Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-13

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The South can here see what they are TO ex
pec should Gen. Taylor lie elected
PEslTENrIARY FOR THE DIsTRlcr COLUMBIA,
Washinekn Oct 10, ls4S
TO The Editor of the Unu:
Sir-My attention wascaled lew days sine
10 ~ editorial publishedir the National ln'elli
ecncer of The Sd OF Ocuter, headed "Strang
Doings," the closing parrot which refers 10 my
sell personally, and chages me, as Warden o
The United States Penileiiary, with having EN-
poycu The prisoners conned therein in prepar
ing and painting lransp rencies 10 be used 10
electioneering purposes, &c. II the circulation
oil this base fabrication ofalsehOOd were conhne,
within The circle Of my acquaintance, SHOULD
deem il entirely unnecesary thus 10 coEdescent
10 notice il, or trouble va with this communica
lion, feeling we'll assurd that my character ant
standing in This community Tor the last thirty
years have been too we and ayorably know
!cr such filthy and libelis publications las TIT
one referred lo) 10 hndcredence or meet will
favor from any respecl)le portion OF my fellow
CITIZENS, of either polical patty. might have
called upon the editor and demanded OF then
proof TO sustain the chsges they nave thus boldly
and unblushingy mat;sbut prefer offering tht
proof myself, eOaelusily shopng hat the charges
are not only mol true, ltihal not The least shad0u
III foundation has ereIeristed uron which sucf
charges could be preda,ed, or even inferred. t.
And here will RENAL, that am not LILLE
astonished that The ilors oi The Intelligence
sh luld have so far lgonen what was due L
honor. ole, hishmind men, and decent re-
spect .of The feelings deeply afflicted fellow
citizen, who was writing, al The lime this publ
cation appeared, undlhe most severe dspen
saiions OF Proficiency the decease, within
few months, oil bved wife and daughter
which aifliciion has pVented The preparation o
This defence sooner.
propose now 10 laetnre The public, first The
article referred TO in &c lnteligencer, and FOL.
low the same with certificate on oath OF eigh
OF the officers OF thenstituIon, who are wei
known 10 this commuty TO BE- men OF high res
pectabilly and sternnIegrity, and then ask II,
candid oil all particle Of truth, 10 decide
whether or not slaiesnts coming from The Ma
,ional Inleligencer, oral dirty sheet, The Battery
from which quoIati is made by them, ought
to be- relied on, or rec'ed As truth:
Hut we are well dSSu lHdl rNcH IHOIt crying
abuses than this are prased IN public institutions in
this CITY, Immediately the control and direction
of the Administration. learn for example, that the
eouies the Pen!entidarr actually employed IN pre-
pairing and painting Dsera'e rdHspdreneies, for use
Tor elecloneering purps not only IN this city but in
other quarters. Whethatis be proper employment
for these convicts ners are quite ns competent TO
Judge as we are. We fnrthsI, IN paper per, called
RTE Dateiy,.. pfinte,in thir lily, tho iUho'-' :
statement, which we aassured Is literally tIue
"And next we have, The electioDeerlng hrid, Inc
UNITED STATES PEsIIIiARY. The superintendent
Of that institution notify signs documents now as
Chairman of an Execus Committee oil Cass ana
Butler Club, but abs0lub makes huge Cass aud But
Ter document room Of the IrEp STATES PEHiTEsrIAHr
Cart loads documents cker: 10 be directed; but whe-
Their tho convcts are their other hard labor
and made TO direct these and Butler Documents OF
not, is more than has aHet transpred Somebody
there directs them, al all tnts."
PENITENrIARY PoR THEIsTRIcT OF COLUMBIA.
Washnn city, Ocl. 5, l846.
We, the undersigned, icers employed al the
penilentiary Tor the District Columbia, do here
by certify that the prese warden, Mr.. Z. 2
Sengsack, has not al anyme employed The con-
victs of this prison, either making or painting
Democratic or any otherransparencies, TO be
used for eleclioneering pposes in this city, Of
any other quarter. Neitr has he employed
them at any time in foldg or directing docu
CRAVE ASHFORD,
JOHN fYUUNG,
JAMES ARSONS,
VIM. HCLARK,
BENJAMIN STEES,
RIG HAD PIERCE,
MICHAL NASH,
CHARLS FRAELAR.
DISTRICT oP COLUMBIA,
Washington. county,
Personally appea ed BE- ethe subscriber, jus
tce Of The peace for the Gently aforesaid, CfaveI
Ashford, clerk; John A. oung, James Parsons
and William Fl. Clark. s,islant keepers; Ben
jamin s,tees. Richard PEE. Michael Nash, ant
Cnarl FraeleI, guards, nployed al The pani
Tertiary for the Districl,f Columbia, (whos'
names are subscrincd 10 l.foregoing and annex
ID ctrificaic,) ard severity made oath on lh'
holy Evansely OF AImi.ty God that the facI
SCI Tor h and contained lhein are true, as stated
10 The pest of their knowl,ge and belief.
Given under my hand nd seal, this 10Th da,
Of Oc.cher IS48.
SAMUEL GBBB, J. P, [ssAL.I
To The charge of my s-ning and sending on
documents. as a chairmami the Executive Com
m:ee OF a. Cass and Bier Club, and servin:
as one OF the Vice Presdols OF recent Demo
cratic mass meeting, pied guilty.
have YET to learn thaty acceptance OF oflc'
under the general government, man fotelts al
or any OF his privileges aan American citizen
and whenever am conyined that am thus L
be degraded and placed upon level with tn
serls Of Europe, by the acceptance OF ottcc, ! d
assure the editors of The hlellisencer, anc
through thea, those "Arcdissa and eussdroppcr's
who constitute the "Roush ah Ready Club c
Washington Guy" and contDl thai miserable N,
isqnec the Battery" and (idging from The put
Iicalion which has called form this communities
iion) MISC Tho National Inelliencef that | wi
mol hesitate for one mome1t II resign, and re
snme my former respectable position as an indt
pendenl mechanic. Anfi Notwithstanding m
age, have no fears OF being successin
as have been ior the last.hfy years, IN securin
a competency for myself and family, and, a
heretofore, in always havng surplus 10 conT
oule towards my country cause.-the dissent
nation ofdemocralic principles. conclude b
taking the liberty 10 advis, those "Rough an
Ready" loafers 10 do Likewise, instead OF prov
ing about 10 idleness, and .oncocling scurrior
publications 10 insult The feelings OF rsspectabl
citizens. Destitute ofpfinc piles, they labor excu
lively for the loaves AMI flshes-hencc the
crawling. An ass would ,ray al The sight
4 handful of green clover
Iclegr0pied from South Ccroiina for the Union
CHARLE:roN, October III