Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-12

Ideal Jouasa dependence Of the Latter noon The IA
vour Oh Tue orer ough. 10 be s,udiousy avoided The
Editors oil newspapers have been placed by the People
whose patronage supports them as &c on the a.h
lower to guard aud project their right. aud ber rites The
People look 10 them almost exclusively detection aud
exposure OF the misconduct of their public agens s
proper Is decent, them that those agents should make
sne interest OF the ceniinels placed them
mann se" when the unbiased discharge of their duty
might require Them to cry aloud. To use the patron.
age p'ased Ia their hands for the public good the
means oil subornng the Press by making Il me interest of
us conductors TO pdiidfe justify In the OF those
upon whose favour they depend, that, which their judg.
neht anu conscience may condemn! Does any one, can
any one who admits that man imperfect believe that the
Editor oil newspaper who annually looks the majority
OF the Legislature, for the besowai Of lucrative pubc
ONCE can oe exactly as Tree to cri'icse and condemn the
conduct OF that majority, as he would il Of
interest or dependency existed between them? Tbs pre-.
has been truly called the palladium of our liberties To
give TO II Its fu aud saiuary operation il must be keoi
not only "unsuspccted, but above suspicion" r'
Mr. e. said he would doubtless be told b,, IN. l
OF Tue ruoi'c rfinte aud the say
10 Tue once, afforded sufficient
the evii which le seemed apprehend Who shall yeu
lure ~ ialhom the human heart aud 10 pronounce with
s s.s e exact point at which the actions OF
pures' n Cease to be influenced by seLfshness-too
oiten the ruling passion Of our nature! here NAV be
Nose who believe that Blair, and Green, and Gales aud
Seaton are just impartial E ors and as
a'rios-quiie as just and liberal in approving or con-
defining the conduct Of those whom they are annually
soliciting for the hundreds Of thousands dollars paid for
The public printing. as IL no such Undue en az ed ou,
Tor sscfce oil their independence Ito say the least nj
the shrine oil their interest Mr. G. saw that with
indi
ne could not believe until he was satisfied thai ,b.v e,s
more than men AS Tor the late public printer he would
venture 10 Say that not one member Of this Body held
nun IN higher estimation and regard than he (Nir did
Out whether any practical evil had grown or was likely
20 grow on. oil the connection between the government
aud the Press, which he wished 10 see dissolved M.
honestly believed, that the question thew were about IN
decide involved an important principle which ought not
20 DC asregsrded except from strong necessity In
us opoi no such necessity existed in the in.
stance. Ii was acknowledged all hands that the pub
nc pruning so satisfactorily performed, has been actually
aone or several years past by Mr. Shepherd and not by
Mr. Htchie This fact gives positive assurance that the
Legislature Is running risk in substituting the former
for the latter, and that hereafter heretofore thew NAV
confidently expect TO have the work done 10 the entire
satisfaction OF the employers
Mr. u said, he fully Of the attitude in which
"s vo.e ne was about to give might place him. IL lie
nad not heard, he should have been prepared by not
short or careless observ OF party tactics 10 eynec ~
md himself accused OF deseron OF his pary-of polit
cal n,oerance-o persecution for opinions sake-anJ all
the other slang TO which selfish and designing poicans
are wont TO resort to effect their personal ends-but he
ooas'ed ne had too much indc pendence and little am
oi'ion TO permit himself to he for Que moment
from what he believed TO be the line OF his duty by all
me terrors OF selfish party denunciaton He as too old
TO be frightened by such bugbears To the success nj
the political party TO which he belonged he was
70 surrender much in the way OF erpediency-Of princ
Piles, not title. ,
to the late incumbent is political movement on the
part u those opposed 10 the present of
the Federal Government. and he (Mr. CO. has been
warned against being found aiding and abeinp their
schemes 10 this hint he had but single word of repv:
IL the alternative be forced upon him. lie had no besa
uon IN saying, he preferred to do right in bad co,nnonv
Qs friends, the Nuiers and Federalsts of Tho
would oil course understand him using the express
SION III pohhcai not personal sense rather than TO do
orong IN good Much has been said too about the in
fgues that have been carried effect the eiecment
as is called, OF Mr. Richie. Of such ngues If tbev
.ea'y existed Mr. C. has never heard till this day-and
mas certainly had no participation in them. OF the motives
OF those who voted with, in opposition TO his views hc
mao mounting 10 do, and has no right to Judge He has no
license to dive into other mems bosoins and IN fab nm
o 4 lie nab
as he may hope to do search his ow and TO and o
"noW thai his motives are honest however may suit the
selfish and censorious TO pervert Them
lie utterly discaimed being influenced by parfv or Dsrso
MAJ considerations in the he about to give Were
lie Influenced by the the other he would give his
support 10 Nj r. kitchie and not 10 Mr. Shepherd With
the former, he had acquaintance of near 90 year.
snd more Intimate by many acts of cvy
had none but The slightest business acquaintance In
ltics, Mr. c. believed he agreed more nearly will, hI
H. than with any other Editoin the State II he differed
with him al ALL upon any leading political principle of Inc
aay was IN being more moderate State Rights man than
Mr. prolessed TO be- for while Mr.. r. commended for the
aosou'e unquestioDable and unqualified right of Seces
sion, It was known to the Senaie that he (Mr C1 claim
e1 'hs right with certain notifications and restrictions
syllable, and he neither knew nor cared ybe,hn h uo
Jackson Clay, or Major Jack Downing man OF one
tng only was he cerainha Mr. ). is not the conduc.
or oil newspaper, and has therefore neither the means of
influencing public opinion motive for conforming bis
poca opinions TO those Of the majority OIL whose favour
he would depend for a lucrative Office.
Were the question between the Editor of tho Enonre
ana the Editor OF any other newspaper, Mr. C. sail Le
would vote as he has heretofore done on more Than ono
OCCASION Tor the Editor Of his own party-aIwavs sunnos
ing hun to be entirely qualified TO discharge tie dulles NJ
the oice to be filled. But the question was not
the conductors OF rival political Observation-Disclosures and
professional poilicans-but between an Editor and mac
ucai fnter Upon this first that had ever or.
CURED in his legislative life, OF testing his 70
.he principle which he has here and else where avoyed
ne cannon hesitate as TO the course lie must pursue
Mr. C. said lie knew what vote his constituents
would give on this question: were they here present, bu
they were perfectly prepared TO anticipate the course e
would take knowing as they did, the opinions he enter.
'dheu as 10 the danger and impoicy of the Government
substituting the Press Upon this subject when candi
date before the People, he had ielt his duty TO exnres
MS opinions without reserve Disguise had condemn
ed IN no measured tems what lie regarded as the
matte appointment, by the administration of his choice
OF Euors oil newspapers, TO high and lucrative public of
hces He had protested against the policy OF idenfi-
lying me interests OF those set up to icafch with
those intended 10 be toached practice and pfinci
pie which he condemned in Others Ills knew
him too well, TO expect him TO follow. Consistency and
pride OF opinion, If not honesty point out the course
he must pursue.
Mr. e. concluded by expressing the hope that for the
sake OF principle, and (n this easel Tor no other
mat The printer aud no, the Editor, might be elected
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Saturday, December 7.
CASE OF GREEN LEwELLEN
The Committee OH the Penientary institution reported
the following resolution:
ResoIced, That Green b. Lewelen, a convict in the
Penilentiary, ougb, TO be discharged from further conne
nIent therein.
Mr.. Wilson Of b, said that he was forced from sense
OF DUTY 10 oppose the resolution offered by the committee