Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-20

| .RdmtTobie Leg 'c.-I'he Editor Of the Free
/ P0e's:' "a SMALL paper in every sense Of the
word) priated ia Chaiie.town, J.fFrssun Co Va
contains an article which We notice, because il.
MTeicd"e's, ifno' cunning, is fair samrle, o:
/ the deceptions with which The Aduinisu alton
presses are filed. The Editor says:
-" The Richmond Enquirer deprecates the idea of
bringing Mr.. Clinton forward candidate for the
Presidency. 80 " il might th;o,y the election .eain
int" 'hs HJusc OF representatives." and the re-
eiec ION OF Mr.. Adams be the consequence. In
another column, il talks confidently OF the power
OF ;he opposition TO elect Jackson Speaker
tYny, them issr the generals fate in the house, Il
he has majority OF fiend : The truth il, the
numerous airninista alton meetings which have
been held in Virginia have bewilderct the Editors"
We are driven TO the conclusion that the editor
II either very ignorant, or, very willing TO ae-
c'ire his reade by piece OF artful sophistry-
Either horn OF The dilemma pierces him through
We always prefer TO believe that man il isno
rdnt,rathsr than that he is deliberately receptions s.
tcicfed We would advice (altbo we know tLat the
very best way oil converting the best friend into
an enemy is 10 adcise) him TO set down and read
the Constitution OF the u S. II lie had done
so heretofore, he nigh; have say ed himself from
The ridicule OF some, sul the conte mpt of others
OF his felow-citgsn1. But, il is never too late
TO acquire information, we assure the editor that
as te constitution now stands If the election was
gain TO go to the II. of Representatives sis,ino
thirty lone nidiOdiIJ,s, 10 chuse the president
against the votes of 1922! We beg t,he editor TO
believe, that In 20 iupor ant matter as voting for
the President OF the United States, bv the House
oil Representatives, the Single member from the
state OF illinois, or Missouri has erdcfy the same
weight as the whole Thirty four members from
New York. Oar good freni of THE Free
Press" will see, when he studies the subec:, that
the election OF Speaker and President by the
sane body, are not the sane thing or the same
! so OF operation. EYe should not be surprissd
that, when this lover of justice and bis county,
hnd- tins out to be really the case he should al
vocAte an dRl@nd3Iet OF he constiution az re
ia'es either TO the election of the Speaker or the
! President That he will do one or the other, we
inter from the title Of his paper, aud the presump-
ZION that he claims 20 be republican. Any plain
honest man either for Adams or jackson. miek,
ave viewed he subject with the same common
sense understanding OF it. He light most consci-
cautiously, have thought that The same E.G;orify OF
the House OF Representatives. tina, could eject their
Speaker, who on the happening of certain csntin-
eencIes, is 10 I'LL the Office of President has aIs.
the g power" of eeciiug the president, when the
election OF that oIilceF il thrown into that body
We can put no other construction on the pnta-
graph from 9" The Free Press" without Supporting
that The editor thought his readers parcel of il
horant doits thar might be imposed upon by a
| piece OF deceptive logic. But such g construction
would DO violence, either TO the fairness and 10.
! nes'y of the editor the good sense of bis rea-
1 GERS. AS we are ob ICED to take one or the other
! OF lhese conclusions, we embrace that which in
! wolves the least moral turpiuie-Ii ia too much
Tie fashion OF the day, for rude and arrogant edi-
tors, 10 lay aside all regard 20 truth, Justice and
even derency, under the presumption that the peo-
pie are ignorant, and can be imposed upon by
iaisehood, soPhis'ry and defamation. Ignorance
and even folly has it, excuse; but cunning and
'Ticae'y have no Justification.