Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-22

you my opinion freely, because am without con-
ce"iment; and should indeed despise mys self If 4
could believe myself capable Of deserving TIE
confidence Of any by means so ignoble.''
ihe gentleman, to whom this letter was al.
dress.d observes" hat the perusa oil il, nsc,ed
with he circumstances that brought il forth, will
shoid you an Opportunity Of judging of the pro-
liability of such letter having been received last
winter he member of ,he Legislature, a. stated
| by the Democratic Press i is a fabrication
have no doubt. ] could aimos, venture to af
hfm, that he has not so degenerated IN morals Al,
10 resort 10 surreptI,ious means for the procure
ment OF office. There j. no mar in whose poll
cal honesty have more confidence, nor is here
one who has been as much traduced as General
Jackson. However, let his enemies prove TO me
That IN Virginia he wishesto be thought snti-tarT
ana IN Pennsylvania tariti-man, and l pledge
myself never sgain TO open my mouth in his favor !"
FOR ourselves, we do not hesitate 10 say, that yye
dsiikel the Letter la 1924 and ~ dislike u now
II was then. and II is nOtc serious objection to
Gen j. but it is nDtrae, a. the D. Press woulI
have the gnod people o. PENNSYLVANIA believe
TIA; " MS own party IN The Southern States sun
port him on the ground ofhostility TO that policy
We agree with the democratic Press at once that
ths d"ubie-iaced manunvering would be enough
TO put down any candidate But we ask for the
proofs ut the fact? We call for some evidence of
such letter having been - received IN Richmond
IRON Gen Jackson, and shown 20 several If The
members OF the Legislature" In vain we en-
quire Tor such letter None such has been heard
o. by any OF the many persons whom we haye
addressed upon the subject. Does the Press then
expect to be believed upon its owu iDsc dirtt2 l.
is own character 80 pure, that ere, upon lis
own mere allegations, W Thou, producing shadow
OF evidence, 10 pronou nee Gen. jackson double
faced iutrisueT !Ihe Democratic Press sll-.--
Una made IT'S settlement " upoo the authority OF
a gentleman OF much respectahi!ny (poSsi6lyr')
-pu " refuses Is give up The name OF The ''e-n-
tieman IN HlchG oEd,' or the membe, of in.
Legislature and even ridicules US for the i'm
pertinence' (ses, that is the courtly phrase OF
'ne eeh'Tu'ah no prints the lGtcs By authority
Oh making the attempt to obtain circuitonsly
hem tlhen) developments that NAV lead 10 l.'
tei SAID 10 have been written by Gen. Jackson ~
w hat! = impertinence' TO ask for some proof
mar Senrrai jackson Is an impo-Ior? ], Mr.
bInns 20 nia 'u-ted as 10 have Us believe such an
allegation upon his authority ony? Ii he has mo
ioaneSSeS 10 produce, can he expect Us to believe
h'MF But MIR %. tries TO retor our own word
upon us and because we were unwilling - %
give up the author If what (we) ac6no,pkeayc
was gross ial'ehoad,' (the Easi-room exitaor
binary and unwaiTanted letter, we freely acknov-
ledge II be- without consulting with The author
himself therefore Mr.. b. cannot give us The
name either OF The member OF the Legislature
wha received Gen. Us letter, or OF The gentleman
AIR. B's logic Is equal to his manners I'VE can
not as yet give up tn name of the person vyho
wrote TO us and for the same reason. MIR Z
cannot name the person to Nh"m Gen jackson
wrote, nor one cut of the scperai who saw the
letter, nor The gentleman in Richmond. yybo con
Versea win member about the said Iet,s,l Where
IS the confidence reposed IN air. B. by Cen j.
correspondent, or either OF his colleagues, who
saw the letter! When lie comes to show II. b,yv
he bare naming OF either OF these will lead 10 the
knowledge OF hts mo'r respectable" corIespon-
lent and will expose HIM 10 the malisniiy oil
me combination then, will we adult the analo
81 which he draws between his situation and or-
own. But surely, in this stage of he business.
y l. rasher lmPeItinent'' IN "n, EIToT To charge
den. jackson with dupiici,y, without producin,
he slightest voucher for his allegation
The sc mummery" of this Democratic Press 10
ealiy amusing enough. '' UndeI his vatantv oil
Hence, however, we announce that If the ENQUIRER
'haii CONTINUE 10 nsis, upon names I'VE NAV b
provoked, coaxed. 10 fu. nish some tina, ne ~ IN
'e sorry to look upon. That j. to say, he frsr
.ive- " warranty OF silence''-and then exoer,a
- TO 50 continue to insist upon names" and Il
lGHY, ne may g under this warranty of silence"
pc prov osed, Or coaxed, 70 furnish some''i But
enough of This irlfli e
The ID. Press Is mistaken There has been moi
practised upon Gen Us party IN rho
Southern States.' Many of that party. confass
nat he was not their hrsi love. They take him
because they cannot help themselves They
you'd have him with his sins upon his hesd ra
her than take the Coalition with all theirs Tbev
would put down mad and mischevous admins.
ration; which has exhibited the audacity of en-
without The discretion of statesmen
hey know that their division would be their d..
eat; s. that 10 start third Ia didate would beags;
o. cas- the election into Tho House of Repressn,a
ives, and again TO put up the empire 10 the arb
Iamen' OF management and intrigue Such is no
view taken OF his maj er by many Who were Mr.
rs friends 1t is now a1derstood, bat Mr. Ora f,. Il
himself prefers Gen Jackson :" TO ne povers tb,
De -One OF Gea. Us sins in he eyes nj ,hjs |
party IN The Southern sfes'' is his .upror, NJ
he IaTiH system; hut they have rather more hone.
u nm 10 This 'especit!ian they have rom he pre-
ent ad'nnIs'TsiIon. They know that in 1924 te |
'oled against MIR. Clay's high upon the cotton
'Agging and they cannot but indulge hone. th,,
lis dea- OF " judiciops revision" would not go |
Iuiie so tar as 10 make bm the aIt ocate of a |
0ooHenS bill bill, which would have amounted
o partial prohibition which would have repuIats
is pressure by the poverty rather than the furn-
y OF the consumer, and which would have "A yeJ
whole districts Of country for the benef, of a few
Eastern manufacturers and of some growers nj
yool--At least, Gen Us Party in the Southern
States may gain bui they can lose noMing, by
'hange Of the Administration -
MI. Je6svSOH's Sentiments --.8!5ye Signsf
The administration ptints, finding that ,bei,
assaults upon the character Of Mrs. Jackson have
produced Developments quite different from wbai
hey, or even The public anticipated; iha, odiup |
las deseIyedly Teeoiled upon lhemrelves from |
hese ungenerous assaulfs--aDd thai their insinua /
ions about Gen. Us tariff opinions are likely TO |
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