The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-11

Letter OF Colonel FOrnev.

Col Foney las addressed the following letter TO the
Richmond Enquirer, in one OF it's correspond.
ents which will be read with interest.
10 the Edifors Of the Richmond Enqaby
letter signed 3" Fairfax" in the Enquirer OF tho 9Th
December contains most unfair aluson my re
moval OF Mr. J. A. Parker from the office of Librarian Of
the House OF Representatives and respectfully ask Ibis
opportunity il. dis placed Mr. Parker for re-
peated absence without leave from his pest and Tor s
ing the Librsry ia State oil such utter and ne
gec as mist have bought dbuh upon the Just censue
oil the House OF Representatives had EN- poyed Others
to put into proper condition Tor the meeting OF Congress
took tho step Of which "Farlax" plains most re-.
loctany, nasuch as had appointed Mr. Parker against
the wishes Of nearly every member Of the democratic dele
CATION from Virginia in 1861, and most anxious thu,
he should vindcaie my choice He has done So and
have removed him The Library being under my control
am Of course responsible for the in which is
cared for, and The House looks 10 that duties
oil Librarian are discharged with fidelity.
Faris X" announces that Mr. Parkers removal was be
he 10 favor Of reelection. This is the
frat time heard OF IT, He always proessed 10 bo my
ardent end and II he my foe, he certainly did not
&C, out the Virginia character by recre,ly opposing
who had offended nearly every member from Virginia
in the last Congress by giving him office. Nine men
out Of would have discharged him for this alone had
disclosed IT, and they would done /, at once
Blu, enough upon this point "Farax," however refers TO
another subject
In other days. should have addressed the Virginia de-
nocracy with defiant confidence against all my
Let hore that the memory OF the pas, iii allow me 10
say word OF tho present.
For long years. aud times when nearly every
s in the North overwhelmed by The i'm.
Uttered enemies OF the South the hal that writes the
hasy lines, without thought Of self, a ot Office
held the beeagucred banner Of and gin
ming ia Minority aided to swell the ranks Of the i'm POSING
majority that demolished srctonaism In 1853. do
peal Virgins repudate the SANDERS upon my pc
character but ask that she should hear for my
The letter for which have been asaled by combination
Of PERSONAL foes The result OF ardent
epd--nothing more. wrote IL would write 10 my
broheI II had one. never for regretted IL
ill naiignant ingenuity torture ii into mean
ing from which my whole Ievol,cd. This my
~ defence that point. My State of Pennsylvania
(snd Virginia knows her faith and her fidelity
ousy put this construction upon it, and by an
expression OF public opinion that amounted almost to
ella NATION. North, South, East and West the same view
was taken Of 1t by fair and nnprejudced But /
printed a line 10 effect this of opinion and
when the broad issue made upon the House of
Representatives the Of The present
sion, resolueiy refused 10 publish word of eaps.
nation on the subject. My hear made me proud
In the belief that had never done human being
Intentional injury Conscious of ihis and assured OF the
purity OF my motives and the justice Of my intentions In
letter referred to- would have gone into the
pa pe Justify mysef for all the offices in Blue Book
The House OF Representatives sustained 10 rxely de-
cidedly aud, let add feeble tribute my friends
en- ia.ucslly. The Office which have been re-.
elected bad any peculiar charms me- and could
go back my old editorial chair in Pcnnsylvsnia without
sigh. sought It the second time because my had
been coupled with SANDER; and have passed through
torrent OF cslomny without losing particle of my sefre-
spect mpromising principle friend am still
young man; but hope to live long enough show 10
my friends that they have mistaken their an,
convince my enemies that in their eager snncy to crush
who injured them by word deed, they only
nerved him the heartily To the work which his life
is dedcaedtbc work of defending The democ party
at Whatever rsk and al whatever sacrifice.
! am yours, very truly,
JOHN w FoRNEY.
W.,,asa ros December 1853