The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-17

Hhlch. The lhuas oil Mr.. Jefferson are now OF
tered for sale
TIE beauties If consistency We hive
heretofore had occasion to expose some Of h.
many self contradictions in which the Itch
mond Enquirer has Involved itself within The
last four years, with reesrl to the character
the temper aud the qualifications for the Pc.
sldency OF one ef the present candidates for
that distinguished honor. We have shown
with what facility that PRINT converted its
/ toue Of bitter .deuuncistinn into honied ac
cents, with regard 10 Gen. jackson, when
I circumstances induced il 10 believe that he
would in all probability succeed in hl,ohject
/ Bnt, whether he should succeed or not, the
/ Enquirer knew that II had taken The strong
side in this State, aud, fhatpoiut secured, was
not very deeply concerned for the result OF
the election Itmusl con'rol. Or be CONTROL
ed by, public opinion IN Virginia. This point
settled, it leaves all other matters Ia chance
and notwithstanding, doubUcss, more hear
/ tly. iiaR lis prof Gets arc crow ned With sue
cess hut, il they tail, perfectly contcnted
with the reflection thatlt Is triImphantlv noat
ing with the cnrrent in Virginia W. intend
To day, 10 60 little farther back into tie files
OF the Enquirer, 10 show that il Inns not now
for the first time, adopted the sycophanGc
practice, Persian like. Of turning lis back on
] the setting, 10 worship the rising sun tha,
| there are other men, who now stand high in
! the good opinion OF the Enquirer, who were
/ formerly objects of It's deepest detestatiou md
! who we're consequently placed under its ban
Whether it be that HE Enquirer has changed
its principles or always having been destitute
of principle, has ouly altered lis opinion OF
! these men, or whether the gentlemen them.
selves have been whipped out IF their errors
by the cat-o '-ninetaiis of the Enquirer, We
profess to be ignorant. We merely state facts
and leave il 10 our readers to draw such infer
euce5 rs naturally arise from them.
| 1t /, well known that John Randolph, Of Roa.
noke, is one Of the newy-nade Detics Of the
| Enquirer: it should be equally well known that
he was formerly regarded by that pin, as a sort
OF devil lucarnate. After explaining some OF
the reasons of the Euquirrrs hostility TO Nh H.
we shall make some extracts from It, II sho"
! in what manner that hostility was manifested.
! IN the year 1902 when Mr. Jefferson had
iust retired from the Presidential char, aud was
succeeded by Mr.. Madison, 1t will be rccollected
that our foreign relations were in a VERY unset
tied condition; and that the feelings of the two
parties which chen divided the country were
greatly exasperated against each other. twas
hoped by the federal party (mdecd they pub
| lcly boasred) that Mr. Madison would abandon
the course otpollcy chall,ed out by his prcdrccs-
sor--A all the influence which the fattery both
of the heightened federalists & The more mpdcf-
ate ieriian qHidS could be supposed to exercise
| over such a man, was eNered to induce hun 10
CRAFTY this hope by realizing their prediction.
| While MIR NJ. was toasted by Com. lnXtuu, in
! Philadelphia Ga leading fcdrral,,t of the day,)
AS one who having been " elected as the h"ad
+ ofu party, had shown himself a patriot oh cf'
/ a resolution was offered by Nh Randolph Cthe
leader of the third puty) in the House Of Re
personalities proposing, vote OF approba-
ton to hun for the promputude aud the coucilia
tory spirit with which he had met the pacific
ovoIturcs Of Great Britain and France, convey
ing an implied censure on the manner in which
they had been repuIsed by Mr.. Jefferson. These
efforts proved truitess. however, all Mr.. Ran
doph's eloquencr aud the battery OF the federal
party having been alike Intellectual to induce
Mr. Madison to abandon, as President, mea-
sures which he had approved 0fas Secretary Of
State The course pursued by Mr.. Randolph in
this matter was one cause of offence 10 the En-
ourrr which claimed to be the champion Of
Mr.. jefferson and all his measures, par crc't
| le,lce -Oihrr causes Of offence were found
first, in a resolution offered by Mr.. Randolph on
the subject of the law Of lbcls. IN supporting
which he made specific charges ofabuse OF pow
FL, tendlog to individual oppression, during the
administration of MIR. Jefferson 'sr0ndiV IN
resolution rdcuhng Mr.. jefferson hobby Of
navy Of gun-boats and, thrifty, IN a resoin-
ton proposing an enquiry into the manner IN
which the public money had been expended E
- tehstdcr moneys drum from The Treasury (du.
ring MIR. Iclicrson's administration hut been
falhJuiiy applied 10 the objects for uhih hey
uee appropriated, and whether the same have
been regularly accounted for: and likewise,
whether any further arrangements are neces
sary TO promote economy, enforce adher-
ence 10 legislative restrictions, and secure the
accountability Of persons entrusted with the
public money These were some OF the eau
ses which induced the Enquirer TO open ITS
batteries on Mr.. Randolph, and 10 charge hun
with having sluked from the responsibility
at promising some measure which would v'ndI-
cat, the msuted honor Of the country. whilst
he denounced the embargo as an evil winch
would not and should not be endured, These
were thr reasons winch induced til" Enquirer to
charge sIr. Randolph (whom It now endea'ors
A., hands nf tho OlH friends of