Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-21


iae STeet, 1t is perhaps meet that tbey should 10th
! 90 togeiher......we have some doubt, whelhe
irscibes himself Il TugiHiaN - but Ici fhat pass
| BE he IN btth or in d"mice of be North or OF. the
III OF IN, ishoIs-We give Mr. c. an opporIuu,y al be
ing vndieated in whine Of an old p'o'erb. winch
OeeOme somewhat inisiy--'' Give, &c. &c"
FOR THE ENQUIRER
| FERlT'E y3Ny PELR."
Geht!smen-l our remarks under your
motto III the Enquirer of The 23G june.
on The subject of recent removals in sonie
| post Offices, were founded or sentiments
so liberal, and Just, as 10 convince every
| rational friend 10 his country, OF the dan
! gerous Improperly Of our national go
! vernmeni's i"ierfe'ing. famppri,s with The
independent rights of The people, under
cur State sovrrriguiirs. But. highly US
| recommend those remarks, ! regretted 10
| lind one that oaghi not 10 kaye escaped
You: a< IL is evidently founded in error,
| and makes considerable deduction iroul
the Impression generally made, by The
| sterlin% capdor %! vour pen.
GA have pronounced! ore q! il,r ab!rsi.
and greatest Statesmen in America one
whom have known io! more than twen-
" Years To be js'7n, Hterd minded, re-
| puDIcan: one who Is known 10 lac AZ
PLAN ~ Ills manners, and i.reproacha!ile
III hts conduct, as tIs own REPUBLICAN,
ancestor, ourOwn iiiusfrious Jciicr. on ;
such man you have pronounced, az
| cursed with vile ambition a;d intrigue"
entertain too hiah an opinion Of vour
Integrity, 10 suppose that You would
assert, publish any thing, but whai YOU
| beiieve 10 be true. But Sou no duutt
have tad sufficient experience 10 be con-
vinced. how ellen oar prciudices (noiuHS
rofe"S) become enlisted IN cause, whepe
IN lt.a.lr -.
| examine your charges against Governor
Clinton, and see whelEcr they are found
ed not only OF" Truth a.i:.iom Fear :" bui
likewise, Without envy or prejudice.
The private character aud virtues Of
Mr.. Clinton, are universally admitted 10
be lnvuiherable: (amd omr sages inform
us, iiIat " no man " no Is r;rtHcnS in I3Ii-
r"ie, can be micked an pnbic ;land thai his
talents and philosophical requirements,
are OF The first order, vii! not be denied
by those who have studied his character.
The surI total of your charges against him
Is ambition and Intrigue ami wear evil
dchce Gas long since stated is, that he
became candidate Eor the Presidency
asainS, MIR. Madison, Who Was regularly
nomiuaied al a caucus al Washington.
IA man without discreet ambition, is q
wretch without 4 s0ul being unnUticcd
ana unknown: ana incapable oi bpne-
hi,ln8 iIis country in ans way. Ia,nan,-
bilious 10 correct your error, and place
yon ON more liberal srouud. Yun are
| ambitious of yuHr hugh Standing a. lite
aG!e editors OF the first pager ia :hc FIRST
| state IN The Union. Aud Washington was
ambitious OF serving his country, be-
| cause lie knew thai he could serve her
well. And had Dnl Jefferson, hladiSUn
| aud Monroe, all been influenced hy Ills
S"Ihe 0"biLioa, they never would have e.
| merged from oDscuriiv, ans. tnaliy attain
| lie highest hOnorS IN Tie Siii ct our conn
| try. The enlightened State oil The Anjcri-
an people, and The nature Of our repub
| lican institutions are suriI insurnountablp
| barriers 10 the m0d ambition of any man.
or sci OF men, that if all HE Caesars and
CinnaS, 81 Has and CaiaIines of antiquity
were 10 arrive amongst us, they would be
| as harmless aS the preschry of our pre-
sent visitor, Joseph ex.king OF Spain.
Alter cnqnirng into your charges, l
| Ind thai Mr.. Clinton Was nominated in
1912, as "A candidate for the Presidency,
| Gin opposition To MIR. Madison Wv tie
republican members Ui tie n. York state
legislature; but not sjngie jede,ai sig'
nature Is 10 be found on that list the ir-
| deTalpariy supported lila. merely because
| thcy couii mol eleci Il candidate Of their
oAn: and preferred him because lie WAS
! more favorable disposed 10 commerce.,
! Than Mr.. Madison. In addition TO this, We
| VIII admit, thai Mr.. Clinton and lis
| friends used all iawfM means 10 attain his
election yet all HIS ameuuls not to any
| thing ike cenSHraGie e" ambition or IN
irigne." WE haddireay eiccn him PRE-
CEDRNT. lie only in,itafed the conduct of
| our pIeseni iiIUsIiioHs Presidents Is Pciite
Sans PeHr who four years before, was
run Ivy his fcpubllcan friends in Virginia
II, cppCSitin 10 Mr.. NadiSoa, lie rcgnie,.
HoniMGtca republican cnNd,,iaie Aud vet
"e have long since forgiven ihe one, while
| we still pursue The other with tie same
! offence. are not the waters at ilp liud-
| son, as cfiicaciuma ~ those of the P0iO-
mae, ~ cleansing these men from Their
! political sin>I Ills is neither HLcra}, nor
J"St III as. II is rather illustrating de
| sentiments Of Gen. Jat ks0n, nie hrio 81
| New Orleans, respecting Governor Gin
| Ton " II IS sufficient 10 be gregt To be
| enried"
Let every mans merits be tiled liy his
olen acts aud derda, and moi by the as.er
| tinhs Of lis personal enc GiIcs. Il Cover
nor Clinton Is iricd by MiS rnie The Uncr-
| dmpted improvements mute IN his adniiJijy.
b0fion, and Tie prosperity al The STATE
over which he pre~idrs, will no doubt ac-
quiz bin before his "pecy,." We are no
peers" OF his-Wb, thea presume TO
| JUICE ni his GcmcIIs
Our national couiederacy is composed
! Of separate states, who aie all equally
sorereigH, .CfccaW iHd,pwdnt 10 elect their
own officers, and lrglsIate Oh all subjects
connected with iOcGi Interests of each
siaie--how IieE can il be otherwise than
gt...t Il. "a ~ ~
should require dGsyem cOnrS'S Of lcgisia.
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