Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-11

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".;ntnl bu il belonged 10 the place, was eVoSeo
f.. c;rc,ms,ances. and became inevitable.
> II was inevitable, il for no other reason, De-
c,nse | had onenly, in the face and TO Inc Know
ledge of he whole country, al the mo,ne". , eou-
.sn,ed 10 he candidate for The Vice Presidency,
nrom;>ed j, 10 The majority OF he people VINO
should elect me | had assen'ed 10 tns .oiio''-
lions or instructions of The canvass OF ioii-a9-
scented in wri;ins-and that assent hau oeei W,
s.mina,el wherever The Democratic press eou'a
penetrate. | did so more Than once; and having
lane 60 scrupuIously and vigorously abssa ined
from participating in the election. On no Publc
occasion did it become necessary or proper Ioi
me even 10 allude 10 The topic OF IaIin. ne
Presidential candidate, MIR. Polk, in his letter 10
our townsman, Mr. Kane, very properly LOOK nus
own particular course. | had no course 10 'aAe
about il, having given comprehensive P'eus
TO abide by the sense of majority, and Inc mat
Ter of Tariff being expressly and emphaucaly
involved in the binding resolutions OF most mno
without the: slightest knowledge, or e3pec.as'o ~
or desire on my part preferred tie NOMINATION ~,
my acceptance As good faith III puoic '',el
cannot be dispensed with, and is not 10 DC evautu
by sophisries, The people, as well Sou'h as W."
West as East, having taken me al in5 %ola a',J
elected me | have fulfilled the pledge. ! should
have felt covered with dishonof as WIN oa'
H..
The TWO interests Of Pennsylvania, aooul
which much anxiety was manifested, the IRON anu
coal interests, will moi, sincerely nope anu ".
lieve experience The injuries iorctold. bul - y
possible that our upright Common"eann C.u
lor one moment. demand that an officer eiec'eu'
BY The sutfraees oi the people Of all The lweh'y-
eight States and bound b. his oath aho every
Constitutional obligation faithfully ana ially ~ !,
represent in the execution OF his high Tus'' an
The citizens OF all the Union, should narrow ms
great sphere, and act with reference ohiy 70 M
peculiar wishes2 To inculcaIe sucn ooclline
to Pennsylvania, is something more man USELESS
il is derooator 10 her. The pages oil her history
are crowded with proofs that she perfectly unoer,
stands the Federal Constitution, from winch ana
through which she claims 10 derive no oencht
which she is not willing TO share equally win any
member OF the confederacy. To bind or oeno
President or Vice President 10 disregard Inc gene
raj will, and the objects OF national poiicy, IL,
order 10 subserve exclusively her special VIII ana
her local policy, would manifest, in my humble
judgement, degeHeracy Of sentiment, 10 which
PENNSYLVANIA never has descended, and never can
descend.
|, is bare Justice TO the feelings OF some OF you,
and OF many much esteemed ncighbors and poll
lica opponents, 10 say without claiming iof II
the slightes, merit, that in the powcress posil'on
prescribed by the Constitution 10 the Vice presi.
dent, as regards matters Of legislation, omitted
no effort which personal intercourse and CONVEX
sa,ion enable me 10 make, with view 10 bring
abou, such changes and notifications IN ihe Diii
as would, compalibly with The paramount Pur-
pose OF The people, soften lis apparent iiSoiS'-
These efforts failed from causes over winch haa
NO control, and OF which | have no right 70 com.
plain; and having failed, il would be useless, u
moi wrong, TO detail them. They are adverted 10
only as an assurance that personality would do
ANYTHING honorable and iair to shield friend or
associate from unnecessary HARM while cDtsi2fg
must and will do my duty with undiscIlsnina'-
ing lnliexibiliy.
/, is no; nv desire in this letter Of acknowledge
mcnl, 10 vindicate Inc new and enlarged syS'em
OF commercial Intercourse which the American
people have determined To en'ei upon. Towards
Thai system, however, no observing man can
avoid seeing that all Chrslendom a i! BY stimuli
taneous impulse, is rapidly tending. l. Is The
offspring OF expanding Liberty and prolonged
Peace; and feel such unwavering confidence III
the enterprise, SKILL spirit, hardihocd and rcfse-
verance OF my countrymen, that cannot douot
however severe the sacrifice involved IN begin
ming may be, that the end Of generous and UNI.
versal competition must be their triumph over all
the rest OF the world.
am, truly and respectfully your fellow citizen
and friend, u. NJ. DALLAS.
To Anaihasns Ford, George Guier, Richard
Peitz, John HEINZ, William w. Weeks, Esqs
and others, Philadelphia.
GOV. SMiTH-"NO GOVERNOR" IN
a personal as well as poliii-
cal friend OF Gov Smith, We can fully appreciate
the courteous and neighbofly spirit which dictated
a few remarks BY the editor Of the Times" Of
his place on last Saturday. in Introducing quo
alton from The Richmond Compiler in regard 10
his gentleman. That editor has on several &C.
,asiuns exhibited towards Gov Smith scncro-
,ity and good feeling viii h does no, character
ze other Wing editors in commenting upon ms
course.
The Compiler and Times OF Richmond, and
he Petersburg Intelligencer, have each complain
ID of The Governors absence from Richmond,
without taking the trouble OF much enquiry, or
viewing The subject with The same toieration and
courtesy as our neighbor OF The Virginia Times.
We presume that none OF those editors would re.
fuse 10 d public officer permission lowInd up and
brine 10 conclusion the business conilded 10 his
rare and management before his election. This
is a privilege which mere recruit in The U. ).
service has granted him. Is il not the case with
ministers and messengers sent on foreign servicei
|, is admitted that Gov. S. has absented himself
from Richmond as lar as was necessary 10 aliena
TO such business as was conllded 10 MIN Pr,
or TO his e!cclion-and such was his expressed
intention directly after his election. His adver-
tisemenl in this paper is proof that he did not
intend, bu, positively declined, the acceptance oil
any ns,c business oil professional character, and
we believe he has repeatedly declined retainers IN
profitable cases since offered 10 him.
The present complaint is based upon the case OF
Epes, The supposed murderer of Muir. Inc 40.
sence Of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
from Richmond, is alleged as sufficient reason
rha, proclamation could mol be made tor ms ap-
prehension. An application was maze ana ~,
spondcd 10 from this place by the Governor. nu'
delay was occasoned by The want oil suuicieh'
evidence on the part oil the applicants, as no re-
lrhe Governor. however, ordered the subject 10 De
!, IA before The council, just as il in person ~
Richmond and upon the production OF lesal evl'
10 10 issue the proclamation accordingly
1Uhare il the harm 10 Ia, Stale or wherein have
;,,s,;ce The interests Of the Commonwealth, and
ihe duties Of office suffered Z
=, ms ask another question. Did not the Edi-
,ors of The Compiler know that, in consequence Of
renairs and the presence OF workmen, The Co
vrrnor's house was mol only UNIT 10 receive Ia
mi,y. bu, was not even used by the Governor
himself until very recently? We believe il has
been undergoing much needed repairs.
and important, especially during the Summer
months, as 10 require that officer TO remain as a
fx,ure a, the seat OF Government How often
have we kaocn The wise Legislators, in Congress
40 well as the Legislature of hH STATE, 10 absent
Themselves from their halls TO attend the courts
ave. that too when important bills were pending,
and action upon them constantly and presently eI.
nec,ed. This is less an exenuaiIon OF the Of
fence, we admit than 10 show that while we
watch the mole in our brothers. eye, We should feel
the weight and size of The beam in our orcn eyc.
And we say to those who are so ioad and free in
their accusations and denuncialons, that i is
no, exactly fair to make fish Of one, and flesh OF
another. We are lar from adopting or Initiating
the spirit which seems 10 actuale some others, and
which is expressed in The following quotation:
al do not like You, Dr. Fell,
The reason why cannot tell
But this one thing know full well,
I do not like you, Or. Fell"
Harrenton Flag Of '9S.
MEDALS FOR THE SUBALTERNS.-
We were Yesterday shown one of the medals 10