Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-06


thousand IN this Suite. You can set down
this State as sure for Breckenridge. We are
astonished in this place at the part the Bell
men are playing in this campaign. Now We
think the Bell men of New York are sold; for,
if they can succeed in defeating Lincoln in that
State, it will not benefit them. Breckenridge
will carry thirteen Southern States giving
him the inside track of Bell and Douglas both;
and | would advise every man opposed to
Breckenridge TO vote for Lincoln, as the only
means of defeating Breck. The issue is u fair
one-the extension or non.extcnSon Of slavery,
and let every man look it squarcly in the face
Yours respectfully,
DANIEL COLLINS,
Pres't Republican Club of Portsmouth, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Oct 81, 1850.
LIBERTY IN VIRGINIA
We make the following extract from pri-
vatc letter to a well known Republican of the
Eleventh Ward;
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Oct "a.
- - and myself are
going to Norfolk to hel to organize L Repub-
lican Association. Our Club in Portsmouth
was broken up in my absence, but tonight we
are going to meet and organize straight out
Republican Club. We are going to have our
tickets printed, and go to the polls on election
day, and vote ior Lincoln, and no other c;lndi-
date. They talk very strong Of tt. and lea-
theirs. shall not he surprised if received
notice TO leave. You can judge the feeling
here by the piece incloSed, which cut out Of
The Transcript Of to-day, Portsmouth paper.
They frightened u great many while | was
hI. Iut h,,t u.tf1
dy the difficulty think it is time Tor US 10
erase the word freedom from the Constitution
Of the United States, for it is u word without
meaning 1t is miserable dclusion when q
person cannot openly proclaim his favorte can
didate for the Presidency"
The slip Gtom the Portmouth Transcript" is
as follows:
MINUTE MES."--Would it not be well for
our citizens to organize themselves as Minute
Men," We ask this question for the purpose
Of feeling the pulse Of those Of our citizens
who think 1t important to have organizations
which will visit SUMMARY punishment on in
tcrlopers or sguattcrS who may raise the STAN
dard Of rebellion in our midst, or whose cx-
pressed opinions and actions may beget a
spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION. This remedy is be-
ing applied all through the South to recusant
personages. Virginia ought not to hesitate
about applying the practice against those in
her midst who violate the offices Of good cit
zcnship, to say the least by their scnseless
harangues in private Let US organize, then,
companies OF Minute Men" in each ward Of
the city, who can and will act as Judges, jury
men, and hansmen if necessity demands.
1t will he seen from the above extracts
from the Norfolk Argus" that Black Rcpub-
licanism has taken strong hold in Norfolk
and Portsmouth,. This Infamous organization
has been kept n profound secret and would
have remained concealed from public view and
never shown its infamous front upon the South
crn border Of Virginia, had not Mr.. Alexander
Rives, in opposing the minute men OF Prn-
cess Anne, given license to Black Republican
ism to unfurl its black banner upon Virginia
soil
AS long AS the minute men" Of the State
urc opposed, encouragement is given TO Black
Republicanism, and these traitors find aid and
comfort from the opposition to the minute
men,"
"NIinute Men" were designed 10 keep down
Black Republicans, but Mr.. Rives opposes
"Minutc Men" and encourages Black Republi-
cans in their reasonable designs upon our own
soil. 1t will be seen that five thousand votes"
are camed for Lincoln in Virginia; EVERY ONE
OF THEM WILL come rr9m Tie DeN and Ersrett
pariy' Here is half the amount of the vote
that Mr.. Douglas will get, to be deducted from
John Bell
Opposition to the Minute Men induces
the Black Republicans to believe that the Bell
and Everett men are already half Lincoln
ties, and encourages them TO openly avo~
their trcasunablc designs and expect protection
from Mr.. Alexander RiYes and his submission
lists.
But the effect OF the Black Republican vote
upon the result in this Stale, is the re-
duction of the Bell and Everett vote oi
fre thousand from Mr. Gosgin's $4,000, leav-
ing only CT, 900 for John Bell. The leader in
yesterdays "Whig" calling upon the Douglas
men in Virginia to unite upon John Bell has
attracted much attention und excited no little
indignation among the Douglas men. 1t has
no, been hinlrd at before and was done at this
late day Of the canvas in the hope Of making
up the loss that Lincoln wonld take from Bell
Douglas men to gill the ranks deserted by
Lincolntcs Douglas men. will you follow
Little Sandy Rivrs into Black Republicanlsm
for he has taken his ticket and checked his
baggage through: Little Sandy would arm
against the Sccrsionists. We hope some good
and true Minute Man" will bag Sandy early
in the contest. But he is not dangerous-neV
er was. He has made five thousand votes
for Lincoln, and is clearly entitled 10 the Char
lottesvillc post office.
The foregoing is fully confirmed by the fol
lowing editorial from the Bell and Everett
organ in Norfolk, the HERALD:
I'VE find the following letter in the New
York Tribune of Tuesday, At first we took i
for hoax, but upon inquiry we learn there Is
real man bearing the maine Of the writer, al
employee in some department in the navy yart
not Portsmouth man rightly, but hailin!
from New York State, and never until OF lat
known as politician or party man of any
sort BY SOME UNFORTUNATE OVER
SIGHT HE GOT TO BE AN OFFICER II
ONE OF THE BELL AND EVERETT CLUBS
IN OUR SISTER CITY but the Association
getting wind of his Republican proclivities ''n
medatelY required him to Withdraw iron
their connexion, which he did The CLUB,
the same time, as we have assured ourseiTe es
adopted a resolution repudiatiug all ahnit!
with any and every one entertaining sen''
ments similar to this man.