Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-12

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ever been done before, not .iorbfing II i n,.s,,,
ed, Tvs acceptance by skiifui diplomatic presi-
dent out contrary TO all reasonable calculation this
!nosn proposition is at first egecteti and
iin:us Elected. The British government after
waiung more than two years, an uncommon dis
play OF patience, withdrew the liberal overt,re and
dcterh'heu 10 meet the American government i'm
hostile spirit OF retaliation The ,nom.n, his H..
termination Is announced, Mr. Adams recedins
from his supercious rejection dis,,,,vs Ri ,ron,
diplomatic skill in con,,escenIir,, ~ 60, -,
yerturc. II was then too late; and in turn hi. ,c
cepfanceis tauniingly rejected by the Rr;,;s,, ~,
binet Hence goes the West India trade. nerhaps.
oil British trade; and hence comes nn,vsr;s h,n,,,,
ana bankruptcy TO no small portion of the tinted
States. Congress in the mean time. and il, ,,ooJ
Tune, propose TO pass law accepting the lilcra
British overture; Mr.. Adams in,erposed hi oune.
sttion, and prevented it, passage, relying ,,pon
ms great diplomatic skill, to no the same linn in
better wayHe failed aloyetber-i l. ;nS,s,, ~
nveeo observe Mr. Clays taunting lanpuoye ON
tins point 'Gfeat Britain had prescribed Tho
terms on which we were 10 be praciops,y aI,ovcJ
10 carry on that trade. The effect OF her regu-
iations, was 10 exclude our navigation aI,ogatber
and complete monopoly on the mar, -, The pr,t.
Ism navigation was secured. ne f,ybid IL unless
our vessels should be allowed perfect rec;proci
~. D.est o'ia'n stood out long time but final
y y'eiued; onr mao.sdtion noip .fririy shares
spfth hers sn the trade We forbid IL, eth.
British yelded;'' our navigation nn,v f;rly
shares with hers the trade" This was during The
ias'ldious suspension and rejection OF the British
propos Ii be believed, that these hector.
ing plpioma,'sts' would be the first to reract and
to beg the British Ministry 20 permit them to ar
cept the overture: Yet so is the fact: and 60 on,
most skll'ul dplomatsts became themselves bu
initiated and disgraced; and our country most cs
sentiay injured by their vain ias,,iiolsness md
ridiculous diplomatic blunderne--Juiae tb- ,ra.
Icy its fruit? And are these the roodiy frnits of
Mr. Adams's boasted diplomatic skill, What atone
Inent can MIR. Adams make, to an Injured and
Inundated people for these diplomatic blunders
and the sniierings OF tie people under them,
The next PLAIN meter of fact, which viii h.
slightly mentioned here, is the neglect of the
french decree Tor releasing their colonial poIry
towards the United States. This important over
tire, remained unnoticed by the administration
Tor above twelve months, and even then the All
ininistraon was reminded Of il by call from the
Senate Of the United States This neglect is he
ieved TO be Unprecedented in diplomatic history
and is as unreasonable il is novel But the reila
ton, which is the most impress i've from this plain
matter OF fact, is, that during the long interval OF
neglect, Mr.. Secretary Clay under the sanction
of President Adams, IL most busily engaged in
isinerant eiectioneerng, in hunting ,ip dinner par
ties and harbacues through the country TO afford
him opportunities OF making eiecti0neerin;- speech
ca favor OF MIR. Adams and himself.--Is this II
plain matter OF fart?-ls il not undenable?-
Is 1t not of universal notoriety! II So can
any thing be more disgraceful, TO the dignity
oi the American government? Can any thing
be more degrading TO the representative prin-
ciple! or more insulting to the great principle of
the elective franchise? and in the execution of
this unprecedented mode of cleo pioneering has not
the patronage OF the government been cxerted TO
its utmost influence? Have not the presses 81 in
number been bought up, s. placed under the SER
veiliance oil this most corrupt influence. If these
DO plain matters OF fact, will not all admit that
corruption in its worst form, is already introduced
INTO the administration? and even found its way 10
the very core OF the government Deplorabe
must be the reflections and an;cipAtons for the
fates oil republics founded upon the elective fan
chise, when corruption is openly and publicly re-
sorted TO for the purpose OF influencing elections
themselves; and thus pasyins the will of the peo-
pie. PUBLICOLA
u No. 2-On the Penama Mission
.9rts Of The /" affiliated Presses
We have never seen the Press of our country
more degraded, than it is at the present moment
Women attacked in the most insulting manner
and man, who with all his faults, is splendid
pubic beneiactor and honor TO his country stis-
matised as murderer, negro trader. muIatto "a
conspirator and traitor! What fa!schood has not
been uttereds What calumny not invented: What
blsekgnard epithet has not been poured FORTH
Among the most contemplate of all these ma
nouvrcs, is the publication of remarks attributed
70 particular gentlemen. Street re ports of hasty
conversations are eagerly caught up, and thrown
INTO tile coalition newspapers. This is the despe-
rate resort OF the most vulgar minds Richard f.
practice in terms equally just, severe and Dig
ni'ied. " We have not Says he) been in the habit
IN Virginia when we enter private company, Of
looking cautiously round, to see ifthere was any
reptile present, who might report TO some editor,
ana possibly pervert, what he hears, or thinks he
hears" There Is no surer sign of the desperate
condition Of the Coalition, than the practice Of such
mean and Infamous acts by their partizan presses.
They will surely not be able TO say with Francis
the LIST, " ne hare LOST every hing bit our ho-
nor,'
Among those, whose conversations have
been dragged into The newspap ers, are Andrew
Stevenson OF the Fl. of Representatives s. RicI,d
T.. Parker Judge OF the General Court Both of
ucse gentlemen have been long and intimately
Known 10 us. We have had the most IInre served
conversation with them on almost every political
subject-and we undertook TO say, that never had
we heard either OF them utter any thing like the
remarks which had been attributed TO them-and
we were persuaded that they had been grossly
,aisrepsented o. Sraugely snad stool II COS.
frnaon of this opinion we NOW submit extracts OF
letters from both these gentlemen, addressed TO
one Of the Editors of this paper.
ErtrGet Of letter from .andrew Stevenson.
Esq. dated Saratoga Springs, JIiy 81.
"Your letter of the 2Ith reached me 10 -dav at
this place, and hasten TO answer and thank YOU
lor VI. had seen, before received your letter,
'ne bTst publication of the Wing, and am indebt-
ca you for the second, containing the certificate
Oh MIR. - -. need not, my dear sir ex-
press to you my surprise and modification at this
"hoie proceeding; the manner in which il has
been gotten up, aud the which has been made
o!if. You were right in supposing that I have
oeen strangely misunderstood misreprescnteI
III this business, and hasten TO put you in posses
sion OF the facts. I do no: know that IL is aft all
Necessary that should do this, but am unwil-
Ing TO sitdown quietly under such impuiatons,
without at least an unqualified disclaimer on my
part. As TO the declaration asciibed 10 me in the
certificate OF Mr.. - separated as 1t is from the
ct;er parts Of the conversalonl have heen rross.