Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-05

THE SECRETARY OF SrATE.-A writer in
Noah's NewYork Enquirer, who signs himself
..Mutius' has made formal attack on the Secre-
tary Of State. His stve is fneand elegant hi. Ian.
guage is bold anil confdent.-We envy him his ia
lents-hut his accusations are false He charges
the Secretary with having deserted the doctrines Of
Mr.. Jederson-of having sold his vote and his niu-
ence, in the Presidential Election, and Of having
got upthe project Of sending ministers to the Con-
gress Of Pa ANA, with view oe establishing sv.-
TEN, which will ulti na'elv sanction the senng of
delegates to the Holy Alliance. He charges him
also with total Abandonment of every republican
prinrinle-of having introduced species of politi-
Cal bargaining and sale. the ultimatum Of which
will no tho complete establishment of corrurt and
corroding government which will bind the
American popuace in chains
In the follness Of a hea a. aot to call IL m,d
and infato atnd zeal. he accuses TIE Secretary
oftrenson itself-'hourh not in direct terms-and
yet he SAYS he looks bacl, with nride to those
days when the Secretary in all his might, stood be-
fore 'he American public. as the chamrion Of their
rights, and the protector Of their liberties Who
save Mutius, Of that party. that ha' brought the
to its present envable height that support
ed II from foe and faction. that hv its energy de-
stroyed the treason of the Hartford Convention.
doe not well remember, when he stood the noble
champion of their cause. and amid the whirlpool
ofi's'afecton and dismav. was no mean instrument
nf Ne hn A. 4 4
with proud satisfaction TO his eloquence in the Sc
nate, and TO his perseverance, against the opro.i-
tion Alas! wei NAV the poet exclaim. that even
as time changes. we changed in them. Tied TO
the cha rot wheel. Of obnoxiors dynasty. he is
league' scoinst the party ofhis first loves and
secure power. sends forth his Diplomatic bulletins
from the citadel Of hat enemy, whose principles
he had imruened. ard whose artfces he had
Paintc1 with masters hand. tending to the snb-
version "f:he corst' ''tion and country.
This is re, -,aco with the ,,eportme,t of nm In
princip'ed or"ostiop. the members of which were
but few s"ort months ago. the devout and sincere
admirers or''e prosont Secretary of State. They
app'auded hin 70 he verv sl,ies--the polcv pur.
sued hv him y7as pronounced the tru. American
anil Jefersonian policy pnd when he ucceoded in
obtaining The recognition ofthe Tnlerendencc Of the
South American provinces. no encomium was too
great 10 he nai1 him. He was rronounced the
shamnion ofGhertv. and % al, that IS connected
with pure rer"' lcani.n and his exer'iors in IA.
vor Of Grecan emancipation, wcro rewarded with
hosannas and arr'ause. nv the verv men y no now
accuse him Of en- srtainipe a trnacherous design
against the liherte' ofthe people. md the rerma.
nency ofthe Union.-Ard whv should their tune
thus suddenly be cha,~ed? will he asked. We re-
ply--that all this abuse. insult and malevolent in.
vectve, originates in. the simple and unaeniabe
fnct that Mr. Clay, consttutionallv. and in Accord
ance with the wishes Of his constituents, expressed
and implied, voted for Mr. John Quincy Adams for
the Presidency of'Nc United States.
Mr.. Clay, on this eventful and interesting occa.
,ion-sta a moment whe, he felt himself under great
responsibilities to the American people after having
deliberately weighed iu his mind the importance of
the event. and the consequences necessarily in
volved in its issue. gave his support TO that man.
who had been by majority If thr oeonle selected
and pronounced the most capahle Of filling the of.
fee ofChief Magistrate Of tho republic.
Had he supported Mr.. Crawford, instead Of Mr..
Adams, the same discomfort wnull have beer man.
fested by the parasites Of Cen jackson; and had
he supported the Tenneaean candidate, nothipo
could have shielded him against the ann ,hera. and
ostracism' Of the partisaps Of the Treasury can.
Adate. His situation was difficult, one:-he wa.
aware that however he moved, party ,currilitv and
ooutumely would be heaped upon him. and that
nethirg could screen him from the persecution. Of
mslevolent faction. But with frmnes. and in.
dependence which has always distinguished his po-
ht'cal life, he fearessy came forward and voted for
him who was the choice Of the people. He per.
prmed his duty, and in doing so. he barred his bo.