Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21

prefer HIM TO any ether man - Iha
great man, however, proved how well he
knew what se owed 10 sis country and t.
himself, by Formally r>linqushng, on "a
proper occasion, all his claims to the
presidential chair.-Was il a sycopnantc
spirit, which led the Enquirer in 1910. to
Ind fault with the appointments OF lnrus
ton and Howard, and 70 conjure Mr.. Madi
son 10 MAJ no more se,ec, ions Ga, OF the
walls OF Congress-and to ABOLISH a prsc-
tice which Washington had commenced, OF
calling cabinet unknown to the Constitute
on?
And as to Mr.. Gallatin, when did the
Enquirer become his sycophantic admi-
rer 9-It has acknowledged his abilities &
bis services in '98-but it has never spared
his sins. In 1906, it Reproduced his ins;di-
Gus note TO Congress, OH the subject OF Mr..
kandolph's charges-in 1910, his tampe-
rings with Erskine-in February 1911. his
conduct as regards the old n ationa Bank.
And all this time, MIR. Gallatn remained
in the Cabinet of two ADMINISTRATIONS.
'' When il medtated to dismiss Mr.. G,at-
in, the Enquirer the channel sci, cted TO feel
the public pulse out the ADMINISTRATION found, eth
er through the bungling OF the Enquirer or the
menace OF Mr.. Galiatin's election a seat in Con-
gress, by resignation a. Mr.. Smiley to make way
fnr him, that his cunning and his d x,-rity won'd
he more dangerous uian the nee of the
Smiths"
The Enquirer scorns the SANDER of an
Apostate-It was new. selected as "the
channel to feel the public pulse" on this or
any other occasion-it would, indeed. have
been a buug er at any su-h business. But how
does the Aurora know, that {" it was mcdi-
tated to dismiss Gall,tin" Where is his
proof of it 1t is one OF those assertions Sd
familiar to the Aurora, as stupid as it is
malignant. MIR. Gallatin had the conf
dence of Jefferson, and Of Madison-from
1901, down TO the present time, he has
been trusted with the most in portant offi-
ces in the government.
s. far was the E,quirer from having
been selected as the instrument Of the at
tack. that its animadve rsions gave much
offence to some of the s'eat men At Wasn
ington-A member of Congress, n gh in
the confidence of the President, and per-
sonal friend of the Editor of this paper,
wrote to him, in Heavens name to cease
that his dsnunciation of Gallatin was
highly d splessing TO the friends of the adj
ninistration--that he ought to think too
much Of himself to cooperate with that
scouharel and prcfigate politician. Duane"
A few weeks after the receipt of this let
ter, the Litter was in the City of w shing-
ton and wel!fecollerts that in long con-
versation. which he had with one of the "a
blest men in Congress, and his personal
friend, how strenuously he laboured to vim
dictate Mr.. Gailatin against his charges.
Other circumstances might be named,
which leave no question as to the audacity
of this assertion, III the Aurora. The En-
qu;rer veered in its course towards
Mr.. Gallatin, as appears by the picture it
drew of him, subsequently in May 1911,
when MIR. Smith lett the cabinet.
ITO appease and secure GalIatin, Robert
Smith consigned to Siberia, and the Enquirer
came forth with physiological descant upon the
Globes OF his liver" Smith was given up to
.9llG.ema, ard Galiatin honored with an apotl-
e0ss Robert Smith was charged in the Enquiries
with incapacity to write his own official dispatches
and the patronage of Mr.. Madison was his reward
while the original in Robert Smiths handwriting
was on the files of the Department.
No such thing-and the aurora whilst it
writes, knoscs better. But it is going
round, which any man of common sense
or honour would scorn to take. To satate
its unbounded rage against Galatin. it as
cribed to his intrigucs and to his inilu-
ence over the mind, measures and actions
of the President" the dismissal of Robert
Smith. The whole matter might have
gone to rest, and MIR. Smith retired with
out disgrace, but for the stupid nterposit>
on of the Aurora. The Enquirer learnt
from one OF the purest men in world, one
not then and never in the cabinet, one who
had come into possession of the fact by an
unlocked for circumstance, and had impair
ted it 10 Us without dreaming that there
would ever be any occasion to use it, that
Mr.. x. Smith, whatever might be his o.
her qualifications, was not diplomatjst,
as some of the letters which it had become
his duty TO write, were written by others.
We knew that these were the reasons,
which had led to a measure that from our
own feelings To MI. Robert Smith we
could not but regret. We should have re-
m aimed silent 4; but TO clear the innocent
from the malignant asperslons of the Au-
rora, we were Reluctantly compelled to de-
clare the fact The Aurora ravei, an
called for our proofs Mr. Clvin came
forward and removed every possible doubt
upon the subject. The Aurora was abash-
ed, and reduced for nearly five years to a
silence, which 1t has at again broken, to
vent its spleen upon the Enquirer.
a few words more, and We have done
with theme which ought only to call up
| bushes into his check" LobeS ofhis Liz
| er"-The expression is not ours--It he
| wishes 20 know what was really said, ana
meant, let II IN ask Mr.. 1t. S nj n -" The
or ginaI, in Robert Smiths hand writing
was on the files of the Department.
Notable argument indeed AS if Mr..
Smith were silly enough to put a
other m ,n's VIZ ting o. Gle, Inste I'd Of CO.
| pyng it himself. Is the letter which Col
| win wrote filed in his own hand wiring NJ