Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-27

taking the "6eautJtd autop,nDL" o,.
n"n' Tor that OF this venerable patrio, 10y young
Ill 49, a.,h ' S"u yeatJ We think they should -
,,,r, nv. iseSP'ct Tor the opinion Of tn. nnh, -,
a',S.nP' py Sihd OF hnp-hazard assertion ~ 70
10 ann the same sentiments as those aec,ioc
sne ".'Vr OF the letter IN question IL ,vns ~
enough IN al conscience by a most unacconn, yau
oonquily division, To biunder ON th. conrs; =, o'e
uo'',, iilopt nggrsvatiDg IL in the manner NO.,
'eehp'euu1seringsi fresh tn our minds the circn,r
s'anees OF mo EaSi Room" letter. and The course ,
ill., soo pursued by them, in relation TO it. When
tue acts assumed 10y that notable wrter we,o f,,n,
20 DE maliciousy untrue, the Enquirer then at,cnn,
cd 10 paate the violation OF truth and deconcv tere
III contained by affirming thut some other had been
~ an, Ior me "Edst ROOM Had it discharged
us duty hen, 1t would have exposed the wr,,c-s nr
tnat SANDER by giving his TO the public in ordcr
tha u might be introduced into our vocabulnrv a tho
sy'"n'me OF iaisehood Its duty should have tauoht
IT, now alter making the correction to let III, n,hi;
draw their own conclusions the sentiments IF M
4: IL the editors OF the Enquirer are in possess;on
ct ms views and feelings this subject thew nrc no.
Fortunate understand tlan those who bano IL
advantage OF close neighborhood aud daily intercosa
WIN ni-or ut all events, if they are i'm possession
OF tlem they have too much respect for the reoton
IN whch he stands to his country leopard tho tran
Quly OF the evening OF his life bv courtinr tho m,
cry remarks of heated partizans. How much nrc
craoe suc course Is to that which recklessly racs
ms name Into the political gossipincs of the dov We
'aVe Tor TIC determination of the editors of the Eu
quirer. rH,n Or
- From me .Nio York .i,,eyica,,
HEALTH or P.,EstprNr.-It cannot have n,s
Sed irom the memory of any observer of events b,,
duIing the struggle for tho succession to Mr. Monro,.
a. Fresldeut the health az of the candidates NJ
crewIord' became very NATURAL, and very serious
topic OF inquiry Ii can lit 10 be forgotten tI,
owing to the rechiessRess tthe word is we know. -
harsh one, but it 10 the only one appcable) of
IAN newspapers which enlisted on the side of NJ,
Crawford, had put all at stake upon his success H.
his real condition. '''' ID /"
The country hoodwinked, 50 far ne cor,,i,,
leading men and leading presses coud ooI,;i Wv -.
and mi clllgcnt, but dciudcd frccmen by tbons,nJ.
and tens OF thousands, gave their votes for ana,
fres'drht, whom at that moment, the act of God
had absolutely incapacitated for such station. AZ
ter the event. this fact admitted on all h,nI 49,
yet, up to the last moment to the actual vote H. ,h
House OF Representatives, some of those who ac,r
wal Us joined IN the absurd clamor about Mr. Adams
not no, ocng the choice OF the people voted for NJ
Crawford, who did not r,-eive FROM the peonle H.,
&c hall, as many votes ; Mr.. Adeins and o,bo,,'
when they voted for him. they knew to be incanobi'
ny the effects OF whitening disease, of discbnrrinS
adequately the duties OF the Office o."
The effect of such course necessarily was oc.r
thc real situation of Mr.. G.. came to be known -,
impair all confidence in newspaper avcrments.
Inc same game with even less of excuse or ex
tenuatlng circumstances, seems to be apoin nlov;r,
with respect TO the President. II is E1oyY, - 81
whose business 1t Is TO be acquainted with what j.
passing at Washington, and elsewhere that Goncr,t
Jacks0n's health and strength impaired as in so,,
IN men oi his age--havc suffered by the nssiduous
Attention he has desired and cndeayorcd IN Give g.
INC numerous, and TO him, doubtless embarrassinrr
duties of his Office. In this, there is nofhin0 q, ,
tonIsh, seriously 10 alarm us: and if the fact ycr
at once frankly admitted and publicly stated tbcrc
would be NO speculation bout it.
ms however, does not square with the notions
or the interests of those who derive their
and political existence from the Presdent-Rnd ,,n
would therefore desire all the world TO look ,pon hin,
as lhGy "omld nave I'n considered, one cxen,p,
from the ''is that flesh Is hcir to-" ACCORDINGLY
soon as any ntniation Is given that the General !,
ihaiSposed, denals are vChemeny uttered and echo
eo-and reproaGhes are hcaped upon those who be-
ic'e 'h"i the president Is mortal though thrv
were comprising his death. We will add some re-
cent paragraphs illustrating these remarks 1'bo
president was undoubtedly, some ten DAVIS 400 o;,o
unwe!I. This fact, il other proof existed will no
admitted on the strength of its annunciatIon accom-
panied by the t:dngs of convaosccncc in the official
paper NJ washington. In order, however that even
su'h an admission may not prejudice the cause of me
| I"Ify the Argus, which derives It's light from tho
state department receives and publishes eter frc,,
W aslingion that Is duly copied bv the subordnntos
"nu OF Whlch the following Is the first paragrupl-
Extract OF letter from Washington of the 18th Auc
published in tie Argus
The reports OF the bad health ofthc President or
much exaggerated. ! speak from personal knowledge
when state that Notwithstanding he has been some
"hat lndsposed IN consequence of the severity ma
extent OF his official avocaous, his general health il
good, and he IS uniformly in rood shirts 'TLo 20
ports thus exaggerated are probably the result oF
loneliness for gossip. and Of design TO berct dis
trust OF his ability to discharge his duties.
Now, unucky for the truth of this statement. the
Richmond Enquirer (tho organ in Virginiu, as the
Argus is in New York; s, a es that il 5yos ae
,y Tor the restoration of the Presidents health TIM,
he should go down to Old Point Comfort. The nsu
al III luck OF the Enquirer seems however TO hnvn
attended this paragraph. IL wae not sstnst,,L 90;
deed such that crCiuious paper sometimes mali.
nor misrepresentation, probably, but it WINS nm
indlscretlonO political fault, (uud Talleyrand snvs
or IS made to say they Worse than crimes for
per ofTucsday last the first paragraph is taken Incl
aud We have the following substitute for it,
VIC understand from gentleman Just from Wash.