Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24

krsaeic &C Letter wssh;Ss,on' Feb asss.
nives spoke yesterday with great force and <Ie-
sance on the road-making power. He took ,he
.uoec' on new point, its abuses, its prostisusiou
20 eec'ioneering purposes. ard its tendency %
the power OF the President st ths expeueo
onsfes.. You viii see and sdmirei It. Viz
gina VIII he proud OF this effort of one of A.
young sons After his first speech which wee wa
vonsdered' and based upon fscts, and Of cours.
e 'esu. OF Judicious reflection, he epokea secona
ime. on hand, and upon the spur Of the ,nom,n.
:" .ep.y 20 gentlemen from New Hampshire aud
acquitted himself admirably in an ent enpor.n.
Gus rffu-ion, as he had done in hi, more n,,m,di
nted effect.
Letter from wa.b;nr,.n &C.
.fecpie at di-tapce may wish 10 knnxv lo~
affairs are carried NJ this Mace: L., tl.,, go
then that the whole effective power of The fe,.,.,
government resides at present IN three men. Jo,r,r
QUINCY ADAMS, HENRY CLAr & DANIr,.
srkR; the first of whom has been stigma
tized by the second as spostate federaIist: abe
second has been. described by The FIST q. a rem
egsde republican; and the third is admitted nv
both the Others, and known by every body. to be
Hartford conven,ionist. These three men who
Ste Called the COALITION. govern the Unios; and
their parts are thus cast: MIR. Adams write.
newspaper essays, composes messages for ron
gress, and gives official dinners; Mr. CLAW &c,
'he press and the elections, and Mr. yyeb-,er ma
nases the H. of r.. OF this modern triuu,virate
Mr. Adams, though occupying the fret place, is
Tue feast efficient man of the three His elaboratea
newspaper essays, with their opes ard figure and
musical sentences, signify nothing against shr
pointed. powerful and animated pieces " hich fio,y
hon the opposition presses. His messages, con-
tractirg hall their length, have skunk into un-
pretending papers, since his van attempt TO IL
illuminate the skies and crush the Senate; and his
dinners, tho rich and luxurious, are deprived of
the charm of seduction by the etiquette and me-
chanisin with which they are conducted. Tho
second man in the list is the master spirit of three
lie commands four hundred presses: and with
fhesa engines, and tie palronsge of cfIice. ard
conideniia letters, he rules the elections in most
OF the states. When the members NEE, in Con.
g'ess 'hey are turned over TO the management ,pf
Inc thtrd man. who fills the character here which
~ Ensi"nd is called, &" Manager offhe House eS
Commons" This is new character in The ~
Si@ies' and as your readers may wish 10 know hi.
peculiar functions. will iranscrhe YOU what i.
sa'd OF him in the British buoks. 1he.mo,o-
ger o. The House Of Commons, sovs .J,l-
sGh' IS confidential officer nnino,,, =,
'onsf"wson. IN, business is to ,rcit
nP'n me country members as then orri,e i'm
fo'r", ascertain tcho ,cW suppoyt fIe min;s,r,,
"'h,'sc them Offices, places and pensions. mi
GO mem hnoD, during the Session, tphen Ia
ctfeat and hoac to Uofe. Tor these serp;c.s Z
rae Manager himself is REGARDED ,,ifb n J,,.
rhI" appointment at me end Of some yea,s.''
MS Is the character filed heie by Mr.. wei.
ser; and the dex'erity with which lie acous him..
-e'' Is proved by The facility with which he turned
's'l on las own policy in the Wool debate, and led
,he coalition members of the West to sacrifice de
fe'nP, whskcy and wool or their constituents -,
,he interes; OF a few dozen New England NAM.
fncturers.
osuer The conduct CT this triumviraie the pub
lie AFFAIRS 60 on badly. The British West India
trade worth four million, per annurn, is lost; the
puoe expenditures are increased, the revenue .sIi.
minshed. Such are the results Of the fra, two
years OF the Coalition, aud nethns better can be
expected while they remain in power In fact
they have no time TO attend to the affairs Of III.
COVER ment. Other concerns consume their time
Elections, and dsiy conirivances TO catch popaIa-
rny, are their main occupa ions; and what little is
done for the public, is chiefly done by The clerks
in tie departments.