Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-09

ia OF many Interests and eecons;oi country that bad
been nearly Frustrated by the many interruption. ha,
~ hau bhhero received Great was our surprise and
disappoo,ment when Mr. Kiug re N. ned without bsv
ing done any thing for The hest possible of ell
TO WIZ that he bad no instructions do any thinghe
powers AZ home being much more intent On vir
heir III gotten power thsn 10 attending 10 The sreai
in'rress ovsr which, against n. wishes OF large
10 ty Of the p'opc, they h'd been place. 10 p esde Re.
re nj Gala VIII ha been opp ,in ed 70 succeed M
Krg, reached The Bri'i.h shore, act Of pa,hamen
had Expired By limitation; and he could induce thu
Enshsh Minister TO ren-w the nrgoiisiio5s, hey re
lev ,ba, an insu had l., en- on thrn by cur Go
vernu,ent sendrg Minister offensive and iv3w-,,,y
to test on II blect and fairg 70 give hu, The ne
crsatv ipsruc'oo'. A. this stage c the bnsines the
ourd wa token Tor the first tins by the frirnis of
Mr.. Adams, that the terms were neompa,ibe with The
Interests at honor o. this county,. third Mni,,-r
member Of the Cabinet. ives 10 ny The il A.
ence Of his 'a'enss and late official station He too is
ed Let pause for moment ard ponder on The
,erful influence of party zeal and ranco- exemp
fed these three missions 20 Enssrd. Mr.. Adams
10 four years sent three minister who do no birg All
however ~ right aud proper aud r.dtundipg to his
own hcrcr that Of the county, nera, JAek on
sent Mr.. McLane, WHO has done every IN ng thai,
could be achieved 10 Frou:or err Interest md loncr
far as they could reasonably be promoted by trsa
y with the grea'est commsre is nation esrih.- II
l. recalled at'rr his splendid success preside
he Ire asury Department, and ar her appointed. Thi
"a repre- en'ed as pronga,e waste OF the bile money
and corrupt use Of 10. sopage OF the eovernmt nj,
the very men who defended the of the late
administration the same subject. Is there in
all this affair the shadow of reason why YOU
should withdraw your support from the Hero OF New
Orleans! is il not rather tho best why he
should receive il! You will not. you cannot, am con-
vinced join opposition in wbo'e opinions the
evil of measure is alone determined by the party who
effects it, independent of the consequences it may pro
duce.
when the President asked of Congress the passage
OF an act in anticipation Of the formation OF the treaty
question, il was represented by his opponents
trick 10 gull the ignoranthat there possibility
of closing, success uy, the negotiation and that the
President was fully aware OF it, When however, the
fair and open which Gen. Jackson had the wis
dom TO adopt, and the rmuess pursue ended finally
in success we find these consistent patriots, who
tending purely for the good of the countrynever hav
ing thought OF senterest- open-mouthed against the
measure-representng il as teemng with ruin te
our commerce, and dishonor TO country-because,
forsooth, we were not allowed the carrying trade be
tween the Islands and the mother country; reason
able demand az il would have been, on the part of
the british, to ask participation in coasting trade
What single act of the party now in power 10 there,
that has not been ossaed with violence ana coarse
ness that would have disgraced the days of the
French Revolution
Such uniform opposition cannot arise from. honest con-
vicon-t is the result oil the hitter and unrelen
ing spirit OF faction. COMMON SENSE.