Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-27
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NihLiN EDW4kDS

.NihLiN EDW4kDS
This miserable Mar-plo; this anonymous assassin of
honest mems reputation this pusilaamous Pnrhian who
shoots his poisoned he iesn rs likely to meet
WIN the recompsnse which his conduct deserves
mexico Is Tor the present suspended and perhaps
defeated Let him console himself with the reflection tina,
n's own Folly strips him of Office, wbirh his virtues
would never have deserved. We would infaiiev rather
that the treasury Of the country should lose for over the
oV collars -ch he has in his pocket her dig
n'y should ever be dsgmced by such representative
IT'S memorial the chief topic Washington MS well Ms
In this city, The committee determined TO s the
matter to the bsom II is only another edition of the in
famous" A. b. Plot" MIR. Crawfods letter is frauebt
no mputaons which deserved such denunoaii.s was
transmitted TO Congress several DAYS before Edwards Ian
the CITY, Why did this minister shrink fran orr,pn;ps
" " oei"re the Senate in his official capacity WHY did
ne skuk 10 wheeling before he miied his
Where and uhe was framed Does Suspicion pon, 10
It's preparation before Nc. Report eliveredi Is
II not whispered that holy Junta City assisted him
IN the noble work Hp and si.n did Speaker
il! These enquiries should be made and decided
One fact aone shows the character of the man. Some
o'the Senators declare that Edwards positively denied bel
me author OF IA B-Whe his nomination vet hung before
the Senate he induced the Editors of the N Inerepcer
10 deny the authorship! II is believed that but for this
denial he never would have been confirmed as Minister
scarce however, Is his commission and the 10000 oar
In his pocket-when he avows himself to be the sbor
He is the object Of general Washington Almost
all denounce him as the meanest of men, Most Of the west
representatives speak OF him in unmeasured of
reproductions Here whisper raised in his defence
WI Crawford dehes such accu,er and such accus,
TONS Several Of Mr. Clay's friends declare
will be the satisfaction of every honest man in
the nation, that WC is innocent of these charges
as an infan"-Yet such his accusers Such are The
enemies who would heaven TO prevent his
election In vain, are these iliibera exeron in vain
plot after plot fabricated against him will rise brighter
FROM this persecution generous intelligent people
will huri back upon his assnans the of Indignation
which they have attempted TO raise against upright man.
The character Of NJ indeed gone for eyer His rom
adctons alone the A. b. articles sufficient TO damn
NM is not true thata most respectable Senator from
Indiana was betrayed into for his appointment
trick Of this sort! Did E. serupies Of .
Senator pledge himself that he wns,pot the author of
Has not this Senator obtained certificates TO this e
fectf And after ALL there votes against
him And after pocketing the fruits Of his atrocy he is
Ninny enough To lend himself TO the parthe is playing
under 'hs hope perhaps that he might steal eoun
n.y. before the Indignant Of Congress should his
fight Why did lie fy, if he afraid TO NEE, the
storm whe I've rangf II is false, sycophan-
NC '" Republican states that f. left the city before Mr.
Crawfoedt Report sent into Congress tell
member from Ohio tina, written 20 or so pages of
| the Memorial against Mr.. CO
Why was this miserable nan graeed With foreign
Mission!-Why W. II Harrison thrust back 10 nns.
room for NJ 1--WE repea, the question with all the
lights Of experiences streaming upon the measure-The
President is indeedio be ped All the great are TO be
pitiedwho will not brush away the earwgs that u,er
round themsnd fill the porches of their e,rs,, with
poison that may infect the springs life. The great.
est OF men stand In need Of counselors How happy was
idomeneus In having Mentor for his adviser.
DE WITT CLINTON
one OF the last measures OF the last Legislature Of New
York was The removal OF this gentleman as Canal Com
missioner and by consequence President of the BOARD
euen van Rensselaer, has since taken his psre in the
resolution FOR his removal passed ,b. s,
u to Sand was confirmed other Hou.e by 6, to ~
measure has given rise TO considerable excitr ,ent
crowded meetings have been held at ALBANY and M Ney
YORK. 70 give vent to the indignation which il produced
The Albany meeting was held the 10th in the CnpoI
the Revolutionary Patriot, Tayer in the Chair ard
General We"de Secreary-The meeting was addressed
by messrs Tayer and NEGOTIATIONS were adop,
ed declaring the perpetrators Of this violence and
ngratude" utterly nav orthy Of public eon6den.
and justly deserving the reprobaion Of an injured and
nsuited eommuniy,"-and Committee appointed To
wa" on Mr. Clinton and present these resoutions-to
"ho1 Mr. U. declared that he invited the rgd scru
tiny into his official conducts" that when the sam, L.
gsature will again assemble, he viii abe a. willing IN
encounter the full exercise OF their noorIaf au,bor
as ne Is now to sustain the whole weight OF th. impa
cable hostility The meeting in the CITY Of NJ " nm m.
18th vas held the ParE and Represented rs grea,
est meeting which has ever been known in the CITY
COL rev. Revolutionary Patrint, called 70 the chaiy
and John Ratbbone Jr. appointed Secretary nfeS,rs
h'hes and Hone addressed the meeng-and resolutions
were passed with solitary No expressive OF their mos,
fervent gratitude for the which he has
to the Grand WHn Canal and the profounaes, i,d;gn
tion for his removal from the Board OF
fbey call upon" every city town and village the ,tate to
eeproeA'e these sentments-and they appoint commit
Zee Of thirty to the resolution. o Mr. g.
TO give them publicity throughout the sntepf N York
hisnoi to he denied that of the ~ " po;,jciap.
viii strive 10 convert these feelings political purposes
that the federas and the CIintopians bav, ,en IN.
active in getting up the meengs-yet the bone sense NJ
NJ YORK and of the world will be enlisted on the side
o' ooton' whatever objections may he raised against
MN hsa POLITICIAN yet rs one Of the first projectors one
o he most active and undaunted supporters first
seheme Of the 8 commissioner whs had served 70
~ years without salary reward he richly meri,ed the
warmes gratitude Of N. York Party spirit and personal
dsikes have probably blinded his opponents to the char
acer Of the measure We suspect that when the part
cur causes which have led TO the removal Of Mr. Clinton
have heen laid before the public" they win be found wan
ing IN the balance The unpleasant differences Of opn
ion which existed" between him and the members OF IN,
board The alterations ALREADY become matter of pub-
Tic nooriety !" the entertainments which had arisen
from the hostility Of President, possessing power and
control without responsbiliyight they not have
remedied without so violent e1pedeuts
Thesorm, however, will pass by without producing any
great political reaction II will make Mr. Clinton neither
Governor nor Prssideutnor Secretary Of State 4, will;
scarcely repair The disappointment which experienced
from the rejection ofthe Eeclora Bill Had that hill psss
ed, be would have come out as candidate for the
Presidency As things stand his eyes NAV he turned
to the chair of New York what MAY please him k,,e he
may aspire 10 b. Secretary State under the auspces of
Gen J"ekson-But this STERN will reach the preten-