Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-10

people for the performance of this duty. Surely,
then, in the exercise of this Office he should be pro-
tected from personal vioence-not by bristing bayo-
nets, or by drawn swords, but by the moral force
of public opinon.-There can scarcely be-tbere
should be, we should think but one opinion among
all rejecting ruen OH the subject of this attack.
The great check upon the Chief Magistrate for
has public acts, is public opinion. lie is alike anne
nable to that bar, with the poorest citizen If he
abuses his office, the Press is free-Congress is free
the People are free-and the indignant voice of
the country will denounce the transgresson. II
Lieut. Randolph had suffered wrongfully, it was his
duty to seek his redress, by the means which he
himself indicates in his address-by appealing to the
People, and to Congress- There can be no better
resource. is insult TO the person of the Chief Ma
gistrate also to be added? When John Randolph
was insued by an officer of the United States i'm the
Theatre, for using the word "Raggamuffins' on the
floor Of Congress- he felt himself aggrieved as Re
preventative of the people, and Representative he
called upon the President for an official investiga-
ton. Suppose the offending officer had gone fur
Their, and wrung the nose' of MIR. r.. would il not
have filled the whole country with inextnguishable
indignation mt such an outrage?
There IS no circumstance i'm institutions, that
has hitherto called forth more admiration among TO
reigners than the admirable simplicity which dis
ungulshes the appearance of the Chief Magistrate.
They say " Here is man who goes about unattend-
ed. He mikes with his fellow-citizcns upon terms
OF the greatest equality. lie is not afraid of perso-
nal violence.-lle has no to protect him-and
uV ohe ulHhS vi uttackinS nln' Inc only way to
keep up this delightful relation between the Pres-
dent and the People, is for public opinion on this
unprecedented occasion, to be distinctly expressed
on the conduct of Lieut. Randolph. If this outrage
passes over without being properly condemned by
the public voice, what is TO restrain the other fiery
spirits of the Army and the Navy, who think them
selves aggrieved by any of our Presidents, from as
sautng and insulting him at their pleasure?
But, it might have been hoped that other consi-
derations would have withheld the vengeance of
Lie nInh IIa 10 N otl,lo
Jackson is the 10Th year of his age-and
his constitution has been enfeebled by disease
Should not these considerations alone have restrain
ed r. B. r.?
LII no respect was due to his office-none to his
long and patriotic services-none to the sterling in
tegriy, and the bravery of the man-yet something
was due to his grey hairs. Would! that this outrage
had never been perpetrated.- Would! that such an
event had never occurred, to place in the hands OF
foreigners the means of sneering at the freest aud
happiest government OH earth.
AS Tor Gen. Jackson personally he is one of the
last men to be injured by such transaction The
hand of Lieut. X. Ii. Randolph cannot tarnish the re-
putation of man, whom his most determined
enemies admit TO be of the bravest of the brave
We have scarcely met with citizen, be he
friend or foe of General Jackson, who has not ex-
pressed decided Reproduction of the attack The
subject was taken up warmly at the ITSELF The
following Notice was issued by the Mayor of Alex
andra
S The request Of number the
to on 4Ss Ese"a me &
to express their Indignation at tho unparalleled committed
The P sdeni D. HooE, Mayor
May Z, 1888"
The Town Meeting was accordingly held-and
the Alexandria Gazette of the 9Th promises to pub
lish the proceedings in the next paper. The same
Gazette says:
'Wc requestedt that the elbow reference
to the Ieesn. assault upon the President not
to Iass Il sa5sy As far
he hurried from the deck tho boat gentlemen
his being killed the spot any design
| sisting him in a escape" e" - ~
ave cannot write bueque chapter upon has
been attempted the casting the whole
proceeding But the insult gross, premedated