Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-06

,;i or,,i wculd he felt in the discussion whoh 'he
motion would give use to- In ,h's s.ale VI ''''"e'
.,c, oce;dtn,atiy with Mr.. Vance, and on cohFe's@
nth linn l. ar,Ird that he concurr.d with me IN 'h','A
~, H.. amount of salary too low. then e3pai'eu :"
h, d;s,aet! ar;y though; tie motion I" amend ",a
,,,o, ..,n,, from hi.:l other member VI ne
o.,sc -,,,er than from Mr. Wood OF ysc!i-a: 'he
' ,, .a;i.g ,..s, vc would ASSUME the whole ha!
400. &c ,ay debate which nght he necessary III lis sup
,ort La RELY, he exPresss hs en!'rr concurrence 80
;o,s,,nnn isurges.cj 10 :;:n 10 make The r,"iior'
iI, ic a-sered v,iho;i: hes;a,ion and, indeed, III
;, Som. cute ,ichi,G at tie idsa oil beng mane
,r n,om;neu, therefore, upon tho occasion reief,
rod TO- selected Mr. Vance rs nay 'too', bu soon iouhu
I'm, 10 WAS a;.r dull one Tor the purpose 10 'tM'
I t,efrp i, IS true that often spoke TO hun, OH liie
sm.r as had to drill him day after DAY TO make nun
ia,.,,rd the time when, und the precise mods Va
h;cb the motion should be made. Indeed iocha M"
On n,p scholar that at length was compelled 10 give
nIm toll instructions in writing, and IN iacl 10 "'''e
h ,,n,on Itself in the very words IN winch ne was
10 MAKE il. Wei, a, last the motion was mace anu
W. Vance f,Tiarih tank his sat and was no more
- y,i.,e,pon long discussion ersued, IN which
Nssrs D,rn,n and Cruchfrld opposed ii Especially
III. I,r,,l and Mr. Wood aud myself advocated II: ana
confidently appeal every me nbeI OF Inc HOUSE, WIN
- ,,c,ccl any thing oi the Transaction, 10 say whe
49, tho ,u,,ion was not carried through triumphantiy
m f,cc &C. the arguments aud the facts stated oy us IN
.n,,or, olit Upon this subject, can only appeal 10
W. Lewis a Smith, o! Clarke who was IN The llcusc
n the time. I:
tho G,reco;nu statement sustained by the statute
hoo ne h. State aud the Journal of the House oil Dele
r,,es-and in what light, taken in connection WIN
his late article, 10 they place this malignant, ana men
dnc,us old man. Who tie blindness OF party IS about 10
r,ss 10 seat in the Senate of Virginia. why, hrs',
tina, as member 81 the Committee OF Finance, he acteo
mon subject connected with The public revenue WIN
out knowing how IL came before the committee. 81
coudy then that The committee mace report winch
he had not the capacity to understand ana worst OF a''
hat ui,ima,ev at my instance and under my dFtcHon,
10 made amo,on which lie too stupid 10 compre-
bend "a sapic,t Senator truly will he make) Inc
port not having been adverse TO the application US ne
alleges but in compliance with It, and the motion mace
by him. not having been To reverse the report OF te
committee hut merely to amend tin particular point'
as mentioned above bY me. Under such circumstances
as these, this dwelling ignoramus has been mace ny
mis- silly scrhber exhibit himself before the puo'c,
MS having been compelled TO take charge OF me i'c''
interest Of old Frederick in consequence OF the ncapa
CITY of her own members Was such an exhibition oil
a.surdiiy, mendncy and malgny, ever before sPfeau
before the public; ,
Bat, Mr. Vance is made very complacen,y 10 call
hnisclfsa ecn,irman. 0iCaven save the mark aud
10 intimate that have been the asssant IN the pre-
Sc Mt contest So far from this being true, was mol
repca,edy vilifed and ,aduced before ever noticed
the attacks made on me, Al length when did so. d'd
not studousy avoid, far us vas consistent win inc
purpose of vindca;on the use of any harsh or OIL
fansve language, Indeed even IN rep y'ng 10 most
false and Insult nc mput1ton made upon me IN me
Whir as the Editor stated, upon the authority oil MI.
Vance merely exhibited the testimony ot three re-
spectacle gentlemen, members OF the House, one Il
Whiy the others Democrats, which Afforded me con-
elusive vinG,caiion and did not accompany 1t w'h "SE
WORD calculated To offend MIR. Vance Bnt, nhiof'u'
na,ey for him. while it relieved inc from ms charge, IL
fixed foul falsehood upon him Subsequent I" tins,
left Richmond and ajier Ind dane 50, Mr. Vance
published another gross attack upon me- III The w hl
And again in the reply which made, avoided as
far rs could the of offensive language TO MN,
for the reason that he irresponsible, old man;
mad ,ha, then believed and still brhtrs, that in the
rrency which he has had in the assaults made on me,
he has been mere tool III the HANDS al others For
Inc xpressin however, of this mere matter u oPn0n'
or icfrtnce this rolrn dotard has been made IN
his last card to give me The lie. I-yes, this miscre-
ant who stands before the public convicted by the ties
nony of two respectable gentlemen OF rank taseh'od
in gard 10 matter IF ct, Ia say nothing oi his nav
nr been publicly cowh'd"d, is made by the man ti
ma n he be deemed) who does his writing tor HIM,
1, rive the lie ore, whose veraclty was never drawn
in question uIll tie present controversy, tor the ex'
preston of a mere aaauer % opinion Nor IS this
all the very graves of nv honored ancestry are Vo-
lated ard sought 10 be fixed ON me Mro"gh them.
Yet in this same production, marked rs 1t thus rs by
every heIsh passion sought 10 be INDUCED at the ex.
pense nv peace and reputation and the happiness OF
nv no,herless boys, an! Charged with malIgnty J
have now done with Sir. VIM Vance, and cast from
me the toothiesS viper with feeling of deep regret
tina. thing bssely abpct and 90 meanly malevoent
should exist living libel upon the human species
cast i'm from that he may find his proper element
in the mlre and 9th Of that degraded state for which
Nature intended hun.
A creatir. by the hand Of Nature marked,
Quoted, signed 10 do deed az shamc.'
RICHARD T.. BYRD.
g. with sincere reluctance that again appeal 10 the
(NIartn>hur. pus the foregoing article am well aware
thai nay he better occupied They must Sec now
that tbs Is The result of conspiracy 10 break mr. down Pc
Iraic Frederick. which IL sonew hat pri'i
bic be Published in lime for general ccula.
Eni lei ; lie m:y wish as ced
y practicable TIE general Circulation possible 10
nv defence The Attacks o maskS9 misceani who as
sails tie Of the Of urtpon.be dtvee
r. T. BYRD.
5 Sir Byrd 10 publish bis Defence in this city, as
Inc z Viii. has published Mr.. Fances Nack-Enqutrer
From tae Boston Bay State Demoerat)
We ask attention 10 the series of articles the hrs,
number o: winch present to-day, ''The Tariff
Question" They from the pen Of gentleman who
has given Ike subject great attention. and will be found
10 contain vast Of information, ably presented
THE TARIFF QUESTIONING. H.
AS public attention is row directed to the cnntem'