Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
THE APPLE OF DIsCoRD

49, FOR TEE ENQUIRER.
OF the Independent Baiance) in the paper OF the I6ll
OF April says,
The trick which the opponents of Mr. Calhoun some
time since, endeavored TO upon the public asserting
generally rdicuIed, the last struggles OF deoe
rate party So far from MIR. Calhoun retiring the con-
tes u Is daily becoming evident his
success exceeds that Of any other Of the candidate
His prominence is the result Of management nor in
ftgue Feeling, with his friend no more thai
me nigh office of president is neither solicited nor
summed u Is only by the voice Of his virtues asks a
'oce hat can never speak in vain American peope
Now, srs,I would be proud 10 be informed which of
the opponents of MIR. Calhoun has ever been puil,v
1 'he Hck "t asserting he was no longer Candidate
Let the Editor oil the Washington Republican shew
me assertion IN any paper IN The United Safes-
Let him. Tor once shew by proof that he is copab,e If
speaking the truth, or openly acknowledge his asser-
tons are uuiounded. II has peves thai have seen
or heard, been limited at, that Mr.. Calhoun was moi
candidate u has, however, been asserted and with
e"on reas"n that he rs oui othe question and thai
he stands nochance Of success. As 10 his " retiring
thar " ~ out of The question" No one will venture
WHO Knows any thing of him, would es en- suspect him
OF " Te'rWg. u - not ia him 70 do so. M, there
are no y" lust struggles with either him or his
" desperate parfy" However 60 neil understand ami
generally riSicned they continue 10 add f,;ck' In
rIcS viii industry and peiseveraBce worthy of a
better cause and wbirh Indicate any thing else
rather Than 4" rsfiriHe -
" So far (says the wash RepN fron, ,.,;,;n from, ,
contest III daily becoming evident that Ills prospect
success ereesds hat II any other Of the candidate"
, hhoever sees those prospects, | humiblv ackuow.
ledge, sees farther than ] can Perl,aps the edto,
ness"s, by this, 10 convince all thai Mr. Calhoun's
r!epS are more extensive than those Of The other can
d"sleS which, indeed, may be true rs regards the
et'ctto'. 10 say so. however, is no commitment 10
Inn as 10 superior abilities I only shows ihat his eli
eVAed station AZ Washington, las his editor CALI
W ms prominence, gives him better opportunity Of
surveying the whole machinery Of intrigue which lie
and ls parry have set ~ Dio4on.
o say, as his editor does, that Mr. Cs prosnect NJ
success Is daiiy becoming evident, Inus sIeao
MAJ u was evident before, and il becoming palmer
Hhu palmer row, 10 contend. his prospect alWays
was DIM, and - daily growing more and more so
Is abusing the good sense of the community long.
erio make these assertions ~ the face of p li ~ con
VcilonS OF every man. wiihowt proof Huw long si,tIi
we he troubled wuh he8? now, rs = citizen Of ,iis
Tree country take NY stand before this vocifcrons
organ oi au"isS restless rary, aud demand proof of
we brightness "i Dir, C's prospects.
he editor lniiR'aes thai those prospects have hero
plorr hren pifi', Let me ask, to whom where p
"bfn' NJ, II iiiey were so, why IL necessary to
renher hem more so by setting ur, aver. rue nt the
most hceniiOus, d'ssi dccfnl political presses this
country ever saw UPON whose meats 30 reliance
can he placed whose principles ne changefnI ~
we wind whose cnurse has been one continued
sing-'ons Of praises oi ,huse whose conduct II CON
ce'ved ifrasnn 10 examine, md Of cainny against
ii0sc Who brd independence thiuk sor themselves
Hd ise for Their crHnfty ~ which, ihefe IL not M,
ihis day 10 he ioupd single column deyofed IA,
calm, temperate, digni6ed political Discussion
press, OF which defy III waraies friend 60 producs
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