Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-15

TIC tc regard fclt tor public opinion, and the settled
determination to reward the most violent partizans
Miles Recommendation consisting in his superior vio
lence, and not in his superior qualifications eau
the Climax Diff undertakes pacifcate the matter,
by promising Norton, place in the Customs at Bos
ton-Duf, aye Duff who is not the Collector of
Boston, nor a member of the Cabinet, nor entitled
from his official station to any voice or contro in
the matter! So we so at Washington
Lsio" Correspondent of the Baltimore cazete]
WAsHISaroN, May 10Th 1899
Mr.. Ii. III. NoRroN has received tho Jec;s;on ~
the postmaster General against him. assisted bv his
friend and counsellor, and the gentleman apnointed
ny the people of Hartford, Connecticut-he is about
10 make pubic appeal This case ias already es.
sumed some notoriety among the political incidents
OF the time and will command further consideration
Mr.. larry has treated the remonstrnnce of the moo.
pie OF Hartford who support Mr.. Norton with the
greatest difference, and Mr.. Oliver L.. Williams
their commissioner with all the COURTESY due to q
gentleman and the grandson of the late ilIustrous
Oliver Ellsworth, ESQ. -
Phe President and Secretary of S;nto ,r. d,,,
engaged in making their arrangements for the mis-
sions abroadthc Instructions connected with which,
form at present task of no little labor.
In addition to what Is said above concernino, NJ,
| Norton, We find the following note from Mr. VIZ
LA'Is, III yesterdays National Intelligencer:
GADsBYs HorEL,
vHo7,day, a. .M IIth .1yau
GENTLEMEN: Allow me, through the medium Of
: lT d. Il. nm
late Postmaster ut Hartford, Connecticut that not
W'tistandng the charges preferred against him in ,
late number of the Hartford Times have been ~;
us:phantly refued, and the motives of the pentlere
VINO procured his removal satisfactorily exnosed tho
evidence of these facts (athough in the possess;n
certain distinguished individuals of this cty) is NOT
5egret to say, to he submitted to the pubic Com
sioeratlons, winch time may prove to have been thu
suggestions of Seer, induced Mr.. Morton No..
committing 10 the press his 'vindcation to Withdraw
it, ~ "i'"1'"~
Most respectfully,
=, o. Z. WILLIAMS.
Mcssrs. GALES g. eaton
| Cpy Of Washington.
This whole affair of the Hartford Poet e,a;.o ~.
exposed The rnbeci!ity ofthe Executive
IL Is not often that taste for puneancy and high
seasoning Is more amply graiifcd than by the I'll.
lowing caustic paragraph from the National Intes-
gencer.
The Editor of the Richmond ENQUIRER ,cnnn,o,ns
that IN noticing his apology for s,lppresspo the p
hd ns.. uctions we mistook his irony for earnest
ness, and imputed to him apology when be r,enn,
Sarcasm. This is not SURPRISING. for tho t,n,I t
the Editors paragraphs oflen as eouvocal as hi,
poltlcs-hls pleasantly so sad and his gravity so a.
nius'ng, that we have sometimes been in danoer ~
weeping at his humor and laughing at what uns
iieahs 10 draw tears. We should be glad if he
would attempt greater clearness in fi,trre AZ ,E-
some mark to his effisions by which we u, ,an,s
whether we are to laugh or cry--whether ne means
TO DC grave or gay--lively or severe" II 70 NO
wonder, however that the editor of the Enonrer bas
ost the faculty of discriminating the characteristic
OF style when he has ceased TO discern the ,n,c;
more important distinction between the decauc,,
"nich becomes gentleman and the vulgarity which
belongs 10 the kennel press.-.Nutionai Jnie,y,rcn
GER