Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-29
A MODEST AND DISINTERESTED DIPLO-
MATISI.

The Nashv;e Banner ID publishing ong-wnded
biographical sketch of Andrew Jackson Donelson
which, the Nashville Union thinks, have origi-
mated with the Know Nothing candidate for Vice
President himself; first, because it contains many
things that no one but Duneson could have known,
md because it contains foolish things that scarcely
any one but Doneson would have published. In
proof of its opinion aud as illustrative Of the
gacity and stupendous modesty " Of D"nelson il
quotes the following letter, paraded in the Banner:
berlin, February IL, 1919.
Sir 1t has occurred to ME that owe it to You, il
not tn myself to stRte that whilst am In:Tng to
tbWsrt uny uruCiple or measure OF your adIninstra
tion shoud such require the Office hold TO be filled
by another Individual and that my recall therefore
whenever notified to me, could give me no cause of
complant,-I WOULD NEvERrHELEss WITH GREAT
cHEERFULSESs REMAIN AT MY POST until the lresty
can be concluded which has been made necessary by
the revolution in Germany.
,riyh not 10 irespass on onr dnf, 6"i S'mPyf0 M
rte gour attention to Me general co"S"rrnf'"n m
rOired nne question my be'ng c0"ttnne4 o.: longer
az munster. ,
do not rra Ills alter .s q poi'4ciaM, ha0'Hg had
r,1,;uoto n as srch siace iett Hr UnT.d states :;
md being we'll aware that i'll no point "i view nave
any personal claims upon your puoc administration
IRsu paricd mdh y0H al t1r 'staHd 0t AZ ''o''Ph
r0uId mot tDrese. Tie dangers hck serc "00n % r"rcr
uou ruth Glory: but | ne.er he'd u domtt TINT n yo"
reyc oyderea Ia tLe eepyS country your success "0Wd
hp co=.BIc:e and tr'H'amt. AMI nlh NOT HESITATE
ro EArREss THE PREDICTION, EVEN BEFORE You
CROSSED THE Rio GRASnE, THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD
MAKE YOU PREsInESr. | may therefore, with great
sncerity, not kMoring hO~ pr agree or d'Sagref
nrIa iLc poilirai sentiments by whuh yon hd'e tr"
gu,d,t tender you my hopes that you inay De As ior
tunate in the cabinet as you nave oeen III tie hc
and tha, YOU may fulfill all the wishes of the people
in guarding the Constitution md the public interests
which have been entrusted TO your defence and pre-
serva:ion.
pray you to accept the assurances of my agh re-
spect &c. ~ .. 10, Hos hLsun' ~.
the United States.
The structures of the Nashville Union are sarcns-
tic butjust. 1t asks
Now wto knew of the existence of this precious
document but Maj. DoSELsoS, and who else but him
would have published it tie would, with great
chaerfulness y remain in Berlin! He did not wish to
1tresnass" on tho old mans time "but wanted his at
tnt,nn 10 the general consideration involved in the
ouestion of nv being continued any longer as rnls'
fer" And then he goes into an argument ta GEow
thnt he ought not to be removed Aad concludes oy
on assurance that no does mot wrteihis letter "a
nn,:,;oian ~ On, no-Gen. TAYLOR had been
tVh,,, and Mai DosE!.soS had been Democrat
i, Vas NOT polite therefore, to write as p"tcian
And then how lovingly he taps the OLD General nnoer
the chin, and looking him coyy IN 'ne laee' .rIis nun
how ha knew when at "St. Joseph that he was des-
nsd np@ ne 70 hs covered a over with glory" and k
with the ken Of prophet ibid not Eesi;a!e 10 eS S
s,g the sdsG% S % s would sss ;!sP ys r
deDtn, Wos who ~ alse ever thought of old ZacK for
I President I Ssfors TU he crossed the Rio Grsnds We
begin to suspect tha,ths Major at ea,, :sre~d..
But with all his billing aud coong President rafL"H
brought him home, and the next place ne 60: -.
editor Of the Washington a'"f' Y''Ey 10 no.
sailing MlLLARp FiLLsoks; and The next thing he
was furned cg." OF that paper by the Dehno'rats
aud th. next thing, fsrng better from ms 'u
mites with PIERCE than TAYLOR; he t"rhs N'mscu
nrt of the Democratic party; and then he "tnras mp
again in the Know Nothing party, and gets tEf-'~
loose for the Vice Presidency; and tseu. n NoreM
her next, the people will trrc nm dorH' race lore
most, and write sEaTe him. "i"rned has 'aS''