Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-26


eve bay,. shown. tha; the fisheries contested d
I Client, were ,hos. situated within three mics Oh
! Tho British COASTS 10 secure which, II was pro-
/ no.,I Ia renew the right of British sligcc', 10 I'd
viga,e the Mississippi, with access 10 Il 1iiio'
| orr Northwest tcI!eries-thai tins olier "as ~,
only not authorized. hit was positively Pfoii''he"
by your ilsiruc,ions-and that 1t was uliieceS-
sarv imro!iic, and unjust. -, H.
We have shown that in the first instance, ms
offer was defeated by the zeal and perseverance
ol MIR CLAY by whom il WAS sirtEnousN oFPo-
| sci on lis every appearance. and every SHAPE
lha, the paragraph offered By him, neither III ii,!
r,lage nor principle, was applied, or was aPi,ii-
cabe. TO The British right OF having tie hiS>i'-
! sipp-and tia; vour attempt 10 prove tsie :''i,
trary by adducng his official SIGNATURE y d
disinrennous effort 10 fix on him OPINIONS vines
YOU know h. did not entertain, ana "e'S "N'''
you know he did not perform ...,. .o,,,,l
: 1--WE have shown, that Mr.. Gallaiin's second
nropo,i,ion. which was finally offered TO The bii-
iii Commissioners. was not authorized nor Jusll-
fled by your additional instruciions-Was slielu-
onslr ofposcd by Mr. Clay-was impolitlc, I'M
inst and nc, necessary 10 the conclusion oi 'iie
| neacr or The security of any right belonging ="
The citizens of tie United States ..;1
owe have pointed out many oi your iacohsis,
tencies and contradictions, both III argument di'g
laneuagc-bavc exhibited your conceaisi!eihs III"
:
| IT. cndcayoring 10 shelter yourself from ceii'u,t
! by testing the rnsanI. OF your instructions ny
the claims of orr enemy, making The b0uhaa.les
! and territory Of yOur country, as wen as on
riph, - navigate the Mississippi, conditional
| orant The condition of which we have expressly
refused to fulfil arguing against the rights vi ~
depcnIcul nations in favor OF British hohopois
and lcopaidizing or rights 10 the whole li>ncie>
| by making them dependent on coh'cs'e" i'iiiF
cirlc. ,.., ,,,r ho.s,sa
! notifications, relative 10 the Client mission. are
! i'm of absuniiiie> inconsistencies, and contra
dictions and that Tie injustice OF yorrdenuhcia-
lions against your colleagues OF the minority
can only be equalIci by the eloqucncc ana bold
ness with which they are uiieIed.-
The same euer contains The following paSsa-
gc>: .,,..
last War. Won would hot have treated this Subject
So tightly. There WAS scarcely an Individual III
this ylace perhaps not even one who had mol
husband father brother. OF friend III The Norih-
western army. Yet, resting III the justice ol
GOOD cause, and the confidence OF victory, no
cloud obscured the serenity OF their enjoyment,
no melancholy torebodings depressed their buoy
ant spirits or checked the current oil their usual
amusemcn,>. On The night when The news al the
fatal catastrophe al the River Raisin arrived in
tbNU. uelC NdS 81 iIIi'siAit''N~ "a '.'e ''i.'N'
winch was attended by the Governor a brilliant
as,cmblage OF ladies, and large conconrse OF the
members OF the Legislature, citizens and Siran-
gers. An express arrived from The army--a per-
>on entered the theatre. and whispered 10 The Go-
ycrnor-no, word was said aond-but, like an
electric shock, the tidings spread through me
audience-all arose rs enc man, and almost IN
moment the theatre was empty. .Nothins but The
bloody scene itself could exceed the d>tresseS o.
that night. All were inquirins with the eager
ness of hope and apprchen> ion for their husbands:
fathers, brothers, and riends-but all they could
learn was, that the array had been defeated. and
moS' of il maSsacred
"all Joy and amusement vanished and months
elapsed before every family knew the extent OF
its miSforuneS Daily The widows and orphans
made so on that fatal day-prescnt themselves III
our streets. some OF them begging the means OF
subsistence for their destitute mothers, and all oi
them 4 living caution 10 American Statesmen 10
cut off. rs far as possible, all intercourse between
British subjects and the savagc> OF our wider
ness This is the case in which a citizen oil Mas
sachuseiis WAS 'abore sympathy and This, You
would seem indirectly TO contend, was no injury
10 us
"The repetition Of such scenes would have
been the fruit OF Your policy.
'Bv the paI, by the present, by the conduc' I'll
wchave shown, that the navigation oflhe Missis-
sppi was, and wonld have continued 10 be, use
III! TO British subjects, lraught with innumcrable
dangers 10 the citizens Of The United States. We
held YOU as the author at least in mind, OF all lie
evils which would have flowed from this d!Sas-
irouS concession and in rendering you thai J'ls-
iicc which YOU demand. from the inhabitants 81
The West We shall show You, by our voice ana
orr vote that We consider your course 81 GAcni,
s-.,.,t .1.i ~
proof that your views are too narrow rour lecl-
ing> loo sectional and yoar temper too yindicilre
for the Chief Magistrate OF free people. Had
we no interests hut the !iShcrics--werc the safety
of or frontiers 10 be entirely lost in the prospect
OF gain hy fishing in British waers-were no ma
,ional interest he promoted hui thai which Is en-
couragcd By hounty-did We want President
who would make orr unconte>ted rights IN The
fisheries depend on contested principle, ana "a
lously support British monopoly against The
rights of independent nalions-lhen, Indeed
might VIC bcsow on YOU or su;irageS.
The ninth letter is supplemental, aEd attempts
to prove Mr. Adams's settled hostility 10 the
Western country The following are extracts
at is the object of this Letter TO prove. by your
public acts that rou have uniformly been aciualcd
by deadly hostility, or a culpable Indifference,
10 the interests of the Western country. S!3rle
not. brethren of the East, We arc moi about 20 adj
vance any sectional preensionS, or charge you IN
mass, with partially and injustice. II is few oil
your statesmen only. a@ains; whom we level our
charge and as you have done heretofore, 81 we
trust YOU will again protect us against their sec
tional and disastrous policy
Again:
"1'hc purchase of Louisiana was the frs, great
incident which gave vent, in public acts, to Your
hostile feelings towards The Western County,
Elected By the Federal Party in Massachusetts.
who openly avowed opposition the extension OF
our national limits, you then held seat in the
Senate Of the United States Ii would have been
unnatural had You not participated in TIE icc-
ines of a party Of which you were leader and
tavofilc. Accordingly VIC find you, as a Sena-
tor voting against a bin enabling the President
10 take possession Of Louisana-against extend
inc the laws of the United States 10 the territory
against dividing il into Two territories, for the
Greater convenience both of the Government and
the pcoplc-asalns the power of Congress TO tax
it. for purposes of ovcnmenl-and even against
opening post roads 10 New Orleans, through the
Indian country, within Our former territories"
| Again:
"But We do not believe there is one sincere
word in all your defence, relative your votes on
| the subject OF Louisiana In your pretended Opt
Mons, Your absurdi,ieS and contradictions we can
sec nolhin. but hathosility 20 Inc Western coun-
try and the Administration OF Jefferson, which
characterized your e.low-laborcrs Of that day
OSgool and Parish, Quincy and Pickering
/ That YOU should ncv, pronounce The annexation
! Of LouiSana-,hat greatest and mos, glorious
act OF JcticrSon's glorious Administration-an as
sumption OF constructive power mere transcend
ant than ali the other constructive powers assum-
ed By Congress, from The 4th of March. 1889. TO
this day and still claim the support OF Repub-
licans of the Jefferson School, is absolutely anna
ling No man but the son of John Adams-the
satiris; OF Mr. Jeficr>on-the rcviler of Paines
/ Rights oil Man-couli have hazardcd this asser-
ton What Jefferson sanction an assumption
of constructive power more uanscendant and
! dangerous than tho acts Of John Adams Admin
i>lra,ion An Adams says ii. and nation pro-
! nounccS il untrue