Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-08-03
Another Letter from lEr. fancey.

Another Letter from IEr. fanccY.
The Montgomery Advertiser publishes Il let.
Ter froiG Mr.. iaRcey three columns long. In
tic conclusion he thus explains his Slaughter
| letter:
The seventh allegation i> that wrote the
Slaughter letter. did write it, 1t was pri.
vatc-uol designed for publication, and there.
| fore its expressions are !O0Sc, and not as well
weighed as | would have desired Still, there
IS not an idea III il that Ito not now enter.
tain.
But the letter docs not urge rlisunion--does
rot a!ro:ate disruption, either Of the Dcmoc-
racY ,r If the Union Mr. Slaughter had
tlocricv. rs tie grra: obstacle 10 Southern
Cnion replied. refusing TO 20 into his
Sahcme He .2 ,.:l ;c Democratic party an
.iugcan stable. and his scheme would clean it
out. denied that his scheme could succeed.
He predicted good from lis overthrow The
letter refuses assent 10 his prediction 10
wcan him from his chimcrical and short.sight-
Cd pclicv, suggested to him to aid IN extend.
.hg the League; net to destroy the party, whcl,
IN the same letter had refused TO gire counte,
nance 10. but 10 elevate and purify the true
!nru OF the country. And for wha! purpose:
The Douglas papers and orators. following the
idea given by Mr. douglas himself. answer
and say that proclaimed my purpose in that
letter 20 be ITO preciptate the cotton States
into rcTolution." say that this is a gross
pervcrsion Of the letter and spirit of that docu
ment The letter itself SAYS that the purpose
was a prompt resistance on the ncrt aggres'
sion, that al Z! proper moment this resistance
can be made.
This, ard this aIoisr Is tie offence in that
letter When il was written. had in my
head 40 scheme of 2isunion. | have had none
SinCc-l have none row Then, as now, was
for using all proper means ior maintaining ouI
rights within the / Lnion-then. rs now, 10 elc
T.;r, purify and bring the Democratic party W
to strict maintenance of the full measure o
our constitutional rights, ard to ignore all fur
thcr compromises. To this end have honest
Is labored, up to this hour. The whole tone
anil tenor Of that letter is to prepare for en-
forcing the platform % the United States Con.
vention Of Georgia, 'on the next aggression, al
a proper moment. When that hour arrives,
>:lal! bc found prepared. That | did not have
in view the destruction Of the party and Of the
Lnior II Charleston i: made evident by the
fact, thai VIXEN ts disruption was complete, or
! u
ui eirht Democratic and cotton Statcs-So ial
from discountcnancig al! efforts to heal tht
brca:h--So lar from cnlcavoring to widen it
and thus make i; perpetual-so far from eXut
in over il. and looking upon il, as charged, an'
lalSeir charged, III the eighth and last allcga
ton. ~ the rer:D! which was looked inrwar,
10 10y me- when the Democratic party and III,
Union were 10 he overwhelmed il one common
rG!:iI - the cannry sell knows that rs soon Il.
wei. grounded hope ci harmony being rcstorct
waS acil or, >oI,i upon that hope ant
sr,; a.! nav i!.:i!rucg ..:ih reluctant friends Il
obtain rr r.E.n" .! tie Democracy at Balti
a.rTc
krn:ucra.ic Meeting in Bath County.
i'u9<,..u, ~ n"ticr the Democracy Of l;aIl
;rl'. . iDcliia. ~ their Court lioIIsr on Satur
day, 2s::, .I"y.
On uG.oa 81 J. u. Brooks. Esp, Col. I. y
Hopkins -. called ia IL" thair, and j. G
Mrhla. appointed Secretary.
Ti.. tiait,n#i. havluy rAii:t.ur.i the ",JrS
,t ,!. r.,cgt,u!. 10 hr apJ'In! delegates TO The
crnY"ntioa 10 hr held al charlottesville OIL th(
18th a: An.,>; !aGr, the !',ii"~ing resolutions
were Oi!rrru ana adopted.
!. Resolved. Iint we fully approve of the ac
,inn "f iln>" ,irir.I;r> m!!" withdrew from tn,
Baltimore L..!iyrm;:..:, :!!.i ;n;IHIcd HreCtn
lie au'i !.aGc, a!h ;!al wr viii forever irowr
,!"al a. .;ir!Hit>. r:":,Hi:ci.'. 10 htnid up li'
:u!rTu"7 "a. "ur inau. ht tie expense OF th,
.trNni.! aud ruii. Z; principles ami party.
:: Resolved, THAT wr have ever toEdly An,
.aG!i':cni!. lnn!,cd to the National Democratic
party for the maintenance d federal compact
ii MON, and the equal rights of all the States
Il, parties iilrTrla: and while wr deeply regre
aD, lrp1rc th, iact that sacI. difference o
op;:ion sluul! !tec rXisIri in the party, as It
;ilr nature ani rx:r!l; Gi the rights of the peO
I,ir I tic Slave!oltlir4 States To carry thci
,la,r property into lhr common territories u
iii, l. -nited States, there to hold and use tn
: same during their territorial condition, unde
the protection nl law, rs 10 have produced :
division ofrur party yet, when the question i
presented 10 lis as 1t is in the prcsen; case, oi
disruption o: The party or degradation by 4 bas'
acknowledgment Of tic nferlority and Unequal
itr %: lile slavehold!ng States. AS members
this; co.lieIerary then, as iieemen, we DO IL"
hesitate 10 prefer the former alternative.
sd Resolved, That we do most cordial!
endorse and ratiiy the nominations Of John Z
BrcckinriGgr and Joseph LANE rs candidates
;1r tie Presidency and Vice Presidency o
these United States, and pledge ourselves Il
use al honorable Iacans TO secure their election
.i!iI Resolved, That whilst We fally endors'
inc aforesaid nominations, yet respecting, a
We do. Gtt view: rf our brother Democrats
who differ With rs, We are willing to meet then
in The State CJay cntion, in order to effect som
.acam- II aoncare al action against those grea
arch-eI. :m,- o. tie nation, Lincoln ant
llau.i!i
J;h. Resolved, That the Chairman be ELL
powered lo appoint fivc delegates from eacl
TagstrIia! district 70 represent this county IL
l State Convention 10 be held at Charlottei
yliir on lie ltrI. ui August next.
In pursuance af the 9TH resolution, tn
Chairman appointed the following gentlemen
as delegates:
First Distyct.-Dr Z. 2. Bryan, y II. Nc
Cintic, ". D McElwer, ". II. Trrrill, ''oht
D. Brooks.
Second Di:tlct-G-orge L. Sirely, Maj j
Clcels, Col y c. Mc(:ulliu, ko.er Hickman
Osborne Hamilton
Third District-JOhu y. Dickinson, Joe
.1rncr;rOu;, Resin Simpson, DR.. y. }. Wilson
r. T. Wilson.
Fourth District Stephen WandlcsS Alber
Fawcett, Moses McCntic, John Carpenter
john Burns.
On motion ri j. y. Brook, It Ma further
Resolved, That any other Democra! OF Il!
coaniy Of Bath, who may be present, IS enii
tied TO seat in said Convention and that The
Chairman and Secretary De added 10 the list "
delegates.
{. i. HOPKINS, Chairman.
JHo. L. MIcnlC, Secretary
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democratic Meeting in Es>rh.
II, meeting of the Democrats OF Essex, hrl'
III Tappahannock Oh tie 10th Of July. lsoo
I.arkin Elund!ey, Esq, Was calle'! L" the haiI
and Lewis Latane appointed Secretary.
! The object Of the meeting was explained b!
| H. ". Dangeriied Esq, and preamble anf
resolution ratifylng and endorsing the nomina
ton Of sDrcckinridee and Lane nnanlmousl,