Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-24
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AS we anticipated and predicted, the wrl'ers Of ;hs
opposition have been unable TO welt until the ne
members OF the e.bn'' had entered upon The duties
tneH oihces and had Performed sometime upon ~
20 ground their censurss, but out of mere hastily =,
the PRESIDENT, have common. ed their attack, betors
NY nse me y ming either good or bad, a, Nom.
oets OF eaonet TO call for either praise or csn,nr.
offsr de 10 thrm " ~ '"e
ln late numb d the U. s CARTE, a writer ba,
Led an assault upon Mr.. cLano who IL al
SOM absent fem the country, in which hs ba, W ~
40 ruin blended an abundance OF falsehood which
nh. 10 nj lead 10 pubiis mind; but ch
""'n property OK ieed may serve 10 show this m Ie
vol nee insratitude aud bIseness by which IN. ,;,
and h 5 party are iuau. mead.
ms subject upon which he has seized for The ac-
comp srmeht OF his bad purpose, 10 the propo.i,ion
which was made by Mr.. Rush. nesr tho eomm.nc..
ment oil ihs administrator Of NJ Adams IA ,rrbsnn
We ~ per esn'. sock for ono bearing Ave per cent,
and inc report made by Mr.. McLane, a, III. chat
m'n OF The committee OF Ways aid Means advsr,s 70
me adoption oil tho measure. This the writer .t,ri
ou'cs 70 disposition on the part Of Mr.. McLine 10 en-
pose mat ADMINISTRATION in its for tho prono
hon OF 'he national bensf; to q want of pairjo.- 4,
saerin sing the naonal interest," by causins the exoen
d.urs OF large sum OF public money he payne n,
OF interest al sx per cent when ii mig h have b.en
doGsd 10 hve, or TO an ignorapcs in 6lancial affs
Inc iact Is well known 20 every Individual at all
eonvsrsant with poll eA matters at tae time Iof.rrod
10, mat tho adminlstfAtion moro indebted 10 AZ,
nieLane for the success Of their easusss in
the appropriation bills through the House Of
avss: man TO any Other i"dvidual ia 'hat body. He
.uPpo'ea 'hem while me, by most d ,ermiped And
neree oPpo'i'ion, aud carried jhsm all slhou, 90,
oeievs, sogie alterations; and members OF IN, ,h.n
sumihHHauoh parry, amcng whom werc Gales and
osston, were not backward in aeknoY ling Their Oh
legations 10 Mr.. McLans for the support he had eivnn
to them " 1H 3" OIL
on TIE subject OF the exchange Of stock. the writ,
70 has sa,ed part Of the truth, but has w h.
ne'd the most material par, Of IL. The p1opo,it;on
MT Rush was to exchange the six per .nt s,ock which
enable in snort time, for be ar but Eve
oui not to be redeemabe for several YEAR, End Inn.
a"er Inc nation would be In funds TO nav H. whict
could no, DO applied to the redemption of aoy o,be,
STOCK win equal advantage; and M. McLaue op,ossI
he proposition because il would occ sion the
oil much larger amount Of money in in,afes, a, r o.
per cent lille the money for the PAYNE at of ,he
cipai would be lying dormant In the treasury Inn
woud De required for the payment the addition al
pr Sen,' un'ii ire rea+ury would be in condition
70 ADMIT oil the redemp ion OF the siosk a, IL the stood
ms last was proved by calculations into which he
en'efeu at large, which rendered the matter cy
ciesr and received the decided approba ion of
n'Jo1hy oil Cnsress, and drew lie h from Giles and
Sea,on high eulogium at the time.
Mt Rush had but recently entered into the T,s,
sury Department, aad may be supposed 10 have had
oW very imperfect understanding Of tn. sukse, A,
ne had not previously been 10 situation 10 make him
sell acquainted with IL. And The measure pJono..d
by him was mere imitation OF ono which had H.
adopted short timo before under verv tid.rsn, e.
cuastances. similar exchange CT stosk Ks had b,en
before msde; but II wa because il was clearly ,e.
mar the treasury would mol DO In condition 10 redssm
al time when, according 10 the terms upon which
had osen taken, II nigh, have been paid had me ma
lion been 10 funds and II was exrha, eed for s,oeL
bearing lower rae ofnters,t more distant n. riod
OUT as soon az The revenue 10 arise would p,oylia the
me ms 'os It's redemption.
These arc the plain facts Of the case, and tho pub.
lie m y Judge with what proprisiy amd decenev tbi.
ungenorous attack has been msde upon ons VIII, !. ~
"a asituasion to ensblA him 10 rspel il.
Wilmington ID Waterman