Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-30

\ grave professor, in conjunction with two or
thee of his associates, unite in suppca,ion
TO the President, that Crowded the greater dutie.
OF his station willre mii) be will be snvery good s
generous rs TO allow his frlend- in Baltimore, to
take his honored and hcnor-g ipiag hend; and To
testify TO him their passing fidelity To this
prayer his ENcellency replies, (anl how could lac
have the cruelty 10 refuse y that TO his grta; hap
pines he discovers he can put aside the matter :
of deep import with which lac is charged, lorg e.
nough to meet his good people of Baltimore; and
the hours at which the owe joying condescen. IL
to be manifested, are announced in the gazeues
This transaction forciby reminds IT. of occurrenc
es, of some OF which have read the Others hav,
witnessed. The events here alluded to are first
the former royal professions in France, in whlrh,
amidst the eager press OF sycopliani and loathsome
adulation, were to be heard .xclsmations such az
these: All! ave5 vous va lie Roi? lie RJirt-O
Zen s,iis ravii Je Ro est sereux; Ah! Mon Dieu
Zen suis au desespoiii" Secondly The clouds oil
addresses on which, during the incpmbeucy of the
first dams. " ere wsfrd TO his infatuated vanity
the acclam'ii rs Of his partizahs w h en-, even
from he schonl-houses OF country pedsgogues the
little tremblers Under the birch. in their arent
sdhesons. Associate with these recolleciions i.
another fact which often comes acro.s my mind
aLd which, methiDks, should excite some misgiv-
inSs IN The minds on the present lords of the ascen-
dant; II Is thus, that the events above noted ere
the immediate hsrbinsers of revolutions me most
In hne, these clamorous and iusome declarations
may always be referred 10 the M cbneIy set in
operation 10y interested factionists, for propping
toteTing cause--lor, where power aud security are
a CONSEQUENCES OF their presence will induce a
contempt for such iinbecile resorts. But the chef
d'oenvre In this electieneerns niummefy is yet 10
come; II u seen in the toast and speech of Pres
dent Adams himself Ebony and Top-z,' sc.
&c Nc Here IL The master stroke ION the wand
OF the great enchsnter. The exemplar of intel
iectual, moral, and literary beauty and exceence
which doubtless charmed ull who were present
nh' which IS . charm, instruct, refine aud improve
wherever IT sha be seen or narrated. Yes,
Me-srs. y iitors, this is the deliberate, the preco
siisted language and -entimen, of the first nags-
trate OF the greatest Republic OIL earth, announced
publicly, and To be re~echoed by his creatures with
Ioudest hozahnas. To those who have been in
suucted IN in The of flourshing'' in the
school of the modern IsOcrates'S this may all ap-
pear very fine; but TO MEGA plain Souhron, it
would seem that the annals of nonsense and vu-
garliy may DC challenged for the production of
such another instance of the palpable obscure"
and SO Tar as the commentary OF its author has
rendered II comprehensive, of the coarse and in
decent Honor and gratitude to the brave defen-
ders OF his country are feelings which it is
ly possible too ariently to cherish; but the heart
which IS the home of feelings ike these can be
sensible to the merit of brave enemy Eut with
temper like that Of the Roman tyrant, who dl-
tecteu tne eSecutoner so 10 inf CT the mortal
stroke that the veteran might f ell himself die !
President Adams complscsntly dwells upon the
detail, the manner hoLo of the death of the unfui-
tunate Ross. This kind of triumph is perhsEs
very natural transition from that terror and even
DESPAIR, which, when the contest with England
was GONG on. evinced themsev es in the wailings,
poured forth in the letter to II Ti.; bat the neg
nanimity, or refinement, or discretion it displays,
the most astute of the Presidents writer's will be
puzzled TO point QUIT Is it not strange that MIR.
Secretary Clay (tor he made h;m, & surely there
fore has right to his keeping.) does exercise
sncter surveillance over this ndscr man? Is i,
not equally strange that The Sscrys correspondents
(ior lie has some amongst US high in pace, and to
whom The iheo'y OF the law least, attributes the
faculty of discrsGon) do not counsel him TO such
course: 10 keep his men sa ely and securely
shui up, TO be brought foith on special occasions
OF parade; prepared with speeches n i CONSTRUCTED
merely for the euphony of their sentences or the
Ioundness oil their teTminat!ons aud which abovs
all things, shall be tree from single ing edient
supplied by the tugecen', atilouuent Secretary OF
War; but with such as shall be the genuine work
manship of Mr.. Secretary Clay himself. For, al
though 1t must be admitted that the promugl alton
of The doctrine OF safe precedents was gross
bunder; and although the pilologi cal requirements
OF this gentleman ere none of the greatest, that
wicked, uncon- cionable man John Randolph most
uncOurteously exposed in the Secretary's interpre
tation of the terms establish and construct; yet
it is undeniable that he has much TACT and too
much knowledge OF the American people TO blur
outright upon them, under the presumption OF
their passing for Dit and erudifion and tlsfe the
bold and fsgfant sbsurdties which fall from Peesi-
dent Adams whenever his pretty concei,s are giv-
en- the rein. 1t these are nat restrained have
greatly inisapprehended the character of nv coun.
uymen, if very lew more of such exhibitions do
not prove Ebony TO all the schemes and hopes OF
MIR Secretary; to whatever high Trays or By
trays he may have RECOURSE to avert the carastro-
phe. YIRGINIUS
See the Cunningham Letters, in which some
writing Of this scrhb.er of doggre rhymes az ainst
the venerable Jefferson, is pronounced superior 20
the vyyitings of Tsocr,,ss. .,,l a.;l -, l..