Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-12
FOR 7,HE ENQUIRER

laughed to scorn by them, for your creduty.
ANrl-PANIC.
Iron the Waig IF "Wednesday Morning apri &, 1857
Ha %ssa S s S. ON a WHO was spared BY M
~" Ie'J h 81 e1s s e.. t@s respected q, AZ urs
rgan tow last fall evidently limiting and
VINO WROTE lr Did 60 Rie%mood And canno,
Was aoi o S% Rss sn.sf to the Rev.
gan member OF Congress- from Virginia. amer meeting
lion Jo1a a. io Ss n1 Ss
Was no, that letter in the nature Tyler
10 desert bis isnd. and sell his Prnsipesequay insulting
., 4 who es az Who authorized
dual who wrote II, TO give the pledges therein 20
COMMENTS.
The coffee holder referred to in the above article
from the Wing is no doubt person. who several
years IN the Legislature before he held any Office under
that body-and who has quite much respect for the
General Assembly the Editor of the Wing ever had
one who accepted office under parzan motive; who
asks not TO hold by that But holding it at the
nual gifl OF the Assembly, will sacrifice no political
oPn'oh or ~ ana WIN now, as when member of that
oouy, oppose prescription for opinions sake, freely
advocate, or oppose whatever Ills Judgment dictates
though The rod be raised 10 him. But no notice
can be taken here OF the vugartes of the Wing which
can at best but excite the pity of its readers
whether the Wing means to mark the "Ofice holder"
for "proscripton, or to introduce system bv which
the annual Offices IN the gift OF the General Assembly
shall be conferred upon persons of the same politics villa
me majority OF each sessions is quite mnaIeria sr
tie olcer alluded 10 is personally concerned lie knows
That the Office held by him belongs to the Assembly In
be conferred Tor the public good, on such uersun a. i'm
opinion VIII Best subServe He will
PLAN OF no change unless be lereIU for sake of
political opinion aud Then his own account This
"oihce holder IN service OF eleven years in the Ge-
neral Assembly Ieproach himself With but sinole
act that had the least resemblance 10 prosecutions (and
word about that PRESENTLY he therefore can have no
system.
lie did write the list of public officers with their no.
litical sentiments published in Morganton and would
40 inc Same '"g again lift necessary to elect the
same legitimate object that Informing those VIII had
long been his constituents, how unounded was In.
80 ,requently made, Mat ieads % tie Id
m"tS"a"on H tTgtntd 'oere The Spoiis' Pariy'-
1t was the Editor OF the Wing himself who ushered that
list before the whole People OF the State aud attempted
10 give IL false bcaiing, because bore evidence on
It's face OF the unfoundcd character of the CHARGE
made against the friends OF the Administrations and he
knows "
But the coffee. holder" wrote no letter in which no
undertook to pledge the support oil the Van Buren,
majority of the Legislature the lion John Tyler as
Judge IN the Hew Kent Circuit if lie 1coud accent fb,
Place Has Coz Tyler authorised the Wing to say or
ask whether any letter written TO him in the ma
lure OF direct trt6c, equally nsung TO him and
dlscreditabie TO It's euthor!" Or, making any "pedpe
oi Tue support OF the Van Buren, majority 2: Does The
Editor or the Governor, make the charge contained in
these questions If so, what an adnr,bl. i,nnrovs
ment In the political morals of both these gentlemen
since certain Senatorial election in the Legislature -
Out who is the Wings teu-taie? What purpose can
he advance by his tattng? If the Governor himself
VIII alhrn inc propositions 1t might become subject OF
sufficient consequence tile public TO know eyac,ly
what me letter is which is offensive morals Of
TIE Editor umay be, nowadays that no one but Edi-
Tors Oh newspapers, members the Assembly dare
hnk or speak upon the subject of Executive appoint
menis and however ofiicious the WhIp may think II in
Others he will hardly be able 10 put tue oag ON
citizens OF Virginia, where circumstances attending an
appointment are calculated even excite the suspicion
oil political considerations influencing Executive action
How stood the case Was not Governor TYLER Look
ed TO by more Of the people Of Virginia than any other
man, as the ht and proper person for the New Kent
'udseshiP II the Executive had offered him the con
n.sslon would lac not have accepted it? If the LeyIa
azure nag peen IN session when the vacancy occurred,
ana Gov l. had desired it, would he not have been
preferred to any other tic DtStrictY Has there
beeua Legislature since Gov T. was elected To the So
nate that would not have given him Judprsbiu in bis
District had vacancy occurred and he desired TO I'll
~ Dies the Wing doubt that, notwithstanding Gov
yer sPoical opinions, both the people of the State
aue The District would have had more condolences in him
lhan any other nun an tic DisriefP But how was lie
embarrassed! brotherin-law appointed by the tx.
ecuuve! Another gentleman of very fair prctenslons
AZ one une SPOKEN OF Tor the Legislative appointment
and also said TO be way connected with Go,
vernon Iylers family friends was appointed prose.
cu.ng attorney under Judge Christian for the Cir.
cut Another gentleman Of high qualifications also
spoken Of out embarrassed by having removed recent.
~ rom tie District! II then the members Of the Gen.
efai Assembly or the citizens Of the Commonwealth
nag rght 10 think or speak of the proprey impro-
pretty OF confirming the Executive APPOINTMENT they
All, or any o! them had right to know who desired the
VP"tntHfHt or tc0utd accept ~ II any better
entitled on the score ct public or, confidence
Than Gov. Tyler To that Judgeship will the Whg name
mn ana then say whom he supports for the Vice Pre-.
Viii the Wing have the Justice to reeolee, that the
Oihce-hoder' complained Of, had served in the lie.
had contracted favorable opinion Of MI Tycr-lad
voted twicc for him for Govefnor-ond was one Of he
JriendS 81 Gea JacksoH who being dissatisfied with
some part OF John Randolphs service in the Senate.
voted Tor Gov Tyler TO supply bis plnceY Docs the Wing
Editor fccolect whether Gov. Tyler being Jackson.
NAM then considered that the assurances of the friends
Of John q Adams, every Of whose votes in tie As.
scmby he cceiyed that he could be elected TO the s..
nate, ~ their opinions, II be desired iu the no
turc Of direct mite 20 desert his friends and sell bis
PruciPcs-equay insulting to him and discreditabc
uemf Or does he recOlect what he the Editor then
friend Of Mr.. Adams, thought Of The election of Gov
Tyler Does he fecolect his announcing the Tesul,
under the exclanntons, "Sky high Sky highr
" the Wing can suppose 1t possible for gentlemen 10
torm personal friendships for each other or confidence
for honor and capacity, which survive difference Of
opinion IN politics, might he moi suppose that there were
persons both iu aud out Of the Legislature among the
friends Of the Administration, who wished Governor
Tyler better fate than that anticipated az the com
mencemcnt Of Tic last session Of Assembly, nowilh
standing bis political opinions, and would have dous
/ hun The justice TO place him the Bench had he de
! sired it, Some there were, doubtless but how many