Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-22

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King ms letters Of ereaence.
rRANsLATIoNl
SIRE The President of the United States OF
America has done me the honor to appoint me
their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary near your Majesty, and has directed me
to present you this letter of credence venture
10 hope that your Majesty will receive me with the
same Kindness which you have always shown to
my predecessors. Without possessing equal per-
sonai claims to your indulgence, i shall. at least.
| endeavor 10 merritt, by dscharging the duties of
my Office, as far may be- ina manner agreeable
to your Majesty.
The President has also directed me to assure
your Majesty, upon this occasion, of the sincere
respect and good will which are entertained by the
Government aud people of the United States for
the august person OF your Majesty, for your Roy
al family, and FOR the nation under YOUR Govern
ment. The President has no other wish than 10
concur with your Majesty in adopting all suitable
measures for maintaining aud extending the amicable
intercourse that already exists between Spain and
the United States The geographical position of
these two countries invites them to carry on an
active commerce, which tends in its turn, to en-
courage the industry and promote the welfare of
both Placed, as regards some of their most valu-
able possessions, in the immediate neighborhood of
each other, they seem 10 have been intended by
nature Tor friends and allies. The Government of
the United States will use all proper exertions for
| tAAcCt 10 tHeSc ueDeVoent designs OF PrOVl-
dence, and they have to doubt that cor
responding sentiments of amity and good will are
all felt by Your Majesty.
| The President has entrusted me with full powers
TO settle with your Maes,y's Ministers the ques-
tons which have lately arisen between the two
Governments. shall think myself truly fortunate
If my feeble efforts should be of any service in ar
ranging these differences to the satisfaction and
advantage of both parties.
lpray your Majesty TO allow me to offer you,
personally, the assurance of my perfect respect
and my best wishes for your Majesty's welfare
| IPGshington's Fareloem .dddress.--yve pub
lished the article written by Mr. Hail. OF Philadel-
pha relative to the authorship OF the Farewell Adj
dress of General Washington; and although we. in
common with the American people, have no douh,
that Gen. Washington the writer, land re-
spectacle writer he was on every suhiect) We. we
assured, that the Farewell Address in the nand-
writing of General Hamilton, with his interinea-
tons IS, among papers withheld by Mr.. RUFUS
King. The Salem Gazette, in an article on the sub
ject, Observes
! As the friends of Mr. King have not thought
1T necessary TO publish any vindicaton of his con-
duct in the transaction, we know not whether there
are IN tact any papers, or. If any, what grounds
! he retains them We are left to infer, that if Mr.
King had received any such trust it is faithful
ly performed by keeping the papers, than by giving
had seen fit, might have confded them''
| The Richmond Enquirer thinks that Mr. Charles
King ought not 10 remain silent; and one amongst
many correspondents the subject, asks US whe-
| Their we believe :" that Judge Pendleton the exc
cutor to Gen. Hamilton, a man of great moral
worth, would have given Mr.. King any documents
to which he not entitled? In this affair." the
cardinal points have been stated but not correctly.
1t is true, stated by Charles King. that no suit
| had been commenced by. the executors of Gen
| Hamilton for the recovery of those papers; but
does 1t strengthen his cause, when the widow OF
the General is compelled to appeal to the laws of
her country TO obtain her property?
! We understand that Judge Pendleton did not pipe
| those papers to Mr.. King: he lent them to him to
read, and when the son of General Hamilton called
on Mr.. King and asked for them, Mr.. King refused
to give them up, and when required 10 give reasons
| tor withholding documents merely lent TO him. he
declined giving any, discussing the subject
| 1t was observed to- him that he was about leaving
the country, and the vcissitudes of life were such as
to render 1t necessary TO ask for those papers; Mr.
King replied that he would leave those papers with
his executors, his sons. We are further informed
that Col. Fish the surviving executor of General
| Hamilton was prevaedupon 10 accompany another
son OF the generals, and to solicit Mr. King TO- give
up those papers, and a similar refusal was the re-
suit. The Salem Gazette will thus perceive how
g faithfully Mr. King has acted in the premises
| mus winch were tent to
him. Surmises have and will prevail on this subject
1t IS known that Walsh expected an embassy on
the election OF Mr.. Adams, but the President aware
that the people have no confidence in his principles
or rather his want of principle, has declined giving
| him an appointment. To compensate him for his
disappointment, purse of $4,000 was made up for
him to write the history Of the administration of Mr.
John Adams, and bis successors; it is supposed
that Mr.. King has some paper among these docu-
ments which may be hereafter useful in relation to
the history on which Mr.. Walsh is now EMPLOYED e
In the various surmises on the subject an anopy-
nous writer sugg esled that these documents NAV
have relaedto the secret session of the convention
IN 1867, and the proposition to offer the govern
ment of this country 10 Prince Henry, of Prussia.
1t is known that Mr.. King was a member of that
convention from the state of Massachusetts. and il
IS equally certain that Baron s. eubcn was auhoris
ed to, and did apply by letter TO Prince Henry
brother TO Frederick the Great, OF Prussia. TO ac
cept the government of this country and the Baron
admitted he did write to him, and received for an
swer that he accepted the offer If it met with the
appreciation ofthe American people The project
however, was resisted by many wings, AID was f.
nslly given up. II may be said that there are diff
culties in making it appear that Mr.. Rufus King
sanctioned that project. II is, however, fact that
few years ago, on the floor Of the u. S. Senate
when the pension bill was under discussion. Mr.
King was charged by a Senator from Virginia. al
present member Of the cabinet, in plain terms
with having attempted or desired to place the go-
Yernment OF This country in the hands OF a German
prince, in alluson to this affair." and the Senator
was Immediately called to ORDER Documents arc
in existence somewhere relative to this attempt;
and when we take into consideration Mr. Kings
subsequent political course, and his official acts,
while formerly minister to London, connected with
The open charge against him the floor Of the Sc
nate, and these documents so periinaciouslv with
held, it is not improbable event that If we are