Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-30
TO tie Editors 81 lie Enquirer.
HON L MALLORY

Gentlemen: Amid The mulaliois Of political
parties and The various rewards tial active par
tizans have received from The present acminIs-
tration, have been greatly mortified that The tai
ented and worthy gentleman, who4 name heads
these hurried remarks, has not bepre this hour
received such commentator as he Justly merits
al our hands In those trying lines, when every
Democrat fell that struggle, manenlous and
pregnant with great and lasting ercnls, Tor The
perpelnation I'll every principle held sacred among
us, and when some good hearted mel in our ranks
felt an instructive shuddering for lie well being
Of our noble cause Francis Mallory buckled
on his armor and with an eloquenc. and earnest
ness worthy Of Spartan, went abo, in This our
dear old 7'h Congressional Dislia and aided
greatly in elecling our present worthy President
He il was mainly that got up The great Demo.
cratic rally in Hampton and presided, when Tic
eouuencc OF Caskie Patton, Huner and your
own gallant Scott did battle in our glorious cause;
il was he, Who when the wrath q an inlurialed
Senate had doomed Henry A. Wiseto retirement,
and, as they hoped, disgrace, came forward with
his noble generosity, resigned all ptetenslons as
a competitor and did brothers part 10 relieve
him. il was Francis Mallory who socd by John
Tyler when he lhroltlel the Bank bll; il was he
that wounded The living Parthian OF tiarTison's
cohorts Ewing; and for these acls o. devotion 10
The erea, cause what has been his Ieward2 "A
promise 10 The ear" and one violated, by that &C
cidental administration of John Tyler. Sirs,
Francis Mallory can never be the suppliant tool
Of any man. and undertake TO say that he never
would seek Office ly pacing Pennsylvania
avenue; nor do believe that ne wonld deal in the
subtle falleiy 10 procure or secure any mission.
lie sprang from sire VINO once niiea Proni-
nent niche among Virginia's good and true men,
and his grandfather fell martyr inlhal holy war
Of the revolution, leading on company, small
company against more than quadrrple their num-
Der Of English and mercenary Hessans at
Finches Dam bridge in The county oil Elizabeth
CITY, conendng for those principles which made
us free and independent people. His bearing
in CONGRESS as the representative from the Norfolk
District is marked b. no grandiloquence, no
windy TRADE. no declarations, made Out OF Time
and Mace 10 while away The precious time oflhe
House and empty The treasury OF its thousands.
The Doctors path was onward in usefulness 10 his
District and country. Scrupulously upright in
all that he said or did, he was an ornament 10 The
House and 10 The old State that gave him birth.
Never, while representing The Norfolk District,
did we hear thai Mallory was complained OF Tor
a want OF federation or an exercise oil personal
pauiaities. Tie lille guard that stood around
John Tyler, all received rewards for their hdeli-
~, bur he courted none. opposed % Inc cIea,ion
Of United States Bank and in favor of Free
Trade from principle, he sought only TO carry
oul those great measures for which many good
Democrats were ostracised but firm and faithful
10 his trust he fell secure and serene, while Others
deyoured The loaves and divided the fishes; and il
is for these noble trails, rarely now met with in
public men, that ~sb'o bras hi. example te
lore Democrats people. The mission 10 Con-
slan,inople, once in his grasp, vas withheld.
Why3 Because Mallory was not The man 10
bend 10 the whims of one raised ty accden, 10
the Presidency. He would follow where his
counlry's good dictated, but he vonld go no fur