Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-20
The Washington Union.


The Washington Union.
The Union of Saturday last announces
that the establishment has been sold to
Mr.. Andrew ]. Donclson, of Tennessee,
the adopted son of the late Gen. Jackson
Gen. Robert Armstrong Of Tennessee will
be an equal proprietor with Mr.. Don
elson, but the editorial management OF
the paper will be under the control Of the
latter gentlemen, who will take charge OF
it about 18th April, till when Mr.. Richie
will continue to be the editor.
This sale, it appears, was rendered nee
essary, to enable Mr.. Richie to meet hi:
obligations, which have become greater
than his means to discharge them, by rca
son of his heavy losses under his Printing
contract He had accumulated hand
some fortune during his sojourn in Wash
ngton, and we are really panied to Learn
that it has been swept away by his Ill
starred contract Differing, politically, as
wide as the poles from the venerable edito,
Of the Union, we have always been ready
TO deal him the heaviest blow our strength
enabled us to inilict; but we should despisc
ourselflf we failed to sympathizc with him
in his pecuniary misfortunes,or if we could
follow him in his retirement, with any
other than the kindest wishes for his hap
piness. We think his case is hard one.
and sad as unmeritcd. Congress has struck
him down in his old age, and for what /!
Who is benefited by his fall 7 Is the coun-
try any richer, and the people any happier
IN the enjoyment Of the pitiful sum with
h",| from him 1t is a small game for a
great and magnanimous country to be en-
gagged in waging a war Of determination
upon one Gifts citizens; and we hope to see
the next Congress make ample amends for
the injustice Of the last one. We have re-
ally go, our feelings enlisted in behalf of
this veteran Of the Press, and we shall not
be content until our Country gives him
back his money.
The n. Y. Herald says Mr.. Richie
sold his paper for 100000, but in the I'm
ion of Sunday he says, he will give the
Herald more than $4,000 if it will insure
him 100000 or the price received for the
Union, by which we infer the establish
mcnt was sold for about 100000. In re-
gard to the future course ofMr. Richie, lie
says, in reply to some limitations of the
Herald; eve are free to say that we have
not the slightest idea of"rcsuming the man
agemcnt of the Richmond Enquirer 1t
is in better hands-in hands to which we
should have felt the utmost confidence and
happiness in transferring the helm of the
Union, if we could have improved the for
tunes Of our sons by such change No;
we retire to private life. And nothing
shall tempt us to leave it but ono event
not to take office; for we would not accept
it-not to promote others to the highest
Office in the nation, because each aspirant
viii have friends enough TO press his pre-
tenhons-not even to support those great
principles Of the democratic party to which
we have been so long and are so deeply
devoted, because they will have champ-
ons enough to uphold the fag-but if the
Union Of our country ever is in danger,
and if that Union can be maintained in a
manner consistent with the rights of the
South, and if it can be supposed that we
should lend the slightest aid to that impor-
tant work, we should deem ourselves the
most unworthy Of her sons If we did not
make any and every sacrifice for that great
object. We should come and plant our
self by the side Of Donelson, and serve as a
volunteer in the cause. But that crisis
will scarcely take place before next win
ter or the next spring, and not even then,
if Virginia and Pennsylvania should unite
in sending commissioners to South Carroll
ma on mission Of pacifcation.
Many papers are publishing One eyed Thompson
letters to the public and 10 his wife. We cannot
afford the space they would occupy, and readers
will be as well of without them, provided they will