Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-03

IeaVing 1t open TO those who he believed W er e bet
ter qualified than himself to discharge it's intricate
| and important duties. Unambtous of those dis
tnctions and honors, which young men are usual.
iy proud to possess, finding too that his circum-
stances not such as to permit his time and
attention TO be devoted 10 public matters, he deter
mined to yield them into other hands, and to de-
vote himself TO agricultural pursuits" Such is
| the extract referred TO, and such the mat erals
| seized upon by Mr.. Roberts to show Jackson's
want Disqualification. This modesty and disrrust
OF mind which ever in early life, Las been consi
dered the sure Presage Of talent and promise is
made ground OF reliance, to prove the want of
merit. II this be argument, it is indeed a novel
species OF 1t. And yet it is argued that his in
| telligence is certainly not pre-eminent.'' And
why! simply because Mt the age of thirtu be
declined two offices of high and important, ctsrac
ter ofhces which seldom or never are conferred
on persons al so early period Of life; and TO one
OF which, none are by the constitution eligible I'M
I'll they attain to the age of thirty It's yery true
'hat Gen jackson has resigned every civil Office he
ever held; and if this re crime, there is at least
one piece OF good fortune attending tit lies at
the door oil but few, very few of her distinguished
men Is an example which few others, not
even Mr. Roberts can say, has been followed
closely.
jackson was appointed minister to Mexico,
which, win an acceptance OF the appointment for
Possession
az ieast S2O,oOO. He declined it, which proves
at least that he neither sordidly disposed, nor
YET seeker after Office. The reason of his refusal
'noush as given by himself, that he would not
sio oy his presence the of an usurper TItur-
oide who had seized upon the government, pla-
| ces him on even higher, and more praise-worthy
5'ouho twice has he vacated his seat in the Sc
mate OF the United Siates and had Mr. Roberts
oeen able 10 procure thorough examination of
that part of the Presidents secret bureau whence
was obtained his private confidential correspon-
oence relative to the Cabinet appointments, in
iSl7, 1t might have been ascertained that he had
declined even military, well as civil tr,lss-that
ne ne declined under MIR. Monroe the appointment of
secretary OF War. 1t will not surely be urged
That this is another evidence that his inteIiipenee
| Is not Pre-eMsGent," because even his enemies
| concede TO him " some grace in military matters
There Is likewise another part OF secret untold
history, which close examination might have
| discovered, that he was DESTROYS of retiring from
the army, and OF strreDdering bis commission of
MAJOR General, and was restrained from doing so
throughthe request OF one who shared his friend
ship, and whose administration then nearly closed,
he was DESTROYS of aiding and supp citing. His
country freed from war, he was not .olicitous of
retaining even the rank and Office of &c Military
Chleitain, so often objected against him as ia
vorite hebb5 and pursuit.
| But what more did he do in his objectionable
| career of retiring from Office from public to pr
vate HE! He resigned the Office OF governor of
FLORIDA, the salary OF which was equal to that of
The Vice President of the United States, while the
powers appurtenant to the Office by the ac, of
Congress, were even greater than those which, by
the constitution OF this country, the President
himself could exercise. Whatever of authority
could be claimed by the Captain General of Cuba
was conceded 10 Jackson-an authority in which
every rSh' OF sovereignty, civil and military exc
cu'iVe and Judicial, were combined andcentered.-
Yet even tbs Office, of sufficient importance GER
'ainy for any want, If ambition influenced him, he
! retained no longer than the country was received
and The government organized. These done he
surrendered the Office, having declared previous
| ~ that the powers which attached to it were
such as should be yielded into the hands of none.
The language employed by him is this: I
an clothed ioith p0,cers Uhich no one under a
hepueltc ought to possess, and ,chich trust
sc'H nerer again be giren TO any man" Ambi-
ton should be made of serneI stuff than this And
he who with such circumstances and informatioa
standing before him, can yet impite ambition and
seihshness, must either be regardless of assertion
or else directed by personal dislike and prejudice
II MIR. Roberts does not admire the character of
zen. Jackson, or entertains towards him any thing
OF anmosIty, no matter whether well or i'll founded
that Is his not the business of Others Or if indeed
ne cannot reconcile TO himself the idea that he
should be the President OF this Union, but prefers
another, II Is right which he with eyery other
man possesses II Is birth right an indulgence
Tor which our fathers fought, and foi which Jack
son himself has in two wars commended For the
exercise, frankly OF this privilege, none will be-
canse none has right to complain. The excep-
lion as it relates 10 Mr.. Roberts consists in ,bis
hat well-knowing the facts and circumstance
about which he wrote, or beng ignorant of them,
should nave been silent, he has proclaimed "a true
those things which altogether the reverse nj
truth, and this assertion shall maintain and p,ove
to the satisfaction of the most incredulous the
satisfaction OF those, preudiced even 10 the extent
that he himself is prejudiced. Unlike him. I am
no volunteer In This controversy. am doing that
only, which under such circumstances. vvouId no
come 'ne uuy Of any and every one seeking, be-
cause oil information possessed, to ward off the
iinputation IRON. one whose name and reoutation
so lar from being as-ailed, ought to be consider
Gu national STOCK, the property of the country.
certainty should not be supposed that a gem
henah OF Mr. Roberis's character would attach
| ms signature TO any inaccurate statement ; nor
should II be held reasonable presumption. that in
volunteering himself against a man of Jackson's
meri' ed Standing, he would indulge onnions in
reference 10 any matter which his mind had NOT
accurately scanned, aud particularly examined.
et that the tact Is Otherwise will be clearlv
shown Anonymous writers can cIa;r, i.r,cr
scope anu greater license, because responsibility for
the accuracy OF statements is not felt PM ,sben
gentleman appears before the public, and BY the
sanction when respectable name affords at
tenPt' 10 sustain his averments, respect for him.
SELL ana What IL oil no less Importance regard
Tor truth, should admOnis him 10 be al east accu
rae and particular in. his facts Assertion il ca
~ to be made, there Is no difficulty in The effort
but to assert Is one thing, to prove the assertion
true another, and a different one.
And here l adult myself TO be The friend and