Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-06
DOMESTIC.
tEfom "a. Hinctts,r iirgiricn.l
WINCHESTER. AprIl Goth,

(Efos, Hiattcsi,r tirgrGa.l
NiSctFsrTR, April Goth, lS42
In the last Vrrinian, bestowed brief notice upon
an article (ihea just published III the Wing paper OF
this place) 10 winch TIE signature Of VIM Vance was
appended When that nat c. was hastily written,
Ind no. perused The black guard cfasoa 20 which 1t re-
pied but from the account which friend had gwen 10
me of it, inferred be- trade oil wi ,ar per-
soaal vtupera"n against me, coupled WIN certain
sianderous illusions 10 relative, who IN lie engaged
the esteem and affection OF ali VINO knew hm ana died
many years since object of universal regret within
the circle of his Hcquanancc Under this impression,
| deemed that reply the only proper notice to be be
slowed upon the article referred to- but having Just Tedd
ii for the first time, and perceisns, IN addition, that
abounds the grosses alSchood as tn my standing as
a public man with ms political brethren of the
House, and in regard 10 the manner III which d's
charged my pubic duties representative, It Is due
To my CONSTITUENTS Ia ny be re them more extended
reply ihan that heretofore Furnished.
FIRST, the allegation at lis having been the re.
ceired opinion, that upon any occasion whatever,
was guilty 81, disrapu,able conduct, pro.
noance ii false When, where and by wnnm, of my
own parry, such an opinion expressed: or wh'n
such o?;nun Expressed by any ono else, trfSt
4 .ras in E;ckm0nd If either vas the case, those
VINO expressed 1t took good that their declaration
Of i; should never reach my ears So, as 10 the ale
CATION that | was not mnch more than hat 'aY TINE IN
the House, pronounce 1t wil:ni!y and maliciously
fs.se During the early part If III" session, So
we're attack OF n most painful disease, for time, kept
me out of the Hoose, and such VAS occasionally the
case at other periods Of the SESSION TO prove, how
ever the fasty of THIS charge need only refer
10 the journal and The published proceedings OF the
House So as ti.ai @: having 'jrfG0enry visit
I'd Washington and Petersburg, !, rs equally untrue
The first oi these places, visited only 0Hce during the
session, and then 10 attend 10 matter "i urgency and
importance. la doing So wcs absent from my sea!
oniy three dGss, dnring which period, as learned cn
nv return not single vote of importance was taken,
III, whole of II having been consumed IN discussion.
Tie second Of them Is distant from Richmond about
.aeag miles between the two places Is railroad, and
,,rr:pp the entire session. VISITED II fcice, TO
81 l1fen wh we're there at school On one OF these
OCCASIONS | left Richmond on Saturday, and returned
j., he evening az the MT day Upon t:e other, left
1:.,noua Friday, and returned the following sun
,iav. Is there man III frederick county, VINO "oulo
think ;.: in ,,fnd OF three r,onths ttricc
t,c o!.en tor father pay hTitt visit 10 his children
.u.v twenty miles Gisan:-especialiy, whcnhy Divine
vi shey I'D been So recently deprived of lie foster
in.- care OF tender mocr In connection with tins
"a of tie case, MIR. Vance is made 10 say mat he was
&c. nut uf E:s scat srgle day during the session
low this nav have been know n"i, rs had fall en-
pioy.nent -or NV time without watching Mr.. Vance );
but this do know, that his on when in it, Ia
easct The party mack or The pafy tool, aud say, AYE
Or ''no"
Ya. the rlost extraordinary portion of this tissue OF
"a. eho,ts i; 10 be found IN lint part of 1t relating
10 lie bin for lac appointment, al additional commits.
soncr for this county: t". ty competing II wilh The
oarnal of The House Of Delegates, 1t not only convics
Mr. Vance of the most a;roc"Gs mcntncity, bnt also
OF the prossest ignorance. FIRST tie action which
sued upon shat snbi,c: not the result OF any pe,i
ZION, but sprrng from resolution adopted at my IN.
stance III snppo,t of wh'ch subsequently presented
an order Of the CoGnty Court Of Frederick (Which
well as ;ccol'tct, stated IN Substance, that
com,iss soner would 10. De sufficient for the county,
fouethcr wit, letter addressed Ia me BY Mr.. Charles
Brent Secondly neither is II tue, that stated either
10 the committee any one e!sc ''tiat The prtsnt in.
cumaent was Dcmoctat, and ilat. Il the law pascce
would rpt
mant" Nor could | have done So consistently with
facts, which doubtless were known TO every member
of the committee who had served on the year prevI
GUS Except perhaps Mr. NanceD especially 10 10 in
.lluent chairman Previous to the session OF 80 40.
IN. county of Frederick with the exception perhaps OF
one wear had always been allowed two commissioners.
For The first time, then became member, and during
That session m attempt made 10 reduce the nam
Der from. t'o one, which uliimleiy failed AZ The
easunr session, i, is known that dad not occupy
scat in tho Hourr. In tiic Of II, bill passed,
cutting of oae 81 these commissioners. That bill,
however rassr after tie tao commissioners had heen
appcned for the ;aa yea and # it had remained unal
tered wou!u have been operative only from Mt con-
7nenceipent of lie present. These Two commissioners
were Mrssrs ccid ii. SyGuor AMI Chaties Trent
the former Democrat. he latter Wing. AT the ia
mary ot us gsrr OF The County Court Of Frede.
rick the ius.:crs hacnr assc@5isd, heard, for The
t-st ,ime 10 ocpont comn ssi"uer for the county,
der the ac Of the session S.Oil declined making the
appointments, and nscal adopted the order above re-
irrtd To- copy ofwhieh aas forwarded 20 me III kich-
,nond All these tsc:s. | presumed, were rs well
kunwa by the committee hy IL. self, and there being
actually al the Time az al for the
" the CO al having failed ,oappo Mt one for The reason
stated in lis azores aid order, AID there having been in
fac; tro up TO the ncemcn Of the present vra-,
), - could net have stated, red ~ Nj
Vance u;,a, the 1,rtstrt ;rcumban. ID 'mocrat,
&c Ii is, however, riust true INIT did state TO Mr.
Vance and NAV have stated 10 the committee, IA ina
;o-i,v of whom VEGA Wings that in desiring Ia have
The law reinstsed allowing two commissioners, VAS
uninil.enccd by party feeling Of the lat.
,n;ssnners VS. Democrat, and the other Wing and
that fit was not res.aed supposed the former would
from the length Of time lie had been in Office, 5c rea;
pointed If he desired IL.
Thirdly / IS also untrne ''at he committee report
ed opainsi lie proposition. Ga nc contrary, hsy ~
csrffl a Dit IN cosppisaec ,r,tt 1t. When, however
that bill came ,i:o tie ii usr, found that il allowed
AN aggregate salary, 10 le aEp'!ioasd between tho
Tvs commissioners of only 500 THIS deemed too |
small and therefore Geie!m j % make attempt,
,on i,s second reading, have ii amended, by insert
mo ,i,e wards sand fifty alter the words 1.-TWO hum
.red" so IS To allow each commissioner a salary OF
go Accordingly considered Of the bes, mode oil
sGac,;ar tina, Object. was rot myself memher al /
,hr committee of finance, ana knew that II VAS cesir
nb,, 10 ba re the motion made br some one who was,
because thereby il would appear that i'e COMMITTEE
had not been iii Iing the rate oil salary,
and the weight %. lis decision that point be thereby
imn.ired | also haew that when member brought
,,,rrard proposition the effect Of which would he,
r successful, 10 gu. ,onry into the pocket Of con
,;,,e,, that he was liable To he leaked npon az noi
heinz cl,oreiher en- ;mra,a! advocate. II wns there
fore part of my policy, il could, TO get some one,
other ,han nv colleague SELF 10 make thr meon, ana
thst srcb other should be member Of said committee
knowing. ,ha, whatsoever Of personal weight rs