Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-20
!}i{buonb enquirer
may MORNING, De-. 20, 1851.
For the ENQUIRER
1V tHo
.suaiar.htp and Mr. Hunter.

oh, ScnatorsatP hA0 Infs AAupASE'
E,i-ous:-My acquaintance with
s,.n;rv, aad nv recent associations With
ode. each to!craaly e~rtensire, enable me
: ,bst the new Of the Hon. r. NJ. 7. Hun
~,,In-ncss to give the State and the Con:
.w The benefit Of his large experience and
'.d,rcr. IS Senator in Congress from
80. has given unfeigned pleasure to =
~,;,ri.v OF his real friends and admirers
~hsrc. 4 few individuals do weakly
.sn objections presented by a "Tide Water
F.; 10 Mondays "Exsminer;" but the
-. as well as tho town understands that
:1. ,lsnlv Of axes to grind in and around
t,..;.sl ard so the objections and the OBJ.
ere tu, little needed by the knowing
!, is nevertheless due 10 Mr.. Hunter
hat III conserving 10 tho use of his
), connection with the Senatorship, he
ODDS 20 the urgent solicitations of
- Al! parts Of the country, (as intelli.
~ impartial Judges 3. least as the wri-
.sa ,.Fxaminer,") who think that in the
-;si, Of affairs, his field Of labor and of
,;.,ss would not only be greatly enlarged,
=. L;rsslf more constantly and beneficial.
LIVED in the Senate than in the Cabinet.
r.!r.n,a7 knows that the Secretary Of
-. IN f.ct the Minister for Foreign Af.
p. n, conducting Of which constitutes by
most one-cas and important part Of
[ mites: and, consequently, there is no per.
-, of the vast work or responsibility be-
..-r &. such an officer in a government as
(:I,T;rc no foreign relations. The ides of
T., being anything in the office Of Secre-
/. II State to frighten ever rs "tinid"
P:;n as Mr.. Hunter, or; overtssk his IN,
/! rs. ;mbseili!y, is simply absurd, whilst
|. ANIMATION OF a. want<o OF cordially to.
L.is the President dedueedafrom bis VII.
{..pts 10 exchange q place IN the Cabinet
E;re in tie Senate, is xholly unfoundcd and
t-;,oyS In every point the reverse is true.
Ca2g.sss,iu moulding u policy, especial.
~: domestic policy, TO the new order Of
-, IS clearly perceived to es the arena on
-, ;he greatest eNertions Of mind and the
rs, smour; Of labor and of responsibility
ia be exhibited, and the country is anvil
4, with such a field before him, TO see a man
Y. HrSrEk's matured wisdom and practical
[s!cs", los; in an Executive office which
re-. highly honorable and Gisuiaed, under
81: circumstances mas few duties and but
|. :dlsnce.
!!;. K Of the Senate, BY comparison with
c:s place, being desired or desirable as q
...s :yr ,iln;dity or lsziness, can only arise
--.uisapprenenSion of the relative impor-
Il. 81 the TWO positions at this time. But il
4, vhy is Il so eagerly sought after for the
eosconced behind the htmsy screen OLA
ia. saisy yirginiar's' amiable and disinterest
TIE man in the paper mask" nho
;...ss has good reason to complain cfhis own
~ irr has placing him before Lie public In
:: Uni attitude Of aspiring to an office SO
.,.l u labors and OF responsibility that to a
p& Hunters intellectual and physical pro-
E:la it is said to DO only desirable as ID asy-
/ ~ corardice, i~ncspacity and sloth.
T. 10 not believe that any gentleman who
i zen named in connection with the Office
t;;:oa:or, would willingly assume such an atsi.
x sad it is far from my wish to hold any one
= .a>!blsi Tor the disparasing insinuations and
..1e !nuerdos. so lavishlE hurled at Mr..
by A Tlde.waser Virginian," whose
!: nd ooi,ct are TOO transparent TO impose
.s.e; 0a any y that hs is actuated only by
*. consideration for the public character
{: reputation of Hunter, or concern for the
The President will hardly fell
.-s.ansu;ca by the oficious solicitude nan.
I'D towards him, md is certainly not the
t.;a.; cub implied in tins suggestion that
night. in mere spite, exclude Virginia frcm
board, because she chooses to cali
:; i ner sre,t ineu from comparative seciu-
f. II the Cabinet, to continue that splendid
!. l,.iul Legislative career ne has pursued for
-iny Years. and is still pursuing in tho
Congress, notwithstanding the
=: s:dGous labors of his Secretaryship.-
!: lie Provisional Government ends its
il a few months. Mr.. Hunters
/. : Congress ends With it, and there can
: talncolicy as there is no sycophnncy in
y L.glslature securing his acknowledged
[:,:s End experience 10 the same field Of ser
+ i elcc;iug him to the Senate under the
constitution Of the Confedsracy.-
!. support of the administration in that
would doubtless te as pleasing to the
as in any other, while it would Ger
big De quite as Efficient and its influence
. god far more dlhnsed in the present ext,
E:s; Of the country. II is true rs "a Tide.
*: I:7ginian" argues, that the operations
=. mighty was are directed by the execu-
sd srsorbs St present 30 much Of its at
.lv2 Is 20 deserve and require the ableSt men
re land ,o conduct them; but the Legisla-
:7o":dcs the ways and means, and it is
|@>ry in this line the management of the
Mr.. Hunters fine capacity,
f:,3 ~ !ong experience, will Ind its grand
|;:aG most beneficial development.
L conclusion, let me sssure ~ Underwater
|":1aa," 90 my own personal knowledge,
I: NJ. Hunter is convinced that the State Of
':i!: does ao: belong to him. Ga the con-
F.. Sc believes thai he belongs to the State,
f:a.S givcn ample proof Of iealty in cheer.
F. s2Irendos,ng great place, with all its
@i%. ATTRACTIONS ind influence, at her bid
F.: y We'll As Ii, bis present readiness to obey
:4lnoas whenever and wherever it is re,
f": Al the same time, lie. it be distinctly
F.;s:2ol That be does not recognize the
|*s! Inc old Mother Of States and States