Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-04
RICHMOND, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4.
A FoRGERY-Nailed to The Counter

a FDKGENl -NGIed 10 tse CohH,er
We can scarcely describe the surprise and ind,yp,
ton which we felt in seeing in the petersburg H.
telIigencer" Of yesterday morning an article repqb
lshed "From the Richmond Hhig. Is 1t possible
that the Editors Of those papers arc ignorant Of
past events, that they do not know, that the lett,
which ID there attributed to Mr. Jefferson is down
right forgery and, that its genuine character wa.
posed thirteen years ago' The Transaction made muo,
noise the time-ior, Mr. Jeffersons letter so com
pIimen.ary to Mr. Clay, seized upon BY the E.
dera party strong card at the time-bu, when the
forgery exposed in manner calculated to sIenc4
all argument the Wing press dropped it at the ire
like hot potato-and yet is here the "Rchmont
Wing" now evoking it from its grave, 10 make capl
tai for the benefit Of Mr.. Clay
A word to The original transaction The Rich
mond Wing sets out with the following introduction
g .Hr. J,ferson aud the .4merican Sys.,m-and NJ
" Ciay-ln Niles Register for lS30-lhat most va ua.
" ble compend dunn Of American iisiory-we find The
" annexed letter from MIR. Jefferson 1t tells tale
" new to many, who are in the habit of swearing BY a
I" Mr.. Jefersons opinions-and who, nevertheless
+" through ignorance, less excussbe cause aie
" accustomed TO quote him authority for their De.
4" nunciatlon Of Mr.. Clay and the american So.
" tenn
Then follows the extract "from Niles Register, july
Sd, I630-which first refers 10 certain extracts from
MIR. Jeffersons Reports and Letters, in favor of pr.
tective Turf-arguments, that completely offsete
Jefersons ripper opinions, seeing the exact opcf:
ton of the Tariff-(These later developments w.
published in the course of the last year. and
will re-publish them, If we find it 10 be necessafy
10 define Mr.. Jehtrsons true position Then follow.
on the further extract from "Nes' Register, conlsn.
ing Mr. Jefferson alleged letter, which the Rchmont
Wing parades with such flourish of trumpeis The
Register publishes it with the following head
".ur. JeisrSon and Mr. Clay The Rhode leland
Literary Suba!tern OF the 25,h INST, (quere nit con.
rans interesting letter, which suboin, from ",
Jefferson distinguished manufacturer and capitalist
Of Massachusetts,
THIS celebrated forgery purports 10 be written from
"Nlonlicello May %, 1923, and makes MIR. jefferson
say, among other things
&" this Nation should manufacture ali tho tebrics ha,
their erigeneies demand, if they can do so-and, t6at
they can do SO, lcithon applying 10 the morkshopS Of
+" ENGLAND, France and Germany, cho ,ctA doubt
"as 10 Mr. Clay, conStder him 10 be of isc
most talented and brilliant men and statesmen that
The country has produeed and should TIRE
manu- pfars longer hopeto seehim hold The place Il
" Chief Exccutire Of the american Republic.
And now for the authenticity of this boosted letter
Il was published (no doubt WRITTEN by s. Southworh
the Editor of the Rhode Island Sutaern-since i
Washington Correspondent of a Baltimore paper n
which capacity he threw out some illusions TO the log
cabin and hard cider, that the cunning Wings turned
mmed atey TO such eecount-one OF the most adro o.:
them, now on handsome mission abroad, told US, With
in week after the appearance Of the silly letter, ihey
wond use 10 the campaign, and that would be worth
to the Wing cause $4,000 votes This Mr. Southwofib,
who is certsinly man Of some talents, is said to
be an occasional Correspondent of the "aadlson'an,
in New York, where he is said to hold some Office
He must thank his quondam friends, (the Clarifies.
for bringing there "reminiscences up against the WORK
Of hi. hands in 1880 No sooner did this letter .p.
pear in the Subaltern,' than we took great dea Of
H.. No n ia ths
Postmaster Of Providence, Mr.. Jefferson genuine
autograph, to compare i, with the alleged Origins,
of the letter Of ls23-but blr. Sou,hworth who
had dared the comparison, linched from the issue
declined showing his MS. et,er-and the whole pit;
was blown sky-high. lie has not since, we believe,
denied the forgery. And now have this base
circulated once more by Wing papers, who ought 70
have known better. We trust they will ye, have the
Justice acknowledge the error into which they h:y
been betrayed