Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-05

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VI Dfstrc, Attorney aud Ccrk.-Did be ''rget
,,o r... had a District Attorney ard seve
re! Clerks3 w -.
~, pby.ic;ap 10 Stale Pcni,entiary. did
,s,a that Il better oiice of like kind, itEe!d
IN Stanton by the eminent Physician to tie Lunatie
Asylum!
VII Clerk to the Scna,e-Was he ignorant OF
the fact tina, the Clerk of the House Of Delegates
Mr.. Tucker, from the Valley, and lives ueither
in Richmond nor Henricol
IN. Clerk of the Court Of Appeals. Has he 80
little 10 do with the Court Of Appess, IA not to Emo"
that tbers is Clerk Of the Court OF Appeals al Lew
isburg alsol
Y. Public Printer--Ths applies to ourselves anu
therefore we shall only say tina; tho shalt 'as nafl
less at our feet albeit the bow was vigorous one
| which hurled it,
NJ Sun.riutenden, OF Weights and MeHsures.-
The weights aud measures, received IRON the Z. D.
Governments are required by law 10 be Kept IN me
Cs,itol Does "Tide Water believe that any West
er~ man would come to Richmond 10 superih'ehd the
| weights and measures for three h""dre1 do"d''
per annu,n, which he says il the salary'
XII. Inspec.or OF Fish.-Does not Tide w ater
know that the law requires an Inspector OF flsh' as
we'll a, Of nl other articles, in every county and
town in which one may be necessary ana that he
might with equal propriely, add 10 Ills list every
county office in the East
| And we beg leave to SAX why the author OF Tide
Water" did not in his summing up ct these local OF
fees against the East. put down similar Offices 10
the debit OF the West. In failing 10 do go, has he
hssp inst IN tbe Democrats of this District! II he
hoe and hi. mode of computing patronage be fair
ana 70 w;,. 70 mt 20 the debit Of the East all its oi
c.s Federal general and local, without ofsettlns
them by placing similar offices in the West TO the
credit of the East, Why did lie not embrace our mem.
hers of Congress eGd instead of combining himsei f
in the clerical department to The Federal courts, why
did he not bring in all the clerks OF circuit and county
courts in the Eaat and the officers and soldiers OF the
State Guardi /, seems that il would be just a.
fair TO do So rs to bring into the estimate those offices
which are brought in and are common TO both East
and West, Above all, we are surprised that he has
not included tina, much coveted office, tho Sergeancy
of the city OF Richmond for there is certainly no Of
flee of Sergeant in the West equal TO it-and yet
more we wonder that he did not state the fact that
Richmond has Sheriff as well a Sergeant for her
exclusive use and that the sheriifaty is vastly profit
able When he got upon the inspectors OF Lime,
Fish and Guano why did he not also disclose the fact
that Richmond has a grain neasuver, y lumber in
spec,or and a superintendent OF streets! And yet
more while he was in the Penitentiary, why did he
not disclose the appalling fact that there were sere
raj visitors of the Peni;entay and that they have
clerk, and then give us their saleries
NIII. As to his list OF clerks, we know nothing
abou. it, but again surprised that the list is 40
partial in emitting Petersburg, Norfolk, Alexandria,
Staunton and Williamsburg who have public inst
tu,ions among them. requiring many more clerks.
NV. As 10 the mail agent, we know not to which
be alludes az there several-siS, we believe
going with the mail out of Richmond Why are they
not all included in the list and why IS any one eH
cluded1 Does Tide Water mean to affirm, really
that those agents OF the mail running from Richmond
ouph, to be appointed from the West 7 And if not,
why are they alluded to- TO the pre- adice of this
District; since If they not to DE appointed from
the West. it is immsterial 10 the West from what
quarter they come; and We venture to affirm that ii
never entered into the head Of any Western man.
that the Attorney General was to come from his coun.
| ~, because Richmond has mGii agent,
Thus We have taken the trouble TO repel the attack
of tide Water" upon ourselves and he. noble DE.
mocracy of this District ard especially of this city,
and to show how utterly groundless II s; aud We ven
tu.e 10 recommend 10 him. for the future, some more
generous employment than tina, Of endeavoring to
excite prejudice against the East and her Democrats
We shou!,: think that the time and talent OF Rich
mond Democrat nigh, he more usefully aud egree'
ably employed.
| ,E ~, Votar VIZ
wcud like TO know whs. he means when he Gays that
we (of This DistrcU hold these offices without an
attempt by the Yves; to deprive us Of them Does
lie mean 10 say thai; the est would be justified in
making such III effort and hat all the local offices
which he enumerates could, with any justice or pro-
prie,v be given to Western men! And, il moi, how
il i, that the holding OF them is to deprive all other
We thought wo were done with Tide Water. "
But, upon looking over his terrible list Of Eastern
sinners again, find that We have done injustice to
our excellent friend, the Incompatible Secretary o.
the Commonwealth, and our venerable friend, Capt
Glenn. White-cne of the old soldiers of the war of
| lSl2-Ly emitting to examine into their offences. Oh
the first, We have only to say tina, when you find
nobler man, and better officer, than George
Wythe Muuiord turn him ont but DO not insult by
Offering Attorney General i'll his place. And, of
the old soldier, what shall we cay The State has
public buildings and public grounds here. Shall
they be lief. without superintendent! Certainly
not. Well then, shall the old soldier he turned ont
and g young brought from the West, TO enable
the East TO get the Attorney Gensra!sl?l Never.
If the West must have The place Of the lawyer or
that of The old veteran give them the gown and the
green bag and leave 70 the soldier his and his
cru,c. But, o, Virginia, how altered You are,when
such consider deemed worthy of you, and
it is thought that you enquire who euperin;ends
your public grounds before You can decide who shall
be your FIRST law officer
HON. VIM. BARKSDALE.
The Democracy Of Noxuhee county, Mics, have
determined TO re.nomngte the Hon. VIM. Barksda!e