Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-20
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'ae Eth inst. they conclude that he has done ih
great injustice, they only betray the anxiety TO 81
'he position, which they theUseiv$ had assun,,
anu to complain Of the Injustice they had done, as
were that they had suffered.
lhey had been the first 10 CONNIE tee ibis warfa
oy ueDounciDg the Secretary of Stab befur. the u
non, tor an act dose by him in the pc, tora,asce
nus public duty. Did they Imagine ia, he was NJ
own Columns, and thcrrfote iha, hey could asa
"n, not only with 'n,puniIy, but brrii Of all man
OF seif-deience! II such was his sit,ation, woNi
nor nave been motive, with lair anil honest ater
sar'es, ior absainiug from the atac( or for ost
pon'ng II, am, asking for the tenlrrsI explanati,s
or, Ut least, Tor making Il true sa euient OF cts
anil frank avuwal oil motives
Haa the attack been merely personal TO hiself,
he undoubtedly would have felt himself forJden
from noticing u but the whole taussctio, con.
necs iself in'iissuby, with grear. concer,e, aud
torm'dabe opposition to the aln,in,ltration 9 Mir.
Monroe, OF which the movement ID the Settle n
ga'ost the Slave Trade Comven tiun was but 20 act
--an opposition which had ALREADY siewn itse upon
other Important measures, directed by other apart
men's, hui which now Tor the FIRST time, Tx it's
particular direction against the Department estate.
The Slave Trade Convention vas emphaljally q
measure oil the administration and among A, mos,
important measures Adopted Throughout itssyhole
career. this not known TO Me E,Ii,orsof The
tn,e'gencer they had very poorly seJ he
winch they boastfully clam, Of MI Mouro. Ir IL
was known 20 Them, upon wha, prircple, fr.udy TO
Inc administration, IL Il possible 10 srunt fot heir
manner OF garblipg tho docunientsi me ,rDie Of
winch they had promised ?-For ihei hsertiu from
member OF The Senate, a summary sC tb, argu-
nents used there agains, the Convabon, without
any summary oi The arguments n.its s,or, and for
ou'i,'ng that part Of he papers, best k;e Il refu,e
the summary which they did insert "
They assert tina, the aiaiter was 4. q regard
to which they owed neither obligation Ir espons,-
o'l''y to the Secretary Of Stale, aud o. which lie
has assumed Ia Jurisdiction oil a charer entirely
flttu Vt.as ~,
mean oy ms assuming Jurisdiction ,theye yet TO ex
plain. lhe public have twice been ,rared that
what he did was with the authority Of PRESIDED u,
OF The y. States. Do the Editors OF d Inielligen-
CIT ENJOY +" The unwavering conidtt" of MIR.
Nionioe, and yet owe him neilhcr oblipon NOR res
possibility
The ohjec, OF tile opposition to ii Conveniion
was, 10y II. rejection, not only 10 breahp the con-
cer' established, alter many years Of n,riaiIon, be-
tween the United States anu Great Eain, for the
hnal and eIectuaI suppression of tlieIave Trade.
es'as'' shed upon our own terms, and iufment OF
resolution, all but UNANIMOUS, Of tl1ouse OF Re-
pfesen'a'ives-bn u was further To py the arm OF
the executive, in the pr ufion of The other ne
EQUATIONS, IN which u was engaged 10 Great Bri-
tam. The Accomplishment OF ihespurposes was
iavouTed by the constitutional IesuIon, which re.
qunes majority OF Two 10 one, fon,e sanction of
all and every part Of u Treaty. Yit failed. Blu,
tue nature and character OF the opption, aud OF ,s
supporters, sufficiently proved that would be Iol-
lowed UP by corresponding efforts the Presses IN
general concert with Tho Intelligent especially al
ALBANY " Richmond. IL was tneree des,r Ell by the
resident, and 6y all the Membebf the Senate,
friendly 10 The Administration, andho had plede ed
their names and characters 10 the ification of The
Convention, thar all the prOceetIIn IN Senate and
documents should be published forsilh For this
express purpose, the injunction OF :recy was, wall,
tue knowledge aud ascent OF the secut.ye, taken
OIL. Ibis publication rhe Editors the ln,eiI,een.
Ger, IN their paper OF 9th May, peised 10 make
D'u ms promise lay them under n,g alton or res.
pons'mlny to the Department OF ate! The Ma
'onal ln,elligeucer is The first ne ys,psr prom,ga.
TOT OF the laws, and copies Of il arsen uude, she
directions OF the Department of ate, TO an The
newspapers appointed to publish laws ,I,ro,,ybon
The Union. The lDteiligencer issapsmi,,ed tom
me department oil State TO all hefiinisers Of the
Oniteu States abroad, and u waindispe ns.bIe I,
send 10 them copies of all these hers eyeIv one
oil them being charged at his reec,iye res;.Jenc,
WITH branch Of ,he same nepoiiun. Az a me,,
subscriber on public account Tor gnerous comics a
tue inteilsencer, surely the Secrsry of STATE hat
.ignt 10 expect faithful pen for ance of the pro
mise TO publish documents, whiclAIthoupb thew ha,
not been sent directly from that apartment ~ Mn,
inel!igencer consisted aln,os, enreIy of papers en-
cIlslvey OF the resor' Of thai DeB,en,, and Of ab
solute necessity for its use Antkbeu This exnsc,..
ion was disappointed under circsstances 90 snsn;
c,ous even with regard 10 the faitess OF the Editors
Tue only jurisdiction assumed blythe Secretary n
state, WAS TO cause the papers tote published in AN
oIher paper, ano subsequently tqo the same will
The Editors Of the Iu,eIliae net have nj Lac, die
corsrsd The omitted portion Of thaocuments. which
as Pinters to both Houses of pugre.s ,i,sy h.,
twice printed, but which in ,he,Editoral article O
the Slb INST they asserted they nd nerer seen. The
now say they were overlooked IL the hurry of m,
session, and promise 10 publish tenn in The cours
OF The week. But they s,Il seen disposed 10 clam
moi paGi,s 81 esasssf oG,sa BECAUSE they be-
dence with the French governn,snia The parallel
not very Fortunate. Mr.. GaIlain has not bee
charged with The Intentional Suppression Of his co,
respondence, ny the omission OF acknowledgement
publish ". mo great movement ola paIty wit
whom the Editors Of the Intelligence are cjosel
confidential, against Mr.. Gallatjn. ami .oa,ns, m
Administration by whose instructions IN ac,ed w;
connected with, or could be aided by, tie non nubl
cation OF his correspondence. No pror,se !. bei;e
ed to have been made and broken BY ,hen tia, IN,
would publish il. They have inserted nd .nn,mar
by Dameiess Senator, Of arguments in Senate
gainsi Mr.. GaliaIin's correspondence. NsI WAS d
immediate and correct publication Of the whole of
Important to the justification of the PrestIen, oJ
administration, and OF two thirds Of the senate
giving any sanction 10 IL against the Combined G
eItons NJ coBcenircaI politicians at dicreot po;r
OF the Union. II was scarcely possible fot the IL
tors of he iptellgencer TO have sdduced IN illustr
lion more unsuitable 10 prove either their fendl,ns
10 the administration, or their ImpariiaIity
II the charges Of the Editors OF the S,,;on,l
telligeucer against the Secretary Of Stat. nubIi
made, under the gUise OF naked fae,s have he
shown 10 be uDsusiained and unsustainalls ,h.y =,
close the controversy with y reflection ,,b;rh n
will fod useful TO Reconsideration IL wts No, by
stab under The fifth rib, with the sslutation nj a.
thou IN health, my brother ~ that thew aeon,, #
unwaverng confidence ola Jefferson, u Madison,
MONROE.
[fRon THE NATIONAL IsrELLrcyYcrp
We supposed we had published all die laws or
isst session Of Congress, bat, on examna,,ou.
6nd that seveta, some Of then, important, nave h,
omitted. We shall supply the Deficiency will
much speed as possible. Nor Mn 'Iy,,cia
Take care, Mr. Editor. What oa,x I,,s' Z. ~
of them important too, which you arr, suec;alt
iected to publish, and Of which copies are n,,s
forwarded 10 yon, for the purpose Of u,I,i,'.s.rn
the Department Of State How can sarGIinps n
official acts OF the Government ?sobt shsJ ", y
| 10 saw YOU " supposed" YOU l,ess W az