Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-26
C0MMUNICATIDNS


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d noticed IN the Wing Of the 30th Of May, an ad.
dwss TO your "calm consideration, = by one, who, Wills!
he processes to shave waited until cooler reason should
hive regained her sway in your minds, seems to
have been utterly destitute Of reason himself, and "a
have concluded that she never would regain her sway
III his, or else TO have supposed that YOU would con.
s'drr Inc rav'ngs ola heated and disappointed pnrtizan,
ana Tue mean, scurrlous and petty abuse and person.
afoies with which he has Disguised YOU, as cma.
ilating from a mind in which treason rules triumphant
Bnl ne mas certainly found himself mistaken before this
time, II ms conceit and sclf.suiiiciency have allowed
hnm 10 draw a correct conclusion from the manner in
WHICH MS piece has been received by Won. fear
however, that, blinded by his VANITY, he has been IN.
ah!e 10 see a truth SO little fattering 10 himself which
: get so p~alpablc TO others. So far as nv observation
has extended, his coarse and vulgar remarks have meI
with the Indignation they deserved from the intelligent
and Ioeralot both parties; and many gentlemen OF the
wing party were indignant that one could be tounr
amongst them of 50 mean and grovclling n mind, as Il
be guilty OF a thing so pitIlul and contemplate.
You WI! al once discover, that q luie to a conmu
nicatton over the signature Of "a Republican, A
Republican,, ! fear who has been disappointed in hi
aspirations Tor some petty ohicc,- perhaps, a little
country post otticc,-and being refused by Amos, thu.
gives vent to his spleen and malice against the sup
portcrS o. The Administration in our county. say, ]
fear II is SO; for do not well see what else could have
cXcIted such malicious hostility towards gentlemen, who
think cannot have done any thing To incur the dis.
pleasure Of n reasonable and unprciudiced man; or.
what else could have induced him 10 resort 10 such sour.
rIlIty as he has sent forth from his pen, which seems to
have been well dipped in cali:
| propose TO notice u lew of his remarks, not 50
much to correct any impression they are likely to make
on you, as to shcw him the light in which they are held
by the people Of the couaty generally. if he can be-
made 10 understand It. You arc mt all familiar with
the circumstances connected with Reels vote at Go.
iansviilr, and II will he well, III the first place, to cor.
rect his statement. rs II may invc an INJURIOUS influence
IN the character which the Commissioner and IIi.!
Shrr.ti, 10 whom he ailudcs, SHOULD sustain for fair
dealing ana honesty. All wLo were present at the
time vii! sec at once that his staemcnt does not give Il
correct view 81 the matter.
Reel presented himself at the pills, and his vote was
challenged by the senior Commissioner, on the ground
that h" had been confined in the Icnitcn,iarr. The
Commissioner, to whom "a Republican, alludes, OBJ
served, that his having been confined there rested
on runl"r; that no one present knew the fact: and the
Commissioners could not exclude him from the polls
until they had proof o.. the fact that the maxim OF law,
chat no man should be made 10 eliminate HIMSELF
was applicable TO this cas-, and therefore the Commits.
sioncrs had not the right u require him 70 proclaim
before the public the fact Of his having been confined
in the Prnltcntiary. Any man might thus be liable
TO an insulting question from the Commissioners
whenever he offered 10 vote. The Commissioner
referred 10, insisted on collateral evidence Of the
fact beng produced. The senior Commissioner IN
sisted, that the oath should be administered, aad then
read 10 him the or,lI and explained the penalty Tor
false swearing. Re sad, lr was willing 10 take
the oath. Sou.c conversation occurred concerning the
matter, and Reel went away, having before refused 10
answer a question directly asked hiEi, ''whethcr he had
been in The Pcnitcntiaryz" His reply 10 which was
this, 't!,at yor Will have To find out He soon re-
turned, who brought him | know no:,-and ogain sad
he was wiling 20 take the oath. 1t was read 10 HIM
again "lle was willing 10 take it," He seemed 10
be laboring under some misrepresentation with regard
to his disqualification. II appea,cd, that the Commission
cr had failed to make HIM understand the point upon
winch his right TO vote turned. AT this point one OF
the pnll.kccpers turned to him and observed: eli Won
nave ever .,S Srs e IN! N '9 IKE rGtn hd dh1h 16n y" W'rl hS eSfini ne rt psf'
iary." He then sad, 'NNcll, have, turned on hls
heel and left the room. During the time that he was
before the Commissioners, the high sheriff endcav"r"d Ia
maze them understand that Reel was entitled I" vote
hv the Old Constitution, according I" winch InStru'
mcn,, his conviction Of an infamous offence did not dtS'
qualify HIN; that the offence had been committee
years before the adoption OF the new Constitution, and
TO consider him disqualified by II now would be 10 give
I an RI pas, tMio operation, which IS contrary 10 the
spirit Of our institutions, laws and constitutions.
vas an eye and rar-witness of this scene, and believe
the above 10 bc 4 correct account. You Will now Judge
whether It was so hclnnus a transaction as Inns WISE
acre would induce you to believe. Whatever may be
your opinion about the dccorum Of the matter, you
must acknowlcdg c thai the reasoning Of the Commls
sioner and Sheriff had a great deal oiiorce
It was lei, for this sholy" Solomon TO point out Il
YOU, that 10 be a minister of the Gospel is a matter o
rrproacl 10 a man, and that his inability To pronounce
French correctly, disqualI!ics him for a Representative
of the People. 1t comes certainly with 4 very ROOD
grace from one who, in the very paragraph IN witci
Tins motto appears, barharized rs il IS, gives Us such
sDccimcn of English rs would utterly disgrace 4 school
boy; Il venture to say no man can make sense OF IT. aHo
from one who lctrays so entire an ignorance al Eng
lish History and the Literature o!thc day, as 10 he nnab!t
to recognize the motto of the highest order OF kn'ght
hood and first place of Nobility in the British Realm
One acunaintcd with these matters would have rccog
nized nj once = motto, which IS III every man ; mou'i
and on every page of English history since Tie time:
Of Edward Ill, If it had been pronounced III tin
worst iarron that ever man uttered. But how man!
Representatives have we INDEED, how many mel
who Law clam to high literary aitainmcn's are Their
amongst rs, who can pronounce French property:
venture 10 say not one IN a thousand ltthc ~Qual'iica
lions Of our public servants depended on their ability Ii
pronounce French, we should hay" very few Congress
would not exist. He quotes to this "rcvcrcnd gentle
man \ sacred text. Satan rcproving sin ] venture
"a Republican, ~ does not understand The meaning
of The word "Mammon.' If his ideas are TO be car
ricd out. M man who wishes to serve God can have any
voice in The Governmental his conntry-can take any
step 10 ensure that proper officers snail De appointed I
auard. protect and attend 10 her intcrcsts-m short, car
have any interest in it-becausc he VIII he serVin!
shannon, according 10 this Sap;ent ScrIhh!er-bnt IL
must lcay The dearest interests OF hilnsc'', fanny ah'
friends TO inf!cls-to those who ask knowledge NJ
God. and therefore with those with whose duty It doc
no CtHSal. iAdtN ~ ''N 49, >SS. "
Of "serving Mamn,on, perhaps without knowing II
and given us a very good Insightinto the honesty Of h
politics.
re would have us believe him a very learned man
from his array of outlandiSh quotations. freely con
fcss. do not even know To- wlr. lnnrn"g" thoy belong
and doubt much whether he does himself. | am sur
he will find few to comprehend his fine flights.
In regard 10 his unmanly and i%mpudent attack ipo'
Mr.. F. w. Scott, which has doubtless excited your IN
dienation, you have no doubt been surprised that
man of his character for amcnity and mlidness OF man
nars. could have excited in The breast Of any man sue!
malignitv Of feeling. 1t could not have arisen from
any thing really ~cu!pable on his part, rs his genera
courtesy and polj,cness 10 all his opponents, n uni
form fairness, either in public or private discussions
have gcnerali~ been acknowledged; and by none NOR
readily than lr. Sutton, who has frequently come mi
collision with HIM, and whose honesty OF hSaFt ana u
beral;,v Of mind have never been questioned, and can
not be surpassed. One thing may suggest as IN
cause of this m~alignity: There are some members Q
the opposite party whom Mr.. Scott has met N priya,
mot public) discussion; and many Of them have pee
i. G,o,ed and in some instances demolished, with thci