Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-30

permitted 10 remain in retirement nnti, iish, .he
again ereak into darkness and fair rerentAnce sbs
e "'''e c'mihand thc coincidence OF his countrymcr!
A ViRGINIAN
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
"Vuerist' in the last Enquirer has addressed few
questions 20 Messrs Randolph and King which, he
seems TO think, the whole cases turn JThiist tose
gentlemen are answering his questions, will they per-
nut me TO ask few more!
would ask. then, respectfully of Lieut. Randolph
ISL What has become OF the check he obtained from Inc
bianch Bank OF the u States Boston upon the Branch
Oh Richmond for about $4,000: md. How he became AN.
norIed to take SO large check of the public funds,
Lieut. randolph by showing that he was authorized
either by his own means, his claims ON the govern
eh or both, to take this check upon the Bank and use
every possible doubt from his own character
The lnterrogatorcs which "Querist' puts to Mr. King
may be explained by putting then, in the following
shape lst Was not the forty thousand dollars WHOLLY
or principally paid by the Bank on Mr. Kings checks
ardcn the bills of the individuals TO whom Mr.
iing Tell in debt as the Navy AGENT End. Were not
MeSe o'ffs exhibited TO the Bank, vouchers for its
ddrdnce of the money upon each bill. srd And
AID not the aggregate amount of the money thus adj
Vanced constitute what's called the loan of $40 900,
ith, And what then became of the funds with which
Mr. hng had been previously furnished, as NAVY :.
gent 10 pay OIL these accountsl 5 Was not the
account OF Mr. King kept at the Bank distinct from his
account as Nary 4gent; and his private account
iurn he'd weekly 10 the Secretary the Trcasusv alone
wthhs public? 9th, Was this loan of 900 put on his
pN'e, or public account sent TO Washington, with
held from u: It'll, Ii it private how
comes the Bank TO have loaned so much money to Mr.
Mr. n without any negotiable notes, entorser or col
lateral security at the time of any sort wbatsosvcr,
Sih, Why was such security asked for from, Mr. x
until the Bank had been informed by the Secrctorvs
letter that he could "aiord facilities for the uuda
tom! 9ih, And when security vas asked and a deed
81 trust given. why does il rum that "whereas Miles
King late Nary agent did, while acting as such draw
sundry checks upon the bank of the u States orer and
doore the dnouc to has agent as agent aforesaid?
pass over various items which "Querst'' deems I'm.
worthy OF has aention-as, the heavy extraordinary
Commissions Clerk hire, Sc, Scrantons stone Tobias
with
the loose, confused and irregular state Of Mr. KS
counts, Sc &c.-And | ask frankly whether Mr. X
ought to have been retained the accounting AGENT or
an accountable Government. ANOTHER QUERIsr.
F0R THE ENQUIRER.
MIR. DODDRIDGE
The follow Ing article is from the last ssCu,na,or Co
sdersd by the People of Virginia Whatever differ
ence oil opinion may have prevailed as to one of the
points here stated viz the Basis of Representation
about which much was said in the Convention onJ
which was at last adjusted by Mr.. Gcrdon's abstract
proposition yet no difference exist among the real
friends OF State Rights 10 the second object which Mr.
Doddridge IS alleged TO have in view
I'VE publish in This mornings pappr ne much of ~ -.
speech OF Mr. Doliridge a. Wheeling on the 81 inc,
asu possible TO Ind room for-1n we shall
co"ciuoe w. lie has broken the seals and opened the
secrets of his party. The public had hoped hat The
distractions OF This Commonwe alth had terminn ed and
that az majority Of the people had now ,rcep,e
ConS'ntion that no for iurthr dssan,inn sxi.,
co. In this respect the popular expectation is ot,
d'appsin'ed The speech of Mr. Doiirilee the sound
y" "a' rye III MS lTlenus; hui pruIent IN
gar' az warning note, well calculated to fix and
cite the most ssrou. attention. II seem, tbat
men' had already been made and ,ha, nothing bu, the
hand o. death conld have prevented Mr. Ftzhugh from
eviviGS ii lc next Legislature the very ouesjan ma
has so recently distracted The public mind We tbi,I
that Mr. DJdi,idge il in This prs,licon faIse r,onb
y! Is dicnli 10 believe that the individual nans would
have permitted himself to be in any such ,n,.trr
We ara couhdsEt that the good people Of Fairfax woud
put sr veto upon any such plot and against the cleo
uon OF any one that would have avowsd readiness 10
execute il
rhe People will always ar, ,i.cr.elv if ,h,r eyes
are open 70 tmpendng eviiI-They may BE- de eived
and u'is'd for time, but hey quickly get ,isht
"Ihe purpo'c OF those persons now engaged with
Mr. podjridge il two-iod-ind that old purposs
should he attained, would be felt in the action Of the
State and Federal Governmeuts-Iti.inb o,h -
c'ss ths ppwer OF taxation without adequate and equal
representation upon the basis OF contributions 1t is T.
give an interested portion of the PEOPLE of the 81
the power 10 levy upon another uor,on who
no interest in the objects oi expenditure; and s4copdv
10 bteaS down within this sill unerrified Common.
wealth. that STATE right party whose moral aud positive
power now restraints the inortnate action Of the Fede
RAJ Governm M. IL success attend these ef,rs Of
VT. Doudri'ge' the two Governments will only
ocone engines OF oppression. but their action will be
CHI ny seen and fell in picking the pockets of on. mart
OF ne People Tor the heneG OF another. Let the Peo
PIE look TO It, This Mr.. Dollridge who is no 70 Ur,n
ping himself up he mantle of Mr. Jsarson's nrip
ep'rs, IL the same M D,dIridgs who i'm lSO6 in the
naie OF Virginia, voted agai resolution approving
| Oh Mr. Jef rson's Acknowledgement who then Il q
cared that Mr. Jefferson had no rretensions to wisdom
or to ulrtue ridculed him about his sal, p,onn
'a" anu openly charged that he the indirect au-
'hor oil the Foreign aggression und-r which we then
suffered HIS attack was so harsh tina, Mr.. r Bal.
sy men OF his own party, in the Senate aud &C.
FSfe!y IepFoved Mr.. Doddridge for his caumni,us as
perasions More OF this In the n an time we
ASK cur readers not TO hut their eyes upon this sinh
jet" F' WIS s""'
confess, do not very well see how Mr. Doddrdre
70 brng about the change of State Representation
"hlch he processes TO have in view -'' During the
next session OF our Assembly, (says he'd is intended
toPopo'e just apporiionmen of representation among
me "hl'e population AMI 10 Persevers in this atte
uni we succeed, or until shalt have become sat.
.shrd that success there is impossible Now the
view Constitution expressly says, that IL shall he
'he duiy OF tbs egistuTe to reapporon once in fer
YEAR, TO vii IN The year 1871, End every ten wears
thereafter, the representation of the counties cities
towns, and horoughs, Of this Common attn in bo of
the Lrgi-l've bodies: Provided however tina, the
number OF Delegates from the aforesaid great districts
snd the number OF S'nuors from the a6ores,id w n
great HVlNonS respectively, shall neither incre
nor nimln'hed by such -aprortonment.''-DDes Mr.
DodbrdEe propose, that the Legislature shall IN. m
'eiVe+ underak" tn volat. the Constitution nv re-
spPo'onng the Repres upon ano'her prncip.,
W doe. he expect that they Will recommend change
70 the People and thus throw the Com,onw- ai,h into
new troubles, and into fresh danger OF dipision7
Is wen Known, that Mr. Doldiidee made il a popt IN
predct division Of Virsins, in case the New Cond
lnon were adopted II will be for the good Psopl. of
''ne commonwealth TO say, wh.iher they will suA-t
hI' man to realize, like Of tie Prophets of Old
his own predictions.
VIRGINIA OWE AND INDrvrsfpLE