Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-13
Ibsusted. am greatly debilitated, and remain your
49, aANDREW JACKSON.

"MosEs Dawson, Esq
It's the worthy office of the Wing Press in this City
to scatter It's irebrands among us-o SOW jealousy oe
tween the dearest frendsnnd Suspicion between 'ne
mist devoted Republicans but we pass over us Hoo'e
nsnuation about ourselves-We pass over It's unjust
attacks about Thomas Jefferson Rando!Ph-which, We
know To be untrue. We content ourselves WIN lay
no before our readers the following sentence 10
erdays paper as specimen OF It's chiasa'oDscu'a
style of wriling: r o.,
.Tbe extreme felicity OF their selections OF Char.
men Of the Committees demonstrated their illness tor
the empire they had assumed. Gentlemen Of state re-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. all through the borders OF ne Iom
me wealth for their wisdom and sagacy, ana intimate
acquaintance with the conduct of public atairs-"ere
nlsced al the heads of all the most important COMMIT
ices. Men, like Sam'l Anderson and Norborne lal'a-
flro-whose names never heard beyond the war
,.nt.ryng' next to their doors-were very properly
assigned TO posts appropriate TO their ooscury i,he
disposition was made Of all who suspected OF DIS
Affection or wEo had not proved their ioyaiy "
seven years probation ~
1t will require Qdipus TO solve the enigma OF thiS
sphinx What does lie mean? Does he complain, that
uoentemen known through all the borders OF the COM
monwealth for their wisdom and sagacity, were paceo
a, the head Of the most important Committees: Is
that really serious grievance Does he mean 70 say
Thai umen like Samuel Anderson and Norborne 'lulIa
frro. were never heard beyond the warranttrying,
and that they " were very properly assignee Pos's
approprate to their obscurity? 1t this be intended
for rony we have read phrases more conlradc'
tory to mcaning-we have never seen false VII, more
distinctly outwittng sef-if for facts We have never
seen assertions directly at variance win the truth
II not for us to praise Samuel Anderson and
Norborne Taiaierro Their names are Unknown through
all the borders of the Commonwealth They are moi
only among the strongest Of the House, but OF The
Common ealth at large Talinferro is man celebrated
for his various accomplishments. And Anderson is as
distinguished for the strength of his understanding MS
he is for the purity OF his principles.
But little does it understand the true character OF
The Delegates from Prince Edward and Franklin II II
supposes that they weak as to take any offence
At their not being placed ut the head of all the re-
spectacle committees with which they have been asso
cia,ed Little will i, gain by such motlon-L''tle
will all It's efforts avail 10 SOW any mlstrust and dssa-
,is(acton in the minds of snch men They will have
the good sense to recoect that by whatever considera
tons the Speaker may have been guided IN the selec
ton of his Committees their Chairman, whether II
NAV have been that they new in our public coun-
els are not familiar with the forms of proceeding, or
BY whatever motive it mag have been, the last motive
in the weird mus, have been the want Of the highest
rssnect and confidence in them.