Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-31

great valley OF ths Ohio, and large proportion of
that OF the mighty Mississippi itself.
SdHiH0re American
TIE PRESS.
The conductors of the Newspaper Press II, ,t
United States, have a very imperfect sense of ,bs
moral responsibility of their calling ANY anonv-
nous slanderer OF political opnonent So
nand ready channel through which to convey lns
bitter and malignant ebull ions Our editor. bold
out In elect indictments the spirit of ,naliciou
curiosity, which rakes into private history for H.
materials OF slender. The pubic mind is upde,,o.
ing gradual corruption from the daily serv,no, ~,
oil tins species of mental aliment Every r,nSs,
provocative 10 The baser passions of our na,p9e ia
so industTiousy spread before all classes .nJ =,
PERIODS so frequently recurring, that a regular sum
ply oil iIbels will soon come TO be rewarded 40 a.
inohS the wants OF the community with the appe
i've OF TIE current news OF the day. we can
scarcely take up one of l,o-e daily sbee,s d.,
profess the Office of censorshio over n,,.,
Is not soiled with some story of pTivet- ,,-oa;,.
connected with public character.
we hau hopec that such weapons OF poIitic.l
controversy a. private defamation and obscen;,,
lau passed away with tbs first of our party con-
tests We looked TO the character of Tia, na;o1
iull OF eventful change and high exci,emen, 49,
apology Tor that spirit OF embit;ered hostility among
poilucal adversaries that roied on priva,e cbar.c
ter. We had INDUCED the hope therefore. ,bst
win The PASSIONS OF that day would have erniret
he
cultivation OF the moral sensbiIitv or tbe mice
sal prevalence of party feeling. We had reearded
u'a' general lever of the mind as the inevitable
nu" OF the lmmaturiiy unfixetness of our no
h'lc'l system. WE had thought that no party
expressions, such a. thea found an echo in the
IN any after period.
In an this we have been disappointed. Tie
pubic Piess has not improved in the IJnitsd
states We are behind tie rest Of the world
ana me iIber-l feeling OF the age, in the manage.
"eht OF our party contests. We hesitate not 10
say mat such themes are daily pressed into u.e
ny our partisan politicians, would be deemed dis
creditaoie In those countries whose standard Of
morals, generally, we think much lower than ar
own. why, then, are endea yors used To arrest
me further progress of the evil? why is not this
moral poison ex'irpaed, before it has too deep,y
tainted our system, and made our practice or marty
usages any thing but meriiing initiation. The re-
nelly Is not difficult - the cure is at hand Let he
respectable portion of society cease to pa,roniza
the papers that are made the vehicles of priva,s
SANDER I" any shape or for any purpose, and
'ne conduis oil party obscenity, viii, from that mo.
meni, be closed Let them cease % take in papsrs
that make trade cf SANDER, and the marty b.cLs
''st drive tbs Infamous commerce, will be soon
driven rom the exercise of function which tbey
have degraded, II not disgracsd.
Charleston Pafri.i.
The Postmaster General Of United State. Win H., tamil
V'Fe'""ed to TINS CITY yesterday, from bi, the West
The chevs'er Don Fynncisco Taeon wa, pe.sl... oo
thursday last t0the PTesideRf ny aI. Daniel Jrsnf az s
DeP,fme" of State, Minister Resident fr, s - u
received BY The President in that -haraeter. H.
,og %f lear" i,o N' oea" papers Inst General Bernard
sa as 'd Captain fsg,n Lad been rObsd about "a -,
oni ihf city, 'n me zIth ult ct all foir baggage neld
s'ts, Ioai1in9s h PsPes ran charts eeoahoisssuct Fl
COW, 81 zen, "a - ~, wa, aey had been ultimately
gnu " as Oi'i''''a"' ana brought 10 Ne" Ofesn'
Tonrb'stbe Ba,i The notes Of this Bauk amounting 70
Sl-o belonging 70 the Corporation disposed n on
for s2i5the t'd f $3.50. The last for 222 sysrsr
within fraction " IL per cent discount lJo5Rs Re-.
Hon Isaboa Bariiett Of Portsmouth and Hon Li, D,
Uettf ~ Lancaster have been appointed Commissioner a.,
we r, o. Neo hampshire 10 scerisn survey and re-
Of 1ains Ion. IN" King and Rriu Oi'fnfirs, Eq, are
Commissioners 0" tn, pat q the STATE Of Mains
cer1seiai conseroh .poEen Of in the New York pa
lion Of Mauui,eursr.. The New YgrE Ta,e' essNy 49,
ese' theWopo't'n a highly inporiani is oSy one
cd "a il.
The Delegate from hs Eastern sa'es 10 The Convent m n
g. are on iheir way % i't pace. Nj. =. Eveteg,
Is ro"fned to his bed hy severe st,sek Of fever.
Z'rsh Colbrn The mathematical renr,. ,vbo.e ,,oci.f
power ~ c'rpune nunners asophsj t ferati q Europr
Norwich ' "
Comtee n,'ss of he srver4 a,ions frp N .3
iodoI rorPony 20 ls te Banl Of the Unaed st,is ,rs
20 or uon 90 different pats Of the country an s egsri
nave found Their way here We therefore advfe our fellow
citizens 70 be on their guard fRcaaing C5yo1
The Pen'acos Gazette n the oh init contradict, se r.
Fry Of ne Yellow fever beng prevalent place ani
se' That We mp John Ad1n has been cleared ou and gea
ue ava h ne FEVER on board has absed She hss lot
no obeer and bot one or wo her arrival AZ bie
tine ,he was ordered into quarantine ST. Rosa Island bsfs
tea erected for the sch and every nscs.,-v s
was taken 70 prevent The communication Of ~ is. IN
perions either al Bafancas The Navy Yud or P,nse.ls
,SCOTTS VILLE PROPERTY FOR err,
HiHk Sudschsr satxious 90 n,,vs 10 fe.h ro,,, ii
y DO order " eject nhiarls. hr.Ll. 80. -.