Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-23
For the EKsrer.
he CABINET OF TIE INCOMING ADMIN
JSIE tJIDS.

TIE CABINET Of TIE INCOMING ADMIN
IsrR ALTON.
N.s.rs. Ed;tors:-The Presidential s;ragglc hr''i@
ended, aud the /, temporary tx ,itemenio attending -ucn
All Important contest hH vim. suo-i'lel. t!r hA.hr''
euq .iry arises, M: only am 'ngsi the friends u! M a.,
Democratic par,:Y, but Of tho "ppos'i'mh, wn""' wa
the venerable s4:.r, of Whrn;land, call 10 Ms ess..'
,s,re a. cun;reilurs during his Administrations il's
"uquiry thu future will deter mine-and, when ce,eF-
mined, We f. ~ not, will NEE; the cordial hppt'oa''o'
of al who Il. SIZE IL ERE the Old statesman govern
las he viii the Union undiscovered, kno"lhS ID"
North. no South, 80 East, M West, ~ a secti"A *.
elusive. Many, very many, from Indications We gee
aud hear of, wuald hail with JOY al INVITATION J."
either If VirginiH's pre.ant worthy ana hon'rao!e
Senators 20 q seat in the Cabinet OF IN" incoming ai'
minis;rafiOu. Should such An iDvlta;lon De 3!Ntn'
We doubt not, that patriotism and " sense OF tha
honor done 10 Virginia, would induce an Acceptance.
In the event OF "a veritica:ion Of my remarks an
other question would then arise-who Sh"u'd D. Inc
successor to the vacant seat IN The Senatorial repre-
septatiunl In advance OF my such contingency, we
,I.sn il not improper to nakeu suggestion, and We do
so the more freely knowing thai The whole aspirations
of nv heart rise only To ID. perpe!uatioha ana preser."-
ton of the pure principles and wise policy 80 sig
ually announced in the elevation OF James Buchan'
m ~ IN. Presidency. We know that Western Nir.
,,i,ia could decide unon q successor ami should the
time arrive when a decision mua; be made, we hnd u
guaranty in the high minded generosity oi liriho-
cratic Old Virginia to join Us IN II. we refer 10
Hon. George W.. Thompson, The present talented ana
p.nu;ur Judge Of the twentieth Judicial Circuit %
this State, His name is not unknown 10 Virgins mel
th.r is il unfamiliar 10 tho councils OF our nation from
whence he was called by the almost unantnouS Voice
Of our judicial Circuit nre: q worthy opponent, 10
the seat he now occupies apon Inc Ilrcu,t oeheu.
Rsvert 10 the days of Old Hickory, in his Inemora.
hs .,ruyoies with the monster now deGd) United
states Rank, and history, il just TO the merits OF
,Judv. Thompson, will contain tho fact that ne was
| The first person vest Of tie mountains who drew up
AMI carried through d public ssseuloi! OF inc I..opi",
n s.ries of res buttons coudemnat0ry oi HE Cni'ei
states Rank. Nor was hi, lnjors in behalf III III"
nr,.ent wise policy contained in the 'indrpendent
ir.ssury'' system, any less IMAM against ths ou
Bank. fl lie true tina. issues have mol been maze OF
lats years between parties touching tue policy oi d
l.. 5. Bank, yet we are ss,!s.ea no.n inc o, -.
the las, wear, that strong inc!!nn'o' parties may ar''1
adv f., nresept issues involving any degree OF per
fnv and press thosc issues upon the .rns lfiehGSo ' unr
Cnn.,i,n,ion and our Union. II would then be IL,
.ururi.inc matter 20 Hgain SIC HE od "hyd!a.he"o
arise from the tomb in which jackson ialu II, a"9 1
rim Among the tir,t, il no, the hrsi, 10 take thai 81
and praciirai view Of tia! question which ID oa:ea
upon the economical wants .! The Sove:nhch'' WIZ
discrimination for revenue aud prot"o;lon' as oppo'.a
=, .I,lu,iye protection and Ia The UNIFORM t~ti!'y
rer cent. policy of Mr.. Calhoun: And experience
has fully vindicated The wisdom OF his oaTly views
upou The subject. EirE!ni: II not unsra'tia!' W. are
proud to believe, eron though Republics are, ana ~
tIis characteristic We Jnu uu u = SuIuu'L bh'b NV 49,
Of gratitude We owe Judge Thompson inr MS uiiHh
s..r,i and unausSerabl. viIi:caI!on o! ihe or'Sina
; title OF Virginia to the North Western lerr'o;! ', ana 1"
the character Of the good old CrmmonWeutn ae"ln'
the attacks Tande by Northern men agnlnst Tue o'ate
whenever Virginia presented c!eim- L" Congress io'
rrhiic l.nds or o,i,rr oo,spou.GtGE 10 lie euidie's
nf tho Virginia line, Tor serSircs oi''ng r.N'
Revolution, will be substantially remembered. lhl'
b.. did a. Commissioner on the Boundary question
between Virginia and OHIO, aud in which his Learned
NJ. - D.,.o a ,..I hum IA ~ rreItl I'll lrl
sina,ing the ig@e PRINCIPLES upon which N,rg'n'a 500
in thn, Convention. Nc. Z. wc think Virginia ~!
coon forget his distinguished iebore. o9%::;.ected "'s
the celebrated Wh-eIing Bridge dticu!iy, OF intioh
al ~nq;arieiy. Questions "i no email iinp"iasnse "e u,
involved in thu: controversy. and commanded TO:
their Just eettleDeEt, tJ3 combined powers oil tht
wise Statesman and ,ba abe lEwyvt. = ben The su
prr,ne Court Of the United States drqiisd ,cet ihi
Wheeling Bridge We &pubiic nulesnce, and a''sI .:
abarcd, Judge Tholnpsau Ses 'ie efs' 10 aasert an-
yiudicste The true p%riuciplca of inter communicable
in relation to rivers and railwsys, aud thu "auS.!lu
t:cna! powers Of the Federal government over The
suhleoi-s7hlUh principles were recognised by Con-
i cress in the pmi iraT.ed by him, and passed oy thG'
body, and sanctioned by ;.c Supreme Court, by hr'
! resting their own iseres. His hTEu.:e;;t upon thai
! occasion i.ss placed him. ir the judgment Ct catnpe'
! tent men, viii The lrct class OF statesmen 20 Eoi.-
gscss. As n friend 70 pqpu-at sancn'son, va nreI
not apeak sf lin 10 any extended .eaGi!i' cur w"h!d
refer 70 his very elcoassf-l advocacy VI II IN 1914.
aud point you to the nooir System now in operation
in bis own county. tOhioj and tners you paii zee the
happy results OF his meriIoridas H0ik In mat grea!
cu:se-.he love OF which i. 50 sadly wunt!uE IN MANY
pCriiSnS .. or slate.
The boundary Cdeai!cn between virginia nni
| Ono, r6s,;is II part Of oar history. sad IN hi- ccEnrc'
ton Herewith w. 3as displayed c"Lio VI The 4unniIcs
Of the man. which are erv1 prominent IN Tic .is'
charge of any duty imposed upon Ei"assthGi OF Ii
81. IL: adherence 10, upon l,is part a:'d Gn equal DC
mad irsm cil q: If iiSht aud Justice.
A. Il. ). Dis,fict st.rHPv for The Western De-
ir;ct Of Virginia, no uaA Yi. tues,:o1 his discharge
Of dutv there. AsJgdge OF one oi the rlrGsi. corr's
Of Virgins, whose Da- twe nfe proud 10 say CT"
braces "a great All amount OF legal talent AS 'hn' Ut
-r silailla. co..t within the Cuited States, he hes
h ar wniI.l il i admired and h"nSTea .; ti"a pfop!r.
His charges md decisions are a!whys c!1ar hnG f".l-
nreh.rs;sc. and occasionally adorned wilt. that re-
lined liter.iu.e ne 20 richly possesses. To every Nir.
;.inian we would c"mlnsr1 me nernsai OF NY irhrh-"
'ri;nrve 20 tI. Grand Jury Of Brook county, nj The
corn;ueuc-U.sl.t Of the August term, IS5e: g; HI.
cnurt. as : p.5er rfDid,a with legal erndIfion, and
fui;J sustaining his high ~c.!aFn?tt- rs one OF IN" lead
inr iuris,. nf Virginia. In that chtrG:. tIe '"ti trea'
,nn which came borDs upon the winGs Of every H@r6
rind. and for a time ev., iirGatrned Ia, was most
.;,r,l,v rebuk.d. You OF the East, Messrs. Ed
,nr,. had in the trying emergencies OF Tho last year
vo5r ro5l. nd fearles. Wise, ard we Of the WeIl
Ind his coDpN,igt, Judge Thompson: :,
Nut W.. have csi en!cG CIR COMMUNICATION Jeyond
;ts Intended limits lei mc then ~ .a r"nc'::ion say
that viewing IN. pnsI enurss Of Judge FhoLpSCn, III
the faithful discharge Of The Vnri"d pJbiic duties "t
Eo-udary Commissioner, District Attorney, %'nsiroeE
# OIL E,tjural House OF k1pre-e''i.t'VvT nma
.Judss. Az cii.e II. ND Democrat Of the VirgIn'n
school, We feel crriain EaHf tie h.:;ior"i The Mo'hef"'
Statesmen a. well as of Presidents. Wi i7%rr DC
plared in safer hand-i and win ihes1 'rh''' ID " i"o'
ic u,s1, connected with the facts that his superior IN
The KNOWLEDGE II political science, and a. n profound
In, L,,jrs, srbh;sr. duss NJ. exist within TIE Old
Dnni,iop render Il certain that glr,r.!!''s magma
n;mity will cheerfuNy YIELD that us. just triodte i" us