Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-21

They are both belle e, be essential tho prosperity
tivaors of tho SOIL and the other abong
5snd the later especially s equal parc
sought to be SSver,ed by seeplss vigilance activity
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neo 100 much reason to fear will be renewed tho
oS whsS :"i Sea,
interests The rsh, Of an ind
SS w against the the Who'll
General Government utterly destitute of all support
Whilst attempts been made sometimes from aao
sasngs the policy Of tho General which
ter Of high satisfaction that delegation Ohio
piooa, generally adhered fidelity leading nation
H.aSHLNGTO.v CORRESP0.VDENCE
The Mercenary Swiss already at their dirty wotl
again. Letters from Washington are beginning 10 pou
their poisonous contents through the columns of the
Opposition prints We have specimen OF their .'de
ceocy AMI v-racity, In the subse extract froH
tn N. York Dsiy Advertiser, dated
"Hssa"se" D.i oh M Van Buro h,, aged some tact
Party cunning aud e,ul,,isa th.a .
ss s s for s:F on .ay . Mr. rs
I s .s ,. S get out Of the ssSnn He knew
restless, an.. aud freak h mortal lie have him
:-.y e :. we're the country Dnas sitting the sonr.o
Ios1 M, Van ps,.a first letter add k.d the
a: hss. e. md give him n. mission RI.
iph sped it anSosS ap as;
ints h.ers.eh. peck and think him to
k.asu,a him not tend % the %iou He
hit NJ Va" buren, .% S sa. h %. ta
S say Il he should die Mr. v.u Buren, will
ton RsSr ssS sc as n
e.u,oS.y measure Of ...,erisns ,oHdns
s1ry OF s% to s.uI This
th. dpnim.n should no, live to ts%" Ut" ''''0''''' u"
Now, mark show plan'hle will put (this calum-
niator) dowu! In September last, Mr.. ,udolph &C
cepted the Mission to Russia. "The Convention" me,
after wards viz. in October Now, i, is absolutely in
credible that Mr.. Randolph could have had such con
versaon during the "last WINTER" is spoken of in
the above letter; that he should have aked of any
one. whether "Mr. Van Buren, could think him 10 he
such fool to he the country wrapped up la
furs"-But there is another fact which shows tn. a.
bove TO re an uoprnciped fabrication No one 10 this
City knew or suspected OF the Mission, until after the
Convention Ons Of his most intimate friends 10 Thu
City; who was in the habi, OF seeing MIR r.. constantly
Cor four months during the Conveuiion) and Of com.
muncang With him in the most unrsserved manner
did not receive the slightest hint of il from that gentle
man. nor did he see the stes which passed between
the President and Secretary, and Mr. r. until the month
oil May, near eight mon'ns after Mr.. r. had accept ID
the MisslonAnd when he first saw these letters, he
wa' assured by Mr.. X that only one other person lin
his own Deighborhood) had ever seen them we vouch
fer the truth OF ih. Statement and ave it to the
reader 10 Judge OF the daring fabrication OF this
ingtjn Correspondent.
Another fact will show the mendac,y Of the wri,ei
--lis equally false bal Mr. r. a copy of hi.
instructions TO knsmau, or showed them to aoy hu.
man being in America. H. did receive the ~ until
after he had reached Nook-where he was Ia, busiiy
engaged for the short time he remsned there aft
wards, in returning civiss laying in stores aud pre-
pairing Tor his long voyage to think Of making cut
a copy o. bis dsspatchss-We wouldIay almost any va
ger, that MIR. r. has never made on, any such copy.
The whole letter il dshonor able fabric a,,n in
tended 10 injhre both Mr. r. and Mr. ". B-whpn
MIR. V. b. here during the Convention he ga " Mr.
X. repeatedly. and tn uniformly appeared be on
the best terms.-Mr II. always spoke of the Admins
tTaton in terms Of great respect.
CLAY .NOMI.Va7YO.v Nv .WEW york;
The Federal Party in New York il raiiyiDg under
the bnrer OF MIR. Clay. meeting held OF
" National Republicans" as his friends affect to
call ihsmseive', at the Masonic Hall, the evening
OF the li.h The N. Y. Commercial says:-" the Spa
ciou' Hall which easily sccemm,d dates 5000 persons,
was crowded to overfowing"-The American r duces
them tonsariy 25sO-(boys strangers, and inqu-iiv
Jackson men, we presume, included)-Joh l.. Law
renee in the Chairman David B. Ogden, f. a. one OF
the most respectable Fsderalis,s who opposed the las,
war opened the proceedings with speech OF consids
rabe length. He was followed by Hiram Ke!cbum,
Esq, wel.known supporter of the election of Mr.
Adams, 10 1928 They adopted Address and Re
soiu'ions while they profess 10 hold themselves
open confer aud in concert with (h.ir) friend.
opposed TO the General Aimnisfa in other pars OF
our State and OF the United S;ae' they declare that
" the name oil Henry Clay meets (heif) most hearty s.
decided approbaon"-The Jackson papers declare thai
of all the States in the Union New Yofk /. least dis.
po'ed TO support II Clay-and of all the cities the
commercial city of New York will least promote IN !.
father OF the Tariff System -" Neither Henry CLAY
personsly,-(.ay the l.. PosJ nor II snry Claws opu
ons' are avofies here, and never will be, we venture
the waters OF the Hudson and the Eas, River"
The National Convention il she great engine TO be
pu' in melton. The National Journal says the motto or
the colours OF he party is The protective sys,ey
and Internal Improvement" The mseiiDg OF he Con.
vacation is proposed TO be put OF rom the 22d Februar,
TO tiie next autumn.
Another and stu another!- We are happy that the
House OF Representatives has tn, 0Un out The Resou-
tion OF Mr.. Richardson of Massachusetts. A select
committee OF Education! proposition TO slit and re.
port on the numerous applications for aid to the pur.
poses OF educaon"-'not less than Mirty to this
House'-"Alreaiy some millions Of dollars in public
lands and In money have been appropriated for the sup
port OF common schools and other semnaries of
ing! Tbusit is MIR. X. would have us 60 The firs
step Is all &c NEST que le premier pas qti eoute
Let government take one step nadverently-and there
is no stopping point What is done once NAV De done
again One act becomes precedent for thousand en-
croachmens Has Mr.. II. considered this matter care
iuiyf Ihe education Of the youth of this Republic is
an object OF vital importance" Truel-"ADd why
ought not to have the fostering of this govern
ment." But that is not the question. We ought r,-
Their TO ask, Why ought il to have the fostering care nj
fhs government" Does the Constitution Give IL anv
such power' Certainly not. Are not the States able
to take 1t under their fostering wing' Once let the Fe
deral Governmen; have jurisdiction upon the subject of
Education, as well OF Internal Improvement and no
usurPaton too, and where is TO be the limit of its aubo
rity' The next step will be to recommend that the
states be swept away--as nero corporations as idle
and expensive apPendages Mr.. RS resolution is put
upon the table; and may il sleep there for ever We
In. charf - n