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

the great hody Of tbs nation does not stand
In need Ut our own CONNIE ntaries Or those
OF his friends upon tns subject
The verdict OF an intelligent and impartial
people has been already prohounc-d, and fully
sustaIns the Report of the Committee. Our
readers now almost loaihe the name of N.
+. and his charges; and vs.. should long
since have dismissed them from our columns,
as unworthy IL pollute them. If it had not been
Tor the important personages who have +" af
hliated" themselves with the convicted caum-
niator.
| But, Mr.. Peter Force, let US come back 10
the point at issue between US. We have never
SAID that DIR. Adams was THE author OF the
y passages in N. Els argument. There ara
nther Khetor'cians in thu City besides MIR. A..
On ina contrary you do not deny, nor can
you deny, that they were not written by ~
r., but ny one of his "silrrs and ahettors."-
we ais" called upon you 10 say whether " the
hon. Secretary" did not pen the assault upon
hs. lou cannot deny it-but skulk from the
question. You say that MIR. Peter Force
ieeis too proud Of being mistaken by the as
'ute Editors "f The Enquirer, and of "men
VINO are much better 'cognoscenif in style
han they pretend to be- for "the Hon. S-crr-
iary," not {" plead guilty to the /" sin" of hich
These Editors sagaciuu,ly "acquit" him.
You show by this eUaston, you could moi
deny that Mr.. Adams was the author Of this
attack. Let hlr. Adams then have the credit
vi II. In word, we called upon you, Mr..
Z. Force, to say, "Does Mr.. A. write for the
n. Journal or does he not ?" We called NIB
On you as man OF honor, fo " answer Ss4Sbr
nay What do you answer? Not a w0ld.
"u dare not stu p of the disguise " liich Mr..
A. wears. You knew that he wrote for your
Journal-and you dare not denyit. Let then
the people Ut this country understand the
| truth of the Case. Let them know that Mr.
john Z. Adams, one Of the candidates for the
Presidential Chair, Stops from his high es-
tate," TO mlngie in the contests of an election
10 write for his own cause- for his own beue-
ht-and TO address the people in d false and
counterfeit character.
PROSPECTS An WASHINGTON.
great crisl. Is at hand. The pending e.
LECTION Is biz with important Consrqu.nce. 10
HE purity at the government and the pruspe.
rhy of our country. Snail the .dm,ulstra-
I"n continue IN the true spirit of our instiu-
Mons, IN regard 10 economy, To responsibility,
| and TO compliance with the inluncions of
ne constitution or shall il assume tone CT
"x'ravagance, of wildness in projects, of disre-
gard OF public opinion, scarcely without Il pa
rallel in the annals Uf our nation
Al such time as this, the press must do IFS
To be the sycuphant Of power, ur the tool Of
ambition, it should cling with more than usu-
al prrIinacity to the cause of principle and tn.
interests of the people Silence in many cas-.
rS.sould be treacbeiy to the country. A press
that IS too fastidious at such time as this IN
addressing the people, is little better than
y AsonndIng brass or a tinkling cymbal."-In
mis- spirit, we have spoken Out-and we shall
| continue 10 speak ouI.
/
latt rs hich are anoat at Washington, wv. that
it appears by the indications ip the papers.
that Nr. j. e. Calhoun has gone.oyer,o Mr..
Adams-That the great objects Of the party
VIII now be to make Mr.. A. President and MIR
Z. Vice Piesldent-that Mr.. Calhoun's friends.
however, are far more anxious to effect the
latter than the former object and they speak.
now, openly as they did privately year ago,
of the probability that t!ier. viii be M election
nf President either by the Electors or the Il
| of II. and that MIR. Calhoun will he called 10
administer the Executive Government as ihsr
| Presldent-tha some of Mir. AS friends, in
d'gnant at the former periiay Of Mr.. Cal
| bouD, cannot brook the idea nf an union he
tween these two individuals; and some Of
General Jackson's friends are eq,n!S in
| dIgnnn, at Mr.. C's recent treachery that as
| II must now be evident that Gen. j. has no
chance for the Presidency, these will prObabl,
| pnutafOur tO unife a. and d. On the ticket {:
that this would probably be more formidable,
| than the union of A. and Calhoun on a ticket :
| and would, Therefore, seem TO be- the one most
likely to be adopted; but that Mr.. Calhoun's
art will mos, Probably prevail over this policy.
| Connected with those schemes, (says
| letter from WashingiOn,} IS undoubtedly the
visit of the Postmaster General TO Albany
| His wfr's health is | understand. the ustpnsi-
BILE ground of bis going to Saratoga; and ye,
he has allowed himself just time To reach AL
haDy. by rapid travelling, AT the meeting o the
Legislature ION Monday next)-and there he
isto be on Monday, and part of Tuesday,
| In the mean time, what has become of w.
II Crawford the man, who makes no bar
gains, scorns all coalitions, keeps himself alnof
from The ntrigues of the election, and will go
INTO the Executive Government, unfeiiered by
any pledge, untrammrlIed by any arrangement
but free, and firm, to execute the duties
which may devOlve upon him. HIS cause Is
every where prospecting, and his health is dali
ly improving.
/ Let the people ponder these things land
todke and iUdfch !,
I About 200 members Of the Volunteer Corps
Of this City assembled 10 the Capitol last eve.
ming, Ia make arrangements for the reception
Of La Fayette. They adopted resnIuiions To
unite with the other Volunteers Of the state in
| celebrating the 18th Oct. AT York iown-Tley
appointed a C0mmiitee to correspond with
/ the other VoIunteers---thpy invite tbeir fell