Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-21
Politics.


POLITICS.
arssRs JOHN BELL AND SAMUEL SWARTWoUT.
Mr. Burton is the antagonist OF Mr.. Bell In The Nash
vile district The sketch which take from the Nash
willie Union gives sample Of Mr. Burons sarca VEIN,
in exposing the country the political Pretenders with
whom he Yves surrounded at Nashville Inc notice We
extract brings befne also Of the most heartless
instances of hypocrisy and ingra,,ude have ever
known. We were not prepared 10 expect II even from
Mr. Bell We are told that "he aoken addressing
The people, failed to state that ono S"astwont hda run
utcay tolh thirty ninc 'eagon loads OF stsceT.F
It will be observed that Mr. Bell, by his manner OF
abiding to Swortwoats defaication, 'ope Swas,wout
would affect know him! And yet this Mr. Swart-
won't was the leading man OF the White party 10 New
York. he was among the first to propose the nomina
ton Of Judge White 10 oppose Mr.. Van Buren, we
saw letter from him to in this city closely assoc'a''
ed with Judge White clique Of friends IN Congress, urg
ing that Mr. Bell was the principal man OF lns
knot of Judge hites friends He went to New York,
had direct personal communication with Mr. Swarlwou
9nd there his Intimate associate
Passing through New York at that time, the editor OF
this print Mr.. Bell in the city Saw Mr. Swart
won't who to Us frankly and boldly declared himself tor
Judge White Said he would be elected; and tauniingy
told u.s. if it should otherwise nothing could
induce him 10 hold Office under Mr.. Van Buren,. All
Mr. Swarwoui associates in New York knew that from
the period OF Mr. Bells visit to York, the powerful and
prodgal Collector of that city the oPen active and
distinguished leader of the party avorng Judge White
pretensions the Presidency. And can any one who
knows Mr. Bell believe that he did not avail himself to
the utmost Of Mr. Swartwouts popularity and influence
of his libera;y and energetic enterprise OF spirit
to give vitality to the embyolic Presidential
ofJndge While which Mr. Bell and The Washington City
laborng 10 bring forth, and IN ull maiu
rty, the very birth? No can doubt that was
one OF the objects Of Mr. Bells visit to New York 10
concert measures with Mr.. Swar,wout to give The Ut
mos, effect to the nomination Of Judge White; and
we hear this Mr.. Bell talking of lone Swarwoui who
run away with wagon loads Of silver, if he did not
know his old associates in political intrigue!
But besides the hypocrisy and ingraliiude manifest
in this the positive assertion that Mr. Swartwont ran of
with many wagon loads of money, comes with very
i'll grace from Mr. Bell He thus attempts 10 charge
hun with The palpable feature Of theft and robbie
ny. evidently TO make the impression on the public
mind, that he could have had no acquaintance with
tone Swariwout," the guilty man; and yet MIR. Bell 8
committee, puts it beyond doubt that he was aware Of
the circumstances bv which the defalcation gradually
grew to it's enormous amount, it he were not apprsed
himself Of the speculaons at the very time that Swat
indulgng them Of the progress of the Col
lectors commitments The report OF Mr.. Tyler, on
the Bank shows that Mr. Bell at that time forgetting
oil the dslicacy Of his position in Congress, received
accommodations from Mr. Biddle TO the amount Of $50,
600, while the Bank pressing for charter. He
then dipping in speculatons Swartwout, it now
appears, was dabbling 10 every thing, and as il is now
discovered, using the vast funds Of the New York
custom Rouse perpeusly taisltyng his Bank balances
the Treasury to his deficit. II s scarcely pos
slLe that zealously embarked with Mr.. Swart.
won't as Mr. Bell at this period, in the OF
Judge Hntte could nave oeen ignorant OF tnose Vas
pecunary specuations, upon The success Of which Mr.
Swartwout's schemes Of immense wealth, and, conse
quently his political plans, greatly depended. Whe
theI DIR. Bell wao not informed OF them in the
progress is better informed Of their utter fail
urp and hence, he knows tina, Swartwout did not
away with the wagon loads of silver of which he speaks
but that the great of his dealcation
in bis end the associate speculaons Of his friends
Globe.
from The Nashville Un;on)
col. BUTTONS SPEECH.
In Justice TO Col Burton, who has been shame full
sepresented by the Federal presses of this place. WI
give the following glance at his speech in the marke
place on Saturday:
Colonel Burton commenced speaking about halt pas
eleven He said when he threw his eyes The char
he found that all schemes Of Repubcanism, except
own, had failed This attributable TO designing pc
ltical leaders, who overcame the virtue Of the peopl
with deceptive management that continual potica
changes going in this country, produced by dis
appointed political aspirans; that principles long sine
espoused and fendly cherished Abandoned almos
without pretext for such abandonment After yer,
happy exordium in this strain, in which MIR Burton
tanned himself far beyond the fondest expectations
his friends, he said the policy Of the present Adnnistra
ton had been condemned, and, as he believed, whou
good and sufficient cause One Of the most frutfu
sources Of misrepresentation and invective resored L
by his competitor and the Opposition the expendi
ture of the public money. The people bad been tole
that the expenses Of Government had increased from
thirteen millions Gas administered by Mr. Adams) Il
about forty millions. He would make no broad asser
tons in the premises, but would read 10 his audience
from the official rteordsRf Congress- and leave each
TO Judge for himself ~ would lake the appropriation
for the current year The exact amount appropriated
was thirty eight millions and for the following purposes
The aggregate appropriations, in round
numbers, are S3s, 900 OOt
From this amount, deduct those for oc.
casonal, contingent, and extraordina.
~ objects, and shall the real
amount OF the expenditures Of the Go.
vernment-
1ss For the contingent service of fly
thousand men TO arrest British aggres
sion If necessary, in Maine 100000
Cd For the Post Office Department.
which is not drain on The Treasury,
but is paid by the Office itself, 100000
Sd For the expenses Of the Florida war,
over the regular army, ls5O,Ooo
9Th. For the Indian Department-em.
brscing removal and subsistence of
the emigraiing Indians, compensation
for their lands &c, l,7o5,e0o
oth For pensions-not as expenses of
Government, but gratu,es: and
this is exclusive Of nearly az much
more paid under permanent pension
lave 25O0G0
For protecting Western frontier S0G00
And for military road o. ooo
9Th. For public buildings &C., viz: '0oo
New Treasury building ion nm
Post Office building IsHHHo
Jail in city Of Washington a0oNO
SusoHnouse, ~ I. 10000
Customhouse, Boston, 75OOo
Survey Of United States coast eom0
These These, amour, TO ssa4a,Ooo
Which being deducted from the agare.
gate, leave for the expenses of Go.
s yernment 100000
great and growing country, being very lille more
than they were ten years ago. He alluded 70 v,ror
items Of expenditure under the Administration Of Con
Jackson, which were forced through both House, If