Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-23

| meant no attack upon Mr.. Shepherd rcspe
him, and much respect the memory of Aup Dav;
Mr.. Richie is the Public Printer and moi N, Sh.
nerd What is stated below, 4 repeat. can be proy,
by the whUe fraternity Or printers. per,oos the dc
corery OF his own vulne:aby, may disarm MIR. r.
some Of his observation-disclosures ps-l,aps a.. ,,,y ,o
think il possible, for printers by Au;ho,, - III, .
those who print tue laws nf tue L. s by J;,ecY;n
ct the Secretary of State, at The enormous SALARY
S 70 or 100 per aanui. 10 be honest. perlaDs he n,
/ relax IN his high dspIeas0re against Gain. & co,,n
for their supposed endeavors to retain the prio,;,g
Congress When disposed TO vaunt his pa,rio,;c ,,s
'nteres'edires perhaps may sometimes occur q, hin
that he makes AZ heavy if not heavier drafts ON ,b
public corn Glib, than any other officer of ,ia
| Government. AT all events, he will be t,rch, ,.
respect for that excellent cautsonary maxm-,bot f,
who live in glass houses, should not throw s,nnos
Or X has promised to observe in future nrofound
SILENCE towards whatever 1 may saw I 1re,,I, c,,
mend his prudence. have ai,ca vs. known him - So
Juo'cious man. Least said is some, times sooncs
insnded-and extending the principle 10 saw morn i
IS often the soundest policy.
'At the request of MIR Ramsay hare examined tho
pubic printers bill in the Auditors Office f,r don
the extra printing for the House of Dcera,cs 6or t
session of 1856 and find his charge to he in Gross
sSo O6. viz: for paper and printing Sl8I8 56.6
stitching and binding Sl61 so. / lave examined
eefy He'h oil The wo-k done, and calculated what il
would CONE to, exclusive of stitching and bindns- at
.he prices generally charged by printers in is ;ty In
individuals and the public, when done bv eon,rac, ,rI
ind it amounts to Si2l6 90.
JIM. MACEARIAND.
Foreman of the Franklin Printing Office.
Richmond, 10th Jan. 1927,
Col Cooch.I so far in for It now thai j, ,vonId
seem ias'idous 10 pass Col tcocf As he ,yithal
said to have hin'cd, that he had principal hand in
coming the Enquirer not 10 comprehend him, would
DC 10 give tie same for complaining of inc
that the saty fs; gave lady of the French
gentleman might think himself .acciccted Tie fol-
lowing letter, Voluntarily addressed 20 me. lille il
s"s'a'is 'e animation formerly made, proves TO
wha' hanas' Tie deses osVirginia contrcu!ed by the
Enquirer, are con!ijcd. hlc.hiades very Io~icau,
proved that his son. ten years old governed Athens
tor SAID hcl 1 govern Athens, my wife governs me
ana ms son governs her. Ifas we have Heard him
.eo Ca. euoci has principal band in conducting
the Enqu:rcr, the conclusion i'm his case would he M
less startling and appalling. Col Gooch rules the
EnqMrer-,he Enquirer rules OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rules Tor used to de) the Uninn-crge, Col Goooh
rules e Union! This is good yI;os ism as hat q!
alcioades. and believe rather better. regret la
wing said any thing of this genteman but il is ter
late. Who Linnuns Smith is, I need not cav 10 ,i,e
citizens Of Rc.,,nond
WASHINGTON, II,h jan. 1926
OeHr SIR: The alIus"n Wig To the conL.r, ,r
Ca" 'iooc!', IN relation with r
a,c Mrs kemp has Induced detail you tho cir
suns'a"ces which took p'a'ri as perhaps, in mare
distinct collection Of them than a ny ether. 81
MIS- Kemp, when she left the Swan Tavc.n which she
had kept for several years, sold the furniture the hnus
to Fu'pin wha had ren,c;, the establishment, fen,
s owner. AS Furpin unable 10 pa, the n,our, d,
cash. became necessary TO take pns m some
Of the debt Col. Gooch who recently b.en lie.u.,I
to practice law, offered his TO Mrs K,u,, bar
when the botss or notes were To be executed utter ic
nt'Tance OF the FORKS OF proceeding SD ainarp;
my brother Preston performed what was uec-ss to,
securing the payment Of the debt T,,ru sson nbscoucG
without icdeeHins his notcs and hay. c:, State 80
hope was entertained that Nlrs X. rvr tie ,c;u
bufsed for the great loss o her hch had sustained
Col G"och entertaining this OPP MIN, wishing Tn Give
an evidence 81 ms great generosity with thai
of ahoief gentleman, stated, III III. presence Mrs IL
aud of some oftie bnarders Mr.. S;rvsnsou I'm. ,
sent Speaker Of ;hc H. Of Il once rendered sam,
vices III The way of his p:of ssion Mss. X for w,ic
he charged; adding. that he was Gson;hr1 how an MA
b7arF>T of Mrs X (as hl. :. i,sa c-n) cnui mn; OF
making any charge Tor such services Mrs Kc,,n IN,
SANITY, and III my presence, con,rad ted his statement
observing that Hr Stevenson had frequently rejected her
urgent solicitations that she might permit cd Il, cou,
sar him fur his services, and that ling some c!icacy on
the occasion, s'i' i'"ac'y adoPd axe pa ync,t
by dPducing tile ainout from his l, and s;;fccIrG
bar keeper not To receive from Mr.. S. the full
Pnrpn however, was arrested Petcfsburg and ty TIL
exe't"ns OF r John Baker, in custody Richmond
With letter TO Mr. Kemp apprising her the fact, -
lie had arrived, which was late il. The cvcr;,r
acconpa MED Mrs. X the Swan Tavern where C,unI
him under the charge of Mr.. McCnw the magistrate III,
ready 10 pay the money, he anxious 20 MAKE his
escape from the apprehension Of prosecution on tic
Pc'"n of his having robbed tie mail III Georgia Col
''ooch was i'll the city, but coild b. fpr some
time although search was made for BIN every who &c
As lie had the mates in his possession Mis- * could no,
exhibit the evidence OF her claim, magistrate was
/" tile act of dischargng Turpiu when tic Col made his
was demonstrated tue generosity aud Of
the gentleman WHO had denounced MIR Stevcmso M, oId
6oarder, for having charged Mrs X. fo his professional
services In the rayScnI Of thc an,or aae liberal Col.
dcdci"d 20 for his fee as her Attorney $50 tr consult
ing with Col. II. e. Parker, assoriae counsel in ts
complicated cause, aud charged cnniss,n for crciv
lnS the money from Furpiu (Which being !rs;
by his abssncc amounting TO abou, $50 ,;nk ,lia,
Mrs. Kemp stated to that tic whole su,o,m, ,:a +,
Gooch was $40 upwards The gentlemen who boa rt-
cd with Mrs. Kemp recoiI"c, tic impression made
upon them by this meanHess Ga, Justly ternsd) on
n,e par; Of MIR. Gooc!,. We immediately Pot him i'm
corentrH as the saying is cold sauta;inn If any was
returned to him. no invitation take glass Of wine with
him was offered by any of the boaFcrs. The
was'bat he left the house, assigning Mrs X the sea
sons for disseminating board with her Let i, i,c re
"mbsred, that, at the period transaction took
place COL 6ooch was the Adj General tie State
OF snena, and received an annual salary Of $500.
The truth of the statement above H.
bc sorfob"rated by my BROTHER Preston Smith and the
Hiessrs pand'dse,r were, that time, boartcrs witt
Mrs. Kemp
IF any additional proof the babusl of Col
G""ch were Necessary, it be- found in his conduct
hpati nr, n,