Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-27

claims al, interference on the part vi The
general government, or q! eny cihcer, de,
pendvnt. or agsnt thereof. The a.idayii
OF George y. Wise. jun. purser % the
navy gard. H. Of simiar import and The
oihrs ,iocueeUts relative 10 his conduct,
are altogether satisfactory. BY The ati
devii VI sailing master RiopdguOd, il ap
pears. that :hs quarrel alluded 10, III
orc of the certificates communicated bv
hts exce!lencyi mas OF q private and net
oi pnlI'cai nature; and the influence
at any c!hc.r ot the general government
over him. IS deaietl. The affidavit of \
mos Dickinson. the master blacksmith,
ui Amos Cheney, master lsborer, and NJ
James grove. gunner, exrulpate col.
Decatur, aud every other person., from
HE impoiaiion % influencing their COW
. duct; and Show. that iho,e individuals
conceived, that they were exercising no.
thing mere than their undoubted rights
as tree cn'1en-, .: The last election. The
certificates al DIR. Hunt, aud Of the Rev.
Mr.. iieiand.a conclusive, AS 10 thai par,
at the subject connected With their
names and must convince every man,
that no undue influence could have Ope-
rd'cd upon gentlemen, entertaining that
nigh sense at honor, which is their cha
tarteris'ic. The letter from Mr.. Brock
iioi>t Livingston jun. Is in reply To part
" tie Certificate of MIR. john Hunter,
cOniained among the documents furnish
CT 10y tue governor, in which MIR. Ii.
vingston is uniruiy stated, 10 be Gus
tom house officer. This ieiier vas ad
dressed to member Of the Senate, b..
fore the reference Of The message 10 the
committee, VAS known al BROOKLYN, aud
Is Introduced With the consent oil ile au.
'iiior. lie committee can discover no rea.
son Tor sopposing, that the general go
vernmeDt initrieIred a, all, in The cleo
lion IN Kings county nor tina, any orr
Ran'zstion OF It's officers existed. No
illegal VOTES were taken; no person was
c1uipeiieuio VOTE, contrary iOlhe dictates
OF his own judgment; and the renuhli-
can candidate, who had represented the
county, the preceding year, and was a..
gaia supported for HE assembl, Sailed
III his election. The -E-.-...oer CT M,rs
gwen 'or governor, was abnus The same
rs on 'or'ser occasions aud their poEti-
c" complexion = noi materially vary. The
documents ieIerrsdtO ARE marked Navy
Yard, from Nos. !, 10 10, inclusive.
Inc monuments received from the sur
yeyor OF The port OF New York, eomulele
~ rxonrrate him from all censure. The
offence q! this gentleman is, that he al
tended meeting of The electors of The
county III which he resided, and was
appointed one Of committee. to pr-.
pare resolutions for their consideration
WHICH, we're afterwards reported and
anop'ei As the sense at the meeting
hese resolutions appreciate the coHduc,
oi Tue wee Presidegi, during the late
VdT ana severely animadvcrt upon the
r'h'ica' course oil his ExcelIency /: but il
does no! APPEAR that General Swift had
any iuT'her agency In lhls Transaction
1nah 'ti. oiher members OF the committee
Tie letter from Grnrral Swift states. thu,
ue .u!u noi even khow the political senti-
an MIS- OF ms own deputy, nor of his sub
onliua'e otfi> ers, wiiom he is accused ~,
inEhenSing. Many of The individuals
aildched 10 the custom house. in Ne,
YORK, who have subscribed the certificate
maFked" Custom House, New Yo,k .
no. ., are warm adA'Irnls of The Govern
or, anu exeried themselves al The is a,
rleriion, III his support. The ltite~ OF MIR.
hickman, Mr. Var Bueren, and also ,ha,
OF ihe deputy surveyor, Mr.. Samuel Tor
~, hoth OF whom are his ayuwed f,j.nds
furnish additional testimony Of HE i,;,, :,
iice OF the attack upon Gen. Swift. AMI
OF The deep Roget. with which those gen.
iiemen had seen il made. The letters ri
Me's's. lnues. Darling, aud Wood. and
the certificates of Mcssrs And .,son g.
Ga'agam, corrobsrale the others ,nd
prove, how highly our ci,izens yatnc ,I,a
elective franchise, by their sulemn n,o.
.es' against any eDcroschmeni upon is
lawful exercise. ]; IL necessary 10 remark
'hat Inc individual by whose aiIiday,, The
coudncl oil Tie custom house officer. is
."peaIht", was. al the Time, an Inspector
0i iea'her' hoi'iing lls Office under The
s'ate administration" The documents
10 are marked " Custom House.
New York. fom No. 10 o. inclr .ive
i"e Y"n"uc, OF tile Two inspectors at
stat Island, Mcssis. Van Bruren and
Arnett, Is adveried TO, as connecteJ eli
The department under the suur,iptcm.
aence OF GEN. say. Those indiyidu,is
nave long bcfH known a. active reonl,-
II aus, at our elections. The cerl,f;ca,c
OF Tue inspectors OF Tho election. marked
custom ri use, SiaIen Island. NJ.
exoherdies ihem from HE charge of i'm.
Pr per conduct, and fixes 10 upon one of
'beif accu>eTs, whose Outrageous and
scaouiioh5 behavior, caused The iusp.,-
Tors 10 fcei some apprehension for ;h.
safeiy OF Tie ballot b0xes, aud In. oir.u-
der would have UeeB committed IN M;
son, bad the proper ofi.cer been presrnt
ne hntnrrous aiiidavlls u, companviuy
ms tepaTt, detail a tale nf facts r.,a,,vr
10 ipe cer'til aIes Transmitted by his ex-
etuency, upon this part Of The case
"hien must excite much NOTIFICATION
and disgust. Some of them wcrc Obtain.
ed' from persons wIIo could neiibe, rpad
nor "rite 4; and who, being inioxicated
dt the time, were induced 10 assem- ;o
vital they have since confessed wss jal. .
WIN ne siandiug az The persons who
procured them, Nlessrs. CART G1bert
anI Joshua Secor. the public are alrpsdv
sufficiently well acquainted. Every ma