Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05

those Of ether States 1t in time past consi
dered respectable there in Virginia TO be appoint
ed mdshipman in the Navy.
Again: Sir, the member from Massachusetts says
o,he same parsonage, Qhe demon from hell) "look
ing into his own heart, and finding nothing there bu
the foucs corrup,ion imputed the same 10 other peo
pie aud attributed the inequality oil his appointments
from Virginia "to low, mean, ard personal motives IN
him" SIR, did attribute 10 hm the lowest, meanes!
personal motives did so because believe him, So
leinnly capable Of mean, low, and as base motives
as any which prompt The human bosom. have
every reason TO Lnolr hm 10 he capable OF such motives
and of the conduct which naturally springs from them
What grounds had for mputa,ion o! such motives
Look =; the facts Of The case. When IN power when
he had the appointing power in his own HANDS, lie
cave the appointments unequaliy, If not more So 10
Eirenin, Mary. land and the District Of Columbia,
tan predecessor successo. before or since ms
TIM. Ills Secretary from New Jersey, very par
,ia know in has personal affections towards Virginia
Virginia had not voted for The member from Alassachn-
sets She was fiatered by many rich aud honorable
appointments. The member candidate Tor re-
clsct,ou lie was weak minority President lis no.
torions policy let his friends take of them
selves and 10 bai; vel! hs political enemies He was
defeated for second term Virginia voted against
hlm, az she ever has and would against him and
his .ntf yer Though her Presidents trusted and no.
aorcd him, of all parties for he had the knack Of TAX
,ng ar bounty from all of all pocs-her people
would honor and trust hun. He defeated, say, in
her vote. InSi' al Oi reFing IL ile eNaFt5 OIL
private LIFE for tune and fogetiulncss throw oblivion
over his errors defeat and disgrace, lie back again
OF the arena of public HE. Instead OF coming back
here, Ly lie Of usefulness ard honor, 10 wipe oil
The stains of the pas, and to the Judgment Of
his own times upon his public administration and
Upon the means by which he ucquT'd power his
whole course has been such to conirm the sentence
pronounced upon him hy lis worst cnemies, aad TO
G,ake old friends sigh with the admission that he has
since proved himself to te wicked than the peo
pie Of bis country imacin d when they Indignantly
hurled him from Tie his! place of their confidence
and trust Pos,er;ty mast now seal that jud gmen,'
w,.h seal Of black, and his memory must suhSr
more here after for what lie hes done since he
vcted and punished than even his living reputation
has suffered by the jus, Judgment which proaoun.
ced upon HIM ty the people Of liz own time In
stead Of returning TO atone, 10 concliaie, lie came
back breathing vengeance, and seeking every occasion
10 wfeak il on an honest people, who would not have
l,ir to rule over them. We him, in ,his in
stance, complaining that Virginia has more than her
share Of Offices when unequal share of them vas, i'll
part, given By himself. Wien in power the APPOINT
merits were given to her when elcconeerng for her
vote the elder child portion was allotted to her by
himself After bis defeat, after her vote against him,
VIC see him, none other than himself, complaining oil