Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-24
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III
The Charleston Patriot allutes 10 the wrangEg spirit
which prevails in the H. Of r and shows how much
they have lost of the respect Of the nation There
times indeed hen degenera!es into sort OF bear gar
dem Why is this; Why this disorder. and indecorum-
this andtactoUs temper. which generates guar
rels and oyfes the respect of the nry: The Patti
OF OF the 10 the great number
OF nexperie need, ambitious and passionate young men,
who 20 into the public councils. The Snip wants bal.
asl-The Patriot names but one man of age and eSpe.
renee who ought 10 have weight Of character enough
,oenforce the Example Of moderation and dignity, which
he ough, 10 se,-!Hr John Q Adams-but unfortunate
" he is one OF the unruiy and disordey members
of The House. His example better calculated 10 pro-
yoke than 10 repTes, disorder He is 'turbuent Of
tongue" as The youngest memberas much the slave Of
impuse-and as great CONTENDER OF the rules OF The
House The large share of distinction he has attained,
only serves 10 make him the mlschevous. he has
violated more rules-he has oener dehed the Char
well as the Hosse-he has fomen!ed the demon Of bo-
onism more, than any man in the House. or what
avail are his extensive when the not
recred by common sense: In fact, has been
his conduct offensive have been his insane rawlings,
as MIR Emo,e called lhcn-ih hat some have pronounced
him almos, madman-and many have declared him 10
be common nuisance
MIR. Adams is as ambitious OF eela as the youngest
neophye in The House. Unfortunately for his fame, his
exhibitions are seldom calculated attain his object
He speaks hour after hour and day after 6ay-splnnng
out the long yarns Of his discourse until the morning
hours were pnssed-un speech beconeske Joseph S
garment, oil an stIls OF cOlOis
long talk is his speech against The aaon Of Texas
which he contriTed spin out ill the penatlmate day
of the session. that one had an opportunity OF max
inc reply 20 its ex,raoI binary satemens.-The whole
pst of the argument TO prove that Congress had
r;uh, 10 annex Texas 10 the Union (Which all fair
enouqh:) bat then he went 10 charge, that the two
Administrations anxious to acquire the territory in
order to make into slave S,atesthat they had spared
no pains acquire t-that they had been guilty OF the
rosses dupcity- the Texans to revolt in
order that mgh facilitate their egotiaon for its pur
chase-and he round his proofs the sranges sui
ds argument that any statesman oil The least character
has employed
II was the mos, complete feLo de that have
seen For instance h- refers confidential letter from
Dr. Mayo (whom he is pleased 10 style IA confidential Off
Ger of The Administration Of President Jackson, Of The
ID of Dec s30-in which the Doctor refers TO the in.
;eryiew he had had with Gen. Saml Houston in the
February precedng-froIn which he (Dr. NJ learned,
hat he organising expedition against 3e1aS to
afford cloak which, he had assumed the Indian
tune, habits and associations, by selling among kcm,
an tie ncighboyhood Of Terms. That nothing more
easy 10 accomplish than The conquest ind possession Of
that extensive and fertile country. ny the cooperation
of the Indians in the Arkansas Territory and recruits
among tie citizens Of the u S. That in his view, it
would hardly be necessary 10 strike blow 10 wrest
Texas from Mexico. That il was ample for the esta-
blishment and mainlena Of separate and independ
ent Government from the United States. That The
expedition would be got ready with all possible des
patch /; that the demonstration would and must be
made in about twelve months from Mat time
This Document, II appears, is contained IN pamphlet
already printed, We presume, BY the Doctor-But MIR
Adams goes read another confidential letter which
lie says he had The handwriting Of Gen Jackson
but does not state from whom he had procured ii.
This letter defeats the hole of Mr. Adams charges
I, was addressed December, $780, TO Dir. Fulton, Sc
creary of the territory Of Arhansas-and 1t begins by
saying, SHAT il has been stated to me that an extensive
expedition against Texas is organizing The u s. with
a view to the establishment of an independent Govern
rsent in that provnce and that Gen Houston is be
at the head fit So far from encouraging This scheme
of re- ro the object Of the whole letter TO obtain in
formation in order repress it. The President tells
Mr. Fulton, that ''No movements have been made. nor
have any facts been established which wsuld require or
would Justify the adoption Of official proceedings against
individuals implicated; yet strong is the detesa,on
of the criminal steps alluded and such my spPre
tensions of the which the peace and honor of
the country might be compromised BY ,,a to make me
do every thing short of which may serve TO
elicit the truth and TO furnish me with The necessary
facts &c they exis lay the foundation Of further nea'
sures
Now, where is the "duplicity" in al this Gen Jack
SON wishes 10 arrest an lnsurrecon in Te1as-insead
OF secretly fomentng IT, This fact defeats the whole