Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05

ms own Injustice to the rest of the Union Now that he
il fast Fastening in the decline OF LIE to either the up
per or the lower regions, with no emu OF umoilon "u
,Le euds of malice 10 subserve, we see HIM utterin9
c,mnl,iu.s ayainst his own acts. Ills complaints ia
heavily On himself have NJ doubt that Tor ac's sncn
M these with such motives, he was justly punshe';
and that he does now regret that he did bar, his p'
cal adver<ares lavsy, that ne lost the best OF G
fsw friends and won not enemy. his is enough
=, ,o,o,pn, the wicked man, for alone mp
nrase the conscience of such one pom tins ionn-
dnlion | attributed the compliant OF tie member
to his regrets and 10 his seneetul malice an
Int he pleads, 81 did not do II VINO then =
'Ir. Southland, my Secretly usau ,"Si- ,,d
of the best Secretaries the Navy ever had ne u'a
il, not II SIR was he not responsible Tor what Nh
S,uihard did Was he not bound 10 see that Mr.
Southland did injustice, distributed not the oi.ces
of the People unequay among them! MIR. Southland
loved Virrna-he lived once in her limits, and mar
r;ed one of her daughters. lie is gone; | will moi
speak his euogy has been much better spoken by
tie member himself who now attempts TO throw the
blame of this wrong Of which lie complains upon The
memory Of his friend Sir, Mr.. Southland would not
complain that Virginia was honored were he alive 10
speak-he would be first TO honor her. No. Sir This
complaint comes from another quarter, from one who
ns yer loved Virginia. The old grudge remains
Virginia never voted for the house of B7ainiree
| Another member from Massachusetts (hr. BnrnelD
has too with studied repetton rnng the same changes
nors Of the Government. Virginia has the Secretary
Of the Navy; the first, believe from the foundation
of the Government Virginia has the first clerk oil
the Department Virginia has the Presidency of the
Board Commissioners, after fighting his way through
the whole of last Virginia has The chairman Of
the Committee of Naval Affairs Yes, Sir, if there is
any honor in that place of your gilt am chairman Of
Naval Affairs, after apprenticeship III the ranks oil
that Committee for al least eight years Virginia has
every thing WE'LL Sir, so it has been from the begin.
ming AS at the first, so it is now What: That Nir-
rna has had every thing, has sacrificed nothing, or
has not deserved all she has got' No, Sir. But
il is as it always was-Alassachusetis versus Virginia
The house Of Brantree the house OF Montcel-
| To- Federalism versus Democracy! The very name
OF Virginia stinks "al Congo snks in the nosris
Of certain politicians and fanatics 1t is not local
but political prejudice.
| WHY did gentlemen not 90 little further, and dis.
close the real griefof their hearts Why did they not,
whilst enumetaling the Secretaries, Clerks, Conms-
sioners, Charmen, Captains, Commanders, L:euen-
ants and Mldshipmen from Virginia, complain that
Virginia had been honored with fire Presidents to Mas
sachuseils t,ro IIiac MG iaehrym0! Sir the un.
pardonable offence of Virginia has been that she
is the mother OF the Graceful; that she has stripped
of the tiack cocLade Of Massachusetts. This is no
thing but the old war revived This last complaint IS
nothing but fungus from The same old, rotten, bitter
root.
AS told you yesterday, Burr began this complaint
In Il letter To his i'll law Aston, the story runs,
he wrote that Jackson the with whose name
to break down the "FIrglnla dynasty; but, IN The
course Of Providence Jackson the very man. in the
hands of the Virginia Democracy, with whom to break
the head Of the house of rantree. Surely scion Of
that illusrious house ought not 10 complain 1t Mas.
sachusetts had but two and IL took both 10 out
Washington term of eight years, yet they were both
from the same family of Brantree. The last of the
house was said TO have been put in By minority of
in the nation IN fill up the unconpleted term OF
the "reiga cf terror. And that curse upon
the country was fulfilled, he who rises with the
word corruption on his lips imputed 10 my heart,
with an eiirontery appropriate TO hardened nquity as
If he were an "angel Of light, hurled like fallen
angel from the high place Of the Peoples power; a
place. like paradise, pure for the objectionable OIL
ginal sin Of 'barga:n and c0Truptt0n
Br he says that now, ro,r, when, in the providence
of God another Virginia President holes the power Of
appointment different, rule prevails from that which
governed during his own pure reign thank Heaven
that another and different rule from his does prevail.
Another more just equal, reforming the nequall-
" which he continued, if he did not originate 1t, has
prevailed both under MIR. Badger and Mr.. Upshur.-
Mr. Badger out Of 81 midshipmen appointed by him,
gave lG 10 Virginia, or 20 per cent. Mr. Upshur, out
of So gave IL TO Virginia, or l.. per cent MIR. John
@. Adams, when President, out OF 32I gave Ill 10
Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, or
81 per cent. Which rule Is the more equal the world
can Judge ne yer SAID that he the originator OF
this inequality that any of the captains command.
ers service were appointed midshipmen by him.
The officers Of those grades have to serve until they
gray, longer than twelve or twenty years, before
they become captains or commanders. What SAID
was that the member continued the inequality Of ap.
ponments; that Inc much responsible for IT as
any living, if not more, and that he especially was
responsible for 1t in the corps of eutenants now in the
service, many-not few Of whom, as he asserts
were appointed midshpmen by him.
| Sir the member concluded BY saying that this state.
men By me is faist-"taisc as the hart from rhieh ii
procetded" This language permitted 10 him. and
compes 20 reply, that If il lie false, the annual Navy
Registers prepared during his administration are
false the fasehood, if any, is his own official false
hood Sir, the statement is true, and the denial tase
false he who makes the denial: false as one who
has ever betrayed his friends, and dIshonored
himself by his towards his foes: false the po
cal Fagn Of this nation, whose malice ever sports
with the truth in misgating adversary, and whose
conscience will never fully awaken to the awful reality
OF demons until about TO meet them in the horrible PR
son house of eternity
u Sir, have but a word more TO add If the member
from Massachusetts, (Mr Adams,) had not been an
old man, protected by the imbecty of age, he would
not have enjoyed long as he has the mercy of my
mere words II is high tune that had uttered, at least
my opinions of him. 1t is but Just 10 my char
ac,er which has been constantly assaed by his SANDER
that should put my stamp upon his testimony, so tina
the world may know, al least, my estimate OF its true
value therefore, soberly, dispassonaely, and with
out malice, say 10 him. hn! have tried, in vain, TO
specl nln-tnal MS opinions OF me, even When com
pairing to demon, not half go bad those which
entertain of him. have long ceased to respect
or TO conceal disespcct for one, who has respect
for himself. SHALL henceforth, treat him he richly
deserves at my hands, with unveiled candor, truth
and justice, without pity or forbearance. To hi:
friends say-of those gentlemen who encourage anr
hiss his attacks Of vperous venom oil ask is tha
any all Of them will, in any responsible, angi
bic shape, undertake to endorse his ISLANDERS; or, i
they cannot obtain their consent do that, lie
them hereafter only clear the ring and give fail
field for n Of words with the member from Massa
chuselts himself promise you spare the out
law again. unless obliged 10 do by the previous ques
ton have other reply, Sir, al present, to make
to any gentleman.
.Sm,s by Mr.. Uise.
For o the finest Of John Quincy Adams port
tie Port Folio. and his .H.ianorhnS Mr. lief
icon Tn r., tee he seen his hate 10 Virginia II Is
piece which all .suks of Con.o'-accoriHr 10 his
preceding this quotation the poet.