Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-23
Most +" lame and impotem comciusion.'

'"ost hHne ana 1mpoteM coHcfnsi0n.
The following is the finale, presume, from the secre
'ary {" Stae--in the National Jo,Una of Tuesday last
g The Editors Of the National ln,elIiee ncer, in
Their attack Hpon the Secretary Of State, will he iefi
hencrio'ih, 10 continue and end, by the exhibition az
ne same qnaiiiies with which they began. As their
apoiosy Tor The msstatemen, OF their first charge
against MIN, is the disorder of their fscues SO thai
they could not understand MIR. Brent and as one
ol their exruses Tor breach OF promise and muti
OF pubic documents, is that they had pa
pe's which they had twice printed il is unnecessary
TO pursue them through their evoiulions put the NJ
selves upon the public compassion, and appear self
defendants, IN transactions upon which they re
the hrst aggressors. Ample Indulgence would have
been extended TO ihcm had their plea for il
,nated, and their cain TO II forfeited, by their per
severance in wan'ou assault! Had their apologies for
confusion oil intellect, and their excuses for inatver
tencies however suspicious, been unaccompa ed b,
the repetition Ct charges proved g'ourdless, they
would have been credled, and freely and cheerful,
accepted Confidence imp.ired, may he restor Ell by
ingenious acknowledgement. BY another process, i
| 10 extiDguished for ever.
The Secretary Of State ends he began, by the ebu
ion Of peiuant temper The whole dispute is ia nut
she'll The Editors of the gepcer voluntarily appi,
for and obtain certain Documents, originally
Senate Pressed for space, they omit certain resolutions
oil The H. Of H. which were substantially embraced in the
Documents they actually publish The Secretary of Stat,
reminds them ofthe omission. They PROMPTLY publish b,
omitted resolutions Bot turns that there were otle,
the II. R.
same Convention, which also laid before The Senate
with the Presidents message The Editors overlook
documents-becauss they to them au,
with the other documents, for pubiica,on-e Secretary
does not remind them oftLe omission these documents
but In spirit Of vpdctive pstuance communicates
them TO another Journal, devoted his in;eresbut O,
very limited another docunen,
touching the Spanish award is called for by the public
curiosity The Secretary in the spirit vndic,ye
petuanee, refuses copy of il to the National Integen
Ger, and hands ii the National Journal The Ed
tors Of the Ine!iigencer state the fact public as
apology Tor their not having published the
ing document The Secretary sloops from bis high Is
ta'e steps into the newspapers IN fit ofresentment-for
gets the dignity Of his high Office in the conduct
ING the discusonand after having drawn down upon him
self just hui respectful retaliation the Editors of the
inegence backs out from the controversy poincd
and deieaiedwi'l emphatic denunciaion to his an,ago
nssthat his confidence in them Is for ever
ia plain language, that If he should be elected President
he should seek another press Ia more ducte and
Gus press) as e Govennsnt Journal, Such is the clos.
ct controversy In which Mr. Adams has exhibited more
fsnps' than judgnenta greater indulgence Of his owr
feelings than respect for his own character or for h,
| liberies OF the press.
lhe baltimore Fedora, Gazette observes that in tbe
last srucie the Editors ofihe Ineigen have answer
Gu tue secretary Of State with equal ability and msr,
temper" We tbigstIat in this dispute al least Mr.. Adam
mas peen ioed lie leaves the field literary Iau
| rels proudly nodJnp on his hrou