Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-09

even IN this iay of high party excitement, t'u'
90, commands the versal homage o. fee.P''I
ceisncc Adopting the suggestion OF lis iI'.hu i'u"
Accomac, he regarded 1t as "a green spJt INV
snot on Memorys waste 1t was the cluster OF pai'i
shading the pool, which revived and refreshed .he
marched traveller in his wearisome Journey oeF 'ne
wide waste OF Atrics burning sands.
When this subject originally introuuccu ne nav
wished il 10 be referred He anxious the coinni'ee
sbould be invested viii, plenary powers-thnt ihey
should institute rigid scrutiny-that they shou'n pen
citrate the secret reccsses, and drag ioi'n ahu
,be uubc pnze the hidden mysteries Of inc iany ''n'
H confessed he had entertained no Apprehension ,ha.
M nve,;ra,ion could result in fixing on the President
even the Slightest degree OF guilt, or IN bringing
his fair and spoess reputation, even The shade o. MI
tering vapor of suspicion But IL was Possy.s ~,
uu might exist and therefore, was que 10 'e pun
lie that the investigation should NE, ne i, ar;s,ed
nossbe that some might suppose mat guii' e1.s'.
d therefore It was due TO the officer that inc
investigation be had. All this had been zone ne
ou.e,ion was referred-The committee was organ
,zed-t was invested with plenafy powers. ~
,;,,n and prosecute searching scrutiny, ana u hau
;r ,he result of lis labours to the wofid.-Mh nc
sested was that result The member from Tyler haa
affected to discover in connexon WIN li'ese P'oeeeu
mrs something which would raise u storm 10 mae
This capilol rock on It's basement al 'iils nis
,rme The member from Tyler might so forth, ai,ef
Tho manner of Prophets aid in the fuiiiment OF MS
- nro,becv The power of eloquence exerted on a
vr,uous though excable people, might arouse mug
nation or inspire rage. The member himself, m'gh'
conduct the Legions from Trans alPine "aui' 10 "
orred into this devoted city. Their fury may over
,nrn The Capitol This fair abric-ths beautiful tenn
nIe of our libertes-ths sacred remembrance OF hal
lowed associatons may be hurled from It's broad iounua
lions and not left TO rest upon another! fos
terv musing mid the moss-g grown runs, may cry
Loud in the language Of Revelation, Z" Babylon the
Goat is fallen is iallen!' But the curious anu specu-
aiive Of future days would be at loss to ascrloe 80
areat an event trivial, 40 utterly frivo-
ous Again he asked, and proudly asked what was
the result Of the scrutiny The Commute haa re-
ported that the President without quit; that he
had no participation in any transaction connected with
the delacaton that he had no knoirfedge or snSp,-
cion ercn that this orerchcrkin9 had been aH0rea HIS
only error that he trusted men IN whom all me"
couded that he trusted them perform duties specially
conided to them by the directors and for the iahfu
ne rformance of which, they had executed heavy ohcia
bonds This was the length and breadth, the heighth
and depth of his offending. Let it be stated as IL
might exhibited in all its various phases 70 TINS com
ME yion il must at last This was the head ana
front of his offending. Such was the offence on which
was invoked condgn punishmen-the heaviest punish
men, known to the aw-the destruction oil Official e4,
s,erce Such was the offence for which we are asked
to dismiss, with ignoniny, faithful tme.wor Puonc
seryant-to stamp his brow the brand of iniamy-to
..send down his grey hairs with sorrow TO the grave
The punishment proposed reminded Mr. Goode OF the ~
ranny which satisfied with nothing less than deal
holding that the slightest offence deserved DEATH WHIST
the tyrani could invent higher punishment for more
guilty offences, we but refined Imperial cruelty,
Since inlamy is terrible than death Such were
the reflections rrepessbly suggested, in considering
the offence described in the harsh statement OF the
Committee. When paiated b. all the extenuating
circumstances faded into the shade of fault
yet are invoked to punish with relentless severity
10 rcpess every generous emotion Of the sou and to
strike from the catalogue of prerogatvcs the divine
attribute of mercy In vain does this aged and faith
ul servant appeal to long life of public usefulness
In vain does he appeal 10 long, long years OF profitable
assiduly in the Office which he had well fled-ln
vain does he appeal to the brilliant results of his oicIa
career-n vain does he adduce the oft-repeated tes
nonials of approval, and of skill, rendered by the in
suton TO which he had dedicated the energies of his
life-In vain does he adduce the embodied testimony
of all mankind, vouching his unsulled honour and IN
,early There are those who cry aloud for blood
"Wthout the shedding of blood there no remission OF
sins In the name of Justice and Humanity, in the
sacred name Of Mercy, he demanded that this man be
delivered from the hands of his tormentors and, with
no stain upon that stainless name restored undeed to
the community which he adorned, and the home which
he had blessed
.I,sy ro,,fpt