Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-04

,nG m"rG ny the concton that the people sill in The
sequel they have here,"i% dn" If m, IS #
ing 10 accomplish, this co'my' po'''aI ''9'' W "' "
e't"''"'' / have ,,r honor he gentlemen,
very Your oty,irsn servant,
To John Cary a. g. "' u, Thomas JONES' """
In Ms luminous letter, winch all ought to read0to
he admired a. well for the beauty q" its style, Us 'or us
value as State paprr, he dsPeis win 'hc
Of truth, the whole hnmhns-it' IS i"ie'e'
He j. Sir ,aunlingy called Magician: II i'e - win
The wand of TRUTH he has written with the cearnss o
spn beam his position. Let the huI;ougsers read the
nolshcd and cutting rebuke, administered to ihem--i
they arc moi entirely callous, they must indeed vince
vba, anuua1e can be powerful, IMAM MS denIa
r,ha cl,,r,. ,ni he wished TO establish Standing Ar
ny: al had bee charged with the design o establish
Ipp among you at the public expense, a nenas're OF
two hundred thousand wild beasts, II would NJ" nave
surprised me more, nor would ~ IN my Juue"eh', i"'
been one nt more preposrrous. IL Is l" oe h"Pea
mn, his cbarrc is forever Frustrated. But the most
remarkable feature in the humbug IS that tue orile
WAS created in the minds o.; the people, 'hat hr. ON
splts scheme 0riniaatsd the design ni making u'ch
furnish their arms, ana al tn'i o"n eAP.ns,'
,ybl the fact L. such has been Tie law since lI!l2,
an oct opornvpd by Washington and rc.approved by
Jefferson and is al this very time, the law OF Inc
land With what ctlrontcry, then, must ih,se mum
Burgers have acted, to thus attempt TO d"iuae 'He
p,nnlc But what SAYS Mr.. Van Buren, III rela-
ian 1, Tins very law that now exists: why, he is
for lis r.pca-so nscad Of being for the People arm
inr themselves at their own expense, as IS no" t'
law lie would relieve them from snch onr'h'h.-
SIR is really amusing 10 witness tie guardianship
az these Wings over the dear People II IS most ter
rife thing TO lhen-ihe idea of the People having
their own arms 10 defend themselves! am sure, UT
President; should moi feel much alarm at se"ih2 you
equipped for military duty; Your ellow-cltizehs WON"
not am satisfied, suppose that you were plotting inc
destruction OF your own happiness or that OF your
1 Ia, t,i,l OF
il is believed that something AKIN I" t'le Nj,
kenny cats, which reputcd to have fought until
they ale each other up.
What are we next presented with, Mr.. President, on
the humbng catalogue: TnE llooE CASE, by when u
is made Ia appear that Mr. Van Buren, is IN favor OF the
admission of negro testimony against white PERSONS
Well Sir. what the facts Lieut.. li"oe was urea
in March last By court martial of his brother officers
on board the Macedonia, in the Bay OF Pensacola !"
the progress of his trial colnred scamen, or persons
attached 10 the vessel introduced as tesinony;t"
winch Lieut. Hone objected His objection was over.
ruled 1T having been the custom /" admit such ev'.
dencel And mark, Mr.. President, tins court martial
was composed Of seven mcnioers--all Nhgs--ann hv'
If them from the South. The court found Lcnt il""c
guilty On the I'd charge, where tins objectionable
ie.i inonv was introduced, Lent fIooe acquitted;
and on the 4,h specification of the st aud Sd charges,
where this evidence likewise introduced, he was
found guilty: but upon evidence ample IN tsch,
,ri!a0Ht 4 resort to that at the co!orrd p"rs'
point OF Ict, tiitIr Testimony az" h' '"'N'''
hun liz, however, took ms case before the Ere.
sicrni Of the ntcd States Tie opinions 81 III" Law
officers were Obtained: they inform him. TIA; II IS the
common law, which is our law III such eases; THAI
where upon the whole case justice has been done, anu
the verdict is substantially right no new trial w'il be-
granted although there may have been some mistakes
committed non an examination of the case, and
the op mons ana in obedience to the law OF the land,
The President refuses to interfere with the decision OF
tn" Court below Now, Sir II is here evident to every
man. that the coorcd I, strnony had nothing TO DO WIN
the ccnvicOn--yct, has not this case been SO gar
bed md mise prcscntrned that every effort has been
made to establish the belief that Lieutenant ho" was
found guilty upon cn!"rrd testimony, ana that The RE
si.n approved the proceedings wh'r, the TACT Is, n"
such case was presented 10 him The first acton, Mr.
President had in Congress, on this SUBJECT, was
through Mr. EouS, the member nf Congress from TINS
district, and of the lunto committee nave re-
i;rrcd to- II is curious 10 examine The course ol 'hl'
gentleman upon this llooe case. lie succeeded very
cictGal!y IN bringing before TIE country ana ne,
lie 20 he avowed his object attained when he dd
81 However, bc that Il may on The l3;h July, .'i'
Chapman oi Alabama moved the following resolution
s.R.so'erd, That tn" Committee on the Judiciary |"
which was referred the case OF Lieut. iiooc, DE re-,
u,-cd 70 report forthwith this House who are legal
witnesses rndrr Ike existing laws bcn!c the Courts IL
the Navy Of the L. s. and further to report who snail
hr cxaned witnesses III trials before such
Courts
The motion was suspend the rules to take tins
Joux NJ. Boris.
On the day after the l4,h, NJ: Chapman offered the
following resolution:
uEes,Ired Tha, the judiciary committee having
CHARGE Of the case % Lieut. looc do forthwith report
bill 10 this Hons" prohbitios he enlistment IF negroes
or roicrcd croas IN he Scrricc 81 The nary or army 81
tie IRiied states.
The motion vas 10 suspend The rules TO take this re-
solution mp. Who voted AGAINST The suspension;--'
VI. Boris.
This is the course Of this conference.-the first 10
movc in the looc case And in connection with these
votes 1t might rrpvan:y be asked not this the same
Mr. Bolts who is on The unto Commute" with s,c ""r
t,y compeers Truman Smith, L"T"rctt SallonsalI
and J. c. Clark, NOTORIOUS AHoLIrToNIsrs;--lHE
VERY SAFE ions VI. Boris.
Well sir, what nex; have We; Tn srEEcH OF THE
"rorL.MuuTHEp Ogie, (as he was 50 called by NJ. ia
nicSon a. Aiss"ur,) upon the furniture III INC rfesi
dents house He, SIR has been from The Kitchen 10 me
~arrc and the result of his travel has been pinchc-
lion So base in itself as absolutely 10 bring out Mr.
Lincoln Of Massachusetts, Wing denying the truth
of It's contents hr Van Buren, charged with cN'rava-
cance WHY sir listen to Mr. Lincoln, tic authority
of political enemy, who had the masnan;ny TO come
out meet this man:
ha, did say was in substance had hcen II tie
head Of period nf nearly Tire" YEAR ~" ~
'; % r Ir ,",nw..,nurr Of pulc buildings, and
hen ia Prcsld:: had cG1 r'd o. ~
4, r need proposed appropriation, h, had decline" rA9tc'-
iag any opinion or i,l upon the subject
Mr.. President, viii not our opponents bc Sa,s!Ird,
when they read this language from one OF Their own
party: Viii they not be satisfied when they see that
appropriations have always been made tor furnishing
liz, national mansion To receive the nation guests
for the People themselves repair 10 see their Ires'-
dent; SIR, listen to this:
law of The ID Of March, 10, just prcvnS IL i com
rrcrncEt If the administration Of the elder ADAMS Congress
madr the tuilnwing appropriation ,,,.
proceeds uf I'D furniture and so much III addition
President may judge necessary, mol exceeding
Sli.DDr
amounted 10 SO 900.
"ln that Of Madison IL $4,000. . 80.
All wa. in mi. pcr;d that the sacked 10y the British
upon their into Washington during the war na n'
which, the beginning, had cost the nation u'"""'
II $1,000 Who'll destroyed. - 49,,
repair Ir hsr in the years ISL and lse dur
ing The of Muu. the REGARDS show afia
,.u:> diminishing the aggregate amount 81 SJu"
lin tho administration Of Mr. John e. Adams the grants
amounted Ia Slj,n0o
s'In that al G. n. Jackson IL $685. aud
n that uf VIZ. " urcn they BEEN this time S2loO
Is Mr. Van Buren, here IN more obnoxious position