Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-02

L. POst, ~. UlVenuorf md
j.. Al. White, far as relates TO themselves and
MIR. Sou,hard-by MIR. Horkinson, so far as i, re-.
lates TO the {" Jcrseynans statements CT Mr. IL >,
having conversed upon the subject with Mir. Ciay
land by Capt X. r. Stockton, far as il relates
10 the extract d, letter reported by Wood, 4, Inv.
been written by tie Captains ia.her.-But the ma
teiial parts of the iginal statement remain uu.ba
ken by the ewind contradictions of these gentle
! men, or the direct asseveratons OF The N " Amer
MIR. Hopkinson rsoto denies any conversation with
| MIR. Cay-why, when he was hitherto in,errogst.
eel, did he not equally deny any. communication
with MIR. Webster? The reason is, he could con-
tradict the one, but not the other. Capt. Stockton
denies part OF the statement, bu; not the whole
as the N. Gazette siyiy suggests. He could not
contradict the whole.
Whatever tho President may say to the contrary
notwithstanding; it is, nevertheless. true that MI
Webster has asserted the existence OF such let
| ter We have now before us letter from a mem.
Der OF Congress positively declaring, that Mr. w
did offer to show him letter of his own, lin his
possession,) in from his correspon-
dent which had been read 20 or 5y Mr. Adams
modified at his >Mr. y ) suggestion, and finally
approved bv him, relative TO The liberal policy he
intended 10 pr.sue towards tie Fedora. party
| Ms. Walsh did make in his Nat. Gazette, IN e
following statement, the force OF which no subse-
quent equivocation can remove. - The utmost
that has been aileged, tch any sen5!aRce IF truth
is-that one two members oil Congress, Federal.
| lists, who decidedly preferred MIR. Adams to Gen
jackson, the broasest grounds, toisted tn knoip
before they defiaitireiy resOioed to cote tor HIM
uhether, made President, he tcoi,ii pursue the
policy Of excluding Federalisis from Office and
they sccordingiy asked for Information Oh the
subject from, .Nr. Webster, or some other friend
OF MIR. Adams, supposed to be acquainted with his
sentiments. Their object was, not any stipulation
for themselves but simply the satisfaction OF being
assured that a disiranchisement detrimental TO
the national veal unjust s. absurd in itself, was
not likely to be continuedro this application, the
gentleman addressed gave written answer,
| 81 m h.yIf IN nhnfIn
-idams, and which contained profession of doc
trine on the point, similar TO the one soon after
made TO the world, more empbatically and fully,
an has Inaugural address. Here is all that has
| been alleged with ahy degree OF plausbility"
MIR. Walsh will not deny his belief in such a
| letter
Neither Mr.. Southland nor Mr.. Hopknson will
deny that VIZ. Webster communicated its contents
| TO them.
! We have letter from man of honor in the
City of New York, who gives us an extract of a
| letter from Mr.. Bisphain OF New Jersey, who de-
clares that he heard the late respected Mr.. Rich
| ard Stockton speak OF the communication made TO
HIM by Mr.. Webster, OF the existence Of such a
pledge. Capt. Stockton and Mr.. Thompson, his
broiher-in-law, are stated to be connusant Of the
same circumstances.
W. understand, beyond doubt, that Capt. Stock
ton conversed with Mr.. Webster himself toui this
letter, who told him, if ne wished to have the ID
mise under his (the Pre>idents) hand, here it is;
and rising from his chair unlocked his escrtoire
and produced the letter. Mr.. w. added that the
affair had proceeded far that the persons in who's
favour the pledge first TO be redeemed were
designated, viz: Mr.. Mason OF N. Hampshire, Mr.
| tiopkinson OF Philadelphia, and Mr.. Stockton o.
| ". Jersey.
We have no question that this letter was she WI
to Mr.. Warheld of Md. and Gen. Van Rensselaer,
OF the State OF New York.
| We DO not rashly hazard these assertions. we
are as firmly convinced OF the existence of such
Yletter, as we are OF the election OF MIR. Adams
ia .l,...s
| accomplish the other. The moral shall be brie
one II Is for the people to decide whether men
VINO have acquired power by such means, are
woithy TO retain it,"
The present article is much longer than we wish.
ed We promise more brevity for the future. We
VIII not, therefore, harrass the reader by specify
Ing he improper expedients which have been en-
ployed to retain the power which they have abused
| we VIII not dwell upon the Travelling Cabinet
"hich now dissraces the country, and ought to be
secuted out OF countenance by every independent.
man-the presses which have been dragooned or
corrupted those which have been prescribed Tor
their integriiy-or the variety of machinery which
mas been put IN motion We shall select another
letter OF MIR. Adams, carrying a third pledge, as a
specimen OF the eiectioneerng spirit Of the pre-
sent Administration:
TIE Bathos IF LittLeness!
Inc N Y Enquirer avows, that OF all the "wealS
and unpatriouc sayings and dongs of this Mr. A.
dams, this letter OF his TO Mr.. Heartweli, is The
tcorst act Of his tohote life because it is the most
mean and degrading" This Oliver HeartwelI oil
Canandalgua, no lost the situation oil Postmaster
at that place under Mr.. Monroe" ian active IMAM
| aging, intriguing politician, and dec ded Adams
man. takes occasion TO write impudent letter 10
| Mr. Adams, and engured OF him as to a private e.
vent Of his lfe, viz: whether he is mason, He
assigns his motives for putting the question, anil
makes out poiPab!e interest TO Mr.. A. in giving
an answer.
What does Mr. a. doa "He sits coolly down
and writes to man unknown to him, b., obvious
w an eiectioneerDg friend, that he not, never
Dds, nor neUeT shall be q FTeemasOn'-and then
proceeds, IN very cunning way. TO ian the fame
OF the Morgan excitement and turns not only the
opposition 10 the abominabe murder Of Morgan,
but TO Masonry itself, to his own political pur-
poses.
But new fact has TRANSFERRED about this Cores
Pondence, which shows how thoroughly disgrace
iui The whole matter is to both parties. The Al
Dany Argus at FIRST published extracts profess
ssdly from the spondeDce.-in few days the
Utica Sentne processes TO publish the ,chOie cor
TeSpondence, charging the Argus with not only
"a bling every sentence which il published, but
oadtng TO IL part which il actually f0rged.' The
N Y. American re-pubshed this article with suit.
able commentaries on the Argus forgery. And
| now what turns out to be the fact? The Argus
proves, Ina, the transcript which il published was
fna1e rom copy in the hands Of leading friend
oil The Administration, disclosed TO that friend bV
HedrttreH hinseB-tbat il was II. himself who
S0r6Led the original letter Of Mr.. Adams when he
handed copy to the Utica Sentinel tor puDIica.
'ion--aDd that the part which the Argus publish
cd instead OF being ddded by it, had been sup
pressed by H. IN the Sentinel Copy. The reason
| Tor suPpressing it appears from the passage Itself
which is as follows: {" And you may be assured
That IN case you have not been so unfortunate as
10 nave joined That society, very much can and will
be done in ibis section OF the State in vour half
upon that account itwGsin reply letter Of this