Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-06

public Offices within his gift or reach oil MS ipnu'
ence, for bis own private emolumen, ne deserves
and will receive, The condemnation oil an nono a.
BILE men, and he mus, reiife forever Id o'ssiase
from public life. Hence we DO not Wonoei a. me
surprising and extraordinary efforts "nich ne
and his friends arc making 10 relIeVe ni"seH
from The charee which SO MANY ciIeu inns dnees
conspne TO fas!en upon him. But why uoes Nc
not simply avow bis innocence, and MS uc'efu'i-
nation 10 appeal 10 an investigation oy congress
for his vindicalion, instead OF setting 10 WORK sucn
base creatures as constitute The Wing Swiss
corps OF eler-wri'ers now in Office IN ms ciy,.o
maisn and blacksn, by shameless and unblusn-
ing falsehood, the cha, aclers OF those VINO may
be supposed 10 have some knowledge OF the trans,
lions which SO seriously compromi his nonoi anu
inlegriiyf IL would seem that conscious Innocence
would have been conenIed with some such s'bs
pie expedien 10 yndicate itself, instead oil Iesor
ing, as the Secretary and his tnenos nave aonei
first 10 rldicule, and then 10 base and shameiess
sander, when ridcue tailed 10 satisfy The deA
mands OF an honest and Indignant, public.
But we do not desire to multiply words upon
this matter. We have only 10 say 10 The Scores
tary of the Interior, and 10 his anonymous ano
confidential defenders, that he cannot escape
from the charge which now menaces his political
fate by any such devices and e1pedlen as
those 10 which he has thus resorled. The pup,
lie will demand Of him that he should meet II
like man, before q committee OF Congress.
armed with power 10 send for persons and pa
pers, and 10 administer oaths- To that tilouLal
he must come, il he would retain particle "a
the respect and confidence of the American
people.
AS we have proved that the statements oil the
correspondent Of The Courier and Enquirer IN
relation 10 the junior editor of This paper, are
utterly without foundation and false, we shall
expect That the sense of justice oil the conductors
of that paper viii! prompt them 10 publish this
article, or in soms other way make full Ard
honorable recantadon Of The libel 10 which they
have given circulation
P. S. Since wiring the preceding, we have
seen long editorial in the National inielligen'
Ger, purpoliDg 10 be defence Of The Secretary
Il bears the stamp Of authority, and may be taken
as the answer OF The Secretary OF the Inferior ic
the charge made against him on The authority Of
Mr. Douglas. We were surprised al its pnbica
on Tor we think il furnishes strong corroboFaIive
proof in connection with The facts which have
already appeared, and which will appear, OF The
ruth OF The charge which has been preferred
| against him. To that defence The implicated
Secretary must adhere, and we think he will fnt
| il 10 be troublesome platform 10 stand upon
We also learn that Mr. Douglas will maze, il
his own name, full reply 10 the article in Iht
lntelligeIcer; and when that shall have appeared
we shall probably have more 10 say on this sub
| ject. But il the National lnellgencer should
contrary 10 our expectations, refuse Mr.. Dougla
an opportunity Of being heard through lis columns
We pledge ourselves 10 give Mr.. Douglass e1pla
nation place in The Union.
II is proper Tor US fnnher 10 remark that Mr.
Douglas is Wing, and has always been one
and therefore has no motive but sense OF injus
tice 10 lay this mailer before The public.