Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-29

assured tlle convention INIT tile canal
The Potomac would be completed 10 Harper's Fer
ry by the ist OF Dec. lSIg.'' The Press EXPRESSES
its confidence in tie accuracy OF the prediction.
THOMAS H. SHELBY s. CHAS. 6. TODD.
These individuals, the near relatives of Mr. CLAW
have obruted themselves upon the publie, rs the
accnsers OF General Jackson. Chas. ). Todd speaks
Tor MS deceased ialher-n-iaw, the venerable Shell
by, and Ihos. ii. Shelby, speaks OF his own know-
ledge.
The SANDERS emitted by these partizans of the
" war, famine, and pesti!ence" Secretary, are m
tended specially to operate upon the Kentucky t.
lection, and are part OF the tactics of the coalition
Mr.. Shelby asserts thar, his father thought hat
General Jackson's corruption and folly, had cost
The government from 100000 TO 200 ,CG0 dollars
We have the treaty before US, and uii.oriu-
nately Tor MIR. Shelby, it contains no such stipua
ton as he charges, and proves ineoniestbiy that
his whole statement which, ii true, is highly dis
graceful to his father, is gross compilation of
ialsehoods, intended for the baSest eiectoneerin.
purposes We have applied 10 the Hon. Secretary
oil War, for copy of the report OF the Coplission
ers, which If obtained, with the treaty viii be laid
before our readers together with the letter of
hlessrs' Todd and Shelby. [jp"sh. Telegraph.
Ihe Crisis DiSnnio''i and all that s0ri fthingl
! The National lntelligencer, National Journal
- -, N. \. American N. Y. Courier
and the whole tribe OF Adams presses are raising
hue and cry against the jackson party about dis,
sc This IS their last trick TO deceive the people
About year ago they raised fuss about Mr. y,n
liuren and a " combinatinn;" this year il is i.n
crisis' and - disunion," sc. They denouu,e
the friends OF jackson in every shape and form.
| they have picked up, by their pensionrd spies 4
| few apocryphal Expressions OF two or three. cn,
Rent individuals. --, who received netriy
$4,000 against law, for seeing England charges
the Jackson party with treasOn,"'' di.union," Sc
! The Intclligencer broadly insinta:es the sam,
charge. I-b n,sa b,,
ed MsTty thousand for doing nothing, proclaim.
that" dsunion is the word Of Jacksouians''-s. 10
rule or 1H'n'-is their maxim.
These dongs are only repeliiionS of the old tricks
performed In the 6 reign OF terror" When old j.
Adams wished to defeat Jc fferso he and his friends
cried out in tine obstr cperous STYLE The re-
publicans of those days were charged with trea
son, disunion, faction, SC. In the wear 1909
iederallst, and an old Adams man, ci,arg-
cd W M Il. Giles, OF, Virginia, then friend of Jei.
lers1n, with declaration " TO dissolve the union -
! In the month OF August, 1881 John Adams thet,
president, dined al faneui Hall IN Boston, with
Z1o citizens II was something like the late Webster
barbecue. There vs. an address presented toI,;,n
from which the following extract is made
" When domestic }ttctiOn appears TO have con
spired with foreign intrigue, TO destroy the peacr
| OF our country; when our constitutional auih0ri
ffes, 1.-THE same language is used nowl are revileG
and insulted and the most daring ATTEMPTS 10 Sc.
PaT0te hie people from the gOUefHnent opcnIy
dp0ioed; at such crisis, Esnother great word now
used by the In!elIgencer we are excited 10 repro
bdte," &c.
Weii.wilat did John Adams say to this? The fol-.
| lowing IS an extract from hs reply
" cannot but be OF opinion, that tie prOfignfe
SPuH ~ JdisetoOd and tH4ignifV which Has an
peared in some, AM the unguarded disposition il,
others tins was hat al JeiicrsOn 10 encourage IT,
serious evils, and bear UrcItcaiug 1succf nm
on the union ~ these sfHtcs their consultation Of
government, and lie HOrai ctGracfe, Of the peo-
pie"
Moral character Of tho nationl' How this re-
scmhles the rigmtyOie, vas Jcrse yuan said Tie
other day, tbe jacc0sstcdi c.!tOT4uis OF The
'' Pink! Hear him:
To the People ii beongs-'o The orderly sober
quot people ~ biis country tO dcferHHHe-,vhc-
thcr such party deserves successor can viii,
safety be entrusted with power:
Nov we ask every old democra;--cycry sound
republican to reflect on ihc-e thing. They can
I'ot, and viii not support such party ~ that ,yl,,ct
now supports Adaus. ~. T. E1g.
Eur 0iH JdcisOH.--S new char-c has been
got up t'y the coalition pfess.e, that Gen Jackson
was concerned in Burr's coris piracy The yctv
decided letter Of General Jaci>.sn 10 Goycfn0,
Claiborne, at that period, settles any question
which could inP'icaie hini; indeed. II Col Barr.
himseii was consulted, we lhink lc would saw
hat d" Ae cOusiderct q, rol Tactsat rs Il syg on
his oe'iUiiS."
However, such charge IL q ,,cre i'em 70 the
black catalogue, got up ~ the ati.i0crats 10 ia
Jure ire gallant General. ACter saying that he
DID not fight the battle, and gain the victory at n
Orleans, what wil! they not say 10.
CpnwuH rated
otEr' On Wedbs'dsy might otter long s1d psin,r. ~
ME-. SGroA a. Risft .,sd 20 years. ~ un ts OF
res., he be- hen IN exemplary p,e o,bsr - the n n,
\ u ftfFU IL 1 IN f~y no e. f.t.. ~