Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-01

occurs. tGGt tic pledged Electors If iir South are capl-
b'eof pro&litutiny their posI'lr" engagements to the vil"St
purposes of party. No-if Mr. V. Br!rn he not c!"c:rd
b: the people. the contest must pass 10 The ll"usc-"nt
from that dreadful alternative, rnay tie enlightened voice
Of Virginia rescue our country.
TIE C.IIYYO.Y.
We repeat, Ecrnrc If Han!i~a$! Ecrarc Of Lics
AS Ike Wing Committee Of this City say, "IHe times ere
rife mita iHre"tiOHS q cunning nnd Ciroacry." Til" pre-.
sent week will OF course be rHi' with such inventions.
No efforts will be spared In excite a panic to bi4cicn
Martin Van Buren,, and 10 deceive the People
Among the iici!ons winch have been pr"pagatcd or
the eve u: the Erection. we have though! it oar duty TO
nal IL !fr counter. the .'.iriM Ui.cinsurc' Of the BAH.
morc Chronicle. II vas only Il bungling story Of The !.
7. Advertiser. newly vampcd up and rmhrlliShcd Ivy the
baltimore Editor. We stated that the original story vas
81 base = production. that even the Senior Editor oil the
Advertiser DECLARED 1t 10 have been published during his
ahsrncc-tIusd isclaEn'ng all Responsibility for it. &c.
Tbs last Blilimrrr Chronicle lnv comes back upon
us, an! charges ~ with f,br!caliug this disclaimer ''with
4 view OF aIencIng enquiry upon The subject. And upon
what grounds does IL make this charge: Upon the faith
Of an article. irom the ~ Y. Advertiser o. the 2t;!. u!t.
which! drew from the y. !. Times Of the next day Tie
following structures:
" Tie &cctn! DaHy EircrtiScr.-Thc DAILY Advertiser
Of Yesterday, has another Of those dlSaracrtuI PARAGRAPHS.
half InalignI!y and hall !ai=rhccG. that have recently
polluted lis columns. The following is an extract:
Tie second iaisrhcu! i, that thc s"no: editor, "n his return
Times .;ylns these statements Of fact aI s>s'cA,. OF cHpt"r,sr,
h2t not %ict with hi gojaioa. This was totally nHi entirely W.
''' -. '''' "@ NV - ''''N" '. - ~ 49, -" a -"
lGm"@ oi this PAPER stated d" Voc! ." iMc Subject. T"is the Times
k"c" II ;Le ;i@c il was sia;ci."
" We drew ONT inference rom TIE Su!ljO!ncd paragraph.
which appeared in the Daily Advertiser:
"W" MI! avail oi;' ,!vrf OF u" opportunity to 't"'.: that oar a:
ok o.. Sir. Batter, Acknowledgement, amI 49,. on one Of tn pirsi.
dgn'''! rtnI'Iaies. has acc" ~ dc iu'i"= tic abse"es o; the ,'"i"r
cato: Ut the !upcr.;
''Wa5 not our inference that the senior editor had re.
tanned to his chair, Tia. the above paragraph was iton
his pen, ana that he d!sapp:DYrd HE conduct Of his it,
n;ora in their attacks on Alr. BG:!rr. Il natural inference:
Read the w"r.s "i the Daily. and draw from them, if you
r,,, r-,- 4slI-r ,,ri,-s ti",I ',t ,t.,L n. .., A.
Tvs1v. that We kncw that the scniU! Editor had not then,
or has not yet returned, or that wr knew that he had not
stated in the columns OF the Daily, Il word i'm reference
to the attack on Mr.. Butler, is a gross, unblushing false
hood. H. Is 4 voluntary piece Of nendacity, and the Dali
j. .tt"rS it, Knowing II 10 lie suciL
1.-The Daily says that It's attacks on Mr.. Butler have
been generally copied, with decided !aarks Of approba.
ton. II such BE- the case, We are sorry to learn the fact,
though so fax rs our observation bas extended, the Wing
prcsSrs have not copied it, as has. hrcn stated. In this
city. al least. il has MT hcrn seconded. in these gross al
tachS, ny lis Wing brethren, and from, an examination Of
our exchange list, we hav been unable 10 observe that
such has been the case in Wing papers ont Of the city.
vii! the n!cndacIous Daily dare 10 assert that its
VIII c .lcInl"rarics i'll this city, approve their attacks:
!! 50, let II show us the evidence. Deeply should we
regret. that snch should prove II be the case. We can
not believe it. The Daily stands alone among the Wing
presses in this citv-:nr gross, false and malignant as.
sanIts upon a gentleman, Who whatever his political
errors may be--!las never, until nov, been assaiird in
his prirat. character.
We trESt-iOr III" the cause of dcccncy-that the
senior editor OF the Daily vii! return to his post
The Baltimore Chronicle, however, did not hesitate tn
seize upon lii" first article from The Advertiser, for the
PURPOSE Of weaving lis lawful Disclosures" which was
eagerly adopted by the K. Whig-umd now il scruplrs
as Lille to adopt the unblushlng cguiyocation Of the Ad.
vrrtIscr, in which we presume It will be followed by The
Common Sewer OF this city. Need we add another
VOID TO expose the talschood of the original story; the
cqnivOcatiun Of the n. !. Advertiser, and the reckless
~audacily Of its copyisi: a single remark may serve to
show the wrctched stuff Of which the story is fabricated.
Here is a charge made against Mr.. Van Buren,. under
the designation "!' - Presidential pcttitogg"r' III cl:arer
which, il true. would BE- Of very serious characlcr.-l II
pio;csscs TO relate 10 I transaction Of NJ. Y. B. while he
was Il very young man, and s,nn after he came to the
bar. Now, wc put II 10 every man o.! Common sense to
say. whether such i charge Is THIS, would have slept for
more ,ha!i ~ years, perhaps, if there had been one atom
OF truth in il: Mr.. V. Is. has wrcslled with all SORTS of
parties in n. \. He has been exposed 10 the most scath.
ing persecution of the bittcrcst enemies. Every act of
his private and public life, has been ransackcd for ma.
lcrials al altack-and would this lawful DISCLOSURE have
been overlooked. if there had been the slightest truth
i'll II: Would it have been reserved iUr the year
1876, and for the \. Y. Advertiser, ~unhackcG, uncndors-
ed, unsupported by any other Wing paper in the CITY of
New iur.:-Ev"n Webb and Noah have Tie trace to
pass 1t over. Is the story, then. worthy Of The slightest
MISUNDERSTANDING up Us il is, on The eve of the cleo
ton, without proof. Or even specification Of the charge,
dale, or p!icc-thc names of the parties, the precise cha
ractcr q! the transaction, even the name of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem carefully kept ont of view. Do no: the Baltimore
Chronicle and lis ~copyistS, blush 10 attach the slightest
I'd so vague an accusation.
BgtGgain; we have another charge Just made at against
Mr.. Van Buren,, on the eve Of the Election. Il, has orr
ginatcd in the West, and is eaacrIy:cirduIatcd in SOME
OF the Wing papers OF the East. This new kumbug
was first put forth by the "Norlh Albanian y an Oppo.
sllion paper. printed in Tuscutnbia-nad il runs thus:
''That a certain David Hubbard, OF Alabawa, visited
Washington, wishing to borrow money To purchase pub
Ic lands, and Mr.. Van Buren, gave Mir. hubbard letters
OF recommendation 20 several gentlemen Of Boston, to
which place MIR. Hubbard proceeded, and rr,urne;! 70
with the amount Of money he wanted And
Inference drawn by the Wings of Alabama is, that
Mr.. ' Is. Is deeply engaged with Hubbard in land spc-
at Pontotuc, and next it is inSinua,cd that he is
countcnancing the schemes of spectators TO nonopoIize
the public lands. in violation of the principles Ski forth
IN The late Treasury Circular, requiring specie payne hts,
Bat the Huntsville Democrat Of the 18th, nails
iaiSeh"od 10 the counter: 1t states, that David Hub.
Ja'd, WHO is tie person said 10 be associated with Mr..
' an Burcn III the speculation in the public lands. is
'woI! known IN the county Of Lawrence, as 4 violent
enemy Of Mr. Van Buren,, whom he has publicly de.
nounccd: and even qlariclcd with his acquaintances be.
cause they differed with him in opinion, aud repealed his
assaults upon the character Of that eminent statesman.
ct although it must have been known 10 the editor. ,
hat Mr.. Van Buren, had no participation in the snecuIa. :,
ION aGveTtcd TO, still we find him willing to endorse the
ioc!, and says he has proof Of the highest responsibility. .
Now, II truth was The object sought after, as stated by
he editor, why did he rely upon his namelcss witness, :
ma suppress the authorized contradiction from the {
lobe, recently published. which would have placed the /
on lis true ground, and the public would s
Judged upon the evidence; The plea of Ignorance .
annot avail the editor, if he has examined the public !
.rints,-and 1t behooves him 10 Justify lis conduct in
hus giving but half the truth, when lie avows in the
anne article, that i, was his wish that 'the truth, the =,
Whole truth; should come out.'-That the public may he ,
ut in possession of the suppressed article, we vii, state :
IN answer 10 The allegations that Mr.. Van Buren,
pas concerned in specuations in The public lands, the
Globe remarks that i! has authority for saying:
"That he is not now nor has he ever been concerned in the pun Il
base o. sale OF the public lands, or Of any in;ercs, therein, to any L
or in any form whuicver, nor in the investment of money for q
iat purpose; but has, on the contrary, invariably decliaed TO lake I
n interest in such investments, highly advantageous in a pecuniary Z