Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-24
AZ icilIa,Ond, FRIDAY. AprjI os
= ANOTHER BUBBLE BURST.


we lay before readers the necessary Documents
Tor blowing styhgh the idle tales which have been So
eagerly rropagated ct MIR. Van Burcn's being Papis
we appeal to The calm. good sense of every man who
can construe the English language, and can dulv an
Preca,e the courtesy of diplomatic correspondence
Tor Il full and unqualified acqnitta The Who's mini,
as wen say that MIR. Jefferson was fako,nledg,, Tor
having, 10y the instructions of Cen Washington writ,
zen le civi letter which lac addressed the Empc or of
.hiocco, and which we published the other days
now charge MIR. v B. with being a Papst
IL is astonishing how these modern Whigs improve
S," me ,ac,es OF the previous opposdonss. They
nst iihc up The cast-oti calumnes Of NJ NJ Noah and
men cihbelsh and enlarge them. The story now be-
ore us gathers as 1T goes. Ii is the old fable of the
niack Irow over again.hc first charge WAS that oc
cordng to MIR. Van Buren, the Catholics were aorfr
a'y Jcrordbfe to the present Administration This
was sad to be stated III letter the Pope-Ths first
vers:on got up in ls3l-and it was put down NV Inc
ohcia Documems published the timc-1hc story was
esived IN ls}2, with the addition that Mr. Van Buren,
himself was drortbc Ia The Cotholic Reiigion was
s'n ca pioa'a ny The republication of the Documents
Al length the Wings of Virginia put their hands To- tho
work and they make out that Mr. V b is himself a Pa
pist = ms story is propagatcd in Essex Thence it
crosses uie tappahannock. work its way against MIR
ohinn--ihe general charge is however not confined
70 that region of the The same mail brougb n
letters from HbcmGTte and Goochland from which MO
make tie following extracts: w
FR 8S hlnEM.RLE-" Great advantage was taken in
our Election OF MIR Van Buren, letter to the American
Sonsui at Rome, TO inflaue the preiudiccs of many
honest and good people already alarmed for the pur;,
oil Religion IN our country, by the increasn numbers
OF Catholics. aud of Catholic Institutions i'm the lin
yea states MIR V. H. was held up as favorng the Ca
uioic Religion, and his letter the Pope hruuol the
American Consul Mt Romeo indusriously circulot
ca as the evidence YOU doubtless recoect the letter
oil zen washington, when President to the Emperor
Oh morocco, IN Tar more oriental and fnsome vie of
Diplomacy IL the argument be good against MIR Y b
me same reasoning would prove Gen Washington 10 he
more guilty far, in favorn African piracy and the hor
rors OF hlahometanism :"
From G0ochidmd--''(,an you take onv ea;,c,,,, s,o
to put down the obnox report that MIR Van Burrn
is PapISt in princpe If you can il would greatly
snoser'e our cause; for in my opinion the Who's owe
Their present triumph in Abcmarle TO that sanderons
report notwithstanding the contradiction in your pa
per- the assertion is made with increased holiness and
mas powerful effect upon the minds of the people
though they do not believe -They say they fear he
leans that way in sentiment Could The Pcoplc fully he
heve he was confirmed Papst. he would not nor his
supporters, get five votes in the county"
But Goochlnnd has Just put veto on the Renort bv
vote OF 21o to SAl ask of the People is to readthe
ioowing papers, and then Judge for them selves-We
nave BESIDES already quoted from Mr. Van Bnrcns own
ietter-"i nereT aodS and am nat Roman Catholic:
(Frcm 'tho Globe Of June 4th 1871
sory is going the rounds of the Opposition prints
uat Mt van bnrcn, as Secretary of State had written
iett.T TO the Rope, ga copy of which was reported to
nave been brought to the United States by gentleman
recently from Rome and It's purport have been among
other things, that the Catholics were very numerous i;
thS country, highly respectable, and parepriy faro
faJtc to the present -9dAsiniStr0ii0n'
Nothing strikingly illustrate the character of
those prints in their habal Misrepresentation and nor
version OF facts than the fabrication and propa0aiion
Tor party purposes, of the absurd story referred TO- Upon
inquiry we have become acquainted with the circum-
sances winch IN this instance, probably supplied foun-
uation Tor the tale in question