Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-30

principles, which n ith A boldaess only co,,al.
led ny their wickrdu,ss. assumes an ASPECT al
honesty and patriotism, ,hr more h.ctualy l.,
impose upon the credulnus ard unsk,iird in
| political intrigue, and 10 farther their own has,
purposes. Under the influence Of this duty
propuse To give you \ sketch Of the char;,ci-,
origin and motives of the presses IN Wa.h,ug
TOMMY long residence here "a latitude Of COO
verse and lung acquaintance with the poIiiica
community of the place, aud some activity al
vigilance enable me I" psirt faithful, al
though rough and unpublished picture.
THE WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN,
paper which has labored in its vocation Mitn
great ardor and earneslness, ushered in its fe-
,crIsh existence, usdsr the auspices of Tho
mas l.. M'keon.y as its avowed editor. He
WAS hrst known among us as AN humble shop
Keeper in Georgetown soon, however, from
what cause leave To con lecture, he Was re-
dnc.d to the necessity Oi brc"a.iug an ardent
s''iior for official patronage. BY one Of ihos..
ioriu'iOus events which sometimes elevates
me most hndesrrving, hr was made supern-
tcn'iant Of Indian rrade-this WAS effected
principally through tn. agency off man who
Then had all the Influence - hich the president
OF II dsc"uning hank, with large capital,
might he supposed 10 possess. For tins ap
po'nttntnt he was neith-rind-btrd TO his judg-
ment nor his genius. Congress soon thought
| ut Ia abolish this otticr, for what reason the
speech of Col. Benton in the Senate will shew
yon-in the mean time, however, our editor
awaited himself Of his conn-xion with bank
t" Obtain nonied facilities, which enabled him
| to live IN great splsndor, hereby he establish
ed an intimacy with Mr.. John e.. Calhoun ;
| taking advantage Of this circumstance and the
| Knowledge he had acquired of the ambition
and credulny at thu Secretary of War, hr by
pushing the same policy which he had practscd
| with SD much success before, by gross adula-
lion and mean servility, induced the S-creta-
~ to establish the Washington Republican and
10 afford il his private aid and The patronage
| at his department. With IA hired scrbblpr
for his cnadjutor, an Epghshman named Agg,
who before scarcely ever aspired beyond the
| lame of scribbiing verses for Il periodical paper
IN N. York, they commenced their work OF
| abuse of all the true and well tiled r-publ-
cans of the country. dpnouncing them by the
| od'ons eplthet Of radicnis traitors and siates.
Their FIRST effort was to create in the mind OF
nlr. Monroe, suspicion and distrust of his
best and only true friends. For this purpose
| these editors resorted TO the most abominable
ariifices Of falsehood, charging Mr.. Craw ford
with being at the head of party nimical to
him. This charge, although SO destitute of
truth, WAS SD vehemenily urged and reiterated,
That some al distance was induced tG give il
| "a degree nf credit, and il WAS even feared by
| many that Mr.. Monroe, secluded BY the ar,if-
| ces of his pretend.d friends from all who IS ould
converse with him in the spirit of frankness
and Friendships; assard by the deep diploma
| cy OF the Secretary of State, and importuned
ny the obsequIous aud artiul fattery of the
Secretary al War, inclined 10 listen TO the vile
| calulnpy but such il the force of truth, so
great the triumph Of honesty, that the people
soon found they had been deceived; and MIR.
| Monroe begins TO discover that they have at
| tempted To make him the dnpr of "A confeder-
alton OF men of mad and unpfinciplrd ambi-
ton.
Thus the Washington Republican pursued
us way, till the tulsome and feeble fabric of
praise which they had erected 10 their favo-
rite j. c. Calhoun, was 5lownby the aura hop
uta,rS To the ground, their detestabIe false
hoods and infamous schemes to promote his
election detected, and he abandoned by the
people. Hardened in iniqui'y, and of habituaI
drpraviiy. they continued in their course of
false and abusive aspersion, and advocated the
professions of G,n Jackson /; bat he too yir-
| ,aOu%, AID TOO honest To resort to h ed Ca
!umniators To support his cause, doubtless
withheld from them that pecuniaiy aid which
the Secretary OF War duprd by their fat,ery
mad so lavisbiy afforded them. Deprived G..
hat support, for which they were indebted t..
The vain hope and ambitious views Of Mr.. Cal
noun and his friends, they were no longer ah.
10 relieve that langour hich their excess of
buse had lroduc.d-they saw their friends
hourly drop away, and they wondered to fluid
themselves abandoned. In this dilemma thew
sold out I" Peter Force the tool of Mr.. j. O.
l'Adams. Influenced by the corruptinn other
patrons, they sacrificed their own convictions
10 interest, and now deserve the execrations OF
The public and the wretched fate which awaits
them.
M'kenney is now an humble clerk in the
War department., while Agg wanders abou,
the miserable victim of vice and folly.
" Dulcis inexpertis cultura potentis, ainici''
4" Experius metoit."
vi the NATIONAL JoURNAL lin which is
merged the Washington Republican, and ;ts
nominal editor, Peter Force, | blush To sneak
nor " ould disgrace your paper with 4 sub.
ject so unworthy oft, did they not derive
some claim TO notice from their conoexiou
with the Secretary of State. Mr.. Peter Force
is from the easttcard, and made his first ap-
pearance in Washington in the capacity OF
bookseller and printer. From whatever cause
It has happened, II is certain that he is much
indebted to the Secretary Of State for null
tituda OF iayOfs which he has SO lavishIy con
ferred upon him.
With deep designs the Secretary of State
required for bis instruments, just such man
as Mr.. Peter Force /; and accordingly Mr.. Peter
Force was selected as the ostensibe editor of
the Journal
When doubts were entertained Of the re-
covery of Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. Adams was seen,
day after day, walking to his house, and paying
him The kndest attention he was heard con.
tI6ualy enquiring of Mr.. C's friend the state
Of his health, and EXPRESSING the deepest SWIM