Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-30

moas rom nnnsroas dsoas',ons various quarter no
limited oy' OF asciibable 10 personsl psray there M,
anxious inquires for the Of the proposed
nere any defalcation In the public fsndsf-any want
% industry, OF efficiency In the Management, Of ,h'
puo''e onsne.f-sny injustice oppression to or upos
private individually In short any a,
ocl, misconduct To all these inquiries there s uni
Nesay negative response. will not dwell on what ohcr
say bat you yourself unrescryely tina, he Il an Ali
and upright officer that DO discharges tho srduous du-
uss o. ms trust without impeachment exception anc
nat mere nota more efficient Executive agent under the
Government Excuse for wla, NAV possiblv be con-
aide cd somewhat aggressive. p 07..7
ws' then, lrcpcst. what tho reasons Cor ,hs 70
mova why, Without adver,ing Insignificant ,riacs
and circumstances Of Persoasi character aud Of nc
weight he 10, IL is said, sufficiently popular I'm Nc
iok wihst little eonssnpuble press, aud perhaps
expression ierively obtained from Q collection OF few
individuals, inugunyy managed, resovs that no is not
genuine Democrat lot their creed,l whilst q the sams
nme me genuine Democracy Of the city and STATE testify
10 mo contrary Ike sgitators and confronted
ON their own ground. ct their mceng ou,vvted routed
aud defeated. Tho merchanuc and business community
with one acclaim pronounced the merit Of tho
Sni' you say, .gusrdsn aud Of tho public
harmony you are bound ~ compose the exstinR
assuming that the removal OF faithful and able officer
thus partially and factiousy sought will have tho desired
| admonish,d. :"
Well, then, again, sir hero is q member Of the true
Democauc stock OF American patriots Iii Is unnece
TO retrospect In DETAIL for however, honorable the inhcr
lance may be when docs occur, not nm adyoc 4, of
the doctrine OF tho natural and necessary nea of
professional pursuits In the State OF New York has from
ms earliest manhood aud on the stage of human
aeoa oecn employed In the public service Of his country;
"no aiter having removed from New York to Vermont
he'd with great reputation the responsible Office Of Cocc
Ter o mat State during the with Great Br,a,p
nen no oofder circumstances in the Canadian boundary
region were oil critical character, both military and
commercial view who arrw ards chief Justice of
mat respectable State and had besides important agen
ey "a dgesiing its jurisprudcns code who was after
waus selected us the Commissioner the United States
under treaty for establishing then running the central
section OF the boundary line between and the Canadas
service which tue honorod Albert Gallatin told the
himself had been performed with ''consumate ability :.
wasiuy developed in the agency which the great
man subsequently conducted, part in London on
mat subjeec-(ask that venerable patriot himself now
standing with foot his grave in New York whether
oeile or msreprescnt hin-who afterwards Govern
OF OF mat State, Vermon and actually Icvoutonized il
IRON awarn federal to- democratic State; was then
appointed by the immortal Jackson Minister Plepipoten
uay To Spain. where among many important dipo
ae services to his county he opened and led the way to
the mai recognition by the parent government at Madrid
an object ct great interest this country Of the
dence OF the Spanish American countres-a fact which
w special honor and compliment HIM and his country is
reeied or referred To by the Spanish SOL
emn instruments OF recognition on record in the mr.
shSes oil the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, you please OF your
munster IN Mexico, and he and inform you
OF the faci who has since been unanimously n wa. going
say aPponied) confirmed by the OF the United
states 20 inc most important Office under government
inc Caoinei) the duties Of which he has performed
WIN adnrabe success above recited and admitted
Zone OF the Cabinet lately that in the Ceetrs
propriate duties, and his intercourse with the
eN uhe went ON IKE clock work;') who has, in the
recent eiecuons, with an honorable and consistent fidelity
to his politics and party had almost influential agency in
producing existing results man, fine who IN career
forty years past in all his public employments and under
e"c"Hisahces mas been an uniform and undertaking
patriot
ask then, again, this man now to be thrus, aside with
and indigny-io be an object Of scorn md
contempt, to crafty the selfish hostility OF CLIQUE one of
whose main organs is ,c press conducted BY two un
.ne'Ped and otherwise insignificant, pIecocous young
men, Profeses, and under the guidance and tuition OF DO
iicel fhaFisee-nen who presuming with impudent
alsehood To attack the democracy o Collector.
their mothers no in tho full career oil
Democrsac public service Is all this demanded to
crafty the personal disappointment political hostility
Of corrup aud worthless few subserve uferior
poses both seish aud ambitous-or both1 But repeat
those odious herencsthosc preende UPSTAIRS and alse
propheis, he 10 not orhodoxho the true (st
Is. our) Democracy. Why, you well acqusint-
OF few contemplate oos unworthy OF
the respect consideration Of minded vraous
community Be assured, sir tho people Of tho Gin add
Stale OF New York viii NOT, Tor know se"ssenins 81
hem. tolerate the irnsle siandsr As to the pretended
gifsrion which thought important TO compose,
csdes that the very removal OF the collector may
unattended with ogitation the other way any man
'i.Ai<sHss aud observation hHo--s
al nj any Tune al no Inced his determination not 10
forty eight hours ime oil would have been quiet
omposurc Upon the whoe, Il you slrcady con-
inced principal points this case by the honora-
lie and respectable individual representations rcmon
frances made TO You, Others may speak out IN tones and
ashes of thunder and lightning. that may make the earth
'eoe under me very eet oil those VINO occupy The pm
acle Of their couny's constitutional eminence; those will
lot be commissions tending to rayage political fabrics
TO purify the political atmosphere about ihem and thus
aid IN restoring improving, and the health Of
he free and protecting institutions OF happy people,.
should the Collector and his friends
erenl from their obligations YOU think proper pre-
tent the actual commotion OF stormy elements the lower
cloud will nevertheless be dispersed. At on
our lofty perch, you coniemptuously regarding all
his from an humble individual beneath; but, you
rot much that experience may teach you
little
Sir, repeat that speak freely Wero to be
ycophan this occasion, would consider myself too
degenerate both as man and citizen Of that free and
ied State which you have the honor Of present
'resding.
am with high respect and consideration, your obedien,
citizen, JOHN y. VAN NESS.