Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-01
COURSE BEFORE- rs

them The Ar IS oil Chancellor T,u,or 20 ~.
Bar, wi various other MSS. original or conmunies,
su,,s 1or aPpe mere@sr have scarcely lin.
tiers already ard no,o submitted to the Public
We resre ted the publication of the Correspondence.
an. The circumstances which have since transpir.
ed have increa ed that regret: We still think that nc
good can come Of it, We begin to trace it's .n.c IN
the Jarrrg Of our own party and In the rising hopes
and Increased exerons Of the friends OF Mr.. Clay
Nothing can arrest these mscbi-fs but firm d. or
mination Of the lends Of the Administration 10 pu
down all personal divisions for the Or. to rail-,
around the reelection OF Andrew Jackson; aud 4
postpone the selection OF his successor two or three
years at least-and when the proper time shall come
to adopt some mods Of selecting Candidate for the
Republican for ourselves this 10 the course
mean to pursue, IL IL be possible for US To avoid
being swept away by the gathering torrent. We are
not piedged-we are not committed In any form what.
:oever by Decd word, or whisper, directly or indirect
ed, to the Presidential Chat Its cur .arnss, viii
and our firm determination TO remain 90 We wouL,
respectfully recommend the same course 10 oil ou mo-
little al riends-tiends, not merely of the Admin ,tr,
ton, but more strongly of tho true princpl ,s Of ,hs
Constitution the friends OF measures than nj
men-or rather the friends of and men, when
they are united togethersupPorng principles Away.
when tue Administration IL supposed to 60 aga ns;
them, but crtieisng their measures In the most cour
teous aud friendly sprit-Pursue this Sc and the
country may yet be saved from world Of m schsf
THE CORRESP O.NDEyvCE.
When we saw II thrown out, several week, ago.
in getting up controversy between ths Pee-ii-nt and
e-Presiden', we thought II dsy 10 make inoui
ries oil our friends al Washington The informs On
received induced ia some tm- since 10 publish para.
graph expressive Of tho belief that he had no such
agency.-We retain that conviction at this m m mt
Mr.. Calhoun repeatedly express: suspicion, that
A" base political plo' has been got up ag .inst him
Hs does not name thu poters and con,fiyes-Bnt
when tn, President tslls him. in st letter "If I'M
de'sood your Other illusions, they equally up.
founded-I have never heard |, even iu.imatej ex.
cep in your letter, that the Individual TO who su,.
pose you aiuie, had tie slightest kn,wedge on The
subject or the m"s remote agency In the mat;sr"-
Mr.. Calhoun replies:-" You kindly undertake to ex.
cuse the individual to whom you suppo,sd sons allu.
sion Of mine TO be made. know TO whom YOU refer
made no allusion % any one particular n1ividuai"-
The President unquesonably mean, Mr. yyaa Buren,
and every one siss mus; suppose the thing The
Editor OF the Telegraph also d res not name Mr.. Van
Buren,, but he describes him in such terms that no
man can possibly mistake the alIu householder such
Mr. V. Is. comes ou', and denies ali
participation or knowledge Of the affair. James A
II amilton also comes on, in New York, aud expaio.
the ori gin OF his Correspondence. From the facts
which he states the time and manner in which oryi
mated. II Is clear to our mind that gan in trso
OF circumsfances, unknown and unantcipa ed by Mr.
B-lndeei. The great object at that lime. beth
Mr.. v. b. and Mr.. C., was to secure the election OF
General Jackson--Dot to supplaot each other.
The last Charlottesville Advocate touches up,n a
suggestion which vas thrown out in this paper since
he publication OF the Correspondence. Ii fays-
From present appearances another treme ndous bal,
cry will be opened in reply-then perhap, another
md anoher till the elements of the " great republi.
Fan party shall have become frshtfully az war
This result II must be confessed don y,r the En-.
4uirers statement that 4" the s sir had for i,s osj.ct
u and complete reconciliation bsiween Gem Jackson
and MIR. Crawford" BIT and not peace among the
parties and their friends appe airs to W nev
ab'e Ths glorious coalition" corps are on tip.tot
and can hardly suppress their ecstacy in beho'ding
The prospect before them, to wits divide and conquer''
w hatever may be the result we are now completely
'asheG by James A. Hamil,ons publication tia such
was the leading motiue. Our first suggestion was
founded on the following exrae, OF letter from Wash
ington, of the 24h January, from a gentleman who
has no connection with Mr.. v. b. T1is letter is now
b. fore us:
"Tbe Secretary of Sac lie charged with having
originated this affair, with the view OF destroying the
Vice President whom he considered a dangerous ri-
val Nov, happen to know all about the origin OF
this matter, and assure you that M. Van Buren, hs,
bad nothing more to do with il than y,u have
There was no intention On the part Of anu one 10
get no quarrel between the President and Vice
Presdent-thdt was the result Of accident. The be-
ls27-2s, and had Tor its object a full and complete
reconciliation between General Jackson and Mr.
Crawford Although The object was IaudabIe
one, yet in this Mr. Van Buren, h sd nothing 10
do; nor do believe he was aware such an a,tsmpi
would be made Fortunately for him, it will be 10 the
power OF his frisnds TO show conclusiveIy that the
charge Ia totally destitute of Foundation"
Ii Is no. in our power to disclose the name of IN
wel-normed writer Of the preceding extract, but
the Editor Of the Charlottesville Advocate will see
upon what grounds W. nude such a snggssfi,n-anA
tract. ne gives from his espondsnce With Major
lie wis. how perfectly that sngg estion L. made out
Such are our opinions OF Mr.. v. BIS conduct, from
the facts as they are made out. We have waited
for the expeditions OF the principal persons concerned
Perhaps there further dew eIope 10 be ms de
some from Mr.. BaIch--from Mr.. Crawford--further
from Mr.. Hamilton perhaps some from
NJ ajor lie wis-and perhaps, further expeditions from
Mr. Calhoun.
We shall frankly state any change il any witch they
may beresfer produce In opnions--bu, as at pre-.
nv a afa nj fha fat
tally with Mr.. Calhoun, both as to the propr.ty Of
ppblishirg this Core spondenceas to the base plo
which he affirms 10 be formed against his Reputation
.snd as to his palpable illusions, which he makes to
M srtiD Van Buren.
We canno, yield aequieseence to such charges upon
such evidence "a he has produced.-Ws regret that
and sel-It is matter OF deepsrregret, that has
been s1read through the na,ioDbn as The Frsdstirk-
own CitzsD Justly says This controversy does not
md esonoi involve any principle asurs Of the pre-
'upt the unity and harmony Of the publican Party"
meeting Of botn br INC hes OF In, Ma.ylAnd Lezi..
aturs, opponents nj The present Administrations A.
'smhle on the l7th Feb. AMI came TO resolution.
ee mmending Vafionoi CDnrention Tor the pur.
pose Of minimizing President and v. Prss'dsu,-ths
Convention to meet at Baltimore the I'd Mondav
Df December nes'.
The Opposition Msmb r. Of the Ma .s,,hn,.tt. Lee
yislafure hove nominated Mr. Clay a. presidsot
TIL Lsgisltu.e Of New Jersey adoot 4 Reso,u-
ious, (by vote ~ 81 10 ny aYpr,vipg G,n Jact-
'on's Administration, and nomina ing him fr the 81
ERIN.
Az ry large majority Of tn msnnsor. of The Leg,.
atofe 81 NV Vok X, bay4 met and pussusd sigiiar
course.
UFwe gre reqpe.tsd 10 Of. that Col Jno, Cir.
VIII 20 be candidate at tho en- uiog e'e:ion ior