Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-18

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sun Leo nress viii, few executions would have pounceu
down on him, declaring j, veritcaon ha' ~ ~ ss
AboltioEis; but yet we hare 10 see inc ff: n"E
rho acribcs any such unworthy nores as nus 10 oo. d
for his full and pardon 10 The negro mu,ue1e.,
Hatcher : Fredericksburg Herald eftast THURSDAY.
Suchs the language of decided Wing paper IN coneuu
ing an article which, in its severe cftc's"s anu .,s,
sEews favor neither towards the Governor nor INC ia
aturc. This Wing paper betrays sea' ,s %
Who Of This city which has over and over again US
.;.sI an, worthy motives TO Governor j. and mas
od hin, 10 an ,aboli,onst, and ns equal 10 'aff'-
| -, cida,ca While we dissent from The acti"h o'
| con,r Johnson in committing the punishment u 'ie
~ md from the reasons assigned by him In MS mes's'
- rho LEGISLATURE as we understand .hem we nave
| nothing In recent developments, TO shake our .'"
the purity of his motives, in the CONSCIENTIOUS os "
| solemn responsibility thrown upon him oy me ID" -
enonsibi,y which no officer in cool debeation, can Dy
moral possibility from any other Impulse man NC
grayesl and most solemn OF duty Whatever opinion
NAV be entertained TO the proprey oil Inc uo'efhol
action all lovers of good ORDER decency ana Ia" must repro
hate the violence and injustice of the assaults of the Wing
press upon an officer who has acted with what ne deems
nscientious regard his Duty under the constu
ton and the laws
| So much for this point. The Richmond Wing has
taken special pains to white down to nothing
the dispraceful ndgnty committed upon the Chiel
Magistrate of The State, by the tumutuous assem-
blage around the Governors house. II would actually
make out nothing extraordinary or improper occurred
there-and has than once referred 10 Inc esumohy
of ourselves on subject before The Grand jury 10 esao
sh its position We certainly did testify that we could den-
y none of the persons who were engaged In e disturbance
OF the sancty of the Governors house and family Tor we
e not within the enclosure OF the Governors grounds
but we AT the same time testified to insults and ndgnes
committed around the Governors mansion at which the
huf ihano
before the Grand Jury. 1t clearly shown that aache
Of the Whig one Of the Of the meeting was denti
fed as having rung the Governors bell and sought
10 force himself into The Governors house. With
what INTENT the Wing may be informed; we are not.
most surprising that the Wing should be so rampant in
its assaults upon the Governor, when one 81 its editors
signed the petition for the Communication Of the punishment
of Jordan Hatcher and another person. connected with the
Wing and high authority with that paper, took an ac
tive part seeking admission into the Governors house. on
the night of the tumultuous and disgracefu assembage
around the Executive Mansion
The Wing processes utter ignorance of any thing dseed-
ube on the Governor sgrounds We shall enlghten by
information from Of its Wing confreres The Frede-
ricksbu.s News has The following:
We learned OF highly intelligent gentleman from this
ncighborhood who present at the mob gathering in
Richmond several particulars Of thar dsgraceu
which reached the public. He says The extent and
enumy Of that outrage had not yet been given 10 the pub
lie He was present al the Governors house when the mob
surrounded it, and heard their denunciauns and mpeca-
lions, which beyond any thing he had
heard before odd Joe Johnson you d-n old abolition
ist-come out here, you dd old scoundrel and we will
give you goss" Yes, screamed another, 81 him the
other day negro in the street ana give way to him.
with numbecss other EXPLANATIONS vulgar and equal
| ly offensive.
II has been rumoed here and currently believed that the
Governor fled the Exchange, leaving his house and
portion Of his family the fury OF the mob. Tns we
arc assured is certainly without foundation. Our informant
assures us he saw him several times during the excitement
He was perfectly composed When advised by his friends
10 call militia and put down the insuecon his
ply was worthy of the Roman: ~ would do IT," said lie,
TO protect the neanest hoye in this town, but in my
defence, and for my own rights, would SEQ the last brick
n this building destroyed before would avail myself ot
these privileges"
The Petersburg Integcnce which has had the decency
no, TO unite the vrulent denuncation OF Gov Johnson
as an "aboitionis," says:
ave are known to be politically opposed 10 the Governor,
but this shall prevent from rcbukng in the most
qualified terms and npadonable outrage
with which he has been visited We will hesitate
sustain any officer whatever may be his political opinions
against The assaults insults OF mob for The exercise by
him of po,rer ,c chich he is clothed by erising
In doing only showing respect for the laws
but regard for the dearest rights and interests every
woman, and child in the Commonw wealth."
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DEATH OF MRS ADAMS.-Mrs Adams the
Die rect of tho late John Quincy Adams, Ex.Presden,
of The United States, died her residence on Street, In
WashingtonCi,y, on Saturday last
~" The Democratic District Convention ITO nominal lie