Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-25
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Tn. wss.n s'on G ODE, .On,aio. long ant Gle ,oI.
lied New Protf Of Mr. Cshou.'s efforts 10 undermine
the President az early The frat year Of his admoi!.
ration: This article with tho documents ascompa-
nyipg H. occupies h'e sol0mns in The Globe and
our Of the .b'eiy printed and wide sou INNS OF he
Nahon'i Intelligence. A. Tbs subject however 10 no,
very p'e'si"s in'sr's, our resdsrs VI, per-
oaP'' 90 sahhsd with the itlowpg absiracl OF the
'satsmsns and III, gstoos soD,sned in tho Globes iong
/ article.
! A recent controversy between Governor Miller OF
Sou Carolina, now Sonahr OF the Uaied s aiss from
hat ate, and Alexander S3esr. Com plroler General
OF South Carolina has taken place, 10 tho course Of
consistency towards the Administration of G. m ek,on
Governor Miller rst lies that u his 60 6dence 10 the
administration had been weakened, Mr. Spser himssif
had been instrumsnsl In produsiog the change aod
10 support Of tho ion pubi.he and oeii ster
written by that gepil, from Washing on 10 1920 10
Gov Mi Ter. shan Cbief Magistrate o, South Csroics
ture of thai Sa'e, 10 Proseed 10 W..bpx'ou and Law
n'fors General Jlek'ou acclaim which the State had ~
IN United ace, Tor about two bundr.d heusst del.
ir' lot military ndvanses made during tie lste war;
md endesver,d 10 ensax. tho President, to use his in
nisnse with Congress to pay !hs claim In his letter
oe states hs' 90 the hs' day after hi, arrival 10 ash
iogop' ne vel ed en- the Pte,ton Tor The pu- pose OF
aging before bin the tn ines with which he VIZ
sharaee; aud "rcm ths Interview, says be- though
wa' warrso'ed 10 ausurips Tbs most fsvorsbls sr-
com tass'; and indeed. tho obstfva n, Of hs Pres-
cent were As sstisias'ory could have wi.bed 90
much 60 as 10 induce @ neral Hayne on our quitting
me mouse 10 sonsea'uiA' inc on our esptOn." A
10" cays or, Mr.. Spoer called again 1t The Pre,j-
dtn''s House bu, did rot SEQ the President whom h..
va, INFORM wa, not ip. but had gone 10 tho W AZ
ome :. Mr. speeI bad already enlisted III. member,
oil rgress from Sou'h Carolina and The Vice Pfesi
den', lhoun, in the matter. and shsd =, onrset
hem, in any interview they might have with The Pre-
'idsn'. 10 erdeav bring up ID nally this el.im
and sse.risin what 10 intended to do in the m t,.1
| Mr. Calhoun net the President fret. and from hi.
report OF wba, raned g. The Interview, SIR. Sps,t
wfos as follows TO the Executive OF South CsroliDt:
81 was Mr. Cslhouu's fortune 10 ,ysst him era, ar
the sueJse' vas broasbed when the President
be syeTse to The whole claim Ia the frsi place in
stead oil EXAMINE the question hnssi, be bad an 1,
APPEAR, referred ms hoIs matter 10 the .r,t.v y,
war; and was wei Ing for his repor; hu in the
nms, 'hat tn re might be NO delay, Il suppose made
up d" mind against Ne before he ed The subject
Aod now Tor his reaons They were various--po, n,
when had any thing 10 Go ~ it'll th- merits OF IN,
insnes The s, N, payTea, Of South croina woult
eSMs"nse vas Prominsnt objection to The pawn.
Of on, safe Again. the payment OF South CsroIina
% inc mesSs OF defeuirg the discharge Of The
Naloosi .o' Yes, Sir, II 10 even true, Tue Ma.
uonai Debit Again. the payment Of N, ell im would
In vlo Of the established usage Of the Govern.
e'o positions. as perfectly uutonsbls he settled down
u cersain undesirable otjssons to the claim. ubi.i
1uId not 90 eombasd, because they could mol be seen
Now, cir have doubt you srs ve much ,uTn,i.et
an 'nh; and indeed, but for a clue TO the ss.rsi II
would Dc su'pispg to every body. WHEN the paser.
we're Iefi with the General, be expressed himself 20
ar oil
settled, aud would have been 80, 6ui for a, ye,,i,
lee. the IL '.nce Of tho Secretary oi War I,
would exceed tie limits Of letter TO state ,h. situation
OF 'ni' 'ntioDsp and his - at ib, place The form,
~ 'ocisy are more powerful than The authority Of tb
executive, backed by the Ssrre airy of Sta s-and
ano ,sny are living alone in the city Of Washing
on' Inc deloS a'ton from our ate, and herr have
.ndsred themselves obnoxiou, by not SAILING; and III
esidsn' appears determined 10 sink swim with hi,
representation of th, kind was obviously c,leu,,.
ted to create dsaection towards tho President in Suit
carolina. 1t will be perceived that the truth of tba
oil General Jackson being adverse TO the claim
Q, Sou'h carolina rests wholly upon the word OF Mir
Calhoun, and is in measure inyalidated nv N.
esPhon which the subject met with when presented bv
mr. sreer himself. The Globe pronounces all the al
legations involved In the passage which have ouo "A
from Mr. Speers letter, TO be entirely untrue f,h;
caon which reverses every important fact as thew ,and
recorded on the archives of the senae This posi- i've
evidence; from which il appears that the President ~
mediately after the claim OF South Carolip, wa,
nlcaed TO him. put the subject in course OF inysses
ton by the proper officers. On the 26 Dsesmhs sh
very day, probably, which the subject was Iad he
lore the President the third Auditor ACKNOWLEDGE ,b
reeelpt OF me documents from tho Secretary of War
oo 'be 18Th of December, MIR. HsSpef re oIisd and
furnished STATE msn,s setiug Tor n in ds,si, ar dsd
,ions made on The settlement of ID. aseoun,. =, .s
S s Se Sou'h G"ons) which forms ihe basis OF The
eauss Oh the 6edue ion, that the seiiiem, nj
asoesoiy 70 NE rules applied 10 other similar
aps ",n rssard 10 all mportan, ems. IN eonfoJmify
~eS'''N',' WcfcOt w the H.ce Presdsnf
men secretary Of Var. Inc Globe saws "Tbs pS,.i
dent and the new Secretary OF War ds,,rnio,d IN ,oL
beyond MT Ca houn's settlement, and 70 aS,io nio
me merits OF The claim. o. the 81 OF Janus,v ,,o
after MT SPsers private despatch was sent 10 ,be
Governor, Mi Ia on made repor, 10 the Prs,id.n,
IN isvor OF allowing The ssim,, on the prioepIs,
tended for by SCUM Carolina T"''p'o' ''"
Inc President. two days Of the report to him laid
'oe masr before Congress, and In his Me,,ass A,,s
xpialeiog the request OF South Csrens aud he dutv
imposed on bin, rays w wy
tbs duty perform wish he greatest plss,o,s. he.
iag Weh "a ished that no lnduesmen will bs ,gsn,;n
70 secure to the claims Of member OF IN. coofds,ssS
,ha' mas, under all eifcuRstanses shown An s,d.n,
justice" - NV ""'' ample
, In another part Of tho same message The p ..a.o,
mus recommends The whole claim 70 the alfalfa, a.
aching upon an enlightened sense Of n.uo,,I ;,,,,.
500 gfahude' - 10 eoo6dsniiy believed Iba, Coug,s,.
WIZ % indul Of his clam, az It has bse NJ o,hs,.
pu' 'orWSfd ~ The States, hsI 10 periods Of sv.,sm
' generously eont0bu cd 10 the service M n. tJnio
na Vie general goVernmepi to dissha,ss i've oh
True, 'ays the osbs "in less tsn twenty ~. ,n.,
~ AOvs,nor end Legislature had asteJ on The suite
i siann' 70 south Csfollaa, did the pfe,idsn, .oa,
~ mnn Insis utmost expectations by Ussov 4, on "a.
conss.s ana isvoking the 'Jises and sssiuds" Of