Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-05
RIoHNToMD, JAN. 8.
COAfAiUNICqTEn-

/ CONfMO.N1C.fIED. =
To Christopher Qudndrry Esq.
DEAR SIRE You appear to be man of c,n5o-
anu IN search OF truth, and, moreover .wiHns- tn
give TO others the benefit OF your enquiries
fon nave quieted my fears, as TO The Presi1er-
tidt election, very much, by Your able inyes,i,,a
uon oil that matter, wherein you have made il YER,
apparent, either that we have nothing to apprehenf
me two aspirants being of equal worth and talent
though OF different orders, and that as TO politics
w5tave nothing TO gain or lose; or that NJ mos,
II is but a choice OF evils
/ wish could draw your attention TO ano;la.
subject ON which have lately felt consiler,bs a.
,fin; ana would De much graticd in being equal
~ relieved. Living in the country, | rain mo- in.
formation, as 70 public matters, EXCEPT thrm,ob
the columns of the Enquirer the onIv nanere
take' ana am therefore driven to endcavo,-,
uiiouSh IL 70 ciir't any further knowledge NAV
I want IN order 10 correct Judgment
! aliudc, at present, TO Memorial or pe,;.;o, ..
tiee legislature, which appeared in the Enou;-e-
OF inc ZOth 81 Dec, last, the subject of the Raj
othore hail TOAD Whether il has appeared in anv
otner paper know not; but if it has not, nres,,,
II Is because the author is considered ris;oya,,
anu ms snecuia'ions unworthy of serious notics
| YOU VIII ind IT, however, in the ENQUIRER md
'lie ""oye 'a'e; anu you reside in Aiehmond as
some people have supposed. you win he abIe
10 gam the requisite information ON This s,,b;o.
| and hope viii not he unwilling TO take tbat IT,,
ore eT IL you reside in the country trip TO the
hielropoils, at this season, would al aD1- 80 80
| DC thrown away, as You would meet the merob.r.-
OF the approaching Convention and MIGHT ob,o;,
much useful knowledge as wen ON the s,b;a, -
your former speculatons, that to which yonr
Scs;r,tIn - d. present solicited. II is the moro
desirable That you should give us Your views Inor
II, IN as much as we would all pay the utmost a.,
sonIoii 70 any thing man of your diligence ana
candor OF investigation would saw. ''-
1t would appear to me- that il ono half or vbo,
IS stated IN that memorial is true the Possibility
Gtcctton' considered IN the Just point of view IN
winch you have plac. it, IS cy,tcley IN am ce,,h
ft, SGs ~ regards pirg'nio, compared to tho
the cracker shakes the .4llriet Do1ain;o ON, 70
foundation, whilst the rumbling of the Earthm,aie
aoont TO ingulph us, is noticed but by few.
ne memorial insinuates, and have heard il
suggested elsewhere, that our able State Enginear
! OILERS not widely in opinion with the AIfbor nc
that address, vac 1'"i'io' oi
wish could ascertain whether this be The fac.
Vi NOT II II De- there must be greater reason for
my present apprehensons than had any idea of
before You have it in your power IN ,scertair
,iiis iact and to allay my fears accordingly. or
tention. " N'''''''''''' d.
Your residence in Richmond. If vo,, do ros;1o
there will not detract from your credit ON This
SUBJECT; because no part Of the State 1t is beEif
e' RACES cess interest an a.; but mainly because il
the view taken by the author of the memor;aI =;
correct, it cannot be said that Richmond l. 10 10
rive all the advantages Of the Western Co,nmuni-
cation No'iiii'uii4-
They will centre in Norfolk, and will be feltbv
all our towns ut the head OF tide-,vatpr and } :
sea-board N'"'' y "i"' on '"e
II you honor me with your attention on this sub
leCt' iet me beg OF ycu to treat it with your
accustomed JTeUltY and force | hate Io1e 49,,
paper paragraphs. had wei; Mol, overloead ~,
Memorial itself; and would have done so had ! not
by reading the first sentence, as is my usual nrac
uce' discovered that ii was ON subject somewhat
new TO me; for, not being any one Of the ,yjri1ceJ
orders you speak of, had not even heard NJ i,a
ACT OF me last session, mentioned in the Memorial
our KIND attention 10 This matter will greatly
oDhse our Oh SerV't.
MADISON.
CO.H.NU.1TC.GTED.
Gov. Coles, Of Illinois, havin. in a ConTn,,ni-
caton 70 the public alluded to letter in nv nos
session from my deceased brother p Minor ot Al
bemarle, containing statement of Mr. Io fIarso,,,
opinions in relation TO Gen. Jackson's oualilicafon
Tor the Presidency Of the u. States hereSvith
sehd you all that part OF hc letter which relates 10
Mr. Jefferson, and which was in answer T., a let,.r
OF mine stating that the friends of Mr. Crawford
l, 1876. ~
d, 81 admire the refuge which You say you are
an seeking IN Il body, from the expressions ofAI
Adams Administration Mr. Jefferson of late wears
Seloom VcntuTed TO say any thing on politics: buf
1e observed TO friend not many weeks before his
uea'i' that ms faith IN the self-government of the
Ipeople had never been completely sbaken 40 il
mad been by the efforts made at the last election 10
pace over their heads man who i'm every station
ne ever 'illed, either military or civil, made il a
P"A"' 70 'ioldlc every order and instruction given
ann, and take his own arbitrary will as the -Ii1s
| OF his conduct
Inc fact Of my brother having a conversation
win mr.. Jefferson, as stated by Gov Coles is not
contained in the letter, nor was il derived from any
statements made by me il is only the inference of
Gov Coles or his infJrI01nt.
GARRETT MINOR.
u There IS every reason 70 believe that the
friend here alluded 10 is hir. Coles himself Mr..
7. Minor does not profess to have conversed with
| Nr' j. himself nor with Mr.. is friend-He oh
tanned the impression most probably from common
rumor, which in all probability did not convey 10
nim explicitly how many weeks or months before
Ar: s. death this conversation happened If then,
as there IS 50 much reason 70 believe MIR. Coles
was the friend with whom Mr. j. conversed. ami
from which conversation the fu,nor cot out Of
! Mr. sopinions of Gen. Jackson, the testimony Of
Mr.. NJ, without specification of time manner cir
cuinsiance, or Witness is the very same as that Of
/ Mr.. g hnscl-and after this conversation IL il
" II known Mr.. is opinions underwent such a
memorable change Of the comparative pretensions
OF Mr. Adams and Cen jackson. TEdif0ys.
| rs s-,'srs,7
VIRGINIA. LEGISLApURE
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