Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-01

LAS Il PiROUErfE OF THE ENor,rn.n.
lie Richmond Enquirer makes an a,..,,'
most ungracefu "retreat" from its pesi,ic. an
ence TO Mr.. Poinsef's grand Military F.,,i,1
men' by at length conserving to publish H.. ~
at us earliest convenience" winch il ,n.i.
ago TO have published as an Important official -
IN which the public have a two-fold in,e,e., fsh
as elncidating the Anti Republican princiolo.
Administration, X seeondy,as bearing direo,t..
the rights " interests OF the great body orhe ns..I
The Enquirer says IT has been induced To ,o,..
publish Mr.. Ponsett's Il i'll by The "solic,,,,;
its friends" Well-we are glad tia, i,s ,.
have uster sense than itself of lis oblj,,,;
public, and that their solicitations have b.,
elect upon 1t than the acquisitions Of duty ,.I :.
taunts oil It's opponents. But his isa shall. 'Bh
text TO cover its retreat from position At der Ii
barrassng to ilselfand injurious 10 is r, = 'ets
reason Of It's refusal to publish Mr. Po;os..z
scheme was SO obviously its apprehension Of Tho =
feet II might produce upon the public mind. Tia,
consideration could have induced it to alte. ia do,
mlnation, but convict ~ produced by the ,o,,
sensations Of its friends" that that idea was 49,.
becoming fixed in the public mind, and was acta.a
operating more injariously even than wopld H.
publication of the Bill ITSELF obnoxious as that !,
. mitled 10 be by the Eaquirer itself 1t cona
shut lis eyes TO the fact that the people said and
justly too, that the measure must be an odous -.
whleh Tie Enquirer was afraid to publish, aud II
they consequently dew conclusions from its timil
which we've not more unavorabe TO the Admins,
ton Than they were natural aud Just The npbI5
tion, under these circumstances of Secretary p
sets Bill, will be much moic favorable TO e,.4
examination of It's principles, than if the Eaog4
hdd long ago pursued a straight forward and bor
course IN reference 10 it, Then it might hay. n5x.
without examination, and the Enquirer mirbte,s ]
have CLOSED over lis most Objectionable feature,
aIlayed the jealousies of those who are eve, J,so
10 believe and adopt It's falacies: while nop ,ls
suspicious being arouse they will scan with md
partial eyes. and pass upon il unbiased ind. |
ment. For one, therefore, are not at all dispe
ed with the course which the Enquirer has ,bojp
proper 10 pursue. Il has fairly over reached pse
in its etfort to screen the Administrator and |
| ingenuity Of which it is capable can avert II
consequences Of lis "crooked policy" InIee
both the Enquirer aud the Administration seem II
have lost their judgment, as if Providence has =. |
tied them with blindness, in order TO render t5e
overthrow more certain. Otherwise, it would ser
to u.s. that this military scheme so offensive as il is
/ its main provisions, would never hive been submT
ted 10 Congress; bu, that being thus submitted, Il
Inquirer would have had more tact than to have Al
mted its utter indefens bty, aud lacty 10 hay !
assented 10 the objections fits opponents BY PERI
naciously Withholding it from its readers and b. !
| placing lis deter ninaon to do SO upon grounds
absolutely childish as TO force the conviction uIo
every mind that there other and stronger ta !
sons FOR its refusal, which it dared not ayow.