Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-11
EIxnuA,mrcx. Oct. !. lsj9.

IIy Dear Sir have just returned from
Western New Io.h. where have been to visit
an elder brother aad deliver an Agricultural
Address, and, on NY return. iind yours Of
the 9th ui. than, you For thus a;IoTdns
me M opportunity y! branding As an idle and
n!iSchicyors tllschood. i. not, Indeed, mali
ciJls urc that had denounced Gov. Wise.
Ny personal acquaintance with the Governor
has been sight, bat exceedingly pleasant.
and his public course irlS inspired me with
high respect Tor his manly irankncss and fear
less intrepdity.
The publication OF the Donnclv letter | re-
gardcd rs an outrage. although attached much
lvss consequence e, II tl,n'' iian been given It
generally. | saw nothing in il but what 4
frank anil :mpc'uors man might in the haste
and confidence Of private correspondence, dash
of to 4 supposed friend. think the whole
matter Of the letter has hccn vastly ovcrracd.
\ copy was sent me. but treated II as cOnden-
tia!, and only exhibited IT to particular and
discreet friend. 1t excited lao feelings IN me
when | first read II, and, on full review,
have never been able to give it ihc great con
sequence which Others Scca tn have done.
saw the shameless labiicatonS OF my con-
duet on r,odjng it, Published far and wide
But regarded item beneath my notice lon
must not my dear Sir. Civ" heed to the thou
sand idle and malicious rumor> public and prI'
yatc, which will be connected with my nanic
for the next six months. II the expression
were not irrcvcrcn;. | should Say, they will be
80 numerous and foul, that the day Of inds-
uent will no, be able to pass upon them.
Upon Ey views Of the questions, TO which
YOU call my attention, can only point You 20
nv pubic course in the Senate and elsewhere,
where, think it will be seen, did not disrc-
card the rights Of the States, nor the rights o.!
the people, nor Of property. sc.
Sincerely, yours. u. ). DcSiNS"N.
THJHAS trlMAN.
--cS.b-
Ii Las been ourintcntion for some days past to
reproduce Tie following editorial from the
Halifax C.. II. Virginia Echo and we are
gratiiied To find our Intention seconded by re-
qrcsts that il shomld be Reproduced at this par
tcular time. in the absence Of our partner,
Mr.. Wise. Therefore without his knowledge,
we chccrIully give place to H.
From the Virginia Eclo.i
CAN THERE BE NO JUSTICE IN POLITICS!
This question is suggested ~ the following
aragraph taken from the New York Evening
Post:
THE GnAyrs A>n CILLEY DrrL.-Mr. o. Jen-
nipcs WlSc J. hereditary dHrIs;, LIS iIttcf llIG
present Governor OF Virginia. was II ducIst before
him: he wa rot only fond oil r;iuc 70 take lie h!:n-
sell but Of scsing others nHc HE, ipr he Was one oi
the cons ;cuous actors in the iuou, C!cy duel, in
which Jonathan Liilcy Vl New Hampshire, was shot
/ with rifle 10y Mr.. Graves. ui henticky. 1t WAS 4
cold bOoicd ;ih :mUr!cG"u> affair and excited an al
1ssIs, 80. yer .s
/ County,.
Our readers will ohlgc II, nlch if they will
excuse us for transferring to oar columns these
shocking lines-lincs alike shocking to men Of
taste and to those Of human feeling. The
Graves and Ci,cy duel" WIS melancholy al
fair indeed, which might have well been allow
ed to sleep the sleep Of death. But destiny dc
creed otherwise. and il was reserved for thai
Frccsoil abolition sheet, the New York Even
in. Post. to rake up All a.ialr, and dress 1t II
blood for the purpose OF shocking virtuou:
public. Before We proceed any further, let Il:
correct an error wh.ch the Post no doubt
unwittingiy fell into, unlcs we are greatly mis-
taken. he STYLES Mr Cillcy aS Jonathan Gil
lev. Of New Hampshire. Mr.. Cillcy was ;
member Of Congress ron the State OF Maine
and while il J., not material whether he va:
from New Hampshire or Maine, the statcmea
Of the Post that he was from New Hamp
shire, seems 10 show DOW careless that jour
nal was to inform Itself as to iactS-a thing .
which all will be a, once satisfied when the!
see il thus rcckIe,>ly stated Ly It, that H"v
crnor Wise was not only toi.i Of II q
to take life himself but Of seeing o'rrr
take life And. then. - II this lnia!
WAS not Sufficient TO satisfy any drg'.
Of nil!'sn;r. the SON Of Cos. Wise, is ur
rcciin.ly assailcd Mr.. -. Jennings "
is Il hereditary dGciii-t,' dc!ica!cly says e..
Post" Ii these words We recognize pnn
effort to iniure one Of the NEST gallant and all
journalists vino has ever figured before a.
public. o. Jennings Wise a hereditary do
list. OF course il does not become US Ia sPc.:
Of the justiEab.encsS, or uniustIiiab!cnc> ot
Jennings Wise, in the dtiiculticz he ta- 1T,
involved in; but we wil say that in three duel
! which are publicly known, as the 'l"elS
which ne has been engaged. hc has IN ever
one of them been the challenged par;y. III
duels we refer to. are the Clemens, .iyiett an
Old duels, in all three OF which Mc. Wise va
the challenged party. The man who calls IN
lamented Cilley, jonathan Cilley. OF Ne
Hampshire" may perhaps, have overioGke 6
this fact, so we'll known and remembered 0
our people. If indeed he has thus been
WAYS on the defensive. we ask if !: is fair, for