Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-12
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MIR. Seldom.

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0sns snaes'ood that the Democracy OF Heureo will
allow Mf Seddon an opportunity, on the 18Th inst Of DE-
hmns o" Po'inon, respectfully suggest TO aome Of ,h.,
10y "y p'pnev OF putting to him sundry questions
am ing Mnien the following may be enumerated:
L. WIN ar Seldom, tho representative of The civ of
Richmond and IT surrounding eop,I,cs an ~, ~ "
ed IN the navigation Of James River and eonseouen,y IN
ne r'mo'a tho distinctions therein be pleased TO Give
history OF his agency aud action IN that m,,,et J,,in
;he late Congress Tho City Council voted Ss0o IN ,n
@ k s Lyons and Sco) to repair to Wash
ingon WHIST inc mrs, River and Harbor Bill was pending
and to memonslize Congress on the subject Tn a. IS
auu win force which human mind but
" WIG aSsuaenonist could resist, that James River
was larry ana Justly entitled appropriation a. nine
tenihs OF the various rivers creeks and b,rhr a.
the Dill DID Mr. Seldom the slightest effort 10 can.s
an appropriation TO be inscrtedf None bat,xe nn...
he has been greatly misrepresentsd On an. ,n,, !,
has been stated, and conradecd that he .pok, md
voted against the whole bill uneonsniutioaaL hone
the 18th. Wv 'e'' y" Sa'uiuS
= An able memorial from those Of Mr. Seldom, con-
VINO arc interested m the coal aud IRON business
was seht on uurng the last session and unles. am mis-
informed, Mr. :. requested to and
1t being clearly demonstrated in the document referred
TO- that the tsnh OF 1886 would be ruinous q, ,ho,e i'm
por'sn' interests Did Mr. Seldom present and advocate
the memorial Did he take one single stem q, oh,in 10,
favorable consideration On the contrary had he not
falher mat every constituent that has who NAV be in
ieested IN the coal and iron business should bo over,
whemed with bankruptcy and ruin than that one snv.
feature OF ms CARING tariff Of 1916 should be
repreeCu.
| tauye 10 answer these questions.
1t has been stated, aud denied that Mr. Seldom
was IN his seat IN the House OF Representatives when the
resolution eensurng General Taylor the terms of cap
'nanon Monterey adopted, and that he neither yo.
ted IN the affirmative negative. His Democratic
lnenes ought certainly TO question him upon point
and II the Tact Itself Is undspuied, TO me that
there ought to be searching a, 10 The
why and wherefore OF course 50 extraordinary Utterly
opposed, as acknowledge myself be- TO Mr. Seddon,
politics. never did suppose that he would attempt 10 &C.
cape by lodging responsib y for bis official ACTS and
hope, Injustice has been done him in this pareuI,r
MS Democratic friends will afford him opportunity of
explaining. -
But Mr.. Seldom. it seems voted to kill the hill from
the Senate, granting, from national abund.nc, nit
lance TO relieve the people OF Scotland and ireland from
the horrors OF famine, starvation and death -and ~ -
stated upon apparently good suhory that in this he ba.
oeen governed by M, RESPECT CONSTITUTIONS OF
TUE CNIEO STATES Tins indeed wonderful discovery
Otaer great men, as well as Mr. Seddon--I mean CLAY
Webster aud host OF others--saw no constitutional a.
ciues IN voting supply Of bread to the wrcched nnab-
ants OF Caracas after the earthquake OF ISI2spd none
IN succonns the more miserable Gre ks IN their death
Struggles with The TuTksh But in tins our pcv
seierAon political pu'tsnsm has found that Ame
can Constitution is impOtent for good but potent or mis-
chief. nation Of twenty millions of people is suddenly
struck from the family OF nations, IL Ia, no power 10 ex
tend the hand ct charity TO peshing thousands abroad
and none even TO the improve the con-
dinln OF our counuymen. But
D always respect eoHs-tsRti0us serures " their since
nty proved by their CONSISTENCY. II Mr. Seddon's Goa
science u so tender 10 allow him clear out obtu
tons IN tide waer Tyer allow Others TO do II
oy wha code OF law, morals conscience does he u.t
the fresceIt the United States in making war NM,
nechborng nation, pundeng that it, TERRITORY
snd numbering lie cnzens7 Not conten,ed with giving a
silent sanction TO the Prosden,s usurpaons he has usti
ned that uuetonay, by long and elaborate speech IN the
startling exercise OF the supreme power OF only adding
icrsign territory but dist M
forming governmtnu-enscIing constitutions and laws
directing ecCtuns-and by the inStrumenaliiy of his S,
tops and LieuieDants assuming us cton over
foreign land, without the Of tbs Government
nope 'hat M ddons Democratic friends will call upon
hm 10 explain and Justify these extraordinary
sueh things are done in the green tree what will be
done IN the dDl II the pillars OF the Constitution are al
ready erumbug IN this blessed year lSI7 how long will its
foundations standl Ii without personal ouaLtss
without political experience dragged fron, An IN
glorious oSscuuty BY iacuous Convention assembled in
BtlumoTe and invested with the Executive purple by the
gossest frauds which perpeirattd among free
peoPe-it such do these things not only with
out punishment. but with tho applause and of
thousands then, how long will it be. before imperial or
hooesperal despoum u estatshed onve-prsons and
chains daily and familiar objects md the sccuTssd
gdiloiine stream with the blood OF best cinzens7
HAMPDEN.
riss will be addressed Mr.. Seldom BY the inqusiora
emblage before which he is summoned TO appear to-
They u emed matters Of inferior mapni,I lie
the great points in issue between the two wings Of the
"Democrauc family" If Nj Seldom will agree TO disap
Prove Of Mr.. Cahoun's the resolution excluding
the editors Of the Union from the Senate Chamber and in
voaton oil the principles embodied in the address Of the
Calhoun party ls43 Of which he was enc Of the signes
will pledge himself support the nominee of the next
Baltimore Convention, bis will be established
beyound ell question Let him DO this and whatever else
he may have done. ef undone. will be forgotten and
forgiven Csn he be made h this Procrusiean bed7l
u The siesm-cutier Polk sailed from the port Of
Richmond on Wednesday asst bound for Vera Cruz
u The ship Christopher Colo. which sailed from New
Orleans Tic 5h ult loaded with cotton was struck by
lightning and shortly after reaching the coast Of Gu
ba, burnt the waters edge Hercargo was insured