Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-06
PUBLLSIfERS or 1HE L.aIYs

proviso was stilipending.
| PUBLISHERS OF THE L.4UyS
LIE three Cases, to which we referred i'm mr.
last, have assumed an interest, which 40. ..x.I
expected. Many thanks are due to Ger. Saunders
o' worm carolina, for bringing them I'D on the
moor o. congress, and demanding an investigation
,n'o The conduct of the Secretary of State. The
Deoate OF Thursday is now spread before our ,ea-
aefs. II was continued on Friday-and we mn.
derstand, that il has become yery warm. s,J ,h,,
WIN probably kinde as i, goes On Friday. Mr.
Wckiihe answered MI. Wright's statement ab,ut
the Kentucky Argus. The discussion was cont
nsed by Messrs. Leicher of x. and Hous,on of
ie"'' when the debate again arrested By the
orders of the Day. ''e
In as defence for the Secretary, that he emnIovs
some papers, tor the publication If the laws ~ bich
arc NOT devoted TO the administration. OF what
avaii Is this argument! Year after year their nun
DER Is de'ressins; aad Mr.. Clay is a,lenptine hv
ie" suohS EXAMPLES oil sacrifice, 10 in,imiiate
nose VINO aie lett behind. Perhaps it was .carc-jv
possible tor Mr. Clay 10 have selected tire. ~,
u's,ii guished victims Of the Whole CONS nj
"oishers The three papers, from which be ba,
{" MS patronage, are OF the most eeneI,I
circulation and oi the mos, distinguished ability
heir respective states. Tie L i,ors oil The Ken
H,suS OF the Maine Argus, and of he N
Hampshire Patriot, will vie with any in tho
Ion; they have been The le.din. E.lito,s in ,b.;
respective states; and Mr.. Clay has cvide,,lv ,ncL
down the " highest heads Of popries'' -, ,b,..
who reniaih IL Tie field lake " arniny AMI ho
WIN Submission = to the Powers that be- /, i,
ID VAN 20 di-suise the reasons Of their ren,oral
lhey are lot sufficiently Swiss ne,cen,,i.. l.;
their spirit; and therefore they are to h. nn,sh.,
ioi 'heir Independence The last H. Pa,,io, bino.
the most conclusive evidence on this noint a
toS vi The Administration at Pr =, idenr.
an ao'entuter iIom kenucky'') who edits the
Literary oade''' had boldly justified the reno
val OF ii,e public printing from The II III
shire Patriot and Por'lnnd Argus, upon the ,ro,,n
that IT was done at the instance of s,bse ,,,;,ai
delegation OF those Safes The Patr;o, ., 800,
me allegation at o: ce; and produces extracts If
letters from one Senator and each of the ,-,en
Representatives of The N. II. delegation TO .bo,v
thai such Was not the fact. The following ex
tfacis " Ill suffice:
:" The lrs intin'ation ever had in relation In
the transfer, Sc. about a week apo, IN
member informed g that the u: intiny hal hae,
take en- nom the Argus In Maine, and from some
paper IN New Hampshire, and that Mr Cl,y.a;j
ne WOULD hoi i'rnish an enemy wiki - eapons 10 h.
employed against himself" g Not knowing bn,
what Mr. Clay had been advised TO The measure I
Immediately took i, upon me to ascertsi,, ,ls f.,
ana "'i satisfied Tor myself, that lac was never en-
advised. - Al act OF this kind performed with
out con ultng any of our delegation. whose v,ica
II consulted, would, have no doubt. been mani
mnus against 1t, shows spirit, " fitch, sho,,lj
think, wise man, if he possessed il, unon ,r;,c;
pies OF policy, would conceal
Z " expressed my opinion OF the impronrie,,
OF disseminating The PairioI as a pub,ishe, Of H..
IL ;. asked him IA member of M,.inaN If
the N'ine or New Hampshire deles alton had been
consulted, and he laid tL1t on application OF The
Maine members or some OF them, for an explana-
no" al The Stale DePai menr of the reasons which
induced the change, MIR. Clay said he would ,o
put san mo an enemy's hands 10 kno.k on, his
own or'ihs. - Had kno.n the Intended chance
shoniu nave endeavored. II possible, have dis
shaded the SecIefaSy OF Safe from ilie act.',
"a - have Ibis morning learnsd az the State De-
tai'men'' where called specially for la, purpose
mai no complaint OF public nature has b.%
lodged there as 10 the delay or badness of n,ioX.<
or any other thing OF a like nature connected wi,h
your paper. 9 Your letter gave me the f..t in
formation oil The Tact OF the removal; "a 10 The canses
o. NJ, 80 great doubt exis' in the mind of any bo
VINO knows the honorable Sec. eiary a"d his present
policy
We agree with the n. II. Representative, thai
tlis conduct - shows Spirit, whish a wise man
II he possessed it, upon principles of poIcv would
conceal. The Administration will rue such 8
course of Measures. - Is spirit TO which the
people OF this country viii not submit The Por
iahu i9us has been selected 10 rint The laws
OF Maine, in one House, Unanimously, in the
other with very riaing oppositIon.- The N. II
Patriot also prints The Laws oil lis State No
sooner was Ia. proscr ption of the Argus knowu
| IN Kentucky than the Ssna'e came TO a resolution
to give its 4 ihor, Mr.. Kendall, half the pu.,Iic
prIniinGby vote of % to 10 bur i, was laid ou
the table In The olrer House, 81 To A. and Jac ID
IL iioleman was Reelected Pablo printer w e
shall lay the Debates oil Congress ON This enquiry.
IN iu!l, before our readers. Gen. Sam ,ers has
charged Mi Clay with promoting his personal an d
polnicai purposes in making his change Of publish.
er~. The Debate, which involves such discussions
must be as Interesting as they are warm