Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05

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,here be, VIII, regardless Of honor bon..,, 49,,
c CIV. III ne had done this, aud MIR. Kendall had re-
Tnnun MAKE inquiry or If, having discovered the de-
nnqueht, ne had not "severey rebukedp him thor
would Judge White have had some ground 10 Con,
30, what does he dor Whispers these things among his
friends, but conceas them from the Pos,oos,ar g.
rat who, unconscious that offence had been con,;,
eo' though the knowledge of the fact was r the nos
him - W 'a.or, whose public duty il inform
, Is maze responsible by that very Senator for these
concealed delnquences of his subordinates, Ia no, th;
ionslrous Can Judge White hold up his head among
JUS, men, aiter concealng the facts from Mr. Kendall
anu men voting against him. because he believed he
won W not have done his duty if he had known them
we do not believe that any body has violated III. sa,l
OF Judge White letters There are ma Ietters
through the mails ''with the seals broken wtapt cn,
in any one but those " ho sealed them Man. nar
sealing wax without waters, and all ct.ers 40 sealed ,,
IN OF being broken being tumbled into and
:" ,ne ail bags and by rubbing the mails III tho
quanuty oil wax used be slight the least twist or rpb
breaks it, and the letter open The letters of nbe
oil congress are put into bag the Capitol and carried
W he cry post once IN cart So slightly are thew
sometimes sealed, that this operation breaks the ,yay
seals, ana they reach the city Office 'svh the seals
We have no doubt, that Judge Whites c,.es vsr.
suc as paipaby appeared TO have been broken bv the
motion OF tne mail! He did not complain to the De-
partnent because he hne there was no pround of com
plant And now, not having any honest reason 10 vote
against Nc Kendall he resorts this most contemptble
ahu at rne same time, slanderous of all his
So much for Judge Whites ouoced reasons eRv The
OF these the People may Judge those he has
not proper to disclose He ad better given
none Nobody cared for his vote except far il went
TO unmask The man. and if he had given no reasons every
oo1y might have supposed that he had some which he
oeleVee 10 be good But now he obtain credit
Tor that The given so false or go fvolous
so totally unworthy of any who seeks trutb or loves
Justice that nobody will consider them his true
Nor do we believe any ore can doubt what his trnc rea
sons son were, VIZ; DEADLY HATRED OF Tue
REEN TRIIE r ANp EVERY IiIn MAN WHO HAS
MINlSFRArioN.-G iOte.
MR.. sTEvENsoM
Judge white assigns the following as the ground OF
MS changed vote in the nomination of Mr.. Stevenson;
& nc, gentleman had been dominated ONCE tosos
S a ssn sS'Ss for him The office vaeGn ers
Judge require Sp. %, G 6e , and Of The
be nao IN sg members "g 90 OF SS %n' len open un,
q bas boy TO confirm the persons who mrt tt
s.leetioa ea s4tts h further believed NJ
did not believe any represent Tho UTirsd aud
court who would either seek accept office under such
Here, it will be Observed that when Mr.. Stevenson
teo sessions since rejected bv a rnajoy Of ke &C.
nae, and that majority condemned by the Judge Che
J"dss Men O0ttng for him, having shamefuy !. SLAM
G Ge the nomnee-the ground assumed by Messrs,
Leigh, and theEest, who attacked and voted aainst
Nh Stevensos's appointments was that he had made q
cofiSPt arrangement with the President and had re-
ceivea the nomination, consideraton,of prostituted
seFVee rendered in tie House Judge White bv ME
VOTE pronounced this to be sheer calunny If he had
placed the least confidence in the faqous cha mon
winch the Opposition rested their rejection he must
nave united In the condemnation. He however o.os.
.s aeeasauon no further consequence than it realiy
l--a,.-
RE managers, Notwithstanding the loss of the ost 70
gssfeie OF their party, viz: Frenghuysen Waggaman
Hehdrcks and Tyler carried their point and Mr. sse
venson was Ltaek-Laled But the President rasolvd IT,
MT > character should not be sacrificed hv inn
20 DC iase' w'thoutaPpeal to the people notorious
pfese hte9 on the occasion He Ind teodera6
ME- StevenseSnhe mission to England because he Rad
o,g enjoyed 'he"c0n6denca Of the nation for his Re-
publican virtues and patriotic sevices-because This
HcenSs bad been repeatedly manifested by the sufrages
OF the national representation. which he was fos a.
long and uninterrupted series of years called 10 nresd
and because his worth and ability were well known a.,
nun from personal intimacy Judge White had been
IN Congress and sanctioned, by his approht tion the
of hO deserts, and the high honor
with which he ehoso to reward them "0''
AND under such convictions and with the FIJI L,o
edge that the President did not believe the naiorv of
te senate truly represented their constituents how
could ms good old friend blame him for er,it,in The
once 20 remain Daednt until the people had an oppor
tuny TO pass npon the accusation alleged and sentence
passJG GpohMr Steyensoncan accusation and sentence
equ"y Ine0ftng Me honor Of Tie President hiaseIfq
But If the President to blame, Mr. Stevenson Ger
family was not MIR. StevensoR had no power TO fiji the
vacancy But it, seems that Mr. Stevenson Is cuInohIe
IN having sided all his poicer To produce Neqa
Changes which, according to the Judge would brine
IN such members Of The Senate as oud seeure n 1o;s
Ty ~ that body 10 confirm The nominations of persons rho
mght seek Termeht through their deuofion 10 ne ,oU Of
me E1ecHtioe in his Setsehoo Of suitable successor 10
What web of circumocutions and peneralitios In No
we heTe' woven partly TO conceal and partly to disclose
The real cause of the Judges changed vote and his al
tempt TO prescribe Mir. Stevenson He is cbnrgod III
deo0on 10 ne E1eetice cU IN his selection of sv;t
DtS successor. That IS, tle PRESIDENT prefers
BuneD 10 Judge White for the Presidency aad Mr. te
VensoD also prefers MIR. Van Buren But docs tb;s
prove that MIR Sevensons choice is mere snbserv;en
TO the President Are Judge Whites pretensions -
such oyerw helDing weight that no man could nrefer
MI Van Buren, but for scrvile "deuoton 10 The 5W of
The E1ecuhDeP" w ~"' ~
The Judge, however, Is too lust to proscr;bs NJ
Stevenson Tor mere opinions sake, or upon moro
mise as to otiys te alleges ooe act as the ground
OF has aitainder lie charges thai eA chan0eSS bave
oeen inaHe IN bte members Of the Senate 1ood secure "a
"Y0Tg tooO1hTIa The nomination Of persons scho ,oi0L
Seck SbesH7Jerm MrOugh their dcc0iion TO NE Err
nVe 'oH; and Mr.. Stevenson is directly CHARGED win
having adea all an his polocr produce Isss eLoDCos
having been condemned unjustly aud as he believed
against bae sense 0f the country by some Of the Senator
should desire change TO those voting against him
But let uE examine the matter mnutey and soc hoo,
the fact is upon which Judge While Pats so roneI,
stress.
The yeas and nays on the nomination OF MIR Steven,
son, in 1884, were follows
Ysas-Messrs. Benton, Black, Brown Forsyth FIRE.
LiNGHUYSEN Grundy, Hendricks lIiu Kane kim
Of Alabama, King Of Georgia, Linn, Morris Robinson
ShePley, Tamadge, Upton, TYLER, WAGGAMAN
White, wilkins, Wrght-22
Nays--M essrs. BIB, CalhoUn Cfay Chambers CI,v
ton. Ewing, Kent, Knight. Leigh Mangum Naudain.
fOlNDEETER, Porter, PfeDtiss Pfeston RobLins
Ssbee,. Smith, Southard, sPRAGUE, swipt. Tomln.
son, Wobaler-23.
We give in capitals the names Of those settors Of ,h
opposition who have been changed since the rejection &c
MIR. Stevenson. Three Of these, Nh FRFLixSnvysrs
Mr.. TYRE. aud MIR. WAecAMAS voted for Mr. Steven,
IL is clear therefore, that Mr. Stevenson could not
have cOnspred 10 turn them for the selfish noge as
siQHsd and for which be 10 condemned by tho Judpe -