Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-26

ne was nominated To that office bN The LEG isi,-
.urt OF New YORK, which nomination was oh
| tanned ihroSsh the ambition aud intrigue OF
one OF the most subtitle politicians in the stale
aud which was not the usnni uay' in which OF r
own worthy president WAS brought forward
| In proof thereof, MIR. Clinton was not even
| supported by the votes OF his own state while
our own worthy president received almost
the unanimous support OF the VIII ,le OF this
| great republic. The long list of personal ser.
I vices rendered during tho war bv lie viz,
! Clinton, would induce us of the south 10 he
iieve That lie was the A;gis of the state its only
guardian and protector aud that il was his
Influence which procured large loan TOR the
i general government in time OF need The res
possibility and Influence OF the general govern
meut. are sufficiently great 10 procure loan
! OF any amomat for It's use, without the aid OF
! amy individual. much less Of one who Had beer,
the habitnai opposer of the ADMINISTRATION
| under which II was to he ne gociated.
| n Virgipan wonld fain induce us O believe.
! that MIR. Clinton's republican manners his re-
publican stie OF tiriny his rcpubicun dislike of
| pomp. pdgednt'y aud prodigaiify are a.s,miiatrd
| TO the complete model of that perfect char
acter which philosophers have been foml OF
| deiineat'ng. rather as fiction of the imagin-
alton, than IN hopes oftver seeing il reduced
to practice"-Bnt can assure hun that such
character OF him, will never be received as
orthodox in this pat of the union.
a Nirginiau again asks; is Curi;us so prr.
JUDGED or unchaiiiabl. as TO b.li,v that Prov.
idencr would have Abandoned the republic.
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no bein.' ; Yes II The viii OF Pro, iience
had not been seconded by such men a. WASH
incton. J.t"ison, &c. &c. or. &c that hap v
State OF Independence which we now enjoy
would never have been achieved for piovj-
dence does not always call iD.o aciinn impor-
tam events in our favor without correspondent
tHot It's OF our part.
The same writer says: tina, Cnrins, in one
paragraph. claims the right of heinz a peer
aud judge OF the orai conduct OF Gov. Gin
ton, but, as in lac ueAi he finds hinlss II on, TN
teDaLle grounds, aud admits my Objection in
all ITS forre.'-If The language used la that
paragraph can be tortured Into such AN adn,is-
sion, that we have no right 10 discuss the iocnl
pofticatc,ndnct OF DE Wit Clinton (; | solemnly
protest against any such construction, as not
warranted by my intention.
l still Insist, says A Niryiuian, e" that we are
too Tar sontE 10 take IL fair view OF northern
grounds OF controversy. "-Strau-e passing
strange !. did not suppose lie thought so
n@dHy OF lie talents OF our siate-and he
inen asks WIN Curilus contend. that il he
is IN one great field, aud Ia another, 10 which
we are both strangers, that he cOsid s,e "a,
mach OF the quality of the ground stood on.
ms did myseliP'-Yes.--It this field upon
''hich you stood, was occupied by the same
number of enlightened presses as Is contained
III the state OF New York and il these press
rs would take the same trouble TO describe
TIE qudiity OF the soil, as they have, in accu.
rAieiy detailing the hundred minor eIashing
interests which gave rise TO and keep alive
his controversy ! do affirm, that enough OF
the nature of the disputes in distant states
can he seen aud detected as Ia euable porous
at distance TO take az fair view ct the
grounds OF controversy as he can. who
mayhe M the spot
The cauto which \ Virgiuian has given,
IN his closing paragraph, TO those who ,riH
Sprak and 'cr'fc y The politics of nther slatas lit
tie applies TO the ciiZen> OF this stale Ius,cdd
oil tTespdsSing on state rights she has been
the steady and uniform defender of them
She has watched with eagle eyes every at
tempt OF the genera! government, TO assume
amy right which II not delegated bV the Cot
stitution Of the United States. She has always
been the friend OF FAIR PLAY for she will
watch the acts Of ipdiridaaf staies' as well as
rrr'y tang which Looks like an iurdson of state
rights by the general gOrernuient' 4 Nusinian
instead OF beng the iriendIot state n: seems
10 have chimed in w.t.. tue general govern
ment. TO take another away from us, deemed
The mos Invaluable which aPreriainsto d free
man, that Of speaking and tcritiEg his senti-
mrRis fieeiy upon the politics IF his c~a or aug
other state Of fhe Union
Cne remark more, aud have done.-I have
always been OF the opuiOn. that the charteriug
OF HfHe bunk OF the United States or a
MAMMOTH 'cith lrcnty horns was uuconsiiu.
tioiaI. This sentiment iSso general in Vir.
ginia, that il is needless 10 multiply arguments
at this time 10 enforce H. CURrIUS.
10 H c subjoia The striclurcs of n. Y. Ma
tionnt /idrocnte on" a Nirsinian" because they
furnish some iocai Information which Curtius does
co"trorersy may far The PRESENT close ia This paper.
From ne " y. hationQk ddpoc0te.l
DE WITT CHNroN.-One OF the gentry of
ths marble house makes his appearance once
more In the Richmond Enquirer. under the
signature of a" Nirginian," in behalf of the
services, talent aud political prObity Of DE
Wnt Clinton: The writer in reply 10 Curtius,
VINO hahdied De VIII roughly, but deservedly,
denies The following facts:
LIST That Citation has appointed leading fe-
deraliSts TO office.
What j. Peter 4. Jay the recorder; what is
IhonmS j. Odklry. the attorney general? TO go
no further IN ihe federal TaukS. Aver ihrse
men noted as leading iederaIistsl But saws
this writer, Mr.. Clinton did not appoint them
council OF nee persons appointed them. "
cry you mercy. Such logic will hardly answer
Tor tue latitude OF Virginia; with us, il is per~
lectly ridicu Gus Ii may be convenient tor Mr..
Clinton to put the odium o. his appointments
on the " men OF straw" composing his council
nay, We shonld not be much surprised to hear
him declare, with a anctIfied visage, that lie
opposed The appointment OF Jay and Oakley.
After dIsposD: OF the appointment in this
IudicrOus manner. the writer goes on 10 deny
I'd, That the federalisis are his firmest sup.
poTiers.
What is Williams, the paymaster general
what i Wan Ness the receiver general! what
Is Oakley. Jay, Van Rensselaer,, Holly, Il cetGTd,
et cetcrd Ct ceterG Are they any thing but
iederalsts. aud federasts OF the old aTistocraiic
school? Yet these are his friends, his counsel
Tors. his party. This is tile second fdlschoOd
told by tins pretended VIrgimian. aud is too
palpable 10 escape detection. Again this wri-
ter denies'
Sd. That Clinton owes Ills election 10 the fe.
deralists, bBi, OH the contrary, TO the rcpub.
cans.
SO far from this being the fact, Clinton was
not only, to all ineuts aud purposes. the fcde.
raj Candidate, :he candidate OF the Evening
Post. bat actually received the same federal
vote that every federal candidate did befnre
him--whilc HE opponent received tie whole
republican support. and was coastitHfiOnHiy
elected, but defrauded OF his right by Illegal
votes.
The writer IN the Enquirer, as il TO render
Clinton more ridiculous. talks of his services