Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-19

haa he ne that good men, and his personal friends
had been removed; but it was from h'eeSeiS' = wa
'0 uy exen Gen Tayor had wrong that good
why should do wrong too Sv
ynp two of the four Wing officers in the Capitol nov NE
Mr. s. thought piece OF party ngehuy io hd almost
ia dsserrad crsd;, know WE'LL said he that you, Ai.
Speaker and your party will go before me people inu
that you were only carrying out the mug o.
There was no sort Of similarity in the cases Ing his
of Mr. Jefferson upon which Gen Taylor mao Of
that equalization was to be appeo btween parties
the enjoyment of the ofhces III MI, llea there might
Democrat, because Of his being De' ZEN o souazaton
,J h esoe 70 the office Auditor in the purer days
of Republic when only man INA d rnnt said
litica qualifications, were @ come in this good old
Commonwealth Whit would be tne result OF .nls
tive pocy7 The WGl,e
oces Jarrng discords would be excited amongst the people
Father would be embittered against son oohei
brother; friend against friend; until ihs haloh u 40
minded yreinians would be converted into nauon oi oe
Was NOT hi. TOO asked Mr. s., especially time when
This occasion for dssensons among people should mol
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the presence of common foe demanuea
that we should all be united together was TINS ae hsn
an nnbroken front on part of Virginia and the SCUM
was the only guaranty OF vindicated rights ana Oh
tonal nrotecon The thought oppressed him. weigneu n
down he could almost be brought down upon ms knees
before his Democratic friends to lmpore them not 70
this policy Of posspCSn IN bs escu,cheon was
hazard Of being suied-Vrgnia, the land OF Washhe.o
The mother of States oheroes and statesman Let he
eral Government and President do what they WOULD ie 10
MOI bring this accused prescription amongst u.s. Let VIZ
qina stand her dignity and purity ana et ne SONS
all mngle around her affairs aho Ih coihiioh oi''o' ava
the preservation of her good fame. r,
For MT Heath il was unnecessary to say much lhere
was not deputy sheriff clerk not man VINO eyer
transacted business with him. who never camo IRON ms
Office without adnring him as an othce he was saia WI,
S. the perfect officer 1t had ever oeen ms lol.uhe W
meet in official intercourse HIS extIaoranaiy M
well illustrated by fact which had recently come 10 nj
So rnowledge On late OCCASION he had saved TO the
Treasury $4,000 by his fidelity and legal intelligence was
the case OF bank claim which Mr. Heath refused 70 aoW
udge Robertson reversed Mr. HIS decision and the Aor-
new General concung with the Judge prepared petton
an appeal refused 10 certify an error TO inc court Oh
MEALS The Court rejected the petition in That FORM MI.
Heath called meeting of the Board OF PUBIC HorKs a.
which it was determined that Mr. Cooke should De
oninon that Mr. Heath right. He was employed took
the case up the Court of Appeals and ne oout' m
mousy reversed the dicson OF Judge Robertson anese
of the ATTORNEY General Of Judge Robertson at ALL or no
mans Judgment was nfaibe; but they proved that by
means Of Mr. Heaths fidelity and high legal discrimination
the large amount Of $4,000 saved the State They
showed that even lawyer he at least the equal OF
the Attorney General and the Judge and even beteand In
saving this he intended sort Of disrespect to them
Such the officer whom the Democratic party proposed
,oimmoate. Mr. Heath required eulogy at his hands,
He had long regarded him the very Cato OF our
Some facts however connected with the private history OF
the man. Mr. s. would state which, they did not make an
impression upon this House. would prove TO be utterly I'M
penetrable TO generous emotions When Gen. Taylor was
about 10 be naugurated Mr. Heath drew most beautl-
fu peton behalf Of Thomas Nelson the late Collector al
the port of Richmond and took it to the Wing members OF
the Legislature nearly all Of whom signed IT, In regard 10
another Democrat Office Mr. S. said that he himself drew
! up petition the Department not TO remove him. nc
presened for signature almost every one ne Knew ana
got others 10 write Washington occurred TO him na-
to get James E. Heath to nercede hoping tnat ne might
save this poor and his family from destituton MI
Heath wrote affecting appeal in his favor although
very man had on former OCCASION been active in head
ing movement for the removal of Mr. Heath The mission
of mercy was successful and that gentlemen was now IN Of
Mr. S. had heard it said that it highly desirable that
the constitution of the Board Of Public Works snono De
changed and for that II urged that MI Hea
and Mr. Lawson should be removed II has been alleged
that Board partial in its appointments on the oer
ent works of improvement He was authorized to say that
the officers appointed by the Board there were o. Deo
Gratis and 81 Wings.
Mr. FERGUSON here intsrposed the remark that he had
sod he wanted new men the Board of Public Works. but
he had not said he wanted Democratic majority IN the
Board
Mr. SEGAR said the result would be the same If two
Democrats were put into the Board because they were De-
mocrats there would be Democratic majority And hcre
he would give the Internal Improvement party solemn
warning that, friend as he was OF internal improve
men, Ii this Board be converted into political en-
CINE he had given the last informal improvement vote ne
should evs give He intended keep watchfu eye upon
that Board by It's whether there had been
any reference in Its constitution to securing Democratic
Other charges had been made against Mr. Heath II had
When 1t remembered that Mr.. H. was born on Virginia
soil that his associations altogether with Virginia So
cey that slaves in truth his only property was mat
supereroeaon enquire into his own opinions on
this subject But Mr. s. undertook and had authority TO
say that Mr.. Heath sound man In this House
MI had told him he regarded the Wilmot Proviso
insulting to the Sonh that Virginia take what posi-
| ton she might, he was ready TO maintain IT,
In regard that little Play which had been referred to BY
the member from Rockingham Mr. S. said he had asked Mr.
Heath the history of It, and the circumstances under which
II was written And Mr. H. had assured him on his honor,
that had political design whatever but was only n.en.
ded to ncucate wholesome moral. Mr. g. declared that
no man could read this little drama canddy, without being
proted by it. There passage in IT which DID not
contain moral He proceeded several of the
characters portrayed 10 the pamphlet and in playful
showed that they intended to sarze faults and wees
that often in of all parties mrs hound
Mr. pronounced excellent character Whether she
was Wing Democrat he could tehe supposed she
was Whig for The Indies God bless them, nearly all
Wings The lives and ultimate union Of Henry Fdirreaer
and Catherine Roundtres he thought afforded beautiful IL
ustraon of the operation of republican institutions And
in proof Of the pasewohy tendencies OF the book he read
passage conveying the truly republican sentiment that
and purity often found in humble life in
the higher circles OF society," Mr. segars comments upon
this little dramatic performance were much more EXTENDED
than we have made them in this SKETCH and served at least
TO amuss and please the fair portion OF his audience
candidy admitted by his Democratic friends pro-
ceeded Mr.. S. flor they just men, though sometimes
msed) that Mr. Heath enjoyed popularity in Virginia
which remarkable in public functonary: There
valley plain IL all the State, in which there
was not aome deputy sheriff. some poor man VINO hao mao
business with the Auditors Office who loudly resounded the
praises of Mr.. Heath There clerk In the Com
onwealth who had dsyed material assistance from
him. From the city of Wheeling the Capes there
not sheriff that had derived pleasure from official inter-
course with him. He believed that Mr. Heath undena-
bly, the popular public officer who had served tine
State And he putt to his Democratic friends say as
Democrats how with what sort Of justification they could
suppiapt who acceptable to the people than
any other 6eer How would they justify themselves TO the
great body Of Their consttuens He intended threat
But would they dae go before their constituents and
tell them they had removed the officer who more ar
10 them than any othsr7 Ithey Democrats in reality
If their professions realf they were p truth tho
peculiar friends of the peopef they regarded the freedom
Of the popular will superior every other consideration
how he asked, could they remove such man as Mr..
Heath9 But he trusted the blow would not be struck In
the name the honour of Virginia he hoped his Democratic
friends would yet take the sober second thought and desst
from fixing lasting stain upon the character Of the State
He wished the tender hearts OF the fair ladies' who were
looking upon This could entepose, and he well
assured that with united voice. they would put their
NEGATIVE upon the removal Of who had cheerfuy de-
voted the spring time Of his yoah and the summer OF his
lie the servce of the State They tell us to retain
this most excellent and oicer-He hoped he had
WINGED the House that it ought pause in the step il was
about TO take.
Mr. CLAIBORNE said-Mr. Speaker have heard that
children should not let their angry passions RISE and pro-
pose 10 practise this principle that have arrived
the age Of manhood anxious from the first, give
silent vote in the election of State Officers. This is
the arena for political discussion and would vounta