Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-15
Richmond, va.Thursday, Dec. 1J.
THE REPLY.

pens to know than any body else and 10 see the
things that not to be SEEM who saw in Mr. Rives
'hng but cypher and in Mr. Van Buren, nothing but an
inguer; has seen fit to upon an article in the
Enquirer and to abuse Mr. " B-Wc were satisfied that
some oil the Now-York papers, that better acq,,ant-
cd with the facts nan are the Commercial han
pens to be, would strip this article of all its msrcpresen
tations, and expose the beller public scorn The AL
oahy argus mas done this Office for and corrected
the following indignant Manner the gross perversons
the Commercial
Mr.. VAN buren, AND THE Oppos1rroN Tho
more ultra oil The opposition prints advise the rejection of
Mr.. Van Buren, by the u S. Senate 1t is due bo,ycv 70
the friends OF Mr. Clay say, thathe suggestion
Tor Mr. Writ the N. Y Commercial Advertiser and its adj
Jnncts That print the political character of which ia
tor appreciated "regre that the editor Of the V~o
Record respectable and liberal paper friendly to Mr. Ia,
and edited by Mr. Charles Miner should expressa
aversion 10 tins scheme Of the uas, and should admit
what all impartial men whether political friends or political
opponents freely concede the talents and the statesman
IKE qualifications OF Mr.. Van Buren,. Pursuing this sub
Ject, the Commercial Adv. thus assails Mr. v. b. =
ns' ia fact sand all who know Mr. Van as fac,
ssans du Piay ' sssfassy "S S
wa. SS asS e o went Q" At and
state Of Cor The fac. that the cas
:s% cd. sss % him keep
Betty ds,s ! O. pSy Mr. Van w%s
for the ambitious views Of poopaI a
WHY'S he BE- "escod e wSy nds OF the E"qeI
1oS %S nna Of political victims h,hs M
Tho head d Of De Witt Csros by
ed for without %cesd iodeoS hs S
and S"S Se;:ss ss
nobe.t of them a Who fst ",, o e,hes Henry
S :% into The Senate the United VINO
,msed TO Mr. Adams and Daniel Webster the latter .hoa
buren, SP?o,S yet PS %s a
1t is not easy to compress i'm given space moro ,o
nom or mass OF pcrverion than is contained in
the above sentences We aware that the source car
RESTS own correcvc-tba the calumnies of the editor of
the Commercial Advertiser wherever he is known are no
calumniesbut prefer expose this effort of malice
though II may be impotent
The assertion relative condition of the state depor
ment during Mr. Van Burcns discharge offs duties is in
all respects fabrication 1t is not unusual FIR The lit,
oil the commercial Advertiser 10 'know that has no
existence.
Whether Mr.. Van Buren, is il not a statesman, we
leave to the judgment of discriminating people who will
make their verdict from his character and his acts moi
from the dctractons and misrepresentation of an old i'm
pacaole and inscriptions political opponent The fact
enough for his fame and for the ends of truth and sce
that during the short period ofhs premiership he accom-
pished mere as dplomatist and statesman than his
predecessor had done in many years he had
months, and that relations with foreign governments
nave never been placed upon more elevated or adyan
sageous footing than under the results of his ,nin;e,ry
The charge that Mr. V. IL. "caused the removal of De
witt Clinton, president of the board of canal commits
sioners is not less groundIcss than the rest Mr. " b.
was at That time in his seat in the u S. Senate and was
no respect advised of with regard to this
sure II was an act of the legislature of this State the
'Ponsipiity Oh winch the republican members have
desire to share beyond themselves; but if they were dis
posed to look for causcs of DOORS they would point
emphatcaiy TO Gen. Peter H. Porter, former associate
commissioner with Gov Clinton, and his rival and bitter
antagonist but now the raternal political associate of Inc
editor OF the Commercial Advertiser
Inc notion that Mr. V. B. ''sacrificcd" Calhoun Rar
rcn and lngham, is ludicous enough Those we're cases
OF semrnolahon, however, unwngly on the part ofte
vicum- The sacrifice the natural result of sin
tstcr attempts under the guise of friendship TO Alternate
zen Sackson from his friends and his friends from him
MI " bs labors TO sacrifice Henry CLAW conqs. in
an oPcn unequlvoca and honorable opposition to the no
hcal course Of Mr. c. from the moment of his abandon
Inen oil the republican party but Mr.. v. b. declined Ia
vote against his nomination Secretary of State TIE
ceremonies Of the Sacrifice of Mr. Clay have been ncr
formed by the American people!
Iic "sacuee OF Mr. Sergeant consisted in an able and
most conclusive Argument, upon constitutional grounds
against VIC Panama Msson.The judgment of the people
mas July approved OF the Sacrifice of the mission: whilst
the missionary and his allowance were not conceived 4,
come within the scope the constitutional oicctioo
The intimation relative TO Mr. Adams and Mr. Wets,o,
ischaraccristic; that is ii is wholly untrue We arc con-
lent TO put the issue upon Mr.. Adams own Declaration
with regard TO the threatened rejection of Mr. v N h,
me Senate, we confident of two ingshe opnositog
nave not the power Of rejection and If they had n yould
DC matter Of indifference to Mr. v. u. and his friends
"netber they chose to exercise it or not.
ne borrowing remarks this subject arc from late
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