Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-08


h n.,"o ~ ill., ann ~ St, lent mot lie has boon
| es name 20 me menda,ion lodge since"
though Sc know he i"dydaafiiy
S III Clay M" %ay yr " ~ss S S %s
r.: never e. e.. told. q, no, do We boz
are Here then i. u sufdcien,
"Con.ie. hi. masonic obi. "Docs no, ooo.,., hi, mn.
yau "aa"s though he sonic obligations binding upon
interfere his obiga- n"ii,,s. % ,,hI no ts
lions; ..s;. no sag al "a'oo', Cu,
"Mt. Clay adlsring Ma .sIn ono w,,, ~, WI, a..
I J,,ins.,sn " " OF Claims all connection with ma
III Mr.. Clay (says the p. r ,nercsn) would have
reptdiaed the whole as in no respect bndiig upon his
honor or conscience he might have stood on the same
footing with MIR. Writ His friends earnestly s,rbye 70
etieci so desirable result, hut in vain We repeat-
The Baltimore Convention had 10 evidence before them
aud could have none in reference to Mr. Clays opn on
on aIi masonry aud masonry, beyond the fact that he
declined saying any thing about it, Under such cir
cumTahtes the Convention must subjected them.
selves TO Charge Of utter derecion of profession and
principles, had iiiey nominated Henry rlay."
IL Mr.. Clay has refused TO disclose all that he knows
and Mr.. Writ has not, confess that we view the
matter differently from the American aud that think
much higher oil Mr. C.s silence, than oil Mr.. IRIS
! speaking.
But these very AntiMasons queer people enough
How do they come up 10 their own professions, when,
alter showing themselves so fasidous about N essrs
Clay and Writ, they put DOWN Mr. Lincoln and take I'M
Mr. ahrOp, as their candidate for the Governors chair
Of Massachusetts,? ith all their proe ssons o bor
ror at the secrets of Masonry they throw a my,
terry over La'hrop's Reply they prriinaciousIy sup
press ie spite OF the calls OF Lioeol'. friends Bu
enc' 9Th has licked out To show hat 10 his st letter 10
he pe'se OF domination, he "esp e.sed desied opin
lon agAins, the principles OF his An-ma,oue party
he said he was opposed 20 Ma'ony which he son,it-
cred dang noiiop, and iha, he was equally op
| posed TO Aumasofi-y-tjat ha IN ire,y suprov,d n,
Gsv Lncol', fdmni ts'iou OF ih G.vernn emit OF ,b.
| S,a'e-'ta' he disapproved o. he nomina ion OF Mr.
Wm,--snd that he fell bound support the nom; ma ion
OF Mr. Cay, Who was his tea and personal friend
This letter ms NJ .rs'aLd was shown by Mr. La'hrop
several OF liz frsn's; he 'Sp-essed a wish hat
might be pub i.hed, and suppo,ed ty his ri~nd,
hath you'd be publ,hed by hi auth Ti,y, u no, by
the nasonic committee Sub.tque ly,t owever, Dr..
Phelps OF hi. city, member of The A nj ma.os e.
ni,'ee, erv'd in Sprns6-'d, and Der eded imm.d
aiey to ,he resdrre, OF NJ. Laibrop ia Wesi Sprirg
fed. S'nce q at lime, no birs has BEEN 'sd by Mr.
Sprint II I'd Republican s.il-d on him, for sopy Of
Imposing ,ha' had lie Writ for the pubfe inor.
marion but h dec 'ned sivirgi @ying ,ha, he had
Withdrawn 1t, and had subs ituied another 10 eajd
ea' the nrw letter contains II uioh 10 G vernon
Lneon, to Mr. Writ, to Mr.. Clay. nor TO The American
sy,,em' Boston Dai .fdu
sonic craft, after having receive L,hrop'. p Liar
saying 'sa, che entirely conceded toih Gop Lincoln
o.s,cs ~ Masonry and .anti-has0nry" r.ror,ed To
intrigue and management fr III; purp,se of drawing
out n.tra f,voratls rePJ; and tina, La hrop wa,
we'k enough to vac Hate, aud msdi'y his Is,e. and
accommodate hiDelf 10 th-i: n,ris u.r-A pretty ,,t
/ Throughout '
| We received, by yes,.rd.v's ma, a p,mrbJ.t San,
in 81 pages, Of Later TO c !. VIM. Dray,on Of ssutb
Caro- Inc, In a'ser on OF ~ e constitutional power NJ
Co gres' 10 impose Protecting Duies, BY G liam G.
ipispek one Of the Representatives In Congr.ss
from 'he State Of New .-Thi, t,s, VIII.
has done great ju''ce himself and displayed no Ill
Tesearh and genui'y in asserting The
al power OF C,ngres,-bui we sill h,rs,i.s
to q p"e BIZ proportion. syem, Ike ,he prr,en,
c sn' Is s".ey at war WHO The very gsnn. OF he
Toe motive by which Mr. ". ha, bee m estns,rd 70 ,,n
deskc he task in question, il. however, honorable to
him. IL, is satisfied that the dispute at on, tho ,o,f,
can cny be settled by compromise of interssts--ard
iha ctn't,utiona ssrupe about the power prs,.n,,
s % ios"pstaole impedment to such eomprcmise.
We she pubish the whole leter.--ln the m. an Jim.
we lay he 10 flowing extracts before our readers,
Ibv neer exnson OF the publ C debt impo.es on
's C'psIess whish WI assemble hext month"; the dr
OF refusing he pesen' tariff 10 the measure of tho
revenue wants OF the country. Something OF ,b, ma,
douo less be effected by reduction OF duties on ,usi
imported articles as do not enter into somp.,ion ~ AZ
our own productions. But this redu chi ta, s lim.
and must sbie1y be confined 10 commodities Of var,
general tcn'nhp i'f; since the Ger ne and com
mon ieeing OF The people will revolt a, an ipdssrim
rate repeal 4 ell inPo. bearing Oh ,he Iuxu inns ~
OF the risb, willis, articles o. universal
'ity are lsft bigaIy taxed. 'N''
"Tbe experience OF some wears Ia. no,v h,.t
home 10 the vast body OF agricultural prodnc,r. an,
eon'umeri the di'sdvsniages and burdens of ,ev.,a
paris OF our protecting sys EN-, Of which, in general
4 HyhFV ot mem may siil approve. q her provson
OF the existing tariff are confesse1iy irnrons IN III.
mduuiss ure''; and hero not few of tbos. ,.ni
'a.' VINO now b. gin TO belev that Stability and Ger
uHty wo ID be b ugh, ebeapIy by some sSs,it;.e q
'he amount OF pro'ec'ior.
"The desire OF eopeilsion toward. our southern br.
ana me cipo on to 'quaiz, the burthep Of an,
na'lon on come "q,@bis scale, viii not be without a
w'isb with many representatives OF the north =,
these aud Other caus~S which need moi now rsea,;,
'ai,, auen','n BARN ri u', permonenf mod fra,Io,
and reduction OF Gus whole imposi ,ysIem seems r. %
10 DO no Vi iona'y hope, il The subject can bus bo an
preached in the spiti' OF eonciaor Of candid iuv,s
sa''on OF fieis, aud In mSny ease, of mutual sa,,a
sion between jArring interests.
| But, on he oher band Il iy self, widen, a. -, -.
promise and mod hssions are all that can be ob,ai,sd
iper7 are great and powerful interests ys,tod md
the existing laws; The labor and ,kn of tbou a,d ~ w.
| hzens have sonfnrmed them owes 10 the direeto,
IN Sc lave haVs given: aud he opinion of an ;mm.n.
oooy OF OF ees'ors Ia re sdedy In favor Of ,oms ere,
ese o' ne po'oeW power, Whatever they may ,bipI
M" ' " o"' sys
The Charleston fK snawoD Banner rive, r,,,,,.
as'ef'P"cD OF ibe gro, who was tro ned in IN. su
, hyer-and bnaliy Gays: "Mr. Lob tbs ferrvmsn,
learned MAJ he said negro had stated few mls, sa.
nH nc heionsed Ia Ire Hur', of Franklin eouny a.,
, hur wa son-iD law Of Hshsrd Slaughter q, .nsw
IA, "h're be was going 10 ro,k 1, NAV he p,on.r =,
,'a'e maj Mr.. lra Hurt OF hat county did NARY
.S"..iI ~ 'ushd. Slaughter OF this eonniy."-We
.o' De surprised " This sbould iun out 70 h., IN.
"u'o-H deserves 10 be looked inio.-At al events
" ee''an mat BIO -a' not Ma, Turner.
we understand, that 100000 worth Of stock Ia,
ssen,Dy Iynchburg and her citizens in the NJ "
hNer nan Road The Corporation have contributed
handsomely TO this stock ami the citizens aIso M
ooSs WIZ Do opened by the Commissioners in this citv
Oh INC ION INST This is honorable indie ation -,
pun sPr, ON The part OF Lynchburg aud her citizens
WINCH worthy OF high praise and Of general imitation
GOLD IN STAFFORD We were sh.wo yrs.e,dav +,
Viy 'edu' iul piece Of pure gold wes hing
=, a" p'ne found on tbs lard Of VIM n. = l,rgA
~ ", ''Vo miles wes, OF the post road 10 aiing from
hqu "a Chspawamsc. We saw al the sane time
Po'u ns OF very promising appearance. W. are in.
"su '"H the external ir disaiions the above pas,
HE Attractive metal ~ ~ "