Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-30

9nothfr HumLgg,-1Ee Albany Evening Journal UhP
Wing organ Of Governor Seward d Cn } has taken The
liberty Of fnsiinr name int" Land scheme without
the slightest nurh"riiy We have not the original
orclp in The journal; and all that know of ls from
severe criticism upon it, which appenrs in the Albany
Argus Of Monday last.-Ihe Journal. IL SCI ms boldly
a.s-red that the peoples money was xtensivrly used
by the American Land Company. fr the pnrchnsr Of
" millions of ncres of land -! The Argus denied the
statement md declared, that if The American Lind
Company had purchased The half al million q" acres
of lard wa Uhe ArGus) had knowledge "l The fact
aud ha, If had used dollar of tn" peoples mo.
new for thu; purpose fnr any purpose. We he Ar.
gusl had never heard If it, save through the polluted
orpan from hich then qnnlrd The charge. And
We demanded if This Company had psed The people g
mrncv lhnt the facts and dass should b. gwen =
The Journal adduc's proof al aii but threatens "a
congressional inr' sgaii"n. aud again a'grs IN" hrm
b-ii f. Of certain annnl p rsnrs that ceraln IN
dividnnls had borrowed the peoples mrnry uf The pct
banks -"1he individuals alluded to. isnys The Ar
gas md uhIrh The Evening journal inserts nrr stock
holders in the company, are Nr John Van Buren,, the
propririors of The Argus The Postmaster General and
the edilns Of The Globe and Richmond enquirer Now.
we have no belief that The Postmaster General the
editors uf The Globe and r. ErGnrrr were ever Stock
bIders OF this company, or HAT either OF The tHdtrau"S
who are thus made the sIb"c nt grnundess personal
5-sanIl lor the purpose oi allowing miserable ca!um
na,nr caure Of rsca from his statements iE relation
tn the Compnny have borrowed The peoples money of
The pet banks
The ArJCs scouts the Story; ana denies The nsser-
linn that the uhpst Ulcers Of the Government
known To have been Stockholders in The Am. l. Co s.
and thai hesa stockholders with scarcely exception.
were lrailrg Fun Buren, politicians y he Argus fur
Ihpr sta;es that this company vas sIarird IN B"s n
and lis stock holders there and suspect majority
any where in number if not IN amount are opponents
nr The Administration IF 'ihr highest officers OF the
Government are s'crkhn!tPrs, We have no
knowledge of The fact. Mr. Butler drew m The articles
of asscciann moi as officer Of The Government.
.,ln-,, M pn mr.
he as nlso Mr. john Durr, VI h" We understand was
likewise employed was paid The usual professional Zee.
Z he ruth is tn whole story o: The purchase q" millions
of acres 81 land by the Am L. Co., and s Of The poo
pies money for Ina, any other purpose IS d"i'he-
rate and wilru! fahr.calion- cnnaae Of the 'indy'-
dual who from greater apnrss in lHb"rs NJ this kind IS
the concrdrG head and nn, Of the present elevated and
moral :" hir'' Administrator of The Empire Sale
An "indiv dual who with equal mennnPss and rti'"n
,cry seeks escape from his own direct mpniaions'
b. substituting when pinned % the wall the pf'trndr"
"b, lief nf men who determined TO perform search
ing operation
there b. no more truth in other portion OF The STORY
Than The part which il ssigns to ihs Editor o ms "a
ppr is The neresl hrmtrr. That was ever inp's' q
upon ar intelligent people Our skirts are clear 81 me
whole Transaction We Uhe Editor 81 the fnqnif'fl
never bought held IN acre OF the pnhiic ""os'-
never uined an nssucul'vn fer such purpose never
N DE- or received any proposition Tor such a pnrHs'-
and n, roursc We never burrowph cent from the ret
banks with INV such aGrpnse The wonder IS how any
p;pss should venture get mp my such story aaains
an innocent irdivdral." without the slightest c"ur OF
truth But such is the charac or of the press, from
which This fabrication hns emannted