Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-24
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RICHMOND. JUNE "a.
COJNJhU.YICdTED..
PLAIN MATTERS OF FACTs-tindenied aud u,,-
deniGtle.-No. I.
ONE AT TIME.
CONSTRUCTIVE JOURNIESn
The public mind seems to have become in a
great degree bewildered, by the multitude of false
hoods which daily issue from the presses respect
ing the approaching presidential election; and ma.
ny OF these are SO ingeniously disguised, or so
blended with seeming truths, almost to disauali-
iy plain, honest people from Judging correctly upon
this mos vitality interesting subject. To counteract
the perpleXity and confusion, arising from this
of things, it is thought that few plain matters of
fact might be selected, any Of which would
be sufficient TO enable every plain, honest citizen to
decide for HIMSELF as TO the of the vote
his first duty to his country will shortly call upon
him to give.
The following, then, is admitted by all, to be
Sc one plain matter of fact''-That john @. Adams,
the present President, did himself present an ac-
count against the United Sis.es, containing the fol-
lowing items:
1914, June 30th, Expenses of Jour-
ney from ST. Petersburgh to
Client, 8 $50 Sc
Sept-Expenses to Client, 1887 SO
ices do. 1884 65
1913, January, do. $40 90
.'Here we have $3,O62 Oh for Mr. Adams's ex
pcnses at Client, for only three months What
was the hntUrc Vi TIE expenses, mas never been
disclosed
IS This sum allowed for his expenses, back to Pc
fcrsburg, equal TO the sum allowed on his Journey
from ST. Petersburg to Ghent 1856 56.'' .s This
journey back to ST. Petersburg, Mr.. Adams ,aeue,
travelled He went from Ghent to Paris, and
thence to London, where he remained about two
years as minister, and then returned to the United
States.''
So far Mr.. Moore-it turns out then that the
Journey here asserted 10 have been performed, as
the foundation Of his charge, was not, in fact
performed 1t was only ga constructive Journey
MIR. Adams's remaining mute, amounts to plea of
guilty" to this charge. Does not, then, becom4
the duty Of every patriotic citizen, whatever NAV
be the state OF his former prejudices his present
feelings, conscienously to examine into the nature
and character of this admitted charge? First, then:
Is il not grounded on falsehood? That must be
admitted by all. Is it not made for the sake of mo-
ney? ] hat cannot be denied Will any American
Patriot; can any American Patriot, vote for any
human being for his President, whonot only claims
the public money but actually puts it into his
pocket, when, the claim itself is admitted to be
grounded solely upon known falsehood? II would
stein to be impossible. Let every American citi-
zen put it TO himself, in spirit OF candor and pat
rotisni, :" Can j, an American citizen, vote for one
for my President, who plumbers the public Urea
sury, by the introduction of falsehood upon the
public records" Does not lis peculia, character
and tendency, greatly aggravate the offence of this
faisehood! 1t must be admitted by all, to be OF no
ordinary character Its tendency is fraught with
Inischiets OF the highest order. 1t corrupts the
public morals-it especially corrupts the Treasury
officers. Ii violates the public records. 1t strips
The Treasury accounts Of all credit, by disgracing
them with !aIsehood. AS it depriycs them of ali
character for truth, so II must deprive them of all
the attributes OF evidence. Records are evidence
because they are presumed always 10 speak the
TRUTH never to lie. Suppose proposition made by
Wright OF Ohio, represented 10 be perfect hbe,-
tine in his assertions-that the treasury records
should be received evidence in courts Of justices;
and the honorable and eloquent Mr.. Hamilton of
South Carolina, were to Object The Treasury
records contain iaisehoods--one of them introduced
by the President himself; truth can only be re-
ceved in evidence" Would W. yield to the obiec-
ton, OR eulogse the alsehood, and give himself as
precedent In justification? The fact of the false.
hood cannot be denied, and the vice of lying must
be defended TO Justify the treasury records Now
let every patriot think OF this dilemma; and Impair
TALLY ask himself, If MIR. Adams, who has brought
this disgrace upon the records OF his country is nit
to be its President now, hereafter: Is a re
election the proper reward for his vices-yices OF
the most in,nora! character and destructive ten
denotes? Would not his re election amount 10 a
full appreciation OF his vices, pronounced by the
American people, with full knowledge Of them?
Woult il not amount 10 declaration, to every fu-
ture President that he may sin at pleasure even TO
his private plumber OF public money; and his sins
will not only be forgiven, but appiauded and re-
warded by the American peopie2 What must ne.
cessaiily ensue from such applause, OF such vices
but the destruction to public and private morals
and the ruin and downfall of republican fedora
I'VE EO'cfnulenf is NOS tNen, THIS - one plain
matter OF fact, sufficient to direct every vote i'm
the nations Could Mr.. Adams, or any friend of
the Administration, have the hardhood TO recon-
mend TO Congress any law, for giving the Treasury
records the character Of evidence in courts of JUS
tice, after the President mad ncorpora ed into them
falsehood!a falsehooh told, too for his own pc
cuniary benefit II one entry be admitted with
knowledge OF its falsehood, may not more than one
be admitted, when more pressing occasion urges
the temptation? Have not more than one already
been admitted Have not many been already al
United? Who can tell how many may have been
admitted! Who distinguish the true from the
false eutries'
The intent undeDable.
The quo anmo," not even disguised
Now, let every American Patriot solcmnly ask
hmsef-Whether the crime of vtating the frea.
snry records Is here exaggerated. either in the
baseness Of It's character, in the mischief Of its
tendencies? IL not, it be necessary 10 ask
shall il be sanctioned aud rewarded by the Ameri-
can people?
QUERIST.
TO THE EDITORS
CAROLINE, June 16, 1923.
The purgation of the polls Of this county upon
the Convention Question, has Just taken place ac-
cordiDg to the requirement Of the Act Of Assem-
a. G.ll..