Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-08-10

publican party is to root ont slavery. not only
from the Territories, but from the United
States The seven distinguished candidates
aforesaid know tia: Mr. Lincoln is pledged to
this programme that ne believes in it; that
he is .n honest man, and rCsolute man, and
will not be diverted from what he believes to
be his duty, until lhe backward step may be
| too late to save Us from dissolution. All this
is plain as daylight.
Furthermore Lnco!n's election, with his new
programme, will inauguratc :; new epoch and 4
new order Of things, under which all these out
side candidates, leaders and parties Of this day
will be submerged. Consequently, If Breckin-
ridge and Lane, Dou. Jas ard Johnson, Bell and
Everett and Houston wuu!d be heard Of after
this election, they will move now, rs we have
indicated, to turn il in the right direction to
save the day.
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Ia tie Eiitors Of the E"q"irrr:;
Gentlemen :-prcsumingon wcli.known
sense Of justice and fair play, ask permission
to state, candidly. few objections TO an edi.
,orial which has just appeared in Your columns,
entitled THE State Armory." Without dis
cussing the truth. or ialschood of the rurnor
which las called forth your article, let us see
the reason which may have prompted the Com
missioncrs to recommend to the Governor Mr.
Ames, as the contractor for the Armory i'm
provcmcnts The Skillul arrangement aud
speedy execution Of this work is an affair Of
such paramount Importance TO the State, that
il is no time TO be discussing matters of State
pride, and the encouragement of State indus.
try While we are willing to concede to our
iron manufacturers decided superiority in all
the useful branches Of their department, from
the moulding Of L plow.sharc to the nice ad-
iustmcnt of 4 steam engine, still, we consider
that the manufacture Of the machinery needed
for our Armory is as much out Of their line rs
the manufacture Of Sheffield cutlery. Neither
our manufacturers nor the Commissioners
themselves know exactly what is required for
the manufacture Of small arms. Mr.. Ames
has been recommended to the Commissioners
as a man Of the greatest probity, faithful
workman, and more skilled in the arrangement
of this kind Of machinery than any other man
in the United States, and possibly in the world
Indeed, such is his skill and acknowledged
ability in this department Of mechanics, that
he was sent over by the National Government
to examine the French and English Armories;
and TO SEch respect was his opinion entitled.
that not only were the improvements suggested
by his report adopted in the United States Ar
mories, but the defects pointed out in that re-
port, as existing in the Enfield Armory, were
immediately remedieI By the English them
selves. Surely, if English interest was strong
enough to overcome English pride, and cause
her to adopt the suggestions Of Yankee and
import Yankee machinery, and engrait it on
machinery already in successful operation, our
pride ought not 10 compel MS 10 discard the
most successful ard efficient a-lnorer in the
world, and give contract. which may be of
vital Importance la liiv State 10 men who ner
er forged Il rlronci, pr fashioned 4 gun cock
You say that you understand that our iron
men lean command skill fully equal 10 that Of
the AmcS' company" Now, srs withall due
Difference to them, Glonht this extremely, un-
less they can employ Mr.. Amcs HIMSELF and,
if they do employ him, why. what i: the use of
the commissioner trcali"; with hin ut second
hand Why M; recommend Ia Tia: Governor,
at once. the naIi who VII. no The work: Now,
sirs, put ti;S proposition I" S'nI ~ co.i:clcn
tIcns mcn WcGld yon, you were acting for
= third party rrcouilnclid Il friend who migM
DO his work well, hui who had never done any
thing OF the kind in his lie before, or one who
was entirely Indifferent to you, but whom you
knew from authority that yG:i could not doubt
to br the most !'eslect "orknan III his de-
Earlncl;. that could be employed:
fear hava trcspa:S"l too much on y1,!r
patience already. hu: justice 10 mcn wi'n have
hard work and no pay, has compelled INC 10
say what | have JUSTICE