Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-03
MIR. CALHOUN

Il
There is a mystery abou, the Enquiry (toucbipe
'hls gentieman) which we seek in vain TO pene
trate. The members of the Committee are said TO
be as silent IS the grave Various suggestion. are
made; nothing definitive Can be discove cred The
only TACT seems to be, that the committee are
inten'iy' day after day. engaged in the Invesiga-
uon; and that various witnesses from time 10
time called before them But, 10 what object the
| Enquiry is directed; whether confined TO the Mix
ana, or extended to others; whether in defence or
offence; investigating the acts of Mr.. Calhoun, or
nose OF others; the sagest soothsayer from the
East VIII IN vain pretend to guess. We look of
course 10 the denouemtnt with no little anxiety.
The last Charleston Mercury asserts. (upon
what authority il does not staie) but il Processes
10 fnoto that, IN order TO accomplish this (,be
downfall of Mr.. Calhoun) even forged papers
have been produced to the Committee
The course of the Administration is mark ed b, the
strangesi infaiuation. What are we TO sa, of it's
allowing Mr. John A King the sum Of $4,000 as
an oufnt Tor acting as Charge d'.9fairs, about 5
weeks (ihe brief interval beiw cen bis fathers de
par'ure from London, and Mr.. GsIlatin's arrival,>
Nlr. John a King was at that very moment is
London, and had previousl, acted as Secretary of
Legation A writer in New York paper saws
these 81 500 & may be considered as a home fit
rather than outfit" What shall we saw of The
Secretary OF States wiihd awing the printing of
the Laws, from three Editors, because ihey differ
Gu rom the administrations; Editors, who had for
many years printed the laws, and whose p.pers
bad more extensive circulation, than those I,
winch The printing was transferred. The Ken
t"cfy 11TSus has been exchanged for the Com
menfdfo; the Eastern Argus, of Maine for the
american Patriot-anj the .Nc,c Hampshire
Patriot, for the ". Hampshire Journal: The
.drSts oil Maine. and the Patriot of New Hamp-
shire being decidedly among the most seryiceable
Republican fapers, among the abes, and most en-
ghtened in the U. S. The Editor Of The New
Hampshire Patriot states positively upon the au-
thority oil letters from Washington that the act
oil removal in this state N II } was again.t the
express wishes OF the whole delegation of New
Hampshire, with the exception of one man -
The Patriot also explicitly states
After The appointments made, some of tn. d..,a
lion from niane Jailed MI. Clay into b;. molly
IN removing The printing from The Argus which paper had
taken 10 decided ground sgsin the admins. ration lis an
swer was, that he determined have no
me Argus had not opposed neither had sum ,,.d m
admin iIatnthn he would pat tie payer one vsor uno
that period, estore IT," " ~ ~ "
L his IL species of retaliation which shows the
lengths To which the Administration are prepared
10 20. -Really this was TOO low a game for them
TO stoop 10.
ANOTHER BLOW TO THE COALITION.
ErtTact of a letter from Jackson (yHiss.) Jan.
nary 9Th
f" On the 4th instant, the Leqislau,e of ON,
State, now in session at this place, elected judy
Powbatsn Ellis to the Senate of the United S,ate.
over lie present incumbent Thomas b. Reed. nv a
majority OF ~ TO ia conclusive whence that
he last session of the Legislature did by The cleo
nt tl,as H.