Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-31
EYEvrS IN uJSSJSCIoD,

we lay before our readers official Expose as it
were Of the hanging of the Gamblcrsat Vicksburgand
tne various ruInors about the Insnrreconsts in Mis-
sissippi-The Vcksburg article is perhaps az allie n
Jusuhca,ion of the horrors of that scene as could be-
Penned-but 1t docs not carry conviction with it, We
are startled at the sangunary deed which been com
mtted-as well by the bold manner in which :,
has been defended No-no-we must not u,,,,n
such grounds throw of the regular forms of civil
government We must abide by the sheet anchor of
tue law: In such cases, the vessel has no 9th, saC
one TO ride by Inevcry the ordinary of he
law should be observed The only exemption can be i'm
those extreme where the safety of the Republic
VIII not await IT %f1s popm sUprema lea But the
TWO facts must be completely made out that the daOe
must be so imminent that the ordinary process will
suffice to arrest its deadly ravagcs-and that anv Thin,
IKE more summary process has become essentially ne
cessary 10 save Tie People from sweeping ruin Certainly
such was not the with the gan6ers of Yicksur,
and every rejecting man must depore the measure
We have not heard distinctly the particulars Of tl.
medtated Instruction. 1t seems certain Thai sevcr
bot! OF the white and black consprators have been cat
The Nashville Banner rcpublishcs the sentiments of
the Whig--and the Whi0 re.cchocs Tho ,nn,;,n,, = r
the Matthew's Meeting That Tie reader NAV SEE VII,
sort Of Meeting ii was-and how far the People Of Mat
tncws rcecho the address Of the Wings, recommend
him TO read the letter from Matthews which is uhlsbd
the Norfolk Herald, and which we republis from at
Wing paper.
The People Of Virginia will require some other cvi.
dcnce Than the Ipse DiIa Of Mordccai Manassch N,al
mat Mt fancy Is not a Democrat. We shall take the
necessary steps oprovc that is this merccnary Syss
OF te Evening star, who is guilty of palpable false
po"u an9 contemplate trash -Epithcts, for which We
are Indebted to The columns Of the Star.
We recommend to our readers Tie pern,nl Of The Dc.
position Of DR.. Parrish We have scarcely ever seen
more thrilling description Of the last moments of anv
alsuh9ushPa man With all his ecccnirictes, all his
nhrmes Of temper and all his fraltics John Randolph
0i roanoke was certainly Of the remarkable.
men o. the age Tic was uniquc-The greatest Ora
tor who has appeared since the death of Patrick ncnty
-and one Of the most brilliant politicians Of the arc
ana yet occasionally subject 10 the singular hau.
rs lis c seems almost TO be destitute Of den-
uiy lie appears at different epochs IL be had been
possessed OF two characters melted into one person
Durng the investigation OF his Will there was nothing
100 secret or too sIcrcd, 70 be withheld Things indeed
nave been put upon public record which ought never To
nave oeen exhibited to the public eye lie was some.
times Tie victim Of insanty yet when come to revise
MS ortons To- read his letters aud fccolcct his con
yersaons, where shall find finer specnr rs of taste
more brilliant passages Of cloqucncc and more insfinc
TIVE sagacity Of political rcAcctions2 Well micl,f DR.
farnsh says that after all his experience he "had me-
yer met with character perfectly original and
unique Well might he have said of himself that he
was his town idiosy ncracy."