Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-09

| ranging the documents in the case, deeply in
terested in the adjustment Of the question. sna
carrying with him the confidence of the !incrai
| Citizens Of his own S,ate.-Nr Hughes. on thc
other hand, is Citizen Of MARYLAND, who has
been absent from the United States since thi.
question was discussed, who does not understand
it, and can scarcely be able to master. with his
other engagements, all the qualifications of cues
ton, which has perplexed both the governments
and the commissioners of the United States and
Great Britain. Who is, then, the most proper man
to attend the umpirage; Mr.. PEBBLE or Mr..
fHughes:--We put it TO the candor Of the Bal
| more Chronicle, " this were question of bounda.
ny, in which Maryland was deeply concerned.
who would be the beat qualified agent, Mr.
Hughes or Mr.. Prsble: The same rule which
she would ask in her own case, Maine has right
TO expect in the other. II she loses why il is one
OF her own Citizens who strives TO avert the blow
| and she stands better chance of gaining under
the same auspices-it is we'll known that this
very selection was discussed, before The present
President came into power-and we believe tina,
Mr.. Hughes had no chance of being confirmed
| by the Senate. L! is question entirely indepen-
dent OF re;odTd or punishment, as any liberal man
| can very we'll Imagine. In truth, if the retoarg
| or friends were 10 be consulted in preference TO
the Interests OF State, there is one friend ofhgh
distinction, whom the President Is compelled TO
disob'ige by the selection of Mr. Prehle -The
Chronicle says, the appointment of Mr.. PEBBLE
WIZ cost more money, think il says about
| S2O.OOO-That is something, we confcss-but we
doubt much, whether Mr. H. would consent 10
serve us for nothing, whether we have right
to expect it-And if Mr. p. does cost us more we
must try TO save ii in some other way by arrest
ing the dcfalcations of certain Auditors and Reg
isters, ANDY by loss liberal disbursements of the
Secret Service Fund. Besides, what are $40 600
III comparison with satisfying the reasonable de-
sires aud the iuestimable interests of one of The
States OF this Uniop?
whether Mr.. Preble is 20 90 ont in the Coustel.
latlon, along with MessrS. Rives and McIane aud
Harper, we know not-but we understand, that
they will not embark at Norfolk -She is to be sen,
to Northern port. aud is expected to sail early in
July
The National journal is again varying our pro-
position, and attacking with guibbles.-We said
(and our statement was plainly in allnson 10 the
Offices an pUgi1td alone) that few Virginians
were trying TO turn others out. TO get in them
selves.-We repeat this proposition, and the truth is
as we said on Friday, kaeiO not OF a single ap-
picant tor any mans shoes in Virginia, but one,
and he not in this City, and for office not spec
hed.-The Journal chooses, however, 10 change
our proposition, and gives us the names of four
'irginians, who have got offices out of the State
by turning the incumbents out-FOW 0niy7 well
let that pass-and let us look into his long list
Dr' randolph takes the place Of c. j. Hourse-
ice know nothing of that case-so let il pass Mr.
Campbell turn. out Mr.. Clarke-Now we happen
TO know positively. that Mr., c. did not seek the
ofhce, nor try TO turn Mr.. Clarke O;.t-and hap.
pen TO know another circumstance, viz: that Mr.
Clarke called on the new Treasurer to take leave
OF him, and declared that he wished him sincerely
success in the discharge of the duties Of the office
that he had for him the kindest feelings, and saw
nothing in his conduct which excited the slightest
Interpretation in his mind. We wish 10 Heaven
that every public officer could go in with as clear
hands, and with as lofty sentiment of honor as
John Campbell does.-But Mr. Lee is appointed
Consul at Algiers in the room of Mr.. Shaler-
yes, and MIR. Shaler determined TO resign
that very office, of his accord-But to cap the
climax, 81 MIR. Rives, Of Virgina, has been APP
pointed Minister to Great Britain in the room OF
MIR. Barbour. In the latter case, we find Vir-
glnian ready TO step into the shoes of another Vr-
ginian. Why, it is newsto us-AIr. Rives going
to Lon'lOn We thought before Mr.. Rives was 10 be
minister 10 Paris-and is to take the shoes Of Mr..
Brown, who had solicited his recalll-This is what
you call truth,-"the arts of able Editors per-
haps!--That some Of the Virginians..are ambitious
OF office, we do not deny-and we freely confess,
more of these than we should like TO see-but we
repeat that we sloto know but of one man in Vir-
ginia who is trying to GUST another in Virginia
TO get into his shoes.