Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-30
OFFICIAL EXPOSE.

< The two Officials at Washington issued on Tues
day morning, an Address TO tie Pe0pie 0t the u
States: by whom ii Is writcn-whcther bv Mr.
Agg, or amy OF the thrtysix editors OF the Nation
al journal, whether by Messrs. Gales s. Sca.n
or amy OF the Clerks or the Secretaries of the De-
partinents Ivy Afessrs. Storrs, John c. Wright SC
sc, or bysa Caucus OF the friends of the Adinus-
traioD, 1t apPeareth not. 1t is said sto proceed
from those who have no notices which should in
ducc them TO mIscad or deceive either themselves
or others and it is professed to be addressed 10
tue friends OF the Administration throughout the
whole union, il being ''dceined eXpcdi,nt on
The eve OF the adjournment of Congress" That they
"should be informed, from some source or throu,i,
some channel, in which they have confidence,
sohas IS The 5ctief entertained here Of the present
state, aud The present tendency of puJkic opi,iio:
and Of the Pro6dbie result ofihe Eicctiou Now.
az there IS affixed to this outre paper il
you'd seem rather difficult to know whether its
source IS entitled to '.conti ence' or whether il.
author haze "no motives TO nislead or deceive o.
Tiers"
Passing, however, by this obvious objection. we
must say that tins production is poorly cacuated
tr answer the object which it pIofesses--t is as
feeble III its arguments, il is bold in its asser
uonS-it begins with cldiInins (ipun no satisf,c,o
ry ground that IS set rtii) 'salI the states of New
England New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana.
Missouri aud Louisiana majority OF the votes
IN Maryland, Kentucky, and the ''Jequaite NUM-
Der OF votes in New York"-All which votes are
disputed, except those OF New England But ,ye
may form SOME opinion of the rest of its calcutta
tons by what II says Of Nirginia---lt asserts that
there Is a large amt rapidly Increasing partv IN
Frginia--and that If Gen. Jackson does g ali, her
vote, 'it will only tie by struggle" ,yhv. Sirs.
the struggles all over, II there ever was anv--Your
party here - not comparatively large, aud is NOT
rapidly inercasing-Ihat fact 10 well known to
every man who preiends 10 any sort of canjo, .
Pennsy YdBia too il doubtful -"sooner or Later sh,
viii resume her proper pusition and this IS said
OF State which will probably give 10 Jackson a
majority Of from 30 to 30 ,00O-But we presume
you are acting only upon the maxim YOU ascrihc
10 your opponents--it is Zone part of Your policy
10 promote the recollection of the present Chief
Magistrate, 10 subdue the hopes and discourage the
efforts Of his opponents"
We have never 4 more unfortunate proJuc .
tion-lts authors PTQfcsS 70 be satisfied and or1t
yted with The result OF the Information they have
obtained. They profess To have ga full cunviction
that, since the first bursting out of Opposilion,
which was contemporary with the election of 1925
no gerOd has furnished strong reasons To exuoct
the recollection Of the present Chief Magistrate a.
the present; and llat such election may be- noqy
anticipated with a reasonable degree Of certainty
when j, is notorious that the friends of the IA.
nirstration have dispersed in utter dismay and
despair; and that only man of their marty haze
the "unconquersble will' 10 pursue his cause To
the last extreDitysL whent is notorious that tI,e
Opposition members have parted with each other
with We most ezhiliratng assurances of the most
complete success. These persons affect To eau.
ton their friends agains, thc great engine played
against the Administration, cIfamny"-w'len Il il
as notorious as the sun IN the Heavens that no ef
tort has been spircd TO blast Gen J. By caIumnious
aitacks-wbcn an effort has even been made 10
strip his brow OF his military laurels-to dcetroy
the character OF his wifa--and not only the viesl
iaisehood, but the gro-sest forgery has been en-
Nstedin The service Of the Administration