Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-25
ZACH day all the exchanges after had exam

each day all the exchanges after | had exam
ined them--in fact, insisted upon it. / soon
became satisfied that he either had very little
confidence in my examinations or that it
gave him too much leisure time; and be
heving il was useless to waste the time of
two persons on such proftless labor, aban-
doned the exchanges altogether. Mr. Richie
would spend hour after hour over them, and
never overlooked one-even the most insight
6cent and obscure. He would clip paragraphs
enough to fill three such daily papers as the
Union, and that would be the last of them a
large majority would never appear in the pa
per, and Mr.. r. would be none the wiser, for
he seldom read the paper after it came from
the press. In fact, there was little room for
anything but his editorials and the commune
cations which met with his approval
His connection with Mr.. Folks administra.
ton was most pleasant to him in every respect;
but, subsequently, doubt if residence in
Washington brought him many happy days.
His contract to do the public printing, which
some of his friends advised him to eagage in,
proved Improbable, and he had to combat
with a set Of unprincipled demagogues who had
been elevated to prominent positions by pre-
tending to advocate the doctrines which he
(Mr. r. had made popular with the people.
The very men whom he had been instrumental
in elevating to power, joined his political enc
mics to crush him. They construed the mean
ing of profitable contract to make it unproft-
able, Notwithstanding the best legal talent
in the country had given it their favorable
opinion-but these gentlemen in their official
capacity could keep Mr.. Richie from his just
rights-and they did it. His subsequent diff.
culties were embarrassing, and made more so
by the acts of some men who were recognized
as his political friends. Shame rest upon their
heads for striving to injure man who had done
more for his country and the Democratic party
than any other member Of that party living,
and whose name will live thousand years
after theirs are forgotten!
These latter difficulties would not have oc-
Cured with Mr.. Richie, if it had been his good
fortune to have had some knowledge of bust
ness. With his long connection with the press,
he probably knew as little about the details of
printing Office as boy ten years of age, and
about financial matters he was equally igno-
rant. There was one thing in Mr.. Ritchie's char
acter that untitled him for the locality of Wash
ington-he was decidedly an honest man. He
had been raised among statesmen and gentle
men therefore was not educated for the society
ofdemagogues and political tricksters, whoma Ike
politics trade-ofice and the aowings OF the
treasury their traffic. Such men often imposed
upon him; they came to him in the garb OF gen.
tlemen, with perhaps an M c. or U. s. attached
to their names, received his confidence and
abused it. He was never up to all of their
tracks; he lost the support of some because he
would not manufacture very great man ont
Of an Insignificant material, and of others on
account Of his not aiding them in getting some
body out Of Office, so that themselves or some
other idler could get in. He always had
horror for this Office seeking and to his honor
be it said, that during the whole, of Mr.. Folks
administration he did not once raise his voice
to have person removed and if he spoke in
favor Of any person, it was to fill place already
vacated. Let what may be said of him by his
enemies, his friends will ever bless his memory.
A nobler soul never filled the breast of man
and words cannot do justice to his memory.
JOHN P. HESS.
New ORLEANS, August Ii, 1854.
A Climpse at Nebraska.-We are indebted