Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-31

ment for years past 10 leave the selection Of Cadets
TO the Representatives in Congress from the differ.
ent Congressional Districts entitled TO an appoint
ment; aud accordingly such Representatives are
duly notified that their district is entitled TO the APP
poiniment Of Cadet and called upon TO make a
nomination. During the Congress preceding the
last' THIS city was represented by two Wings and
Two Loco FoeoS; and ofcourse, MIR Poinsett, az was
ms custom, in defiance of what every hgh-minded
gentleman would have considered his duty, gave to
MIR Z. q. Cambreeng and Ely Moore the selection
OF all the candidates, to the exclusion of the rights
OF Messrs. Hoffman and Curtis, ourlwhig Represen-
tatives. OF this however, there no complaint
made. In the winter Of ls39i0 it was so arrang ed
We then having four Wing Representatives, that
New York the largest Congressional district in the
Union, was not entitled TO an appointment at West
fo:nt. This party manouvre, for such II was excl
ted only disgust and contempt IN the minds Of those
who were familiar with il, and compliant was
made, because il was felt TO be useless.
To again overlook the rights of this city, was an
act OF impudence which even MIR Poinselt dared not
attempt; but he could juggle our Representatives
out oil their admitted rights and this he very calmly
determined TO do; though unfortunately for his repu
aon as an honorable man, not until after he had so
lar committed himself as to render his conduct so
palpably disrepuiable as TO expose him to the Just
indignation Of all parties in Congress. Some time in
January last Messrs Hoffman, Curtis, Grnnell and
Monroe, received n formal communicaonifrom the
Secretary OF War, informing them that two Cadets
were TO be appointed from this city, that their
uestSHatc Autni, auo upon
them Tor their nominations They forthwith COM
Piled, and jointly signed nomination in behalf of
two respectable young men of our city, and trans
United It TO the War Department Some weeks
elapsed when they received q similar commu ncation
from the Chief OF the Engineer Corps, Col Totten,
apprising them that their nomination had not been
received, and calling upon them TO make il at as
early day as practicable. Again they jointly made
a second nomination OF the same young men, and
forwarded il forthwith to Col. Tottcn. This last
communication was followed by a note from Mr.
Poinsett, stating that the letter from Col. To,ten
was Written under msapprehensson Of the case,
that he, Mr. Poinse,t had received their first COM
munieation, but had finally determined no, to APP
point the parties nominated and had conferred the
right OF nominating upon the members elect from
this city
TO this outrage upon their rghts-rights which
were not only unques,oned. but which MIR Ponsett
himself had called upon them 10 exercise-our men,
bers were not disposed tamely submit; and &c.
cordlnsly, called At the War Department for an ex-
PLANTATION. They were at FIRST apprised, that il was
not an unusual course TO give the TO the
members elect instead Of the sitting members; but
the truth OF this they took the liberty OF question:
ing, and called for proofs. An examination of the
records OF the office foowed but nothing found
TO susthin MIR Poinsetrs veraci,y, except that at
this very session, he had for the first time cheated
other Wing members of their rights in the same
way, that for base party object he had violated !
the rights Of our members; and literally covered |
himself with infamy, by deliberately committing an
act which should foIever disgrace any individual
who sets up the sghtes, pretension TO the charac.
ter OF gentleman.