Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-10

real remarks upon the whole subject, Is may iron
tue to time present themselves 10 our notice.
We shall to day merely retouch the cbare,
agains' Mr.. Van Buren,, which we formerly e.
posed IN lie true colours. We shall for the pre
sent state few of the circumstances little mor,
in detail.
The words attributed to Mr.. Van Buren,. or
"hch the In'elligencer lays such stress, are th,
following:
Tie had hong hsen Of opinion (he .adD that the public ia;
;ers' sh' tr Prcuoed ihe condition Of tAe Press, as mel
senate and accuracy in the Of the Senate bette
secured udc'ous revision the laws relative to lie uuS
Pns al large" AT more convenient season, be hope.
the would he revised he promised himself The &,
e.s en such provision the Of the subject wa
We understand, that tho Reporter has omit II ,
| rensIh which was dropt by Mr.. Van Buren,. AZ
| 'r speaking of the " judicious revision Of The
avs %c' al mentioned in the FIST sentenee OF
me preceding extract, he went on 10 state 10 the
'oiowins effect, that {" bill had las, wear been
reported by committee, Of which he az t, menu
De- embracing part OF the subject, but 4, had no,
oee" ,S'e" upon. -" AT more convenient sea-
son, nc. as the preceding extract runs.
Ahe Dill, 10 which Mr.. Van Buren, alluded. wa,
reported at the previous session BY select com.
Hte raise" on the resolution Of Mr. Macon and
OIL winch Col. benton Chairman This bill
was entitled . In act TO regulate the publica.
'ioh oil tie laws of the u. States, and Of puble
advertisements " P>
S;ce. l. be II enacted, SIC. That from and af.
VI VIC Isl Gay OF december next The selection OF
~ Sppe's LOT the publication of the laws of the
" O'aes, and OF public adv er, isements shall be
maue as follows In each State the number se-
iec'eo snail not be less than three. and NAV he
'qua, 10 nail the number of Representative 10
"",ch such slate may be entitled in Cons,ess: in
eAen territory, one; in the Distric, of Columbia.
three. "
sec. <. And be it further enacted. Thai IN,
eiaenon oil newspapers for the aboye objects
"''Iin Inc respective states shall be made by the
Senators and Representatives in (,o,orss. sro.,
'ueh state, and The names of the selected oapers
communicated to the Department of State in rri.
ms s'snen Jointly or severa,ly, and majority 10
govern ON or before the first Gay of January next,
quo on or before the same day in every two years
He'ea'ef, IN default OF which the selection shall
oe male by the Secretary of State.
sec 8. Ind be 1t further enacted, provides
e. ~ We enO'ce oil newspapers by the Delegates
lection for the District of Columbia, blu, make. 4,
MS uuty to select the paper, having the greatest
number of subscribers
sec. D. Directs that all the public advertise
merts Of the U. S.sss shall be published in such
pape's only as may nave been selected according
W me terms Oh the act.
sec d Requires communication of the names
=, VIC papers mus selected To Congress and TO the
Heads OF Departments.
1t Is TO this bill, that MIR. Van Ruren REFEREE,
-snd there Is not one word in his remarks abou,
ORGANIZING or regulating" the public pre.r,
WHEN .he ln'eilisencer SO eratuously a.cribes to
n"' ne Wishes to Improve the press by max.
ihs more independent OF the Secretary of State
'ha ''s Oil Is his scheme for the purpose L, en-
ne ih'eiiigencei subsequently, subscribos to n,
Popr'stJ NJ the proposed amendment, for il "a y.
oh '"o 81 INST And, 40 TO the selection OF
prints, which troublesome du,y sc are eure anr
Secretary OF State would be glad 10 get rid of H.,
1t be mNde, at the commencement OF each Consre..
| oy me Representatives OF the several Dictrir,,
throughout the Union who're determine ions might
De made known through the Department, of State. ~
Yet the intsllisencer still h4rps upon the ide. o.
MI 'an Buren, and makes il one OF the mos, nor
tenous Signs of the Times
but IN It's paper Of the 9th inst. il attempts tc
conrover thia argument as pressed upon il BY H.,
Aioahy Argus Ut says:
ri"% ,h article seems, thoushto have p.rver
ted NJ V.n Buen's language, regard 10 improtnr lin
oohdion OF III. press and that he only meant To- b
.aP.dsnoy OF Grange IN the selecting publ,she
the laws more himy defence never oesc: Er wh,
was he satJ upon which he made those remark. was Mn
PuheAiD OF The laws! Not all Had the choice OF PRIME
To The Senate any connection with the selection OF Publisher
sy thing 10 do with the Publishers If Laws Certainly
no'' Rad the reports Of proceedings Of the Senat.n am
tns to do with the appointmt Of Publishers the Law
clearly not Yet these two topics ao inr oduced l.
MI Van Bur ZEN along with his project te
the condition of the press" nv dcnouncins and
the National Intsl!igencer, in despair Of brndir Il, ubho
indtpendence TO Ia. political pu, poses"
| The stubborn independence" of the ~. INTEL
| lisencer Marvellous discovery almost as inee
nious as its gigantic plot of Conspiracy againr
| 'be Administration, Sc Sc Stubborn Indepen
dence"! 1t requires more Modesiy to make the pre-
| tension, than we supposed our worthy friends o
the Intelligencer could possibly have possessed
Lee that, however, pass! And what become
of the grave argument win which this mod
est effisIon e. inmates: In the omitted mas
sage OF MIR. Van Buren's r..asrks, he exnressy
refers 10 the bill as embracing port of ne sal,
| yject only; and we have hesitation in concIud
ing that the printing for he Senate was the othe
part Of the subject alluded to- Wha, is hi
plan upon this point; il is impossible for u
TO say nor how he proposes to inproy
| the Reports of The Proceedings of the Senate
But, until his scheme IL developed on :his branch
as it is by the bill on the Other branch, of the sub
iert, we should think it rather rash and iheraI Il
,ienounce its author We leave it TO our worth,
| friends to PREJUDICE without hearing and denoupc
without cause.
MoRE ANON
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