Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-18

mad been for wa!ded 10 Mr.. WY ~
of Mississippi, 10 be handed over TO VT 4 :
fearful picture was drawn oflhs arrosansc o'iaac
and corfupt motives OF Mr.. W., in violating 'h
solemn rights Of a sovereign Stale, IN nuiliiyinl
her representation in the national connciis-ah
through personal iIl-wil towards Mr.. Thompson
deprivine him OF an honorable position "hici
had been assigned 10 him by The CONSTITUTIONS
authorities OF a grea, State. The pain and sen
sible statement OF Mr.. Walker, which viii D.
found below, dissipa,es The swelling volume 0
charges. and proves him 10 have acted through
OUT, with an entire regard 10 honesty and propfie
". AS for a feeling OF hostility towards Mr
Thompson, the statement shows all lna' !"
be unfounded. A calm and impartial e1
animation OF bis s,atemen, will SATISFY .u'
world, that the whole conduct Of Mr.. Walker IL
this matter is free from the slightest censnfe. W.
should be glad 10 publish the letter OF Governor
Brown, who acauits Mr.. w. Of all blame IN the
premises. Ii is 10 be regretted that The facts had
not been properly known al home, when 'ne sup
Ject f i aroused public attention. In tha' case
The animadversion oilhe press, lncludins some o.
The Democratic journals, would have heen spared
and The Wings would have had 10 handle Tor
a~ssailing MIR. w. There IS one important tact.
which was mol known till Mr.. WIS publication
We allude 10 the fact, that MIR. Thompsons CON-
mission did mel take effect until The luth OF
March, and that Mr.. W., al The time ne deter
mined 10 withhold it, had reason 10 believe that
the Senate would adjourn before that day
This must have a material bearing upon The
judgment OF the public, as to Mr.. W. agency in
this delicate matter.
The Philadelphia Gazette charges Mr.. Wal
ker with lesislaling Tor his private Interests IN
relation 10 the Chicasaw lands. Upon The report
Of a Washington correspondent, thai journal al
loges, that, though the influence OF Mr.. W., a
bill passed The Senate for a transfer oil The adJu-
dication Of these claims from Washington TO the
local United States Courts in Mississippi-lhai,
when it reached The House, Mr.. Thompson ex-
posed The cofrnplions that must inevitably result
from such a laW, and The bill was defe7ted-and
thai, for thus liwarling MIR. VS. selfish aims,
Mr.. T. was shamefully deprived OF his Senate
rial commission. Now, a simple reference 10
Mr.. WIS eia,ement goes tar TO disprore this last
and serious impn;alion. In refutirg the idea OF be
ing Influenced b i'll feeling towards Mr.. T., Mr..
Walker express; refers 10 their cord:al personal
and political harmony and 10 their entire CONCUR
renee upon rnary specified measures-lhe Chi
casaw lands heiis particularly noticed
But ii is mol asa distinguished citizen Of Mis-
~sissippi, thai We have taken The pains 10 indicate
Nh w. !! is on higher and moro national
grounds. He stands forth as the organ Of the
Administration, T!edsed 10 do justice 70 The South,
b. a reduction Il the Tariff. Occupying this
position, it is MICH 10 be desired, that his va
luable services saould not be striped Of any OF
their moral weigAt, by grornilcss charges, i'm
pupning his actions and motives. II is with This
object, that whic we are pleased 10 place the
man in a true lsh!, We have al the same time
thought It Of ytil importance to vlndicaie the
standing Of a hiea public etffer, who has il in
| his power 10 seye his country. and 10 whom
! ina, country look. for a modification of a deeply
interesting ~oues;iqn, according 10 The standard Of
Justice and equally:
STATEMENT or II HON. II. J. WALKER.
WASHINGTON CRY, June IL, 1915.
To The Demouacy q Mississippi:
On the 5th OF Ma.ch last, | received, together
with a confidential Communication from Gov.
Brown, a commission Tor Mr.. Thompson as a
Senator. 10 take effect aier The 10Th OF March last,
Inc period fixed 10 the ic1der ofmy resignation
mi 4. - ~ 49, trl1opI "a, ~ 10 fkte
appointment in Consequence oil assurances from
me ,da, mv own vote. or ma. OF my SUCCESSOR,
uiIsiu, anu III al r,ute3fl:ty, would Ce HevraSd-
~ 10 give The Demucraic parry a majority In
the Senate upcn the elt:ion Of q printer for two
years atthc Executive session. urged upon The
Cover or The importance OF this election 10 The
! Democratic party, inllY approaching The inluri-
Gus consequences OF a dAeat on this question, a,
The very outset Of the NV administration and
The censure that would arach 10 me, II this de-
feat were produced BY 8 single vote, owing 10
nv withdrawal from The Senate. Influenced by
these considerations, anG with a view 10 meet
this contingency, the Governor transmitted, not
! 10 Mr.. Thompson, but . me, a commission
for him as a Senator, TO take effect after
The 10Th March last, having 10 me, as
| conceived, q full discrciionto deliver the commits
sion or not, as the circumstances Of The case be.
fore referred 10 might reqcire. When The CON-
mission was handed to me with Gov. Browns
letter, the contingency IL Ehich | have referred.
had not happened, and il vas clearly asceriained
would not happen. il having been determined
after Inc dale ofmy teller 10 Governor Brown, not
10 90 into The election of q Printer Al the E1ecu-
tive Session. The conlingeIcy moi having hap
pcued. To meet which the commission was signed,
it seemed 70 me, that 10 haze delivered II under
such circumstances, would have violated he will
and purpose Of the Executive. and the conf1den'
llal trust and discretion devolved by HIM on me
| was still further Influenced in arriving at This
conclusion by the fact, that II was IN consequence
Of nv assurance 10 The Governor Of The probable
occurrence of this contingency, that he tad been
induced 10 transmit The commission, not to Mr.
Thompson, bU; 10 me, and ihl, il unter such cir
cnmslancrs had deliveTe.: The commission.
might be Justly accused Of procuring an appoint
menl 10 meet a con ingency, and then delivering
il in violation Of The trust Teposed IN me, when
The contingency had no, happened, and "ouic
not happen. ;ipon which alone he had been
induced to sign the commission. II was my dn.
Is, as the confidential agent Of The Governor, Qhe
commission, until delivered, being lawfully with
in his control 10 have acted precisely as y wa
obvious he would have done il present, and .
was clear that, if present, 6 would not have de-
liveTed the commission unless he contingency
udu I'D IPtutuy W WcSl NHlCH III hoo -
duced to act. The commission (like any o,her
grant or deed) was The properly ofihe Gcvernor
and not OF the person ma med IN The commission
until the delivery 10 him; and The Governor. BY
himself or agent, conld withhold the delivery &c
ascertain the occurrence Of a particular event
upon The happening OF which alone u was de'
sired to give effect 10 The intended appointment
and this principle is 50 well settled, and SO uni
versally adopted in %praciice, in regard 10 commits
sions and all other grants, as 10 require no eluci'
dalton from me. was not authorized 10 confer
with MIR. Thompson, unless The commission was
delivered TO him; and had | thus conferred viii
him, and disclosed 10 Kim all The circumstance
Of The case, he certainly could not, and woulc
no, have accepted an Office designed 10 be tender
ed to him 10 meet a contingency which had no
happened.
And now The Withholding the commission is a,
tribulel By some to selfish purposes or hostility tc
MIR. Thompson. As to the first point, the com
mission was not handed 10 me until alter my
unanimous confirmation by the Senate as Seere
tary OF the Treasury, and when consequently, M
delivery of The commission could make no chang
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