Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-31
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FRIDAY MORNING, July 81, 1920.
QUESTION AND ANSWER.

seen below, string oil inilanmatory questions put
bya - Carolina papcr We approve every answer,
and from what we learn, so do the majority of the
people of s. Carolina also.
From the Saraaaah Mercury
ihc last Beaufort Gazette contains list OF very moving
Questions addressed the people of the Stale Supposng
o, noaes'y ron answering them at full have taken
hperiy OF furnishing several answers ourselves
Anr excitement, of the last year;"
ins--Thcy are ashamed.
Quest 2"Are they satisfied that constitutional grounds
which they have taken for years unienabc.'
4hs.-They begin to suspect it.
tnen majority Of States are resolved onsacrihcng then'
S ne nuta boys consider him onnpoteni-o,e's look
Guest w ere they in earnest last year."
Quest Were they the tools of dcmagogues'"
Quest 6''Did they talk their violated liberties and thus
roiane them for the purposes OF party and to cxa nan'
aesf 7"Do they hope that Virginia will ever resume he
former station, the leading Southern State,
fns-Thoy canno, count upon Virginia any Quixo,ic
Quest s-"Was the opposition to the Tariff dcluson:'
Quest s-'vas all the excitement, scoins said dog
day lever, aud are tile people sick and tired of III"
Quest Ids the deep silence which has followed tie is
suing OF the Protest and Exposition, by certainty
speedy relefor it the apathy OF modification and dis
there still aud deep persevere which will soon
be known by actions instead of words,'
dnSit Is the apathy OF modification aud disgust. Nothing
Is now heard save the s"oheed execatsns of few par,za
who have not been properly rewarded
u The President has returned from his visi, to
Mr. Carroll. Mr.. Van Buren, is in Delaware. Mr..
Branch is in Philodelhha. Gen. Duff Green is in
Boston. Hor Isaac Hill 1--WE like to give him his
title) is in New Hampshire where ne has been for
three months, taking active part in State Politics
Maj Lee has not yet sailed for Algcrs, nor do we
see any mention made of when he is likely to DO so
Query--when does did, the salary commence:
Mini Ca thn ~,
ment of his Office aud the deprivation of his summer
wanderngs in the mountains, a cruel restraint hui
consoles himself with the reflection of quarter dlv
Ills leisure hours are supposed to be devoted to u
treatise upon the "art Of rising" or how man OF
mediocre talents, no turn talent for business a nd
no claims upon the gratitude of the public, NAV
nevertheless contrve liveaout of the public Corn
Crib all the days of his life This treatise it is thought
will be very entertaining aud Instructive, and con-
tain valuable hints political neophytcs 1t is to be
dedicated to the greatest and best" The new
Treasurer it is said, has the best Office in the Govern
ment; well paid and nothing do but to sign his name
some dozen times day. The tolls and privation.
endured for his country, and his eminent energy. fu
" entite him to this post of dignity, easc and aiu-
cnce.
Having thus notified our readers what the mag
males, the great of the land, about we will make
an end.
" We understand that person or persons
misunderstood, or pretended misunderstood u.s. as
having said that Watkins punishment was a hard
ship There are some people who find it difficult to
understand plain language, and others who prefer to
misunderstood. We address what follows TO the
former.
We never said (since We became satisfied Of his
guilt,) that Watkins punishment was a hardship.
We said the very reverse. Our language was that
'thc hardship of his did nat consist in his pun.
shment, but that out Of many lhundrcds) cases OF
default that had occurred from the foundation Of the
government to the present time, his alone, less ag-
gravated certainly, than many othcrs-should have
been selected for criminal pros ecution" Thus ex-
pressly disclams the idea that his punishment in it.
SELF was hardship. We still say it Das Il hard
ship, that out OF innumerabe cases that have occur
red in the space of 30 years his only within our
knowlcdge) should have been singled out for the
criminal vengeance Of tic Government. Notwith-
standing, all must admit, that Watkins deserved it,
and all will hope that the example will prove whole
some aud valuable.
The Jackson prints, have strcnuously ncdlcatod
that the Opposition Press manifested n wish TO
skreeu Watkins, and sympothised with him. The
first assertion is untrue. The anmadversion Of the
opposition press has been provoked by the uufair
dealing of tho tools Of the present Administration
towards it, predecessor, by impung Watkins guilt
20 Mr.. Adams and biz Cabinet, by the dabocal at
tempt to infer tic guilt Of all persons removed from
his, and by the despicabc artifcc Of claiming from
the detection Of Watkins NAL practices, credit for
extraordinary vigilance on the part Of the existing
Executive. 1t is this trickery, so unworthy of any
Administration that has provoked the costiga,ion Of
the Opposition Press and motive or wish, to OK
emPt Dr. Watkins from the legitimate and proper
consequences Of his actions. lie must however
be much wanting in sagacity, who does not
perceive that political calculation led 10 tho pro-
secution Of Watkins that whatever his mis-
deeds, they laid hold Of not so mvcl
g. L.. L.. L.. IL