Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-14

President is said TO have refused 10 listen to the
proposition, or rather to have rejected it, declaring
that although he anxiously desired that his admins
, ration might be such to deserve the support OF
all, he would purchase that Of none. This was
rather an unexpected rebuff; but the v. p. is Owe
| ~ sanguine temperament, and when one expedient
fails without INDUCING useless grief, seeks conso-
lation in the adoption of anoiher''
The writer then revives the story of the organi-
zation OF the Committee OF Foreign Relations: he
states how that committee had array ed itself against
the great measure of the session. in our foreign
affairs" the Panama Mission how the opinion of
tina, committee was endeavored to be sustained
by a long written report, composed by a certain
| pUginio Senator, in his best style of hair-spEt-
ting - We presume the liberal writer here means
Mr Iazwell, whose Report, if it ever sees the
light, VIII test ITS own ability and how " the
proceedings OF the H. Off (gve) some evidence
J OF the impotence at the Senate's delay &c &c
tapp"renily drosoo',ing them into more due
| tile course; point, however, which they 90 not
seem disposed to obey.)
Whiie stating these jealous surmises of the
Washington correspondent, we DO not hesitate to
express our disbelief in the overtures ascribed to
Mr. Z. we think he has too much sarac;,y TO
| commit himself in this way But while we dis
credi it, think Of his intimate friends az
1t 10 him 10 notice the suggestion, and ael IL In
the counter as bad money: otherwise, it may Gain
circulation, which may prove injurious 10 Mr. c.
The reader most probably recollec,sa paragraph.
which was recently running the rounds of the
newspapers; and assigning one ground of susri-
ciCn against Mr.. Eeauchamp, that Col Sharp had
sediced his wife. The Franklor, Commentator of
the 18th January, reluctantly notices this eastern
runoiir;" denies that there is such rmoar in Ken
lucky, but admits, that it would be an unius,Gablc
suppression OF The truth, if il did not nj the same
time suggest what were really the run4ours aioat
- Ii is said, then, that single sU0E,dm in the
lower part OF this state, where Col Sharp formerly
resided had the misfortune, years ago TO be-
come the victim OF seduction, and the mother Of an
infant, which did moi long survive; and, it is said
that she accused Col Sharp OF having been her ,e-
Queer. TINS p00idn, the man " ho stands charged
with the murder, oftericardS married. This ac-
cusation OF seduction, Col Sharp, it is presumed.
never admitted i, to be true. On the contrary he
declared [ss ne Argus says) tina, the whole story,
so lar as 1t related 10 him, wholly gronndless
that he could make IL appear so; and that he had
not the least apprehension OF any such attack
as might be founded upon IL. Rumour further says,
that 1t had come 10 the ears of B,auchamp, tha,
Col. Sharp had made some sort of preparations to
NIKE II appear, that the whole story was ground
less as regards bim and thus fix upon the woman
whom the former had become attached TO, and
married, charge oil falsehood and most pernicous
SANDER Ii has been further repor ed that Beaucamp
had stated, TO counsel whom lie consulted, thai
Co sharp refused to convey tract of land, and
some other property which he had Promised 10
siveio him. OF 10 his wife, and that being informed
by The counsel, that her the conveyance. nor
damages for the failure 10 convey, would he coerc-
ed by any Judicial tribunal, he then said that he
would kill Sharp. These circumstances, taken
together it is surmised by those who recount them,
excited The bad passions which promnted him to
do he deed wherewith he is Charged - II does
not appear, that on the examination of Beauchannp
any attempt was made TO introduce any testimony c.
this discEip ION.
Having noticed the paragraph which gives rise
10 'his statement, we think ourselves committed to
republication OF it. II gives Us no pleasure to
re-state rimours, which little calculated TO
Go credi! to either Col. Sharp or TO Beauchamp.
The n. Orleans Advertiser of the 18th nit.
disclams the idea Of tampering with the Consttu-
uon; but, al the same time, makes an exception in
favor oil an amendment changing the mode OF elect
ing The Chief Magistrate. None (says that paper)
= can be attended by many mischieyous effects
as the possibility OF its being done by Congress. We
trust that some amendments will be devised and
adopted, which viii! forever ent the recurrence
of such an event.
we most thoroughly re-echo this sentiment
we have Tor many years advocated some altera-
ton IN this respect; and the history OF the last
election makes us only more anxious to have it
accomplished. Saue as from an election. 6y the
H. OF X. ought TO be the ralying cry of every
friend 10 the principles of the Republic The pre-
sent Congress will not have discharged the most
sacred duty which they their country, If
they do not recommend some amendment calcula,-
ed TO avert this cancerOuS eUH