
party in the District, or the man who holds on
with the tenacity OF a sea-turtle. against the
solemn protest of one of the largest counties
in the District-dnd that. too, after he had er.
pressed his determination to retire.
Amherst" assures us that the Amherst