Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-17
SENATORS BIBB AMI MOORE

a week since we quoted in Mr. Moore's PAM
Pne' stating that she 'ods authorised 10 say that ",
disclosures o" me nom'ndton Of Mr.. Pan Buen ,oert
such that, hdd ne (Air Bhbl 6een Dresfpt
"i' Nri moore upon the fact involved i'm his statement
saying that we had good believe that Mr. Bill
had made declarations ''inc0mpatibIe acith tJe oSsoc
lions which Mr.. Moore ascribcd TO him. and irwin,
MIR Moore TO show his authority After almost yccl,
delay we are furnished with the subioned notes. from
which VIII be perceived that Mr. Moore has draw,
from Mr. Bib the following declarations san IN
Sf"fe"s7t mute 6y y0u 10 yOt constituents
TO WHAT MY VOTE WOULD HAvEBEE ~ sUnsr, :,
TALLY CORRECT"
1t now becomes our duty to the public TO state the
grounds on which we veRurcd TO cali in question the de-
claration made by Mr.. Moore
On several occasions heard Mr. Bibb declare in III,
most emphatic manner that he would support the nomino
uon-he roprobaed in the most decided terms the dispo
son evnced by some OF his friends reject it, and ever
anmadverted with great severity upon Mr. Uomes' Re-
solutions which proposed enquiry i'm relation TO Mr. Var
n"Teh conduct as preliminary to shew cause
LOT ms reJecuoh Mr. BiDb took credit to hnself las we
can prove, ii it be dcnicd for having suppressed The in
Vesgaon proposed by Mr. Holmes and declared his dc
termination to support the nomination even ofer he Had
voied posponement with view to give time TO Mr.
POlndeXtcr TO recover from hurt he had received and
enable nm to come TO the Senate and vote against it,
we are informed by members of the Senate that short
oc'ore 'e vote on the nomination TAKEN Mr. Bib
appeared in the Senate Chamber dlynD tbe shine rJ
hed conversation with Mr.. Clay and some Others and
Tee as was understood because OF the absence of Nh
fchIiSS oil Vermont, and under arrangement that i'm
case tins gentleman came in, he Mr. Bibb was also TO be
caeu m ana mat In the event Mr. Prentiss appeared no
vote would be taken unless Mr.. Bib could be notified ca
mat the vote might be taken in ull Senate For some
days alter the rejection, it universally understood in
The city, and frequently by persons supposed 70 mo
ilenuiy TO Mr. Blbb, that he, and Mr. Prentiss shod
pared err as the phrase Mr. Prentiss of the on
position was said, was indisposcd and Mr. Bibb had re-
urea 6eHg M Jdr0r of The nOlRnQfiOn that the vote
might be taken without prejudice from that circumstance
In addition to all the circumstances which induced the
belief that Mr. Bbb could have authorized the State.
ment 4" mr. 1ioore's letter to Of his constituents
we have received account of letter tram III XIII
20 one ms constuuents, which consider inconpati-
Die win Mr., Mooros declaration. gentleman Of high
sahuhg III frankfort, ky favored by Mr. Bibb's cor
respondent with the reading of the letter. in which he
explains to his friends the lie had taken with re-
gard TO the nomination. In his Mr. Bibb is
10 say (our commitment repeats it from mcmory0 "ihat
me ddY690re The cote Mr.. r. BIS nomination ,cns
ta6en ne urged to Jackson 10 tale the Uofe as erery
senator tcds men present; b Mey refused H-thaf he
fhen fod them, he should be eugGeed il, me S,,Dreo,e
Court The merit ,cO days, and he toaRied to pofe on hat
nomindoh lie says he came into The Senate chamber
t6te m e ereHing just before The rate tcas t1ke mat
our Jackson friends oppressed their regref at his 5eno
present. as II too Precent the UOte being taken on mai
aaH, as yhT - tcas absent Gndthey ecoId net act
Choi" HIM lie says he then trent 10 fCo mr. three nj
me opposition Senators, tcho Piedgod Themselves me rate
should not betoheH ercep an 1ceTe present nDoD ,cbc5
ne Wthareo' HeHien says he h0Ught at that time the
nomination ought 10 be confirmed. n0f,cifhstandng me
charges Whic hal been mule against hi,-Lt mai mann
he thought Othercise"
If the gentleman who gives this account or Mr. Pibh,
letter be not mistaken to its contents it is clear thai l
now said as IN lchdt Mr.. Mus rate Uou hare been re
An hFrER-THoUGHr. 1T seems that "just be|ore The
=" 20 t"'tHs anu ''iOtHitHSfnDdiUg The ch0rOee
Which hdd been mate against him. (Mr. Van BurenA
"c0nfrmed" " V'
litherc be error, however in the information on which
our statements have been pedcated, Mr. Bibb who auho.
rlzed Mr. Moore statement and who has presented him
sell before The public to sustain it, cannot refuse his test
in0ny TO me Whote truth in relation 70 the transaction
nc can say whether he did not hear Of all the CHARGES
preferred against Mr. Van Burcn before he retired from
le senate under The arrangement which we have suppos-
ed he made with Mr. Clay.
G can say, whether lie to any understanding with
Mf Gay or any else, such VIC have supposed and
Whch auslon TO be made in the letter of our cor
respondent as founded his own letter to ono Of his con
sutuents. " " " wv"