Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-30
THE EIECroRAIIAu -

ne Aoany Argus has struck so vigorous blow
al the fntelligencer, that 'the able amt circum-
spect Editors have been sting into one of Their
most elaborate and desperate efforts-more than 3
ponderous columns in length. Ii is filled with all
manner OF rash assertions about the Republican
Party in New York, and with iIljberal insp,at;o,s
against Mr. Van Buren,, whom they prosecute he
cause they dread him. and hate, because he eIec
RYIed them about the Public Printing We leave
their chas;'sement 10 the ready lash OF the Albany
argus nor should we have noticed this prodigious
ef'ort at all, but that it relies letter originally
published in the Massachusetts Journal toTching
Mt Stevenson, Speaker OF the II. of Representa-
tlves OF the u. ). The writer who refers to ano
Their person (nether Of whom is willing 10 give up
ms hanel asserts, that Mr.. s. declared at Boston,
mat MIR. Van Buren, " was visiting every part Of
N. York Tor the express purpose Of preparing the
members OF the Legislature repeal the Electoral
Law Mr.. - "a Sd pc rson, whose name i.
not oisciosed) Is said 10 be the informer-" new
convert OF the jackson party; he had the Measure
oil dining in company with Stevenson Eaton and
several others Of the same stamp, the last week in
August III
Now, at the time Mr.. Stevenson visited Boston.
Mr. Eaton was in Tennessee-but indenendentI,
OF this palpable contradiction, we have aIread,
stated on the authority Of Mr.. Stevenson himself
that ne had neither seen nor heard from Me Van
ouTeh since The adjournment OF Congress We
are persuaded, therefore, that Mr.. 5. never did
make such declaration, or if he did, that he was
certainly mistaken. We know that similar sta,c
inens have been made about Others as the one now
hazarded about Mr. Stevenson-as for instance he
laisehood which is exposed in the following letter
from the accomplished Attorney General OF Marv.
lands
&c Federico, Sept Is.
" Dear SRA paragraph appeared few DAVIS
ago III the Political Examiner, newspaper printed
at fredericktown, in this State in which il is init
mated that you told the Attorney Genera, of Ma
ryland that the electoral law of New York vould
be altered so as to give Gen. Jackson the entire
vote oil that State provided the Kentucky election
went against him
" As this article has been copied into the Ma
tional intelgencer, and will therefore be circulat
ed III New York, it has become my duiy TO state
that you never told me that the electoral law of
New ork would be altered, and never had anv
communication with me on that subject To M,
best oil my recollection, we have not seen each o.
Their in the last three years.
afn dear sir, with great respect,
Your most obe't serv't
-. II. b. TANEY.
Hon. W. Van Buren,.
:, No'fedt-Since writing the above, the last
Evenings Mail brings us the w Citv Telegram Of
Saturday, wiiich has the following paragraph:
"Wr. Spedlfer Stevenson end me Iqfeilgenccr
1--WE have seen this gentleman, and are author
leo by hun TO say, that the statement contained in
the pubicdtIon in the Intelgencer 10 which we
ierred few days past, relative to Mr. Van Bure n
ana me electoral law Of New York, is 1nqualiiedly
" larf! ho'c plain tale tci pat Them dorm.
The Kentucky Reporter seeks TO draw a C0u-
t'dst between the conduct of Washington al the
emu OF The Revolutionary War, and Of jackson an.
proving the sentences Of the Court Martial on the
SIX refractory fnili,iamen g after the battle OF n
DsIieans, when the war was still raging on Mobile
'oint, ana disappointed enemy was lowering Tor
revenge on our sea coast.--The ~ Journal l. alb
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