Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-05
To tie Editors ofthe Enquirer.
WAsHINaroS FEBRUARY II, ls5(
Beneath the rule Of men entirely groa
The pen Is mlshtler Than the swor.l "


never felt fully the truth of the above axiom than
when reading the following morccau which came across
in oneof the Iowa papers give you reroam terdttm
so that readers may not lose the h contained therein
"a CAap.-To tho numerous gentlemen who have kindly
recommended the consideration of the President ol
the office OF Surveyor General of Iowa and Wisconsin
most cordially my thanks, and for their qualification
would say reception in Washington by the President an
Hon. Mr. Ewing and other heads OF departments
agrccabls my feelings and take pleasure in saying have
no doubt in due time, their wishes will be grahed. To
those of my friends In Iowa and Wisconsin, who
scious of having interested themselves In my behalf in hi,
matter as also my esteemed friends X. H. Houghton editor
of the " w. Gazette and f. Hampstead, Esq, of Gdlena
illinois, extend the Inequalities OF Buena Vista, assuring
them tne latch string will never be found drawn in.
your obi serv't GEO. MADEIRA"
If all who seek office with like reception stated
BY Mr. Madeira from "the President and Hon nr. Ewing
and other heads of Departmental they certainly have
very peasan, tne especially II they treated par
with .iuderd.
His reference to the other heads Departments
certainly have becn copied from that portion uf the Pres
dents Message where the rest Of mankind spoken
or Why he places Mr. Secretary Ewing in such promi-
nent position above his predecessors cannot imagine
less because through him he expects to receive his APP
Never ha. tho mother State of Virginia. The birth place
the leading in the councils of the country, boen mis-
eaby represented in the Cabinet as il is By The pre-
,ont Secretary Of the Navy, Mr.. Ballard Preston.
How he crawed into the Cabinet Is mystery, and
he can hold his position during the present administration
will still be greater That he is qualified for the station
syen the Wings with whom have conversed will not as
sert His action and recommendations In regard
steam navy and cultivation ol American hemp have been in
direct contradiction the views Of the leading merchants
and farmers of the country His policy OF economy has
oeen formed and guided altogether from the information g
ven him BY his Chief Clerk who formerly Secretary
10 Commodore. The head Of department should be n
man OF enlarged views and feelings and such Mr..
Preston certainly is not.
You must permi, 10 add word in commentator OF
Messrs Holiday and Edmundson OF your State. Both OF
them energetic and Industrious and that portion of the
"Od Dominion which they represent may be satisfied that
they will protect the letter the interests confed them
in consequence Of the dangerous illness OF member OF his
family.
will inic upon YOU in this letter. any disssr,a
upon the topic Of slavery for your readers have already been
fully advised in regard that subject; bur- will say the
excitement which has heretofore existed has become much
quieed and better state Of feeling prevails all sides
Long John Wentworth appeared In his to-day
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