Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-18
FOR TUr EnQUIRER.
THE FIRST SJE.pi

\ 10 lilt fAHIi- iIHtrS.
| FOR TWE EsQUIRER.
| TUE FiRSI STEP!
| Inc frcsm'e"' receives pirate letter fran G"n.
Ja"kson. Row he ougii 80 have kept this as conf.
| dentiri, rs he wished hs reply 10 have heen.
Blu; he makes objectionable appuil men and 70,
relying upon the strength OF his ocn Judgment in The
exercise Of his constitutional r;gh, he holsters hni.
sell up behind J's opinion. Hrnce he shows is let
| ter:-1his is tho Gr,t false step
When subsequently he finds that Us latter, is max
inaa NOISE and ID working against the writer, The
Presu'ent rs reduced 10 aw kward dilemma h.
has either Ia acknowledge breach of confidence or
| IN deny thai lie i,Hd received any such letter he
| does the last. He denes'o NJ. Kremer thar he
had received any such eI,ti--,hai is a letter en-,
hracing particular Ira>ro! Q, hu he docs not 90
the whole le"g'h, and h- had r,icr sustn ,!ly
recommending the pri"rple referred tu.-Gen. J
ventures even TO say, that 40" President den,es ha,
| ng shown f" any ie'irr AZ all "
| The consequences "f 'he first false step also
seen in the case O! Gen. i'll" wr,esn leirr in
| 1917 that operates against hun ia 1894 This -,re,
l. shown. He has riiher 10 acknnw.cige ms having
wrer a letter that wnud oiera,e ag.,ns, him---or
30 screen himself hrhud a qu;hle. He ad,pis ,h,'
ST atern ,tive-.n,i author yes = con,rai,r ~,
T." he made IN h'i'delpha paper in JIn"r,y last,
without stating at the lime line subsaure nf ,.
| letter Be,rcre IF ihe first step
| MIR. PICKERING.
| We have receiv"'i by ma !, ihc long expected Re-
rieto Of the C"nnineh Correspondence. fron, the
pen of Nh 1inoiiy Pickering ,,yes-Ii is
written IN HE scve,esi strain oil imvccivr. l. dncs
moi su,re Mr. j. -rson--ihe cause or provuca ton
being The courteous letter which he ,oun,n,ily adj
dressed u" Nh. Adams in O:oi'I last on the receipt
o. re 4. GORE ii"ndence MI. 4. IS ve,y
Mr. john q. Adj ime-w indmg up ihr 3 section (ie-
voted I" hini) with 'hr following s,rokr.
." the srore of talents AMI ".rni"g, the cxpr-
tHnce OF five and thirty wears, in The u SaIes, has
furnished ample proof, futd practical knorledys Of
he Interests NJ me country, ana common dsii6s
rdfefy exercised IN Farming Sonpd idgmeat, nnitsd
Nth pe,|,ct integrity and p,s aad dsinfsresisd pHri-
O1Sm, nj lHF1Ifefu
ont Sfn6uHy prennnd learning, rip. scholarship and
pnosnphy !; The hdf'r ofi,n :cdsfiag rs energies ia
| visionary theories and poiiticai dremrs."
But most oil his quver is poured forth against alr.
John Adams. HIS biueies urnde is levei;ed al him.
lie asserts that ihe ieuers of Mr. Adj ms present
tissue of misrepresentation, nervrrse consttuc-
tons, and uniOnnded assertions. - That g. Tho pre-
sent examination will demomsi,uic, dat when the
interest OF himself or cfany member of his family j..
Involved, or has vanity aud ambi'ion have ronin {"
operate, or meet with checks and obstacles, little ie
lance can he placed ON his Statements liingr,itv
or charity can h"d an apology lnr hmamd that viii
he bad ONE, will I've, that his selfish aud uugo-
| verned passions blind him
Mr.. +. w. Gilmer Of this ry has sa,,ed f., Eng-
iani--'t IS said, to make arrangements ur iiprlry,
appa' AUS &c TO put the University of YirsIna INTO
immediate opei alton.
Mr.. John Randolph is abuu, 10 sail for Enslamd-
lie will returnb by December.
CONGRESS-
The pressure OF other articles compcls us 10 lay
yer i our next ihe details Of The las, proceedings OF
Congress. A brief Sketch must suffice for ilie pre-
| sent.
On Wednesday-Thr TariT Hill vas further cons;-
| dered IN the Senaie--Mr K,ne of ". Y Withdrew the
| amendment, he had submitted ab0ni iron Z" no, man
mfactursd, IN rohoie or ia part, by roiiing."-Mr
Lloyd Of Mass moved 10 sk- out 10 cents per pound
on resSefs mc6e Of copper, aoll substitute ad vao-
rem duty oi 80 per .4gresd to.-Ame ndmrnis were
proposed so rs 10 alter he present of duiies on
i Wines-Lost.--The u u. rs amended was then
dcrrd to 81 reading, % 10 70.
The III Of II. went mo committee Of The whole,
on the bill iu authorize the stale OF Indiana, 10 open
| n canal through the public iands. The proposed
amendment To grant 30 feet OF land on each SIDE OF
the canal was agreed to- After other an'rnnmen's
| the hill was ordered TO he rng osscd The hif 10
provide for the exiinguisbmen 81 debts due to ihe
U. s. 10y purchasers Of pib6c hsids, received from
i the Senate, was also ordered To = 81 reading.
i On Thnrsdm-The Tariff hill passed the Senate
Il aud in the H. Of X. was referred, with ,b,
Seuate's amenJmenis,fo The Committee OF Mhnuiac
lures.
On Fcjdfy-,te bill shout public lands was rcceiy
ed by the Seo,ie, and the amendment proposed Il,
tho n Of n. was agreed to-
IT, The H. ri n. Mr.. L"chers resolutions aiori ,lrs
decision Of the Snpreme Court, touching the val
~ the coU'tution or law of SitS, we're ,knu ur
~ comn,i'tre al The whole..Vo dsrisio1-Tbe Con-,
m;ee Of Manufactures, repnr cd ;,r Tof;E hin an,
recommending 'he concurrence of The BO.se in th
| amendments wade io u 10y the Senate, with cerin
| exceptions Referred 10 the Comn;ttce Of fin
| Whole .-On Mr.. Forsgih's motion, fhe aapndment
were ordered to he printed, 10 10 71.--The Hous'
| 49, w." w" CoH'WOteS UpOi then--iiut " he'ni
suggested, That The amentmcuis hal gone 10 ti'
rrn'efs, sud that the printing could he finished by
| tomorrow morning, The COMMITTEE Determined L
rise, ayes 81, noes 81.
We understand from good authority that VIM Armsea
IS elected ya majority of S2i votes ~ tie sennrIs '
ict composed o the counties OF Caroline Ming Queer
Essex, King William and liansser
| tCarirppicrtsi1
| MAHniED1--By tie ncy Mr Todd, ON Thursday the 8;
MAY. Mr. w VI. AHaISTEAD, Jf 70 Miss LUCY ANN ,On
daughter Of Col. WIN. DOtdall 0i King Queen county
Un minds Of dove Ike innocesce possessd,
4 % tighten II nals thai hask io Virtae's beams
Nothing hangs tedious. noih'ng old revoives
" In tiatfor vhich they long, Tor which they 1--we"
lTIiE susscfher being about TO take voyage flr VI
henrGt ~ his health leaves William Leigh Esq. III
lax COUNTY, Virginia, his attorney ~ fact, with f power
rpprescut him IN al cases whatsoever. Thomas a. horto
~ n, ve " III r0utinue Ia attend IN ,j 80 81 n