Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-20
POLITICAL.
From TIE Lf0be.
EG,EE NIP ICI1'LES OLE ILiDGE WHITE


nu6aSter, rnoones5 stone. lbs posture Pe!ien-
dcnlar-h:s hands clasPed-his eyes fxcd-each pari-
cular hair combed siraght plnnmet line to- his
shoulders He was, in io,k, very Cato Of Utica and
might have readily iancicd that he was dIsirtcEed
from the lava OF liercuaneu and set up IN tile Senate
the figure Of Rccttrde "a msHestD D0rL 70 strike the
c"nscenccs OF the Catlinssof The Semitic with terror
But what still more awful, he spoke periodically
year, and every word warning to the Wings.
He voted regularly with s!iatr,otion of the lips and
every vote cotfSemBatSf Oh t4se Opposition: 10
make this pe7soica:ioh of Roman virtue the more con-
spicuous and imposing, the Democratic party elevated
him to the Vice Presidents Chur There Ills looks
pressed what Shakespeare Stasrsnan old PoUnus
| vainly uttered:
{. That have positively s"i!, its.y,'
" When it proved Otherwise :"
| But alas Messrs Clay, Calhoun, Webster and Poin.
dexter, old stages, and know the woIld They
drr<land the management Of prpde in politics, well
they do Of prude il EetlicCas The first step they
took 10 render Judge Whites obstinate virtue cuSy,
10 give hi fall TsHy thew him from tile presiding
chair Of the Senate and ptl Pundexter over him. Eter
this overthrow and Disgrace the Judge became gGte
tame ard manageable. They whispered i'll his car,
through Speaker Bell the promise of unbounded favor
and reconpruse, if I've would give himself up TO their
wishes. The Speaker example Of the high dos.
tiny to which they were willing aul able to call the de-
srrtes fnn Democracy. Th!s put the Judge in motion.
They had seized the string wMcl,could fling man Of
pascboard posture, :Id Supple lack was eve.
made 10 cut cAtraraganL capers Than the saG
and sober Cato
The first somerset kc played of to win the kindness Of
the Opposition, M secret report he made against the
Cherokee Treaty, declaring no Treaty, because 1t con-
tanned contingent stipulation providing that II should
become obligatory only WHEN approved BY majority OF
the tribe. This was at the rDoinent Of Bells coalition
with the Opposition and intended TO convince the
Federal phanlropists Ia he too could differ with, and
defeat The President. WIEN The latter vas right
Last winter, finding that This proceeding of the secret
session had got abroad in Georgia, and likely
to destroy his prospects there, he threw soner,
set backwards OH sI:e same ground, and supported
resolution pcdgny the Senate, IL auTaGG, to
ratfy Il contingent appropriation OF FIVE millions of dol!
lars, to enable The President to the very spula-
tons OF the rejected contingent rsly. But to satisfy
the Opposition for this rctrogade movement he nme-
dat,y made three grand leaps forward. One in homer
OF Clay the second rr Calhoun. and the third for Web
stcr distinctly pr.Icaiirg By his acts: that ne was
prepared sacrifice the President personally to the en-
ny Of the first; tic character Of his domestic admins
traton the second and his foreign policy to the last
In the meantime, he had put written authority IN the
hands Of john Bell to bring lin cut candidate Tor
The Presidency that the heads uf s:e Condition might
show their judgment and gratitude Mt once, by blending
their counscs and influence together. in support OF one
eyincng such readiness TO subscrvc lhclr various views
Having thus setshd afE,irs AZ Washington, the Judge
proceeded to Tennessee, AID there at iirs rsueu Ills
primitive reserve and pu.itanical p:etenson Let US
follow him 10 his hu,!r unC the stress OF c'Fem'
sauces and great Temptation" gradually uhSeilh9 "cs'
motives and Stripping he mask from TIE most OBSTINATE
aecat1on OF pIobity, patriotism, ana tenacy 0! pf'
cplc.
| Tic candidate Of tas Bell aad Crockett caucus had
not reached home than week ten days. before
his interchangeable Nashville manager gave him oppor-
tuui.y appear befo,e his frl!owc,@ns,. aud assure
the Of the determination he lad r:Incd, no.: only TO
retire from the Senate with the aspiration Of his term
on the fourth Of March, 1885, matter ':of proprie
y but IL tase any pGrt IN those turmo.s
cnsiOncd by public Ettaud n'taing it seems prevent
ed his absolute retirement at the period fixed, but the
fact that his h@d bccn brought bGtorc tic 7meri.
rtn vcnpic, tn fill Mc highest gce IN their g" lie adj
H. .L, Nash lilo
NyuAv1LLE, May 5th 1855
Gentlemen BY the mail wls!ch arrived today. re.
ccvcd your invitation to parlake of public dinner, 10
be given to the Hon john Bell the !3d inst, at Nash
. VILE, by portion Of his constituents.
| The pleasure | should experience BY an association
with portion of my late constituents: assembled at the
festive board, to honor man who IS all honor TO his
whole State as we'll his mnedlats district, tcnPts
me strongly accept your nvaton; but anolhrE con-
sideraun, which cannot tIsrcg"ru INDUCES me 10 re-
| sist this temptation. -
When las, visited your place., looked forward to
the 4h of March, 1873. the period when could with
popriey. To take any par! IN ios. t"rnos occa-
stoned by public life, but within tic last lew months my
name las been brought bcore the American People as
candidate to fill the highest Office within the!s gilt:
When applied to, have said. ',hc Office was created
for the benefit Of the People, and ey rave ihe fght 10
fill it with whom they please; that have had no agency
in causing my name to be uscar and 'ut my political
friends have my consent 10 continue. or discontinue us
use as il their opinion will most PsoInole the pnol!c
good" .
Mon il is most proper that should not participate IN any
festival. even in my o."n STATE.
For your kind and polite nritHtion and lort'e iarora
HE opinon YOU have expressed OF me, as private c
zen and as public man. he pleased to accept ing CRATE
fu acknowledgements and do me the favor TO request
those for WHOM yon act when asse!ab%G; 70 JON you
| and me in the sentiment which will be found below.
have the honor to be, most respectfully your ohcdI'
enl servant. HUGH j. WHITE.
II Looked for,rord TO the aa Of Narch, 1885, 'rh0n
eod ,rih propriety cease To Gke any par! those tar
,noiis &c This telling his fellow: c'zenS that he
was man of modcratinn-'ilat, having scrYt" tWo
terms in the Senate, "rropEicty required that the
State should have the opportunity OF honoIIng osher
distinguished and faithful men, who had long served in
subordinate stations. The Judge would not monoPolE'
would not make Scnatorshlp !lie estate NO: nc du
resolved in obedience TO Of propri4y to retire
from the Senate and all the tmos Of pubic life his
last WISH however, denied him. as he was called by
hIessrs Bell & Co., 'befoc the American People as
candidate 10 fill the highest Office within their gilt lie
tells Us in another letter. be had refused TO allow his
name TO be brought forward BY The Legislature OF MS
State two years ago, but he yielded to the ntrgnrs 'i
Washington and gave into the wishes OF The Opposition
WELL having last become candidate ior the fresi'
dency how did that circumstance affect The pFopF'ty
which had fixed his resolution TO retire from TIE oenalc
nm ,r 4h of MarcI 1885: In his letter 10 Pryor Lea,
defending himself against Arnold charge OF haioo''hg
concealed hostility to General Jackson, he said
.But il is further siutcd that IsSPpoyed Co., FtEamS
for the Scac of tic United Sltes eren aga'nSt JHfSson
I;ms and ia, as 10 ea Ge"sTas Jackson I'm
uyratrtui, Uachhearted st0s"dret dhfre Is N MtS
ta on 90 ur Tsr By al fir means my p0ee and
,"Gsn mere ,rus an astemvt to Jackson himself MS
ennIidrte in opposition to Hiams used my utmost e.
cron oprrct his "ame from lsHs usta as f%aa'@a
aeson ,eas supported for the Presidency in other State.
,rDs that he ,ras home, attending prOnte business
not sng arg TO secure his election as President
d Tca1ddin Jeiieecd that if the Legislature elected hr
"n c Scnie ,coulG be bsicrsd those States, that
,cas paeed in Washington to cectioneer for tic PTesi
cucT as ,ceV as the other candidates. andthat saeh an I'm