Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-10
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, Jan. 10.


Is pleased to comment upon late article i'm this pa
per, which refers to long letter from Mr. Van Blu
rem, dsclaiming all desire to be run the V. Presi-
dent. The Gazette does more than Justice i'm
crcditing the fact" whatever dstrust may be in
duged with reference to the writer of the letter.
But why should there be any disrst about the wri-
teri is probable (says the Gazette, that the let
ter to which Mr.. R refers was written we will
not shy published, with view of efecting the ques-
ton which must, at this moment, be under consid-
Grafton in the United States Senate, viz the con-
firmaton of MIR. Van Buren's appointment Minis
ter 10 the Court of ST. James-for he cannot have
forgotten how much cause he has given an import
ant individual in that body sharpen political oppo-
sition by personal injuries received. We do not
believe that that individual can ever be affected by
such motives but 1t is ever the of the inur-
ing party to live in jealousy and fear of the injured
The Editor of the u. States Gazette is liberal
enough to believe u.s. when asserted that we have
seen such a letter from Mr.. Van Buren.-Will he be
equally libera when assert, upon the honor of q
gentleman, firm belief that the writer was act,
ated by no such motives?-The letter was written at
moment when no man, and we are confident Mr.
Van Buren, himself, did not suspect, that if he ac-
copied the appointment, it would ever with the
present extraordinary opposition in The Senate of the
United States.-We kioW positively, that this letter
was never intended for publication, or for use-On
the contrary, every injunction against it. TWAS
a letter which breathed any thing but the ambitious
aspirings of a "potc politician."-We repeat that
it did MIR. Van Buren, great honor. In making any
auson to it at ALL ko,o that departing from
his declared wishes.-We pledge ourselves to the
truth of this declaration, and to the honesty of our
belief
Who is the "important indvidua' in the Senate
OF the u States to whom the U. States Gazette al
iudes 1t is somewhat difficult guess. Can, Il be
Mr. Clay? MIR. Van Buren, voted for Mr.. CLAY as
secretary OF State, when many of his own friends
thought he ought to have voted against him. Sure
sIy there IS no "politica opposon," no personal
INJURY an that Uote-and we yet to learn whether
amidst all the "infirmities of his ambition" Henry
clay is deficient in that magnanmty of spirit which
MS friends have so proudly claimed for him. Can
DC Nh Calhoun? Where is the personal inj,u7y
which Mr. Van Buren, has done to him ?-Is it that
MIR. Van Buren, participated i'm the "Plot"?-Now
lc positively denied it-he defed his accusers-he
allied for proofs-and they shrunk from the trial.
here was none to produce-but the Jealousy" and
snspcion of men, who dsliked him. We say this
with an open hand and free heart-And we say it,
because should be ashamed not to speak the
truth of an absent, and, think, an innocent man
I'VE expect no favors from Mr. Van Buren, i'm all
time to come. But, if it be really Mr.. Calhoun who
alluded to by the United States Gazette-if il be
lis resentment, which is now invoked against Mr.
IAN Buren,, then will it well become a man like
Mr. Calhoun, to consider whether it be not more
worthy of great man to sacrifice his "private
fiefs" upon the altar of his country.
The Louisville Focus is pleased wonder il
(ve) ever importuned Mr.. Van Buren, To become q
andiaate."-We answer with the utmost sincerity
Pe neuer did-On the contrary, approved his de-
termination; and admired his manly course i'm go
ing abrOad.-The Focus adds Cannot these trou-
blesome opportunities reach the magician De-
pend on il, reader, if the Heroitcs have a Conven-
ion, the nomination of Martin Van Buren, for the
Vice Presidency, will be the object of that Conven-
ton."-Certainly not-For ourselves we can an
swer, that we not aware of there being q single
man, who is importunng him to offer or ac
cept.-For ourselves, we firmly believe, that his no
mnation is not the object of the Baltimore Conven
tion-Wc have disclaimed every such desre-and
II such were It's object, should be the first de
sire no such Convention to be called.
We certain our readers will heartily condol,
with us, in learning the present condition of Mr.
Walsh. lie is laboring, it seems under an Inluen
IN of the most malignant character. He assures us
that he can "furnsh some. very cogent facts any
Jealous American pathoogist, who should undertake
TO dispute the palm for the Yankee Influenza witt
the Asiatic Cholera" His case must be very piti
able indeed!-He declares that he has "found IN,
PHYSICAL evil TO be" both "opIreSsive and suppres
sipe"7very pathologically and pcdantcally cypress
eHJ-and he warns sundry papers (thc "W Globe
the IL. Enquirer, and the Charleston Southern Pat
rot what nc means 10 do, Gas as The is) able Il
breathe and see."-We assure him i'm return that W.
would never be so wanting i'll magnanimity, ms to Sc
upon man, who is at once both blind and breathLes
and we beg him, a friend, to take time to recov
or all his "functIons"-to get clear of all "the NOR
bid humors" of his malignant Lqfucnza-and to re
sumo his usual sweetness of temper, and of style
before Inc thinks of "fiuniShing' 1--WE presume n
meant returning) "stlndry paragraphs" for which n
is "Indcbted-with lawful interest thereon.n w
beg his physician, if he has the least regard for hi
patient, TO rid him of his "morbid humors" be
fore he suffers him to use--te PresSl
@hat Ihubatb SIENNA, or what pursatiye drug
Canst thou notmnset to M'NO dise1sed'
CONrUENVInN nI ftI IDIyc,