Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-25


dollars from the sale Of the lsnds esded by Csorx
at this late day, to be justified in refusing 10 perform
,he. engagements. beeau.e may be necessary to
fund some OF the money! We are glad that .ueh
di.hooorabe course Of conduct has not found favor
with hi. administration but that they have done what
the public iath aad honor required in fulfilling their
Bv the Treasury Rpor, OF 1920, the amount Of land
s" by the United States out Of the Territory eed-d by
Georgia, up to the Sob June in tina, year. las
SIt acres, and tho purchase eighteen mil
lions eigh huntred y thirty three thousand str hundred
and tt1eire do'iurs We have not calculated vr,eI.,
" the amount, sold since; but at i50, 900 per annum
the usual AVERAGE. II would amount to nearly Eve
mil ons more. Thus ,hs amount actually rec eived
from the tales Of the Georgia land L. aIre adv equal Ia
the highest estimate yet male by the most ex ravaxsnt
calculation oil the opposition OF the
to fulfil the contract bv which the lands were
Millions Of acres still left unsol, enough 70 answer
ahuudautiy all the other expenses and obg the
contract and make the Treasury rich for 10 come
Sill the opposition party clamorisy At Cen Jack.
son for aiding in performing tn. condition. Of the
eon'rac-'"p.rios'y regared as il was by the peace
and rghst Ok sovereign State, aud by the wisest hu-
'nanity 10 the Indian tribes. BALI. Rep.
Rev. Thomas Chiffon, in one OF hi. election. ring
handbs during the Presidential canvass, oh.e v..:
"As has often been substantially rad. again r.pea,
THAT bad must he the eau which requires such grad-
t,g and nnhalowel mean. for it support In the ficst
place, they ran three candidates as inst Gen. Jackson
Tor the cy-Adams, Crawford AMI Clay. Jack
son, upon the electoral colleges corquers their cham
pIon (Aiam.) li'tls .'in,rigue and mana yempnt''
must now be rsso-t.d to- else the WI ole field Of eastern
hikhiyers and 'oesfern ugglers, must be dsanced tho
last heat To th, end see speedy and unexpected
reconciliation taken place between Mr. Adams and Mr.
GAY who had been previously sworn ensme.; and in
lew days. MIR Cisy IL announced in the public ne vs.
papers as firm supporter Of Mr. Adams who had mr.
viou.Iy been considered by him. than .pos.
'1. This was strange But Mr.. Clay thought
nay loaf better than bread for as firmly as
believe in the painesf proposition euer 10 nv
mind do beiieue that Mr. Clay distinctly Under.
sdnd previous TO his turning the pose of Renfte
Ky TO Mr.. ddams, that he (CYay) ,oas on that condi.
tion. and that alone to be made Secretary of m,
United Stats further beiiepe. that no efher eondi
ton could tcouid hare induced him to pote for a
dams I"
Blu, the reverend gentleman no,o speaks quite con-
temp'u ousy Of those who believed a. he did himself.
kentucky Gazette.
Early in the Field.-Mr Gays friend. s.on TO have
become somewhat impatient at the squivoca character
in which he stands before the public, and to have de-
termined on an attempt 10 improve his prospects by
making him the avowed and formally nominated eandi.
OATS OF the oppoion. In the great state Of Rhode IA
which contains more cotton manufacturers than any ia
the union they have como forward early and nomina
ted him as tho successor TO Presient Jackson. The
nosin alton appears in Providence psp,r the editor
which declares himself authorised to make /, BY tn.
friends Of Mr. Clay in that state, and who follows II
with tho following rema,k.:
"tf this suhrsges Of the American people could be
had at this moment the subject OF the Presdon
cy there cannot be doubt in tho mind Of any
able man, that they would he given TO Henry Cl&v by
jority altogether une ID in .he cf .bi,
couuiry-une xamplsd in the history Of tho eiectiv,
franchise OF the vo; and Of the elevation Of Mr.. Clay
as the successor Of Genera, jackson. we are 90 wei
Asnr'd, that we look the event with esr-ls..
and behold in perspective its actual ,umnation
This IL what we should call going IN. whole figure
u the sufrsges OF the people could be had there
Difficulty in making Mr.. Clay the next Presden, Of tn.
Un ID States by "a majority altogether ampej
the history Of the coun,ry!" Perhaps all that IN.
writer means is that il all the SURFACES could be Ia,
Tor Mr.. Clay ne wouli he elected unaninonsIy-a fac
which we are not disposed 10 controvert The diff
~, however, will 10 10 get majority
nv r. Post
One oil TIE great causes of complaint account O
the dstenson by the PRECEDENT of the Light House bill
IL, hat tbs surveys for several Of the importan
works contemplated must necessarily be euspe nd I'd
seems to he forgoten that annual appropriation
contingent fund, Of thirty thousand dollars place
at the control OF the President for the purpose Of de
iraying 'be expenses nj public surveys, SC under tn
act Of 1924, empowering the President TO survey
TO be made Tor works Of national importance. We ar
informed that under this authority AMI Of this ap
prop iaon, some OF the important of the survey
contained in the suspended bill will be made during IN
en,ming summer [Ib
The Boston Daily Advertiser his the folio wing &C
doe Of Judge Thache late OF Massachn.eu.. I, wa
This n.l.@an we b;sys who during tie
ward The bearer Of despatch tbr
:" veto y gained by Tho continental forces The I'm
h courier could not keep pace with the
'he victory, and he arrived and delivered his me .s,y
some tme after the intelligence had been received an
me r' emotion. OF peaure az the good fortune of OIL
,rie had toun" time TO suhsid-. Judge Thatcher ad
'peeeh in which he nstanced the custom in snce nj
ohcs OF cecrering rewards TO the bearers of yood lid
ngs, anu proposed that the reward of pair of spur
should be Conferred on the tardy messenger
when the question of the emblems and devices FIR nm
natiorai arms was before the oil Congress. a memb.
rom he Soulh warmly opposed the easIe AS a monar
chiai bird The King o. birds could not be sui, be re-
presentation o. country whose in.titution. .r. found
ell IN hostility TO Kings. The late Judge Thatcher the
representative from Masssehus-tt in rrply propo.e
goose. which he said was humble and repnbli
can bird, a0d would in other respects prove advan,ae
Gus, ina'mueh as the gosnss would convenient tn nj
on The ten cent pieces Sc. The lighter which folio y
ed II the exren-, OF the Southprner wa. more h,
could bear He construed this gon, humore IRONY int
an insult an sent chalsnGe. The bearer d -Iiyersd
II 10 MI Thatcher, who read a"d returned il To hi
obssi wing that he shoul accept M Whit will va,
be branded az coward! Yes, sir if he pea,ss: al
ways was coward and he knew IL, or he would peve
have challenged me. The joke wa. too good 10 he re-
ied even by the angry party. IL occa.ion.d infni,,
mrth IN the Congressional circles and the former cor
dial and gentleinanly late course between the y,rti,
was room restored in amannec en.:r..y ss.:..-s.o:y
no.
SrRAwS Sc
Tie National Journal of th. morning .ay.:
Two understand that the "Grea'et and Be.tr take,
his departure ior the Hermitage 10 day The plain Ten
ne''ee f,rmer ha' purchased most coot -uuio
sge and intends t. 'ravei in stseso much tor the re
publican sinp'icy OF Andrew Jackson!'
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