Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-12

gone all lengths to serve hn. while he wa. s4apd,r-
ng our press abroad, through the medium Of private
letters that there should DO politician
prohgate discrt conduct adopted for his bene
h. into weapon of calumny sgeinsi those who adopt
cd H.
We fully admit having called on nj ,jor Lewis ai his
sngs Oh his arrival some monthe since in this civ
The sole j,c, OF that call was that OF beiriepdng
Stephen Slwpscn. by urging on the President through
the medium Of Major L'wis, the appointment of Mr..
mpscn TO a suitable station under the government.
That was the iheme OF all our conversation with the
Second Auditor except such as would incidentally oc-
eur among gentlemen OF the same politics, and who
had never met b. FORE
MIR. Simpson knows that his welfare was our obiec,
exclusively. inasmuch ~ we Immediately commup;-
Gated 20 i'm he result of the ion that took
place. That Mr Simpson shorl now attempt to dis.ott
visit which was suggested or his advantase, and
pursued wi that stAct, into something discreditabe
TO those who attempted TO be.rend him, ia not only
unmany. but utterly ungrstsful. OF course we shall
feel ourselves required 10 notice rain Tho misrep-
resenations OF such man under such circumstances
unless the ehnac;ers OF others are involved and
persed.
To prevent further misrepresentation upon this sub
jee, it will be we'll enough TO ion here that from
the first Major Lewis discaimed having any authority
ia any shape, hold treaty with Mr.. Siml son. or any
other individual, with regard 10 appon TO oifiee
That was matter, he Sold that rested exclusively With
the President, and TO him should all applications and
representations upon the subject he addressed. H
1t conhent nevertheless, that General jackson wa,
disposed 10 do any thing for Mr. Smp that he could
no In conformity with what was due TO the senate and
the peopis He cited the case OF Sismbaush, TO show
how mere rumour OF re.sppoipimen by the Presd
had produced extensive diss ton among The peo-
ple.-He professed himself willing however TO repre-
sent wishes with regard 10 Mr.. Simpson TO
.ideni IL Mr. s. would make application Ter any spe-
citc station, he would eheerfully write TO she
upon the tuheet, and promote the object az far as his
personal efforts might enabis him do. This az FAR
az our recollection serves, il true synopsis of The
conversation on his part Olt Of this visit and CONVEX
ssion have The few desperate men who have united
nj W nf NJ Cslh
Mr. logham got up the absurd libel of ihiI press hav
ing been arranged or bribed." The charge we have
repeatedly pronounced as false as il IL base and when
II 10 known That we have never received an icta Of
patronage from Major Lewis, and when il s also known
That al the patronage we have received from The 60
vernmeu', came from Major Barry. with whom we
never converted upon the the baeness of this
invented libel so fIequeEily uttered in the face Of re-
Peaisd rcfuta'icns, may be readily detected.
.Norr The Editor of h. Paper replied to s. s. and denied
that no .onsuted-Major denies no ever
stands sponsor for ii Is to the last Proso that
mas been published we see that writer in tho Gazette
ting MIR and the author of il into office, denies that
pedont and that no declared solicit office any un-
dor such threat iudged futile and ridiculous sup
therefore but nsyorbeos true that Mr. dS
had immediate assurance n April asj of an ONCE and
that nothing less than worth 5000 Dollars year would
The protest of s'origna Jack'on men, AZ IL I. fern.
ed, published in Philsdephia and signed by Stephen
as can well be imagined. This sphen Simpson wa.
nominated by the President 10 he one OF the Commits
si2ners Tor desidng upon the sains, Denmark bu,
the SENATE believing that they knew hs principles bet.
tar ihan the President thought proper TO rsesi him.
This put our oiceseeksr into terrible passion and he
forthwith wrote to Washington demanding an office
worth not less than $4,000 annun and threaten
inc at the time, to "bow up the adminsira alton
OF Tho old hero, and prevent his elton il hi.
not complied will! This letter will in all p-obabi-
i'v IND ts way before the public and The opposiiiop
n alta ,ngfoa If
and bis FIVE eoaduor four OF whom it said are al
go disappointed and disafeeted -seekers-n max
| ing their publication.
1t is not surprising that these disappointed Individual,
should sell themselves 10 the opposition, but il is to
somewhat astonishing that ihey should be
worth purshasng-then tho parade they make in an
nouneing TO the world that Owe six obscure citizens
OF ladslphia of whom five have an applicants for
office and d!ssPpon.ed Of opniop .b 10, rsSa
W. the price which claimed for dsintsresed
vee'-and because think his opponents will reward
ne for our treachery"-is really laugbahIe.
Now we OF opinion these Soiss soldiers are des.
tined to be disappointed. Should the opuo.ion sue.
eeed Of which there is not even posSibiiifu-,hey
have more friends to reward than can be provided for;
and they will find il very convenient put off these
fellows with empty promises. Treachery is generally
encouraged. but seldom with any re ward
which does not pyecede the service rendered. and so
will prove in the case in question Those who are
willing to applaud the act of ths Elk disafected and
disappointed gna Jackson cannot but
The actors, and in this city, they already spoken
OF by their alies. 10 the terms they merit IL we
have any more such redoubahIe 'originals" in our
ranks. hope they will find il convenient TO follow
suit" We want none such TO advocate cur cause or
fight baites and when the opposition are driven to
the necessity OF publishing the opinion OF such to nure
the election OF General Jackson, they give TO III
world the strongest possible evidence Of their
aud the bopeessneSs of their sause.
GyW y Cou. & Eng.
THE PHILADELPHIA "PROTOCOL."
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