Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-09


deep impression upon their minds. But ask remci-
brancc of his for5eaGnce recollection of his
nifty appeal to one to initiate his nsiidness and
tesy and kindness in his department here, Judge
him, as he judged his riras for fame and power de-
mand for him, nothing but jusicc-harsh- Justice
The disclosures that are made by these two Scna-
tors are almportant-Itn o,c appears that the Pres-
dent with his usual magnanimty and moral courage
authorized Gen. Smith declare, that the objection
able paragraphs in the Instructions, severe dicta-
ted by him to Mr.. Van Burcn--that they were his
act, and not the act of Mr.. Van Buren."-And what
now shall we think of those Senators ESPECIALLY the
pretended friends of A. Jackson,) who would scpa-
rate him from his Secretary-and punish the latter,
ut the expcnce of the former? What shall we say
of the "grayc and reverend scgniors" who insinua-
ted that the President had not read the insrc-
tions?-wbat of Mr.. Daniel Webster, who declared
that he would punish 'the instrument in the hands
of others-and yet in the very teeth of his de-
claration, this man did actually concur in comforting
a high (public trust) OH Mr.. McLane--who was just
as much an instrument in the Presidents hands, us
MIR. v. Is. was; for, what says he?
III be said that the signcr only instrument in
the hands Of Others reply that cannot in
fcrrng high public diplomatic trust any who has
consented under any circumstances, TO be instrument
And in this same speech Of Mr.. ID. Webster, we
meet with the following unique declaration:
"The honorable member from Georgia asks, also why
wchave slept this subject and why, this late day. we
bring forward complaints. Sir nobody has slept upon it,
Since these instructions have been made public there has
been no previous opportunity to discuss them The homo
rablc member will recoect that the whole arrangement
with England done and completed before these
instructions the light The President opened the
by his proclamation in Oct 1880, but these instructions
were not publicly sent TO Congress till afterwards that is
till January, 1881. And they were not then sent with
any view that either House should act upon the subject
Tor the whole business already settled. For onc
the instructions, heard them read, till Ja-
nuary 1881; nor did ever hear them spoken of
tanning these obnoxious passages This, them the first
opportunity for considering these instructions"
What! when these instructions actual
y laid before Congress in May $780, and when, with
these very instructions before them, they actually
passed the supplementary act on which the October
arrangement was founded; has MIR. Webster the har-
dihood to say that he never saw thcm--never heard
them read-never even heard of these "obnoxious
passages" What shall we think of Mr.. WIS great
attention and vigilance in the discharge of his duties
as Senator, when he did dip into those in
etructions about whose contents so much had been
previously st'n,ised in the newspapers? Or what
shall we think of these most Objectionable passages
when Mr.. ID. w had not heard them mention
ed by one of his brother Senators, by one member
of the House of Representatives from May until
January? What follows? That these passages
could not have been so very obnoxious, else some
wretched critic would have been found to rip up the
passages, and light the torch of dscord against the
administration.
In Mr.. Forsyth's speech, we meet with fact
which we knew well, and asserted long before-yz:
that this mission to England was not sought by MIR.
Van Is, but 1t "was pressed on him by the Presi-
dent" And now what becomes of John Holmes
famous enquiry into "the disreputablc" means by
pointment-"Aft little civet, good apothecary"-for
such disgracefd politicians!
We have read the "pcppery" letter of ga Looker-on
In the National NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. surprise We
know him-He ought to have signed himself IAN Actor
lie might as well have put the painters his piece
and then the world should have known him 10 be an
empty, ambitious Demagogue," whose manners
his principles are hoow-whom no offcs
whether State Federal, could refine into Politician
This is not the first time that he has declared himself to
have been an "origna friend of Gen. Jacksonnor is it
i'm he hatr xn1 :,
serted ga glorious Administration. Such letter from
sucha quarter, needs no commentary 1t ntfes itself
Its, in the language of Burchell, Fudge"
II is said, that in continuing his Speech on Friday Mr.
Clay acted the part Of Bombastes Furoso the great ad
mation of all his hearers-tha he denounced the Adj
ministraon and its friends with almost unparalleled
peritythat he proclaimed of determination upon
the Ant-Tarh Party because they had waged upon
him and his fendsthat he Numbered defiance to his en-
emies and scorned all reconciation-that he 'neitler
asked mercy expected Justice Us from the peo-
pie, who hurled his party out of ofliceD
Andis this the Statesman, who play the part Of the
Mediator OF the Sout-who TO pour oil upon the ag
taed biow and TO bind the dscordant sections of
nn excited country Is this the proper Of dignity
decorum, which nominated candidate for the first office
In the world ought to exhibit in the Senate the u S.
is this violent parzan speech 10 be the recommendation
of Mr.. Clay as clear cool lofty and dscrce, Statesman
TO the People of this Country?-THIs
Had Mr.. Clay but adhered TO the constitutional prnc
pies with which hc embarked on the sea of polics-and
had he only exercised in proper the fine talents
with which he was originally gifted, hc would have
grasped the object of his ambition, without sacrificing the
interests OF his country. The victory would have been
his, without his seeking it, The palm would have been
won, without being wooed.-But now he must either
lose IT, or he must seek it the ruins of the Const
ton. The Bank, the Tariff, Internal Improvement--in
principles, iecraisi; and of his means, what shall
say!
IL do NOT wish TO be considered candidate at the
ensuing election 10 represent the county of Sussex in the
next General Assembly l at the time return my
thanks to my constituents for the very atcring
under which was elected; and them that
have been induced to to this determination,
% de cafp state of utyH pul
JESSE HARGRAVE.
~ We are authorized to state that John c. Goode.
ESD candidate TO represent the Senatorial District of
Mecklenburg and Halifax
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FOR THE ENiQ UIRER.
TO THE PEOPLE OF EASTERN VIRGINIA.
Tho good old rule
That they should htke ave he power,
Aud they should keep who