Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-14
Richmond. Va. tuesday fsay Ia
To Tur PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.

T.
We lay before you this morning Ton our hrSt Pner)
,onp and strong and last Address from The Central
Committee of the Republican Convention II presents
the leading points issue during The present camPnGn;
and it earnestly invoices 10 yinGica'" y"ur principles
al The polls We Join IN The chorus To Tic f0Ns' IL
tie Poiis!
ac, There bn other topic, which 1t seems neccs'
sary touch There is hu, one other development "hi'h
we have promised 10 make, IN reply TO The charges OF
The v hius. 1t is. overthrow tho sling which thry
have raised about the deacalI0ns o the pubIc
officers This object accomplished hr The following
mastery vndicaiI"n, Irnm the pen ct - S"'rEoa
We invite To II The attention n every voter "h" Is
friend 10 the South Thanks The writer for HIS lthors,
His wand has already dlssipaed tie cnnnr about the
inordinac expenditures of The present Administration
The last "Ohio Sihh sman" has truly Pronounced mHt
article, Of the most unanswcrnhe documents II
has ever read upon the sal Get as furnishing
uass OF ncS which sufficient Ia relulc the Islanders
! of their unscrupunus opponents. The frcGrTIcKS
hurry Arena has assnrd 1t in vnnIn vain, attributes
| as prGcu.lon 10 an II official origin and nsnuies
hnl the Secretary of The Treasury had lent his aid To
lis iahr,"r his assertion is wholly cralurtous and
as lar know, II IS without any foundation put
upon one point. know the Arena To he positively
mistaken We DENY there - any attempt III the Essay
to nys;ify lhr subject, and to gull the people we
know that our icon: il perfectly ease about
rhr truth of lis statements We repe The Insnuatioh {"
the Wing Editor-and we affirm positively, that so lar
! from paImng uron the People statements which we
knee were based fact differences unounded, and
arguments sophisicaI and unsound"-we believe the
facts be true and the arguments to be irreiuable
The best evidence 49, that Wing sophst has pretended
10 refule them
We suhmi. in The same spirit the following article, on
the subject cf Deiacaons. 1t cuts up by the roots
thousands Of The rank weeds Of Wing ingenuity. We
invite your attention to it, Citizens Of Virginia
THE DEFALChTioNs
To ne Ptoplc of rirgina.
In my last number, made hasy examination oil The
a r.. 4 IA.
late collector enjoyed in high degree the confidence Of
his community, especially of the merchants, class,
pruvcrbal for calculating shrewdness that it is not
surprising that his apparent courage Lerahty and hon
or, imposed upon the generous and c0n6GIng Chei TO
whom he owed his I'll rcGuIled appointment. proved
To- YOU also that :he especial avorI,e Of
tie Wings who spoke of him their candidate for Con-
grcss and for the Vice Presidency He may almost
he considered he founder Of the Conservative party
do not know whether any copies Oi The ilamIng reSD
buttons Of the great Conservative meeting New York
which were extensively circulated, ever reached you
hut well to know that this famous gathering pre-.
sided over By Swartwout IL is curious coincidence,
that after he became deiauer, he turned "hig,
Their Conservative which is something worse (nf course
alludc TO the acous Crnservaves.) being a compound
of Whggery and ireachery. | explained 10 you. also
fully the nature Of my article permitted, how lie
rprpeiraed his Immense populations, and by what con.
tvances and facilities he enabled 10 conceal them
until his virtual dismissal by Mr. Van Buren,. How
often does ii appen, that by his single efforts
empowered TO abuse trust cnnided hun.
IMMUNITY: ou doubtless recnec such instances among
yourselves, and in Oi previously unSuiied rrputi
ton ltishu the other day, observed that the President
of Railroad Company in Pennsylvania nod succeeded
IN appropriatGg himself nearly hundred thousands
dollars of the corporate funds, spite oi vIgah
directory. whose Sole business il 10 manage the pc
cuniary affairs u the society. But Swartwout had un
usual facilities and extraordinary advantages to assist
him in the preparation and cOnceamcnt OF his frauds
He was aided by defective laws; corrupt subordi
mates appointed by himself! the confusion and delays IN
cdenl the great FIRE and The general suspension
which appeacd successfully 10 the indulgence of the
Government and at Congress together with dis
rct attorney. who should have been his legal chect
AID the vgiIant guardian Of the public interests bu
wi0 was probably leagued with him in the perpctraon
participation and conCealment Of his Infamous pecua
lions. With such facilities, il was not difficult TO be
successful rogue. Swartwout mus. have been grea
bunget indeed 10 have been detected.
now take up the thread Of my narrative. The Pre-
sident in his Annual Message called the attention 0
Congress 10 this great dciacation OF which he gave
succnct. but clear account, without disguise palla
ton and suggested the remedies best calculated pre-
vent the Of similar abuses regret that th
limits Of this article Ill not permit me TO cite the pas
sage which lreals Of this subject 1t is frank so com
plele, so definite ard indicates IN ouch few words out
urges with such potent arguments the measures incu'
bent be adopted that all the talking and writing on Dol
sides has not added my thing essential or important
this pregnant paragraph in the Annual Message OF Nj
Van Buren,. The accompanying Report OF Ire Secreta
~ Of lie Treasury and those OF The Solicitor and Comp
roler, present the complete uela!s Oh lnc heiaoos as
action.
II ever there was subject fer wise temperate, cool
headed legislation il this But such course di
no, answer the pur poses of The Opposition They mus
have scene, storm, panic, row. M wise, esPe
cialy could not let pass glorious an opportunity
ndulrnr his d, camaiory and lnquissiorIal mania IL
had been sounding the ,cot cry OF corruption Tor years
and here n, length was carbon enough TO M ms ora
cious nav He gloaed at the spectacle, anu whette
his vulure beak in eager anticipation OF the banquet
His hoarse screams ever and anon heard, inviting
to the prey He snuff the tainted gale with eageness
and rayened for the putnd spoil special commute
was called for with the appreciation OF all parties, an
under the pree1t Of providing for greater Harness. tn
appointment was taken from the Speaker, and decide
upon BY secret vote. In contempt OF It's own a!'ege
motive for the change and OF It's ott reiterated complaints
a fac,ous and treacherous maj ority chose committee
perhaps the most unfair that could have been selected
Six Of the most conspicuous and bitter Opposition
members appointed, and only three OF Inc Ao
nnisration party and these not the choice oil thel
friends greater mockery Of justice never exhi
hed And this done too after proiracted debate
in which the Opposition condemned the Administrator
in advance, without reserve or qualification Mt Use
the life end soul of tie committee, had pronounced TIT
Secretary Of the Treasury worthy Of impeachment ant
If am not mistaken, had even pledged himself 10 ar
ragn him before the constitutional tribunal, in long
| rambling vehement, inhimmatory harangue, conceived
in the worst feeling, and delivered in the worst taste
full of stuff about Dr. Watkins ard Mrs. Peyons board
inc.house, and palm soap, DC, &c.-a | suppose II
iamced imitation Of the classical orator OF Roanoke
God save the mark Well, off they went 10 New York
where nounced they TO make the grandes
discoveries nd disclosures which would make the yer,
hair stand end After spending some time, and three
or four thousand dollars OF the public money in the
mcrcial emporium, where they Pompousy announce
they could company, so busy were they resolved
10 be- they constrained TO post back 10 Washington
without the prize IF a single additional fact Of import
ance Most lame and Gpotent conclusion ''BIoate
PROMISE but Innk performance" After all their ius
and swag ger they brought with them budget value
less as beCgars wallet. The amount of the dt falca
tons proved 10 be the same as had been repored-th
items the same, and the means described.
Blu, The Committee did make wonderful disco
yeres II discovered that Mr. Swartwoul not pro
yery dciauiier until in 1857, think, because his &C
rho,. Ikoir lacao LII