Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-24
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most us In TINS part OF the world with surprise and
much indignaton for dare say you have learned how
appreciate your own merits and consequence, rather bet
ter than that blunt beast the public hath yet attain
cd unto doing. But dear CLAYTON being as fond
y oynese, gsu WIN rather more penetration than most
people, aud able to "see as FAR into mill your
SELF have heretofore thought quite promising Young
Senator not at all deficient in understanding and wha
more rare well as more importantly of fair mind and
amiablc disposition therefore, my dear CLAYTON wish
to shew you, in the bestnatued manner in the world
what poor figure you cut in your expose now before the
public of the which led you to vote against Mr.
an Buren's appointment as Minister TO England. You
say that you that vote on the ground of the nstruc
ons gwen by Mr. Van Buren, 10 late Minister 10 Eng
land, and that you condemn Lis appointment this
ground alone" Now, my c., Shall not argue with
you ABOUT the sodity ofthe ground which you
securely nor attempt to disturb the schoolboy confidence
you have in your own opinions No. confess my respect
to you that humility which is a quality AS necessary
TO great statesman to good Christian do not ina
glnc nat your view comprehensive enough to embrace
more tnan one side OF question, or that your political
virtue is of that lustrious Sort which would enabl Won
to consider with fairness any arguments which oppose
your wishes You have nothing of the sublime about YOU
Mr.. Clayton. You may take my word for tha-howeyer
much or painfully it may oppose any darling conceit of
your contradict the flattery OF those who would
betray YOU Therefore, however great my presumption
may be, II is not exravagant dclude even into
a hope that could change am opinion of vonrs unless
could ply with reasons like those which have cGct
ed total revolution in the political the ambitious
aposate against whom however, your simplicity cannot
entertain charge OF conspiracy to raduce the character
of woman. But more Of that Here l will only
say further TO the sole ground you rested your vote
in public aihrs-a mere sucking poitician,-enough oc-
Cured TO shake you in your vaunted confidence il YOU
had possessed any thing of that modesty which would
well become your inexpeiience. You must have been
convinced by their conduct winter the Senators
from virginia are not so bndy partial TO the President
the late Secretary OF State prevent from scru-
tinzing with at least proper severity the official conduct
of those gentemen asd should think too that your ma
tiona vanity cannot be ovcrweening, make YOU
suppose that IN comparison with the citizens Della
ware, those of Virginia apt be nsensble to tho
honor of their country unless YOU believe that IL re-
quircs all the jealous rability of dminuiye things
to keep this nation sufficiently its guard against
the naughty pretensons of Others Nor can imaginc
tha unless operated upon by such idea, can
deem your penetration deeper than that Mr. Tazewe
can think that your visual subdue mys-
is natural enough that we of Virginia, should hardly flat
ter the vanity which would lead you entertain any such
opinion. You will forgive us that we have more conf
dence in our own Senators than you and that until
we see something than your your
beialen'us, the silent votes of Tazewell and TYLER will
enable us to cling TO the comfortable belief that he who
was so brave and vigant in protecting national honor
IN war, VIII not now betray it in peace, either through
baseness negligence. Nor we render TO the Pres
dent the sort of justice which your bounty mces out to
him. As we say here, in the country a man likes TO
measure his neighbours corn in his habushel and
though may not think yourself blame if your client
should be disgraced by your negligence we know that
Cen jackson was educated in school which taught him.
that the soldier who sleeps his post cupable as he
who deserts it, Forgive then, my dear Clayton
thinking that the ground from which you announced YOUR
vote so hercey, is which you ought have dsrsed
little; and it even seems to me, that while you were
elt 1t tremble under your feet. Why else did YOU wish
that another topc closely with the honor and
interest OF this nation, which the nominee before
you had strongly charged and in relation 70 Which
" an investigation, instituted before YOU took YOUR sea this
session. had been prosecuted to its termination before
you gave vote If had enough to satisfy
you why did you want more' Remember, YOU had lust
said that you wished, by your VOTE American Sc
naor, TO say TO England that will never consent to
crouch for avors. For your speak to England in
this august and emphatic tone absolutely
for it solely ground of Mr. Van Burcn,s in
structions to his Minister St James Wby then did
you wish TO diminish the volume that terrible voice which
ring the Atlantic by expendinp bart Of ~;
hunders TO purify the social atmosphere of asbnptons
Why would you abandon the dgnied attitude YOU had as
suned IN prohibiting our ministers and forever sfrorn
carrying our family divisions beyond own household
to mngle in those brols yourself? Why should you wish
TO express in the ''way your indignation against the
delinquent nominees for having your country sat
e ioosoo oil ioeign power, and for assertions made
TO "a gentleman who formerly edited paper in the State
Oh New iork. Dd you suppose that we could not pro-
perry appreciate the sublimity OF grand position I'M
less you showed us its vicinity to the ridiculous? No. nv
dear Clayton not one OF these the your wish
ing some other ground than that you were Obliged TO relv
on, 10 justify your vote against appointment which was
hailed with appreciation by the vruous majority
oil the American peoples, and against which, il required all
the magnity OF the faction which now RACES in the Senate
TO ind an objection You yet hardened in the
desperate leaders under whose banners
nave enlisted as TO be satisfied with the they give
you for following them o.
l., therefore, my dear c., can easily believe that Won
were really anxious TO have other reason than the
one you boosted loudly of relying on Justify the in
dugence oil your party Spleen your desire to promote
your party purposes. But what surprises me that
winnie you were wishing Tor TO make conduct
comfortable TO your conscience and toerabIe in the ewes
OF the American people, you should have desired such
Pairy ones as the Reporter have been in your
vows appears from your Speech given in the Con-
sntuuonai wing quite clever Opposition paper publish
edn kichmond that "he disruption OF the late cabinet,
eHced extremely your patriotic bile that YOU "yie
that euet highly disreputable TO our country viii
not adopt any OF the petiioggng practices with which
presume you familiar, but will reason with Won NOT
ABOUT inc thoughts you actually expressed or are made TO
express but upon those, which suppose Won meant In nj
Ter presume, then II was not that eueHf but the causes
oi IT. Wnich you deem such stain the national cha
Tacter Tor, you cannot think the mere act of removn
cabinet for good cause, disgraceful to the country
may then, lary presume, that the investigation which
you wished prosecuted close before YOU gave The
vote IN question: related TO the causes of The disrnion
OF tne tate cabinet Now, my dear Clayton, the name
OF all that is candid tell what they have TO do with
Mr. Van Buren's fitness TO be Minister TO ENGLAND
You say MIR. Van Buren, informed your New York ex-
Euor 'that 1t Uhe dissolution of the late cabincO was
caused more by the conduct of the Vice President and
MI ihehaIn VINO desired the retirement of Gen Jackson
from once at the expiration of the first years of his
term OF service You say that this was in effect charo
ing conspiracy between these gentlemen 10 rsduee
the character OF chaste and vrtuous woman in or
der TO produce the destruction of the Cabinet I
take IL Tor granted the printer has muated part of
your speech, my dear CayoD for do not think YOU
would yet venture todraw such conclusion from
such simple premises, whatever you may in that way
aer you have been admitted to the intimacy of the Vice
fres ldent But, passing this you further say that
you consider such charge against the V. President as
UNJUST ana utterly without foundation" Now, emitting
an consideration OF the humanity, the Justice the good
breeding OF inmatng what you esteem lamnnp accIsa-
rtt sIo..s. t..i.-