Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22


nisron yoke What shall say the Emperor Of Ru,
sia who shall make explanation if We shall have
any make' 1t is probable that the Of this trea
W ano perhaps copy OF IL reached the Court of 81
re'ersourgh shortly after Minister left that CITY
The shotness Of his residence there the suddenns,.
ms departure, the intelligence of this secret article
he intended sojourn OF that Minister, perhaps IN Eng
land perhaps in France, the attitudes of the nao5s
Europe all giving dreadful note of preparation for
must nave had some tendency to place our relation,
with Russia, footing not the most firm and frendl,
Does not sound policy-does not national good ..n
cai on the American people to have an able Minister
al mat Court end that too right speedily. Have we
one mere now! Under the mission for which this an
preparation is to DO made, are we likely soon or co.
any Minister at all. S "e'e
In answer to all these anxious forebodipys Wa 49,.
told, that in this absence of the Minister t
vi i'egauoh taxes very special and satisfactory
OF our relations at the Court Of ST. Petersburgb II
ms, no' 700 iudicrous' must be received as
mere mockery oil the American people. When hi.
paragraph came from under his pen, Mr. Secretarw
snn Duren must IL he had placed his hand there have
;, S"vWwng en MS face different from the eternal
S no Is this Secretary Of Legation, the proegee
Oh inc Minister, John Randolph Clay. A lad of iess
certainty not more than euty one wears old: midi.
n "su,smea oy talents, education, cmpoymen with
ou' acquaintance with men, or things or business
you'n 10 whom fame has not, nor have his friends ar;
any ming extraordinary, either in possession or
p,Se' anu with nothing but his sir-naine TO recon-
ie nun 10 pubic attention. l would not | came,
speak IN derogafion OF this youth; and all would s,1
70, ua' ne must be utterly unqualified for the pubi :
.a'on where he placed The service REQUIRES men
"e haton has able men, Herculean men WIN, ,h,
hazard our interests, perhaps our peace bv n,c;n
OF Empires the slender shoulders of boybood,
@ US STRIKE out this appropriation that this snecure
nav rsr - %; may be avoided; that the Minister
.,nJ n 70 MS constituents the Secretary to his
studies; and that the PREsI DENT NAV send Iega.
"0a A. 20 :, n ..;,s mt for the public service
ASH wui not be commended that thi, appronr; ,,;on
should be made, because the pentleman ~ .,
inc oeneht Off, is native of Virginia 40 NAV an,Ia
DC assured that these remarks have no sectional
feeling to ba, asea,m any, and all adversary
ooN' ana her citizens. have spoken as one of ,hs "a
in Gou, OF ehe American people; and as one com.
and Vii, par. oil our common country, which has done
Gnu Mn 40 as much for the ustrious men of Yiro;ni,
as any other part of this nation This =;
t pp'I', because IT'S intended to support missen
% ,o purposes unconnected with the public inter
places our foreign relations in peril and !. ,ho
pie. usage or constitutional princi-
MT. j, 5. Barbour of Virginia. said sA,t he would
orehy ADDRESS the House in reply TO the cer,Iaun
from Rhode Island, (Mr. Burges5 e""e'"
and ;,s ne et the entire force othe duty to do 90
"nh rs epsaions cou not be lightly regarded In
suolect for grave Is gisation, involving
.sa deserved to be welt weigh he'd In the cs,, I
osfs'0n 1t might be hoped, that fact on and n,,v
va Gua nav Tive paused in reflection This hope ws
eaoy embitered and di.coloured The dsha,s W.,
ssnuemen a'l1w no moment of repose 10 m. ;n
cord 10 sau angry passions political warfare dis
70 party all The duties that belong To- and -, u'.,sn
~, 'ne name OF country! The tendency and efJsc, .,
@ 'hlngs cannot be mistaken nor dissyised Oh
and inten, Of as gen'ismen may choose, the drift
,'eu' OF DISCUSSIONS like this cannot be mistaken
me gentleman from Rhode leland. hs. L;nd,sa h;.
u . and INDUCED in those maeyol.nt eni,ba,
iul ,w.u sne question in debate and give to feeling
FL away over The Judgment. He has asserted tbs
Aee1uve ihnuencs controls the action of the Hou.e
800 "a, mar ,ubserVencs TO the Executive il he
Sir At" ~. Pts' eAen' in the history Of this country
~" .ns os the dominant vice of ths age /, c,,r.
a'oog slue OF u coun,ervailiug antido,e The t;m
nv muru' OF unsPariDg hostility to the Executive
,,sIv =, HPe'Ssr said Mr. b.. the gentleman is en-.
sey az 'au't His assertion is fl ment of his o,,
fancy. and has no 10 unda,ion 10 fact " ~ Y"
a , ,here De any thing more remarkable than all a.
."e'' u Is tne total absence Of Executive jna.
80, ov9' ms uehoerations OF this House. or of The g..
maze. L think that perceive and could ,Sacs 81.
au'es ,hat produce the existing condition of ,bogs Z,
ees. an% pson.ies' pursuit even with the fullest sue
- % peg 20 decline 1t. But, IL is fact singular
as rue 'oat President OF the United States boIdin,
f ' su sure possession larger share of popnar al
man most OF his predecessors, finds tina, ali his
PROMINENT recommendation, to Congress havs 49,
uee'ec'ed ny the representatives. of the State and a.
pope. bearing with him the strongest eyid, nres NJ
all his prominent recomme nda,ion, have
pn,; ~ merton or rejection. THIS NAV present
question between the constituent and rsnr ..n,s,;
ovu,es Ia 'heir several branches, OF which mean to
a Press no opinion. Those to whom the public veal
mas oeen entrusted, have, doubtless acted nno, IT.
own notions right AMI wrong Bu, ,his r.. ' o'
tePes me iii-ionnded nsnuation of subservencv 70
Ekseoeve behests. 1t has been Iikewi.e in,;1a,sJ
'""o quarter, with grace Dether hec
nor decorous, that we are called nm r. vo,a .IIos
,"e american Minister at the Court of ~ p.,.r.tJ "
because he is a Vrsinan oui 81"
VOW or my worthy colleague who sits h. fora mo
49,, NC y useu no expression, that force and in a.
"ul'y united, could torture into such me,oios W.
"a"oh against such an attack, is entreIv
a. ~ regards the State or Ambassador in question Ths
aiae'er oil mat ancient Commonwe ab and of ba
u,'"nguiShed son, MIR. Rsndolph) con,,i,ute an 10
yb, ; 'uess mat debes all assault A character
~h.n is not the fruit Of Summers dav bu, h., -
y earned IN an age, crowded with events Tho, ar
h;h 'aihe ume appalling and sacred 10 the hest and
adys,,sd ~ 'eteS's OF humanity. When my colleague
uVer'eu 10 the genius aud the service, nj tbs aao
man now representing the United States At tbs CO,
" o.; etersburg, he remarked that Virginia I'D an,
Ta.eu tne distinction Of her partiaties Tor bi j.; ,t
vir,"s . OF me nigh confidence she reposed in hi.
rues ana talents and This is all ne said ,bs ,a,d .
'"g'nia' And, Sir will take leave In ..y ,ha, -
iuoncs' 20 dearly earned, so fully posse,sed nd -
ueIneu' " Is praise enough To ill the omb ion ~
maw "oI man aye, OF any man, be he whom he
may. pass, said Mr.. Barbour from This i,sna,; o
70 another fraught with equal Injustice tn nan1pu
'oIn nnode Island, more than innatss Thai ,ha Co.,
~ whien i've, was 10 be conciated bv hi, ann6;,
, %eu.' H. IN this Union, tbi, globe of sar,b
vile ssd,.,a y. empire, above the reach OF such
o9uue"ons' u is the State on whom this TAR, TO-
P'oacn mas been cast. Virginia has her n,incn,as
perhaps peculiar and these she prizes above III 49,,
W, shu treasures OF earth for she behaves tba,
M ,h mna'enance OF these, Is insepariby wrapt
w. use ,nappnes, and tho freedom OF the psopIe In
uPPor' OF 'his class OF principles, she claims 10 he
'ostsoH IN the held of contest; and this ia ,hs b.J
Hnu 'front.' Of her offending. | speak vi n iustisabJ
Vi'a; wnen say, that in these times. neither
cs pia nor her citizens, wished the honors Of This
government IL Is not true, that bi,b off Coz 80
on'I'eu al an or obtained by unworthy means I,
was said on former and appropriate ocession hv NJ
d., tP' mat his fe ct had never been soed bv The
uus' " 'he an'i-cbambers." He had bean IN. i;ah,
ana the ornament of this House and the sn.,as ~
t nes "hen friends and foes guided the de am 80 =,