Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-10


the Newspaper Editors alone for the reception
be has encountered. Tie Press but echoes
back the public U0ice." In truth the public CEN
sure has on this occasion far ouis,ript our own
We have been severely blamed for not having
taken much more active part against him. In
VAN have W. urged. that at such time a. this,
our union WAS strength. s.d division MAS teleat !;
that the gres, Object OF he Republican party ~ as
to expel The Coalition at Washington from the
seats which lhes have acquired; that hir. TYLER
was In most import ant flee for six years; that
ne ought not to be " driven" from his party; hat
he had uniformly supported the principles OF the
Constitution; and that AN incorporate proscrip-
ton was probably calculated TO do more good TO
the Administration, than to our own party; that
whilst 1t was Impossible Tor US TO preserve an
utter silence with respect TO the conduct of Mr.
Tyler, We, II desirable To treat i, in a style OF
moderation; not much for his own sake, as II
The sake OF his county. But, We have scarcey
pleased either ot The irrI:ated parties in this contest
tie complains OF our StingS-hs enemies OF our
not pointing them with sufficient asperity. W.have
pleased neither party; 'bough we have ple,.ed our
selves Yet, it there be ATTY dob,s about the mat
ter, we are disposed 70 think that his enemies have
much more cause 10 complain # us, than Mr..
Iyfer ha-. But ,chat haze noe done? In what stua
tion did MIR. Il himself place Us?
The county is Cursed by a Coalition, which
midews ITS prosperity. Virginia wishes 20 remove
1t But this Coalition employs all lie patronage
and rover and g spplisnces' of Office TO retain
lie sea which ii has acquired. When such men
comhice. 4" houest nen mus, ass cIae ''-One of
the most distinguished leaders OF this OPPOSITION
was Joha Randolph o. Roanoke. His intrepid
acd m"sery eloqGence made him object Of
dread to he Administration. No one thing was %
much desired by them a. his removal from office
MI L e. as he only m II who could suprrssde HIM
bn', he !s! org nally disc LINED any such desire
he had oiunlafiy even 10 MIR. Ran 'olph's
ir'ends, aud told them that although he was rats
he'd he could be elected, set he would OF permit
himself TO be brought forward; that our party (,he
friends OF State Righ,s) too small 10 be " eak-
ened 10y division (See Mr.. Wilson's letter to Mr.
Chr~'IAn) This sounded weil.-But, as every
effort to start an opponent 10 Mr.. Il wa- failing ;
IS Mr.. Barbour had positively di-clsrned all OPP
position 10 him; the eau of Hhe Gov-rhor wa.
again beset and he inportuned for fsvorahl e
answer. lie has sHCe said, tina he was entfel. uure
se'y.d and pO>i,re against u; and he repeats. IN
his late Speech, that he his been Throughout, "open
and explicit. - bu, what say. his cslebraie, Litter
the iives enilemen'
- Shooid ar oiii'e, ia opposition to my ,yishes
& results hlch Como an,Icip,te) be conferred
upon me-, shall hen give 10 the expression of tie
leg sislive Will such reelection, and pronouu ce
such decision, a. my sense OF what is due to II
may TEN 10 require -
Is tHis ehiiIeiy unreseTVed and eTplc3t! l. there
| no lurking ipiication- no - Depbic oracle IN
this should AID - then? Did any man " no
heard The letter read, entertain ,enous dJubl
that C. should he Office be conleyIei'' upon Inn,
an opposition to has tciSheS, he would accea IL?
| Had Gov. rs mind been made up against he
lice, by not hav. written to that effect with
on; any resei walton? Why, not have written. as
Lev! Lincoln, the Governor of Massachusetts did
| when he >, - lately placed n suuilar situation
10 MIR. Iy!er's; except 'Ely that Mr.. l. had
ready the vote OF one branch OF the Legs ature
and ne was moreover Cf The parry Of he \ dmin
istralion, not OF the opposition MT. l.. was run
| principally by his political enemies against his
political friend, and the incumbent OF the Office
| Mr. Mills. He wrote an explicit letter directly
10 the Speaker OF the II. oil T. himself in which
! he concludes thus:
All these with strong regard TO what i,
due 10 consistency Of eha'ae,er" character the valuable
To- sell A. 90 any itsite jasu',Ug the distinction ,s
smt WIN undmni'hed force Tue vote uf thr H,n-rahie
Senate having 10" publicly placed before the Hour Of
nav. neg tier indus noe IL" being n,1ed Urreserrediy
but most respectfully L. decline their aid YOU L-
| irrss iu oa fIng I" tu-n th,. oihn,un.cst.on.'
| Mr.. L. NIGH, have also requested one of his
friends 10 rise IN his place IL he House, and ex-
plicitiy declare, That MIR. Il. was no candidate,
and would not consent on any account to be
brought out against Mr. r. Mr.. T. now state.
thai particular iriend, " although as 1t were a
member oil my family, became 80 fully impre. sel
win my wishes from ed and repeated con
vefsations, a. not to hsve voted for me; and az
uong those who pursued similar c,u,se, come
OF whom are here present, number many of my
best friends One would suppose from The
words " among" and % some" and - many here
used, that there we're Al least several in thus pre-
dicament. We could tave wished. that he had
shown his list, and counted up how many there
were; for, with the exception oil Mr.. Seiden, v e
have heard ofno one.
| We go On, however, with our own vindica ion.
! We OF course somsw hat dissatisfied with the
conduct Of Mr.. Tt was moreover urged UPON
| w. 10 come out against him, By the consideration
hat this was not The first tine he had been smLi
lous OF this Office; that he had oace been run a.
/ sain>t John Taylor of Caroline; cnce, agains,
/ Mr.. Tszewel; and that 1t was probable when
| MIR. Randolph was elected against Mes.r-
Giles and Floyd, Mr.. T. would have pre-
| terred seat in the Senaie 10 the Governor
Chair: That these circumstances contribute 10
illustrate The character Of the late transactions
And that it line for the public press to
speak out Yet we forbore, rom respect for our
party. There were StiRgs then at least from
Us.
But new fact was 20 be produced.
When the Winch ser article appeared we for
bore eve" republication OF il for several DAYS.
We ~ere anxious in the first instance to have some
exposition from Mr.. Tyler or his friends upon
this question: and if possible, the letter itself to
Mr.. Clay laid before the world. But we could
no longer reconcile 1t TO sense Of duty 10 pre-
serve silence upon Transaction, which had be
come subject OF deep interest in the public pa
pers and in private circles in republishing the
article, we scarcely did more than express our
opinion of the propriey Of Mr. rs publishing he
letter. The events which followed known to
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