Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-09
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LITTLE TENNESSEE, Grayson CO.. June 26, 1889.
10 GEORGE W. HOPKINS.

Dear Sir-As of your constituents, ard by The
request of many others, am induced TO ask you few
questions. have not the pleasure Of an acquaintance
with you. never saw you but once, and that was at
March Court. II WAS late in the day when got TO
Court, living 81 miles from &. II You had con-
cuded your speech, and MIR. Letwich was addressing
the people fheord you make few remarks in reply
10 some charges brought against you You said, you
were IN favor OF The present Administration You only
differed with it on the Sub Treasury You would
tain it, when in your opinion il right, and condemn
il when wrong. You sad there great dea Of cor
ruption in the fiscal operations of the General Govern
ment great waste Of the public money One instance
you cited the frontier, where The agent in The
employ Of The Government bought for the use of the
army large quantity Of corn und when the army was
moved dismissed this bought at The rn,e of
Is los cd bushel could be sold out to the people
about cost in small lots; but the agents would not
sell in small lots end put il up in such large lots that
the planters could not become the purchasers and was
bought by The SCENTS themselves at the reduced price OF
nine pence bushe and they sold The same corn out on
their account about cost, deprivng The Gene
raj Government OF hall million and upwards OF dollars
And you said you had the documents with you TO prove
the facts.
Sr,is Mr. Van Buren, 10 be blamed for the misconduct
of the officers under him. for their viilany Certainly
not But when the misconduct of such officers
within his knowledge, if he continues them IN ofice he
certainly encourages corruption. Sir, as regards The
public money know the President cannot spend one
dollar without Congress first making appropriations. and
then for specific objects, for which il was Intended
Seeing you cassed with the Federal Wings, such as VIM
G. RIves, Watkins Leigh, Garland, and others OF their
payyou laying still ard these charges harped IN your
ears every day. and contrudictng them, makes US
feel that have elected The 10 defeat our party
have been one of the warmes supporters you had IN
The district Had your course on the lnvesligat
ing Committee-voting with Mr.. Wise, The Federal
Wing ,rumpeer you should not take The inter.
est in your election | have done. You know your dis
trct Democratic Republican, entirely favorable TO the
Administration Can We shall we be misepresented:
Are you in favor Of VIM, g. Rives being elected our
United States Senator:
Are you in favor Of electing Wing Governor or a
Conservalive-which amounts TO The same?
Are you in favor of Henry Clay with his fifty million
Bank as our next President,
Are you in favor Of United States Bank, or depo
posting The money Of Government in well regulated
Stale Banks-Iimng them not 10 issue note OF less
dencmna than ten DOLLARS and binding them not to
discount dollar the strength Of the deposlles, and
paying them for their services:
Sir plain and candid answers to these questions, we
look for through The Richmond Enqurer-and il you
are hostile to that paper you are to The GLOBE we
request MIR. Richie TO forward you paper containing
This Gard. We remain.
YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
BY JOHN CARROLL.
w Wyhe, Abingdon aud Fincasto papers will
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