Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-09
POLITICAL.

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POLITICAL.
THE ARTlFICES OF THE INTELLIGENcEk
The organ OF foreign interests and influence IN ms
country plays It's tricks of slight of hand upon Tie u
usppcnr and honest of It's party, and cheats theta IN
reonrd to The COURSE Of the Administration in permitting
Gen Gaines; to take position at Nacogdoches we
,ulis!,d two letters of instructions to Gen Gaile;
nnc dated on The llth Of May, the other dated the l'
July The first concludes thus:
Iu mpc-. you the desire Of the l'cSdr' NM
Won do not advance urrss ccIs distinctly show tbs step
ry for the protection OF the district Of County adjo
inc hc scene Of OPERATIONS should you find
aly ADVANCE will not fail 10 communicate 10 AIRY Sea par
ties in country orders AMI Objects Eri You WILL nh+F 40
slapcrs 1pcIae 18th any OF them suffer any of i"t
JOIN you e'rrc i" an" "an""r with any TIny operations II
Tie last the letter oil the 18th july refers to ls IT.
ter and rcitcralcs lis cautions to General Games lie
fraud of the nellgcnccr consists IN publishing 's Ha
letter and SURPRISING the FIRST and then arguing that
the movement Of General Gaines, abou. The first Il" July
had no reference whatever 10 the above instructions I'll
The ciarcnth Of JULY paraded as cover to the move
men'
Tie letter Of the Ilth Of July the >t o! July; but i Is
couay clear that he had received the letter ct The lin
of May and which Gales suppvcssrs. And why dd he
snnn-9ss il, He had said the President has issued
CRIT oracrs Hkcig nrvirt IN Tih not:0n on
mr. o,ru tOntacnt And he had quoted Tie following
rarag:aph from Judge Whites organ at New orleans,
10 pve coun,enancc to his false suggestion oi So
crct orders, directing IN Improper interference "!tA
the lrliuercnls in Texas.
IF !, h? ur" says the Louisiana 'vorsr "tha G"ra
Gaincs aLiur and TAX E"a hi
MAY rot iyfbiaicn suuc HAT Ia" Las secret 0i n "!
4mts - were 10" no.. %"l y ~|g ,. ~ r. ms nc
t.rc II appearance American a ia" distant n:det
oil the Of action r"c" the rNicAn H"i Texan i"'""S
surI have evil ,lncare the MeA":a<, d-l""H"in:
the approaching cam"s ~, aud "'H" HE "I
III The TEXANS IRE S! S.F n tr r nc r"
I ED 4 RS "a" ' S"' '''' ~ ""'''"' % ''' '
Now if tac editor of the InrIlgcncrr had r"2n5shrd
om the Glnue, the letter If The la May, 1t would have
a.
Gaines acted were open and Just 10 all conccrEcdinr-
dc the least interference direct or indirect with either
o the cnn;cldng parties in Texas: ana SIMPLY proposed
guard frontiers, and protect the Citizens ri
TIC United States (win supposed. although in the dis
uicd lrrrilory that they had settled III the boun"r'rs
d The Cni"n) from slaughter by the invading Caddoes
aud CaInancics.
The editor Of the nclliacnerr therefore kept out Of
view the letter Of tic lin Of May, while he pub!shcd
ai Of the lllh July. merely TO keep up III" d"us"n
at the orders referred 10 secret and would j"all-
+ tie assertions made by him, that the President wa:
making IN GisguiEc agajast 0Hr G'nrsi GiiTsccr-
hiug oar s,rorn irtemds - rcnrGry 10 mhat is d"c 10
fM amt lamar among nati"nS and l"r the purpose .!
''arqnirHg territory FAR tie t"H'd States - cIibbi"g
F"pcT!y mhch does rot bciong 10 as And tic nc!!I-
rncrr adds:
pcrnit than Panic faith attach TIE m"!i
how cherish tbs hop: that uci Shame
d. ay:ay wien p:ica cs ra,ta, n;am
Ucf-ioo in all Tie pregnant which made 50 oiou' Ho
ku.IGG ag":'
All tbs terrible dcnuncation the reader will observe
Of foul suspicion which the editor pT"pagacs 'y
srpposing what ne knows to be false. and suppressng
| what he knows 10 br true.
The instructions given to Gen. Gaines such MI
civilized nations must approvc-such grow out Of
traty with MEXICO, aad necessary 10 lis support
srch Sedecnce demands and which Congress have,
il effect. approved. If Gen Gaines violates his nSrnc
TINS takes course which the circumstances Will not
mrfan and departs from the neutrality prescribed u
hl. ii Is BE fault Of HE Administration. yiiciy
shntcred by the ntclgcnc"r II is the .at If the Of
ircr, whose acts easily he Corrected by The Govern
nrnt, and the good faith Of The nron preserved.
low is il possible that tie untarnshcd character of
OF country can he b!igrd If Gen Gaines conforms 10
the orders which We lave published; He is permitted
10 march 10 Naccadccirs TO hold the Indians in check
anC prevent their murders Mexico is not now in pos
session Of that territory her troops have evacuated II
hy TIC agreement CT Santa Anna and the General in
command. Hence Mexico is incapable Of restraining
the EGans, in conformity 10 her treaty with us and
where. then, is the wrong OF ordering ID" American
force 10 secure The objects Of the treaty. by holding the
Indians rloo. from the dr;rncerss settlements Gu the
! other as well on this side the Sabine:
But troops have gone Into territory cIancd Ivy
Mexico: and tbs is "crOSsIng the Ruhcon this is
| nvasGn-ths is IA virtual declaration Of war, and
this authorizes Mexico to prOcecd to measures against
fmcrcnn rii-cHS rcSiGent u"dtr Il, M1t ~cntd Hcore
, Ai.if rr0psrty GHd Hres'
wiz should tits be- In Mir Jefferson time we sent
troops into he contested las Of Forida-in MIR. Mon
roe tnm troops took possession Of Amelia island
M war came Of this: the purpose at the Government
! explained then, it is Foreign nations did
atey Interested prarr!y estimated the intentions of The
! Administration. The result will follow now. I'M
less the receptions which the nccMdary and iactlOus
prints of this country shall succeed in making impress
scns abroad which they cannot make at honc. II they
succeed in persuadng tie Government Of Mexico that
VIC :. harr ritreNy declared against IT, that
playing the part Of Rob Roy, and mean robbery and
plumber in passing The ironerif tiry persuade 10.
reign nations that the American Adminis' ration is
wanton aggressor against Mexico then it may happen
that country shall become involved in war, and our
commerce become the prey of piIucy and prvacering
The part which the ln,cIIigcncer performs in The new
emergency is precisely that it took in the French diff
Guilty. Then, the heartlcss ne!ligcnccr ondcavo!cd TO
persuade France that deliberate insult intended ny
the President, and that ga proud chtr0'roaS anil Fry
people, ought not to submit TO it. II declared that the
Presidents Lisavowal ''0ught to go for nrAing. Nov"
the organ Of mischief tells the acAIcau people, that
we have virtually declared against them-that the
President has given ORDERS 10 that cIrctthat
they to he invaded and robbed-nnd the written in
lructons (Which by the way, it suppresses are 10 go
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