Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-03
I'm .ADril Thrill ,

We might know this to be the month of ELoctioos in
Virginia by the number of tricks to which the :" Wing
Is now resoring. On A Fools Day it re-pubishes am
extract of letter from the Washington Correspond
ent OF the Philadelphia Inquirer, dated on the Goth
March, which touches the importance of the Elec-
ions IN Frglna-and takes occasion to say, that Tho
mas Richie, who always boastcd that ne wanted
notng-that he never asked for Office" &c, &C. &c
NOW, that lac has lost the public printing is said to be less
scrupuous; and although too old himself to accept Office
VIII not object to the appointment of his Sccretari
Of Legation 10 Tie Court of ST. atnes. Indeed il is be-
leved that said son will accompany Mr. Stevenson to
England 80 much TOR the disinterestcd patriotism OF
Tommy Richie"
there is not syllable of truth We nail the spurious
coin at once to the counter. Il. r. asks nothing for
himseli-nor viii he accept any thing. He says the
same of his son. He would accept of no Secrctaryshp
OF Legaon-of office in the gift of the present Adj
mnistration-lis is no empty declaration 1t ten
days since an Office, highly honorable and desirable to
young man, was indirectly rendered to him, by friend
at Washngtonin spirit of the highest lberality-by
no Van Buren, partizan either 1t was unhcsatinGv de-
clned both by father and Our Correspondent SAYS
in reply "Alow me TO say, think you are little too
iastdous, in relation TO yourself and family Whatever
may be your determination, regards Yourself YOU
should NOT 1t appears to me- dttranchise your family
However, have taken this view the subject and
seem to be infexibe, &c. &c Let enemies be com.
ioted That young man stands dsfrdnchiSed both
by the ldcS ot ms State well to all the Execu-
tive Offices of the Federal Government. But enough
upon this subject We should not again have noticed
it at ALL but for the which may al this time be in
sidiousy made Of the Philadelphia letter
Another scrbber gives another squb i'm that very
1t, that we have given up Van Buren, because said
lately, that we would "nethcr ask receive a pin
favor from hlm-For, depend upon it, (says this very
h0n0TGHe loglcan) he never would say that long as
there remained spark of hope of Van Burcns election
liah hah hah Thomas Richie gives it up -
II n0n-Scquitar indeed! For, do conscientious
ly believe, that MIR Van Buren, will be the next Presi-
dent OF the U. Sand yet do repeat our deter
minailon not to ask or accept pins fec from him.
Dull Green says that at made Ritches heart leap
to his mouth when he got the of Kendall appoint
mcnt-that is to be. lie at that if they
strong enough and shameless enough make Kendall
Postmaster General they will not be apt refuse him
any thing. -!fena. They will not refuse us any thing
because shall ncver0skiG But, what manner of men
are those who are twitting upon this subject? Did
not one of them for ile Office of Postmaster &C.
neral? Another sought and accepted n Messenger $
place, and paid well for his painsand great pains
ne took, and curious Messenger he turned out to be-
But ellen Sas We shall not shortly trcspass upon our
readers again in this style.