Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-04
[RE.PrBLIsnED ny REQuIsT-From the Wing.
TO THE PUBLIC.

1t is already known to the public, that have been
dspaced-by an order of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, approved, if not dictated, by the President
from the situation | have held in the Custom House
in this city, for twenty five years. The order io
the Collector for nv removal | believe, expresses
the opinion of Mr. Secretary Spencer that the public
| interest would be promoted by the removal OF MIR
Haley and myself Upon what information this as
sertion is based, know no-but whoever may be the
spy informer OF the honorable Secretary,
pronounce him base calumnator, giving false AND
secret information for The and basest purposes
and if this honorable informant OF This honorable Sc
| cretary viii only openly avow his agency IN TINS
dirty work, his alsity and baseness shall be proved
the tlsfl cton of all correct As some proof
that have been unjusty treated and that no well.
grou nded complaint can be urged against the fidelity
| and capacity with which have discharged the du-
ties of The Office have heretofore filled, subo'n
re monstrance of many OF most respectable ct
zens, signed without distinction of party, and if any
thing more is wanting have other evidence WHICH
could give.
Very respectfully, your fellow citizen,
GEORGE Il. READ,
Late Inspector of the Customs for the District of Rich
mond.
The undersigned, citizens of the city Of Richmond
having heard that it has been deemed by the Sc
crelary Of The Treasury promotlve OF the public in
to remove their respected fellow citizen, Mr.
George 8 Read from the Office of Deputy Collecto
and Inspector of the Customs at this city, beg leave
re especially suggest 10 his Excellency, the PresI
dent of the United States, that the information uPor
which such opinion has been formed by the Depart
ment cannot be correct. Mr.. Read has been IN the
Office he occupies for twenty. five years, during
the whole of which period he has faithfully performed
lis dulies--and from his known ProS'ty, experience
and business capacity, we'll satisfied that .
better Officer for the duties assigned him, could not bt
found within the limits Of this Commonwealth. they
therefore, respectfully demonstrate against his re
moval
Signed-Jamss Gray, I. J. Deane, Geo II. Temp
kins, VIM. Anderson, Jr, X. t. Daniel, Archibald
Thomas w. E. Wilson, J. @ James, Henry l.
Brooke, A. T. D. Clifford, r. W. Haxa, G.
Hodges, Chas. Howard, Ed H. Carmichael, John G
Blair, VIM. Snton, John Lester, sam NJ Free
VIM Dean, Sampson Jones, b Slude, VIM Breeder
A. v. Crenshaw, A. M Bailey, J. Peter, Ihos
u. Dudley, John S. Caskie, Kent, Kendall q Al
water, Wadswor,h, Turner & Co., John A. Hicks
Walter d. Blair, John Kaskie, Fleming James, l.
A. Goddin, VIM. Allison, Richard Fox, Thomas
Giles S. c. Greenhow, Dunlop Moncure,, Jr,
W. a. J. j. Fry & Co, A. Peasants, Sam j. BLAIR
Jas Evans, Blair Burwel Jacob Hall, W: +. Butler
& Co., Nunnaly, Richard Archer, D. W. Garter
81 SomerviIle, M. Trokes, w. A. Pat'eson, }
Thomas, Jr., Richard Hall, Jr, Thomas Richie, r.
J. A. Chevallie, Peachy Il. Gratan, John a. RI
cher, Theo Robinson, Thos. A. Rust, s. MaupIn, )
A. Weed, R. S. Massie, Webb, Bacon q Co. T. T.
James, f. Riddick J, N Montgomery, S. H. Myers
Van Lew, Smith & Co, Alvey & Lipseomb, Judah
Myers y Co, J. G. Brooks, G. c; Hudson, Thoms'
Crouch, c. S. Gay, Saml. Marx, d. NJ Branch
G. S,anard, J. Robinson, W. b. Archer, H. Hamil'
ton, Matthew Huston, R. r. Duva Jos Mayo,
Robinson, John Williams, A. H. Rutherford, J. u
Quarles, J. J. Bindford Il Co., A. d. Dtewry, ): b
Ferguson, Jr., J. j. London, d. H. London, ). wa
lingham, p. Lewis Ellis, w Jenkins, e. Withheld
S /. Crump Geo Bassett, F. b. Deane, Jr., Il. II
Cabell, Darlington, Gibson u Thornton Charles
Workman, Wade w. Woodbridge, John A. Lancaster
l.. D. Crenshaw, John Womble, c. o. SANFORD, Jas
Sizer, G. Watson, William Barton, I. d. Mckin'
ney, J. Nj. Shppan, Jr., d. Z. Randolph, norman
Stewart, d. X Stewart, +. c. Wills, James Fisher
Jr., J. II. Grant, J. Rutherford, James Fisher
Son, T. H. Drew, j. Hobson. Fords Il Woodson,
Temple Gwathmey, j. Jones, F Bransford, F. Hon
son. J. Scott, NJ. ii. Preston, J. NJ Garland, Ad
kns, p. B. Jones, G. Hutchinson, R. Gwathmey, VIM
Wallace, VIM Ha1al, John R. Triplett & Son,
Kerr Caske & Co, James Caskie, j. R. Kerr, Caper-
ton and Crump, Ken. Cheppard J. H. Eustace, X T.
Williamson, r. Z. Haxall, B. w. Haxall, J. b. no
binson, j. Hildreth, A. w. Noting, James W. Re-
gram, G. Jarvis, Josiah B. Abbott R. '. Beaz!ey,
j. Gill, W. H. Lucke, G. Palmer, Davenport q
Allen, G. Ralston, Workman, McGruder 20 -. =
Crane Geo Steel, VIM Mitchell, Jr., w. Ritter. r.
Wicker, William Sands, II. Myers, "A. DuVai ~ Co.
John II. Tompkns, P. Mayo.
subscribe my name to the foregoing representation
with great pleasure and do most heartily unite in the
request that Mr. Read may be retained in office, as
useful, intelligent and faithful public officer