Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-16


the evidence they mad freely drawn from ''seve-
raj EnSiishmon who were summoned by the
Committee. "A nong these Englishmen, az spe-
Cited by Washington letter in Baltimore pa
per, is Mr. Marland of Andover, Mass, whom tn.
Boston Courier describes " citizen of this
country D,ore than 20 years"!-The Editor OF
tie Courier also writes from Washington, that
" the wooden manufacturers here appear to be
toIerdbiy ,oeN satisfied Drith the bill except the
minimum or one dollar, and the duty which IS i'm
posed on coarse wool, which win operate against
the manufacture OF carpets and those tabri-
cations, usually denominated Negro Cloths. The
audinonai duty on hemp, (and presume he
might have added iron) will not be very well re-
ceived by those concerned in navigation and that
on moiasses is not expected to be very acceptable
in some of the northern seapcrts What viii be
the late oil the BILL II is impossible TO guess The
commercial papers of New York seem as little sa-
tished with the ofits duties as Mr. Nilesis
with their falling short of the mark. The y. Y
Telegraph takes the question alsu upon abstract
grounds =" Protection it is termed, has been
already granted, and what is the consequence -
a cry Tor further monopoly Grant it, and villa.
Then The cry will sill be for morc-grant eve
ry thing-give the manufacturers an entire ex-
ciusiveness OF making, and selling, and YOU have
not done then SO as a fiuctuation in com
inerce shall leave their labor without profit, wc
shall be again called to make national appropri
atons in England, for the relief of baI starved
| naked ana encrvated operatives class of people
possessing neither the vigor of body nor mind
which now distinguishes our countrym,,r who
viii be unable TO till the fields and subd,e the
wilderness. But on the other hand leave mani
iactures, IKE commerce, 70 find their own level &
'heir own interests; and TO progress with the hc-
inands which may be made upon them, and fneir
condition viii be sound and healthy
| The National Intelligepccr is dissatisfied with
the Toasts given at Mr.. Tazewelps dinner. Thev
are not quite loyal enough, il seems, to suit the
palate OF the " government printcr.'-The COM
pimeht PAD TO The Enquirer By the frank and dis
| from fhn or
land, Is pronounced TO be irony and sarcasn,.-We
cannon stoop to defend principles against such
sycophantic assailauts. The toast turned upon our
principles, which no fluctuations of Marty for %;
years no alternative choices about men within the
iast for years, have in the slightest degree chang
ed.-"e have never pretended 10 change our opi-
| 'Ions aboat Gen. jackson. We take him as :.
choice, between inevitable evils.--But if change
otoplnion about men was Il change of princiDles
what are we TO think of the tergiversation of the
| principles of the National Intelligencer The E
cltors oil that paper know what opinions they had
oi MessrS Adams and Clay in 1921 They know
| what dark character they were in the habit Of
drawing OF Mr.. Clay-not openly nor boldly in
their paper-but in private convcrsations-s,,ch 40
they held with Col Johnson of the Senate-and
yet how submissiveIy they have cringed 10 these
| men, since they were clothed with the mantle OF
| power: " hat tuisome panegyrics have thew no.
oiered TO their shrines And these are fhs.
| changeing syeophants-these the fawning Wears
oil hF"y'--who pretend to cant about principles.
THE WEBSTER NEGOTIATION.
ne queries which we indirectly addressed TO
MT alsh on recent occasion, have been repub-
| Ii9ieu uhder ms very beard at Philadelphia /; and
YET ne chooses to preserve an impenetrable 81
lence. Ii MIR. Webster had not impaired The in
formation to Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Hopkinson. and 10
| a clAken OF more Northern State would not Mr.
.s alsh nave denied t:--Are we at liberty then 10
| AtieT' Inat hls silence gives assent? The Phila-
| delphia Mercury rereshes the memory of Tho
gentlemen concerned. 1t names Mr. Stockton Of
New-Jersey as the third person referred to-it
I,n"iiglses any one OF these gentlemen TO deny
That they have seen the pIedge''-and. moreover.
" should they do SO, we shall produce our test,no
ny TO convic; them of saying what does not accord
win truth and fact.'-But why affect any douh.
OF conce"lTnert about it' Mr.. Adams did stoop
to modify letter, which AIp Webster showed
| NM marking the liberal course which Mr.. 4
intended 10 pursue, Gin case of his election TO-
wards the Federal Party-and this |, ter WINS
actually employed 10 secure his election.
y, We beg the Editors of the ". Intalligencer ana
an such teFT0TiSts, TO dismiss oil their aupreber,
SONS about Governor Giles Message. We ASSN,
.,iein tnat the Union is perfectly safe We assure
I,@i' .al mere is not member OF TIC Virginia
who approves ''TesiSf0Hcc If the lars
| OF @'SS0hnf'on q tie Cnion''-nor is there :,
single CITIZEN OF the State very "mad as to 2 n
prove OF measures equivalent TO the dissolution
r. w.. mon little as our citizens may relisl,
t1e extension oil the Tariff, we beg Them 70 he
eve that the laws are in not the slightest danrr-
q; p'I'S resisted, or the Mon of being Dissolved
We d@SUrs fHe0, that the opposition In tho Tarift
- o' ''Nciy 10 degenerate into treason or rebel.
loh-and tha;it Will be confined 10 some cesa,s g.,
'ile newspapers, and perhaps very respectful and
GIVE resolution from the Select Committee of ne
Itous'' appealing 10 tine good senet Of the Peuose
ana iheir Representatives Nothing more! We
otS uieln' therefore, TO Danish all their fearst,
SecP quietly IN thei9 beds--and not 10 fright tte
hottest citizens oil the country 'froin their propyi
~, ~ exaggerated i@sreprcsentations of Gov
~ ~ "'essage' or the Imaginary dangers which
ulcy may coDjure up for the occason-TIe A.
rninistration may sound the ocsin about The Co,,-
nor hessagc-Mr. Clay may write another fri
umPhant letter about the policy of plavin oar ~,
6eSoiuuons OF virginia upon the good Deoole of
rehnsyivanla-Ihey may unfurI the banners Of
we Olhon, and attempt 20 draw recruits 10 thci-
s,hsInG cause by such ingenious artifces-p,rt
me appeal IS unavailing. The nation will see thai
'iie'e J., no nanger-none is mcditatcd-and that !.
would be flrmiy opposed.-We intreat these sene;
uYc politicians therefore, 20 discard all tbeir an
hrehensions-to abandon all their manosu,.ree =.
ne Cnion IS perfectly safe--al their exfravaosr.
sshsio"iiies to the contrary Notwithstanding
letter Of to 9th, from friend now =, Trr,,,--
fort, says. o. ! 's'f.-
The Senate have adopted Gen. Aliens reeo,r,;o.,
70 3end Tor persons papers, and have started nm
eES on IN every direction All the persons f,npIic0
i tch ran CidH are 70 be examined We may enc.
what mir testimony will he. by what tbev b.So
ready fesflfed-whchisp published in C,IG,js ~
yet would not be surprised fshey shoujd sd;o,,..
cd. '""'y commence
No idea could be formed, as IN tbo ,roi,,,r.
/ length Of The session. az TO tle inyos,n,. - -