Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-26

choiy subject OF reflection, the inconsistencies of
human action; 1t would be thing to be depreca
tea, and wondered at; but there is much virtue
In the country TO believe, that i, could have per
| example. NESTOR
COMMUNICATED
wish 10 know, whether the Cherokee Inter
prefers or Secretaries, Ridge and Van, who
wished 10 leather their nests at the expence Of the
Creek tribe, to the tune Of $4,000 piece, have
had their portraits taken at the expence of our
nafI0n along with the portraits of the other disn,er
ested Indian parties TO the late Treaty. Were their
portraits also taken for the benefit OF posteri,y2
nope, II they have been taken, that they may be
preserved; in order that the People may see how
their money soes-and that posterity may have the
benefit OF the portraits OF two as arrant cunning and
mercenary diplomatists as ever sraced the Council
Board Layater would have been glad of analys
Ing such exquisite specimens.
We suspect, from circumstances which have
come TO our knowledge, that the suggestion in the
last Phil. Aurora is correct, viz that the original
remark of Mr.. Randolph in the Senate, on Thurs
day - had no alluson TO Mr.. Lloyd of Mass but
TO Mr. Holmes of NJ He was under the npres
SION that Maj Russell had been introduced by
MIR. II. The rumour stated by the Alex Ga
1ette, that Mr. l.. had challenged Mr.. r. and yet
Mr. H. had left the city, is said TO be entirely in
- otNSh PfooaSlS Out OF the CHCuTn-
stance OF Mr.. LIS finishing Letter after the
controversy, which he had commenced before it.
-Ihe censure cast by the N. Y. American on the
'. President, is also unfounded:-no presiding Of
nicer could have displayed a more energetic, nav,
imperative air, in relation to both members
and to repress all disorder on that occasion, than
did Mr.. Calhoun.
There was an animated and sharp Debate in the
House of Representatives on Saturday last on
the subject o! the Creek Treaty. Messrs FORSYTH
Cutfoert, Iaitnall, and Thompson, of the Georgia
Delegation, took the field agains, the most stu
pendoqs fraud,'' an Mr. F. called it, which had
oeen Practised by the Chiefs engaged in the treaty
| In the attempt 9" to put the money in their own
| pockets" He said s'the Senate had discovered
the intended fraud, and had amended the bill SO as
TO prevent its consummation." He commended tina,
the money should have been divided among the
nation, whereas out of it the sum OF E I59 700 i
| proposed to be paid TO those who negotiated the
treaty, and their friends, douceur" He said
That the Secretary of War knew that these chiefs
had intended 10 deraud their tribe ard that though
he knew OF it previous TO the ratification of the
treaty, he old not inform the Senate of the fact
Inc same thing was stated by the other Georgians
hessrs. Burgess, Cook, and Mercer defended with
much warmth the Secretary of War Mr.. Cook
reviewed the circumstances TO prove that the
department was not privy to any fraud Mr..
with great animation.
lie contended " We are bound to paw the CON-
sueration money 10 the delegation authorized by
the Creek nation, the delegation is responsible M,
10 The United States, but to the tribe for The due
performance OF the trust reposed in them. He
sisted that he had only yesterday been told in con-
versation Ivy Senator from Missouri. (Mr. Rem
ton,) that, as far respects the Secretary of War
no transaction was ever fairly conducted ;;
For these extracts we are indebted to tbc short
sketch, which The Nat. Journal gives of the Debate
we regret that any such circu, ,tance should have
occurred But we rejoice that Congress should have
passed the bill so as to compel the payment of the
purchase money in the presence of the Council of
the Nalon and thus arrest, as far as NAV he
any fraud that may have been rnedjtateJ hy ,bs
| Cherokees and the two Creek Chiefs present.
The papers of n. Carolina complain of the ex
raordinary drought which has ragged for several
weeks. 1t is the same case in Virginia The old
est Inhabitants do not recoect 10 have witnessed
such season. The Warenton (Fauquier) G zetre
zo'h observes that the Hessan ny is commit
ting dreadful ravages the wheat and the earth is
so extremely dry that the plant scarcely vegetables
Inc wheat in this part OF the country is not ra-
VaSed by the fiy; and Is much less injured by the
drought than might have been expected yyew.re
blessed however, by AVERY heavy rain on Wednes-
"'y nights ana there Is every prospect of the
'"p 'S"Soh III May coming on. Another
singular Circumstance Of this spring has been the
appearance OF great numbers of the dark-lookinr
iocusts. They swarm in many Of the woods of
various sections of the State The Feuovier
Charlottesville, and Petersburg papers mention
their appearing, in the neighborhood of those towns
in nyriads. They are employed in penetrating
'he park Of trees and deposiiing their eggs.
notice is published in the PHILADELPHIA prints
signed by 60 names, calling General meeting Of
| the Democratic Citizens of the CITY and COUNTY
OF Philadelphia, favorable to The election of Cen
a. Jackson to the Presidency of the u. s. on the
Z3d Inst on business of great Importance 10 the
rights OF the people 1" Among the names signed
to the Notice are those of Chandler Price. Iym
Duncan, g. NJ Duncan, Joseph Worrell, WIN.
Duane, VIM. J. Leiper, &c SC
The trial Of j. o. Beauchamp commenced Of
Frankfort on the 9Th Inst charged with the murder
| OF Col. Solomon =. Sharp. AT the instance of
| MI Pope, as counsel for the accused the Corr,
granted a rule on The Editors OF the Commentator
| and the Argus for contempt OF Court, in various
publications calculated TO prepossesy the public
mind against the prisoner
| ANOTHER STEP
Inc general government has revived mcasure a~siu tl
otate 81 " York, which directly attacks her sfc -I et
~ the value Of the internal improvements sbcI No. [
cJus ntetprise has effected. The Buffalo journal
' Tue collector Of The port under directions from the GOV
tonnage duty, and entrance md oisavqnce ice NJ.
N1na tweyeinOuh ago similar was sIoi,teJ hat 90
not sntoroed from considerations Of expedency-the oc
came before the ". Of H. but nothing final done with IA
hn Petension has excited little Indignation IN The State ~
y York Asw well may Csays the Nat Advoeate) The cnr,
government market bosts and vegetable ~, ,o2 800
aMtfL arm f.NrN "a. r.