Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-26
Richmond, Saturday, .Nascs, ssa;.
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ceci!nus the senate ara Dara': IL ;"
in the National nlcllgrncrr: BY whom was the publ.
cation prompted and why the c%crplona5r caItun
which trunpcS It into notice: why Is II stated tbs,
',lr Senate which remained III secret session on Wed.
ncsday until ery!"r h0Er confirmed ilic hDI!an u
Mr. Stevenson as Minister 10 Eng land: Does IL" In.
lellrenccr mean to say, that the nonnrt"n occupied
the Senate I'LL iac honr, VIXEN tie !h,'iSrGrcr :>:
have known that il made by ] cioch DAD Il mr:a
to insinuate, that the Opposition had be ch alu""s ani
pro,rnctcJ when all tn" Senate WI. acknow he'd" l s
rroum, nj was lame and in potent. aim slbcy".d AlI..
The Caption also states, that l.cc were three aUs,utS.
majors iAlrSsrs cbStef, Kent end Logn.i w.J :~ie
sail Oppose to TIE no:nacn FLg wat purPo.c ~,
this Gratu:lous assertion made, and how G!I <irs>f,
Calls X Scatun get at the fact; Had the seen Ia.
Senators or was il the authority o. others. and tom
whom:
Was Mr.. Clay not concerned in the caption and
in the publication OF the Report: We know Tia, ate:
Mir Stevenson was rejected IN Is3!: thrIe lon,
article in the lntcIgcnccr. supposed to lave b"rn WA.
ten by .M. Coy. 1t attributed 20 HIM by the Gsye
The charge repeated IN THIS paper We freely c:.t.
ciscd the artcc--cargcd it upon h:m At the tIca~l
| il was never denied Is Mr.. Clay playing the >ara:
game this time: Is his resentment against AaIg,w
Stevenson to be apprasrd We do not hesitate
saw that the present Report garfield state n at o; lie
facts the case Mr. Clay has copied out such parts Otou,
own letters as seemed II suit his purpose. All! ls USE!
tic IN entirely for effect. Would not nave been nIr I
to have given the Whole Extracts, as they p"o:',t
in l-:}4 The author OF the lntci!grnccr article C,.
p!aied in i:i that all letters no, laid before
the Senate w nat did then say We tod! tr. Clay that
!c has only to cDmtssIcn man Of honor - see The lt
,crs which now IL our p"Sscssi"m aud he s!a.! ic
| fully yTaird Tie truth is there is nothing III theta,
for Which need 10 bIush CT would wish 10 co"cra
! 1t speaks opinions free public matters and with
the RECEPTION Of orc passage which relates 10 G>Ni.
guislcL man, now III his crave, there Is nothing winch
lcc would care keep back from the public eye -A:d
now lIr Clay hin$!! throws INTO il:s Report c!y "a:
| BLEED extracts from these extracts
We alsn ttcn met the charges against Mr. Stevenson.
which ere drawn from llr. LIving>tons note,
! rr,fi .;,'S pIlI ;i,
cu!urrd versions 81 ,Nr. SIS conduct. We LccllrG.
| the Enquirer, III these words:
Ii is not tue that TO Ma or Lewis, at the
instance d: the Speaker. He showed Mr. IivnnStnms
letter. that is ruc-and in the OF very free ami
full conversation with him, told han that We had Al
ready seen hints IN the newspapers about tins and
raj other appointments beng To be made, winch We
thought ought not to be cd during tile recess, hU IN
an extraordinary rIcrgrnCy-that We had ALREADY
Thought oil writing to Washington about thrim-amG that
much wished h;m 10 70 10 London, We th"nGkt he
and they oua. IL lie appointed u9dcr present c.
cumstanccs-and that should 50 write 10 Washington
Mr.. Stevenson not Only acGucsccd III tins course but
condcd it with the greatest zeal He said ought
to hesitate upon il but write i'll tc fullest and ic,>
narlnrr that he Gld wish 10 90, under such
slances-tat he did wish any great prncp pie Ia tc
sacrificed his account nor that great chn"nr crratG
which So many appointments would RAISE against the i
nnistraliun. Where, III all this Is any disposition 10
inri"uc with us, with the people 1t Washington:
Where, selfish desire Of looking to ms own mt rt>
when the whole movement went I" th"au hIm III an H.
ject which, according 10 his own enemies, was near a"d
dear 10 his heart:
The facts arc. that Mr. Stevenson no ai.h,::
of being sent To London at the expense Of the C"ms;'
iiunanG lint after receiving Mr.. Livingston scoL
tinocnt note. he did not know achta he would be
or mhcther he would be ultimately sent at all lie had
need to shape his conduct in the Chair Of the li"u,r
Of Representatives., as TO obtain subsequent n"hg
ton. His attachment to thc Administration was lo'
we'll known, require such concession, and he Dad
make no due concession III order to oblnn It, So clear
all this that after tie Senate had rejected him.
upon the false grounds too, which they had taken he
received the thanks Of the House, for the
which he had conducted himself in the Char-a com.
| plimcnt which he begged his friends not to ask "r,
while his nomination was before the Senate, lest 1t might
have the appearance Of bearing down upon thcm.-lhe
note Of Mr. Livingston little else than the cr
Mr.. Cays opposition IN ls!i. For, had not t!n gen.
llenan declared III the Senate, long before the nomIn4
ton made, H. letter heard of, that he would re-.
ject the nomination Of any member Of Congress NJ.
Clay best knows, whether this declaration thrown
out threat, To influence The conduct Of the Speaker
Did four five OF lis political friends vote r
the confirmation in ISL aud regard his opposition -
iaclious and uuiuunGcG, We compelled by c'cum-
stances 20 bclIrve that his opposition both to fancy and
Stevenson marked out 10y olous spirit oi prIs".
cuon and thousands of his Is have dsapprovrd q"
II. But he has kept up tins feeling, and The Report be-
fore MS, 10 bp made and bc usl!crcd !H,
to crafty and feed tat his gudge" against Mr.. Steven.
son. 1t is Tic last poisoned arrow he has directed
| against hm.-Why, once more, cannot Mr.. Clay rs"
above the lsIs Di party, and show forth that generous
and magnanmous spirit which distinguished las 'arr
years:
OF all men living. ought not Mr.. Clay TO be III" as:
Smaal'r' tI,;': ~ .,t ;,hn, ' ,I iLt.,
sunal rancour Lu, in all the m ,ru' that Ter
hans M man has ever 50 nrrvrr,rJ i,s nr;virs IL, ,ry
purposes and ambitious aspirations, Mr.. Clay Nhr"
| cna nm h;Jn3 IA L h;,n.aT ny @ t,n ,L,,
[rI; ., ,,"; :, h,, ,;:; ,L S,,,
as Minister to Client and as Secretary Of State:
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