Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-23
NIr. Yaneey aud the DouGlas VICE f
dcncy.

ninS OUT SLulCluSlil
V;co. presidency and reiterates the assertion
th,t NJ Yancey pas offered the Fiee Pres,
'5.ncy on tie Douglas ticket" In doing tins
this the Enquirer is positive to an alarming
degree. but, with every desire not to check It's
enthusiasm on the subject, or to deprive it o
fiat National BALM which might accrue iron
the belief that Yancey was so honorcd, we mus
once more interpose with q denial.
The Enquirer says we know nothing apon,
the subject. We return the compliment. 1he
Enquirer" makes q show OF W.
do not doubt but that it believes what II sayS
but again we beg to remark That lis INFORM"
ton is incorrect. ~.
The statement first made by Mr.. o. d. Use
in a public speech in Eichlnond, anu aI'er
wards reiterated in an editorial IN inns pulei'
was founded upon the word of = Virginia uei
egate, in whose presence and hearing TIC 0Ne'
was made Enquirer. &C. .
The 'Nirginia delegate is the socJect u .
misconccption, If he believes he heard any SUCH
offer. Such an offer could not be maoe' oe
cause no person had authority to make 1t. Lee
the Virginia delegate give US the who'e STORY
Let us have who made the oilcr 10 s'cl u Hha'i
and who was present when it was MADE Lei
us have the names, and not the denying, N an
IRRESPONSIBLE manner, things Of when the pco
ole like to have the whole history, II there IS q
history connected Herewith.
If the Estates and Union" is entirely lgno
rant on the subject, there is the greater heces
sity for information from the virginia oeie.
caic." Meanwhile, we assure our klchmono
contemporary that our sources oil information
arc Quite as reliable rs those Mt its command;
consequently, its contradiction OF our state
mcn,s is not less worthless than it regards the
contradiction of others.
Let the .svirginia delegate" tell us what he
knows. and We doubt not the public VIII soon
see that he knows nothing.
Since writing the above, we have met the
following in the Charleston Courier OF the
10th instant:
"W1LLlAM L. YANCrT AND TIE NoNlNAfioS;
We are authorized to state positively anu
distinctly, and on responsible evidence wh'ch
can be furnished to q proper demand, nat the
nomination for the Vice Presidency on the
Douglas ticket was offered to VIM l.. iancey,
of Alabama.
This offer was made through or by Geo. n.
Sanders, of New York, and with the knowledge
of Stephen Arnold Douglas, and but q few
days before the meeting of the adjourned con-
vcntion at Baltimore.
1--WE respectfully request exchanges inter
cstcd TO give extensive circulation to this aSser,
ton, in the words OF, and on the authority OF
the Courier" as we have placed it above, and
we demand, in Justice, that those who under
take to doubt should put their negation IN q
proper form.
This will be taken rs an answer to all who
have questioned us concerning our former as
scr(ion of the same fact, MS We had not then the
distinct evidence available, although we were
fully convinced before we first uttered the as
s%ertion."
We are authorized to state, positively anu
distinctly, that George \. Sanders, OF New
York. did not offer to place Mr., ianccy's name
on the Douglas ticket as Vice President.
We respectfully request papers giving inc
'Courier's" statement currency, 10 quote also
the States and Union" =,
In addition to what the Virginia Delegate
may have to say, We doubt not but that George
n. Sanders will comply with O public demand,
and let us hear what he knows about the mat
ter from which the Breckinridgers draw such
honor to their most ~fanatical leader.
We are able to set this matter ut rest, and
prove the utter ignorance Of the Washington
Estates and Union." The following letter from
Miers ". Fisher, who vas the Virginia dele
gate" alluded 10 by us, vouches the INT Of
witnesses TO the tender. Mr.. Geo. y. Sanders,
of New York, was the "Ncw York delegate;
whose name having been made public 10y the
Charleston Courier" there is no longer my
necessity for Withholding it. The mail that
brought the States and tnion' from Wash
inston, brought also Mr.. Fishers letter and
confirmation Of the "Courier's" statement,
which, with the names Of witnesses who had
heard the offer, will set the matter right.
r. tie Editors Of the Eng"irsr:
EASrrILLE, VA. Oct. 10, 1860.
Gentlemen:-ln your paper of the 18th in.
stant, which has this moment come TO hand, !
observe, il. an editorial, that you have received
a number Of letters from different parts Of the
Union, asking exact information rs to the ten
der Of the Nlcr.Presidential nomination made
bv the Douglas men TO the Hon. VIM. l.. Yam
coy.
As | witnessed that tender, and had heard
that some were disposed to deny 1t, sometime
since requested some Of my friends, II they
should see it denied in any paper, TO send inc
the paper, or inform me OF the TACT. Up tc
this time ] have not seen or heard the fact con
tradicted, and therefore have had no occasion
TO state the facts in regard TO the proposition
Bnt if it has hccn, or shall be denied by any
one, | authorize YOU to state the fact that TIT
proposition was made by prominent friend o
Judge Douglas, in the room Of Mr.. Pugh, 0
Alabama, in the city Of Washington, IN tnt
presence Of Sidney ). Baxter, Esq, formerly
the Attorney General Of Virginia for seventeen
years, and now an eminent lawyer oil ashlng
ton, and Of Col. L. w. Hubbard and myself
when | was on my way from the Richtnont
Convention to the Baltimore Convention, ant
before the meeting Of the latter.
I made the statement in n speech from TIT
public hastings in Baltimore on Friday night
the 2Sth of September. and | have not heart
| that it was contradictcd, although | have NJ
doubt there were some Douglas men present a
the time. repeat, thnt you may name me a.
the author, if any gentleman shall deny It.
will state the name of the gentleman who mad
the proposition TO Mr.. Yancey ut the foot o
this letter, but it may not be necessary to men
ton his name unless my statement shall b
contradicted. / do not believe that that gen
tleman will contradict it.
You can publish the facts in any way yo'
please, If it he necessary. There was nothing
Of n secret character in the manner Of renew
ing d proposition to Mr.. Yancey which | III
derstood had been previously made to him.
write in haste. in the midst of n trial il
| Court. Very respectfully,
MIERS w. FISHER.
up. S.-George \ Sanders, ESQ.,. was the gel
tleman who made the proposition.
P. S.--Since the foregoing was put in type
the Washington "Constitutisn" Of Oct. l9t
has reached us. In it we find the followin
letter from our former townSman. 5. S. Baxter
Esq, whose high character and standing rel
der it impossible to question for q moment tn
truth of anything he may say or write:
WAsnlSGroS, Oct. IS, 1850.
WV. Nj. BRowxr, Esq, Editor Of the "Const