Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-24

these efofts, we trust will be successful We
are aware that the acceptance Of this appoint
ment may subject you 10 some sacrifice; your
patriotism is sufficient guarantee that it will
be borne with checrfulness. The considerable
that we are in the service of an injured and
crushed peope should animate US in the use of
every honorable eIertion ~ effect the common
object in yiew-THE RESI- GRAFTON OF TEE GOV.
EMINENT TO THE DAYS or HER PATRIOT PRE,I
DE,rs. Your obedient servants,
GARLAND, La. IL sALToNsTALL, Ms.
JSO BELL, Tenn. TRUMAN SMITH Cam
J Is Bolts, Va CIIAS MAYOR. Penn.
anGS GR uISSSWlh, ShjG &c cLAaKG, NY,
Thus we see tha. Truman Smith, is now en-
gagged in circulating the prospectus Tor The rival
paper OF the "Nehoaci Intsligcncer," Just as he
d'd Tor It's rival in 1910 The Intel,igcncer is
SILL in his opinion, too decent 10 be effective, and
hence his desire 10 eIcnd the circulation Of
~ ne hcph6tlc, which is conducted by men as
unsornpn'cus as himself, dlu WHICH nesha,es not
10 Invade The sanctily OF the grave for the ;urlh-
erancc OF party purposes. Then he was ensa.
esd in slandering and lraducing The Democratic
party and his recent conduct shows that he is
still employed in The same dispcable and ia!a-
NOUS career. linen he was engaged in preparing
! and circulating lyicg pamphlets AID circulars,
and VIC SIN ind him True 10 The vocation Of 9TH
er days Then we hed The slang about tine
restoration OF the government to The GAYS of her
psuiot Presidents" and now we find him sing
| ing 10 The same tune, ami euugizing Taylor, as
Sc ond Washington Every thing about this
man furnishes conclusive evidence TO prove, that
he is dead 10 Inc principles OF proptlely-lnal
he is los. 10 all sense Of :hamc-thal he has no
respect Tor public opiuion-and that he i, ready
Tor any thing, provided he is paid the rate .,
EIGHT DOLLARS" a day.
a wretch whose honors hourly sold and bought,
Who never had an independant thought;
Who would II he had lived la times Of old,
Like Judas, sold his very God for gold
Who scofls at anght like decency's control,
And makes his dollar-ihough no damns his soul"
The poet must have had Truman Smith ia his
eye al the lime this portrait was drawn, and We
think all familiar with his political career, will
concur with US in The opinion, that il is drawn
TO the lille.
Truman Smith, and his Wing brethren, al
ways have great deal 10 say about honesty
and integrity; upon the principle, suppose, that
mems thoughts generally run most on that virtue
81 which they are most in need. Rice Garland
OF Louisiana, whose name appears 10 the crcu-
lar, was one of the honest Wings OF lS40 and
concuned with Truman in ell his slang about
imb.cile and corrupt in:ambsnts," and YET that
same Aoncst Hhig, sopcd between Two days 10
avoid prosecution for forgery. should say such
man, was altogether iii associate for such
another man as Truman Smith, the hirelipg Of
Zachary Washington, in The first four months
Of he "Hcroie oge'
| If any of your readers should think that
"have poured loo much gall in my ink" all
have 10 say is, that "ths base degenerate (He-
roic) age requires severity"
| Aug 10th, 1919. AVlRGlNlAN.