Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-17

more sensible than Gen. jackson. and the whor. % h;'Issn 70
OF tho country proves, that wherever, in the course of hi,
eVehtiui uie, lie has appeared in command, this sense of
nonor has been elevated. Every one will. however az
knowledge, that the high qualities of the soldier are n be
Preserveu vigorous and untarni'hcd, by making a rigid and
honorable performance oil his duties tho tenure of his
othce, and thus rendering him equally inicvenden, of
the tdvors and the injustice of his Supporters. When a
military officer, however, consents TO reccivc ,,hI;.
money, he must do so subject To the liabilities viii.
The laws impose. IL neglect Of duty be suscen,iLI.
of discrimination between officers. civil and rir,s..
u onence, IL appears 10 us, would be greater i'm ,he sal
der, since the promptitude exactedi in The performances of
dnues :iI'c''y military may be supposed to have formed
nus =" accosuihgiy' a. the sword of an officer should
Always De ready at the command ofi,is superior, he should
be equally az prompt in his pccuniary account,biH,y and
as he would be liable to Court .Mdrfioi Tor neglect of or.
binary military duties, so for retaining in ba hnnJs mill.
money, nnaccounted for, he must submit In ,isn,iIrssI =.
The mode prescribed by ia,o. No officer can be- a ,IcL,ui'
ter without furnishing his honor, and ovrrv receive ar
P"otc money u a deiau'tcr whose accounts are unsettled
and who declines or fails satisfactorily to settle them a,
required. " "
Inc brutal assault on the venerable President or tho
united states, recently committed by Robert b. R,nIoInh
has naturally excited so much feeling among the oeople If
.'s country, that we have supposed it 10 be our duty 10
present a true and accurate statement of the o,ror;ons o,,
rage and have delayed making it until we had an opportu.
MY oil collecting from authentic sources all OF the mat
mai facts. The American people will feel astonisb.J 10
Kno" That TINS outrage on the national honor. was 10
hberateiy planned by a band OF onspirstors--,ba r.
Is strong reason TO believe that one or mora of ,Io
eon!edera,es of Randolph was on board of the s,oam'
ooat win him, and that others were stationed on The
"NN ""' III SSN"tiiHp. Dut as the affair will
we presume, be investigated by the proper judicial an
thori'ics, we suppose ii improper at this time 10 mentior
me names oil Inc individuals, who are implicated in this
'oui conspiracy. IL is proper, however, TO remark fbat i,
was publicly known for some time before. both hero o,I
Alexandria, that the President would, on thai dav. he on
BOARD me steamboat, and the conspiraiors eng aired in ,bis
scandaious and disgraceful transaction, had thercIore f,ij
umoto concertt their schemes and prepare r,ic,r insrrum,.,s
The m boat in which the President and h;s sn;,e T. "a
beon invited TO take their passage TO Frederickshurr Ior
w %ashington as usual at 10 O'Clock ON Monday mornina"
and touched, as she always does, at the wharf at al.
eXanOIla 10 receive anil ntf IN IA ~ ~,
members OF the Cabinet and the marshal of the District. and
some OF the Presidents personal friends, we're on board
as well as many citizens who were either going Ia AIcx-
amdria or to attend the ceremony at fredericksburg.
Inc President had been unwell for some Javs he
s orr ne ieh Washington, and being therefoie less
able Than usual 10 endure fatigue, he had, sometime he.
fore the boat reached Alexandria, retired TO The cabin AMI
seated himself on the bench between the dining tabIc and
The berths, about four or five feet from the end If H.
bench, next to the cabin door, and employed bimseIf ~
sometimes reading the newspapers which had reached
w ashinsion mat morning, and occasionally in conversing
WIN his friends. The wharf was crowded when the boa,
arrived there, and many of the persons assembled IN he
wharf crowded on board and as usual wen, into the cabin
u. pay mer respects 10 me Chief Magistrate. He did not
ieave INC place where he was sitting, but gave his hand
TO his fellow citizens as they successfully apnroachcd
him, in his usual cordial manner.
Alter the greater part of the crowd had left tbs oJ;,
Randolph came III aud advanced wards him. several
ladies were in the boat, and one of them was sitting near
him at the time that Randolph approached. H. go
personally known by the President, nor recognized nv sny
OF his friends then in the cabin with him eScent C;r,,iS5
broome; THE Globe should have added, he ,oos recog.
-" ""o OJ 'hfs OttCT.I Tie advanced tO tho M ~
the bench near the President in a respectfuI man.
ner' and there was so much humility and even of
fim'dhy IN his manner, that many of those who were
present have since told ", that they supposeJ il
TO be some one who had some favor 10 ask of the
PRESIDENT, about which he was exceedingly anxious
When he came up TO the end of the bench ybora ,n
President was still sitting, with newspaper in bis hand ho
attempted in a tremuious and agitated manner 10 draw On HE
glove and The President suppo.ing he was about TO shake
nahos WIN nm, reached out his hand to Randolph. saw.
ing at the same time, "Ncver mind your olove cir "'
~ that moment Randolph struck him in The C,co
ne "s'sh INC assault was made, several of The Presi.
uehts nlehds rushed upon Randolph and seized him. and
one OF them struck him with an umbrella. But At the
same moment the President thrust the dastardIy assaiyan,
from him and rising from his seat said. "I.et N q nan s,onJ
between me and the villain The 60 sS ' va"
dents manner and his high and commanding deportment
reused as he was by an attack thus marked by treacherv
ana meanness, seems, from all we can learn from those
who were present, 10 have caused a momentorv nance
among The persons who were present.; and before the pre-.
sideht could reach him with his cane, Randolph ESCAPED
ron 'he caoin, and being driven forward by the kicks of
some and the aid Of others who came TO abet him. he sooh
reached the wharf. a crowd of people were ON the
wharf, and although they all perceived that some act If
great auoelty mad been committed, very few, except
Tue conlederates OF Randolph, knew what had been dons
or VINO bad done it. IL is TO This circumstance. we 70.
Su",e' na' ne owed his escape. He was furnished inn.
mcdiately with a horse in order 10 aid him in his niobt m,
OF the District The citizens who were on board the boat
ana Knew what had happened, generally supposed that the
persons around Randolph on the wharf were holding him
In custody, and did not therefore pursue him The ve'
ry naturally supposed that the same feeling of HIGH indie.
hos, nperencea oy every one on board Of the steam
NN ~ WIG AOhu Ol KAn0f
and II seems not 10 have entered their minds ina, any
American citizens could be base enough TO plan sucb an
outrage on the honor and dignity Of the nation. and did not
expect mat any one could be found vile enough TO assist
MN IN escaping rom justice. They, therefore, sppear to
nave concluded without inquiry, that he was in the cus-
tony Oh me civil authority OF Alexandra, and that IL was
nelther necessary nor proper for those who were STRANGERS
.bere,. TO interfere any further. Two or three gentle men
however went ashore and pursued him; but we do NOT
ueem II proper at this time to state what passed there. and
ohi % mention some circumstances which occurred on
BOARD OF the steamboat for the same reason.
About the time that the boat arrived at the wharf the
members oil the Cabinet and some of the Presidents friends
VINO were on board, went on the upper deck of the boat,
ana were mere when the assault was committed. and knew
nolhing Of what was passing until il was Overland when
me 3ost IeIt 'be wharf, IL was generally under.tooJ ON
oOdru 'hpt Randolph had been arrested by the ciizens Of
aieAanhIia, and was In the custody of the civil au,hori,v
~ SNORT une afterwards, however, doubts were sugoested
"he'hcr nc had been arrested, aud the Marshal Of he Die.
,lct, therefore, left the bOtt and returned to Nlexandria
70 see Vhat proper measures were taken 10 bring him IN
mhen he arrived at The town, he found that Ran.
dolph had escaped into Virginia.
we give This detailed statement, because in a matter
mnere the national honor aud the character of our country
az rome ana abroad, is so deeply concerned, the public
nave a right To- b informed how II happened mai sncb an
ohence was perPeirated and the criminal was NOT irnmedi.
atcly arrested. wv ''"0"
hesdo'Ph, has abscondeJ, as we understand. and ia some
whsre 10 virginia. The known character of the citizens
ol uts' state, ~ a guarantee that no will soon be arrested
ana DiOuEht 10 iusiee.-TY EIoba