Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-05-15

irienato 90. You haye fallen into the hands OF
men, who, once opposed to you and your political
without caring more for you than for the horses
upon wnich they ride. To be accessory to their
plans would be alike unknd to you, and unjust to
those political friends whom il is their object TO
inure; therefore return you your manuscript,
and take the occasion which is thus presented, TO
express hope that you will not compel me to be-
come party TO the controversy, by its publication
elsewhere.
Sincerely, your friend and well wlsher.
Ii is manifest that Mr.. Williams refers TO Mr.
Norton's application {, the Collector at Boston,
when he says: :. Consideration, which time NAV
prove 10 have been the suggestions of Seer,
induced MIR. Norton, after committing to the
press his svindicatiop.' to withdraw IL, And
MS own communication, SO pompously parad-
ed IN the lntelligencer, could have oripina-
tea an nothing less than perfect disregard of
Inr. Nortons interests and feelings, for its only
effect can be to -endanger that appiication--and
ITS only dehnabe object, far as we can PEN
citrate the motives of human actions, is to iniure
the administration, and raise charge of bargain
In case OF MIR. Norton's appointment by Mr.. Hem
shaw, by endeavoring to show that his s'vindca-
uon was withdrawn, under a compromise. Ii is
ONLY necessary here to repeat, that, inasmuch as
Mr. Norton's family was in Boston, and he him.
aud personal friends here, were DESTROYS that he
should obtain an appointment at that place, from
the Collector; and that that gentleman was written
to upon the subject, before Mr.. Nortons appoint
nent or removai.-ln the conversation which we
had with him, the allusion TO that application wa,
made as an evidence Of our personal good feeling
10 MIR. Norton, and the remark that the publica.
ton would probably prevent his appointment, was
IN reply 10 the suggestion that it was due to MIR.
Ms character, and future success in that or any
other application that he might hereafter make.
1t will therefore be seen, that the insinuation
made in the card of Mr. Williams is as unjust 10
US, as was unkind to Mr.. Norton. That we are
not altogether without authority for what we saw
we subjon the following note received from him
this morning:
GEN. DUFF GREEN: Respected Sir-I will
beg leave to say. that the article in today's In
telligencer, signed o. E. Williams appeared with
out my appreciation consent. l have no doubt
but MIR. w. meant it for my benefit but tearing
that 1t might not be view ed in the light in which
he intended it, have been induced to make known
to you the fact, that had no participation in its
Respectfully, SC.
b. H. NORTON.
Washington city, May u, 1929
IL is only necessary TO say, that we regret the
first appointment of Mr.. Norton. He had left
Hartford and was resident of Boston, He was
not recommended sustained by his political or
personal friends in Hartford for that Office; and
| this. without any other, considered cause for
removal. These are not, however, causes 10 pre-
vent his appointment to subordinate office in
Boston; and although his lending himself to his
political opponents in Hartford is strong cause Of
objection to him, under the circumstances of the
| case u would be gratifying to us if the attempt
! which MIR. Williams is now making 10 preven, HE
success in the application made to the Collector
IN Boston, In his behalf, should be treated with
the contempt IL merits. Weknow that the charge
oil "dictaton" will be made; but we trust that the
case of Mr.. Norton will prove to the whole re-
1 nj re n-t. ft,as,
and duty to be united. as it is the desire and poll
| cy Of ouE opponents TO divide US. riS
MIR. HAMILTON OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Among the conjectures and nnfounded rumors.
IN relation to appointments, which are going the
rounds of the press, is one, that this gentierna
is to be appointed Comptroller Of the Treasury
BY letter from him, are notified that he will
| end the summer i'll the north and that he will
probably visit this city in few DAYS; but we have
authority for saying, that his name is not before
the government for any place; and for believing
that in consequence Of his determination to devote
his undivided attention to his private affairs. he
would not accept an Office of any description. TO-
Extract from letter to the Editors of the Evening
Post, dated Boston, Nav A. 1929
"The effects OF the American System" now
begin to unfold themselves. The general COM
merce OF the country has long suffered from the
scandalous restraints and prohibitions imposed on
it,and during that time the monopolists were reap
ing harvest The effect of all this has been too
great transfer OF capital and labor from commerce
to manufactures, kept up and increased by one ia
riff and another, till all are ruined by competition
or by that want OF skill which men must eyince
who rush into a new business without experience
capital or economy. The failures all over New,
England have been very numerous, and the distrust
is greater than l ever knew. There are not i've
factories in New-England whose stock would sell
at par, and the average OF cotton would not exceed
80 or 30 cents, and of woolen much less All
sensible men of candor admit the forcing system
TO have been injurious to the manufactures, but
they dread the remedy; an alteration in the duties,
appFehendng that, 1t the anti-tarif party get the
ascendancy, they will go TOO far This they
should have thought of before they made fine last
alteration. They were warned OF il by their OPP
ponentsn