Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-08
Sc DEFENDEyYDO.

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Sc DEFE.N DE.NDO.
We have seen variety Of attacks lately made upsr
Us by the Orposi ion pTints-f6om adil.ry 1t evers
snrt OF crlibf'-trom an essay To "A 'quib from sc
poun Ter 10 popgun. We much I'D TO his spe
cies ct 'pap'r paets' from the hands of adv.
rles TO feel any thing like surpriEe Indignation.
| Is our young bard to think that no
| Tan stop the full spring tide of e9lumnyi
| Alas! the devils sooner raised than laid.
So strong, swirl, tho monster there's no rn-cin-:
Cut scandals head Off 'tlll the tongue waggng.
Caused by dear,h of scandal, should the vspOurs
Ps oo S%5 a mixtures. .a eS% . S9% e
(GOrek's Prologue to tae School for Scandal
And enough there il in all consci.n TO .atate the
est mssniy of party spirit, and DISCUS, ali mer
OF deceuey and sense Honeftly commend any me-,
sure Ct the Administration, and you called a pera
site Refuse to say whom you will support six year
hence Tor the Chief Magi.uate Of he nation aud the
cali YOU trimmer. Seek TO tliay the dscor5s o.
TIE Republican Ptriy. and hey cali ysu Dittt r.
and your readers slareS. Prefer A. JAtk'on VIII m
you had strongly opposed in 1924, 10 J. Q Adams
whom you hat also strongly Cppostd SUI srt cid
z-n who ,cdS found ,ached 10 the great i,n.s of tbe
hepubie+n parry and the only citizen who was cana
BILE Of defeating the Ultra Poi tician, no outraged
he puc pies Of he Con Hiiution in IS27-snd Won ara
rard as the most ineou.,ent, rolical wea,her-cock
VINO ever orea' h-d Such charges from such sources
are only wcr by of contempt Thy come from one
who Las abandoned all his good principles, if he
ever ND any; who first a:us d, than fawned
upon Mr.. Clay; AID took bountv fer se-ci.os
which he assumed and never performed II,
ne pass 20 otners, who belong TO he same affiliated
bet are rather more worthy Of public notice
we content ourselves with noiiciiig only ore of them
to-day.
The National Journal no'ices our reply 10 the CO.
umbla Iimes,- II strikes us Gays the Theatrical Ma
nager,) "a somewhat singular that Ib. emrb,,ic s,d
indignant denial should he made for the Il 81 time
IL the charge new one! Has it never before net IN
eye of the Editor? Did hs nev.r hear ii On il this s,s
p-,'Va! IL we 90 not greatly err il was or arily s,a
ted during he RicAr Odd Convection, heep mont IN
ago, that Mr. Richie had pieds ed himself press and
typo, paragraph aud column subsetvA sbe vi ,ys a.
Mr. Van Buren,, after the la hion of s'tool and nv
gan. Nj al no mean consider never susps c,et
oil iflanCshlp TO us, party, our psincples or ON
Candidate, we're in the belief that Mr.. Van Brrf NJ
hGPss and designs bad been developed to The Editor
VINO mas Tor airy Yeas been the Understood tool And
organ OF the Richmond PR y, and that the develop
ment had been received with all becoming graud.
ana had been recompensed by pledge OF The supper
OF the Slate oil Virginia. Yet we never read de is
oil ihis by the Editor did we ever hear fat hi.
temper was ~ fl by the accusation" Now see how
pI n tale viii pm, this Manager down
The N. Journal here makes statement which is iii.
recty in the teeth OF facts. We have denied anv such
charge on all proper occasions. In the Enquirer Of
August 3, we say: "In word, it is false as the
man who says il, that ever exchanged one word
with Mr. " Buren,, die cty indirectly in speech oil
IN correspondence on the subject of the succession
with how many Editors can III. Clay say as much:''
Agah-""e undertake to say at once, that there is
no 0S01n, no intrigue, no pledge, PROMISE no ar
rangement, direct Indirect of any colour or descrp-
on whatsoever, for giving the vote of Virginia TO Mar
TIN " buren,, or any other friend of A. Jackson At least
we answer Tor ourselves and for every politician with
whom we hold any communion. We meet this alIera-
ton direct, and as far as own knowledge extends
we give 1t the most peremptory contradiction. No plan
Tor making Mr. Van Buren, President-no word written
or sp Ken by any looking that way has certainly
ever come TO Our knowledge IT MIR. Van Buren, is
ever to be the President of these United States he has
too much good not TO know that is dstinctior
to be earned only by the fidelity of his PRINCIPLES and
the benefit of his services. When the People wani
hm' or any man, to become President, they will call
nm Inc fTeemen OF Virginia" are ready to
say, that they have changed their principles and are
willing to take to their bosom Ultra FedraIisf the
uniform advocate of federal encroachment at the ex-
Pense OF the Rights of the States the Father of the
American system OF Tariff, the proclaimed supporter
OF the Maysville Turnpike And still less are they to
be deuded by any false cry or insdious insinuation
about bargain and intrigue in favor of Martin Van
Buren,, OF John .. Calhoun, any other distinguish
ed supporter OF the present administration"
On tho 18th August, say in reply TO a similar in.
situation OF the Columbia TELESCOPE "As TO the re-
mark about our relation TO Mr. Van Buren, il is enough
to say that it is in every possible accepation of he
And now what will the N. Journal say, TO is own
reckless, or mendacious assertions,
The Bos'on Courier gives column or "pirgi-
MIA Politics." There is n uch more guessing than
truth ia il. We DO not know nor do VS. believe
hat any OF he Virginia Delegation in the last I'll
OF Repfesentahvss said, about ho close Of the
session, that they d, II il were necessary 10 pro.
cue nomination Of Mr. Calhoun Al Richmond, dn.
ring the sitting OF the l. ri l.iIre."-Ii any Of them
did say 81, we ars ssisid lbd, they "counted with
out their hosi."-Tho Courier says tbat We "n u.
know, as every p ron Fnlws who heard Mr. TT.
wells speech upon lie Turkish mission that the yir-
GINA Senator'S DW not all III. fe-slecon Of General
jackson unless he first diScards Mr. Pan Buren, -
W. neither know, nor do We believe aoy such thing
The Editor OF the Enquirer (says tbs Cour r) doubt
less thought, with many othrr', that tbe Veto Mes-
sage OF lat year bsd Ell etual'y killed Mr. Calhoun;
and 20 pefhaP' i; would, IT all the M nbe . Of the
tate Jseksou party (psace 70 it, -moryD could have
been urok'n in"-We though, Of 10 such hing lie
relations to Calhoun or 10 Van Buren, never entered
into our beads. Even we cannot zee how such
view could siiiks any reasonable man--"lf stan-
daTd OF M Calhoun Is raised in Virgins, Mr. Cav
viii enter the Slate under more Evorsble auspices
than II he were TO cope with General tekson ony -
This IL the OILY remark OF ,he C.urer in which we
zee any truth at Gland can, therefore, see why
il that Ciay's friends dh to tax. sides with Mr
Calboun-aud why IL is that any OF ia kson'r friends
will be more avsfss to The faisiog oil "Calhou6s stan.
da d Al this time"
When cOn'ider (ays fhs CourierJ tn Mr.
Cay IL fon Of that a'e and that mare piuTalifv
vii give him the vote Of The Salo we cannot avoid
hoping for the best"Ihe Courier may "hops agains,
all hope bat Mr. Gay vii not slip ia NY plurafu
a. u ere will be third Richmond in the f-d'-and
clay must beat Jsekson, not get the vote Of the
Sfa's" II at al.
The Courier concludes wi b s.king about NJ. Tsze
weIIs Spseob. "I7 u delayed matter Of policy;
does he 90 NIX u would be cell 10 know the sense Of
Virginia, before giving her people the cory Of what ne