The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-19
die &nQuirer.
RICHMOND JULY is. 1911.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
N r. ROBE T. S NTH.

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This gentleman. it seems. cannot &C
cording to his owl ideas OF his selt-great-
ness. reconcile il to himself to fall with
ease. but like the beast in the ApocalypsS,
must carry every thing with him. He has
yuiaed himself but not content with tina,
he wishes To ruin the administration also.
lie ha. graciously told US, with becoming
Daodesty, of the various reasons which induc-
cd him tn SUR ender the seals OF his office ::
.Ynat owing TO the different views which
the President and himself had taken OF IA
nv subjects, he had sometime since deter
IaiAed to withdraw from his administrati
on. This determination, according to his
own showing, was in 1So9--10, when Ma
coa's resolutions we're introduced, under
the fosterage Of Mr. Madison.
These were the subjects upon which the
President and himself could net possibly
agree; but notwithstanding this disagree
Inaht, we find Mr.. Smith still in ofhcc 10
the spring Of 18l1--Su much for his deter
Ini,ation.--Why did he not carry itinto ex
ecntion before he was forced to do so e---
Why did bs permit ANY time to elapse, WHEN
he considered it duty which he owed to
his country and himself to Withdraw from
az t1aIiniatratIcn. that he could not sup
pot. Why did he wait until these fatal
rlsasares (as he thought tGem) should have
mat .deption : ~ by did he not give some
i;atlcaticns 70 he executive of his wish IN
withdraw ;! But why. o6ove al, if he was
then SO very anxious co leave the ca5inet &.
should ne now be SO highly exasperated
and uneasy, at being United To do SO, by Mr..
Ma,.ison, unless he conceiVes that he has
oaus. !, complain d, the indications of EN-.
6oJra sSaent and ouGzUardmeSs with which
hedid il! Il was but natural to- expect
something of this sort, when, from consi-
cerat!ons OF duty, he-was about to dismiss
tronI oftice an inmate in the cabinet, and
au old associate i'm business. But MIR. Smith.
i, Sc ms. would have had him TO &C, with
rude and cold Indifference, rather than TO
havr seen any OF those swelling emotions OF
SyI9 atiIy which were calculated to soften the
seveycst destiny 10 heart OF any generous
Issllpg: blt these signs Of a sensible and
open bosom are represented by MIR. Smith
as 81 mUy Witnesses Of guilt, intrigue and
Injustice. And why these charges of in
trigue and injustice! l. it because Mr.. Ma
,iisos, required him To DO, what he himself
had long sivce determined TO dOf Here
LIZ us turn 10 the reason which Mr. Smith
assigns Tor haning waited thus long to car
ry his determinations into Practice THAT
~ bad seen oniv waiting for an occasion
wherein il could Se eff-cIed without endan-
lering c9r,s cfluyg GgitafioaS among our res
,f,scctvc f;ienda'--tnl in retiring froU, the
rooai. remarked 10 Mr.. Madison. "that be
would duiy consider whether TIE offer OF
tine mission to Russia would afford sGch Az
opportunity"
Here the reader is requested to study anG
analyse and understand II he can, what il
sneant--~!f any thing is 20 be understood
tom this sia!cn3ida /dTrago OF words, il
fnust be, that the most awful and alarm
r-f. ~ led. nc
smith party, IL .se was turned ous from
that Office, without being turned into ano
rher Therefore i; Is, that ne would duly
consider Whether the mission TO Russia
would have the desired effect Here then
me aye to view Mr Smith in close cSpStave
Nth his coDfederates. to consider yHcthy'
Pc had better accept Of the missiop' or WE.
ther they had better cree. the sanoaTi VI
Imposition, cry down the adwElstfrUo"'
Hatter she people, coalesse with the 'ees-
taiists and push the Smith in.ercstio tue Ut
ipost extent The result OF this conference
rs manifest TO every one IRON tiy tate crude
ard impotent attack upon thy Executive.
Without informing us why ttS Appointment
was not sufficient 60 avoid ne Danger OF
conflicting ogitq ions, an. 10 sasisiy MS
yeshscfpc friends be bgaks OF from the
sncj-ct with g,ea1abruyH ess ano gees up
un another, perfectly f'''nct a"d uhcon-
fccl ed.
lie know very WI, that he was to make
rs exit FROM oficyS and equally well, thar
some other person. ould immediately make
his en,raDee. Zhe dismissed minister had
po,huty ., do Hooking out for a successor
That exclnslSly belonged to Mr.. Madison,
and not % NJ. Smith. When every reader
faust have /xpected 10 the very next line
some satTactory account OF his refusing
the cnis on to Russia, he is drawn of wish
these IN ark ab e words" With inexpres-
/siG e,<stOnishment, however, in a few days,
6sc/Ee learned. that this identical offer
VS. made % hiin with The utesV Of putting
4Mr. Aforroe "a tie Defaytneaf Of Sfae.
naaat this 70 be fact, what ia tie
nsg,e " senss Isd The missSn toEuss.a 70