Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-23
CIScIsHAri, March IL.

hand TO nave euueO III lle lOdl ~ ~
challenging party. On Friday evening" there was an
adjourned meeting al the College Hail. composed oil 'ht
friends of the Colonization We were glad TO n"ce
al the College, the evening in question, iafe pO
/ portion Of our most respectable iad'.s 'a',' ~
quent addresses delivered ana lne "etti's 'i
one If the most interesting which has Been held IN lie
! city for many months. ,,ho
On Saturday night came of the gIea, meeting al 'ns
Court house, OF those opposed 10 'A''''''"
branch ,;,, ,,oe.
II was gathering Of those opposed 10 'i'e "u
Of the Abotons,s, and IN favor OF teS"'"s I rLe-
from the foul inpulatlon aud dSsidcp'u' ;.. &c
inn TN. esvn and retreat of Abo!i;Ionists-a cry Vi
9,,;c IN ;he;, wors form-a hive swarmng with these
dangerous disorganzers. ;,o,, nm.
AS was anticipated, even notwi'hs'a"u'"s 49," f ~ r
position in some quarters The asseHo'ase was VIZ W wy
most numerous convened the CITY Tor grra' tneh
or ,;ma The capacious courtroom and gallery were
not only li,er ally crowded but large nune's WIZ
to remain in the yard, in consequence oi '"So!
tain ovm inside Throughout 'he ",o. y. ,,o .;,,
tude the most perfect order was preserved anu snsu
lar harmony If feeling seemed to prevail lie various
resolutions passed without dissenting voice. an una
nimly as singular as it was oesraoe' me speeei'ss
were yociferous!y alcommon sentiment
upop the minds of The entire mass -RePrh'can
,ppop,, rr WISE AND F. o. ]. SMITH, OF THE
" ~" " SWARTWOUT COMMITTEE.
We speak of this paper as The report OF lhese Two
gentlemen nasmuch the first took upon lnlsPit the
Load in drsc,;ou and rave 10 the latter The principal part
in the concocon, OF the committees dongs' ihtse
ouondam zealots who made their first appearance III 'e
field Of politics erods 10 hunt DOWN n"u
The nrncoal offices in the late nqusiton yeIded 10
Them because the first having the quarre OF the us
f,u,cd faction Of DELL md White 10 manage a"u Tue
latter that IF Rives and allmadge, were known 10 DC
stimulated with an Unsuitable appetite, the consequence
of the onr fasting 10 which they are concemneo' "e
Democratic party having gladly turned these "o,tes
over 10 the DISAPPOINTING ns, The mock ''ui"P's-ah "o
nors of Wbigpery and Conservatism-they were pre-
csalv !, the Condition of their principal witnesses,
Lvob and ShuY the dsbanded hangers'on oil the GUS
tom house in New York. eager TO peisecue 'hose "'oe
duty made it necessary 10 dismiss them from all uusl
The two exaspera,ed politicians and their VIKING WIZ
nesses have still most sadly disappointed their present
EMPLOYERS The Federalists were on the tptoe OF eS
pec,a,ion when they returned from N. York; but when
the result made known IN their caucus ana lhe
failure Of their continuance 10 throw suspicion on Inc
present collector (Mr. Hoyt) exposed in his me
mortal in advance of their report chagrn was marked
visbly on the face of the Opposition; and We ma u
breaking in that unerrng index OF wing feeling,
the letter writing squad which mbbes II IRON Inc very
breath of the caucus The most trusted OF this tribe,
the correspondent Of the Boston Courier says uncer
date of the 2Oth instant:
SIT is presumed that the report from the investigating
Committee will be presented on Friday next. lie u'one
states that this Committee is delaying It's report uniii
there shall be time left 10 discuss IT, and mat Inc
Wings intend TO it as an eiecu"neerins document
during the recess lam rather inclined 10 think That uktn
this yepor does come there u be toRDd 10 he more cry
Than uooL about the rhoe matter. Not much has leaked
out but is busy ca chihg up hfdc MtngS IN
order to male stUry and create an excitement among
the wiseacres Of this great metropolis and There are
some whose enthusiasm upon this mailer begins 20 cool
down little.
This was designed 10 anticipate the report prepare the
Federaisls for disappointment, and let them down gtadu
ally and has any report more perfectly Jnsteh
the prediction of the Wing e!tcr.wrer that There viii
be found to be more cry than WOOL
The SCOPE Of the pa per as developed in the published
summary in which Nlessts Wise and Smith conGense
their dnings, makes il manifest that II is mere pottcai
partisan, icct'oaecring slang made up Ike the speeches
A.. ,F NJ IN dor
cation charges of violations of law, and corruption
enough consgn every meuber OF the Administration
named. 10 a dungeon II sustained on an ndlcRsen aud
upon impeachment. to blow The whole Administration
sky high. And then to this IS appended or interviewer
prodlgous amount of proof, oral and documentary
which dnes sustain a solitary impu'aOn on one OF
The uncorares so terribly aralgned. The wing
Conservatives OF this great Republic who have had this
vast AID universal aDaema under consideration ~ lher
private conveacleS have not venured to BRING any OF
the issues trial No resolution proposing The mpeach
remova! Of my Of The denounced Offenders at
Washington thought Of; no vote could he obtained Tor
il even the House. where the coalition is IN the ma
iority The committee itself avoids the suggestion of
any fair ordeal witch would bring hese accusations IN
der the decision OF constitutional tribunal They keep
a!oof from the ouchsone here still more carefully than
they did with Mr. Hoyt, before whom they disappeared
like the mduight Judges of John Adams under the wand
OF Mr. jefferson Neither their commission nor their "a
Dayte inQuison would bide the handling The public
will find this as we'll the whole nqusitoal proceed
ing admirably explained in the report OF The minority
We shall hereafter lake up the majority report IN sue
cessive brief editorial notices. and dispose of II according
10 its deserts - Globe
THE WISE COMMITTEE We shall take up, as soon
as the report is published The journal OF the proceedings
and the sage conclusions OF this most saient BODY IL
was, ITSELF as far the House was concerned: the
great Of the session AS as the great ho
Ii,on business, with which the session opened on the
side Of the Opposition over consuming little more
than the first month Of the three, the caucus commemc.
ed the nightly vgils, which a, last gave birth 10 the
WISE COMMITTEE 1t was THE BE ALL AND Esd ALL
of the session No this grand political move.
ment preached in the House, than like Mr.. Rives pro
position in the Senate for inquiry, was made the theme
for speeches in advance Al! the orators opened IN sue
cessIon, and continued for weeks in unsparIng denun
ciation, proving in advance, that the Administration
generally and The Secretary If The Treasury particularly
had been guilty of all the adaptations OF the public
means not Mr.. SwartwOul, nor The Banks The suS-
pension which sunk miIons-the fraud and pscuialon
OF the New York collector which added more than ano'
Their million to The distributed and suspended millions.
safely dposcd by the Opposition ro!icy-were for
gotten, and all the speeches tended to gather head for
that grand contamination, which Mr. " Use proposed as
the inevitable consequence of getting command Of such
q committee he would choose, VIZ: the impeach-
ment of the Secretary of The Treasury. Well: after
another month Of speeches had been poured out 10 pre-
juduc the case committee OF Mr. W Use choosing
and cut, put under his charge, TO bring to light
facts suit the foregone conclusions OF the speeches
Of the The committee, contrary 10 the usage
ofeven former committees under MIR. Wise guidance,
became q Ste'G uW0Hat, ana auopeu, Us VIC s"o"eu
in notice OF Mr. tloyts melnorla the very prac.
,ice and rules Of evidence which have rendered the
code of the nquisiton ahhorent 10 every civilized
nation, however despoc in lis political institutions
The in which this secret tribunal conducted lis
Ubiquitous proceedings is strongly exhibited in the very
able but rapid glance at lis transactions In the report oil
the minority, which overrued in every attempt 10
introduce of open full and fair investigation
To that report which will raise Messrs. Owens, Eos
ter, and Wagner, 10 an envabe emnence in the eyes
of their countrymen when future occasions, IN more
dangerous times shall show the value OF the principles
they have indicated, must for the present refer the
reader With The light it aifodsus, we shall undertake
close scrutiny OF The dongs of those who held, and
shockngly abused, The power OF the committee. In
the mean time we shall notice in snatcbes tina, part Of
the majority report with which the public has been IA
vored called by them "hs conclusions of the commit
tee" 10.