Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-23
DEFERRED TRIBUTE.

Other suhlecin have postponed nnlil tins iale
neriod tr,f notice which We mad designed 70
make. OF The high regard ant esteem we feel tor
Es-V,ce President Dallas, VINO has JUST retired
iu,o private lie. No man IN the nauoa, we are
SATISFIED, more commands The respect oil all good
men and pa,rlo,s-noae re!ires from high station
wrh more honor. On IN re han one occasion
ne was made 10 pass through me merry ordeal OF
pafiy-hls qualities as statesman and man
were folly ,ied-and be STOOD The test trium.
phanlly. Need we recut 10 the moral beauty oil
The spectacle, when, with Spartan hrmness, ne
mn aside all sectional and local consider aioEs,
and cave his casing vote for mrasure which
he D. lieyed, (and experience has proved IT'S lruln)
~ he important To all The great inerss OF the
country? He himself says win perfect truth, IN
his mode! speech on taking his final leave OF The
Senate,
"Alhough il so happened hat equal divisions
bav, q, cured during my official tenn, with Ut
usual lfeanency-nol less than thirty nmes-and
although no one can BE- insensibl- 10 the sigma
responsibility OF giving % this or IN" olher scale,
IN ,ucn contingencies, The final preponderance,
| am not aware al having iailersi IN Casting my
.ufisape as IN my conscience, believe he pee
p.e OF The United States, and especially mat vas
msioriy OF hem whose judgments and affections
cling with ever. renewing convIcIon and devotion
~ tbe harmony and duration OF the Union, would
have nre.crlbed vi the cardinal dunes III Amer
icaa Iuac.:paa les hate drened that 10 be the
foremost which consists IN pfaclicaly uphold'ns
and exemplylng the benttcence, ndependeht
social organization, equality and lraeIni'y, ;
Iislncly ami directly incuIcaec ~ M Cons'itu-
lion Nor, Senator'S IS any man a. 10 pafuci
pate in the government oil great societies, WIN
elements combined as ours are, who hesiates
about dis, b islng the lew VINO have access ~ OF
surround him, Tor The sake oil Inc many whom
ne can never see. la these reflections lies 'ht
simple aud safe rule 81 truly palriouc aciIVn. J
am lar tom The self liauery Of supposng lha
he deciding woes often and sometimes So
suddenly repaired al ~. hands, conlormed I'm.
srrinply 10 this RUE; but | cannot repress the
hope that time and trial will prove them 10 have
bern as positively rat; as | an absolutely GER
tain they were rightly intended"
All patriots mus, nrncr George VI. Dallas f'r
having afterwards placed himself as barrier
against The wave OF ant-slaveiy fdnaticism, and
sallsn,ly defended the constitutional rights OF The
South, while others, ON whom The Sou.h had had
reason 10 rely abandoned her TO her iale.
Take him all in all, Mr.. Dallas is one OF The
most in,eresin. uen in be Ma ion. A polisnsd
gentleman, OF commanding appearance, spark
ling with wit ana Ii iary treasures, an able law
yer graceful anc impressive orai"r-all ms
he is;-bul he is more; hr IS pure man-an he
nest stalesman-who has the boldDess 10 meet an
mergency, and The hrmness 10 pass over the
burning plpugnshare, " halever the consequences.
Such men We love 10 horror, and we cordially
endorse The following we-eIrressed tribute OF
the Souh Caroliaian, which, referring 10 the
close Of The late session, says:
"There Wa, however one pleasing scene 10
relieve he dark picture OF the shameful male
| The farewell address of Vice President Dallas
stands out in bold relet, and cannot fail 10 cast
still deeper shade OF isnominy upon tbs whulc
proceedings OF The session. II will warm the
true paului's heart a he reads its truthful ana
! drilling eluauence-itS enlarged views oil The du-
! lies Of an American statesman; and above all,
the nantes, heartfelt devotion 10 the Union OF
its Distinguished au'hor. The ribaldIy OF parry
| hacks-lhe coarse abuse OF seif,h and interested
| politicians, and the v-ngelul shafts OF malice,
| which may hereafter be hurled a, him, will but
cause HIS purity OF character 10 shine with
brighter efluisencc. "A good man ha. retired
IRON our NJ ional Councils; may his declining
wears be blessed with the knowledge that The
storms oil sectional and political sirire, OF which
he has been sonowul spectator for the pas,
tour years, have all been aIlaytd; and that his
country, for which he has manifested such
pure and ardent devotion, has no cloucs Of civil
discoid 10 mar the prospects OF her future great
ness and glory"
n We ask attention 10 The wel-writ,en and
interesting letter from ex.Pfesidenl Tyler, in an.
oher column.
COLORED GOLD DlGGERS.-We learn,
says the Vickseu,g SenIiDel, Ina, John Roulh,
of Tensas, Louisiana is about leaving Tor Cali.
fornia, with 25 sslec,e. negroes to dig gold. Sc
veral others from this section have taken servants
along with them, but we have not heard before
of any considerable force of blacks on The way
10 The diggings.