Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-04-14
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PeEite sans peur.-Our learned neighbor has no.
yet published the Panama instructions-by far the
most important and interesting public paper of the av
blended with tie important part of the history
or the country for the last four years. and ndispen
sable to tile future Historian! We b,ve alro,dr
alluded to the omission of the Enquirer in this par
'cU!ar but 1t IS remarkable, as well as SO i,,b
eral aud unjust, that refrain ffom further
reference to it, in the hope that the conductor of
Lat paper may feel himself coerccd by public opu
.o'!' ihto Its publication. Why does he not pnbsr
IT. Could he possibly publish any thing Of moro
interest," or calculated to render his paper more vnlu
able Tor future political reference? He could not for
these Instructions embodyng the views and policy of
to Administration on national question much be-
'ofe the public and involving more than any other
.ieetlon, the character of the late Administration
furnish the only fair guide for the formation of the
opinion OF this day and OF posterity. Still Mr.
hitch'e mas not published them. lie who, tine after
time, and year after year, favored his readers with
iearnea cogitatious upon the Panama mission inl-
putting to the government dangerous and ambitious
views, and to the mission itself, conseGuences aec
ting the neutrality of the country now when an Cd
portunIty Is offered of laying before them the truth,
and the whole truth, totally declines to avail himself
oflt That there mustbe some anotire--some po,t;c
udr motive for this strange suppression we suppose
IS too obvious to require proof or argument With
out such supposton, it is incredible that the learn
ed editor of the Enquirer s,ond have totally failed
to publish document attracting SO large share of
public notice, indispensable tire fair understanding
OF the past history Of the country and calculated to
stamp present interest and future value upon the
paper containing it. What then is this particular
motive? Is it that Mr.. Richie cannot screw his
magnnhImlty up TO the point Of contributing, even
by indrection, TO remove the public prejudice against
hlessrs. Adams and Clay, and disseminate the evil
sence OF their profound ability IL it that he feels
CONSCIOUS OF having misreyresented the objects
OF the Panama embassy, and sandered the NO.
tTes or the late President aad Secretary of
State, and cannot consent to publish the
correction OF his own crude and undigested views,
the rcfutations Of his msstatements and tie yin,ca
ton of his and others sldnders' We do not wish to
be lIberai--we never are if we know it-vet CIV
ing the utmost scope to the most lively ina ginaton
wedefy that ina gination 20 conceive sufficient even
plausible reason, for the publication of the Pa
mama instructions in the Enquirer save the one i'm
Piled ii the foregoing observations. Six weeks have
elapsed, since the document first appeared in Wash
States, and appeared in papers located a thousand
miles from each other-as a Public Document, lis in
terest transcends that OF all others of the dayt is
at this moment, circulating through the Public Press
Of England-it is confessed on all hands, to be pa
per 40 less mastery in execution, than valuable as
developing the views of the American Government
on question interesting and agitaingyet resisting
the combined influence of all these Considerations
fha IL
rere sans peur, and who processes make his paper
the Repository of all that deserves to be cironcled
OF passing political events, has most sudiouslv re-
framed from publishing it! Let it not be said the
learned gentleman had, no ROOM for it. we know
better. He has had plenty ofroon.
Fhe still born effIsions sS Dir. Giles and the lso
lent ucubraons Of Duff Green have found room in
the Enquirer since the first March, to say nothing of
thousand ill-natured paragraphs collected from
whatsoever source that furnished them, derogatory
TO the reputation of Dir. Adams or Mr.. Clay--and
shall it be said that there no room for a docu-
mcnt illustrating truth, rcpelling SANDER and ncces-
sary to history? We say that fancy can conceive no
proper motive for the publication Of the Panama
Documents. IF the Hero ope his MOUTH or his
friend Duff utter SANDER there is always room,
enough for it in the Enquirer Int, when the repu-
totion of Adams or Clay is 10 be yindcated or the
effect is to be, to exhibit or things to the rea-
ders Of the Enquirer different light from that in
which they are accustomed to see them through the
columns of that most frank and candid print, then
foTsooth, Mr.. Richie has 10 room!
We know that that paper, while it has some few
subscribers who do not, and we believe, do not uigh
to see an nch further than Mr. Richie is willing for
them to see, on the other hand has many enlighten-
ed readers friends of fair play, and sudious of truth
We hope such, from SELF respect, VIII call upon Mr.
lttchie to publish this Document, and not tolerate
his administration of such doses only, as he thinks
may be administered without opening the eyes or the
credibility Of the readers.
" The EnNuirer saws that President Inckson