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

We will dwell no longer on "A theme so I'M |
pleasant; and although, the onorabie Sccre- !
'ary informs us that he has Withdrawn bis CON |
tidepce from W jorsrer, We vii! only say that |
that is an extent Of disricasure which Time |
seldom sanctions, and we will still! hope tina; !
this great ,cctGer of human anmosiies wiil
yet rr,tOir Us To the Secretary's confidence, i!
no, his esteem, as certainly us we shall forget
his present harshness, and In a, pile of il pre-
serve our respect for him, and retain IA strong
sense OF thu courtesy and ci,i,iii,s we have
had the honor to receive at his hands.
I..ui. Int.
uner the official drnunein,ion to which have
Gently subjected we have derived iitle consolation iroT
e counenaoce we have received from hose conduco.> 81
Public Journals, who, having independence 4, ,hci
OWL know how to value the quality ~ ov,s1who having
character 10 LOSE entertain natural sympathy FOR those
whom II is unns'y attempted 10 deprive OF it, On the %
those who have joined the camnop cry Of cur,,n and
y-iptd their innate joy at The supposed disgrace who
have for twenly years universally indebted no an
important part OF the coEtens OF their culunus. We will
brie We would not much honor
ihein then necessary III.
ton Patriot tue type Of them ALI AMI the disseninaur
dishonest aud eaumnious assertions respecting the Nation
al Ine)iigrncer These shall notice. hat
in detail, perhaps, than they appear deserve The
only apology shall offer to oer ,eadeis Isl that ,he
lice is one, and once, for all.
Without waiting reply the to of he
Secretary the Boston Patriot applauds the independence
oi the Secretary Of State in casting off,
" Jesuca conduct" In another No of The paper
WIN ihe same INA, p1os,'.I'e n, again calls us
surance other things, that have, with
ant ofhe administrators GAHBLED the oiicia
accorn OF the proceedings o the Senate in relation TO
displayed before the honest Massachusetts by the
Patriot, which retend orsoot Republican
Tempt ON " bat REPUBLiCANs Rave been Won't 10 eonsi
der the palladium of their iberties-A FREE PRESS.
Alter the REMARKS We have had occasion address
readers, tins SUBJECT on former occasions
dwell upon the utiliy OF the allegation that to threw
odium on measure OF the which most
Cordially supported we garSied the official
Proceedings OF the Senate The Father OF Evil himself
could devise groundess injurious usser
ton The measure itself, which Is called "A measure OF the
ADMINISTRATION originated, with the
but will, Congress or rather tie House Of Representatives
IL was that body whicby nainGs, vote RECON-
o.her for the purpose OF eecting estirc sun
preston Of the Slave Trade 1t Mr. Charles Fenon
has existed in Congress for years past received the
the House Of Representatives Il this resolution upon
which the Administration acted, when CORES ponen, ia.
any one, who has the least curiosity this look hack
To the file OF The Naonai lnIcie of that date ann
see how sorually congratulated country upun ina,
Vote, and upon lis uDanny honorable the
"i .he South, who had, this subject strong r.judies
10 encounter aud overcome. Let them recur au 10 our
constant III the Slave Trade the curses
Gsep anu loud "meh we invoked upon its abel,ors, long
as row is, 10 engage al it, A!tet all this,
sy,ophaut existence preiend To char se n, viii ere,
ing Ia throw odum measure Of the
calculated 10 forward and OF hirh indeed
to,n before the Convention was ra,l bv lie
Senate, expressed decided appreciation 81 III.
parasites eli power he dumb, that may b heard
IL will cover them with disgrace from which soIhn bu
open retraction Of their can ave hem
As the determination OF The Secretary to reius, us the
first use OF State Papers intended for the publis eve il
would he ridiculous in complain an act i'm Which
he mad clear right To exercise his discreliou and
has, no doubt exercised IL ronscientousiy not there
fore, With view TO cast Secretary ~ nom
forbid We should coniound wmh his enemies
his oosh fries but TO make clear vindica,ion
That here add the Documents sc respec,ing The
slave Trade Convention that We were under Obligation
euher 10 Tue department oil State or To other Depart
publish ,hem because department either ny
OF publishing them. We did publish Them h"wever soan
taEeousiy gfuitousy for the OF our read
President om.eo first, for want Of room and seesnJx live
because said appendage may the substance
the thing having been published large heretofore
ls pubiicnson oil no SORT oil TO any
6retoid of but never read The whole affair il is obyi
ousWas one over which the Secretary stale had no
Transactions either in inrention or in fae,
view OF The subject as" gar6iing public document"
but our conduei Z. appears has been Jesu,cal How
Why exercising The right Of free citizens aud not ayue
tile uihe serve corps before eyes, lave
that sterling, uprgh and faithful Republican Who Mas
eight years ago admitted 10 be, in Republican pary
second only 10 the veteran pario Monroe, proper
person fiji The Presidential Office. That had nei
opinions will hardly be doubted that hen w. bsye
expressed ill., we have zone m decency and in nanne
rsreo 10 .hs epine,gs and even prcJudices, of Others
pressed ano,her! Have we she~D under one
naon as those WHO call .emseses pa1e ann
deny freedom The Press, without which poy
Itself wouIs DC but odous despoiism. The
We however, the which chief
ly induced to take the in hand. The Boston Paroi
appiaudng the Executive for setting against
nmaes hat IL is highly expedient, deadly trans
thousand dollars whicn il (he National In,elii
gencer) annually derives from lyor OF the Ppesien
should be Withdrawn from AT tie risk Of moderane
that the suggestion that derive any enoiumen iron, the
favor OF the Presidents his Secretary State that is OF
consequence, IS founded total if
wiliu misstaement Of facts. We astoishsd 10
find, in The Alexandria Herald yesterday, an editorial
statement, insnua,ng something 10 the effect
broader assertion etihe Boston Patriot The Herald
The Editors Of the Inelgencer have had The printing of
ali the departments engrossed a great
WHILE well afford part portion Of IL
So entirely groundess is this statement Of tie
Patrio that there not particle Of truth in either
Editors Of Tue National integencer have cDgrossed the
Printing OF Department of the Government. On the
contrary few qres OF blanks nuay executed for
subordinate Office, and OF casual printing
the Editors CT this paper have executed yeas prin
Tor the Departments u.s. and always principally
cuied by Others who, il friends to The are
adseStsng business OF tue Government spoken OIL we
only say tba. is paid for in ,be
viduas pay their advertisements. far
n monopoly Of it, there know not how many papers
in Union, sixty eighty at least share equally
Whole Of the patronage OF the Department of the loss
Of which &c seems TO be the Of triumph the
Patriot is coprized in tie TO publish the
the unishing during their publications. copy the paper
10 each printer Of the Laws The eight
caliou Of some half dozen erequafas year The whole
Of the Ts Of ibis patronage, though affect
single supplement in which, the day, brought
wnid the correspondence prior the conclusion The Com
preiemce complaint of mig hit The pro-
ats Of the whole Of The work ofevery description whatever
ernmen the year, would deffay fourth
part OF the sEa expense We went TO at the last session Of