Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30
NUMBER 81.

lnpartlng to them par,izanshp and Other unworthy
iholi'ts, may well be expected ~ excite the srrsi,:,
y ol g"hti"en ye, doubt not tia; the n!":.l.s
Wv .o"'"e VIII ehl"avnr I" preserve ti"Ir .rirf
hthiy h'i sreat me subject merely "f Di.ir.
ho"ut "nch ta,y nave nu personal !,rii!. -. , e..
For myself, shal! indulge ia ro t,.lin, nf rr,r,-l
uE'nIllless Ia any human bc;ay but du'y will ..rr.
s'rnln me 10 state the nrts know III, n, 10
The occasion will demanA. :irs an exposition a. tl-
! circumstances attending In. original ap"!nrn.r. ,i
Secretary. 2niIv. Tie compensation ofli.n ffrlart
snn for his Services :ar may - Hcce>sr; =, m
dicne the Justice ot the Cim.niec: 2Ed aS,.y. l'ie
motives which led Ia tie late temporary ov?.!:. ~
| ot Mr. Williams.
! IHT ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT o- SrCrrv,sv
BS t!c original! Constitution u! hc Spviciy IN,
cFetnrirs II recoriIn- and corresponding. w." g..
CURED To b. appointed. Ia h.,, offices Cham, !,
Williams and F. &. Rui,iu were Respectively rlcc!.!.
They continued 10 serve the Snrciy w.;,urt ir. Dr
reward up IL the close the tlrst anaHa .,Ig,...
IL was then deemed adv yisab: by the Socic;y :" o'
the Committee a, 81 jOO The bower Of nn,,,r,
was given 10 the Executive CUn.,:.ittrr the Coma;
"''ec III 'uil meeting conferred together nu !,l, H.
Jrct me NV" former Secretaries mud General :..i..
Mfasoh oeihS members ~ the board. and present 3,
me meeting As was most nHrural aud proD.r 'i,,
COMMITTEE Utmost with on, vniccl .r;,t f., ;i n.,ii
'''s @ WI" s nsrei"ors served faithfully smt With"
ccpt This office, we will take pleasure u 5 81;
one of yuu. Mr.. Williams promptly Gup.;y,. ''.ir So
could not accept. Mr. Ruf'a expressed 49, " i.'r-
Hes. take il, and accordingly apvaI'tr:. he''-
era Richardson. who WAS present, seemed /" "".''-
escc IN the proprety Of the ant st.d :h, "
would not permit his name 10 bu U@c. Ia "rt"''3
to either OF these gentlemen. Up tr> l"''ni w'r'
error was committed Would It not have ",,H iI''-t
ungfaciuus in the culnme" ,o turn !.c; 'i'...' 80.
those who had served the Society with aca! :"L -..
~ IN Giecharsing the duties oi tiiIs Office Sshu-,
for ;wo Years, they had tho power l." '''
salary with the office feel conic:'t ia; i1 ''.
dy ot d!sinterrsrd gentlemen could have bee" 'H'''
fI.t,r Vet l
sooner wns The appointment nndc, than r"iro ".'
raised against the Committee that their aCtIom VA '
result Of invorlt!sm. or parIzniShip or other Gn""
Thy motives with desire "a sacrifice Genera h""'
ardsun, when, III iaci so Tar aS know AMI "'!"'".
every member of tho Committee w.s q; til" i.n' h.s
warm personal friend, AMI SOM" "i hcla had r-Nrd
their popularity in their irares. Efforts sI>H," tI
in his oii.r of Secretary OF the COmn"""rt!&
against Party prescription.
An active X, II up during ;'}' "urn"'.'
by corr, spondcnce and ohrrwi-r and wh"n -" "'
miitec met ia" Society 81 thu last rAhih.'lr1, t"N
were mortified To find that their feelings aud rn.!""7
had been m-repre-cntr, and misunderstood. -'''r1 -
require change Of the constitution. for the i''
nf clrc,ing tho Secretary by th. Socir'y t-. i!.!
change was made with the entire u"Tmrsc"m"" ~ ~
members Of tho Committee, anl although 't' nn"c
of ten. Richardson was tsoi, the Secretary w"- '"
elected without formal opposition in III" final '"ir 81!
the Society This is luhul narrative ui III" i1'ts
connected with the office OF Secretary up :" iii" &c.,.
meeting.
The CnNPENs,IiuS ~ GEN. RI'HtRr>"N. i ;it'
pleasure III acknowledging the zeal nul .liic"', q
iicn. Richardson's services agent 81 the H"'H'.
aud the ecat which his efforts aided III giving /" q,
first exhibition. Many other urmil'mru. h,,""'u..
have served the Society with equal zeni. and r,rh-H.
equal efficiency, who have neither received. n'r -
prcted any compensation whatever. II ha" Hrr.
with them labor uf love. and the rivalry E,n,.i.:
them is not WHO ha- done The most bn si," shall -
the most 10 adyanc" this glorious rntise. u 's nni
become the members ur ~" Executive t.dI.it'' l.
sav what ha- been the vuu" Of Their >crri""a !,".g
NAV Lc estimated AT very low rate, ~: i - crr;,I
they have been lncking III IrGl amt 'i'-hll"rs;"''
ness. They have, b"sit"s nrhcr dUiIr', attended
meetings in Richmond several times "n"l year, :" 10
the business 81 the Society, drrAyi"g 'hctr ""nr.
n.l.rs nuI thu giving their time uui nr'': :" i',
public ser, ice. Yet they have moi ""npiai""i "i
want nt compensation that their lah"r> Esv.' r,
been properly appreciated.
There -oi services tha: cnnno! b" c"inG"r.a.
ted IN money and ut this class may l,,.siDl, i"
gar,icd the services nt Zen. Richardson liu' &,
as money cnn be compensation for srrv'ccs h. h'i
not only been lihrray but "xtravaGant!v pald. N"'i
are tn. facts lspcak 10y the record. Con L. "'i
in the service OF the Sorie'y during III" suEIi'' "i
1883 getting subscriptions, collecting nonr?, an'. q:
he e1presses it, canvassug for the Sncety. lie 20!
lectcd 81 l9S, and Was allowedhy the EAccuiir" Co"
mi,tee 81 ,5i9 50 Instead Of being charge! with :"
Justice aud iibcrny Gen. r., III" tnmmitl-r'
should rather he rcbuked Tor the cS;rhvapscr i 'u,
allowance. The service WAS necessarily m"st hg''r
able one. liu had tree tCketr Oh the rG'r"Ht" e'i
the hospiines Of Virginia farmers were irce!
tended 10 him. How lie expended thls mI"n"y, IT,"
Committee had no right Ia enquiT' hu,' drd H"i 'n
guire. H6 says however III letter published J." the
Planter that Ot this sum less than SiO0 was "!t t"
himself and S2l1 10 his son. However this may b..
he had delightful summer travel, with nil IN e.
penscs paid and Il considerable sam III cash l'': &"
himself and son. Added 10 this, h. ha'i t"lrr
unanimous vote Of thanks from the SprIct! "nd BE
last accompanied By ascrvicc of plate valued a. P
He H. in inct, the only person, besides the S"'"hi
and officers oiho Fair grounds. wh" "ias "v"rfe'"!'I
cent for his services, and yet il il said. "no "h"r
person hus been lily repnid by them An" ip'+
stn;enen false rs ia. has been 40 frequently 'p"-
ed, us to be currently believed and 10 " ;l'" uti"
tion of Il charge ui INJUSTICE against the ConinT"'.
Ii Gen. Richardson has not been sufficiently con"
p.nsntr let his friends what more hr ea,l lnv'
IL il be an ovation triumph il justice DENIM =.
lrt him havu il: il more money, lei ha bc pa" :" i'
u,ierlnos arhng. But let not the harmony &" IT,
Society BE- disturbed by another contest Tor tic >rr
retnryship.
Tmr Reasons WHICH LID TO THE rrmro".i'
APPOINTMENT or Nix. WiLLIAas.-Thr Cvu-i'.
tiur vests III The Executive Committee tic Pcr.r ''
ill vacancies in tho office Of Secretary. AMI Mr.E'
lin having declared hIs determination, from Ira~'''
personal To himself, I" resign the Office" and '.i'nt
meeting Of the Executive COMMITTED I" MI III" %.
cnncv it bccamc the duty Of the tDmmlti"r, "n -
frat full meeting, which did not occur until ~. t.'.
+ week in this month"; to act promptly on III" SunI".i
4 Fair could not b. successfully c"nincicH "!'."'
an efficient Secretary. Mr. Williams. b"ing cm!r''..
competent and acceptable 10 a large majority "i a.
Cumimtt-r, wa- appointed, with tvs" dr'seGn'lr
votes. With his appointment, the junction "l 'ta
Committee censcd. They had no desire 10 tore e'"!
the action of the Society. Having discharged tin
duty, the Society Is entirely competent 10 perform -
The duties devolvcd on tho Executive Cvmin.u'"
have been onerois and responsible: they hnr" -.
deavorcd to discharge them with entire fidelity. j
they have failed to give satisfaction To oil! i"lrf Ia
but the lot uf humanity. Their first desire IL /"
this great Society prosperous and halmor"rs; ar'.
whilst they would shrink from any duty
spunsibty that the Society may impose upon tH'ir.
| may say, in their behalf that they vii! mo-; -
ingy relimIus all connection wIts It's "te, So ~nn
III il is asceraincd that their wtll-mcant ciiDu- .'
serve II are not conducive Ia it- wc!tarc.
WILLOUGHBI NEN1GN.
LATER FROM IiiE rLhlNS.
ST Iuris Oct. 25.--Dhtrs have br~p re'.ttui
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