Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-14

the discrimination had been formed. would have been
wrong TO relate u 20 arg II done in good faith with
view oi uNcrng tho otherwise inevitable result and that
wondbe no moro improper Mr. b. than any
"her member IL society. Let IL be remembered, IL
to my interest that the loan should be made II
IL interest that such relief should come n would
prevent tho appointment Of my not seeking Ia
promote interest bat my feelings and M Saifhs iH
fe'esf IN making the application tn Mrs. b. The appea
uon had not single characteristic OF an unworthy effort
to extor loan. II IL had been successlu should not
have been compelled make the change IT, in ali this
mere was any Kind Of inproprey my perceptions IRE too
obscure see H..
But am unconscious OF any immortality i'm the net =
ter the letter returned, Mr. Smith admits thu, b,pi
to him for perusa Did this look like consciolsnss -
IT. containing any thing nproper1 Here pcrhaps o,sh
To close my remarks, do handy epith., ~
sarcasns with Mr.. Smith His nsnuations that the ,,
which tender refu,aon OF all he has said abou, !,
not the iSenucal letter sent to Mrs utterly unwo,b Of
bin, or Of His long paragraph of abuse -,
my shifting the issue to writing the letter. in my own hand
answers ITSELF ms IN the close Of it, he admits had ,vcrrej
the letter written and supersered or directed Ia M,
own hand Mr. Smith treats his friend Mn b. a. well As
myself uWusty, m presenting her untrue certificate to
sign, and when she declines do So he publishes the
hcate OF two persons, that she every thing i'm wns
strictly true That certificate is dated back as the
10Th ct August last that appears he preparing
that earf day 10 make attack. Unfortunately for Mr.
Suithhc identical letter is preserved, and shows the L.
verse OF Mr. Smiths prepared certificate in tho leading
facs-,e o,png of security debts which he has ,licJ
and the losing Of his office The letter stated that in con
sequence of the small salary received. and OF nv harias
paid, tneire months IreriOuSig sccunty debt found
the necessity Of appointing my lsi Clerk and thn, il
would make difference al several hundred dollars nor
snnum To Mr. Smhthus indicating that he not 20 be-
turned out OF office he idea clearly designed be convey
ed in the prepared cercate) but that he would
10 the 2nd Clerksp At salary which s lees by several
hundred dollars, than that received b. the let Clerk
These exposures may make Mr. Smith more cautious in
his assertions hereafter.
In regard the proTercd divisions Of salaries. uniform
y declared would do nothing that might be
propuey, and would under the opinion of the Attorney
General Can my conduct be justly censured when thus
guarded and regulated
Since this controversy arose in accidental conversa
uon with gentleman OF this city, (yho-c will bo
given II required he stated that had informed him shortly
after Mr. Smiths promotion that had minated 10 Mr.
Smith, that it salary should be raised should give
my tho let Clerhip, and that retained a control over
the Clerkships To the contingency Now il is not
credible that would then have ssd had not thought
motive could have existed the statement If
true.
But have said enough, aud will trouble the Public no
further.
JANuARY IL, 1913. S. II. PARKER.
ia IL