Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-04-13
From the Nntionnl In,cllirencsl

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Signs If he Times Among tic portcnts of II,
present epoch have seen none more ,cua, i,,bl
than the congenialhy OF feeling and the alliance n
sentiment which Prove, crcumstantiay an iden
tIiy OF purpose between the }9icAhaonH E1yuiyej
aud the .5Hfny 1rgUS, nIw that the latter has dis
played It's coors Two and twenty DAYS having clans
cd since the publication OF first view Of the Smns
of the Times, and least seventeen DAYS after IFS
val at Albany, the Argus comes out uuon us and has
taken its stand by the side OF the New York Adyo.
cate in defence of the conduct of Mr. VAS buren, and
ltis associates, commencing Of course BY deractns
from oar motives though scarcely atfcInprar to i'm
peach our statements l. is rlable fact which
the experience OF some twenty wears has established
That whenever politician any party of poIiticisn
propose To abandon the plain and open path of constr,
tuonal RepubcaDsm for purposes of personal inter.
est or party comonation the very first object of the
offensive operations is tie National inteliioencer
For this purpose, we have at different periods seen
presses set up, and editors employed vain: for No
puoiic journal car itself which, has mr.
better foundation than mere party shirt II was re
served for the present day behold the whole pos
TT OF the august assembly OF the States in the Senate
of the United States put in motion 10 eject what a new
party IN more disguised operation, had vainy cnea
vored 20 effect by lesser agents and private means
Ut was reserved tor this day, co prats of res
pecate standing coming TO the aid of such a prirposc
and sacrificing to scheme of political COM :, tion
and intrigue all the considerations which regard
for their own reputation, not speak of the ~ SINAI,
voice of conscience" Cannot bat have sunrested IN
them but so powerful were these considerations il
III Onr Dut
LEGATION Gust long enough for our paper 70 get TO
Charleston, and letter in rctur1 10 reach s i6any
neiofe Tue argus could screw lis courage TO the stick
ing place. and take the field agiast the National In
telligenceT The assault is commenced in an article
of brief length beginning by telling its readers that
"crcumstanccs" have hitherto prevented them from,
"noticng the exhibitions of ill-sIisrujsrI sncc, b,,
lie Editors OF the National lntegencer towards Mr.
~ an buren," " ho doubts IL and that in the ,art
they have taken, 1.-The Editors of the Inielpencer
seem 10 Lave overStepred their abituaI caution and
'seIf respect" The Argus mistakes The matter II
was Inc Latter OF these which caused disregard oil
the former these habual traits had LOST their conpo,
oi'ty circumstances" have CIaDred-Sey,o or,r ,,u
thtHF. 1t Is true that were not as cautions as
he EdItOTs OF Tie Argus. who took Serenke1 DAYS TO
consider Of the matter for u g took but serca dave
We took time enough, however, to discourse So nlan
IS ard di5Passionaey what mad TO saw that ,vc
less we d'i not calculate upon Interpretations bein
charged upon US, as il has been by the Argus we
certainly never have been III lives in better b,.
NOR than whilst we're uncovering Mr. Van Ec
ren's projects and disclosing as far as we could the
secret machinery which he has haI considerable
anu indeed controlling, agency in coatriying and set
ting IN motion.
The Richmond Enu,,iror was mot en- s1o,r ~ ito 4,
gus III 'nUscrIng its forces against us but so con-
rFcd u as to exhaust lis ammunition by ill-drcctcd
HhS without producing the least efeCr and the Com,
Inander OF the Allied Forces on the field of Waterloo
was hot more rej)CCd when he discovered Bulo,y i'm
motion OH his LETT than the ENQUIRER when at las
~ u'2CO'ctC" Wc Argus coming To lis aid from the
worth we see, by tie following article from the LAST
ALBANY Argus" sag Tie Editors of The Enouircr on
tue 81 instant 'tiia his Influential panor is about
taking the InleiIGcncer baud" Ther are wiling
VIC have no doabt, that tie Inie!l,renCer shall 5c
taken W hand' by any body who viii relieve tLr
from That unpleasant task. If the Enqner is po,sod
that the Argus has taken in baud tic Arnu, Crni
reciprocal pleasure HAT thc Enquirer has rrccc,cd :,
." substitute extracts from IN article in ,he Eich
''nonh In9nircT IN reply 10 the structures Of t,,c
"Nat'ona! i1to'scnccr, - saws the kgus .instoaJ IS
'6Dch TeiDafs 10 &c proposed ourselves ro submit nm
THAT SUBJECT" The A5gu, quotes the EnGuirar and
tic E1qnlrcT quotes the Argus each clad 10 find u,t
the other has any tilng 10 say. II they can say ron
more to The purpose dian what tie, have vet Put f,rtJ
thcy bad better have continued Ike tie profound M
lticnn in Sheridan, play Of The Critic whose ra,t
consisted 10 preserving his gravity, to shake their heads
and tolt uGuttcfabic things.
To the point, however. We have inJspositior
To meet ihc hrsny ON open ground: FOR lhe Editors
That pint arc very likely 20 be IN the confidence
Of the Master Spirit" his followers call him, thar
sny other IN The Union and. IN his absence, have
able cowlaI al hand. We, thereof copy from thai
pint tie oGD particle Of any thing like ,cDly which
the Argus has offered 30 the substance OF state
men;s. Here II IS, taken catuc.
F,on r''o Albany Argus Of Nonb ~.
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