Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-09
Richmond, Thursday, Feb. ..
MIR. VAN BUREN'S REJECTION.

We con,meacc i'm this days paper the Debate in
the Senate. We lay before readers the speeches
of Mcssrs. Chambers, and Clayton and Foot. We
shall also publish those of Messrs. Webster and
Clay, of Poindcxter and Moorc.-Tbe speeches on
the oicr side of the question also coming out
and we have read those of Nessrs Marcy, Smith and
Forsyth-The speech of Mr.. Marcy is avowedly con-
fined to very few suggestions touching the charac-
ter of Mr. Van Buren, and New York.-That of
Gen. Smith is frank manly and able Exposition of
the various points which he touches. The speech
of MIR. Forsyth does not require any "apology for
the rough sketch lac presents" 1t is a most eo-
quent and commanding view of the whole matter
:" lie has done full justice to the subject well
to himself"
few passages in these specchesG Gen. Smith sketches
with few strokes Of his pencil, the qualifications of
the Presdent-and Mr.. Forsyth gives brilliant por
trait of Mr.. Van Buren.-We extract them both--
The blow which has been attempted TO be struck
through this vote of the Senate, at both these per-
sons, demands some rcparaon the hands of the
Pcople-These two speeches, as far us they go,
render the an,ende honorable to both of then,-and
they deserve an immediate republication:
From He Speech Of Gen. Samuel Smith of ifdryland.
"ln the case before the President gave his drec-
tons-he instructions were put into form by the Secre-
tary-the President read and approved them and they
were delivered TO Mr.. McLane.-How do we know but
that the paragraph which has offended the delicate scns
bties Of gentlemen had been actually dictated by the
PRESIDENT do not think it all improbable aud il So
it not an act OF injustice to make Mr. Van Buren,
sponsble for liz The paragraphs frequently alluded
to in debate, substantially rue-I admit they might
as well have been omitted Some has said, that he
did believe that General Jackson had ever read tbe
Instructions Little does that Senator know the President
1.-The believes that Senator that the Prcsi-
dent read, and carefully too, the instructions Mr. Nc
Lane, and approved of them.T wish that Senator would
converse with the President upon any OF national af-
fairs and he will certainly find that the President as
well, and might say, better, informed than himself on
any thing done in any, all, OF the Departments and on
all matters relating 10 foreign affairs. At least have
found him SON all matters as we'll and in much
better, informed than am He is known by his friends
to be particularly well informed every thing that re-
lates 10 our foreign relations.
ga Senator from Maine (AGr. Holmes) has said that
Mr McLane was sent TO bow and crnge the feet of
the British Minister" That Senator knows little of Mr.
McLane! What native American. the son of n die
nguished officer of the Revolution bow and cringe at the
leet OF any man! L can that Senator that Mr.
NcLane is not made of such plant materials. No, Sir
hr McLane came TO the point at once. He asked for
chdt ,rdS right. He set up silly pretensions. He
frankly demanded what his country required. The Min
sry tried 10 avoid negotiation they did with Mr. Gal
latin Butt Sir, his hrmness and irankness conquered the
reluctance the Ministry 10 enter into negotiation. He
convinced them that they had departed from rigid
srucon OF the Act OF Parliament of july 1925, in the
OF France, Russia and Span they could not there
fore, in justice, he asserted, refuse similar departure,
the demand OF equal justice TO the United States. He
frankly told them that he had for the purpose Of
opening the Colonial trade and that INDUCED in
gotiation he would return home Call YOU this bowling
and crnging at the feet of the British Ministry! Is there
any cringing in the dispatches of Mr.. Mcane! No
will say there is. The truth is, Mr. President, and it
ought to be known 10 the people, that the front IF the Of
fence as the negotiation has completely succeeded under
the instructions gire, 6y Mr. Fan Buren, and as com
can be iogivenby the opponents of Gen. j. They will ne
yer pardon him for succeeding in all the negotiations in
wichhe preceding Administration had completely failed
Gen. Smith subJoins the following imporantNoTE
to his speech
"Snce the above speech delivered have seen and
conversed with the Presidents and have authorized
to say that the Objectionable paragraphs alluded to i'm the
debate, dictated by him Mr. Van Buren-hat thew
were his act and not the act of Mr.. Van Buren;" and I
have been subsequently informed, by Senator from Ter
esSee mat PRIOR to his leaving home his station
lin the Senate, the President had told him. that he Gen
Jackson would on all occasions of consequence, require
the opinion OF his Cabinet in writing thus las the Sena
for understood him0 dispensing with Cabinet meetings
The fact them OF not calling his Cabinet together was tho
Presidents act, and not in consequence OF the advise
ed" PS9 '''i"'-
From the Speech of mr. FORSYTH or (corr;o
'Bu Mr.. an Buren, had the unparalleled efTonterv 10
resign on motives OF decacy and dsnerestedness and as
This mode OF conduct unusual it has excited vast
deal OF slirnse and wonder. The Senator from Mssis-
Spp (hir ~ has however, satisfactorily himself soy-
cd the mystery-Mr. Van Buren, arranged himself into
prominent place be0re he resigned and new Cabinet
to suit his ambitious views Now, Sir, the proof OF
ts peconccried arrangement for his accommodation and
elevation fhc President told somebody who was late
secretary That Mr. Van Buren, TO go England and
named 10 him the Secretaries who were TO come i'm; but
this was after Mr. Van Buren, had resigned In the in
terwcw, is acknowledged that Mr. Van urens letter
oil resignation was handed TO this volunteer repeater of
confidential conversation with the Chief Magistrate But
the Senator says it 6eJre The letter aras ibsbed
thence he concludes MIR. V. il. had made cats paw of
the President, Tor the promotion OF bis views; most
logical inference, truly And this Cabinet arrang-
Is there man, woman, child in the country who does
not know and feel that the change has beneficial 10
the public, that there is strength more virtue
and more harmony than there before Is there any
man who will hazard his regulations by asserting that the
present Secretaries capable of being the instr
ments OF any mans ambition, subject 10 the undue bias
oil Individual influence the late! Parizans arc not
substituted Tor pure disinterested patriots and let me
say Sir that more parzans have gone than have come
IN But this mission 10 England was not sought by Mr. v
Buren: his friends know that ii pressed on him bv
The PRESIDENT and that ii reluctantly accepted at the
earnest solicitations OF friends who satisfied il would
promote his reputation, and rebound TO the honor and
welfare oil the nation / will follow further the Sc
nator lead Long known to me a politician and as a
man, acting together in the hour Of political advcrsity
when had lost all but our honor--a witness of his
movements when elevated TO power and in the possession
of the confidence of the Chief Magistrate and OF tho great
majority Of the people, have witnessed augh in Mr.
" b. which requires conceament, paliadon or coloring
never thing to lessen his character patriot and as
man-nothng which he might desire TO see exposed
10 the scrutiny OF every member of this BODY With tho
calm confidence Of unsulled integrity. He is called an
artiul MANA giant of aFtifce-a willy magician From
whom does lie receive these opprobous names From opca
enemies and pretended friends In the midst all the charr
eshat have been brought against him. in shapes more yar
ing dn those OF Proteus and thick the leaves
That srew the vale of Vaambroa where is the false friend
OF malignant enemy that has fixed upon him dshonord
ole or degrading acH If innocent OF arthcc If governed
by high Of honor and regulating his conduct by
elevated principles, this is wonderful; but if the result
than the Devil HIMSELF TO have thus avoided the suares IL
enemies and the trcachery Of pretended friends
at is not possible, Sir ha he should have escaped had
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