Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-29

, IOIIy, SHY
sire OF some diplomatic ecat the great benefits of
our W est India trade-permitted the con,emptiblc
power OF Nio Janeiro to imprison our countrynen
ana conhscate our vessels--and then with the most
ihaecent precipitation, patching up an arrangement
wnich has never been complied with without
waiung LOT our own minister, who has only re.
turneu 70 ms country to be disgraced for the spirit
he has displayed abroad We have seen parasites
employed and honest men dsnisscd-the mos,
lavish disbursements OF money on foreign missions
without any adequate equivalent-tile Panama
Mission got up for eclat, and damned for its do
houement-accountS passed without any vouchers
lournies paid for that were meyer periormed-anJ
'"e Pup"c monies squandered upon iavorites not
Gu uue" ON account oil the services they are to
perform Tor the nation, of those which thew have,
performed for themselves. We see .power and
atronage unblushingly employed, TO secure the
Ounces which they have acquired-a TRAVELLING
Cabinot-and neglected Departments. Lastly,
we see the doctrine avowed by the man WIN l.
mostly TO benefit by its application, that i, j. 9.
SAFE precedent to elect the Secretary of Stale ~
successor to the President-that the government
winch ought TO belong TO the people ouuht Ia he
transferred without their choice 10 the man whom
Tie President chooses; and that they have little else
10 do than To register the edict of their own cor
want. Mr. Clay seemed, indeed, of a different opi
mon, when he wished to strip Mr. Adams of th,
privileges OF the " safe precedent" but now.
Mheh ne mas taken MIR Adarns's place as'Secreta-
ry he is quite willing TO succeed him in the Office
which MIR. Adams holds. 1t will be mo fml,
OF MT. Clay, II the influence Of the Government
De not exerted during the next four wears in ac
comprising his obicct-that is, supposng the good
people OF Pennsylvania and New York are r,SveJ
by the pathetic appeals of tn. disntere.,ed Editors
Oh the Two Officials 10 ra,ity the arrangement or
1925. ''''' VI
But we have no apprehensons tina, the peonle of
fennsylnia will listen to the ''voce OF the charmer
charm ne ever SO cunninely. They know as well
az we do, that the 'results of the elections in ,
iSiana. Kentucky and Indiana have (noD been nm.
cquivocaly demonsrative of the preference of
tifose States for the present Observation-Disclosures;
tpuisiaha mas elected two out OF three representa-
yves ny very small ma ority; and that il il OK
trenely doubtful whether one OF the two is No,
inuepted 10 the Jacksonmen Tor his success As IN
Nentucky, they are perfectly aware that the small
majority oil Metcalte is not sufficient 10 outnumber
the Jacksonians who will desert the banner of the
Administration i'm November-and ,hot tho vote ot.
Indiana Is much less test OF the public senti-
Inent' than the late dampng votes OF Illinois and
Missouri.
We appeal to the citizens of PENNSYLVANIA NV q.
very consideration which address itself 10 thei,
principles and feelings. 1t is Tor them to save the
constitution IRON violation and the government
from abuse. And we ask them frankly, would IL
be becoming i'll them TO abandon the man whom
they were the first TO take up and the FIRST IN re-
commend TO the suiirages of their brethren, Will
they feel no sentiment of pride in carving Andrew
jackson through all the prosecutions OF his enemies
and all the powers OF the government? Would
they experience no modification In abandonine
their countrymen whom thew have in fact on listeJ
in their ranks? Andrew Jackson is the proteq. of
Pennsylvania-She has az st raised up his cause
TO the success which it promises TO attain-and
when victory is about to perch upon her standard,
VIII she, can she, ingloriously listen TO the sednc
lions Of the enemy, and abandon her own allies i'm
the contest! What should we, Virsnians think of
such an enlargement: We have always been
proud to cooperate with Pennsylvania W. fought
side by side in '9S and go We reioiced in the O.
Inrs 1f tHa
the hrst event TO break the supposed invncibility
OF the power OF the governments. We parted from
her with INFINITE regret in 1924, when she sun.
ported the distinguished Jackson and Virginia th,
virtuous Crawford-But now, when Virginia promo
ses to unite her forces with those of PennsyIvana
and to support her favorite what would be though,
IL she were TO desert her Standard and leave us 10
our late! Patriotism, pride, every consideration
that ought to be dear to individuals or TO States
iorbids the suppositon. We do not believe that she
VIII " array herself on the side of the Adminisira-
hon. tits calumny propagated with great art
and circulated with great audacity We are salts
he'd from all that we can hear, that Jackson will
obtain in Pennsylvania from 20 900 to 30 900 ma
jority.
And New York is also to be ,repanned into The
humble service of the Coalition. As PennsvIvania
Is 10 be intlmidated by the phantom of war so N
York is to be alarmed by the fear of intrigue The
Public is to be amused with plot similar to what
was attempted 10 be got up by this same N Intelli-
gencer in the spring OF last year. We are to hear
Of intrgues to control the free vote of New York.
and OF Mr.. Van Buren, being at the bottom of them
NJ the bidding OF its Masters, the n. lnelioencer
again denominates him the Master Spirit They
draw his character in nearly the same colours that
they did last year, when they so egregiousiy failed
in proving single JaAr pas upon this distinguish
ed man. They say of him: - The fascinating adj
dress OF this distinguished citizen, added TO his
powers of persuasion, his highly respectable Ia
tents, andimperurbable temper make him not only
the most adroit but also the most powerful politi-
clan OF the present day. As a gentemanwe have
heretofore had occa ion to say, we have great res
Tect for him. Even under the greatest excitement
OF temper, he forgets the courtesy which be-
comes him: or, II he does, we have never seen it,
In the walks Oh private life we know of no execution
taken TO his character But as a public man. il has
heen as il is again, duty to denounce his sub.
lection OF every thing TO his party operations in
carrying on which, the interest of the country and
the rights OF the People TO he alike secondary
considerations. He is, in word, a finished e.
lectioneerer" And what is the Plot which they
now aserbe to Mr.. Van Buren,?
Yes, we announce to our readers and we pro-
claim it to the People OF New York, who appear
70 be yet slumbering in false security that scheme
- on foot to usurp Their rights, with the view of
accomplishing the purposes of the party that has
combined to put down this administ saton right or
wrong.
Yes, il is intended by Mr.. Van Buren, and his
associates, that ii necessaryto the election OF Gen
Jackson, the electoral law, soleInnly ratified az il
has been, shall be repealed, the election taken fiom
the People, and placed by the Legislature in their
opn hands. We have ndispudble testimony of
the existence OF the design. For we have infor-
nation, upon which we place entire reliance that
10 encourage the efforts OF the friends of ackson in
tho West, Mr.. Van Buren, has, himself 1Dyitte,, IN
one Of them, il not to others, that certain number
OF the electoral votes OF the State of n York would
probably be given for Gen Jackson; but that IL IL