Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-26

10 he Editors ef ghc Richmond ..sg,tlrer.
GENrLEAIES In looking over the late Report
oil Secretary Barbour 1 notice the following words
IN relation TO our little army, viz g is far as
en- gbcidtiy o3U.Sed, as officers are roe essen
R9t'y secHPt JFOEi tie Gegr0t;ng rice ofmtsn-
PefGRcc.-1 He JetC examples 1Ctich here been
maae, M5ugi accessory yct rcluctanti, 90
eledaSe He army IRON, .hc Jlot, Jitck tcith q de-
etIfed UlGterdOle determination 1eUcrtO 9ard9a
to"eR sentence OF gudt for this oTcRce. on 81
.tdfE'd, ,cH, u - dOPed, restrain the reTy jetc
any, 'cho ere disposed to forget, az this iHd.a-
Setcs, tcb0t IS dltc 10 their characters as officers
q ne U. - aTnsy."
The plain inference fton which is conceived to
DC, mat our army officers as class, were found
upon the accession OF the Secretary 70 Office much
addicted 70 the "d=..rGding nee u ijiteH,perGace
but that ''Now@--vvithfn three years-his own
energetic measures have communicated to il that
mara! tone II was 50 lanentahly in want of before
under the TeiGsed administration of his predeces-
sofs--and his consiGerato kindness only ends by
managing up " IN teITOTeH, examples, though
necessary get reluctantly made 30 keep in the
paths OF soberiety the members of a professions the
nSuISh!nS characteristic of which hasever been
rehned sense of honour.
IS the assertion thus gravely aTinouncedin an Of
hcld torn, based IN truth its reverse and an
appeal Is iearlessly made 10 the candid observation
Oh me people oil the U. States, without doubt of
ITS being responded TO in honorable and it is no.
ped an Indignantnegative. lffllse then Gas it is)
II must either have arisen from deliberate wish Of
us auhor TO RAISE bubble OF seireputation at the
sacrifice OF the fame OF those il is his DUTY in AN
their relations, to watch and protect or il is
the ricketty b2ntling not OF inadvertence: but in
plain words OF ignorance. Perhaps the Secretary
SO lar from intending censure, actHqIly-ves ac-
tuaily-desSned TO confer praise: But alas alas :
ior lack OF knowledge OF his mother tongue-he has
produced putt, q Ut Riiiitdi'c, with Ueneeapce !
In snort, know not If the subject be worthy of
mere than one remark further: II President Adams
thought TO compliment Virginia in the selection of
his redoubtable War Secretary and the Latter 10
confer like favor On the army in the words here
commented on-sGve the mark !-Ebony's malign
Influence appears equally to have fallen upon the
q" Old Dominion" and the AMY.
QUERIsT.
Nomination Of .liessrS. Madison s. Monroe.
he placing al these two distinguished statesmen
at the heed gt the adams Electoral Ticket has
drawn forth considerable attention throughoCt the
OMoh' ana various commentaries from several
quarters. W { shall cOnfine ourselves 10 the no.
tees has received from the Administration prints:
The Lexington (Va) Intelligencer pronounccs
the presentation OF this ticket by the Conyen-
ton as . removing all doubts about MI Madi
sons preference; for (adds the Editor1 the Con
vcnton would certainty DC tyeH aduised his SON
nments before it would send forth his name to the
world as an Elector." The N Y Nat Advocate
IS still more rash upon this subject The name of
ihe INDUSTRIOUS Madison IS placed at the head of the
1gllNOLf
q JdH knowledge or his sentinlentS'' (The Ad-
yocate seems u know the fact then-but hear him
iurtheTD :" He is undoubtedly for us: How can
ne be otherwise: . The people OF Virginia can
not De hurried along with huzzas for jackson az.
ter all this! The Boston Centinel falls into the
strain OF the Lexington lntelligencer: President
Monroe, 1t wlll be seen, has been nominated on
the Anti-J ackson Virginia Electoral Ticket Some
doubts have been expressed of his acceptance Of
the nomln2lion, from the tenor of the following
answers to an invitation received by him to attend
jackson Dinner In his vicinity on the sth inst
We give the answer intire, with the single remark
tilat II must appear extraordinary if a Convention
composed OF so large number OF the most emf
nent, enlightened and considerable Sages Patriots
anu Statesmen Of this great Commonwealth should
have so conspicucusly placed him on their Ticket
without having previously asceTtained his assent
10 become candidate, to have been morally
certain that he would not decline the high honor
intended 10 be conferred upon him" Mr. Walsh
treats the tang in rather harsh tone He cha
FactelILes the use OF their names rs sdeception =
Yet, " extraordinary" as il may appear, W.. are
warranted IN asserting that the Convention have
so conspicuouSly placed Mr. Monroe on their tic
ket, = icltout hdUilg previously dScertained his
assent to become ca1l9idate.;'' that they have
used the names OF both of them without their
knowledge and assent-and as we have little doul
II VIII ultimately turn out against their consent
IL Is unfortunate that the Adams Convention have
resorted to this expedient Their calculation. M
doubt was, that even if they would not serve.
something might escape them in their letter, (da
chnlng the honor0 which might possibly be used
against A. Jackson, and in favor of the Admins
tEation. How very " extraordinarily then viii il
appear, II the result should totally battle eli their
calculations.