Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-12
FINE WORK.

(sucb as the Natural Bridge, Harpe''s Ferry
snd the magnificent Railroad Bridge al this
MACE is now in this city and informs US 'na'
il will be open for exhibition on Monday al Inc
Exchange Concert Room. II is from the cum
ming pencil OF Peter Grain, favoratly known 10
onr citizens for hi, itch scenery in the Marshall
Theatre. and has excited great attention, when
oxb;b;ted a, The Chinese Museum, Philadelphia
We expect rare treat.
. STRANGE ELoPMENT-sINGULAR CON,
DUCT OF THOMAS EWING, SECRETARY Or
The INTERIOR.
We have noticed (says the Union) the follow
ing paragraph in several oil our N"i'he'n ""N
Western exchanges:
III heard coed story this morning OF secretary
Ewing; ard, from the source, cannot question
lis truth. MIR. Ewing wanted house, Mt
Douglas had house; Mr. Ewing wen! 10 MI
Douglas and proposed certain aleratiors, I'M.
movements, &c., and by way OF an ihaueemen''
iold Mir. Douglas that il he would tel MN nave
The house al low rent, maze Inc improvements
&c. ne should have an appointment. Mr.. Dou
olas asked what appointment Mr. Ewing lo!a
him he should have Jenny Mahers place as
Gardner and superintendent oil The pubic srou1ds.
The bargain was made, The improvement was
made, and Secretary Ewing moved IN Jenny
Maher heard that Douglas was 10 succeed nm.
Jemny wrote 10 Mr.. Clay, and Mr.. Clay wrote
n Grn Taylof. Jenny was appointed by Mr..
Adams. and had sort Ct iee-simple in the soil !;
he could not be removed. Secretary Ewing mo
we'd out Of the House, and Douglas took possess
SION"
A., discreditabie as the transaction IS 10 Mr
Ewing, VIC believe the facts related IN The ex-
tract above are substantially true, with the tx
cec,iop that Mr. Ewing did not make 10 person
The proposition 10 MIR Douglas 10 appoint MIN
public gardener in place of Mr. Maher, 10 con-
sidefation that he would let him have bis house
a, law rent. We believe the circumstances
are a. follows, as We have them from the best
authority. Mr. Douglas, very skllul and
vel known gardener and florist in this city,
has large, fine, commodious dwelling house in
the pejgbbor hood Of the public departments
He has heretofore rented il al $500 per annum
Shortly after MIR Ewing was appointed Sccreia-
~ of the Interior he {Mr EWING and another
person came to Mr. Douglas, examined tho
house, ard proposed TO rem, it. No agreement,
as we understand, was then made Afterwards,
The same person VINO accompanied Mr. Ewing
when be first examined The house, Came 10
MIR Douglas and proposed that he should go
with him to see Mr. Ewing in relation TO the
house They both went, and on the way, or be-
fore they started, this individual remarked TO Mr.
Douglas that he should pu! the rent low, because
if he did he uJu!d get the appointment Of ps6iic
pardsnsr. MIR. Douglas, acnng on The hint thus
thrown out by Mr.. ESngs friend, put the rent
OF the house al $500, and agreed 10 converta room
used for sect. room and storage into Two commo,
diuus parlors thus making The house worth 10.
lac $500 per annum. Mr.. Ewing haTgained with
him for Inc house a, The rent OF S4OO, we'll know.
inc that il was not more than hall the amount
The house would rent Tor, and OF course knowing
rhat something else was expected oil him 10
mase up the balance. He then superinlended
The repairs and additions which, when compile
led, cost Mr.. Douglas nearly $500. and finally
entered ard occupied the house. In The mean
time he constantly assured Mr.. Douglas, or gave
him 10 understand that he should have The Office
OF public gardener, but kept putting him n with
one excuse alter another Tor not making The ap
continent. He advised Mr.. Douglas 10 get he
recon- mendaions Of members OF Congress, 10
older To or!ify The appointment, and 10 strength
en- his hands in making il. lie wanted also
the recommendation OF Mr.. Abbott Law
reuct; and The latter assured friend nl MI |
Douglas thai he did call on Mr.. Ewing |
and recommend his appointment Mr. Ewing |
also gave to others the impression that Mr.
Douglas would be appointed; and one member |
of Congress, in q letter TO Mr. Douglas which |
we have before US, although he admits he was
in favor of another individual, adds: Y'u will |
pet the situation" MIR Ewing continued TO
impress upon the mind Of Mr. Douglas that he
should receive the appointment but yet delay
ed, or was unable, to persuade Genera! Taylor
TO consent 10 it, The affair continued in this
state until MIR Douglas. suspeciing that he had
been trHed with and cheated, would no longer
submit TO this neglect on The part OF Mr. Ewing
10 fulfil hi. part of the blrgan, and ne addresses
him an indignant letter, intimaiing 10 him at
the close that he would never have lease for
the house. Mr. Ewing had, in he mean time,
moved into il, got his furniture matched and
his carpets put down And finally, consi
dering the bargain broken on the part OF
MIR. Ewing, by bis failing to give him the
appointment Of public gardener, MIR. DGus>
las required Mr. Ewing 10 quit The premises. AL
this stage of the business, Mr. Ewing employed
an attorney Of this city 10 procure lease from
Mr Dug as; ard accordingly, with that view, be
had in srview with Mr. Douglas then al Work 10
his field, 10 which he desired MI Douglas 10 sign
a lease that he had with him. MI ID refused, on
the ground OF the failure BY Ewing 10 pehofm
MS part UI the COUlIdC lit a''"lh'y
ed to compel him by bill in equity for 81 eciHc
nerlormarce. MIR treated his threats with
contempt. He then wished to arrange II in some
other way: but Mi D told him that Ewing should
leave his house, and lha, ne would 10: allow
him 10 remain for any amount oil rent. ne
agent seeing there was no ohef ahtiid1Vci
made an arrangement By which MT Ewing waA
10 vacate The house in certain Eumoel OF Gays
1--WE believe 6yc) IRON that time; and ne did PACK
40 and go, bag ard baggage" beios virtually
turned OIL OF The house b. MIR Douglas.
Afterwards attempts were made 10 hush up me
malrer. and keep il from he public ear; aud, win
that view, Mr. Douglas was appro9 eh-d oy midi
yiduals, and among Others by respec'ao'e 'e-
male ACQUAINTANCE OF Mr.. E9ine's family. VINO
had an interview with Mr.. d., and ADVISED MN
not 10 say anything about N" aiiair, ou' 10 Eush
il nm. saving 10 him that Mr. Ewing was high IN
public office, had great deal oil innaencr' anc
would nlure him in his business. Mr. u. re-
piled b.diing defiance to all the threats as 10 The
mower OF Mr.. Ewing And thus The mater
stands
The case is simply this: Ewing wanted Dong
ass house, and wen, &c him with a TREND IN or
fer 10 rent il. Afterwards that friend came 10
Douglas took him 10 Ewing. and on The way
suggested 10 him that if he put The rent t'w,
lie nouli get The oEes Of pn6h; gardiner,
rortt l,2)0 dollas per Gnaum. Douglas.
iesiting he Office, agreed u take 4Vo dollars,
l:ter making all repaired alterations. and Mr..
Ewing agreed 10 give it, kaorins hat Il rns
more hqn ha!I ,ehat such hons loould rent for.
lie subsequently,, by numerous acts. which have
,een detailed 10 Us, bui Tor which we have not
CON, constantly held GU. III. idea to Douglas
hat he SHOULD have The tfii:e On the An Of
[nne, in personal Interview with Douglas, he
10 torn Maher OUT, and urged Douglas
. gel the names oil members OF Congress IN order
o turify his appointment. And even On The Tn ,
Law Of July, his son. Thomas Ewing, Jr., wrote 10
Mr Douglas as follows:
"Dear Sir: Father says thai he thinks he will
lot remove Ma her until after The next meeting Ct
Congress
This letter Did DO: preclude the idea that he
Douglssl would not be appointed, bull it post
,Lned The time SO far as to convince him that ne |
vas ,riH-d with; and hence his determination 10
Compel Ewing 10 vacate the h, use, which was |
lone. With The papers before US, ard with the |
. ole in our Dosyessiou no candil man can q D0t |