Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-26
+" tie EaqIr.
TO WILLIAM BALLARD Presto

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Already | have emu nrta,ei tive llsial..t
removals from Office in Virginia, wllhoul G.
Of men above all reproach. The TASTE OF i
by some animals, is said bur TO sharpen hsl
pelies for more. And So II seems with he I
administration, Of which you are menber \
It's obedient followers The blood .hoOli. n
been let loose, and every Democratic uth.r.l
er in The State may expect soon 10 be chased y
Already it is proclaimed that Msllr CT
tian, our worthy Marshal, and Robert e. M
las, Esq, our excellent and titlcirnt Ill. +
for the Government, are 10 be removed. d
ma fkei places, streets, stores and Offices are I
and beset with runners o pc, names q pa.k
recommending gentlemen T. I'll these p'acsf
Throughout he alphabet, some eli &c 40. =
~ distinguished nc-pauy man and a.cr'
yocaic q! TayloTism, can &c found NODES.
most ,tiHct9niy anticipating ,hni NJ hlef B
OF 1Illng The yacanl slippers q h Mast,
The Attorney j, 10 be his polincai puzr. I
these Offices, and The posi- Offices a, Pe'esa /
Lynchbnrg and Fredericksburg, ~ih the Il
OF Marshal in Western Virginia, AM hea
will have received the lions share ~ yol'
parry non Proscriplive Administrator 10
MIA; and, in very mockery you vii have e |
,zed The distribution OF uffi rs 10 he Sac,
taking all OF them for The Whg>!l
Excuse NE Tor his depression. n nlA,tef
bracei in il is more german 10 s)m-I5i1.s
shall have 10 notice hereafter. l.. IN! men Z |
ccd o tlnish tn. record OF the gan,un AM r |
less removals made in ne Comnanwr'
Shortly after Mr. Whit,la's tecapilailn, al!
ed the removal OF Mr. Rosser, he Collie ~
Petersburg! Was he uniah'uIl was se o !
pable2-was he dishonest DID he usc hn
cial station Tor parry putpo es} VINO ar
accuseTs OF these high offenccsl You have %
an oath 10 support the Constitution OF The Va
STATES, and another 10 perform he dules o.
high Office, without fear, favor o. parGialr'1
When II was proposed 10 remove Mr.. RosI
did II never occur 10 you that il was mos
ling occasion 10 institute an enquiry, vn'
The Constitution bestowed on you lawful auIi
~ 10 do Tie deed wiIhou, sufiicien, cause
ascertain il any charge was mace agsias
was il not your sH0rn duty, ing wihae
fear" Of parry denun, iauon, inGrpenter &.
favor" and unir fuencei by "parlialHg"w
lbsrate on and examine into The tru'n Il
charge, aud as il should be found true OF ia.S
10 govern Yonr Judgment have near i
you were lawyer in Inc country. in whc'
formerly lived, and possibly some what '.'
in your profession. Tell me then, as orr
has studied The Criminal laws u you'
aud IN the administration Of which sane q
friends thlnk you are peculiarly ~
how you would have successfully deieat
client who might have been arfaisn'i J
charge OF violating boln Of these q /
and VINO had taken them, under 'n'
cumslances accompanying the ieDCsa
Mr.. Rosser, Mr. Whiule and Colon !
dan7 And mere, in conne1ion win ny
quiry, III me say to you, that IN all nnes 7
now and tof The future, he VINO speas' =
through me medium Of tree press, moss i
ever held and will ever hold, that nc ~
Of faithful, capable and honest mlnlsie'ia
hcer is an offence for which the pefpe!faof9' 4
a deed is liable ro..impeachmcnt, and tnas q 4
is one which, if done Tor parry and proscfI'
purposes, subjects him who does II 10 dl'a'
aud disgrace. Well, Mr. Rosser goes on
then 10 mark ami distinguish The acI oy 'he
more daring feature Of dirty deed, anu y i.
is hearless objects, his inspectors are y IT,
him. Birchelt at CRY Point, Campbell ., III
burg and the whole-soucd and pasno''c go :,
are 10 share The fate oi R0ssef Mebi :"
the aged and rusty McRae with ms s'ti =
deeply iurrowed cheeks ami cars-Wofh id1e
have been spared; that he whose noo's
in our second war Of Independence yls'Is-
his county and her Just cause, misn' ma.
permilled 10 have gone quietly an oha'ss'@'
the Judgment Of the Taylor atminis!dl..
grave. But not 90. you an! your a'sCe'd'',
and your Buena Vists President, Ordered -.
whose de yotion 10 his country had l)s' r..
tune, healn ard he hopes OF iuuis q. ).
mem. and whose patriotism, win NJ ga
f.ilov,, had won Tor Petersburg, from IAs =.
Madison cur taires; and best Pfes'ceht
the time Of Washington, the high comp -
OF 5eiug 'the Cockade Town" OF i1' rep,
should be dishonored and disg;ace1,
Trial, and even without charge. Spe's :,
families OF CampbeIls o! the Pres 400, =.
Taylors and Of the Ballads, who's
flows IN your veins; OF the good All 'I Id
men who bear the name, OF Floyd, AM q = =.
is aud OF Mcdowell, with whom you "a,
nected Speak for yourself, md say -. J. n
An outrage has been COMMITTED ani 80 Il
main the humble and yielding paru1's a.
wrong so deep ard damning TIA '4iy,y
offered his life, sacrificed his toruae, az ,JT,r,|
even his last penny win his poor s ~, c.us
private soiulcrS, IN lne Wal euG =. SsIlGfv
his country, Tor Free Tfa@e a. ..sr,y al
rights" should, 10 his old age 70 psrns,e 81
distress, be cast of from 81 ssr lcs al
fee TO make way Tor one, VINO u.s., Il hosl:|
hour for that country, or rot one ~. ceu1ry'
ground for the nainrainance O ~ ~; II jane
rights If that good and psirlo!lc sp"n fsl'
Preston, whose b.ood flowed Oh C", W,gssos
in The same war which has s'7en y IAN is ht.
honor and distinction, could Dc ca.sa mis- s,p.a
ly resting place, | should mar s.comi1. -
with assurances OF a response I'm. me a .
good old State. From his s'n' a.. ,o,, - i:
degenerate associates, lear even "'S'
these are not 10 be Iealiz-n' 80 nsnitIse'
Excuse mel nave gone ho'n 10 elbow els
VIVA! have written, friend a. u n never read
me, you will never see OF .e1 rsse ra.h, aud ss
or reading Wjlllhrow oy a' ~e's