Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-30
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From the National in,elligeneer.
TIL ThE DllHli.

eaoc-, well awere ,ha, the discharge Of lit, dny to
myself. a d 10 the Public VIII expo.e me to n rerss
ion Of he wan on abuse of pre.s, which protss,e 10
speak in IBIS net or by he s0ho OF ,b- Chief Ma
s.trae. No m.n would Voluntarily enter i.t, tuch n
controversy L. do not .hriuk from it, II is because
eel The, am called TO his a. OF nsces.ary seit-de
fence, by Aliens which may FOL be permitted
10 disr. gard.
From The pressure Of citcum s,aBc e. which did no,
contribute TO produce, and had III. power 10 cen
ro was come time siLce urder she Secessity OF ad-
dressing yor. Let Tor a moment call your auep.
lion TO the state oi things At the, time, that you may
more dts ios y unter tand my present. position. had
40 agsncy la Bringing a'Gut The dis Of he
Cabinet, end was ie,ious OF svSidDg the conuovtr.
siss, which was but probable would follow 10 III.
''ain OF ,est event was 20 weak enough TO sup
pose That tbs publ would ataca any paramount
porance 10 the retirement rom eff Of py eel, tayues
aud my.el but was "a iy assured and the result
has eenhrmsd my convic len. that their jut intie
would be excited by kncwlsLge OF the causes which
led TO that event. Whatever s,ccphsncy msht assert
in rea ION TO The right OF the Pre.ieen to exercise
biz own absolute aud uueosirolied WILL 10 the s.lecs
hon AMI d''n'fa 81 his CabiEe' he Amerisan People
would praesay recognize he pfIhsip e. bat The row.
.r 70 confer tes O. to rssism il, but trust dele.
gated by Themselves, To be used Tor tho b,ne-
hi, not uncer the Impulse Il psrsooa and s loss Of
unwot ny motives. l. was highly improbable. more
ov;r, that The true nature Of this transaction could be-
conc sed ttom the scrutiny OF an ineitis People
The i'm diate oinnupity OF Wa.h,n o, h. rue M
bers Of ttth Houses Of Cooyres aud private oi.sers
from various paris Of hs Un;ou, who had mingled In
sociey here, from The time OF tbs organic alton OF ,hat
a.
nougb to awaken epni OF enquiry, which would
naturally extend 10 tho People al large. Whl. how
ever, held mysslf bcupd To Sey proper call
for explanation, was most a. xcu. [, evoia iu,,u,ton
nron ,be public, and equally det.tmpsd TO shun rs
Tar ast jia stlrespes weull lie mi ony OF tie en-
Nov r;ie' which might grew on; o. ~
When linking from III Justly apr heudsd irdis.
ma len OF the American Peops, i, resolved 20 put
The defence Of ii' a. The bold and Z. ckess
denial 81 i'c-, oh ca were toorou, In ,hls commnni.
~, and beyou it-whsn he ,isial paper of the Co
prO' a IN hy ~ D..
'dent, bad svcuched my name TO give san c ion 10 o
statement which knew 20 be uD roe f. ayself cal.
led upon by eonrid'ra' ons, which hon,rsbie man
sou'd disFegor, 10 bear my bUmlls ties iuopy 10 the
run. la the performance OF .hs INV. leone duty,
limited myself TO narrative Of the facts which had
be- drawn INTO controversy, end 10 b,si viudicsion
o my own eon5uc' In those particular 10 which ii had
bseu aTraignrd. know 10 wha, SUI lie ed mysslt
by hsact IF necessary self defence. Alb olvea by ,ha
limited range OF my iicrI duties, from parsipa ION in
mo't CT The exci oscurr ntes OF the day--'.sndiIg
a,n"i from The inrsues Which wete ed to es
s., acd having mciv pisr. present tn. uuib il
vas oreste2, and such has been he result that ibiI
staten. Mt would receive the confidence OF iist sE
in elligent community. The cons. guenees were OBJ.
vious even 10 hose who r. lied fnivciIy on tho
pesson.i pspul4Ii y OF the Pe.d-ni. What theu WAS
TO be done! In sesen iaI fac s staeueut be-
yood iht reach Of conrovsr y. IL only the more
sopfrmed by every eff r, to contrsd,e, ~. Az mpt-
ten, ahemp, was made TO represrht the tanssc ions
which detailed, as nnmporani, insie unwor.
thy he sen'ior Of the American Psople. Such an sf
fort 10 psr1er the neral of suh people, could
not fu'ceed. The sacredue.s OF soeisi Intercourse
he ssn,iy 81 tie domestic 6se-il-, hid been rudeIy
a'asd, End hey could no, deem gh iy of de.putsm
like this.
The ALTERNATIVE to silence the Ditness, or 10 de-
sT0y the cV CT of his festn,ony BY assdiing hiy re-
Pnfation 10 sceompli his fsri.s OF me a.ures,
having The same end WV, have been steadily pus-
sued t'wa'ds ma. have been The jeet OF sys,em
OF bu lying aud v,upsIai0l alike impo,s NJ n sa,ion
myself aud disgTaseiui so he iy,m-dai. actors and
10 those WHO haviug the power, lave Inter posed to
rsp-essh.
II
msn undsr the assurance Of the continued couh CD
OF the President, and with exp. OF his egret
for the pecessty, which d msndsd s-p.ra,,oa--
acquitted by him OF all mpu alton o imp, oprisiy
either eff ;aI, individpa!-bero ibs sea, Of Tho
aiiopal Gpvernment-siter having bern ged b.
fore the public TO pspain irsue, involving my p.
Va'e bonor-cne which had baen fcrsed upon me, I'M
der the avoyed authority Of the Che! Mays rei-, /
have been csiumnia,ed and nen.eed by those who
speak al he dding, and are silenced by his nod. n
excited by feelings which no man may reprssss hye
~ any line been tempted 10 indulge ID an, little
fecon bss soificed To sony,ncs e what II IL that nv
tu'y to myself aud 10 The public rsqui' my hands
That du sopsisis simply in Dainia0iDg the cause OF
uu'h beiure the hpercsB People; and, upi, hueDced
by riSaldry, and awed by oace, IN exposing TO
hem the zeal c.Dd'op Of hi, community, 10 ahleh
the reign OF terror Is eDpbstcslly established am
not Indifferent 10 tonsequS bot whatever they NAV
be, Il voice OF w,-ning shail no, be withheld
shs be mp lied to speak OF MIR Eaten The late
Secretary OF War, whose mulnp led uia,icns
have made u necessary Tor me 10 address you. ,b.
do ihis bovevsr rom consideration OF bis official con-
ecion wi ,be 'a'e C.bDsls and ron The b-iief
al bough retired from oss, his situation for all VI pur-
poses OF ,Lii 6iicusion remains uneh ngd A. rri-
vale Individual, he has placed himself beyond the pale
Of tonorsbie con rovery. H has sought and ev4ied
y, When he opportunity wac all rded 10 him Of gr sy.
i1e hi, reaets nsu' empi>ya moment N the expo
OF hi, conduct is brcsuse raD derive plea4
sure rcm contemplating tSs tumiiiaioD wbish be has
voluntarily cough, aud sill less TO vDdica,s myself
from the B1tiigrga'e abuse, with which he bss filed
the columns Of the q ODE. NG-I have better pnr-
poss. In the dbsha. &c my duiY cix n, would
exhibi, TO The Amrican People that ,y,sm Of calumny
and met acs witch prevails al The Sat OF he Nat ons
Governntni under 'ho immediate view OF iis high ss
tunctouay, and In which his NOS, sonhdenhIl lr md
10 ihs prominent AID principal sc;or.
Very sooo after my return from Georgia In J ios
lest, when, from tho tenor Of my resignation, il was
sseersined hat would no, Join in the attempt 10 COP.
CO al he real csusSs OF the oissou3u Of the late Cab
oct, the movements OF The cshsi az ikis plsss were
directed az sD4 me. DID no, feel thai Il my duy
so enter into an exposition OF those causes aud at
stained from doing but sorld not cotss Mt 10 be.
come party to tho effort which made % ctneeAl
hcn'--ard by 70 placing my own resignation on tbe
gs0ufd Of he r. esiden,s mere will, gave distinct
negative TO The Misrepresentation Of that fsnsaeiion,
by wbisb tt I'D heen ate Gptd 10 dsiod, he pubis.
Al hi' lime Mr. E"en, awaiting himself ci pUtliea-
non in paper, with which haS ott ef nssiicn
han thai ct subcfUcf called poD ne psrsmplor "
20 avow or disavow sdioiisi artistic in that paper
"bieh a'isT cd that 10Y 'any had fefn'ed 10 a'socle
W.T. his v wss oOi ,h@ mere cpbficOfO1 IL Vas the
statement. waeb calico upon to djsagow, IN
irfos sntfet@ody sbfuri (si'tom sry ysf.fsnce 10
~hft h4j jlsi occurred With Mr.. ioghamO eIgaffy
to indess what was 80 follow Egs.y fnaa viii uo.
dersand on reading that note that Nr. Eion bad de.
e mined 10 cell me TO tbs 6e.d, 10 the even, ~ nv
'towa Of the s'a'smept Of wb CHI hs complained what
aihsf Purpofe could hsvs indure6 sGeh DEMAND elah.
cd 10 such ierms' ] certainly so understood IL. and
shared the surprise Of Others on residing IN The couca,
Tory reply winch he thought proper TO address TO me,
10 answer TO my avo1a OF The Offensive siatsment,
distinct weiyer Of his original demand
This correspondence Is before the public; hut mo-
ments consideration Of H. will TO show, that the
object OF this rude and pereDpoyy demand was 10 de-
I'd ri and