Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-28
To Ike EGi'o,s sf tie Enquirer.

| N,RPlLk August ~ ION.
Mcss.s E iilors:-Mr nyer Myers u ."'S
place has thought Il incumbent on hini ~ W."
! menl in your last number on The reu'dl No =
in your paper some time SINCE; -. ~, n',ry. IS
assigns, that Of projecting lathers i,' hi.iy' :
SO laudablc 10 Itself, that great laliu0e WIN " ",
conceded 10 its Indulgence, but lns hee ,;.h he
lis legitimate exercise on the occasion WIZ" ns
has chosen, is not very apparent. ! ny nv
with no orc who thinks il was called lol oy guy
| thing advanced or any expression useu Wy N's
My own feelings al sense OF propnely Ptolnp'
ted me to AVOID the necessity for any snch YIN
cation spoke with perfect sincerity "n.n
| said That | referred 10 The late Mf. Myers ~ ~,
out hi wever naming him, "wlih every Pes.'o's
re. peo for The mrmory OF gentleman VIZ.
reputation as an intelligent merchant ana use'ul'
enerptising citizen, stood and still slanas, Gssei
yedly high in this community" You will DO me
| the Justice 10 rccoliec, that my appear
ance in your paper has not been Voinh!a'
ry. My name having been iavofaoy mn
TONED in connection with cifcums'a nccs hc'
entirely applicable 10 me, ! lhungn' ne
cessaiy 10 correct The error, which nad iaiisa 70
do, might have sunJecled me Ia The impntaiion OF
| rcceiyino in silence commendalions 10 which
was no, entitled While discharged this duty
| look occasion TO state, purposely in dclai!
certain fact, calculated 10 ccunte;act, as
4 III.
NV reputation, and not TO challenge the notice
of such as were only guarding that oil tue late
MIR MYERS The son Of this gentleman now
ever, steps into the arcna-hc IS ny no means
"dragged" there-and under shelter OF the "a
cred shield he has chosen TO assume, WIN
ou. questioning or explaining single iac'
have advanced, or excepting to any express
sion used, he assals my motives Ter oDscr'hg
silence heretofore aud introduces mailer Gu
trely irrelevant IL the subjects under con>idera
ton The writer thinks il proper 10 exhipi'
the evidence that his father promptly settled
his accounts "a the collector OF TINS port
Nothing that have said rendered this ncces'
sary. will not charge the writer, ai he mas
done ME, with seeking to create wreng I'm
pression;" but it is difficult TO understand how
merchant of long standing and familiar with
custom house business, could suppose that the
complrollcrs discharge 10 the collector had any
reference 10 the indebtedness alluded to-
This latter was uncOnnccted with tile olhcia
acts of Mr. Myers, sen occurred six or eighl
years before his appointment 10 Office ard
was finally discharged some SIX years alter nc
went out Of office, having been retained 81
the Treasury out Of the French Indemnity fund
All mis- ihe writer very well knows, ard where
10 lock Tor the evidence Of il. the misfortune
4
20, affected so many Of our mos; worth ciiiZ-ns
that il was regarded as no Impeachment OF char
acier 10 refer L. il This was done NOT wanlon-
| IT,, but in order TO show that, in the removal Of
my PR ,cessor, no political pfostrinIiCn was cx'
crciscd, but only the enforcement ui RUE, long
acted on by he Senate, not % sanction The APP
| poinlment 0. any one 10 an tiilcc 10 winch 1t
was al The time debtor.
But il is said that have permitted The cause
Ct my predecessors removal and my own aP'
EUin,nent 10 remain unexplained Tor nineteen
years and tina may have been induce Il 10 bring
II forward a This time, under the impression that
thee IS no one suile.eu,iy convcTsani with all
ne particulars fully 10 explain Them. Neither is
The TACT Is tie gentleman alleges, nor could any
such expectation, rs is uncharabIy imputed ~
mr, be- by possibility, entertained. TN every
suitable occasion CAV the explanation have
recently donl When he Transaction was Il
CENT these facts WeTs notorious, and ~ nave fuc-
lic'ly commented en- hem, WoI.I have been rep
reneEsbc Indeed But WheG in lSll-2, ! was
.or the first time assa.iei ir the Senate aud q
cepLy sent on by portion 81 tie Wing parry
to procafe my rejection, iuii recital o! The
facts was Md. TO that body, and ali my conmn.
nicaiicns were regularly suemAcd by a member
10 he psnipc'entia:y on the spot. TIE substance,
Il least, OF these were as regularly epo!clo This
indeed, was made, and ii j. had tacr, lhs same
plea nigh, have b:cn pu! in a. that line, as y;!!
As IcT, as Ill The pariics then in bei.g are now,
| believe, alive. But Vas lnv gentleman him
! sell u 50 tender an age a. LUt 10 1t laiGi.ia.
| win the circumstances attending his fathers ap
! poin;ment IN Office, aLd lis 'erni.na.iOn3 l. was
/ ..lalcr OF suiiciey. iHefcsi 10 i.tge excited his
attention. Botn lie Senator'S wao then repre-
| senled Virg iHia arc nov alI2e-onc oi them in
| THE community. Besides, many =! the presen
members were al that tine Then IA the Srnaie.-
There can DC no difficulty then n ccrttclia, an.
ini>sralemshi into %hicl ! may have fallen;
and there orr, no tYpec:aliua coula ma been
INDUCED lLal such nish. pase nnchaerscd.
| The inpuiaIlun IL i hostile and untlnd feeling
| having occn e1iHccd year" ter cane lao
| cliice, QhUuah someWn!; icIeigo Ia ATTY lime 81
circumstance referred 10 by me,) is prominently
! broasai forward, and occupies, in iacr, the .ai
ger portion CT the piece. II is utterly destitute OF
| Foundation. No such iecas Sas ens"nancd,
sill less oste1aiouslY Cisp'ayed, a. he wsa'' r."
/ present. Whc1 The Claim 3'yaIcn! ny he IIe1-
sufy, aga in,t EIy predecessor wds uat.r Known
| 10 nc, e1e!l,l. ay.clf . trace il uu:.--
The wriior gives me The cfeiil--ro, he allows
me no credit, bat his statement shows that
| | opened The records .. the Office 10 him, pointed
out the error III the so,icicr and assured him thai
his ia her had nothing 10 90 with lhc 500 he was
Supposed 10 have received and consequently Tia
he was not in default. Blu! he accuses me OF
asserting arToganlly that my certificate would set
lie the whole matter and yet u Withholding H.
| was gully OF no such inconsistency. The mat
| ter in dispute was mol confined IL sare en..y,
| il extended through several quarterly accounts;
| and when The formal decision Vi The law CilccI oi
| the Treasury was exhibited 10 me, arrived al al
| ter recent REORGANIZATION, at In instance oi hr
j Mt n III
| BE 10 me, ami 70 which alone my XII, 5, edge al
! the matter was confined, was embarrassed VIA
course 10 aiyise. The record, OF III. Cusfom-hou>c
| are only copies Of The returns on lie in Wash
lDgIcr, and | suggested 10 Mi. Myers, 10 what
points il was necessary 10 dii ct he sociGis a.
lenton, 50 as TO make him sensible ol what con.
| sdered hi. error. This appeared 10 rne as well
calculated ~ effect The avoNel ohjec! Of thai
| gentleman and more delicate 10 The public officer,
than 10 give formal certificate iinpeaching his
| decision. Mr.. Myers plelc:f,a 10 - "a himself,
watch was the bes! course 10 ensure pIonp. &C.
! lion; and the returns To Washington correspond.
/ irg icy 10 the records here, il vas only ncces-
safy TO avail himself oi the information he had
alr ady received to satisfy the solicitor and have
| the suit dismissed.
! The object oI introducing this irrelevant matter
| was TO show tha! bal feeling was entertained by
Tie towards ny predecessor. regret IN think
| that The use made Of il cv.ncrs o disposition 10
assail me rather than 10 execute a far more lsud-
able purpose. In the language ol the gentleman
might say ~ leave him 10 his conscience 10
| justify his course
I am, very respectfully,
| Your obi seIv'i.
CONWAY WfliTTLE.
To Ike Editos Of The Ea9q,Yer.
PET.R:Bcad, August %, IS49.
| "ln consequence ot irregularities which &C.