Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-03


Among the appointments recently mad we Ia,,p
that MIR Fave VI Kentucky, has received that of
the Iexin Mission, post which was very gene.
rally desired hereabouts and in the State at large
Tor our talented and deserving fellow citizen, Joseph
Segar, Esq. formerly member of the Legislature
from the county of Northampton, whose name is as
extensively known in Virginia as his talents and
eminent capacity for public usefulness are acknow-
lodged and appreciated.
We know that the strongest interest was felt i'm
TINS community for his appointment TO this pirticu
lar post not only for the reason that he had som,
peculiar claims TO u, but Tor many other consI.ra-
'ons "hieh we might enumcrite, not the least of
whch, we take the liberty of saying, was the now
eriul and effective aid which he gave 10 the gre,t
WORK oil delivering the country from misrule pro.
nsacy and corruption, IN promoting the election of
uenerai iarrIson. We refer particularly to his
essays under the signature of "CamilluSn-by far
the ablest and most instructive as vel as the mos,
valuable articles that appeared IN defence of the
wing cause during the whole of the Presidential
cah'ass-and which, while they unfold the recesses
oil our ptst political history, and illustrate as with
pencil OF IISht, the true grounds of the issues be-
tween the parties in the then pending contest, carry
with them indubitable evidences of a mind tr incl
ana uiscipIncd 20 contend with any adversary in
any contest. bui II we were TO reject such evi.
uence as this on account of its party character we
might refer TO his brilliant career in the Legslatur
TO ms mastery speeches ia that body IN support
OF The high and patriotic policy then considered TO
be the only true one of Virginia-Internal Improve.
~ - '''u "hiNH HSluTtu lOT MIN an enNahle pop
ularty throughout the State.
II Is natural, then, that the community in which
he resides should feel no small interest in him. and
some solIciude for his welfare, and moreover III.
there should be much dlssltst elton among his nu-
merous friends at the failure OF his app cation But
1t Is, at the same time, due TO the appointing power
as well as TO Mr. Sesar and his friends that 1t should
be stated, that the appointment had been virtually
made by Gen. Harrison before his death. MIR Sc.
gar himself, the party most interested, has related
TO us the circumstances of the matter and express
cd % us his entire approval Of the course of the Pre-
sdent IN carrying out the known intentions of his
predecessor-and has no complaints to indulge al
being pretermi;ted. And TO remove all ground for
modification and taunt, and to do justice to all the
parties concerned, we take the liberty Of commune
eating these facts to the public.
BY the way, the peculiar situation of Mr. Tyler,
resulting from the novel circumstances Of his acces
sion must often render his position in respect TO ID
Poin'mcnts, one of great difficulty and embarrass
meni Tho case Of Nj S. for whom we know Mr.
IyIers Partially, and OF whose claims he entertain.
cd high estimate, IS strongly in point. But this
one OF the perpleXtes of the high station of Pre-
sident OF the United STATES, which calls aloud for
the especial charity and forhearaEce of friends.