Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-19

be connected with political newspaper OF Gecue
party character to operate reward to the Eo'o'
Not one word fell from the lPs OF the gen'te L -
position 10 That mcasure-ano not Que I'D on,;nst tEe
of his ay That not one word can DC sa'u "su' nv
position we have taken may then be fairly asseu'
stand then without word opposeo 10 Us VA sc pLi;
ticu that this enforcement OF the puo"e Pc w E
Offices should take plucc-or rathcr tna' I ~, ',
I'D ,,.yrr have Nistcd-and ii never woud nave eS-
ised had there been any choice lad Alt ''Ne VI
Plcasnnts any competitors for the o:ce no; Out IS
now ohcrwsethe vast muluP,icu..on ~ VIC H., ,T,o
enables us 10 have the duty much better done ny otet
me-, than by Editors OF newspapers. way Is H. say
they tia, no objection waJ made 70 rtche OH t'ie
ground of his being an Editor, lot Sd many fGas
Tcr,usr Their. were none to be opposed TO him ont
Editors of newspapers. The same question might
be asked in regard tc Gales a Sealon, anu Tue S1le
answer would apply. But this state OF lhngs no Ion
grr exists: there IS no longer heGrs5 o ...'nv
an Editor the public printcr-und there IS no longer any
sound reason why the Editor OF public journal should
not be relieved from the mpuatlon OF Delhg ,le su
ncut of patty for the reward Of oit!cc lhere Is 10
necessity al this day that suspicion should DC cast upon
the purify Of the press Ivy colDihnS ivy WV JILL
COS which ought to be disconnected a.. .,,, Cow,
Is,,ocWi1ht ask him, said Mr.. b, now ne arrived
at The conclusion, that II was an act o.
nave Mr. Richie in tic face othc implied dehai Oh liiat
nosit;on in his statement that il this was new question
MIR. Shcpcrd should receive his vote: IL such were MS
sentiments where then is the ground on w'Gh nc can
sustain the argument in favor OF an
al.
Nr did no, insinualc that such would DC the case,
would have all the partiaes of those politically as
socia,d with him, arrayed his side, to protect him
from being treated with just severity. Inc gfnuf .
men do not venture 10 question the Sonndness OF ls
view It is conceded and sustained by the statement
Of the gentleman from -Wigt. suppose, s ,
Mr. Stanard that any other oiilec that came ntiorc e
Housr had formerly been supplied I'M way not recon
c;}rnbIc with sound prncples-that during period IN
which The pawcr had shifted hands, an appointment was
m1dc according to sound principeswas that change 10
dressed by returning to the former appointments why,
this wrong once eom"trd could n ntT to be
riccd afterwards; but it is TO be perpetuated' ne
gentleman from Isle Of Wight readily comedies that
Bart of the vote given last year was given under
the dominion of sound principle; but he says there
was another portion which was given on party con-
s!cyatons. but he seems to forget, that there was
not one vote given to reject Richie by the party IN
his favor-whilr Shepherd not supported entirely
Oh party grounds Was it not, therefore, probable that
if party feelings had not swayed the vote, would have
been much larger i'll favor OF Shepherd that it was i'll-
possible to sustain the ground Of Injustice Mr. Stan,
ur, believed ought TO be put on other grounds and that
there were probably other which would increase
the force OF the rgumcnt for the election of Shepherd