The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-10
C0MNUNTCAT'YON.

Ameng't the various means adopted by party fpi-
rit and malice for the condemnation Of MIR. l. an
doph, and thoie republican members. who thnus hi
and acled with him, during the aA fefIien Of Con
greis the leaf unfounded and inportapt. Is the
fabricated tory that he dilapponted in the ex-
Pectation ef being TENT under diplomatic appoint
nient to Europe: and that 4 friend of his Mr. Clark
carried abont paper lah winter to obtain fublcribers
to be Preiented to the executive for this puruofe
The whole Of this is bafe eqLvmay
ne following narrative is true hatement of the
whole trana&ion; and in order that it may be pre-
tented in its proper point Of view, it mui be rrcol
ee'ed that IN the courie of the laH feon, many re-
ontrances were lent TO Congreis from almoh all the
large commercial cites, aga;;.h the conduct of the
srtiih government, ia permitting and encouraging
their CRITTERS and prize courts in the capture and
condemnation of American velfeis, and recommending
various expedicnts for obtaining redefs for hefe ap
gretIons Some OF them, particularly from Bottom
ronglY advfed extraordinary milton to the court
OF ST. anless as the NOT cnnci!atory and eficacous
About This tIme too reioution palied the Senate
counfenanciug this courfe of procedure Il then be.
came topic OF general conversation at Wafipgton
that minitte- extraordinary was to be TENT TO on
don. And the conjecture was who this wond b.
J ne Imperative talents OF Mr. Randolph, his high
tandlng before that time with the executive branch
of the government, knowing the general win, and
Poiieng the confidence fthe people, the great fer
vices ne hao rendered his country, the ardour and in
flexible integrity of mis- mind with the Importance
ot the eEbaiy, all combined point him out as the
proPereit perfon for the itation. The members of
Congress, who anxiouly wihed amirahle adun-
nent OF our differences with Britain, could not be in
different 70 the expected appointment The deepea
mtereit of their country was the fake and ,bav Cl,
corresponding iolicude the eyes Of many of them
were naturally turned to MIR. R.-Of this number was
MIR. {. He mentioned the fuhje6t to ieveral of the
mott conPicuous members, molt il not all of whom.
approved the meaiure Mr. C. then endeavoured TO
acertan whether 1t the intention of the executive
10 purdue TINS courie intending, Il was to mention
70 the PRECEDENT, how agreeable it would be TO the re-
publcans, to give Mr. r. the appointment. He was
iternly informed there no thought of ircreaf,,
the million, that time there exited bur little bope
OF terminating the dhpute by negotiations that the
Juliet confidence repolrd in Mr. Monroe our mi
hitter reiident, who was compstenr TO any emergen
ey. The iubjea of MIR. Rs appointment was then
entirely dropped.
This is all that ever was done, and this done with
out Mr. RS appreciation or knowledge. AS this mat
ter was talked OF for feveral days. and in mixed com
panies, Mr. e. thought 1t his duty to hint TO Mr. K
the circumstance, not with view to draw from hin,
any expreillon of his opinion, but merely that he
might be informed what was contemplated Mr.. r
turning to his friend replied II did not know vo,
10 well, houid iuppole you TENT to me by .he
executive, to buy of my oppofton which ,hey fan.
E.
Mr.. c. explained the reaions and motives Of the fso
getton, and nothing further pat.
This affair never having nIumed any niape but
mere Conversation, was fuppofed. incapable OF being
rePreiened, or the caufe Of ferrous acculation but
what will not faction, party-fprit, and prejudice do
For long before the FELTON, ended, and after the cir
cumitance had happened; after Mr.. R. had come
openly out and had ufed bitter aperity towards fone
oil the members, gentleman day came to Mr. c.
and informed him that atthew Lyon had iuf told
him, that he (Mr. c. had been carrying paper abou,
toget iublcrbers to fend Mr.. r. ambafIador to Eng
gland, and had referred him to MeIrs CrowningChied
and Coirad Tor confirmation of the intelligenee-
Ihele gentlemen were, at the defre of Mr.. c. in
itantiy called cut, who promptly contradi6led the
e6orge, and the member returned with contempt and
indignation to Lyon with the information. This foo
lin Rory being, as Mr.. c. fuppoled, crulhed in the
embryo, was thought no Of and it would have
forever continued unnotced but for Il paragraph
which appeared in the Enqsirer Of the 9th OF SEN
TENDER. The writer Of this thought iuiice TO make
the foregoing aatement, every Circumstance of which
can be ettablilhed III court Of juRice
O97Obsr /, 1906. Hampton