Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-03


looked into. Ii General Jackson should employ |
honest and intrepid secretaries, there may be
abuses IN the Navy and War departments to op
on Mr.. Sdndys in his speech against Sir Ro- |
bert aipoe, makes this memorable de clara,ion-
"it Is ridiculous TO expect. that any proper dis
coVery should be made so long he is in posses
sion OF all the proofs, and has the disi hution OF
all me penalties the crown can inlet, well
oil all the favours the crown can bestow. Remove
him from The Kings councils and presence; remove
MIN rom those high offices and power he is now |
possessed OF, il he has been gully of any Crimes
The proofs may then be come at, and The witness
es against him will not he afraid to appe ar"
When the pigeon-holes of the present Admins
traton are emptied, Some such abuses may come
TO light; which the next Congress may help 10
Top oil. All that is 10 be done the present time
is 10 set in 10 the task with good WILL and do
| what our present means and short time may ena-
! bic 10 effect.
CO.I.uU-tTC-4TED
| The subject OF RetieBchinent has at length at
eacted the attention OF Congress- curlailinent
| OF the expenses OF TIER body, is OF the
| irst measures proposed. This looks we'll for the
cause and seems a pedgeto the people, that their
Representatives are sincere in advocating priEci
pies o! rlcM SEcoHomy-tha. th3y have not for
gotten ther own denominations OF ex.ravagant and
unnecessary expenditure of public money, made
before their Constituents at the aie elections
| They bear in mind tina, tens OF thousands, who
! promoted the election of Andrew jackson. were
actuaied by the hope of eliec,ins Reform untler
his administration, which they could not o5ioin
under the present
Pursuing III good earnest the course in which
! they have embarked, a Bin has been reoorted 10
/ the H. OF X TO abolish the Office OF .9IGjDr Gene
'Gi-It viii be rccoiiec,ed, that a bill tor that OBJ
ject passed the popular Branch OF the lie gslature
oy large majority the last Session; unfortunate
iy, an equality Of votes in tue Senate de ieated lis
passage N that body, and consequently en,ai!ed
on The Treasury for IL months longer, an expense
OF ~ or iZ,cJO, Tor an ONCE totally useless,
that very strong disposition was manifested by
members OF Congress abolish it. during the life
time OF It's late incumbent, Gen. BrowD-but cou-
sIderaions, personal 10 him, suspended its arnputa
tion whilst he lived; which, by analogy, can be
advanced at this time, for longer orbearance.
The system OF Retrenchment contemplated,
seems very Pre- lerly TO be founded on principle,
and not intended TO be regulated by the enquiry as
to the mere amount TO BE- saved. Principle will stop
a thousand leaks in the reasury which separately
considered, might appear too tritling, and OF too
little importance, TO require legislation; and in tina.
. w,maers would I've left Just they were found
and the 6 SangraIo practice on the Treasury
become more inveterae, and lie more difficult 10
be oVeTihroWn hereafter.
: FOR THE E-TQTfIRER.
II is proposed TO hold ri Getting IN the CITY of
/, New York, Oh the ist Monday Of August ne H. of
Deputies from the Agricultural, Commercial and
Navigating Interests, for the purpose of consider
ing the effects of the present tariff law upon the
prosperity OF the Nation, and Of preparing frank,
iull, and respectful Memorial to the Congress of
. the United States. AS many of the manufacturers
themselves are sensible of the excesscs TO which
the system has been carried, il is respectfully
lhoped that they will assist in its aiendinen;it
? the Harrisburg Convention, in the year 1897, was
calculated TO produce the Act of 1928 il is believed
that Convention of different description NAV
contribute to effect its repeal or its modification
Mr.. adams and The FederaHsts
: We publish some singular paragraphs from the
: Eastern papersLBut we beg the reader TO recol-
ect, that do not hold ourselves responsible for
f The correctness Of the facts Of the phraseologv
: he seals are not yet broken; and the mystery
4 cleared up.
1t was mentioned some weeks ago that letter
had been adore ssed 10 Mr.. Adams, by some ci,i-
zens of Boston, the subject Of the comnunica-
ton published in the National Tnteiligencer of
|. Oct Fl, and IT has been lately Dmated in some
Of the Southern papers, that answer thereto had
| been received. DHese things are so, it may be
inferred, that the correspondence, tchen conciti-
Ell, will DC as public the cause OF it;-and until
IT is made public, il would seem TO be reasonable
that public opinion, as to its character should be
] suspended. Providence paper a short time
since, predicted that the gentlemen who had pre-
sumfd TO address Mr.. Adams on this occasion will
be laid as aat on their backs by him, as was Mr..
f Jonathan Russell, some years ago. We are will
p ing 10 agree with the Providence editor, so far as
to admit that the judgment of many persons, who
are ready 10 decide before hearing the case, will
be liz "a our Of Mr.. Adams IN this controversy: but
we are at the time oil opinion that il is case
\ which may be decided with more stric, Justice
IL the parties after they have been heard than be-
fore, and that candid men will be disposed TO give
them this hearing. Boston u. .3dD.
j y Mr.. .4dGms' Letter An article in our paper
Of yesterday contained allusion TO Mr.. Adams
late epsile the leaders oil the old federal party
u IN Massachusetts,, with account OF what was
said in Washington on the subject. The following
extract Of letter from eastern corfespondeni
himself, is acquainted with the contents Of the &c
Spouse in question, will put end further con-
lecture as 70 its tenor. IN. Z. Ere pOss
The correspondence between the Fe6eralis,.
and MIR. Adams will be Published in 5 Or 10 dave
will toke care that you shall have a cory ip,rnc
lJiately.--From hat learn it will be the cown
dc grace 10 that most selfish uDpruciplsd man
lie has written 10 Mr.. Otis and the otter Ten -,
twelve gentlemen a letter Of 80 paecs, which rc'
pesis, In substance, the charge places tic cons;
rscy at The time Of the Louisiana rurcb,ee sd
does no, adduce a single proof or adduee e;ngIc
name. lie says, however he has the proofs and
the names, which ne shall disclose At his pjc1s,fre
NJ the same time he ercuipdtcs eUerg one If the
gentlemen that addressed him"
We learn from Washington that there 10 not
much disposition To 90 business shown az tbc rte
sen session. No auction aiil o. nial bill 10 pass
The answer or NTr. Adams 20 those gentlemen in
Boston who were his early" and after period
OF infringement, his late sssocIetes, II is ea;d
ill contain ar extraordinary development OF gri,
rdts and confidential cOnUeTSnlions-- tie
yhrascl The knowing one say that we shah hsy.
the date and detail Of every disclosure over wine
al every unguarded expression u:tsi Cd in tire