Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-19
FOR THE E.NQ UIRER
TO GOVERNOR TAZEWELI,.

re
specis to you again, after the meeting of the present
General Assembly of Virginia and the receipt of your
communication by that body promised 10 give your
origin, your taentsnatura scholastic professional and
political, the only of presenting lust clear
and full understanding of the your STRANGE
public life, from your to the present ne
Rod But the great press of other and more importan
public matters, at the of the Assembly
and Of Congress- has precuded earlier notice of YOU
through the public journals That attention and respect
shall now be rendered, with i interest for The DELAYED
promise well for all incessant and excessive
patrot'c and grateful hostynot to the former eneies
but towards those who laid the foundation of your present
exaltaton!
You, sir, were born in Williamsburg or its immediate
vicinity, of most respectable paren,age-at least with
in the atmosphere of William and Mary College which
has turned out so many great and distinguished men, in
former times for the service of their country You sir
were educated in that renowned College, under the par
tcuar auspices and puplage of the learned and scen
tc Bishop Madison long the President of that nsttu-
ton With these great advantages you accumulated a
very full and perfect classical and scientific fund of learn
ing
Norfolk in whose bosom struck the first reyolu-
tionary blows in Virgina-Norfolk, whose blaze of pa
trssm conspicuous the torch of her ncendary
fce~ in her streets You there formed estionaby
the most respectable and most happy and amiable do
mestic relations
Here, sir, the first seeds of your genius began TO de-
yeoPe themselves Your natural and professional
Tents displayed themselves and were found TO con-
ss OF metaphysical distractions sophistica echncul
still more nexplicabe and underlined compile xon You
were several times in the Assembly of Virginia You
member of the Convention that formed the ure
sent Constitution of that State long Senator Of the u
States in Congress- and you now Governor of that
important and leading State In these several ca
pacites you have been with and against every part "
To-day with one, tomorrow with another. Neither of
them knew which had you, where you were TO be
found IN cases of the greatest emergency.
In fine you have always been of that compound sub.
limated nondescrip metaphysical, archngenious po-
ei gen, which defes all calculation all certainty all
responsibility and all reliance The various party Qacks
of all descriptions with all their variegaed chymical
processes through all these extraordinary times have
failed TO anaiyze discover, and define, the true ingc.
dients OF such a sublimated political compound of oil
The nouns moods lenses genders and persons ght in
all the party .colorcd schools of the present day
Sir Is said your immediate predecessor ex- Cover
Floyd had common and useja sense If So IL NAV
truly be added, he had uncommon sense in these
scarce times You, it is said have ogerabundant stock
OF uncommon sense IF quite another descrplion-too
common it is believed have been or ever to be
of any common benefit, further than to certain
extent.
Norfolk in which you seem 10 have made vour norma
nent location doubt has changed many Of her nbab-
ans since the Revoulion and with that change ma
tura TO conclude she has changed much of her former
character, feelings and dispositions Once the theatre of
British Revolutionary hostes, she was then the main
seat of patriotic ardor and noble resistance Since that
period, she has become the great Virginia Emporium
all our foreign commercial ncrcOurses particularly
wi tn Great Britain, former enemy IL il too much
apprehended that this circumstance has eDoraed loo
many Of the sprouts Of the old stock of British prinoi
pies and British feelings many-thougb it is hoped
by no means ALL her citizens. The commercial and
tocraces with all their kindred money InoDopoes are
alluremeDts too well calculated reach the borders il
not to the centre Of other Younger rising and iatino
communtes-at least among their most ambitions i'm.
habants. leave it TO Others who are better acauant
cd with our large commercial sea. aboard cities who are
too much under Banking and ambitious influences Ia
point TO individuals Of these sordd and selfish DISPOSE
tons ot0 fer nobody bit McmseUes and tehoDt no.
body TOR, but 10 similar selfish views
shall speak Of one, and nothing but what / have
ard know
few years past, series Of essays we're published
in Norfolk paper signed "Senex" attributed to your
pen have not those Essays now by me; but as far as
my memory serves me, land was forcbly struck with
them at the time, and that memory is now aided by
others, who equally impressed with the same OPT.
nonsD they had strong and lawful squirting towards
those commercial, those moned-nay even those arts.
tocraticn aNufcments and principlcsl I ready 10
stand corrected however, IL republication Of them
should place them and their author in medtorious
light
Sir, will not worry myself the editors or their read
es, with arcview, at this past stage Of your first very
extraordinary communication made TO the Assembly Oh
Virginia as Governor Of the Slate during the last year
Qe54 further than to inform you Of the far power
fol effects it has produced the high reputation you
mad before acquired for superior talents II was very
singular Document I do assure YOU sir, that
feel some modification, a Vrgnian, to be compelled
to say, that never have yet met with any who had
the hardihood, while he possessed the abilities look
any intelligent and discerning person in the face and jus
hy ITS topics, its principles; who could venture
their own reputation in commentator Of that strange
competition. On the contrary, all whom have me-
With have hung their heads and emsnfd mute and sor