Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-14
RtcsDSltotgO IIatstN,
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL Ia, 1879.

yet published the Panama Internationally far the
most important and interesting public paper othe day.
blended with the most important part of the history
OF the country for the last four years, and indispc-
sable TO the future Historian! We have already
alluded to tho omission Of tho Enquirer in his par
ticular; but it is so remarkable, we'll llih- !
eral and unjust, that cannot refrain ON further
reference to 1t, in the hope that the conductor of
that paper may feel himself coerced by public opin
ion, into its publication. Why docs he not publ -
it, Could he possibly publish any thing of more
interest, or calculated Ia render his paper vclu
able for future political reference He could not; for
these instructions cmbodying the views and policy CT
the Administration a national question much be-
fore the public and involving more than any other
question tho character o. the late Admins, ra ion
furnish ho only fair guide for the formation of the
opinion of this day and of posterity. Still Mr..
Richie has not published them. lie who time ate
time, and year after year. favored his readers with
learned cogitations upon the Panama mission i'm
putting to the government dangerous and ambitious
views. aud to the mission itself, consequences aIcc
ting the neutrality of the country, now when OF
portunity is offered Of laying before them, the TRUTH
and the whole truth, totally declines to avail himself
oft That there uustbo some ,rotlre--somc pr;iic-
ular motive, for this strange suppression, we suppose
is too obvious to require proof or argument With
out such supposition, II is incredible, that the caru-
81 editor g nc Enquirer should have totally failed
70 rrhIsh document attracting 80 large share Of
rubIc uot:-o Indispensable 70 the 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 prrtiruyrr
motive' Is it that Mr.. Richie cannot screw lis
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by indrcction to remove the public prejudice against
Messrs. Adams and Clay, and disseminate the evil
dence Of their profound ability Is it that be feels
| conscious Of having misrepresentcd tho objects
Of the Panama embassy, and saudered the no
tives OF the late President and Secretary Of
State, AMI cannot consent TO publish the
correction of his own crude ard uudigostcd views.
the rcftstops ofhis msstatcmens, and the vniica-
ton Of his and others ISLANDERS? we do not wish to
be iIliberal-we never so fwe know it-yct Civ
ing the utmost scope TO the most lively Imagination,
defy that Imagination TO conceive sufficient. even
plausible reason, for the publication Of the Pa
mama Instructions in the Enquirer, save thc ono i'm
piled, in the foregoing observations. Six weeks have
elapsed, since the document first appeared in Wash
ington-it has circulated through the whole United
States, and appeared in papers located thousand
miles from each othcr-as Public Document It's i'll
tcrCs transcends that OF all others of the dnyit is
at this moment, circulating through the Public Press
of England--it is confessed on all hands 10 be m
per no less mastery in execution than valuable as
developing the views Of the American Government
on question interesting and ngitatingyct resisting
the combined influence Of all these considerations,
the learned editor Of the Enquirer, whose motto is
re' Sdp pevr, and who Processes mako his paper
the Repository Of all that deserves to be clroucled
OF passing political events, has most studious!y re-
trained from publishing it, Let it not be said tho
learned gentleman had no room for il. we know
| better. lie has bad plenty of ROOM
The still born illusions of Mr. Giles and the ir1so
lent lucubraors Of Duff Green have found room in
the Enquirer since the first March, TO say nothing Of
thousand ill-naturcd paragraphs collected from
whatsoevcr source that furnished them, dcrogntory
TO the reputation of Mr.. Adams or Mr.. Clay---and
shall it be said that there was no room for docu-
mcnt illustrating truth, rcpclng SANDER, and neccs-
sary to history we say that fancy can conceive, 40
proper motive for the non-pubcation Of the Panama
fDocuments. IF tho Hero opc his mouth, or his
fffApd Duff utter Islander, there is always room
enoueN for it in the Enquirer. But, when the repu-
taton of lassss or Clay isio be vndicated, or the
'crs OF th' Enquirer in different ~ from that in
w'" !n'y are accustomed TO sec thern ~ s,sks the
columns of that ro ii-.s s and candid print ~ Zen
forfooth, Mr.. Eitcbe lms no rooml -
We know AIat that paper while it has some FRY
subscribers who do not, aud we believe do not uish
10 see IN inch further than Mr. Richie is wiling for
hem 70 see on the other hand, has many cnIiebten-
ID reidcTs, friends Of fair play md stuJous Of truth
We hope such, from seD repect will coll upon Mr. t
ttehie to publish this Document, and not tolerate 81
re administration Of such doses only, as no thinks
nay be administered without opening the eyes or the
redibhty ofthe readers. n
~ The Enquirer says that President Jackson, 7
reads MI the LETTERS that are addressed TO him. and
'rms his own opinion upon their contents"
The Hero must feel most particularly fsttcrrd at b