Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-24

aardeG involae: lie could nc, ilves h,niscrsen set
OF the shuddrr'ns effect which lie fierce cry "frercal,
repeal, repeal, produced r3gn hir @'en ,n:anJtn.'
rom the Federal Senate C!laa.ist j, I'll lcars
thunder upon hts ear. il ;ncd aiG:n,t rrca-t -
the excuses vi the French Revolution. alr. L ~. J..
was not ignorant .. Tie Gaoiccs I, lu>ei!
public nan IL result from e independent position H.
had assumed; they would moi deter i lfo lie Hr III
| 81 tic Ia" o! conduct his Judgment Eid adapted u
was difficult task 10 know Ones self Eat iic tr'n :t
without claiming exemption from The Initnilics ii our
natures that 1t he had INDUCED ANY day dtcnGis
OF pnny ambition; If nc had encouraged h"prs .!
future advancement, he still believed hc cou!d wil-
llngy surrender them ALL wiling sacrifice the al
tar OF iiS country.
| As 10 The nominees before The Senate, hc moi;
responsible Tor the introduction OF either vi their names
tie had II" part IN organizing Tor either lie attended
no meeting, caucus, or consultation. In iac he Bad
taken pains 10 let it he generally known that his pre-
ference was for another That other not in nom'-
nation, and he not informed Ia whether nc would
be- Tor standing isolated as lie did, he fell II not only
useless, but It might prove injurious to ls friend were
he To present HIM TO the Legislature unbid and with.
out the cooperation Of those who did not labor under
the disadvantages which impaired his influence Oi
one Of the Two before the Senate he might say he
knew not!nng-he had not attended the discussion ~
the other House, and very little had been said Of him
here Ok the other he believed he knew every thing
that vas necessary To be known Of him public man
Ills intercourse with him frequent and familiar
OF very respectable intelligence, of unsulIed and I'm.
suspected Integrity, beloved by all around hun, there
was no objection justly 10 be urged to him, other than
political objections. He belonged 10 the same school
oil statesmen with himself lie States rights and
had acted ably aud earnestly with the Wings up the
Presidential election Of 1910. In that he cded
against the Wing candidate and took sides for V Buren,.
But II would he considered perhaps oihcous i'll MIR
T. 10 speak Of his opinions and qualifications The
task OF recommending hun TO the Legislature had de.
voved upon others; and with their management of the
case, MIR. l. had no purpose TO interfere. lie felt il
to be his duty indeed TO PROFOUND inquiry himself
10 those who had been instrumental in bringing his
name before the Legislature. y political newspaper
ii tins city OF very extensive Influence had IN
cent number editorial in which Mr.. Thornton had
been honored with notice. In that article it was in
tImaed that the party candidate for Governor, would
be required to pledge himself against the execution OF
those provisions OF the Distribution law which in
tain contingency would devoye the Governor Of the
| Commonwealth lie did not ask for Mr.. IaYlo OPT.
mons the propriety of receiving Nrgnas quota OF
the Distribution fund He desired 10 know if he had
given any pledge 10 what he would do III this paril
cuar consideration ot his receiving this nomination.
(Mr. Voolfolk here and said that he had been in
srumenta in bringing Mr. Taylors name before the
| Legislature. So far from having given any pledge,
Mr. Taylor, he believed, had never thought Of beng
run, and he had no doubt, but at that moment he was
far from supposing himself candidate for the Office,
as any man in the Commonwealth. Mr.. w. did rot
even know what MIR. + s opinion was, upon the point
of enquiry, hut e believed he would pursue The course
pointed out ~ ms judgment, independent OF all other
lnlluenccs)
| Mr. TmoE>roS continued By remarking further, that
he had made enquiry that morning, OF those who were
most likely 10 be npprsed Of Mr. Tay lors opinion, and
had satisfied himself that the inference which he sup
posed TO be properly drawn from the article 10 which he
had referred, justified by the facts Those most
intimately connected with Mr. Taylor, had heard
him express such opinion, much less render such
pledge lie should not have deemed IT subject wor-
thy public inquiry, but Tor the connection his own
bore to the Objectionable article. Mr. T. conclu-
ded By The expression OF his purpose to vote Tor Mr.
j In ylnr