Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-26

t.ntoo. ood reese. Ell a tie best policy vsud err
tainiy have Dictated very different procedure Alter b
concessions and open that had acted
hastily, and without due consideration of,he case It could
not avebeen expected that the abandoned 81
gate would have denied the fae pare uary when those
declarations made 10 presence OF several gentle
men OF unimpeaciabe in,cery The who could thus
prostitute his signature, for the Of such glarng
ana oareeed falsehoods evnees eonery almost
"ut parallel and Substitution Of principle very neompa
tos With the Character OF selected adaister tile
laws, ss Judge Of the United States Elevated he Was
had hoped thatI should with manly feeling and ,f-
integrity corresponding with his honorable Station but
sincerely regret to that be has displayed wunt Of
honesty aud eandor only becoming aposare priest aud
which is enough suuse the cheek OF d-pravi,y Itself
with blush Imay perhaps express up.
on this subject With much freedom II the language is
harsh an, willing to acknowledge that il not alto
geth.r become me, but convinced that Is not
inerited In its application"
The letters Of Mr. Fromentin are stil more
incorporate. He employs the coarspst epithcts.
He does not hesitate to compare Gen. J. with
the Ca!igulas aud Domitans Of antiquity. TO
call him tyrant. Moloch, tiger I'm fact, the
language of neither of these gentlemen suited
the station Of a Governor or Judge. II was
Deficient in dignity, because it was dictated by
lmpetuous tempers.
ciamation, commanding a number of Spanish
officers by name, TO leave the territory of FIori-
Faa within given time, under pain OF subJecring
themselves tn arrest, and snch other punish
ment rs the laws may Inlet for contempt
OF the Governors authority. These men
had undertaken 10 defend Col. Calaya in a
publication, Of which the following is AN
extract
Such, in sum- are the observationswe bad 10 make on
the statement Of H. b. IT, Brack enrdge anwe hoe that
he and tue public will he that we acted from
principle Of pusanmity that it, ON the one hand .rs
'ASdde'ed at the violent proceedings exercised against s
p'-~e kho" also what was due to government which
Is on the most friendly footing with own"
For this paper Gen. J. issued u sentence
OF ban'shment--contrary to the genius Of our
institutions contrary to the usages of our
peope-instead of regarding their publication
with silent contempt
Are these proceedings correct ? Gen. J
himself declared, that his commission confer
red powers, such as no one in a republic
ought TO possess"-yet by singular logic, he
was determthedtO exercise them, IN a way which
should make them be felt by all within his
influence.
In truth, with all his fine qualities, Gen. J.
seems To possess an ardent and rnortIot,s
temper, which we fear is not fitted for the ad :
mln'stration OF civil authority. was the
impression of many politicians in 1891. For in
stance, the N. Y. American declared (" Duly
estimating the military qualifications of the
defender OF New ORLEANS, we cannot concede
that his apparent ruling maxim, that - the end
Justiiies the means" renders him equally com
petent to the proper discharge of civil f,nc.
tlons nor while we are willing TO believe tina
his conduct may be governed by views o.
a of ..
tice, do we think that the impetnous violence
of his temper qualities him to decide in nice
points on what may be most conducive To
either"
Committee of his advocates in PhiIadel-
phia recently declared, that If his temper had
been strong, he was like another Socrates il
not cured by philosophy, il had been cooled nv
time and experience. Whether within tn, G.
or five years it has been SD improved. as 10
qualify him for the elevated Office of Presi
dent OF the U. States, the world must Judge
But can three years have made him Sucra,es
and can two years have made him u Srea.
Statesman