Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-18

surprised at is annunciaiion, he is not more SO ,;
we when stumbled upon it n an old file of tl
Enquirer. We could hardly believe our eyes, A
mutual friend Of Mr. Rtchies and ours begged MS not
TO republish ,t--he said il too tight, would looe
malicious, and might possibly bring on nervous at
tack. But believing do, that Mr.. Adams has OF
late been much and unjustIy abused in Virginia. and
knowing the great weight that is attached TO the opn-
IONS OF Tie Enquirer, il occurred US that The most
ehectua mode of defending him. would be to rest his
vndcation on the very atterng opinions of his genius
and talents, expressed by Mr.. Rchie at time when
there was no party excitement Presidential contest
Oh hand' and when we may nationally suppose, the
opinions were entirely candid and impartial With
'his explanation OF our motives in reputIishing the
ar.ce' anu sincerely deprecang the nervous couse-
quences predicted by friend, spread the quota.
ton from the Enquirer before the reader
MIR. ADAMS LETTER.
The National Intellgencer of the 81 ST uIt brinos no
one ct the most striking State Papers we have ever
seen-"The Despatch of the Secretary of State Of the
United States, to the Minister Plenipotenary of The,
L nited States 10 Spain at Madrid II is n oere,,l
exposition of the transactions Of the Seminole War
as they relate to the Spanish AuthoIity-and NAV b,
regarded 10 the light of reply to the Manifesto Of M
pzarro, SO Inherently circulated by the Court of Ma
drd IN the Gazcttes of Europe In this Manifesto M
Pizarro gives formal notice, 'that the King his mas
ter, has issued orders for the suspension Of the pepo
tiaons between the u States and Spain until salts
faction shall have been made by the American Gov
ernmept TO him, for those proceedings of Gen J.cl
son, which he considers acts Of unequvocal host iv
against him, and as outrages upon his honour and din
nifty: the only acceptable atonement for which n sis
ted to consist in the disavowa of tie acts oftbe Amer
can General, thus complained of-the infection mon
MN OF suitable punishment for his supposed mscon-.
duct and the restitution ofhe posts and fer ri,ories,
ken by lmm, from The Spanish authorities with indem
NIFTY Tor all the property taken, and all damages or in
ures, public private, sustained in consequence nj
it,"
The reply of Mr. Adams 10 these ipsoont do,,,na
is the paper before us, bearing date eGtb of M
vember, 1918. II occupies G. columns of the Intelli
gencer small tyPe-and ITS interest corresponds with
IFS length. The reader may be assured that | sbal
seize the earliest opportunity lay this documen; en
tire before him.
cannot sufficiently express he profound sentiments nj
admiration and delight ch iic hare peruse6 his Syoi
Paper II is wrca ari astonishing force of inqen,,
y; aud adorned ch The most captivating eloqcnee Of al
descriptions. has the air Of man, ,cho feels most az
cmtey for Tie rrOngS ofhis country 1vto is iudignant NJ
the 'ns' altered her by tie aggressor retedi,e 10 de-
1aa',d redress and ,cho pours ouMose feelings an The ,no
IorcJie strains IL is monument of dipiomafic een;r
III IS an ornament 10 country feed proud of beoup;n
TO nation ,oh,ch has produced such bia=s of talents 4
St,rer' the Manifesto Of tie Spanish CaL, into dust and
GSies. Into trfnt utter nsigEeance does The redonLLa
Die ChecnLier OniS sink! He like gianv il, Ue
hands of giant.
Il TIE Enqurer.-A late Enquirer announces that an
overwhelming majority of the next Legislature is for
Jackson and that our-lths of the people ofthe State
are probably of the opinion. Besides that the
Enquirer is dictator to public opinion, its srewd pro-
phecy the day before the late Senatorial election that
Mr. Randolph would be elected without opposition
will permit none to question its infallibiy. When
dictator and prophet conjoned in the same person
q, uic Is, iico ;.
termed command. Far be the imprudence from Us
to question oracle which the God who delivers IT,
has also the power to fulfil! We shall submit as il bes
comes good subjects.
The same paper of The 18th says-sWe confess with
due sense of humility that we have never seen the
Press this country polluted by alsehoods and
misrepresentation, than it is at this moment Asser
tons boldly made, which have foundation in fact
in order to excite the suspicious and deceive the un
derstandings Of the people"
To the truth of this Iamentation, we are compelled
10 assent. Never before have we known so rnonsrous
falsehood that about the furniture in the east wing
OF the Presidents house, palmed upon intelligent
people. What makes the truth of the statement more
amenable is that these falsehoods fabricated by
members of Congress. and published in paper of So
much responsibility as lie Enquirer. What still in
creases melancholy is, that when the faIselood
such statements is made manifest, the editors rho first
published them, brought with the greatest difficulty
toreract them, and until the alsehood has made
the desired impression on the pnbic mind. The fur
niture in the east wing Of the Presidents house, the
notable tale of the billiard table, the hundreds of fabI
cations in the Telegraph, all carefully republished in
the Enquirer, many examples ofthe prostitution
ofhe American Press and of the truth Of the Jere-
MAD uttered by the Enquirer We should heartily
congratulate the country upon reform of this great
and dsgraceul evil which be eectual, ought be-
gin in the quarter where the evil ITSELF is conr
med and apparent.