Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-30

contempt, almost tempted 90 ask, IS this the
Aurora which once much esteemed Is IL
possible that man can he much infatuated by
his b,ivafe griefs rs descend To such unOlushns
misrepresentation Has all sense ot shame, all
regard for yeracity. suns into the grave with
his political consistency and Integrity Is this At
sys the fate OF an Apostate; not the psOsciy,e 81
truth, who IS convinced OF his erro. ~ Iair arsu-
nient but OF the ApUstate, who Yields the best
dictates ct hsJudgment tn personal rescntnents and
private grieiJ To him almost every eSpe,iientap
pears Tar, Which promises 10 promote b's object
Nee, whom he has praised patriots are painted
the most prohga,t politicians the hoidest
sa,ions hszarded without proof, in the face of
his own previous assertions, ava ot the most respee
table W itnesses.--S1eh man buries hs own rvpu
ts;iOn, aud writes this erItsph his tomb stO.ic
" Here lies an Apostolic"
Time would not last TO notice every assertion
OF the Auror;,--Wc have Oily c,led tew, by way
OF speei,neu--.!ust equiVOeatiig, shaADwluss,
OF the others wh,c. re,nain-E Ia pseie Her
cuirI from these lew. Judge ui the resl-iiut, the
pubic satisfied, and ti.eir patience almost ex-
hsused--One OF two Sketches more, AID we shall
drop the curtain.
The Tti.res being noticed III our last Sketch,
leads US to
The STATE OF THE TREASURY.
The .Iiu'o-G asserts that
" The resc,ery and violation Of law is made medium
specuaiio' the treasury at this monent in such
staeof confusion, that if Congress composed of
the most capable and Competent men, 1t would be the labor
strong ground to be,e they have b.n purrosly put
disorder, ai, ,le only svho could uDS,rei mystery
bu, Wat syrrs his !, WAS to he sure AN imeac,ale
offence in Alexander Hamilton, and Mr.. Madison the
acciiser 10 speculate the treasury hut the alter
ell when At /, one u tAe .bGty."
Ageiu. On his point shall, n truth Which few
in the Country suspect, ,,a the of the U.
treasury RSch .foe that should Mr. Sheldon. whom
Mr.. Gaaiin has taken N Paris. die woud be utterly
impossible for asy other man, interested III thtir
teries, to unTa,etticD.'
As to these insinuaions about the violation OF
law and the confusion an the Treasury, il is obvious
that no answer bat general denial eau be gwen,
until the Aurora condescends To state particular
sss We throw down the gar' .tlet to him, snd we
challenge him TO cite suci cases--n0t mere surmi
SEES, and vague, nerai charges, but ficiS, and the
ettdcnce OF them.-Ihis assertion we rcbut by oae
oil our o~n; that the Treasury Department ba.
rarely, ii ever, beea ia better situation than ts
moment, ether IN reie ence to its accounts or its
fuIids.
Il mgEt have been reasonably expected, that tie
vast press OF business upon tat drpartp ent, IN 81
dent to the 7Od', and ce, too, with tie loss
u some OF ITS papers, when the pubic buildings
were burnt by t.e Cots of England would have
thrown it into some confession, and delay ed the settle
meat ot mahy al ats accounts to this lime ;
but suih is not thefict-O~ing to the departure Of
Mr.. She'doa, the ressurers accouat, which he
settled annually, has Lid over beyond the usual
time but ii has been put in train for setismei.t
and either now is, or soon will be, actually ciused
his account, however, resting entirely war
rants, couIHerSisned1y all the o6scers oftke greG-
sHry, leaves room neither for fraud nor Ilyste-
~.
AS to the insinuation that Sheldon was ilrsieLel
oM of the country, What we say bat thst 1t IS
OF the same complexion with many OF its compa-
mons 1t is utterly false. We have 1t from the
best authority, (which even the Aurora dares rot
,spute,) that Sheldon has Ioug been wishing to vi
sit Europe in the character he did 90. lie stated
that wish The 1USnter 6ef1re last, when it was ul-
derstpod that Mr.. Jackson was about tn resign
MIR. Crawford was then the Minister at Paris
So Tar was Mr.. Dallas pleased with his departure,
that he WAS decidedly against it, until he scttled up
certain accounts belonging to his particular branch
ct the bdsness-particuArly that ofthe Treasurer.
Hewas also opposed, understand, TO The appoint
ment of Sheldon, on general principle, as he was
known to be decidedly in the interest OF the fede-
| raj party.--But Mr.. Dallss was not consulted on
| the SUI lect as, under rule which has long been
adopted, the Minister selects hisown Secretary /;
and Mr.. Galiatin selected Sheldon, because he
knew him to be very well qualified oc the APP
pointment, and becauce he his friend.
Ii any M the accounts of the Treasury, for which
Mr.. Gsilatin responsible are to be examined, il
would be to his advantage, that Sheldon should be
here To explain them.
The insinuation, therefore, in this case, whether
It be intended against Mr. Gallatin or Mr. Dallas is
not only unsupported by any evidence, but directly
contrary to facts.
From the Secretary to the Embassy to Paris, let
us glance at nsnuation levelied at the nisistsr.
himself:
Mn. GALLATIN.
The Aurora lays il down as a general charge.