Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-09-05

and patiently see the bread taken tho their
citizens. Tor the purpose Of feeding British merchants aud
manufactured win those who are interested IN the Cum
bersnd Ros Tor more properly the Jefferson Road since
he was Its iounder looh quietly at is decay, after nil
lions OF the national treasures have been i'm Il,
We scarcely think that these things are possible The
truth u.s. that the subject of State Rights the minds Of
our people have been kept IN fevesh and red
state by the arts Of interested politicians The Vngina
School sprung Of the odous memorable Alien and
Sedi,ion scts and is teachers and
have extended its doctrines other political measures for
par purposes. Mr. Madison the founder Of school,
has himself reouked their ex,ravagance. Me- Jefferson
sanctioned many OF those measures which de-
nouncsd by such Gov Giles and the Editor OF the
Richmond Enquirer We ore asmuch the friends OF State
Rights as any man or set of but cordially despe
those hypocical presnces 10 exclusive orthodoxy so
common in these days"
Let the Editor of the Wing read such passa yes ms
thesc-and help smiling, if he can, for the noble ar
dor he once felt in tine cause of State Righis-But
enough of such evidences When we trace his
principles from time 10 timc--whcn we see them
varying from year TO year, according to the party
which he supported or the fashion of the times.
when we see him also first abusing prominent intli-
vduals, and then praisng them, without the least
moderation-we know not whether we most as
tonishcd or disguised, by his yacillation.
We know the Editor of the Wing for Politician
in whom no confidence is TO he placed-and he
might have well spared himself the picture he has
drawn OF us There breathes not man, for whose
good or bad opinion we feel moro profound iudif.
ference, than for that Of the Editor of the Whg To
the winds, them we dismiss every thing of aper-
sonnl character, or political censurc, which he has
been pleased 10 express. 1t utterly unworthy of
notice. Bur, there is one thing in his article, which
calls for remark. We aude TO his effort to iden-
tfy himself with MIR. Leigh lie isgracioiis enough
10 assign the course of the Enquirer i'm regard TO
that gentleman, as the cause of his late violent at
lacks on us. Now, this is miserable prctex;
but there is some cunning in it. Did he really ex-
pect TO be believed for saying that "since (our1 treat
nent of MIR. Leigh, (our) Journal has become the
filthest ever published in America"-that "all men
have remarked itnany with surprise, all with dis
gust" Now, we have never said any thing about
MIR. Leigh, half as bad his present fitlsome euo-
gst said of him a few years ago. We never pro-
nounced him century behind his age--a stranger
To all liberal opinions-and in fnct that he would
have been quasi Tory during the American Revo-
luton. The strongest expression that we have used
about the Senator, was, that it was indecent for him
to visit the meeting of Chesterfield, TO plead in his
own behaf-and we boldly repeat the expression
We have said, (snce the Wing spoke of us MS he
has done above,) that Mr.. Leigh has contributed
less service-ventured ess-struggled less-and
resisted less, the encroachments of the Federal
Government upon The Rights of the States than any
other able States Right man of his age in Virginia.
And we shall expose, in next the evasion aud So
phisty which the Wing has used, in shutting off
this Irresistible truth. We have also said thar Mr.
l.. is quasi Bank man; ofthose "a!ter7,ative poll
ticians," who only want Developments" to declare
in favor of the Bank-and this proposition we mean
TO prove in due season. These things constitute the
whole front of offence--nO niOre.-We admit
that our Correspondents may have handled Mr. L.
with more freedom. And does the Wing undert axe
TO resent their structures OH MIR. Leigh? He
dldate for a high office He thus exposes himself
TO the shafts of all who disapprovc of his public
conduct. Are we to shut out from our columns
the comments of those who opposed 10 his
course? What then becomes of the liberty OF the
press? 1t would then, indeed be all one side of
the house. The Coalition papers do not hesitate TO
admit any thing against the friends of the Admins
tration-but 10! here is who undertakes also TO
complain when the papers on the other side admit
any thing against any of the Coalition. And this
modest Wing has the assurance to consider il as a
high crime against himself
Finally, the Wing is pleased 10 charge us with
malignty against its Editor. We have already
met that charge, and overlhrown it, But the Wing
has, usual, euded the force of our statements He
wnces at most of them--for, some of them lac Iares
not TO meet-and confines himself to one only-the
South American Mission.-He produces this as an
instance of the 'vindctivc temper of The Editor of
the Enquirer towards" hniself-We need not en-
qure who commenced this WARRIOR show how the
Mission TO South America was brought up as an of.
set To the charge against ourseyes-Bu he says "will
any man say seriously, that was not entitled TO the
compensation, or will any American say that his Go
vernment was wrong in allowing il? Not one zoe
venture TO say."-We answer, Yes-and we refer to
the following extracts from the Report of tile Com
mee OF Retrencbment, prepared by James Hamil-
ton in 1928:
"Amidsi the numerous appointments of messengers made
by the present Administration they will the account
oiJohn H. Peasants editor othe Richmond Wing
that case in their estimation, presents The most fragrant
example of abuse
III appears mat on The 18Th OF APRIL Afttc than
month alter the Inauguration OF the President this gentle
m IN received the appointment OF Bearer OF Dispatches
Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres The circumstances OF his
Quincy from Richmond to Poson, in seeking passage;
his ultimate emsbrkaion at New York, the 28h of
May, in the william Tell for South America; the accidents
which occurred on board OF that vessel; OF leaving his elm
poran dispatches" In charge of the Captain Of the Viii
liam Tell, and going board another vessel bound 10
Antwerp; his again debarkug from this vessel, snJ em
barking at sea on board soop bound Liverpool his
spending the summer in England Gin seeing the country
and his ultimate return New York in OCTOBER de-
tailed in his letters narrative aud Mr. CLAY
in the Appendix marked No 81 sc.
"ln the first place, your Committee of opinion that
Mr. PleSsaDs entitled allow voyages not
one OF which he performed in the public service ut all
events, IL he paid his passage 10 Buenos Ayres, in
the William Tell before king, this the extent OF
the allowance which should have been made him.
EITHER his Dispatches Of importance:
u they were oil importance like soldier post,
slderdon should have induced him TO have deserted them:
il they OF higher importance than TO have render
ed safe that they should be confed to the Captain of an
ordinary merchants vessel, then they should have gone
through this channel and Mr. Peasants ought 10
been appointed The item OF 5000 voyages is exor.
bsni, our committee believe, beyond the compafaiy
rates OF passage to parts Of the habiable Globe the
most remote by locking OF oil the other
Bearers OF Dispatches employed and paid during The
present Administration The committee find no correspond
ing fates' SC.
cit this excessive allowance for passage money 10 Mr.
Peasants be objectionable his per die
not The less so; your committee clearly opinion
he not euded to cent after the DAY on which he
lett the William Tell and abandoned his dispatches; and
" any person had claim Tor such allowance il the
captain OF the william Tell TO whom the duty of bearing
these dispatches had been assigned by Mr. Pleasapis