Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-15
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST IS. 1897.


remembers The famous lie published in the Enquirer
last winter respecting the furniture of the Presidents
House. in The shape oil letter from Member o + Con
s'ess' The Enquirer OF Yesterday publishes second
letter from the ioporatle Men bcr no no doubt is
also highly respectable" and OF the ST sancnr and
intel Gence," explanatory Of The fist. Before we
notice this letter, we beg leave to say worj in re-
Iereacc 10 the Enqu;'er itself
We were nst Of the number who blamed The Eli
lots o. ne Enquirer Tor tie publication of The letter
a"ou' 'he Furniture in the Cast oom-s,il less did
We suspect them OF the in;.rny of forging it, Written
'"u S'S"eu oy Member al Congress, who professed
TO have seen with his eyes The matters it describ
ed II was inevitable that tho Editors of the Eponrcr
olI gave It !nil il cr'dcnce and should publish !.
accordingly. That it should turn out 10 ha no,y;,,,
standing IFS cia'as to ege6ibilny. neither more nor
less than an infamous lie, only proves that the Elites
OF The Enquirer had attached confidence TO the ic
nature OF their correspondent, which the corresnond,
himself did not deserve ana that Members Of s,o,o
are as capable Of y ing other men, Ii the Public
were disposed tefcre to doubt tie truth The las, n-
position, they w i'll doubt no longer Neither ia
we blame the worthy Editors for rcsIsi ~ 20 surener
the name of this "rospectahlc' Nemhcr-ror de,cst.
ole as lying is, and cold blooied and prcueai;aed nc
We oe"e'e mis- misrepresentation 70 have been, we
are yet for appo'tioning punishment; 10 the offence
W. snail not undertake to pronounce the precise de-
gree OF punishment which lying deserves, fer the laws
are silent upon the Subject; but we do not conreive
mat 'ns individual whoever he is, deserves for one
'h"nper the im'neasurable hopeless and eternal in
fanny mat would ioo'v the revealtneD; of his name
through mere commisseratiop, were glad and are
sun pleased, that The Editors Of the Enquirer refused
10 give up his namcand though we are ell satisfied
That we know The name Of the "respccabie" author of
'ha' ietcr, as well as they do, and further more
ana oTe convinced by his last letter, that his first was
"iu misrepresentation yet IRE shall never reveal
heTen Under Tue sanctity OF confidence and we hone
or humanNys sake, that il may rcYer be known 70
Tue world " hatever may hay been the inien; with
winch II was written, it completely failed of lis effect
NO INJURY has been done by il 10 any, besides The au
thor hinseit--and though he who contenplates and
attempts crime is already moray guilty yet as pun
shnient Is inticed for example sake that axarnDa &c
IN fact as eectuaiIy set by the Indignation viii, which
the PUBLIC have viewed that letter as if the o,,;,o
we're discovered ard given up to punishment. T,e.
him co. and We answer for H. he nor any other :rcspec
table" Member Of Congress- vii! ever wife apo,e
such lie for publication.
But although we blamed the editors os the T-r,c,,
neither for publishing tie letter nor for v,;,Iro,,;o
the name OF the author when it was discovered n bo
he yet we did blame them for their long and ob
sInae refusal TO tie MISREPRESENTATION. and
tor The disingenuous mode in which 1t was don. when
forced upon them by public opinion. Tie letter was
written early in January IN few DAYS las soon nc
the Enquirer conjd reach Washington and tot,or ,o
turn letter was received in this CITY from the ;To,
I Rph Faylnr q,
declaring the letter respecting the furniture of ,t
''S' MOON 10 tie false, and that that room vet re-
manned unfinished This letter was shown 70 e OIL
'o'' OF lie Inquirer, we think at the request Of The
writer bnt they could not bear to make a correction
winch implied that gentlemen OF their sa~scitv b,6
oeeo imposed upon, and would relieve @ (ls is their
familiar designation Of the President from the hmm
'ation o. having furnished the East Room, in s,1c
OF royal m2gniicence. Correct it at least tlev did
not, and though repeatedly called upon and assured
That the letter untrue in all lis statements mn
correction appeared, until the Indignation Of n ;psu
led Public which began to thunder in t;,oir
ether papers, (the Petersburg incllreDccr ceneci,,
and tie instinct Of self interest came TO fc aid If
truth and Purged it from them IYcsay z,,,yscy for
the delay in making The correction from January 70
May we hinl and the style in wbicf it was made .,
last, proved that it forced from them by ncces.
SHY resembling medical action Tor the late and IN.
gracious manner in which they corrected an admit.
ted alsehood and which they had been instrumental in
circulating, we alone blamed them.
but to return 10 the explanatory letter Of the respec
table" member, and by woy Of introducing It, we will
again repnblish his East Room letter
FROM THE ENQUIRER.
hTTgFi o. @Ler from Hosti'gion dotea I'm 1871
This being The day on which tho Presidents uonec
IS thrown open to all visitors went among others.
70 pay ~ respects TO him or rather should fairly
went TO see the Eq1 Room for the Furnishing
of which had voted S25 600 at the last sessinn II
congress. was anxious TO see, how that amour, NJ
'uniture could be slowed away, in single room and
~ curiosity was fully satisfied IL was truly ror
geou5 sight TO behold, but had much The look of 70
Sinagnilcence TO be perfectly agreeable TO iiI Oh,
lfeShioned Republican fecIngsD
Take notice Reader! This old fashioned Republicao
he went to pay his respects to the Presidentno