Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-16

I to, or Of departure from, the repubcanis,l OF
| 1901, can be made?
There is one, and perhaps oniy one. For
thirty years, has ne been known 10 the people
oil the United States as conspicuous MEM
Der IN The national councils, and during the
whole oil that period, has been remarked for
his solid taients, his stern integrity, his simpl-
city OF character "a department modest, dig
'nihed and unambiiious; and undertaking re-
publican principles. He has never defended
or ATTACKED any administration, but as il sup
ported or opposed what he Conceived to be
the true principles upon which this govern
ment was founded. Office he never sought.
1 AS representative of the people, he has dis
charged his duty with a faithfulness and zeal
surpassed by none, and capacity admitted
by all. Though always oren and decided in
| the expression of his political opinions, and
never cold in their defence no man has elicit
ed to greater degree the respect of his poll
teal opponents, while THE regard of his friends
has fallen little short of admiratio.-But WHY
| shall persevere in the delneation OF his cha
ractcr Unfinished as it is, those who may
honor me so far as to read these remarks, will
have discovered that could ailude TO no
| other than NATHANIEL MACON, perhaps the
! only man in this nation endowed with the qua
lihcations to become the rcstorer of the sim
piicity and purity of our republica,. system
G--I-p-
M 1t is intention to mc,lde at present With the
next Presidential election The writer of the preceding
thinks he ought TO be hea-we say nothing present as
his preference or his principles We with
renaFking, tina, he is neither virginnn nor North Caro-
na.and with repeating ihat is early discuss the
subject Seriously ditors.l
Recognition Of South .4raerica.
lhe de ermna,ion of the Cores can have no effect
in changing the resolution of Congress. There are
duties which we 10 s. America, as well as ,o
SPAN. DO long as The contest between Spain and
her colonies appeared undecided, the U. States held
aiooi-and II is only 10 recognize.a fact which Span
herself will scarcely deny, that we feel ourselves
bound to act So long The coniendng i,ariies are
al lssue there is no obligation in other states 10 in
terierebnt as soon as one Of the parties has over
come the other, and there appears no chance of
new revolution, the successful party rs 10 be rte
garded as sovereign de jre we'll as de flcto. IL
was on ths principle that tie Courts of Enrope acted
in the case of Bonaparle aud the Bour,ons This
was The rnle which we ourselves pursued in the con-
test between Ferdinand and Joseph.
We consider the struggle in S. America as ut an
end SPAN herself despairs of success--and trusts
more To The efficacy of her commissioners thar of her
soldiers. She despairs Of doing any thing by the
sword-and Sue resorts therefore to the of nego-
ciauon-Who doubts'oG her failure in This respect
FIVE states have arisen IN America which have
established governments of tileir own-such as
ihey are, we are bound 10 acknowledge thcni-The
hevolh'on IS even extending beyond then,-Jluito
ana G;Ianiala juinng the standard of The Kryo.
lnuon:-if under such circumstances, the Cores
should choose To pronounce our recognition of South
existing treaties, he it We do our duty, and
leave the consequences 10 God
We understand That fire OCCUR ed in the town of
tredel cksbug abe nig of the 18th inst IL broke
out IN the stable of Mr. John 5. Welifcrd about tcR
o clock, and Notwithstanding every effort was made
To arrest ITS progress IL consumed 1--WE uty-two hous-
es, owned by the follow ing persons viz John S
Wellford, the heirs of Samuel Chewing, deceased.
w I'M. jackson, james MITCHELL the heirs of William
Smith, dec. and Wm Caldwell The post office was
among the houses The I,aI
he the work OF an ncendiary but no PAL ticar pcr-
son is suspected. We have no accurate mformaIion
OF the goods and properly lost by the sufTeres The
building. are saidto have been insured in the Office
of the Mutual Assurance Society OF this place al A.
bout s %, 600.
On Fridaylast, Mr.. G.. Johnson was heard
in opposition to the count of the indictment,
under which A. Lithgow was convicted.-
The principal flaw on which he insisted was
the accidental clerical omission of the word
Bank" after the words " THE Farmers'."-
Messrs. Nicholas and Robertson repled-and
Mr.J. closed the motion. Judge Broken
brouSh overruled the objections. To this de.
cIsiOn, the prisoner by his counsel, took ex-
ceptIons-which, of course, will 60 up To the
general court.-The Judge then proceeded 10
pass sentence upon the prisoner in an impress
sive address. He remains in Jail until the de-
cIsIon of the general court.
-
Capt. kearney of the U. S. brig Enterprise,
writes soft Cape Antonio, 9TH March" to Com
Patterson, New Orleans, that on that morning
his boats had succeeded in capturing four
boats and two launches" (sloop rgged(-that
the crews the beats "landed and took them
in creek %" and THAT he had subsequently
sent " Il guard of marines to assist the party to
apprehend the pirates on Shore" loft Cape
Antonio.)
The contest between the two parties of the
Roman Catholics of ST Mary's Church, Phil
adelpha, presents the spectacle of struggle
by force and arms on the subject of religion
oftwO sets ofiudges of eIection,a and two sets Of
trustees being appointed at the same moment,
and of the question being transferred to a civil
trlbunal.-ltis not the only case in the u. S.
where the Roman Catholics have scandazed
themselves by their internal dissentions.
| The proceedings of Congress on Friday
are not very important.-The Senate order
ed a bill to the Sd reading, which has for its
| object the repeal ofthe 18th section Of the act
TO reduce the military peace establishment;
which ssctien provides for the introduction OF
Gen. SCOTS General Regulations for the
Army" into the government of the army and
| militia when IN serTice.--ln the Ii. of r. the
| petition Of the sufferers ON the Niagara from
| tier during the late war was reiected.--The
House refused, ayes 60, noes 10, TO take into
consideration Mr. Batdioin'S resolution to al
Ter The lars laying duties on goods imported.
This is ominOuS.
| On the eth inst. the City of Boston proceed
! ed to the election of her. first Manor. The
papers say, that II. G. Otis (now u. S. Sena-
tory is the federal candidate: and Josiah
| Quincy was nominated by what Is denominaisi
| Tie g midllnr nnliiical inier,.at y trLn vntna