Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-23
With great regard,
remain, faithfully yours,
F. ?. BLAIR. ESQ.

Mr. Clay knows full we'll that never, until the charge
Of namy made by himself on the character of one
for whom these letters breathe much respect and at
fiction, such an mpntaon coupled with the name
which he attaches it. lie knows that, from the time
the editor of the Globe Of age until he left Ken
lucky for Washington, that he was always in public
employ at the Capital of the State, and never was
subjected to suspicion questioning his official PRIORITY,
or the purity Of his private life lie knows the very
last wear he remained in the State $50, the Legislature
in which his (Mr Clays) friends the majority, by
Joint ballot, elected him to highly confidential trust,
the presidency of the Bank OF the Commonwealth OF
Kentucky and that opposition 10 his ar. T. 81 active,
personal and political friends at Frankfort lie knows
that since removed from Frankfort to Washington Cl-
IT, have lived as much in the eye Of the public him.
self that have been surrounded by vigant and vIn-
dictive, interested personal and political opponents;
and set that Of them has ever been able 10
point to any dishonorahe act III my private life, or an
unjust dishonest III the discharge OF my pubic
trusts A nd why were Mr. Clay specifications want
inu when he came forward with his general denun-
ciaons in the Senate, Why did he net venture on
committee Of enquiry, with power TO send Tor persons
and papers, TO testify allegations which ultimately
would he submitted to the decision OF his partlzan ma
ori,v in the Senate' Why did lie rely upon the nior-
nation ola foreign Minister that there some grlev-
Gus libel on the new President in late number OF the
Globe when he might have had the paper itself brought
up in Judgment against the Editor before party tri-
hunal constituted OF his own friends MI Clay knows
and hearing and proof admitted The nation becomes
his rer From this he shrunk and choose 10 risk his
vindctive prescription on his own general denuncia'
on and his story about the shock which the paragraph
in the Globe, ridlcung the "garrulous disposition OF
the new President had given the OF foreign
cou-ter who had probably, heard Of press but
under The censorship To what our Senatorial autocral
md his foreign liaerer would reduce the freedom OF
the press in this country, the proceedings against thr
Globe, and the preences by which they were sup
ported, sufficiently show.-GfoCe
UNITED STATES sENATE-Erecutice Session.
DISMISSAL. OF THE PRINTERS TO THE SENATE.
Nonday, March 8, 1S4l-[CoSTiNrED
The resolution TO dismiss Blair and Riyes being un-
der consideration
Mr.. CLAY of Kentucky said, when the appoint
men of Blair and Rves took place, about ten or twelve
DAYS AGO. on his side Of the House they considered y
one of the most extraordinary instances oil inc eSei'
else Of high handed power they had witnessed during
tho prescn session of Congress from the ohe. SIDE oil
the House. BY gentleman-a gentleman OF great
candsr aud rankncss-it was admitted 10 be an act OF
OF pure, naked, unqualified power wen, on
that OCCASION they (Nr Clay and his irends gave no.
lice 10 the other side of the iouse-hey gave noice
70 the world and TO these Printers, that If they did
IN INTO an election under the existing circumstances,
.bev This side Of the Housel should, at the ear
lest possible period, correct the procedure by the
dismissal of these Printers from office ana, on
the 4,h dav of March, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-one-the very Gay
an which the pretended contract commemorative
rr;ond near him (Mr Mangum) offered the resolution
occord,nr to the terms of which these men were 10 oe
dismissed If il were carried lie had said they consa
cred one of the most extraordinary exercises Of hgh
handed power for what was it: why, then lhey look
ed a, its character they would see u 10 be an attempt
hv defeated party, TO continue their power ana ap
oo;n,me mis- bevond the term of their Official power.
vac an attempt To throw their cast-o clothes on Us
And what sort Of soed clothes were they: Such' as
e nv servant Charles had come into my presence WIN
them, | would have driven him from my presence iol
TIE case of Mr. Rires had been mentioned, and then
svmnathi.s were To be excited for him. lie would de
scribe the case Of Mr.. Rives by an anecdote lhere
was a notorious fellow named Tom Moore, who, aite
long course Of villany got into jail IN England ahs
while there he instructed jackdaw TO say lew sen
| fences Tom played at cards in all, and CONTINUED
his tricks there which lie had pract'scd when ou'
The iackdaw looked all the time, and, as ON cheat
ed his companions, the jackdaw cried, +" Damn "
how he hicks them" Al last Tom got hung a"d ,h'
iackt,aw got out among some birds oi ms own -"
and they were discovered in farmer $ barn h'aH
;no b,voc amouo his corn The farmer closed lh'
door upon them, and Tom Moore's Jlckdaw ne" W.
beam: from which, as the farmer tore Oh sue
| " the heads of the rest, he crien, LAIN. go.
hicks them" This at length attracted 'n .
attention and looking up, he inqulfeo, ii"ii 81
Row ro, vou here "Bad company brought me mere,
n,s Tho repy Of Tom Moores jackdaw- ana as L
No. Mr Ryes, it was bad company that brought nun
here. . ~ ,;r.,ms,,pcoe y
,hs c,se In 1919 a resolution was passed by whlc'
III Uouse agreed 10 appoint lis Printer-to d
what the Constitution authorized hemto do separated
That continued in force till lc2J, when 1t was so mo
dhed that a majority was required 10 consumInae a
election Of Printer Wellth continued IN force, or
least continued to be respected; but was II not UT
constitutional, at least unnecessary AS far back as