Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-09

Iuar the ara. agent employed for tia. purpose having
declined the service" By It's statement, there
fo.e no ao,ft had eons 10 Ereps" which was our tt
rtion. rs was only ION the my The occasion Is
tAkep however, to cas-. sur Mr.. Rhet Tor express
log the OPINION ct this Congress- that there would Dc
var. Bow We bluudered into the w,r-and tundered
90 az net to end it-ad now bundering IN ooutnu
ing i've will not now consider But the anerenoe
between Mr. Rhett and President Davis seems 10 nave
been this: Mr. Rhett believed that there votio % 70
war; vet as l. was 10. improbable he was II favor OF
the mos, extensive and vigorous prrpvaions to meet
in case it shoud occur. President Wis believed tna
We would have var yet would make no preparations 70
meet t. When the procef digs o. Cor gees are pup
lshed venture to say, h viii D. seen t9at h.; n1sa
supported every me- ire brought forward oy the Al
nibsraior or suggested In Congress, to prepare LOT
aud carry On tie war In the most vigorous and tmeL1
manne-. ~ A..
| g. Az 10 the inc iciency and incompetercy OF the
Gov rpment in importing and munlti VI OF war,
| the T. o,rer falls ba upon the "imp:ley oil els
ccs ng The vas. impora ions and enterprise OF the GOV
or, men. to obtain them. II would bave the public 10
infer shat has done great deal In this oe Inc uo'
ernmen Of the Uoiied States, we see stated In tne
papsrr has imported hundred and ninety thousand
sA nd Of small arms besid immense amount oil ord
| nance aud gunpowder. Why 90 not our Government
do the slmes That the blockade 70 obstacle, we ell
know Everywhere We want arms, and the importaho's
Of thsm by ne Goyernmebt Of the Confederate Sates
ara post ole Ia numbers compared with those
of he Uated States Government. Everybody knows o.
| every Importation
g rne bill which passed Congress. apprcpriatiIg
million Of money to purchase war sea ner and 10 I'LL
| aer With arms-:be Enquirer ea1 mc rtan nothing
about Be has ''sdiresstd both the Executive and tie
L gsative ,partments OF the Provisional Government
and he eau I'd who has any IL col ec;ion OF IT,
Did he Ipply Mr. CONRAD. the Chairman Of the Naval
Committee! did he ask the Clerk OF the Provisional
Congress to aox him to see the bill We suppose be
eauuired Just where hs could get information at all
For his iufo mrion will til him that the Act psssd
Oo1grss on 20 A gis, aud Is enlill' IA act au
thor,zisg ~. Prssidst TO parehds STEAMER dna GER
tan n lia,y SapptiGs he Asserts that The Pres
dsut never vetoed or p,ckst.d any bill appropriately
uoa,y f,r the public defence" II this is not au Act
"oppr priat'ns n'n,y fer the public defence" the as
scr ions Of the EHqEr may have particle Of truth 10
| teen.
7. The veto by the Presidou Of the Act passed BY
| ,cngress horEng the sale Of the steamer " r.h
| O. roIind is defended on the ground: That as l.
" undertook to decide Questions Of property. which le
giimltely belonged g. the Courts q Law, the bill
returned, aud tks Prssidsnfs rsasons for ding
- orally s,piaiEsd 70 C,nsrs's By As Attorney Gene
"raI" Our srs will be aston sled 10 learn this
r:o-. Within the Knowledge CT NJ Bst ,min and OF
al the members Of Congress, tho Attorney General did
,rIliy Explain - CJngrts," the Pee i'd n!s
sols for t)irg LLis Act H. lever EXPLAIN TO Con-
cas- the reasons Of hs Pr ,ent for vstong any Ae
Sist.vsr II the Enquirer had b. any " mehoa its
mad ,s it would have the grant ab,urdify o.
this assertion. TIL Consultation ICq Tres that the
son3 for the Presidents veto shol be reeordd the
IoGr,sls Of "a RES. How could this be done, ft5oy
are oral Y" rec Nejg Add as TO there bting qles
OPS OF property involved in the biil"-this Is also
mere assertion. The bill did not iniIi1ge my Oodys
rights OF 0perly. Is mere provided that the steamer
shond be sci and the money, repr sentng the inter
Of alien enemies, should 90 pail n.o the Ire
sury 10 abide future end legislation. Tle other
reason for tie P,esdenfs v.tj of this Act that the
steamer EEs unfit for the purporss for which it Was
prop Is,d TO be usrd Chat H. prviteering Ia equally
With Ju truth and il it true could IL not be left 10
those VITO proposed 10 nix their property and lives IL
tle enterprise idye OF Der 6sntts The Iad tbst
t1e grapes sour but did any one believe he foxy
81 much for the acs ana neuis VI the E"YgrsT
But the re is another matter which would cay
~ord 10 conclusion. Il bss pleased this writer
10 the Engarsr iatro luce iato the discussion Of pub
Lie G,s meters OF p,rsoy al nature. lie hAs though,
proper in cen ton OF our statements, 10 sIctd
the Hon. Mr.. Rhc;t he authority from which
statements baye been drawn, whilst be INDUCES 1T large
10 impualious agreeable 10 his tnts touching thai
ndsman. Toe public and OURS Ives are favored siih
tls m5vs fJr this oc,eeng IN the Preliminary a'oss
OF the author, that We sh,! sc 10 destroy is Che
Mercury y po~ers OF missf ION NOS.
| ( Urol III pc MT We 81 al bs bill
Feeling t,n.ioy ths inapptopristeuCs', 10 time Of
great public and interests like the present. Of in
reducing before the pblic mind matters Of merely
r.ons ure, the fplnt couce and the petty ms,
ne which a. c'e' Ess ills Srtc,e in the Enquirer
srcud have received scm Us, nothing bu, tn Jump
/, merits. But IL hss been made tie cloak Of grave
aed vicious INTENT BY Nhch public purpose IL ID Re
ell ctcd We recognize IL Il the attempt by meats a.
v,uper Iion and butyin ard bravato TO strangls CT
dscu sion upon public fairs The whole proceeGif 10
in kseping with the cause rchs mpions and at,gelher
the e ing gAib for the preueda,ed ialsehoods with
which the writer has sought in the editorial TO hoodwink
the public mind.
We dismiss he 10 lie ard vicious attempt with the
scorn IL deserves at TIE hand OF gentleman.