Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12
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rFrO" the Wing # Hedacsday .uoraing ;7prR ., I1'(
"Qures State Icc-Ioder who p"rea by tie
Whg Legislature q 81 49, and abuses that legislature for ep-
ing or.r' him, and The Lstc respected Nr. -Noneure
L lis, oil Office holders Of tho State, published in the
paper fall evidently with the OF inv ing aud
n,lisu,ias the late Van Buren, Legislature to prescribe Hh-
WIS WEUTE FRI Did ii not 70 from R,ehmond:
the uboYc gentleman tell who sent or carried il: 49, -
80 Was no, letter sent from Richmond Rev. VIM S. Nor
gan Congress, om Virginia. atc tho meeting Of
Cors Which undertook TO pcdg the support OF The al buisn
New K:n CIRCUIT, line rOaM .eerpt The r!aee,'
IS Was that letter in the nature Of dcc! dr to Nh Tyler
h ienI. sell his piusplesequaly insulting 10 him,
and dscrrltajr lo It's author:
ST. "ho 1t! Who authorized the busy aud otc9us ndi'i'
dual wto give the pledges therein ronaInei:"
COMMENTS.
Tie "Oice holder referred to in the above article
from the Wing, doubt person. who served several
years in the Legislature before he held any Office under
that body-and who has guile much respect for the
General Assembly the Editor Of The Wing ever had !;
one who accepted Office under partIzan motive; who
asks not 10 hold itby that tenure But holding at the
nual gift of the Assembly, will sacrifice no political
opinion for III aud will now, when member ol that
body oppose 'proscripon for opinion sake freely
pds ocac, oppose whatever his Judgment dictates,
though the rod be raised TO smile hun But notice
be taken here Of the vu garlties OF The Wing which
at best but excite the pity OF It's readers.
Whether the Wing means to mari the coffee holder
for prescriptions, to introduce system by which
the annual offices III the gilt Of the General Assembly
shall be conferred upon persons o the same pocs Win
The uIIty Of each session. quite Imnacrla so Tar as
the officer alluded To is personally concerned lie KNOWS
that the Office held by HIM belongs to the Assembly To
be conferred 10: the public good such person as IN
their opinion will best subscryr that good lie VIII con-.
plain change, unless be made merely for Sdhc Ut
political opinion aud lien not on his own account his
"Oticc holder 4 service OF eleven years III the Sc-
neral Assembly, rcproach himself with but single
act that had the least resemblance to proscrptun (and
VOID about That prcscnty) he therefore can have no
desire, now that he o!liccholdcr to introduce such
system.
lie did write the list of public officers with their pc.
llical sentiments published in Nlorganown and would
do the thing again. 1t were necessary 10 effect Tic
SAME legitimate object: that OF informing those. who had
long been his constituents, how uniuunded Was the
charge, so frequently made, Hut The friends 81 tic I'D
mrtstrati0n IN I~gin'a tccrc The SpOtS Purity. -
1t the Editor The Wing himself, who ushrrrd thai
list before tie whole People o The State, and attempted
give il :asc bcaring because it borc evidence on
lis face OF The untVunded character OF the charge
made against the friends OF the Administration; and NJ
knows IT,
but The office holder wrote letter in which he
'undrruuk TO pledge the support vi the Van Buren,
majority of the Legislature to the Hon. John Tyler, as
Judge IN tile New hent Circuit, If he r0m'd accept the
pincc." Has Gov Tyrr authorised the Wing to say or
ask whether any letter written TO him III the ma
ture OF Il direct Jribc,' "equaly insulting 10 INN and
dscrcdabc 10 its aullur:' Or, making any ''p!edge
oil the support OF the Van Buren, majority: Does the
Editor the Governor make the charge contained IN
these questions: il So what admirable improve.
in the political morals OF both these gentlemen
since Senatorial election in the Legislature -
But who the Wings tcii-iaic? and what purpose can
he advance by his tattllng II the Governor himself
will ahm the propositions, it might become subject OF
sufficient consequence 10 the public TO know exactly
what the letter Is, which is offensive TO the morals OF
the Editor 1t may be- nowadays that no one but ul-
tors vi newspapers, members Ut the Assembly, dare
think or speak upon the subject OF Executive appoint
Inenis: and however ocIous the Wing may think It IN
others, he will hardly be able 10 put the gag Oh many
citizens OF Virginia. where circumstances attending an
appointment calculated even 10 excite the Suspicion
low stood the case Was not Governor Tyler look.
ed u by u the people of Virginia than any other
man, the tit and proper person for the New kent
Judgeship' Ii the Executive had offered him the
MISSION, would he not have accepted it! II the Lcgs-
laurc had been in session when the vacancy occurred
and Gov. II. had desired it, would he not have been
preferred to any other in the Dstrict' Has there
been Legislature since Gov H. was elected 10 the Sc
nate that would not have given him JudgeshlP IN his
District had vacancy occurred, and he desired TO NIL
il? Docs the Wing doubt that, notwithstanding Gov.
Tyler political opinions both the people OF the State
and the District would have had confidence IN hD
than any other man in the District? But how was he
embarrassed brothrr.in.law appointed by the tx
ccutive Another gentleman of very fair pretcnsots,
time spoken Of for the Legislative appointment,
and also SAID 10 he some way connected Win 90
vernon Tycr'S family friends, appointed prose-
culng attorney under Judge Christian for tho Cir
cult! Another gentleman OF high Guahcalions also
spoken off, but embarrassed by having removed recent
~ from the District If then the members oil the Cen
cral Assembly the citizens of the commonwealth
had right think speak of the propety or ImpEo'
priety oil confirming the Executive appointment, they
ALL any OF them, had right to know who deSTed INC
appDatmen or ,eould accept ~ If any man was better
entitled on the score Of public service Or confidence,
than Gov. Tyler, 10 that JudgeshP, VIII the mig name
him; and then say whom he supports Tor the wee ire
stdeGcy?
Will the Wing have the justice to recollect that the
Office holder" complained Of, had served IN tie Le'
pislalurc with Gov. Tyler when very young man
had contracted Il favorable opinion OF Mr.. TyIer-had
voted twice for him Tor Governor-and was one Of the
friends ot Gea Jackson, who being dissatisfied with
suuc mart of John Rando phs service in the Senate,
voted ior Gov Tyler supply his place? Does the Wing
Editor rccoect whether Gov. Tyler (being Jackson
many then considered that the Of the friends
Of John @ Adams, (every Of whose votes the AS
srmbly he rcceived that he could be elected to the Sc
nate in their opinions, if he desired it, in the
turc of direct Lrc 10 desert his friends, and sell his
princip es-equay insulting to him, and dscredtable to
thcm Or does lie recollect what he, the Editor then
friend of Nr. Adams, thought Of the election Of Gov.
Tyler? Does he recolect his announcing the result
under the ordinations, 'Sky high Sky high;'
If the Wing can suppose it possible tor gentlemen ~
form personal friendships for each other, or
for honor and capacity, which can survive o.eIeo
opinion in politics. might he moi suppose thal 'neIe
persons both in and out of the Legislature among e
friends of the Administration, who wishea uo'eino'
TYLER better fate than that anticipated d. ~'e eo,
mepcement of the last session OF Assembly,, hoIw'"
standing his political opinions, and wouio nave oo,e
him the iustce to place him the Bench had ne oe-
sired it. Some there were, doubess,.b but how many