Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-14
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST n, 1879.

cutiyc Council oil VIRGINIA. i s,,,;r,oj H.. tho pr,
sidcnt, NAVY Aren't a, Noro,k. in ,loco of ulo.
King, Esq. ,e,a,red.
Connection L.eorsud i. the second or ITO .i;cr;,r
whom the President mas bouorad with ~ onn,;r,n,,
Du, one more Jackson Counc;Ilo- aa.
videl for. and IN, w.. nrosrnn ,.i,r l.. ,,la, -
before tie Convention ,boIsa.s ,ho Co,n.1 ..,.
LEGISLATURE iog;c,s N. ,rior,;,, sor.,o,
This is another Of H., ,,,,os,ero,,s ,,,
Of this most weak and r;I,cul,,s o5ni,.s,r..ia,
/ Grant Counci,,, L..or,,d ns ~, u,,;nrI. ~ -
be Z man Of nriva,c Lo,c,,r ,,l IN ,hs ,,.rf,,
tons for the Office are cnuucr,,ol. on ,.,ro,. -.
Outstanding, ana obstinate and bir,,ed nrc;udces
his success in getting offices, affords another ilnstra.
ton OF The truth, TIA, so,nc asosle are born with sill
yer Spoons in their Mouths. Ia 1922 or ). hc was
u lawyer without practice or reputation in Ai,eshanv.
From that coon'y he was returned to the LNgi-la-
tnTe by ;he influence o. the late Dr.. Merry, Who at
t'4f time elected wAonsUevcr lie pleased. That
"INler the scratch came on, and the election to sup
ply t"e removals coming on ora Saturday, and being
closely contested, the Legislature was compelled to
anJouih TIE business over - Monday. Mr.. Legrand's
name was Casually suggested ON the intervening San
day, We have hca q by his room mate, AMI on Mon
day hc was put in nomination AMI elected by tie
force ct his fnrunta.n pos ton. The State had never
heard u inm, and not a hundred of those who cleo
to- Inn had the slightest acquaintance with him, or
any indiccnnent 20 vote for IIn, except that he lived
~ the mountains aud 1t was SUPPOSED would lean to
the interests OF that pant Of the State. This latter
expectation we fancy las o-en somewhat d.~4p-
pointed Nei'hor IN the Legislature, nor the
Council was he or IS lie, known, except by
name is 10 Ills Iaa'ielions for the new dn-
u's oil Navy Agent "e would lay a small wa
s'f' thd' nc docs not know a d'y-5ook from a
ledger and that, Us ne has been employed by the
Co'cfhmeht 10 perform certain duties, he viii in turn,
nave TO employ some person to instruct him what
those d";Ics are, and how to execute them. OF q
sup, we doubt Il he ever saw one, unless in looking
down James River, through a window of tie Capitol.
rs hIs Office is connected with the naval service. and
as some acquaintance with nautical afI;rs. if no, an
soiutely necessary, would yet render the performance
Of his duties more agreeable to himself and thosc
with whom he tfansacts busincss--i, is 70 be boned
that he will for season, put himself under tho ,ui-
ton of that Q, eat nautical character, Admiral Branch.
lie might find it very unpleasant, as his duties and
associations vii! lie chiefly among sea farinr men. TO
mistake the stem Of a ship for the stern. or a sloon.
of war for 4 sevcnty-four.
We have gone into this exposition, from no malcv-
olencc Of feeling t,w~g.L, Councillor Lagrand,j for
we entertain none; On the contrary, we personally
respect hin-but to exhibS to the already wonder
struck people Of this community, the peryadng faulty
Of Gcn. J%acksOn's appointments. Never before did the
highest authority of u nation, display so little talent
III selection and adaptation. Except the appoint
ment Of Mej. Lee to AIgiers, which has met the uni
yersal appreciation Of Greek and Trojan, not an ap.
pointment has been mrde, whieh might mt lure
been better mr1e, and hardly one, which was not
positively and inlrin-ically bad. The persons reno.
we'd, in almost every instance, arc men Of far superior
socip! weight, aud personal qualification TO their Sic.
cessors. No man can trace any certain principle in