Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-03
FOR THE ENQUIRER.


To The Hon. james Buchanan:
Dear Sri am deeply concerned to learn that have
unwtngly been the of infiicing severe, and,
perhaps, lncuable wound on your feelings by qnaii-
fed adoption of slanderous report, that came to me
through some wspaper that cannot now refer 10;
| and indeed if could refer TO The paper which first
announced this cruel defamation. am advised BY my
counsel that could only offer il in mitigation Of da.
images, TO show the "quo amino, the slander was
circulated.
To cut man off from the enjoyment Of nine long
years in this happy world, offence of The hghest
magnitude; hut heap upon Of sens,bIliiy nine
long years of woeful celibacy, is an offence for
which nothing make amends. Let me then I'M
derstand of which Of these offences have been guilty
have in one of my numbers used this remark sit IS
curious fact If indeed it be) that Messrs. Van Buren,,
Cass, Buchanan, and Calhoun all born in the
same year, l7S2" This is the head and front Of my
offending, as now understand you were born in 1871
When saw you placed in this chronological category,
confess surprised me- for though you may have for
gotten that you have been al MIR Parkers tavern
in Lancaster, with the writer Of this letter, have a
vivid recollection of your poeness TO me, and very
distinct impression still remains of the surprise with
which there learned that while you enjoyed The full
and entire confidence Of every man who knew you,
you had appropriated the confidence OF single
lady, though from your appearance, supposed you
near forty led however, To adopt the statemen
lha. you born 50 by the consideration, that like
cases produce like effects and as the American war
closed about that time, and fathers, then flushed
with ardent patriotism returned from the tented ieids
to their domestic epjoymens, it is most reasonable to
suppose that each desired 10 rear up Democratic son
worthy Of his sire, and your greater appearance of
ycuthlulness and your superior puchrtude ascrIbed
tche absence ofhe joys of the nursery, Of which speak
etperimentay.
| have been accessory then, Sir, in representing you
the world as nine years older than you really are
What is the measure Of damages for such an injury.
With the politicians il certainly do you no harm
have it understood that you have seen and heard a.
and thought long, your competitors; and !
ather think, for this you owe me one. There IS, how
ever, one view Of this subject, that approach with
more Of apprehension: the effect that hs caunDy
mo y have had on the ladies' With them, yon know,
Sir there is something rgorc in three score and two,
and doubt not that many of the ladies', looking 10 the
arge space that you have so long filled in the public
eye, had regarded you beyond The reach of their
lines; bnt now, that my bunder has given you fair
opportunity to show that you only 50 doubt not,
hundreds of the fair ones, will be ready TO say with
appet "Why, Sir, you in the very prime OF lille
II know fifty young fellows of five and twenty, that are
older than you IRE" And thus, SIR, many fair one
may be induced to turn her eye 10 the House If LIN
caster, who had never before thought oft
| then bring myself 10 the fusion, Mr. Buchanan,
that you have really Of complaint against
and certainly should be the last TO rh'cl wound
upon one, OF such eminent distinction and Of such ami
able character, you justly possess; at all events,
nope you WIN eASuSc VIC Su'iuh'y VI Jou'
dent servant SENEA.
Richmond, September 90 lS43.
"The Daily Messenger is just ISSUED at Ports
mouth, Virginia, under the auspices of MIR. D. ID
Flske. Il flies from the topmast the Aag of "Martin
Van Buren,, subject The decision of the Democratic
National Convention
TREMENDOUS DisasrER-We learn from the steamer
Victress from Cincinnati, which touched al Bayou
Sera on the morning of the 1911, ins that the regular
packet Clipper M /, plying between New Orleans
and that place. and commanded, and we believe owned
by that and proverblaly careful gentleman,
CAPTAIN Laurent, met with an accident which occa-
stoned the loss Of many lives While she was backing
out of the port proceed TO Tunica her boilers burst
tearing off all her midship cabin, and causing her TO
sink Immediately TO her hurricane deck. We learn that
CAPTAIN Laurent, who the stern of the hurri-
cane deck at The moment, we'll as several others,
escaped by swimming, and were saved. The whole
number snved perhaps six to ten, and OF those
who persisted, over 90 ~ Orleans Bulletin, Sept y
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~ scribe living Lunenhurs county, Virginia. SAT
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