Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12

was altogether probemuticai If the Editor can think
mere were none such, il is probably because he Judges
e eehgs OF Others by the passions which
IN MS own bosom. Then, was there any thnr remark
aoe or improper IN any member fAssenbly or any c
1zen' Sscertaning directly through friend whether
Gov Tyler desired or would accept the Office or of ex-
pressing individual opinion that he would be preered
oy The Legislature to the incumbent if he chose to au-
thorlze his friends to put him i'm nom ut let
The Sovernor speak for himself relation TO this matter
NOW, lei The Editor take retrospect of some dozen
ana see - he can recoect that the Editor Of the
Constitutional Wing candidate for the Office of
rubc Printer that his pretensions were not put upon
'e ground Of pfoscritng the old printer upon tho
s, 'Ouhu o, ms being mertorous young man-warmly
aachcd To the Internal Improvements of the Statc-to
the calling oil Convention-and almost every interest
oil ,he "estf Does he recollect, that the Office hold
GO was young man in the Legislature, with no personal
likes or dislikes for to the old printer or new candidate
ana surprising the election of the Editor of the Consu-
onaf Wing might advance the interests of those he re-.
presented, voted for that gentleman, Notwithstanding
they always differed in opinion in relation to national
potlcs: But, above ALL does he recoect the cold re-
proof he gave the members who had kindly bestowed
telr sufrages upon him, when he announced his graft.
ca'ion at being defeated in the election lest his clean
myers might have been deled by touching the public
money ne sought! And so far that amounted to
prescription, the Wing may make much oft The Of
ce-holder was Just far from attempting bride
Governor Tyler any letter he ever wrote as he was
from tribng de6ing the Editor in voting for him.
III the Editor be dead to every consideration of personal
friendship, and can have feelings neither of gratitude
nor Jusuce Tor one, who differing with him in politics.
had always rather have done him good than ann
injury, still it cannot be believed that such are the feel
nSs Vi gov. yer towards his old friends, unless
deed he has, shall authorize the statement in tho
Wing II such be the feelings of Gov Tyler, the world
cannot know too soon But who longer regard the
man OF the Whgs His praises only settle like the mil
dcws OF noxous vapor the objects of his adulaton
while his but character of his pas
sions and the meagreness of his soul
The Editor seems most anxious convince the pub
nc that the Once holder is in favor OF prescription
or desires to foment il-eengs perhaps between
han and the other officers of the Government He may
iabour In this cause much he pleases; and if he
does not know, others do, that when another Ocehol
der was complained of for his condemnation of the Jack
son party, and his contributions the Wing as it was
supposed in opposition to that party, the coffee holder
now complained of was as firmly opposed prescription
in that case, as any man in the Legislature. OPPOSE
on to the reelection of that officer, though spoken of
was not brought into the House But let the Wing look
to the appointment of the Judges under the new Con-
stiiuton, or scan the whole political life of the Office.
holder and the of the Jackson party with which
he acted, when in the Legislature and since, and he
Will ind that his charge has foundation And if the
Editor intends in his article 10 nsinuate that any thing
was done by the "O6ce-hoder, the other person re-
erred to, that not fair, honorable OF manly the
same is hurled back upon himself.
AN OFFICE.HOLDER