Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-18
IRON THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE. !
TIE tie honorable, the Judges Of the Court ot
-, an the State Of Pennsylvania The
Partition Of DANIEL DOLLAP
RESPECTFULLY sHEWETH

RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH -
That your Petitioner is native citizen
Of the United States, and ofthe stare ~
Pennsylvania-YourP Petitioner first cav
light in the City of Philadelphia. where
(being gay young fellow, of brilliant
appearance, and not deficient i'm solid,ty of
character,) he soon became respected
courted and admired. The rich man
cherished. the poor man honoured. and
all men loved him: cay, even so great
was his popularity, that he could enter
those doors which were closed alike upon
the wealthy, the learned, and the midi
gent. Many hearty squeeze bas he re-
ceived from the hand, that neither love.
friendship, nor benevolence could open:
and he has shared the chamber ofthe hus-
band and the bachelor, the priest, the
matron and the virgin. The ladies were
not less his friends than the gentlemen ::
IT is true they sometimes affected TO turn
HIM into ria'cnie, but this yonr honours
well know is the best proof of a lady's re-
gard, ana your petitioner can assure YOU
thar he has aangied at their sides for
hours together, thatthcy ever evinced a
strong desire To detain him in their silken
chains; that they always received him
with smiles, and parted with him, with
regret. lie has not however, been con
hned to the circles of fashion and ele-
gance alone he has visited every rank,
and shOne III every degree. Naturally fond
of his counfrymen, and possessed of an
infieXible character, he neither smiled
upon opulence, or irowned upon poverty
his face was alike TO all he has even
been pure republican,. Your petition
er has always been a peaceable citizen ::
ne mas never " made one honest man his
foe, or " from the soft-eyed virgin drew
a tear. lie has never, ii is true, la
rangued at elections but he has exerted
his silent influence, and has done more
than those who made most noise he has
never preached, but he has paid those
who did he has never fought for his
country, nor has hesat in her councils !:
but he has made many patriots, and {" has
done the state some service"
Your Petitioner will not intrudc upon
your bonOurs detail of all his good
deeds, but he will confidently assert. that
he has always gone about doing good !"
and that iellas ever been " first in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts of
his .countrvmen." Indeed, so much is
he beloved, that he would no doubt be-
come governor of the state, were lie not
deficient in one quality, which in our 90
veTnment, is the ne plus ultra of excellence
the power of speech your Petitioner
was unfortunately born deaf and dumb.
lie hopes, however, with the assistance
Of the philanthropic Frenchman, who
has come among us for that express uur-
pose, 10 recover this inestimable blessing.
Your Petitioner proceeds now to state
the reason of his present appeal. 1t was
about two years ago that his nisfortunes
began 1t IT unnecessary to recount how
he was hurried from the election ground
10 gin shop; from theBce to a card ia
BILE, how he was carried thence by a
yonng gentleman. who left him with a
mllliner who gave bim to a young lady.
who 'effhlm at the play house it is sufEi-
| Gent to say, that after many adventures.
he was taken by huge Kentucky mer-
chant, twhO carried pistols aud brought
TO the city Of Pittsburgh, where ne was
lodged in the vault, from whence ne now
writes. Here, together with MANY com
pamiOns, he has suffered under ariVorous
| confinement. They have borne Il iops
without murmurIng, but they can bear
1t no longer. The vaults Of bank. may
II please your hOnOurs, afford neither air.
warmth nor refreshment, and i'm such a
place your Petitioner Is in danger ofbein0
injured forcver.-Nor is this all so de-
termlned are ourenemies upon our des-
/ truction, that they are erecting new jqiIs
in every village for our reception. We
are told, that one of these prisons is Shortly
to be erected ut a certain place called
NOOdledoOsy, 10 which we apprcheud tlgf
we shall ne transferred, aud confined Tor