Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-25

his wishes 10 take upon themselves the responsibility Of
contradiciing the report Whatever doubts remained
upon this subject finally put to rest, by the fol-
Loving articles The dashrs are our own
from the Mem York Gd-ttic
"We Certainly do NOT knoao that Mr. Pauldng did not
write the - = the Navy in the Globe, but we do
not and w not believe he did in the face OF such state
menls that Of the Richmond Enquirer. Before we
can believe Mr.. p The author Of that -, we have
got to doubt the honorary, the very veraciiy Of the
editor of The Enquirer. This will suffer
able standing in the world, until have full proof of
his having forfeited what will forfeit until he has
made up has ntad 10 be infamoms. The following COM
munication copied from he Baltimore Chronicle, seems
to put the question rest We say rest, because the
character OF The Chronicle guarantee for full faith
Ia The Edit0r Of The Baifim-rc Chronicle:
Observing in your paper of yesterday paragraph
copied from The Albany Evening Journal, ascrbIng 10
the Secretary Of the Navy, in positive terms The author
ship OF the recent structures III the Globe, highly dero.
gaory 10 the officers of the Navy feel assured that
the asceainmpnt of and dissemination of truth is al
ways preferred by You 10 the diffusion of I'M
pressi"ns. whatever may be their political cifrH.
"Alr Pauldng has long been known to the nation as
gentleman and scholar Living in retirement, his pur
suits have always been literary political, except
his able vndcaIion Of The Navy some years since from
unmrrled ISLANDERS may be termed lie accepted an
appointment in the Cabinet, with a determination 10
sustain, if not TO advance the character Of that Of
the national defence, Of which he had ever been the
friend and occasionally The champion.
necessarily occupied in the attainment Of this Oh.
iect-engased in placing in commission the Ohio a. the
irigate Constellation and Macrd"nian ships Of war Lee
want and Warren spending every dollar approPrl.
aied by Congress, and giving acceptable employment 10
every officer in the service he finds himself nssaIisd
The repurd author of paragraph derngatny 10 The fair
fame of those whose desnes he called to preside
and protect
6 lie felt the impu,arinn highly insulting, and
ceivng that who knew would believe him capable
OF such derelc'i"n from prnprrly and common sense,
no nd thlt her vi ed
dsavow il through the public press-By doing. every
scrhbcr mi ght expectation that the
ascrplion 10 him of any excrptonablc paragraph, re-
Quirsd 10 be formally dsavowrd
sin conversation with his friends he has
the article referred To heard oil by him
until il read by the world in print
L.i those DESTROYS unmask The real author, be
led "if BY false scent.
- 1t is the production Of neither the Secretary oi The
Navy, nor Of War, to whom it has been occasionally
attributed This vouch for, and yoI and all who know
me. will admit that | incapable of misleading the
public in matter which has assumed national import.
ance LOVER or TRUTH"
(From the Baltimore Caronc'e
awe intended In have accompanied the communIca
ton in paper Of Tuesday, signed "A Lover Of Truth
and which distinctly exonerated Mr.. Pauldng from
all in the attacks on the Navy-with some
rpmarks 1t is not TOO late TO make them now. That
communication was from gentleman Of the highest
responsibility and rho hat ersry opportunity Of hnowtng
the fatfs fro the Secretary Of The Macy himss and may
be considered conclusive.
"Thp remarks however. which we intended to make
were thrsr:-1hst The article in The Chronicle implying
that Mr. PauldpG the author nf The attacks The
Navy inserted through inadvcrirnce, and were
much surprised To find it in our columns any
else. We placed full reliance upon the disclaimer made
by the editor of the Richmond Enquirer for MIR P.ul
ing and from the time first that disclaimer have
supposed he had any agency Whatever in the at
tack upon The Navy.