Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-25

Gov. itandoip.is letter, nay, SIR. j. Own letters,
ought TO have ended tho matter. We see
cessiiy Tor the statement oi Gov Coles; ana at the
same time we admit that 1t may be entirely correct
But we end that Mr. JeGerson's gooi opinion
was less lilhl. to be forfeited than that OF other
Iaen--ant that every development on this subject
makes the matter worse Tor MIR. Adams, and more
crediiabe 10 the can.oiir uni rcpublicaiiisn
OF Mr.. JEFF. rson. What re syect the E,li-
tors of the Nat lntclligencer have for the ser
vices or memory OF the Author ct the Dcci,ra-
ton OF independence, when they 80 far forget
themselves, in the littleness of misrepresentation
as 70 asc.ibe his dissatisfaction with FIR. AdaIns's
first Message IN the supno ition that the RECON-
menda,ou of "a National University alarmed
him? But let US give this miserable insinuation in
their own language. (ihey viii excuse our hai.ss,
II tn " can)
The passion Of Mr. Jeiiarsons latter wears
''the railing passion, strong ia DEATH the u
mversity VI Virginia. TO that Object he had de-
voted, for several ecedins years, al IA. faculties
Of his mind and all the influence OF his nan. and
character. 10 that Institution he looked forward
as the Mother Of Science i'll his beloved native
state, TO which she cwe future elevation,
with tcA!ch hiS s0ms GHa ianle tsere to 6e, and
will be, inSeP0ra6iy iaef.. tied When, there fore
Mr. Adams recommended the establishment OF a
Nat. University here, Mr.. j. probably took alarm
at IT. Suca an establishment here, he Migat hare
thought would throw that OF Virginia into the shade
and thus dsp',ce him OF the cherished hope that
rich fruit would be gathered to posseriiy from the
Seminary which nl had 50 carefully rlautsI and
cultivated
Whether this miserable insinuation be most
degrading 10 Dir. Jefferson, OF to the Editors
we leave TO the decision OF the reader They
were, not long since, conioundcd with the opinions
OF that illustrious man; and, with ilippant cant
and disregard of even dccency towards his memo
ry, insinuatcd, ii they did broadly assert, that
for many years, Mr.. Jefferson seldom read any O.
Their paper but 90 the Richmond Enquirer" and
lmbi5ed its peculiar spirit and opinions. What can
hnr
men rs W ashington, jefferson and Madison think
oil those who can resort such arts! We had hop
ed that we should not soon have 20 notice again
the National lnteligencer Nothing but their
crying injustice 10 MIR. j. coul! now induce us TO
do so-and that must be our apology to our read
ers. OF the innumerablc evidences which they
have recently exhibited of the degeneracy of their
character, the last is the most striking There is
bitterness in its disngenuousness there is Il mean
ness IN the motives insinuatcd against Thomas JEFF
terson, which battles all description. Even now
with their usual duplicity and cunning, they are
adloity endeavouring 10 blink the question not AZ
to Mr. Jefferson, only but az 10 themselves. Z
UdS!re doubts OF the Enquire.' We have no
dowbtS-we scorn all evasion. We repeat il boldly,
and without equiu0cdticn-the Intelligcucer has
| no proof of MIR. Us preierring MIR. ~ 10 Cen j.
IN the closing scenes of his life. They are now
absurdiy attempting to make the declarations OF
Alr. Coles apply TO the last days OF Mr. Jeffar-
son, They are the persons who are guilty of equi-
vocation, when palteIing with the public in dou-
BILE sense, they affect to say that they have the
statements OF other gentlemen besides Mr.. Coles
who bear witness TO Mr. Us preference Of Mr. A.
in the last days of his life. They have no such
evidence They never had any; and their iusinu-
alton that they have such witnesses under the
hood is all afiectaton and art But enough of these
Official Editors!
Why is it that such opinions are so eagerly thun-
ed up to disparage Gen. Jackson? And NAV we
not ask why is it that similar opinions of Mr. A.
dams are so studiously concealed or withhold But
we congratulate the country that every induce
ment to disinAenuousness and misrepresentation
must soon be at an end The desperation of his en-
emieS has contributed most essentially 10 his grow
ing popularity. Notwithstanding the libeIs, Jorge
ries and falsehoods prOpagated against him by so
many descriptions OF people, it is apparent that
he Is the candidate and the favorite of the people
His enemies, driven almost to despair NAV be ex-
pected TO mske few more bold efforts to stem the
tide that runs so rapidly in his favor; but it all will
not do the surges are rising higher & higher around
them, and will soon overwheln them. If thew
had been less,violent and unsparing; if they had
been more candid and manly their fate might have
elected some share of the public sympathy.