Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-08

quentiy 10 my having been superseded in office.
WIN you be so good as to state your opinion of
the justice and TRUTH of what ID contained i'm that
letter.
am, respectfully,
Your obcdent servant,
III. Nj. BRECKENRIDGE
Hon. j. NJ. WHITE,
Delegate in Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 10Th 1892
Dear Sir:-Having received your letter of the
l4th INST, calling my attention To u letter of q
vernon Duval, published in the Globe, in relation
TO your re-apPointmcnt, you ask ME to state nv
"op'nlon OF the Justice and truth of what is con
tanned IN that letter" The relation notoriousIv
suoSistIng between the Governor and myself "a iii
restrain Inc, as think similar relations between
yoorseH anc HIM, should have prevented the ex
preston OF any opinion on his part upon such
subject. In justice to you, however now enclose
to you an extract from a letter which considered
1t due to the people L represent to address to
the Senate of the United States; in which, upon
my oihciai responsibility, have stated what So
lennly believe is tho opinion of four-ifths of the
whole population of Florida was assured that
the petitions sent me from three counties in YOUR
District were signed by four.ffths of the people.
Inc memorial from Pensacola, it was represented
TO me, was signed by every one Of the Spanish
population, with one exception only, and by all of
the American but about half a dozen / laid
before the President the recommc ndation of four
or hve OF the Legislative Council of your District
and that of the Grand Jury of Jackson county
Various other memorials, letters, and papers are
now before the Executive and the Senate.
In new community like that of Florida, there
are always to be found desperate adventurous some
OF whom, in the indscriminate admission to the
bar, are classed with those of the profession
These men, US lawyers parties are in the habit
oil denouncing every judicial decision against them
ana OF gratuitousy imputing to the Judge improper
motives. have always considered it the best evil
~dence OF your ability and integrity, that they were
clanorus against you; and believe the opposition
III your District has been principally confined to
them, and to q few Tennessee deputy survey.
since 1t was known that you were not rc-appont.
cd IN which there was not deep and general ex.
preston of regret and disappointment.
am very respectfully,
and sincerely, your friend,
~ JOS. NJ WHITE.
IL. NJ BRAcKENRIDcE, Esq.
Extract from communication of the DELIBERATE
from Florida to the Senate.
10 THE SENATE THE UNITED STATES
In again approaching the Senate with a remon
STRANGE against appointments for the Territory of
Florida am deeply and painfully sensible of the
righteousness OF the duty.-Nothing short of the
conviction, that nearly every inhabitant | repre-.
SENT VIII feel the most intense interest in nomina
uons by which his life, liberty, or property, NAV
DO anected, could induce me again to trespass on
indulgence to which am already SO greatly in
debted. "
heretofore my constituents, however little their
wishes or interests were consulted in the choice
Oh executive OF ministerial officers, had every rea
son 10 De satisfied with the Territorial Judiciary
The Judges had become cndeared to the peoplc Of
tnelr several districts by personal intercourse
ihey had acquired public confidence by their in
egry' ability, and urbanty; and their re -appoint
ihent was looaed for with as much solicude as was
consistent with little doubt, and extraordinary un-
"himiy' These just expectations have been most
cruelty disappointed with respect to JUDGES Rack
onrdge ana smith: Without tho slightest charge,
ol Shduo" Oh complaint, against the almost unan-
iinous wish OF the bar and of the people-in the
lace OF numerous and earnest petitions from Grand
Juress and In spite OF most respectable rccommcn.
datlonH, embracing entire delegations in Congress,
ana naJorlties OF State Legislatures, these gentle.
men nave been in ettect removed without causo
except such may have been assipned h. tho
private malIgnity OF secret and irresponsible accu-
sers-without any other crime, save that of bcino
my friends, and without object but the qualification
OF local faction. In the district of Judge SIN. Tn
there IS not faction to be propitinted: scarce
~ an individual to be gratified; the petition IN his
faVor' having been signed by all parties Of every
description, general and local.
Judge breckenridge appointed by President
Monroe, and continued by Mr. Adams HAVING d;s
charged Ills duties to the entire satisfaction Of the
government and the people of the district He is
we'll acquainted with the French and Spanish Ian
guages, thoroughly verscd in the laws Of Sn,;r
which constitute in nearly all the controversies A.
nong the old inhabitants the lex loci accomplish
cd scholar ana civilian. lie is man Of INTEGRITY and
unsuled character, as the President admitted no,
a month since. Such has beer the care, diligence
and learning, which have characterized his 1dicia
decisions that 1t is believed not ono of them have
ever been reversed by appellate court.
If the whole Union. were explored, it NAV con
hdcnuy be asserted that not can be found NOR,
emlnently qualified peculiarly fitted for the
place nc held. Having resided in Louisiana, where
the civil law prevails, aud filed judicial station
thcTe, and having spent some time in South
h'ncrca III public capacity, he was well acquant
co WIN the laws, usagos, habits and feelings o.
such population as that Of Florida.-This excel
toE1 Jnr,st and unexceptionablo Judge was recon-
i!yeupd oy every member of the Legislative coun
Gil rom ms Judicial district except one whose con
u,Icnce was not asked; by the Legislature of his va
Ino o'ate, Pcnnsylvona; by the delegations in Con
gIcSs OF That state, Maryland and Louisiana. an,
above all. by his purity Of cbaroctcr t,ora
~oltn, literary requirements, and profound ac
PudH''ncc with tho civil and common law.
To the Editor cfthc National Union,