Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-11-03


mn EsVisSfs 4 4 g,s.,s5I IS sIFnfsnN IN
M *. - $1,000
A. = very general Ienia1k aud eerai very true
ons, wa. nee mas never been n time within any nes nc
inoIy when me party press q inns country was
pY SUCH excessive yulence a. marks ne course most
81 me opp9sitioh Journals et ms MOI satsied with
IT X p u1.iMat s sisY vaus he vais q
pliva!e le and oesesnu % pesonai ueemalion ihey app
psaa " ses1si N e hun slison q uen' ayior and
every HtInpef OF ~ Win hatred the most intense, andi
49, Wi y WIN au acImony rs easlreess as 1t
y VIZ Conspicuous, y MOI snafi IN ms savage
WARFARE we are sorry tosay - the Union OF this city
We nave reason % peeve mat many even OF its own
Patty ssaaiu pu tegfet 70 see y occupy this bad ennis
IN ou expect % see Inc arrows OF Nesor
kossei 49,. pu. ~ Y, y ~. -
~ ansancc y We extreme injustice prompted by par
V VS. les y our duy 10 notice. and ~ doing So
oSu ny. te Seneas fenlaks WIN winch we have
pIssrl1sse9 ~
- as io sos'is cause Or oner singled out the
z, tme l.sesor NE as the mark Of its
cles OF political offence, ventued some weeks ago to an
ragn him on charges Of private corruption and personal
dslonor, IN having, alleged, obtained house. as his
residence here from citizen Of the name OF Douglas
scotsman and horcuurist,a at very reduced rent on Com
dion promise or Understandings that he ws,ad li5a3
Douglas the place Of Public Gardener worth soma
200 800 The Union docs not venture 10 charge
that such promise made BY Mr. Ewing or any such
understanding entered into BY him. but ii insnilates rs
much and upon this nsinuated charge weaves an immense
tissue Of degrading mpntaons az unworthy Of the esab
eo w lo sa9 a bay oey 81 ,f
ty making them
When tins story rst appearedin the Union was pass
ed BY IN silence The seespect ofesery man. espscally
one occupying the elevated andrasponsble hr
Mr. Ewing does, would naturally Ieeoit s9j
iion of pleading to charges 50 base W
silence, the Union has again required I'd
renewed terooiy and vnperaiioit WE 5liifVa$ 46x&
naugntit due to truth, as well as TO the lse N
able distinguished and veteran public servaAt
every honest man esteem, inquire into tho
mountain Of ialsehood, and now give them Rsa&is
to whom we can undertake 10 pledge their
truth.
IT would occupy space unnecessarily, and would |
exhaust the paence OF our readers take up all
the ponts OF all the articles OF the Union on this subject
and expose them one by ore for we repeat it does not
charge case of direct collision between the Secretary
ana douglas but endeavors to establish corruption by
ference Now, in what follows shall meet every tau
gbe point by evidence OF its asy and where from the
nature Of the case negative be proved the allie
CATION shall be met by positive denial
In March last, when about to rent house Mr. Eyvno
mqufedo one OF the Editors OF this paper if he knew 81
one suitable Tor the purpose few days afterwards that
ie iate osti'asef henera the rent OF which $500
About hat tne Douglas offered his house 1t being too
large ne oiitred to rent the main building without the
wing, winch took ot nine rooms,) making about equal
~ accommodation 70 the house on street Mr. liked
s ns.el pu u was INFERIOR IN his that had no
stoe or carriage-nouse and no grounds Iis Douglas
oered Tor S43o Mr. Ewing considered the rent of both
houses ieasGnape and on the whole concluded to take
ine mouse OF WE douglas ons agreeing u make certain
npoEeieh's, Wleh were necessary to It's convenience
alesuelee During the negotiation Douglas never in the
ssnest manner connected an application tor office with
ms proposition to let the house. Nothing of the kind
saiu OF hhaed nor Is II pretended even by the Onion
That there ever was, between Douglas and the Secretary
me rent "ch was agreed on was the iair value OF the
property 1t had been before rented for $3.50
kept few months, and reduced $500 inclpfIno tha
nine rooms in the wing the lessee the end of the year
sffehuefed lEe wing ana kept the main building abouta
year al Sloo but gave up 1t had two tenants
"aus within year, ana was vacant when Douglas
th III " lU III 1 EVIL tAl aqouon OF Soo year was
e VI we setu room III he man building, winch
JIa,;nn II - .t ~ Wv. u'e VI iii living
uestsd nonnlo ny 49, I seipaiy' lI. ewing re-
liseu 10 40; ana, Deng much occupied with official bust
, ~ a. sasT No ttlef .ltehuoh 10 'he matter, ex
he ,oyod he f;i ~; ~, II e lease was prepared until
" tvbIs ~ i ly in'o .iie llouse
Douglas several times smoke t h S ~ete
nIana f PI; :, % spoig 10 uie secretary about the
gave hin, no ~ iir lelllea 10 nm kindly, but
ae Il 'a h vagelen. iurtef man TO say that, IN
GIVE bs ,anar f; ppS , W ,iiNe removal ne would
Of DouoaS,s LnonIadnn nf @ VI r. thoueht well
a p ,d haomieugc 1 our nauVe trees and flowers,
,nara aln 80 ~ 1 ei mn WIN TWO other persons who
co,arsaJ ~ 80 eo aio WIN NY n1 oi whom Mr II.
or ndrectlv authnrid p ' WI H. meyer, declly
him ahont ,6o hn,s ~ ~. " SPEAK ~ Dougias Tor
na;tbar the @ N.Y. r. ~ aout hI apphcalioh lor ofllce
;ect hv th -; :; t 1Ai tna Is saio on TINS sub
me Statement ,hst NJ E; III
nossession Of Tho bouse IN ~ s e an eiiolt 10 Keep
ri Tic con,oot IL - I .Ia inc stfict terms
throngh an attorna me- CliI matter was transacted
letter If ;rStr,ntions ~ 49,; ai'o uc Necetdry
that he LAID dov,n tL 49,, HnIi.o sutJoheu( SHOWS
the nronertv md ID not ILL., oii ne "oulu retain
one dollar Nv way of co,nrroJn;s ue rent
recaint Of Do,o9s In q concession, as The
That Mr. Ewing was bas}eneJ n NY ~ r. piot VS.
his will is also false and s Att, ious S astis'
isles letter oven balo La ias uispipteo ny !r. Gar
he would he ready o Leave T. ni Az, ms own te when
sooner or remain IN i, a 40 i w. anu ulu no. Huit Il DAY
nience ~ '7NA '' '"'eoii' eohNe-
The following is Mr. Carse,s letter n Tho E1
OF this paper in answer 10 an inon,r ros,o r
as far as he was aconain,ed y;th - pna ue laGls
Ewnps letter ot nstrct;o,s a.l az toEeie Milh WI
go =, - ~ iee'p' VI Douslas'