Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-17

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a, ehEIncss ami capacity il "i:c, liz no question
for hin on the present 'ccas'''" c ,,, ,.,,,r,s
LET lis read one mlure passage ie''" t'e S'"e'"'"
IL c,ot;5nca rr.,lr;ncn how th"y stopped from
,,s, heh estates - Vrguias I" indulge III party feel
ins and nngle party politics. whe:e other requisites
are more rssential% - -
Yes. sir-l. ceu.;on:d gentlemen not to m"gie par,
&C. uo,,cs in the election OF Public Prin'er ano n?w
We are told tina: this great political question: anu ma
t- wrongs the Republican party must De feuFesseu
the restoration of Thomas Richie. " j,
Mr. Parker said he should shcw By an extract from inc
Fnouirer that Mr. Richie spoke OF this Office as %! no
importance. He had Obtained that extract. which ne
would presently read TO sirw the imposition at !ii
wns teciar;ns,I he was way nhuencedby persHn-
al considerations his natives personal, anal that
hev were of The most nary kind. In the summer
NJ iS31 he was accused Of pushing the Instructions
against Mr. Leigh, from motives OF personal nrrcsi;
and that subject lie wTute GS io!loi"S MI iarhcr
read the suboIned:
Extract from The Enquirer, august 10, ls;a.
" We pushed the lnstructions but FROM no direct
pecuniury interest which we felt in furthrrng them
Is il not vain well uncandd, TO assert II: a Is
elected in the Spng-it is known That he lsasG'ns;
r., as we'll as for 3. w. l.. VIVA. do the people 90:
They instruct him to vote against Ii but ticif rover
Of Attorney does embrace the other case as ou
not so small matter Will any Delegate feel h'Isi'
bound TO alter his course in both respects, when he Is
only instructed TO do il in the one as ne not Hs'
70 say 10 the People, You only instructed me as 10 'he
Senator and left at liberty to d" villa: tased ao"ui
the Public Printer The argument is irresistible; ana
would stand good before the world We take the wager
of the Wing if it be serouSy offered Ihcre viii be
many executions to Asrsmark we arc convinced w nat
does the editor of the Wing think that such men as Booker
Of Amelia, Epes of Nottoway. are I" lie turneaa"al
from the discharge duty by scruprs Or fears Ike
these? He pays indeed, but poor coplI.ncntto his own
friends 10 suppose them TO be wanting III G!scere
or in 6rmness. Booker would soon have aaandoned
the fac of the Petersburg Volunteers, as shr'':!-
;np, NJ he ia ut
Now sir intend TO show, and have 1t Recorded Il. -
in ms s!iempt to get up instructions, ne ha P''1
view that while he told us that the pubhc PrMinP VA;
too small an nni s Gl IA as subsequent dcIar Of
his will prove, in which he that those who were
instructed to vote against Mr. Leigh were also Instruct
ed to vote for him as Public Printer.
Last year, when Mr.. r. was turned out OF 'n;l o'ice
under the feelings of disappointment at the loss nc gave
loose TO his sentiments in the following language;
Ey,ruct from tie Enquirer, Dec :, loJi. ;,
u,c ,ho nel:ga,cs who voted against Il. r. should
,h;nt ,hev consulted the wishes Of their constituents,
we must beg leave t" differ tfon 'hcn we S',,'' o."
lieye that The people Of Surry, southampton NG''"a
Pe,ersburo Chesterfield Nelson Frederick. and several
o,hrr counties would ask for such sacrifice a!!d upon
The pcoyc of these counties thea lie argues, looked
upnn their members bound to vote Tor hi As plC..c
pr:u,cr-anI vet he said few months before, that the
neopIe Of Notoway and Amelia had not instructed
Booker anu Eprs this sub ect-tiat II was too s'!d!
matter for their consideration, and that in relation to Il
the instructed members, Oh the Fo'c oF h' WIZ
LEFT 10 act AS they pleased
Il will be asked what VAS the dcSiga of these Iearas,
so inconsistent with the real feelings and opinions OF Tic
Editor Of the Enquirer: They were intended % mis-
lead and bewilLer the public. He was placed III stul'
ton where he could not safely his rca! sen.inrnts
Il, kncw that he could no; come and say that 'c
people uuuh. instruct their representatives, Rot ON" |"
vote against Mr. Leigh Senator but to vo!e Tor hlr
Richie as public printer: lie knew that the n!''tivc
would be too plain the very face vi the declaration
a., ., k. IN
people in favor Of his personal wishes 1t ""u!u
have been damnng avowai, and he Knew II
What respect would the people haze entertained i"r
man who should have thus ln!ecaciy pua!ti ms own
private interest? And if, line other hand, lie had H"l
come aud made this dislvowal oh;s wish, that tic
should embrace the oc Public lrimter
when it charged against him. that he was Interested
in the sSue-on the principle that silence gives Consent,
would have been known that selfish profit. and per
sonai ACKNOWLEDGEMENT lay the bottom OF all his Zca!
pushing tie Instruct So that this declaration ought
to have little weight, il no! con;radcted by his suhs-
quent decaraons-but with that, the duplicty oi his
Course is fully developed.
1t was true that the people of Virginia should awake
TO knowledge Of this lie had cheated them with
fair words and pretended GisintrresedncSs, when his
utterly selfish. He had delrauded them with
pretence that lie free from private motives when
he in truth looking forward to the reward Of this Of
fee.
The prostitution Of The press parzan and sell
fish objects, properly considered of the greatest
Ing ground in this country, and the Editor Of the En-
qrlrer doing his :ull share to produce il. Nh Z.
-s he would read extract this subject, from the
work Of i52'5acr. He spoke of the press his
country-ana mu.aS muta::, his remarks wou! apply
to the situation Of things 1t Washington. Mr.. z. then
Z. al as follows:
ain that Of abandoned Witty and prostitution to
which the undue influence Of the Crown has reduced tc
other branch Of the Legislature, ministers and ma
glstraes have III reality little punishment to fear, and
few difficulties to contend with, beyond the censuTrs {"
the press and the spirit o resistance which It eXc"s
among the people. While this ccrsoral power is main
tanned, both minister and magistrate Is conpei!cd IN al
most every instance TO choose between his duty ana S
reputation. \ ;ici,iia nt this kind peTpctual!y before
his eyes, will not indeed, work miracle in his heart;
but it will assuyedY operate III degree his con
duct. At all events these mol tnrs to admit OF anT
relaxation in the little discipline wc have left
Look this extract. How appropriate to the stair OF
the press in this country. Mr. 7. would not back Ia
illustrate this statement but would mc!ry refer 10
or two rcccEt events Among the arbitrary ACT, ii the
Chief Magistrate of this country, have hin1 i'm.
pudenlly and waniony attempting 10 direct attention to
his successor aud openly using his influence i'll ieia
Of his ;avoritcs. Mr.. Richie has seen ham directing
letter individual, in which he recommended III"
Baltimore Concentrating that Convention fresh
from the people the best mode ol nominating
ddate for the PreSdcncy-and that 10 refuse "br,rncr
that nomination after II had brcn made, would he
denial Of Republican principles And has Mr.. RCiir
anlnadverted this unsccnly interference o The Chit
Magistrate in the appointment o his successor: Have the
columns of the Enquirer exhibited 'S ind na ion at this
revolving display OF Executive influence: Has he breath
ed one word of ccnsure against il: N1-ncs one And
does Mr. Richie approve Of this letter Of The rs''"
nay ask if there is mcnber here who VII! say he
approves Of If So let any man rise IN ms place ami
declare it, if he has the heart TO make declaration so
directly in violation of the most sacred Of Virginia prn
cples. No, srtherc is not man here VIII" will d" 1t
who dare do it, He would aliude l." other fact ii
similar nature The prrsid mt nf the United States
fit on the eve Of the election of United States Sc
nalor in the Legislature # 'rrnursScc, to send un-
der his frank, c"py Of the GLOBE, ue"spapsr 70
nator as the contents oil the ranked newspapers Sui
cicn,y showed The fact has been ir-clragay proved,
nd for tnr hui recently Alr