Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-28
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CHRISTOPHER QUANDARY IN A DILEMMA

McssrS. Edi;ors:-I an 10 politician, hut
| confess to some interests passing events. J
hope sincerely love my country, though | do not
profess Il great deal. Us a common, plain man,
look on things and try to inform myself, SO
that may come toa right judgement. Under
such influences | have been led to connect my
self with the Democratic party. and after TWEEN
" years have no very particular cause OF re-
grct at my lot. !; is true, that during this time
| have not concurrcd in all things with my
party, but have differed heretofore on inmate
rial points. ! fear, however, If the last annual
message Of President Buchanan, is to be rcceiv-
cd US u true exponent of Democratic principles.
that | shall have discovered 4 serious cause OF
disagreement with my brethren. 1t lisa possible
thing, for make no pretcnsions, that all along
/ have misconccivcd what makes a Democrat,
| and that Mr.. Buchanan is all iicht-but it Goes
strike me that his message not only Ignore but
point Jiant opposes the Cincinnati Platform,
which. if remember Alright, he accepted and
declared he would SO closely adhere TO 1t that
he would not add 4 plank to it, nor lake one
from it. may be mistaken here TOO, for 81
am folks" if my name is Quandary.
But if | an not in error. will you, ior Aud
! Lang Svnc.'' relieve me Of my difficulties. and
in some way. through your paper or otherwise,
or in some way else tell me which | ain TO
swear bv-the Cincinnati Platform or the Pre-
sident's Mcssagcy Tell me, too, how | shall
make the two papers agree; and how in the
future. az in tie past, ! may consistently de-
nounce n high tariff, internal improvements
by the General Government, 4 bankrupt las,
&c, and vet cordially endorse MIR. buchanan,
as sec the Democrats of Powhatan did on the
I'd inst. You see my difficulties and my AMI
cty TO remain with my old associates; and II
YOU, or any Of our big men, or anybody else
can help me in this, my dilemma, you or they
shall hare the best thanks Of 4 very humble
member of your party. who wants to do right.
Will YOU let me tell You a piece OF my mind:
We had no business ciecting Mr.. buchanan.
! | trust that the folks who tell lis who to vote
for will do better at Charleston than at Gin
c;nnati. ] hear tell there are 4 heap Of horses
in the Democratic stable. Run Mad Tom,
The Little ant"-(thatS 4 corn %crrishcr,
amt it, ard Il heap more all ready saddicd and
plated-quivcring with anxiety to enter the
race. From all hear they are right good
horses. but in my opinion there amt one OF
EN- that ever won Us much glory to the Demo
cratic party rs that lank, lean old grizzly grey
thew call by the name Of Harry, the Tribune
of the People" Say what you will OF him, it
is beyond a doubt that in his great race against
sam" in "a, he not only saved his party from
political bankruptcy, but the Union from dis
%ruption. But for his unprecedented efforts
Fremont would have been elected President,
and, by necessity, the Union dissolved. Now,
if in a scrub-race old grey did such wonders,
what would he not do for the grand Presiden-
tial Stakes? I go my pile on the grey
don't know if you will allow a poor fellow
like me a corner in your paper-but if you do,
brush me up a little, and don't let the folks