Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-22
rD,roRIaL CORRESPONDENTS.

EDITORIAL CORHkSPON DE-NSE
E.uousa SPRINGS, June Is, is4s'
Tbe House, to-day, you viii perceive "s"'
through chapter 53i, ION county iev'eS'
ver long discussion (ra'her Pro'facsu'
,hipkA occurred upon The question O NJ
the subjects OF taxation Tor c'un'y p''f ~, ,i,h,
suh,ec, is an important one aun'"
have been despatched w''b lever No.'''
thu, thew will see The necessity VI '"i"'"s
,n"' 49, o,a a, the session may be prolonged
desirable The Senate MADE sou'e
W. .ss ,o-day with the House bill part Is u
Coz. After tomorrow they Will mee' d ~
NJ and will, doubt not, dispatch Inc "o'A
promptly and well. 80 ~.
The prescription OF Capt. Nelson, iron Tue o',
free of Collector in Richmond, has pfoouceu
much sensation here, and has e1cheu s'e'' w -,
diepalion among our friends. tus, yua a.i
make nublic all the fario - -
..,m among them, if you can, te ieeo''i'ne"o''
lions Of Wing merchants and cil'zsns, VINO haSe
q large interest in the community, 'of MS ie'eu
,;on The case, il am rightly infotmeo' -
,o.rked by some strange and very d'srepulaole
features. II would appear that, al one time, u
GAS determined 10 spare The v'cs'm-h ho', why
sent 10 him official bonds OF Collector ana ouo-
Treasurer. 10 take effect on the lst Juy-al"
uhv in the mean time. submit him to Inc laooi
,-oube and expense of visiting his iriencs 10 90
,.,n ,hei, names as securities2 L. notwiIhslano-
Ia. those iacls II was still the purpose oil the Ca
So, ~ n,oscribe him, was il no, gross outrage
,hns n deck their victim Tor the sacflhce, and
hon break him piecs-meal on the wheeii Inc
circumstances OF The case are extraordinary. ana
add insult and inockefy 10 wanton violation O.
oledees-and all The tacts should be exposed
TIE Cabinet will rue this act OF petty partizah
yenpeance By the way, gentleman from
Washington reports that GLORIOUS Jack, the
ouondam "Lone Star" OF This District, mas been
rehuffed by the powers that be, (the linton, W.
C. Riyes, having swallowed up all inc Dipio-
matic minnows from This State } aud has written
very tart ietler to Mf. Secretary Clayton
Here's. perhaps another breach OF promise
,r,s, thai The New YORK Herald will, IN us spear
ing spirit, hunt out and publish This doubtless
rich document.
Men OF all paries must roar over the recent
pro- slavery pronuncsamen'0 OF the Richmond
Wing. We congratulate that paper mat II has
recently made the discovery that the Wimo
Proyiso is unconstitutional New converts are
always Jealous, aud hence, we presume, the pre-,
sent crusade OF that paper against Col. Benton
ON account OF has Free Soil speech. Where
sept the lhunders OF the Wing last winter, when
Messrs. R. E. Sect, ]. 5. Pendeton, and ether
Virginia Wigs boldly avcwed The constitutions
.Dity Of the Free Soil docirlne2 Did il oppose
their election before The pecple2 On the contrary,
did not the Wing wall owes heir defeat, on htS
,tru suestionj Where was III Wing last winter
when the Legislature were acting upon The "Con-
way Resolutionsl" Did il urge and sustain their
adop,ion7 On ne contrary, did u nc! enieavof 10
throw cold water on them, with MS cuckoo cry VI
"Di.uuion," SCR Il can made 10 capital coz Of
il, new.bc professions Of zeal Tor The South,
and attacks upon Col Benton as a Democrat
When report OF Col. BIS position reached yI-
einia. did moi the Wing say He is right" while
The Democratic presses from the start, dsGounc-
ed his terpiyersaiioa aud reacheryl Your com
menls upon The Whig's extraordinary article,
nThe South in danger" exposed The game most
clearly and ronrlnsigPiy while Southern Ere
sidenl truly pluribnS nRns, one only, Out oil Sc
yeral (eighD surrounds MS Council Board with
Free SoiIers and Aboiitionisis, II - ridiculous
mockety in Southern Whigsto assa'i the Dem
ocrals on this question. Their own President
lakes Free Soiiers 10 his bosom-ihey, them
selves, have voted aud shouted Tor a Free Soil
and AbolitioDis, Vice President. and tier
mouths should be closed or ,Cnese questions al
least The Union deserves the Want thanks =!
me country 10. lis recent mastery exposures OF
the double dealing Wing attempts 10 make pat
" capital on, OF This question Il has iStely shot
some fatal arrows in he quiveras tssh u Tay-
lorism
| see the Wing calls on you 10 prove The
charge that Nc Ewing is a Free Soiler. ltyou
can lay your hands on It III was published 10 the
Enquirer) quote his speech in Ohio last summer,
appealing 10 the Abot,t,0nias to sustain Gen
Taylor as the candidate for their purposes.
That speech in itself, should PROSTATE the old
..Salt Boiler" in The opinion not only of South
ern men, but Of patriots Of every section We
advise tho Wing 10 continue to sustain Tom
Ewing. II is, perhaps, preparing in advance 10
sustain him as the mex, Wing candidate for the
Presidency
Yesterday Sunday we had no religious exer-
cises here | regret to say. Some OF the mem
bers went TO Warrenton and heard good sermons.
was not very well and did moi 60 | was 10
that beautiful village for half al hour on SGtur-
dsy. and of course saw but few persons and
picked up no news rnere are some beautiful
farms tani fine crops on the road.) Just on the
edge of the town is the very neat buiiooiored
brick residence and highly improved farm with
its lovely ,aeadow} OF Ex-Governor William
Smith We here saw for the first time wne
fence a low stone feac- is first erected, then four
stout wires are stretched from post TO post and
supported by vertical wire from top 10 bottom
The original plan oil completing the fence 10 this
way seems to have been for some reason aban.
doned: for il ruus but shor, distance, and the
fence is then completed wit upright sharp
pointed panncs.
Mr. Forbes, the Wing delegate from Buck
lngham for next session, Is now here, having
lust been elected Tor the present session, though
he was hard run, beating Mr. Haskins by only
II. He seems to DO pleasant gentleman