Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-29

But 1t VAS that Interpolation Of The word VENE-
kNBi'E which called Our attention TO the SUBJECT,
why was hat word iu;crpolated by Nathaniel Ba
con; Wa II accident, or was 20 dcsigr2 II could
not have been occloE--thr circumstances prove thai
could not by possibility. have been nlerplla,rd &C.
o'hHt7Hy by Nathaniel Bacon! The foe, that M
H"nin" w1s from Louioun, and always By the cour-
'"Sy Of he Convention, styled the reasrnLls gentle.
man from Ioudoun, shows. that NatluuicI Bacon hag
design II ntcrpna'ing the word venerable in
speech OF Mr.. Leigh in reply to Mr. Mercer. falso
from Loud)un) and further shows ,5krL that dssjg,
5aS. IL was-can Nathaniel Bacon tcW he deny IL
to bring The name of Mr. Monroe. as authority
nGrinst Mr.. LsIgh-os he supposed his name to car
ry greater authority than Mr. MERGERS, to array i,
against Mr.. Leigh and make it assist in his alcrnot
to enlist the new voters against that gentleman Is
not this tho solution of that which must De cbarac.
terlsed as an incNcusHbe lbcrty--as in fact an nm
justiiiablr irick2
We have no inclination to pu: harsh construction
upnn tho motives OF the author of Nathaniel Bacon
towards whom personal feelings arc in no drgree
hostile, as he him,elf knows Blu, in considering. 6,
rec Considering, The singular Interpolation of the word
renerdJIe,wo are more s. more convinced ,ho, Il coud
not have got into the quotation bv accident and that
It must have been put there bv desjgH I,i.poss,l,lc
that h" really supposed Mir. Leigh to be rrplvipo
to Mr. Monroe and taking this for grunreG also
look the liberty of inserting the word venerable, 10
call the readers attention more emphatlcaly 20 the
quotation. Bat. concedIng this TO be so, il vet does
not justify the freedom; and 1t proves that Bacon has
not read the very debates from which he quotes
SO largely, but has hoped, skipped md Jumped
through them, merely TO CLEAN such passages as by
being torn from their context and udicously garbled
can be brought to bear against Mr.. Leigh.
Nh Rtces We quote the following from he n.
York Commercial, for the purpose of adding wor!
or two
Mr.. RryEs.--The following was among the voun
G'' t'a~s drunk at tie dinner TO the Court OF Errors
the other day
Bv Mr.. Jsromus Johuson-W,IIiom e p,yos or-
Mniser al In" Court OF Frlnc,-hon,red abroad cs
teemed and respected at hrm" NAV his Iabors be
crowned with success under the adminis,ra,io
There Gun BE- NJ objection to Gen. Jackson's pub.
lie officers ionstIng each other-mnre especially as the
'oHsieeS would lind 4 difficult to procure resnecrsbn
'iStorS IN any other way But these geRtcmen should
b. careful IN selecting the objects Of their FrIsrDj1D
favor. NV Of all minister, who over represopted
tins country IN Europe, we happen to know that Mr.
RIvcs Ia the least hpnored and he most unDonuIor
In a letter from an American gentleman in Pari.
pnollshed IN TINS paper he other day he was spoken
ot asa mere 6kIRh-I cipher in the world In is also
TACT, tina at the celebration ofthe late AunIyer-
sary OF our independence bv the American residents
IN Paris. Mr.. RIy"s though invited from court esv
TO the Office did not attend When his health was pro
posed, IT was received with universal disapprobn-
ton This followed by 1.-THE health of Mr.
Brown, the late Minister" winch was received and
cheered with the most lively enthusiasm aud applause
Comment Is unnecessary
We, IN common with many of his oldest and sin
eeres' friends, Of which number we were, were cool
ed towards Mr. Rives by the part he took in the late
FTesIG"n'ia canvass his instrumeualitv as member
oil the RctreHchment committee IN Creating false and
injurious Impressions against the late Administration
his ar dent advocacy Of man whom he had oppo
sed by the most personal arguments affecting "a con-
slider HIM the gift of Heaven Itsef-lin speech
az Amherst) lo' the political occasion the prosnec.
OF whose election q few years anterior He'd HIM with
patriotic trembling and alarm. lie too had applaud
cd Gen. JacksOn's sentiment drnouncing the appoint
mcnt OF members Of Congress to office as corrupl-
ing legislation at ts source for the whole parv echoed
II TO the skIcs-and 1t could not but excite public re
Elections, somewhat injurious to Mr. R,ves. to see
him instantly upon success advance his pretensions
to high and distinguished Office The observation of
this cnused Revision in the public feeling general.
Iy, to Mr.. Rlvcs. The public had seen his strenuous
eXerlons for Jackson heard his arlarms at the cor
ruPuons OF tn" Government. and loud demands for
reinforcement and Rcorm--lhey had even seen him
and John Randolph, coyng together in the House of
RepresentatIvcs-Jphn over The condition Of pubjc
affairs generally, Mr.. Rives at Mr. Rondolphs parhe.
TIC ollusion to him. his political party SUCCESSOR IN
leading the Virginia trrces--scciug and hearing all
these fine things, when they farther saw the two
weeping patriots find consolation in snug outfits of