Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-10

GceTdI JocsSOh ~ elected, he ,ciI fa,f uppo,,si
.hr. clay Secretary Of STATE. friend OF Jack
son. also on ms own responsibility, endcavours to
probe his way through MIR, Gays mysterious en-
vclopc, by asserting in company of which Mr.
Clay made one, that il General Jackson should be
elected certain distinguished individual then
PRESENT, w0Cl he HI; Sec'ry. Thinking Mr.. Claws
silence this occasion, sufficient rcciprocation
otthc pledge, he makes bold to carry the over
ture 10 Gen. Jackson for confirmation-but 10 the
stern integrity of the old warrior petriiied the very
nc blood OF wonld-be confidential friend, and
repealed the foul propo stion 1T the very tresh-
hoiu, without dcigning TO indulge moments Gu
riosiyi TO understand the apology for making it,,
or the plausible rationale onwhic il was pretended
10 oe tsed-its corrupt essence was sufficient 10
S'arue ana revolt the purity of his nature-he
wo,iiu not compromise his sense OF propriety, his
feelings OF unpolluted virtue To hear th, insdous
taie-he mad no ear for temporisers-s' be off =
was uie iaconic tantanount OF his reply. This
was uie portentouS crisis at which Mr.. Clay's
" sun 6ed'ns became transformed into a raging
storin--a storm which ia still raging and ought 10
rage forever. Ii was then, indeed, nc published
MS lntentons to vote for MIR. Adams; it was then
ne closed win the other alternative OF the
ms ifiends with his connivance, at least were ma
king Tor him; the winks the Smiles, and the GOV
!o,ki OF the friends OF Adams were Snugy cherish
III the recesses OF his heart till he could ascer
tam by the tortuous wndings oil Discrimination, the
pIcatures OF indirection, whether General jackson
would make good bid for =. Henry Claysand
his political influence ito let" Yes Mr.. Clay the
storm RACES, indeed; and the American people
should never cease TO shower down their Ven
geance upon thy devoted sad for thy boasted
mysterious silence, put on cloak 10 thy selfish
intrigue. To yourself alone are you indebted for
the disastrous conversion OF Your gliitering sun
beams into fearful storm. One single act of o.
pen honesty would have relieved you; the single
frank declaratio6,. the moment YOU arrived at
=" ashlngton, that yUi intended TO vote for Adams
IN preference TO Jackson, as You held Mr., Craw-
iord out OF the queStion-would have enabled YOU
10 have held your career steadily forward, 10 the
high goal you were too impatient to reach through
the bye paths. The strong hold you had already
acquired on the affections of your colintrymen
would have grown with their growth and strength
ened with their strength. But you were too i'm
patient 10 pluck the golden fruit of Your growing
surance doubly sure, by exchanging popular APP
pianse Tor executive patronage. That capricious
monster, the people, was not reliance sufficiently
stable even Tor their favorite Henry Clay. He
must tain get into the line of safe pre- cedents,''
and then he could bid them defiance. The temp
tauon was not to be resisted, particularly by one
VINO possessed such an abundance of cunning and
address TO FURNISH over, and give a speco,is gloss
TO the blacklist system of complicated fraud. Thus
Then, he want OF confidence in the constant love
Oh me people, the impatience TO attain the highest
'ilohoTs at premature age, induced You 10 barter
me Presidency for the line Of safe precedents.
But the hundred-eyed Argus of the people has
been more watchtul than you expected-your hol-
low purpose Is exposed-you deserted their love-
and they viii dcnounce you in time of need.
ARISTIDES