Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-14

common ruin perscns OF every ace, .e2 and
condition-a desire 10 eGsalize as far as wa
practicable, the burtheus OF the conflict. and
tosecure the attachment OF those people 60
the government in the event of another war
were among the principal inducements which
led me 10 the course pursued. ht
Z" On to-day or Tomorrow, our House will
proceed TO the consideration o.! a bill from the
Senate, prohibiting 10 british vessels corning
from the British West Indies, an entry into or
ports. think we small pass it by almost az
unanimorS "A vote as IL passed the other branch
o. the Les isiitnte. We nave increasingly pro-
tested against the nonopoli&ing policy o, En-
gland, III regard to this desfrOnl the year
1893, when Mr.. Jefferson delivered in his aUe
report to the present day; but we have salts
fled ourselves with war OF words, without
Adopting any measure calculated 10 onsnrc our
object. Of her islands we are entirely iude-
fenIcu, tor sup, lies wlt.ie thcy iOuh 20 Us fcI
tliei dal> bread I'hr consequence fiiSlaw
must bc IocUnpciG. Blitali eituvi to throw OPP
etI hcrpors 10 ei>'i ifec port eat" eceive
our pruyiStO;,S aud Otter scpni,es thrruch the
Freuch or Spanish Islands ia either rnint q {
view. 40 class Of our citizen. can ho Mt all injr
ed ana ma havisaii"S l"te'esi aust he e. ediiy
advanced"
When the writer IN tie NAsHIHCTGu
CITY GAEl TIE" las proved thaj oni ~
tachmrni To oar o5ra coiis tituiiou is roar
OF rnr inu.acrence 10 the cause az the
FatrintS OF dat ~ = hctter To- eif ,'i'il Nr.
III, President. we vii; sa5sciibe l., ih~ rvu,., =
wh.ch that writer makes upon us We ha,e
been, nov ate. and aIrI tt, tu nc as WARMLY
the - iCntlS ot SOuIh America, ca o! huunsn L.
heliN, IS Nh. Clay hinistit-NC shall a. Ell
Mostly dcprecate thc refusal al tlir .t,,., 10
recognize BuCnuS SNrtS, aS soon rs tie inlor-
mat.pn he asks ior - placed before him ~ a
foiM winch he dcems aUtncatrr--int Wc cannot
refuse INN the lime which he So TOR. nor can
we approve uf an expedIent which Is intcrde
ia prcvi3ii3te drcisiOn, by transferring the
h'isintSS OF Ire Executive Ia !he u o. it.....
We 10 diSapprCvc OF MIR. CidN'S . dar,n-. in ais
pace Ia propose the measure" Wtici, he has
| recommended; because, with due tslticuce.
At was not he place Ia 40 II (; and for thjS Opih
on this liberal writer charges us With >ub>er
ri'ncc othe Executive. and abandonment q!
| ia - loi Cause, to wtici: we are devoted.
-iiow dareS this writer say, HAT = {. e s'res
dent, contrary Ia the opinion of the Enquirer,
wll not recognize Bucn0S ANreS, and that we
aaiee with the President vItra ;iir il,crin,
ton he requires is not obt'n ed ~rG whtn we
have every assurance from iScn, tot tho slaves
OF their eclings or Of the Execute C---!,icn uf
as pure honor rs breathe in this nation, that
tlie Presi iCr, has the best feelings tor the Pat.
rio;s, and wails ouly Tor lh's 'uiormat"" 10
| manifest them - has Nr.tet i.>n.G
| ate - 1870 I.l ,nNiy q" satisfied" wien we
-. su... evidence before rs? Had the !'rcsi.
'eai refused to recognize b. Ayres, because
! be va ala, med by the PHANTOM Of war, or was
INDIFFERENT TO tlV Patriot cause. should not
terms as MIR. Clay canuse. Should he refuse 10
do IL lel Tir, when tie fact i made oUi by
ms OWN conn iSsionets, that y Ayres is de tacf0
competent tu the maintenance of hes indie
| rclidence, 50 far from - agreeing with HE
President" we will even agree with My.
| Clay, in disagree;ng with him. We OCcu-
| ~ the same ground we did dur
| ing the last fau; when Lautaro first brou4 hi
! tie South American question before our
! counliy'nen we stated then the tact of the
| commissioners going 0ul 30 .oWtlI America
| we stated then thar tGsy were Going on Z tour
| "iobScrvaton Tor thelkAecrtiVe: stated that
| the Executive required an authentic report al
| ihr CorditlUG Cf Scuth America. Instead of the
| vague accounts of the parties,or of captains
we always conceived from that time 10 i!tis tiiai
! iheS vould wait for this infOImaiion; and vt
! were wiling, TOR one TO crafty them in theil
wlsii,s. How then this writer can say, thai
| the Presidents message changed our tone. n
| mos age by the bNc. on "hich We commented
| with oUnch freedom as TO incur the ceusurF q
| me # the personal friends OF the President.
We are Il loss 10 conceive.
Bu, tNe tFulli is, Won might have put all tii'
! arguments Of the writer into nat sheli-N'
have duCC 10 otter from hir. Clay, and there
fore sc are the tools Of tie ENpCutise The
first ~ the real sin, from which wc can cNpec
no dI>pemsaticn from the author OF the re
| marks.
We are sorry, he i compelled 10 resort 10 Tin
Columns OF paper. 50 ilttie Ina IN aud res
peCte;', a. Inc " a>!i.ugtoW GaIetie--a print
whose consistent political principles may 6
judged OF by ti,,s sin.le fact liz; hut Il fev
daNs past. il recommended Ia the anne breati
EuiuS King, DE wiz Clinton, and Henry Cla
30 t'c President 81 the United States as poi
tic,anS omi"entiv worthy 10 be called into hi
cou"seis.- Mr. Clay viii not lhank il tor SIC
associates.
1t is but few months since VIM. Oman
abused Mr.. Clay Ike a pick pOci;ef-ke has nov
the baretdced andIcity 10 appear as his pr
fendsd indicator lie had better apply 20 ID
Thornton for patcn for his impadcrcc.-hI
Clay is III 10 want ct SnCh defender.
Delegates returned to Serr, In the ncIt LcgiSl,
lare Ct ViTginia.
Princess AHne-Edwin Wake ". HC't
Isle OF Tight tAnr Smith g er.
G!duceSieT-Johu Lewis i.L4- =. >. 81
ry:',.
SE,,tCC H.-New Kent
Ciopton iJ..... Anderson. lG....Siay,t
In W0WicG, lean, G'Cptou naa about s;
, lIayI
CCTNCNiU
n Marcned from TINS ,ttschment Of the j
U. 5. infantry about eig!i, ..ong undcr the comnai
D of Maj. Burd destined 4" 5nin General Jackson.