Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-22
RICH MOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, june 81, is4s
AN NOTORIOUS SURRENDER.

dereo. we acknowledge, and We say il wit
pride, that in fighting an "inslorious aud igDt
BILE war; Gas the Wings call ill., he could not
men will agree that he has made q surrender
the trust which was conGded to him by the pee
pie to Collamer, Ewing, Meredith, Preston
&c, the talented octoyirate, and 10 the mino
surrenders, in violating truth honor and 1A'
rice incident thereto. The surrender, however
10 which we now particularly refer, was mad
III yesterdays Wing 10 the words following
We received, late last evening, the foliowin
note from Mr. William Nelson. we 90 no
know what he means by insinuat'oas' we nav
made none. We stated, upon the information
OF as respectable men as any 10 Richmond
some of them known TO MT. Neison-tha
there was want of an accommodating spiri
at the Custom House, and that there had beef
loud complaints Of a system of fines which hal
been pursued by the Colector-ei.her Of which
causes, in our opinon justified and demanded
| his removal
AS to the Inquest proposed by Mr.. Nelson
we have no sort OF objection TO it-bIt it il
not likely that il will suit our convenience t
had cause of complaint against the Custom
attend, we cannot say.
PowHATAN HOUSE, RICHMOND,
June 10, l849. 4 o o'clock, P. NJ.
To tho Editors If The Wing:
Gentlemen: 10 Jour editorial articles of yes.
ierday and to day on the subject Of The "re'
moval Of the Richmond Collector" there arc
insinuations aud charges Of improprieies OF of.
fetal conduct against my respected and honored
father, who has held the office of Collector OF
the Customs for the District Of Richmond, now
nearly fourteen years continuously, which feel
called upon to notice, as he is at present absent
from the city. In doing this. am compelled by
tue obligations Of truth and justice, TO affirm
most positively and unquali6edly, that not one
single one Of those insnuations or charges is
founded in truth.
Yet, must do you the credit to believe that,
as public journalists, you do not wish to send
abroad through the country, utterly false and
injurious imputations against The conduct aud
character of any man; and that in this instance
you have been most grossly imposed upon. and
will readily embrace any opportunity which is
presented, to do Justice TO all concerned. Under
these impressions | propose to you 10 unite
with me, through your paper, in requesting
Of Messrs. J. G.. Hobson, K. B. Haxall, A.
Warwick. H. L. Kent, J. Davenport, H. L.
Moncure, B. Peylou, J. Gray, D. Anderson, s.
ter L. Webb, j. G. Crane, T. Robertson, L. A.
Rust, Il. R. Price, w. Il Mcfarland, J. Lyons,
Judge Robertson, and Colonel Meredith, lha.
they, or any number OF these gentlemen, who
may find il convenient, will meet at the Custom
House, OF any other place, on some appointed
day, and investigate fully, any and all insinua-
lions and charges which have been, or which
may then and there be made against The present
Collector. And do hereby invite The whole
community, especially yourselves, 10 be present
Gu that occasion, with all the evidence II may be
10 their power 10 bring, ui whatever KIND; anu
| do most solemnly bind and pledge myself, by all
The responsibility that can attach 10 me as a man.
a gentleman and christian, TO prove fully and
clearly the truth OF the above affirmation
ask il OF your jastice, that this may be pub
lished in your paper OF TO morrow, as also ~
your next country paper.
Respectfully, w. NELSON.
Now, a day or two since, the Wing very va.
lianlly aud confidently proclaimed, that il the
Enquire, had the "indiscre,ion" TO question the
propriely Ci Captain Nelson's removal, the
course q! ,ne administration in the premises
should be "vndcaled-t rinmphanig vlndlca-
ted" We were guilty OF that "ndscreIion,
and moreover, MIR. VIM. Nelson, son and dep
uly under his father, the Collector Outing the
absence OF that officer in The county, as appears
above,) invited, through The columns OF the
Wing, an investigation OF The charges and IN
situations made by that paper, with The aotole
community as witnesses. Well what is The
humiialing spectacle we see exhibited by the
Taylor paper OF Virenia1 Why, a total fall
ure 10 meet the issue aohict the editors Themselves
had tnpitedi Here, "in its halls" its "vassals
near" The Wing has been "ae6ed"-and success
fully deisd
Our pen is momenlarily suspended from sheer
pity. But we owe a duly TO truth, and il mus
be performed The tuandisator," with Mr.. Mel
sons challenge in its teeth, replies. What g
IVhy, that it anny not SUIT its "conusalsncs" 10
make good Its pordsi "Montis parurlunt e
ridicu US mus nascitur!" So much Tor the Wing
its triumphant" yndcalion, aud lis ignoble sur
rendcri
Should the Wing object to the names OF The
honorable gentlemen mentioned by Mr. Nelson
we have no doubt that any like number of re
spectacle men who may be appointed by the edi
tors themselves, will have all the facilities
| which the accommodating gentlemen IN thu
| Custom House can afford them. And here WI
wish i, borne in mind that every indlvidua
named in the above card Of Mr.. Nelson is
Wing, and large majority Of them are Of tn
fright stripe" for the Richmond Whig-beinl
Lee Wings.
Should the Wing fail in other cases, as /
has so signally failed in this, in vindica,ing
the Administration in it's proscriptive appoint
menls, VIC will have an easy task on or hands
Even the original Taylor press, the RePubli
can, although il received a sop of four columns
of Government Advertisements, has not had til
"indiscretion" to sanction this hlgh-handed on
rage of this "Second Washington We hav
not had time as yet to notice the wholesale re
moyal in the Rsuenuc service, but We proms
to pay due attention TO it.
RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF kX-
PRESIDENT POLK.
Yesterday, By order OF the Governor, flags wei
displayed at half staff al the Capitol and STAT
Armory. By The same order, guns were hired,
intervals al thirty minutes, from sunrise 10 SUI
SCI, On The Capitol Square, BY The Rlchmon
Fayeue Artillery; also, from o'clock, A. NJ
until sunset, from the Armory, by the Publ
Guard. The bell ON The Square was lolled d'
ring the day. Other honers will doubtless IN do
lime be paid to the memory OF the llnslTioi
dead. A meeting OF our citizens should be col
yened to consider measures appropriate for
general testimonial OF respect Tor The deeease
Ex. presidenl.--Such a man is worthy The respe
and honors OF his nalion-h's name IS en'iIled
90 down 10 posterity in undistuIoed and honoIi
Bile association with the great and glorious even
OF the memorable era in which ne presided ov'
the desinies of our country.