The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-19

DRAWN from retrospect OF his ceni,rct Tor Az
last thirty years Of bis life an truth 5, t,s,a,c,
be hNastcd that he would serve. teeasse 1t would
DC i.,s duty to do So Where that is concerned,
Mr. M hasnerer been known to hesitate, Il
n communication OF very different ASPECT is,
noticed IN the Argus OF the 18TH Instant 1t is
there said, that letters have been received from
Washington, stating T" that several ca,Icuses had
:" been held by the friends of Messrs Clinton and
$ Monroe, and that it had been agreed to sup
;" port the former rs President and the latter as
(" Vice-President that the latter is to have a
" voice in the cabinet, and to be elected the sue
= cessor of Mr.. Clinton" 1t is not :lledged that
Mr.: Monroe has been consulted on this subject ;
and the Editor of the Argus cmphatically and We
~ properly observes, that he has too much res
pect for the integrity and sound Judgment of MIR.
Monroe, to doubt for moment his decisive re-
lection OF such aPlan, if it should ever be com
municated to him. The public may rest assured,
that Mr.. Monroe knows nothing of such a eau
Gus that he is not privy to any arrangement of
any sort, If indeed arrangement has been
made, and that his undertaking attachment to
principle as well as his regard for his own cha
racter, would make him dsdain to ascend even
to tie first office of the government Nv any means
except by the voluntary suffrages of a yrtuous
and independent people.
The public therefore, will not suffer themselves
to be led 6y letters from Washington, into belief
that Mr.. M. has made any declaration bv which
or that he has directly indirectly assented TO
any arrangement for the purpose of combining.
his interests with those OF the other IL is the
right of the people TO elect the man whom they
prefer, and it is the sacred duty of those who are
in nomination, to be silent until a decision ;s nro
nounced, and afterwards no less their duty TO o.
hey it.
The political friends of Mr.. Monroe who wit
messed his reception on his return to his NATIVE.
state, and who heard the present most respecta-
BILE and enlightened Legislature of Virginia. as
well rs the Council, in solemn and unanimous ad.
dresses express their high confidence in his
integrity, patriotism and talents and their graf;
tuoe for his long laborious and faithful services
certainty had no reason TO suppose that any at
tempt would be made TO place him at this crisis
out OF public view, or to iniure him in the public
estimation, by the suggestions already noticed
sun less could they have supposed that intima.
tons would have been thrown out, calculated IN
place hm in direct hostility with the present adj.
ministration, and thus 10 bcsr him dowIitbv the
weight OF its well deserved popularity an ad
ministraton which, in his diplomatic Character he
has served with fidelity and zeal with whose most
important acts ms own character and conduct are
intimately conaccted, and for which he has recent
y expressed his respect IL the energetic and cor.
rect terms which our oYnlc;si.tture have ALWAYS
Delighted t" use. 1t is said that Mr. Monroe is
the friend OF John Randolph, and that his coi1n-
sells have had some influence on the course which
eiat sciit.eihai mas pursued That Mr.. Monroe
Is the friend of Mr.. Randolph, is true. II eoual
ly true Of every man who really knows him Hi.
coquence, his talents, his integrity, his intlepen
dchce, his courage command the aGniration Of h.
enemies what then must be the sentiment of
TRENDS who know him 60 be in possession of qua
ltieS which the world At large can never see
who know the sincerity, the benevolerce thf ore
nerosity, the hgh-toncd scnsibility of his heaat
Bat 1t is not True that anv such i,,fuence h, a
bcen eXerted. Mr.. Monroe is one OF the loot
men upon earth, who would make s,lch an .ttcnnt.
and MI Randolph is one OF the last men on Garth
on whom, by person of common sense snch an
| attempt would be made The truth is. that M
man can seriously indulge suspicion so DISGRACE.
tul to the parties who knows the real character nj
either, or who knows any thing CT the agency of
MI Monroe, IT. the most important co,,eion m 90.
| sures OF the present administration. But II i;
needless to employ more words Oh this subject
| NO evidence OF the truth of this suggestion has
| ever been offered In reality none exists The
suggestions not only not true, but it NAV be de-
| monstrated to be false.
Some Insinuations have also been tIropped os to
Mr.. Monroe's conduct during the latter Dar+ 81
| the mission from which he has lately rct,,r,t 4
these Ilsinuauons have nothoweyer assumed the
shape OF specific charge, and cannot therefore
De definitely answered. 1t is sufficient al Dre sent
to remark, that from the manner in which the s,,b
lJect Is metioned to Congress by the President in
| his message of the 9th October, there can he NO
reason to doubt that he was entirely ,fel with
the zeal and abilities of our ne eotators nor can
there be any doubt, IL it should ever be broupb,
before the public, but that Mr. NJ will be found
| to have acted, during his long residence in En-.
| rope IN diplomatic character, with the same in.
tegrity, intelligence, industry and zeal that have
| uniformly marked hs public conduct at home and
abroad
Let it not be Inferred, from the tenor of these
| remarks, that because l am friendly to Mr. Mon
roc, lfeel any thing like sentiment OF hostilitv
TO Mr. Clinton or TO Mr.. Madison. Of the for
lner fHOzr nothing But his character as revo-
lutlopary soldier, as patriot, as a firm and ge
hume republican demands and receives the ms
tribute OF my high respect. OF the latter k1o,y
much The purity of his heart, the excellance
OF his understanding, the extent Of his informant
on, his long and faithful devotion to his country
and the important services which he has render
ed, are cheerfully and sincerely acknowledged
But as Mr.. honrOe is the man, who ACCORDING n
| my best Judgement ought to be the immediate
successor OF the truly good as well as great man.
| who IS now at the head of our government,
have taken the liberty of Offering my little aid ia
comteract the very improper suggestions which
nave been thrown out against BIN. and to place
INN before ms countrymen, on the Ground ON
which he has right TO stand.
January 10 1908. a. b,
GeoHSy.
We are convinced, rom particular circumstan.
| ces, that A. B. is mistaken as to tbs objects OF