Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-05

cohcorred in, Mr. Smith alleges that r.. f,r...,,.
ial 'hai he Q'aTket) would require Smith t., ~ '
salary 5000 by voluntary reduction Of bs MS
own salary, as Clerk, 10 equivalent a,o,n, -,
0''' "'"e'e' was hhaiiy rejected; and SINE vel, ~
forwards, the Register applied 10 Smith 70 a'
'o''e money ''oa MN, which Smith "endeavored i, A.
o'. WHOM success" Subsequently, sealed ,e,,.
a'e.' seoa :" disguised hand 10 female rea,iv. :
'''' WIZ 'ooh great interest IN his welfare Was h,a1
'a ~ "''" III mysterious manner, by seryan, vi.
o'a MN 'l'a' he did not know the person " h. L,d
trusted linn with II, accompanied with a roones, =.
smith would convey it to the lady to whom il ~.
dressed Smith accordingly pre- scented The lete, T., -
ea'Ve on The FIRST opportunity, who was surpris.d :,
nhd that 1t was from The Register HIMSELF askin,
Loan 81 s3o'0, and stating. that unless he proened =,
money, Smith would have 10 lose his office, Hi;
red, too, that the lady should not mention tho 60.
OF The letter TO any one whatever, excent tho
whom she might select to transact the bu.i,.s' 49,.
him. The lady communicated the contents Of tho L..
to Smith, who very naturally feared thai ft,, II. :.
cninsianee of his heng the bearer Of the letter ,hn
entirely ignorant Of lis consents as well as Of III.
'er his relative would suppose thai he and Mr. p,,g
were III league 10 eXort money from her and in order -
remove any such suspicion from her mind he declared
even II she had the money to lend, that he would ma
u"o'i NE circumstances, consent 10 the lcan The p>
oay. 'he lady returned Tie letter 10 Mr. Parker NM,
s"e"o, ana ne ignorant as Is supposed that Mr. Smih
hao hceh aIpfzed Of lis contents, said nothing 10 him =,
'he SutJec All this occurred in April or March laa
anu "hile The Legislature was still in session. On III.
'as' Gay 81 March, however, and few days after III.
adjournment oi the Legislature. MIR. Parker handed Il.
Nj oh'ilh MS letter, renarking that 1t would t.n him
something oil most painful character which he Wa, M,
ger 'he necessity OF doing; and On the same pfc,,o.
aer expressing great rrgard for him as man and =. =,
officer, dismissed hm.-allesing that his pecun;,,v ON
bafrassnen's We're such To force him II, nm, Lie
"a young man II or Is years Of ape) in tho fret ,.I
snip Afterwards. Mr.. Parker proposed ia civ. Al.
ohi'h 'hc "a cerkslp, with a salary Of s51) ,,,.
hah ihe law DEMONSTRATING of course Ia make ~, H.,
deficiency himself; which Mr. s. declined. RI, ~ A.
Ginning II, Mr. s. made another proposition. to wit. L,,
while he Was not willing take the I'd c.rk.h, =, H..
salary {. the LIST clerk he willing 10 KEEP the fra,
eIefksip at the salary wLi, had been offered ir o.,
hecl'oh with the I'd clerkshp. and a-w Mr.. Park,
the remaining $500. provided he would perform som. :,
the duties OF the LIST clerk. To this prop,si,i,, n.
Parker acccd'd at first but afterwards rcceded l,, :;
ft
lug oillce;" but lac added .f any respec,,hl. ,rv.
"oe'u give as MS 'pi'on that this arrangement would
not be In violation Of the law against selling offices h.
No"'o mol only he willing but glad accede 10 it,
The Attorney General was consulted bp, hs ll;,..
expressing any opinion Another eminent ls.y.r w.
me" 'ons"ed' VINO expressed the opinion tina, The ar
''S''h'n' would mol be IN Violation oilaw. This opin
vi Was eAhloi''d 10 Mr. Parker, luthe declined giving
an answer s'yiug thai he wished 10 converse with III,
Attorney ''hefai on the subject. The mex, day III,
REGISTER rejected the proposition, and Smith wa. din.
missed. these are tie facts Of the case condensed from
Mr' Hhi'h statements and if they lie tue the, p,c,
Inc hess'e IN an uncnviable position before the public
and serve to show the wreiced cxpedi,nts Il, which
men "o nave through long life maintained bl,,nrl,,.
character may be driven by the pressure of prcuni,y
enNafFassntht 1t may be, however that Mr. Parker
VIII be able To place HE circumstances in liz hi les. obi
Gus than they nov appear, But he cannot do So il !,
very clear that he viii not be permitted to reman in his
present position.
The case OF the slave Iatimer will probably SOON oc
eupy the attention Of the Legislature The agent de-.
splched to Boston, by the Executive Of yrpinia ia dr.,
mand oithc Governor Of Massachusetts his surrender "a
fugitive from Justice, has returned without acemnlish
ing the object Of his mission. Lalimcr was in B,.,,,
wien The agent arrived there, and mic hi easily h,v
been approximately but Gov Davis refused 10 in,,re,. nm
the ground that the demand had not been madr i, j,
strictly legal h.m 1t is not officially known uu,r
what special ground his uusal rests bu, The g.n,,,l
seems 10 be that it is because Lafin,r bod
mol been indicted by grand jnv. As the Law Vi
Congress requires. But if this be dernsible cround,
~ slave, committing crime in this State and demand
"a as il9ltVe from justice. ever be given up-M
by our laws, offences committed by them are MI indca
by a5randj jury. The objection however is spec.uS
and certainly more teRablc than the positions assumed
ny Gov. Seward Of Ne" York. and by Gov Fairfield VI
Maine. IN reply TO similar demands Gov. McDowen's
term Of service commences Monday. though is under
stood that he VIII not be here until Wednessy and
nohg the first OF his official duties will be the que s,ons
growing out OF this case. There no reason 10 suppose
that he VIII be iaIthcss to the rights ofths Souh-Ths
more reasonable apprehension is, that in order p rd
ot The suspicion under which he labrs in conseau.cr ii
his old Abolition opinions he NAV be more violent
than ono -" no had been uniformly Pro Slavery man,
and therefore not likely to be dlstrustcd
LORD MORPETH ON SLAVERY.
One OF the pecoat politicians for which the Northern
States are getting TO be rather famous some time since
addressed letter to Lcrd Mcrreth for the purpose Of
eNtortlng from thai gentleman his views on the Slavery