The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-20
From hc National Mielligencts.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

We avail ourselves oi an early opp0rIn-
ully, after recording the ceremonies and
esiiyitics of The anniversary, TO copy from
HE National journal an article, respecting
thu course Of tue Secretary Of Stale To-
Nj ids the National lnte'hgeucCT, which II
Is not pre'uming too much TO attribute 10
The Department of State. The high source
from which il .mannirs demands for IL
terinns and respcct al notiee.
With regard To- the course Which Airs
paper has pursued towards the admiuistra-
tlon. II has hccn one Of uniform Difference
aid respect. Ii we understand the grounds
upon which Charge OF the contrary has
hrrn made fgainst ia by the ultra plints,
md NO whore else, il has been that we
Il VI had the audaCity 10 dcicud q member
Of that administration from an undeserved
and unrclening prrsecntion-the same
menb If tie administration for whom
the Secretary of State manifested his par
ticalar regard, not long ago, by toasiing
him AT public entertainment. Those
prints combined fnr the purpose 81 poison
ng the pubic mind agaiHs; that distinguish
I'd public servant, and pretended, in doing
50, with unplecedcnt assurance, To spe k
til, language of In" President. This W.
kn,w to b. untrue, and c stated H. w,
know of no other 3 0und upon which those
| vehicles of untrulh have pretended 10 i'm
puie to us hostility, or even dsre4pect, &c
the admin tration. From thu bottom ui
onricar,s we have always loved and rcver-
ii the President, and have not stintcd
| eur appreciation of his public conduct. II
ac have been less lavish Of our eulogiCs
! Than some Of our contemporaries, II has
prGhahly been because il has been more uI
sincerity in Whit we have said. a dlsho
nest and designing man ma. iaud YOU t.
your face, but 4 true friend never fat
! tefs.
Ii the writer Of this article intends TO re
fer 10 publications admitted into this print
from correspondents, we distinctly assert
that nothing, unohi cciionahlc in manner
has ever h,en refused admission, that wa'
| favorable 10 the administration or Of any
member of it, but that much has been re
jeeted ola different import.
There Is one construction of the Language
of this article, which would not bear exam
'natlon, viz. that our course respecting thu
Presidential election has been dlsrcspcctfu
4" towards the administration" aud JUS
cause of withholding from ms IL? privilig,
of spreading before our Numerous readers
the acts of the government So Car is thi,
from the fact, that we have steadily repro
bstcd the disrespect shownby the partizan'
of different candidates for the Presidency
IN brSinnrg To wrcsilc for the succession
before Mr.. Monroe was fairly seated in tn,
chair, at his second election.
Thus much for the general course OF III,
editors of this print, on j" hich we forhca
10 enlarge, because we stand upon the ee
fensive only. Now for the particular al
legation that, son recent occasion, W
thought proper to garhe the publication
of the Documents relating to the Conyen
tion for the suppression ofthe Slave Trade.
To reiute this allegation leta plain tale Suf
fce.
The Convention with Great Britain wa
ratified on Saturday, the cad of May. o.
the Monday following, The injunction o
secrecy was removed, aud on Tuesday fol
lowing we stated the fact, with promise
to publish "lhe particulars" in our uext, i
We should be able TO obtain them, owing {,
me construction put upon the order of til,
Senate, that the substance and not the par
ticu'ars OF the proceedings we're to be pub