Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-10
Richmond, Tuesday, Dec. 10.
CARTE DU PAYS.

the Post Office i'm an anonymous form. Why should
we hesitate To lay it before readers? Though
essentially concerns the Editor of this paper, yet it
reiates 10 MN IN his public capacity Printer TO the
commonwealth, md rs the Editor of the Enquirer.
WHO that has witnessed the trnnsact ions of the
last week, does not know that an effort has been
made to strike down the Editor through the Public
Prin,er-to affect the liberty of the Press, under
the pretence of supporting ito Introduce new
principle THAT of removing from ministerial Office,
for opinions sake) into the politics of virginia-and
what is worse than this, to exchange the bold open,
manly, spirited, direct character of the Virginia
Politician, for the cunning indirect tactics of
Machinvelian MISUNDERSTANDING mt one thing,
and affecting another-and justifying the means by
the end /?
Those who voted against r. Richie, because he
was not a practical Printer, were honest i'm their
course. We would not touch hair of their heuds.
Instead of condemning their opposition, COM
mend them Tor the firmness they have Displayed
We are free to say, land it gives great pleasure to
make the dcclaration,) that we believe there are
very many members who voted against T. r., on
this high and honorable ground.
Those who voted against him, and avowedly on ac-
1ount oil MS Potcs are manly and honest i'm their de-
Sortment, though we think them mistaken. For when
was it that an honest difference Of opinion became
he watchword for removal from Executive Office in
virginia 1t was tried more than 30 years ago i'm
the case Of Treasurer Berkeley and il has never sue
teeded since. An effort made indeed about the
rear 1915 or 3, to Dust that excellent officer Mr.
). Sheppard, from the Auditors Department.
he ii. of Delegates and Mr. S. was reelected Since
that period, the doctrine of removals has been laid
'sIde even in times Of the highest political excite
nent. In the high Jackson times, through which
I've have recently passed, the Executive Officers OF
he Capitol, some of whom have been for Adams
nd for Clay, have been permitted to sit quietly
under their vine and fig trees, and none to make them
iraid."-Why then was it that T. r. to be-
ONE the first victim to Principle, which Virginia
mas so long abjured? We put it to the gentleman
who was honest and manly enough to say after the
lecton that he voted against him on account of his
poiltlcs, why IS this? Has I. X. ever practsed up
m this maxim at home? Has he not uniformly pro-
ested against removals from the mere ministerial
''ffices of the Federal Government, for opinions
AXE?
But the last class of his opponents is still more ex-
'epnonable. Those who wished to strike him down
) politician, under the pretext of his not being
PRACTICAL printer, have gone against every open
manly trait that belongs to the Virginia character
we nre frank, generous people; let enemies to
he North shy what they please of u.s. We disdain
very thing that is mean: avoid every thing that
disguised We are frank and above board. Iii
lot our custom to aim at thing and affect nno-
her-to say thus, and to that. If the oppo-
tents OF i. X. had boldly and openly said, Vir-
:nians generally say, 81 believe this man hos aban-
'!oned the principles of the State. He is no longer
he politician we nave taken him TO be. He is The
opponent of those, State Rights, which he had so
F,goroHsy supported for % years"-Or, if another
lass of politicians had said This man is the oppo-
rent OF Mr. Clay; he is the devoted friend of State
tights, though he is no nullifier-and he. therefore
pPoses the Bank, the Tariff the federal power
yer ihternal Improvement and the suprem macy of
ne supreme Court-and therefore we will oust
nm, u we can"-who would not have admired nj
'ast the manliness of tIr5ir avowas? BY such a
up, and tho verdict would have been frankly sub.
nltted to the country But such not the course of
u the opposition. Some of he Nullifiers and those
Who from various causes became more or less nff;
lated with them, the first to practise las Peter
reregrine calls ill., de guerrc in the election
% avow one thing, and to upon another-to a,lx
oout no Editors being the Public Printer, in order
mat they might strike at him under the fifth rib ns
,oltcian--to prescribe the liberty of the press I'M
'ler the pretence of supporting il.
This movement, on their parr, (of turning out ~
Il. really on account of his politics) is no new
thng. was ngitated during the last winter, during
the hurry burly times of thu. S. Carolina exci,ement
we were then appriZed Of n sche me being ON foot
20 deprive him of office, by appointing n PnIl;c
Printer by anticpation.-.The ide;, was oetated of
iecung printer at that sson for the present Ge-
,ieral Assembly! The candidate was designntedN
member of the III. of Dele gates from the county of
'e1ferson-then the Editor of q II ewspaper-nnd
who rs we know, at that very time, opened nepo
ation Tor the purchase of newspaper in the city of
lhichinond-and who was subsequently, oppo;nted
one OF the Commissioners to draw the line with Ma
ryand, by Governor FIoyd.+ The IN inc. however
would not take. Noses were counted-and the
whole scheme nullificd for the n me RI, tic
'iesIgn was not abandoned
FROM time to time, during the present year. we
nave heard OF some scheme that was brewing
But the opposition was exhibited i'm ,urious forms
sometimes, rumor waited the news of the Delegate
rom Jefferson being still on the taps; and il is pre
umed, that by way ofpreparing the pu bic mind for
ms pretensions, he did now and then nv tbrust NJ
the Enquirer with his short sword-Eiit we never
parted one of his blows-At another ii, ne we hoard
ut member of the Legislature talking about elect
Ing practical prnter-That member ,vos n dit
iie touched with the swapping turtle ,-fof Mi.
hhcauon.) We were, of course prep ,red 70 ex
pect any opposition, stake almost what, ,yer shane,
u might But whether it was to co ne i'm the
shape OF delegate of the people. recommend.
ca partly by his old Clay propensites and part
~ Ivy his more modern doctrine of Nj ,llification
or, whether the battle was TO be fought nm
The grounds of the practical printer, who WINS n
be no editor at alive could not guess-A, I'd indeed
TO do the opposition JUSTICE do not be Ieye toi
tney had fuiiy organized their scheme of attack
when the Legislature met. Sometimes the ir cham
pon was then said to be MIR. Galaher-- lines M
Crale. But little did we dream of their co ming as
were, INTO our own household, and taking our
friend and associate, Mr.. Samuel Shepherd, 10 run
against us such, however, turned out ultimately
to be the plan of operations.
Indeed, we were prepared for almost any tI,iDp-
ny The distracted state of the public mind --by the
breaking up of almost all parties-by the effects of
The Ill-advised Proclamation, which, in spit of its
modern exposition, operating deeply on IL le u,L-
lie mDd-by tie violent struggles of the nullifers.
scattered they were, in certain sections 1fe Nv md
far between" from the Potomac to the Mobile and
10y the violent resentmens which our oppos;, ion IN
their doctrine had uniformly excited But op III 9 sa
turday before the Legislature assembled. N email cir;
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