Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-15
"THE FARCE"-.Mr. In CHAM ssleff,r.

We eaoDot very well conceive Of more ridic uIous
,guaIom man The one in which Mr. Ingham stands
We VIII not minco maitar'-becau.e he deserves We
~ hpIe 'ympa'hy a, the hands Of tho pc ,pie TAX,
The whole drama from his Correspond nee with Mr.
Eaon Gown TO h,' last letter from ".vetc Hope," and
mere has been bu, one budget Of plumbers through
out. D.
When Mr.. Eaon addressed him the fret note, Mr.
lDgham nigh, have easily purueI course 10 satisfy
his own incest OF honor and to ~ In The sood oo
nion CT every liberal man. He might have told Major
Eaton; SIR, wish TO have quarrel with YOU. do
no' IKE the phrase OF your note dem, nd' aaswer-
bat choose rather 10 waive all exception 10 it, IN an 10
wound The fseliogs Of person, who has aitesdy
20 much ,'ung in point "where he bad garnered up
Ills hear', oy persecutF press. I will no, add TO
your distress way not with wcmep. l wish TO have
no war with YOU You know, that our fsmilies hay
not assoeiated-but, ,ir, have never stimulated ,h
press 70 d!vuge tbs relations in which hav. stood
We say, Mr. l. might have pursued ibi. cours,, with.
Out any loss OF character; or rather, might have
ken come credit Tor generosity OF character the more
striking because II was the more gratuitous H. might
have all pied The conciiistory course of Mr. Bsr
fien-and then the whole thing would have ended.
his next sep was to play upon The fseling, OF the
Peopls-to carry out the farce before ihsm Of chal.
iensed, clustering, aud chvarous man-ad in this ca
pacty he does not hesitate to Pubsh an imputa,ion
ehSracter OF bis own wits. In this re.p.ci again b.
seems TO have pursued avry different course from Mr
BerIisn.
When his clustering manner bad brought upon him
the ii-hcvised and vindicye threat OF M Eaton N,
JUS mat ms over'exciied Imag siion'' takes the a.
am: Ianciss con.plracy, and dreams of assss-
charges against several officers Of go~ernmen, Doe.
hs proGuee the pryol No-Does hs remain 10 collect
~ No[ou' he Hes from the scene OF scton-wrires
Letter OF complaint 10 tbs President OF the u Sates-
and carries IL TO the pullc press before il reaches the
h;nds 10 which alono it ought TO have been des.
iiDed.-Thus keeping up the farce of appeaIn M
to the people, for effect to excite sympathy in his own
favor.
Next; the charges which he makes against the Con-
sPiraors are coniradiced by all OF hemt Acting
cretary OF War alone admitting participation in it Is
so lar as carrying the challenge hat next does Mr.
lngham do! He makes formal expose OF his complaints
TO public company, their request il is saidand at
tempts TO weaken the effect of the vindcaory letters of
the oihcers-and represents himself injured and
prosecuted man. In the Of il, he again calls
upon the President to institute enquiry into the trans,
actions at ashDgton, and assert the violated Justice
OF the country-He also replies 10 the Presidents let
ter-and again throws off the burden of prose cution
from his own 10 the Presidents shoulders Instead of
telling him." am well aware SIR that the usual and
sale custom is for me TO make affidavit OF the charge
and then the prosecution will go on according 10 the
rules OF lawthe Grand Jury will take up and then
will chcerfully 60 before them with all my witness
es, know yoii have judicial power in you-and
that II is not safe, amid free people, for the Executive
TO proceed, as the British Monarch, by informal on
through his Attorney General, SC. g.: "-In,tead of
pursuing this safe and customary course Of his own a
hdavit and Presentment by the Grand jury he calls
upon the President Gas Chief NJ agisrate of the District
OF Columbia, in Which capacity your power must be am
pie to direct the proper officer of the Government to in
situe legal investigation Of this Transaction before
tribunal having power 10 examine and compel the aten
dance OF Witnesses" He calls upon the President for
sale convoy to his own person, and Of unramnelled
investigation Tor the witnesses he would summon--In.
stead OF waiting for the Presidents reply, he PUSHES
with this brave letter 10 the public pressan carries
on This idle farce Of appealing to the public the sake
personal sympathy Of political effect The Pres-
dent tells him very properlyand he tells him through
Mr.. Trst, for Mr. rs had forfeited all right 10
hear from the Chief Magistrate himself-the President
tells him, that he had yet produced not little of eyi.
deDce nothing like probable to Justify the sub.
lection Of citizens Of fair character, all solemnly deny.
ing your imputations, TO arraignmen before court OF
criminal jurisdiction he does not consider certain
during office hoWs, and IN their Offices where is
their duty 10 be, and where every individual has areht
TO co. supporting the charge that those offices were
used 'as places OF rendezvous by party lying in wait
TO assassiDatc you-and that il not his duty I'd.
on such grounds, 10 resort 10 the strong measure Of