Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-06


could not explain them. This view of the case, how
ever, would not content the friends of Mr.. knight was
still less satisfactory TO those invetcrae opponents of the
administration who make il point TO nisreprcsent all
its measures. They charged his removal to political
persecution. They cried him up "a martyr TO the
faith. They represented him as an attentive and cor
rect accountant. They asserted that all his accounts
were square, and every cent of the ublic money clear
iy ad'nnsteredThe friends of the administration for
bore much possible. They were tainted in al
most every shape. They defied TO produce sin
gle reason for the renoval OF Mr.. KingAnd the more
they forbore,'thc more they driven to the wall.
The whole country rung with the persecution Of Mr..
KingUnti at length of tho friends o. the Admin
istration moved specific enquiry into all the
tons OF the caseAnd in compliance with this resolu-
ton calling for all the facts and all the reasons
for the which the Fourth Auditor had aken-aud
il was then that Mr.. Kendall came out with all the
OF Mr.. King as Nary agent. This ac-
counts for the statement which has been submitted of
Mr. Kings doings with the Bank--And this will show
how far C0,rector is in the motives which he
pleases to ascribe to the government.
a few remarks "a TO CorYectOrs " p. s. since writ
ing the above hare asked for {" late rcsou ion o.
the Board (of the U. 6. Branch Bank here) which
the Enquirer saws, q" will clearly show their opinion
upon he-ma,ter' OF Mr. ks debt 20 the Bank) H.
Correcor will ask for it, and distinctly assurcd
that no resolution ,oioteper has been passed upon The
subject The Enquirer w OF course. correct this er.
ror. He has probably more than corrcepo 1dent
who may be disposed to help on a calumny wi nj
much regard 10 truth We ret turn our Compiiu ent,
to Corrector, and are duly sensible of the Civiiy
which he shows both 10 ourselves and to our Cores.
pondents "Wc commend the poisoned chalice back
TO his own lips" II has told us, tina, no Res9iu-
ton was passed by the Boarl-will he be so ci.
vii as TO tell us what the Bank actually did lie,
or he occa' ion! II no proposition was male at tn
Board; ii no q1esion was tken, why then we al
init that the Enquirer is mi'infsrm.i. and viii most
chesrfuiiy "correct this error" But 1T us have no
mys'ifca'ion-no quibblinr upon words. He denies
the passage OF any resolution-bm il we had called
IL an "opnion of the Board, Statement of thei
View', then MIR. III X. might have dubbed il a Rcso
luton. But we for the sense Of it, and not for the
name We are advised. 'ha, an opinion of the Board
oil Directors, or Statement, or an Explanation OF
their views, (ca /, what Won piea.e on the subject Of
the advances 10 the late Navy Agent was dr.. wn up
by Mr.. T., and approved hv the B,ard-a,l III, Direct,
ORE being present, except Mr. Newton, the President.
We are told, that such paper stated thai tn. advan
ces made to III, late Agent, wer, unknown to them
without their knowledge approbaion. CT words to
that effect Whether il entered # record al a
Res tuition it not knowr; hut IL is pre- umad from the
assertion of Corrector that il wap uo- Blu will Cor
rector have The resolution That no such onion wa.
expressed!-Wil he ai-o he civil enough TO ak again
at the Bank, and q. he has told chGt IL is not will
he now tell US ,chGt IL is? If no hing has been done
here can be no difficulty in saying so-Aodif such an
assurance ia given we will then " correct error"
and cbeerUliy admit, that there il than one gen.
,ieman in Norfolk, who has been misiuformed upon
this suhiect "We pause Tor repy'
The LyiehbTs pdper.-JVe are amused at the
centricy OF this paperbu scarcely anger us into
retaliation 1t has fallen into another mistake. We have
endorsed no bel on the character of S. Carolina"-
We have said nothing, which nmaes in the slightest
degree, "that the Proceedings in South Carolina
were all sham" SC. &C. sc. This Editor
has drawn upon his imagination, instead of his
Judgment He asks us ''who is informant? If
he will authorize gentlemen Of honor to call upon u.s.
we will satisfy him. that thi' Eior is writing bout
what he does not understand; that the gentleman from
whom we derive our Information, Is the Last 10 the
world, who would utter libel on the Char of
Carcina--and that while he admits that the Proceed.
ing oil this distinguished State will not evenuate
has been supposed he himself, ike the mettle some,
generous steed, champs the bit and bitterly admits the
disappointment that he il destined TO experience
NI-Fretted by sense of CALLING injustice, as ,hese
men are, and urged into measures hat not pre-
parss 10 go with, we VIII not deny the the justice 10
which they entitled. We think them precipiiae;
carried off too far by their ardent devotion 10 Caro-
iioa, and their jus; adherence of oppresson-but
think them as honest in their motives they are H.
lus,rous by their talents clear in their split decided
in their course, and devoted to ihair princp,as-
We have never differed from any with more re-
luc,ance With their general sentiments we most cor
Italy agreewh their. adherence OF this "bill of a.
with their devotion to the rights of the
states and TO the true principles of limited Constitu
uon In the opinion that the federal government is not
the supreme arbiter in every of the extent OF its
own powers that the States bound i'm palpable and
extreme cases OF encroachment TO interfere for
ing me progress OF the evil most cordially concur
with these distinguished with Hamilton and Hayne
and Cheves and their colleagues-But disagree with
them as TO the measure which they would probably a
dept for obtaining immediate relief From our great re-
spect for the citizens OF s. Carona-our cordial sympa-
my Tor their sueringsour strong concurrence the
great question of the rights of the atcs, forbore
Tor long time TO express anxiety the they
might pursuc.-But as we have strong reasons to
believe, that this anxiety is premature; we are salts
he'd to wait the progress of eveIes-but hope at
the same time, il Carolina has upon mature refec-
on thought proper TO change suspend her
that the Anti-IariF States will unite with her in dc.
termined and constant opposition to the Tariff SYSTEM
III is an oppro5rium 10 such country, and to such an
age And Its friends may rest assured, that change
oil means in South Carolina change the determine
ton OF their opponents But that Deenda est Cdrhago
South Carolina may wait i'm her plans but we will
undertake TO say, that the great body Virginia. the
South, Maine. and the Antitarites Of other States will
go on in solid and impenctrabe phalaux of calm and
determined opposition TO the Tariff The power was
never given TO regulate the whole lab nr and capi-
ta OF the counry,- is directly contrary to the Theo-
ny of various coDfederaed States having distinct inter
estst is opposed the liberty of the citizen and 10
the enlightened principles of Free Trade; and il must
be opposed, until the system is swept from the Statute
book
We astonhcd that any Citizen in 8. Carolina should
cnaTgo certain influential in that state with wish
violent hands tho Union promote their ambitious
1T he false. men az Hamilton ayne and l. Cbeves
hope with tho Mcdgeve ecorier Tor better things e
drank regular toast at tho lac dinner M Clay
um5u' will surprise coming from hat quarter? The
have turned higher roages" scoropa reflection up,
on others is well becoming the friends of tho Coalition whose pre-
tration, and to get higher icages.
THE LETTER.
We have yet received no reply 70 the commutica 'ion
we addressed 10 Providence, respecting The a,f0grnph
Potmdrk, Address SC Sc OF the letter ascribed TO MIR
Jssrson We shall probably hear in time FOR next
papsr Meanwhile submit the following articles
pro and cOn-of which our realsrs must Judge for
themselves.
tFrom tho n. Island ii crary subaorn tho 3oG July
l'lhc New York Age, very spirited paper; which
has reren ~ been established in the city OF New York
and devoted to MIR. Clay, speaking of the letter