The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-21

fhe ss.se fiue; he retains ttem till his re.
turn to his principal, to whom, he is 10
make a report Of his embassy His sa fen,
his INDEPENDENCE u invioia5iiitv, are not less
necessary to the success of the embassy in
his return. than at his coming"
Our countrymen surely require j, no cauti
ons in regard to this Ec. minister. Let him
be watched, whilst he continues--but let him
dehorf in heace. Let him. who Violated tie
laws of Nations at Copenhagen. still have
the benefit of those laws In no country,
have the rights or foreign agents been more
carefully shielded by municipal laws, than
IN the u. =. There is an act of congress OF
April 30tii, 1870, which provides for the
punishment of any person, who shall dis
train the goods or channels of any aubassa-
dor or other public minister" :" shall as.
sault, strike. wound, imprison, Lor in any
other manner infract the law Of nations. by
offering violence To his person"-such often.
der is tobe "hnprisoned not exceeding three
years, and fined at the discretion ut 1.-The
court"
The " Federal Republican," has vented all it.
rrge against the Secretary Of Stale 1t would
really seem from the complexion OF this paper,
that the President ofthe u. S. had nothing at ali
to do with Jackson disn.iss;on-that Mr.. Smitl,
alone planned the SCHEME, that he alone esecuse!
TIC aiOIS 10 yCSDoNStDH IOc lDuS. while
1t attempts to wave ali sorts Of attack upon Mr..
Madison himself, it defeats these indirect com
pliments upon his innocercc by direct CHARGES of
tine most criminal ,esnissHesS
Take a few specimens OF Mr. Wagner's dis
ccrnnnent and decorun. &c Gen. Smiths brother
Robert, the secretary, says shall have war,
he wills SO therefore let us haste and buckle on
cur armour -" II Robert Smith forces the coun-
try into tSa, with England, is it not reasonable
To expect that Sonsparte viii restore to General
Smith has {, 100000 worth of property seized
and detained in French ports ~" Of what i'm
portance sit, If $4,000 lives and 100 millions of
money are sacrificed to CRAFTY Mr. SMITHS re-
seSt2rient, and restore Gen. Smith his money ~
9 Some say, that as soon as K. Smitl found that
the British minister would get the better at him
IN the negotiation, he determined to stir up /.
rumpus and end the discussion BY a quarrel
The Secretary was mad because he could not
wind the present minister about his finger a. he
did Mr.. Erskne'
Could more indecorous nonsense have been
condensed in the same compass Mr.. Wagner,
once the chief clerk in the Department of State,
must certainly have Known that in all important
| transactions of this kind, TIE p. u S is net a
| mere cypher-but that the Secretary of State is
under has direction What says the Act OF Con.
sress itself OF July, 1889, which establishes this
department That the Secretary for thr depart-
'nent OF foreign AFFAIRS" subsequently by an act
OF Sept 1879, denomnated the Secretary of State,
" shall perform and execute such duties ~ shs IL
from time to time be en;oined on or entrusted t.
him by tue President of the u. ). &c" 81 and
further more, that he snail conduct the business
ot the SAID department IN such the T.
u D shall from time to time order instruct I"
Yet tins is the very same law, which constitut-
ed the office OF CHG LterE in the department
Mr.. Madison rs not ~ all indebted TO MIR Wae.-
ner tor this Tenderness tow ards him. The trans
action conters too mach honor on the Executive,
Tor him TO have any wish 10 dec line the merit
:" Gnaw then, Viper; Gnaw the fie" LET your
Builrush be al once lifted against the Ocean"
let. IHreat-If We learn that Mr. JAcnsoN
is about TO leave Washington Immediately. He
takes Mr.. Oakley with him, and leaves no agent
to till the vacancy. ...Balt Federal Republican,,
Nov Is.
u Asody vita him Let no such man pollute
our shores-lf he chooses to carry bis dipiom At.
&c train with him, and sacrifice the interests OF
his country TO has private Srefs, the fauls be on
Ai7sa, not on KS
2nd ThreG.--'Cf WHAT will be the fate of
MIR. Pinknsy Mr.. p. uiH be disnlss.ea from the
Court of St. James's, aud thus will both parties
have drawn the sword of bsttle"-D
81 BE IL so--if the British government chou,.
es TO adopt the insulting language of their minis
teri they will make his cause national Guar.
| rel--the bi9a9 - on them, and Nor o.: rs ,
Some mistakes have crspt into some oft5e
merican prints respecting the two Vel.e..ey,-
they are brothers and both ofthem have been in
Spam- Hence happens the confusion.
SIR -fTrhRr We!ieSiey, now Lsrd Wellington, is
at ihe head OF the Arsny- His LEFT handed gicfory
at Ta!avera gained him a Tite--whicb his i'm
| ProvIdent msrch into Spain and ms precipitars
retreat ought to forfeit.
| The Marquis Of WekkesLey, again, is the British
'n'nfste, at Seville to- the Supreme Junta HE
was once Lers bloomington, afterwards Govern
or-generai ofBengal-in which capacity, he pur.
sued the steps of Warren Hastings, and was
threatened with an impeachment ON his return to
Engiand-As politician, he has been rank Pit.
tlte-an unreienting foe to the Revolution OF
Prance---in opposition to which, he pronounced,
| on the 21st July, 1894, on Mr.. Foxs motion for
! an Address to the King, one OF the longest phil
| Lippics, that had ever been spoken in the House
OF Commons-c0ntanng not lass than l23 pages
II Chapmar's Select Speeches. AS to his feelings
| towards the u ) he says he feels himself" per
| susded that the noble Earl who had spoken in
| this debate (Lord Wycombe) will concur with
| nm in thinking that The Government of Americs
does not require TO be improUed by any infusion o.
French PrinciPieS."-Yet this is the man, who, il
IS reported, is about to Sill the place of Mr. Can.
| n'ng, as Secretary for Foreign affairs iyhoHgh
whom, OF course, all our negotiations with the
British cabinet will necessarily pass!