Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-22
;. - nroiession, he was elected to a

,:.,;,, N his prolession, he was eiteleu "
.n, - he Safe Legislature, and III 100 " ~
Cnroress Of !he United SIZE we Soon '""us
II, y 1nrn-t I'll II hat bog. "Hd con ~" Ia
u,r,l,.i al il 'og i great numtr' O -" .nb
ls3a n w.,. er.c.. speaker 81 wv ~. Close
a lai; ~ 1887. H. leaving lie e'"'. - ,,.,,u,,.
q, ,hai soLsie<s nich eiini,i.'''9n o,e ), con.
~ 1899 al Polk ad!ie-s'u 'i' Itch he sand:
.t,tr;at.e i.fst:;, in tie course u w., u,,,h ne
ID a. ,,,.,,h.,. who were heir -" :"
p"' -, aao c,nt,aue 10 be Irenioels =
a., ssiy,c. here has heen co''s. ,''.
."'s '-.vr,,. can perhaps say VIVA. - ~.
aug !, any can, thai have mol idiie'' ~ Adv
o'",' ,,a,y .,uIues II this Honsc sips'e 20
'en' w ,.y, zen member q II, save on
~, occasion. when prevented iol 'n'
hy inCisposi'ioh. ,h;ch !, has been
~. h;oh office OF Speaker, 10 ~hich J, nas
NC he pleasure pi this House 10 eic'a,e '
Vac hecD a, all times one oil iaoci anu - s,,os
hil,,y. IL has been ny duty 10 deciue n'o.. W IL
inns Of parliamentary law anu o'ue, '' !!;no
mem of !, complex and difficult cna 'de'e' - ,hc
often in The midst u high eAene hosn decided
.nur>e NJ our proceedings, than mas pcen w
:. S.,;auo3 nv All nv predecessors, rom alie
,sn,de,;o. If m, Government TINS ffouse hds
,n,lnrniv sustained me, without ais'ihc'iou -
'he nolircai parties 81 which II has oeeh 'o'"Po'
ed return them my thanks, ,,;.n n
/, 1890 AIR Polk declined le-sieet',n "
onn,,ass .nd Sas lhereupon eleciea ooVei"o'
~ Tennessee which office he helo 'oi '~o S.a.os,
E,om mo expjra,ion OF This Peiioa ne ieliaineo
'ou, ,n lai,houob twice an unsuccessful can
d;ds,e for Goyernor) until May 1874, wntn'
n,s,s, ,ne,nec,edly 10 himself and 10 me ha''o"'
10 p.s Nominated by the Democratic Cohven'
ion al Baltimore, for the Presidency OF ,he y ~
,ed States. To This high ONCE ne was eiee'eu ~
,snIe q A
The fall OF The same year. ms aaLnInis' a''o =.
il nm fresh in The memories =. oui -
reonire 10 he particularly uehhea'fa. ,h;na
h wever. a bold and successful one. Eveiy th'ps
which he attempted, he achieved. Whatever
nav have been The merits OF the war WIN Niea'
ico none can deny that il was carried On WY"
energy. ability, and wonderful success NU ny, :,
either. can Justly deny TO Mr. FOLK Tue eleu,. :,
honesty and integrity Of purpose ana si.s ~
desire TO promote The honor ana ih'ele.' =. -,
country He ALWAYS manifested great respec.
Tor relioon and added his influence 10 nat OF n's
excellent lady, 10 lis favor. But he mas gone.
His adminis!ra ion and lie are ended, ana ave
henccioTlb matters OF history.
Within how short period have we eeen ea,l,
ed 10 chronicle Tue departure oil 'hlee ol ou' D.
dis,;nop;shsd citizens !-WoRTH. GAINES, roLh,
all of whom had filled bright pages on -" 49, ~,
~ fame are among the dead. While we uolo.
heir memories, at, endeavor 10 initiate lnti'
v;r,nes IL, Us remember that The highest uis''hc-
lion on earth, is, 10 be Truly good.
MORE PRESCRIPTIONS Charles Camp
bell, Esq, an Inspector in The Custom house a.
peter,burY has been removed by The new wing
Collector. and a Wing appointed IN his place
TINS is most glazing case 81 prosci p'o''
Mr. Campbell is known as one.oi the pure
c;,;zens ~ .,he Cockade" --"honest, ialthtui an"
canahle" But he was DemOcTar-and 'hd'
was 100 mucn Tor ;'no-parly" Fay lor'sm 70 oeai,
Mr. Campbell is scholar, an able WHEEL ""'
has pubIisned perhaps the best woiS on 'he ~
tory Of Virginia extant. few years back WI
Campbell was EDITOR and publisher oil uemo-
cratic paper in Petersburg, in Whch Capacity
ne gave Whigeefy some very hard oio"s.-
YET while holding office, ne medded MOI WIN
politics beyond dischareing his duty as d iiee'
man, by casting his vote Tor The candidates Oh ms
choice Rut this was 100 much 10! Whlggesy'
Acting as Il does on The principle, 'ha' 10 tue
vic,ors belong the spols, the axe was wleiaed'anu
me unfortunate victim beneaded. This, however,
could only have been expected, when y IS fecol'
lected thai the venerable NJ Rae who commanded
the Petersburg Volunteers in the memorable Cani-
paign in Canada, aud VINO also held an appoint
menl IN IN, Custom House III Petersbursl was
hearlessy lnfust OF upon The world, because ne
t,o was a Demoerdt Will nol acts like these
open the eyes OF the peoPIe2 See The able re-
marks al "York" in anohef column he
tap.les he subjec, il lorcbe aht Maidstone
e,vl.