Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25

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anu the developments, that hc w0u,d hide his m hil
before he would reveal, will give mo license n 81.
mission merely, but demand that he shall s,a," 10
>ltion II Is, mat he knows privately ,p have Wy.
am not prepaied publicly 10 develope I how i'aen
Scott has subjected himself 10 misinteruye,nn- ;. ss
does not mean what his language would l,wfn. '' Ia
IL Is not i"r Inc 10 prescribe rules for the rcyni,
conduct Of other gentlemen, in reference 10 sch ~
lily rule and understanding Is this: That ii public
one seeking pitilc position at the hands Of tho
presses 10 me his Views position on any 3nbI,
IN important political character which apjiai.a ~
there be nothing private confidential in i; ";
30 expressed al The tlnn,l Tor the reason that if bo
press them in pirate he would express them in
less he intended 10 act with dupici:v and hvnoc-r,"
he in tended 10 deal in the or the other bv hal,
set OF opinions 10 me, and another set elsewhere T.:
uDd no confidential relations with him. and wonI. -
him whenever had occasion 10 do So | did M, :"
ilr Scott Of that duplicy, therefore | stated Yh :;
reason 10 suppose were has opinions but Of which /.
COMPLAINS as being his private opinions. -
In the debate which occurred between ", ,
rnd myself in the Convention, some mi.urt
ing having arisen between us relative 10 hi. =
on the late compromise Of the slave Question ! q
gress, | said | derived my information, that hn -,
in favor OF the compromise, from the cen,enan =.
vino, il is KNOWN has changed his position sever =
lnd am authorized 10 give him respectable names ),
tact.l and who is charged win having attempted i J
dsatection towards Mr.. Setdon (Jctnre his NAN, I
and when he himself looked for ~ for his c"rs~
that subject; although he now says. lie was a,st,,
posed 10 il. ] sa!d, for djusGdat caution that | T.
Know hos far he might consider our coaye.sqtio,
yatc altiough!t occurred al large parry whEe-h,-
filty 10 one hundred persons in The room md jr ary
r.collec. heard by dozen Or and the cyrs.
conversation vi :.rss.dr) He ;her, not oav ann :
but invited me IL repeat IL. did so, .s.xi owH ,ns
and now h" whncs and howIs, and Il! r''";? faces -
vute conversations re,iIed WHETHER 10y license or ~
SION or under any emergency whatever. As well ]
Dir. Seward charge Nr. kg-h with !eatias Private
saripn which has iaciy appeared IN III. pd.,.c pria
it has exposed his hypocrisy aud d"&sis-tean,
the common cant, o! vulnerable" men, who cangC 50 !
they can rccpIitct w!a positions they have taken;
have private opinions, on public cue sonS "nlu! ls.
rom avow!ng before the p..Uir, they sea-
but opinion on ANY Gua.ic question: ana wiz. ai
say, when ~ CONVERSATION '..l's one. w. i:!EA nd
.,eysc Ten tfu.~aIi. And Il iia syp lIds acs vii,
81 found gestllu - spc]L. pleading aYru; private Ell
srtIoas, great national questions; particularly q
upon whom he looks political opponents. .h. ii
ir SCOTS card, lie intends FOR high aid elevated sel
aud il would be- bat that il Is al Jos5as: only VIC
Ev,nbases Furluso himself, who male quiic rs nilct
about his Ole 5ootS when lie lung them tree
beneath them
whoever may these boots misplace,
M: meet Bb;noa3;.s race - lace"
We'll, shan, dSpace The boots .! Bomha.;cs, '!oT he
bas Of tlr. Scott; for /! there is any character
would scorn than R',iirr, Il would tr sac! Is
drrs;ood to be retailer !! private conversations.
But Mr. Scott goes on 10 say, II shil! Jr proud 4
what have cone shall be instrumental il. artc-,rJ
uuwise and destructive scheme conc:p itrd D. NJ s.
II uGe tile Dc presented IL the Convention. trsn
'oing so liz may his election 10 Congress"
i. he hear would not tc presented II vii te .,
lie gentleman again; and he cannot indulge Ia Tie ,r.
Sgpposing, that lie has been instrumental III The s.gh
gree in Influencing my course upon tins any Other q
ca. or constitutional question; upon neither .! whc,
think he has any very fixed, ar, all .veG;s rena H.
g,cious views But he would nc rond do it, esen II.
cared nv election ~ Congress. Credd: JldGls /
on', believe VI Scott undci3 talIds The classics ii
w translate il for him. 1t means Let III" ctcg.
.I,w believe lha.,' for NOBODY else viii might as
- Iimso DaHaos, e Gona ftTeateS,' which uaasi,c:
h.s 81 fear the GIeeSs when they otter pIcseri
nope may hc pardonci Tor introducing ;'sce s:a Il
Latin very rarely d. IL, because think Il eHeia., Il
,s;c. though perhaps should have as much UstliU-;
auv other, from the fact thtt the only sranuafs
learned nj school were the Latin, French ami tiree4
az EngIish .ramar, never read rule in in i
Bat sent anxious trlegraphc despttch from W.
ton On the evening the Isl days election which 1911
nol Indifferent 10 the election Now, ~ Scp'I, y.ai
violated yuur solemn bombasc pledge "uEde;
utncv with no license pCrussiUn, 10 betrar private
d,Ic- even in Standardization Now claim trdt II .
a.,yhng OF which should be ashamed. In feeling
q for success You kncn did; and tor the Sun{
tir reform ticket. you also knew did, II, saw th.
anvtng be ashamed OF in clegraphing You, to
Tho election, 10 let Tie know the result, then Cd!
vas private and you ought have laid bare The u
sure 10 crnsorous world By the bye don't e., |
understand what constitutes anxious r!eGraphc t
mystery by comparing my anxious Geographic CO..
with his frequent indifferent desaa'cH"s and I,
emtrcaling Ia come home and aid htm in ne
ya-s; for M own election wNs never doubte! t.l-
hin ornny other IN the district; cerinul: reeve!
reason entertain doubt about il, and Imagine sH
lltrlc management and trickcry the par, Of s,mc
friends, who scratched my nnmc from ,hs ;cic:. 10
81. him apparent triumph int, while my irieG.
voting in good faith Tor him, liz would not have TIA: o.
To boast often rs he has done in Convention nut tie
lie prints Of the large vote he got which believe W:
irt!c larger ihnn mine, but 10 which a;:lchcd
lance than DO his Suggestion that that fac; had g'
rancor and Ii-nailfe towards more than one omy cor
bat which OF them he does not 81 q and cannot coz
which VI them has had reason to believe have slJ%H
or ili-nurc towards them 1t has not been 10
SrO.;, before the puhicnton Of your oiciou' cs':
events. Mr.. Davis, towards whom | hud rcssH u
more kindly than OF colleagues, perhaps 90 h
moment that unkInd 10 him in ,.cbl!: b.' '1U
long since passed away; he IS satisfied did 10; H'l:
So; for have given him that assurance IN pu5Nt 81.
ratc, and have always believed h. would never harG
~, but for hein. stlmula ted 10 il by Others who
have been unwilling 10 i'll feeling between. ".
MIR. Scott thought had becausc he told me asN
and many Others II they thougt there had been aa
III my manner Or matter Of which Mr.. Davis cou!cl
and he was the only one that answered in The =
tive.
One word more, and have done with scrlb5.ins -;
papers ahOut DIR. Scott. | have other ana MOI, !N
matters 10 attend TO- and had rather wee! Al at.
inin 20 through the manual labor Of %ritlGE. A.
plNtt'i HSHE WHICH .hr. oCJtl says ne tG'lus.''
open Convention, that each should resign ana - 'e
people on this question, | was disposed ~ 'rrr'
said y, as soon a. cnuli have opportunity g! ~
plan aid views before Inc Cou,rr;ia DG: fad 'AA..
give general dissatisfaction - The mass "i my .&
say II would b. bad trade, that they waGi NY
IN the Convention, and that II Mr. Scott choo--s "
aud try II single handed again lie conld 10 80 81,
woahi not lose much by his absence during the ralad
have said 81 mach more thaa intended, ~ re-.
Scott. that inrb"lr aay thing IN respect l0'
n MasSrs fpunI an {,iiupr liner ID
M Young admits Al. STATED! conjecture IN !csa
having got TIE cue from M Scott; at lea@; hta.
Me- SCOTS card before il was published, an! NJ =
his resolutions before they presented 10 The ~
li.;s was chiefly what stated c0necuraliy. hh"
swer I" the ron.ltitcc is published, ~ vas tod !"
ter u would be- 1t will eXptIl when receive. u! "'
after my card was i; ;rn
To Mr.. Gi!!ucr rcvrr ascTitrd any unworthy u.
ncn.. o. Secretary To the meeting iHon.h ~ 2s@
rlily have supposed .!Iai 'Air RGEs, Il dtin '.h'
previously Dcr!I appointed SECRETARY, WAS Gu': 60"
,,t purposes al 'n"situ-, al that s!Hc-oul iu ~
,;itct BE- produced by har!n. Wing cta}.D-1
wing Secretary. TIE t.Gln l., | never sn4g'es
GiImvr vi GDia- ia!" that meeting with ANY "''"
than tt:tt al byiGg ania,!t; Tor hia .cCurnIr!Aa-
t"r has carried nu mo ~ SORTS O meetings "n"-"
him with all sorts 0f PARTIES, on I'll sort, vi igcs
h" srCrIs Ia be wounded trcitScI said II" wns "dh-a
ana lnexier.cncc IL We'll p.r!aaa | mistaken
bc both s.lsp,cious ard cxperitnccd Ga, his -..a
generally ic1cle,. at his :,y.!c,! friends, az! -.
:nr" has been OF no avail 10 him. could NOT ha'a
10 lam ~ untrl-nIlv i:.uti:r, h: had tod "a
vent INTO thu meeting that my rouprJn:ls" 'G t'".
u very happy idea, anI ought tn pc slii.itct3'! 10.
attention inGst now De &irc:. 10 puJl Gut.e-. VIC
important ~ be overlooked for trivial mites, ~
Therefore c,nciui: this cart by vSp'rss!G he 10
may have no farther ocCJ>yH Il, I'd .rvt t, ~ 81.
am, rcspe;tiuly.HE~ J.IQ. NJ -
2. S.-SiEcc the above was il Tia hand' Of the
Mr. SCOTS card addressed 10 the people last y"a " n
placed in my hands and il is the .rs; time exc. ! Is
sn'i'!n ~ concih,i!ng paragraph by wh!an !! WIZ
what compromising. temper Dir. Scot iHeh W