Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-12-15
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SATURDAY MORNING. DEC. rs. 1827.
otondnS committees IN congress.--As we expected
the jackson men have gone the wbo,s-tacy have
made full sweep, and have seized the entire direction
OF public affairs. II is enough now tina, public
man has served his country long and aithfuy-tbat e
has borne the heat and burden of the day, in times
which tired mems souls, and when the very exis,ence
OF the nation itself stake The p,ospect oo,v ,
tue eV"r OF The dominant party rs do you bow the knee
TO Haa Have you put the livery of Gen Jackson.
All other considerations lost in this one absorb,us-
qualification Patriotism public yirtus tried integrity,
faithful services, ALL ALL counted as dross in com
| Parison with mean, serye, trucking, covering adj
ua''on 10 military leader, whose followers and yo.
shippers are waiting themselves toto political power on
the strength OF single victory What a commentary
on our Republican Institutions what libel upon the
very name of free government, Our readers are uox
appized that thorough change has been made in tho
organization Of the houses In the Senate ont of
eight standing committees, but single adninsira.
ton man has been permitted to retain his seat as chair
nian-a the rest are thick and thin devotees of the
hero In the House of Representatives q revolution
almost as radical in its spirit has been effected by tie
fat of the speaker. On every committee without ex
cepon. whose functions are at all important ia t,s
great interests of the country either Jackson CHAIR
man, or a majority of jackson members have beer
appointed The chair Of commerce has been forci5lv
withdrawn from the Father of the house. the faithful
The long tried, the digent Newton, and conferred
upon specious and calculating gentleman from New
York iam'l'ariy known by the cognomen of the litle
Dntchman and more particularly distinguished to the
south as The shadow of AIR. Van Buren, John Ran.
doiph oil Koanoke, is made chairman of ways and
means! w no would have thought it, The man who
never Jet proposed single in congress; who
IS acknowledges BY all to be utterly unqualified for the
details OF busness; who dismissed by hrs own state
from the senatorial dignity, is placed by MIR. Speaker
stevenson at the head of of The most important
committees IN congress-at the head of committee
having immediate connexion with the Secretaty of ti.a
treasury whose character and talents the aforesaid
Fir. Randolph nsuitingly reviIed the floor Of the
SENATE and Tue memory of whose venerated Father,
was 'aunt'ngiy traduced by the privileged gen
ean' Mr. Everett II is true, appointed Chairman.
OF Fore'Sn Relations but what can Mr. Everett do
win majority oil jackson men at his heels, thwart
and einoarrass him. So is Mr.. Mallory placed at tho
head OF MANUFACTURES, but the National Journal saws
that 1t is understood majority of that committee are
anu arm. we cannot conceive of suicida!
policy in Mr. Speaker than this we are well aware
OF his, and his party's inYeteiae enmity TO the anu
acturng interest but thought that prudence would
nave suggested more temporisiog and conciiato,y
'ou''' Hor ourselves we are reIoiced lit. We like
10 see ninss come TO crisis at once Give those men
OIL h'ery rope enough and If they do hang them.
selves The fault i'll hot be theirs We wan, New Yo,-
ana pennsylvania TO see how they will profit by their
now born alliance with the Giles the TayIor,s and the
froups Of the Soulb--meD who have sworn ex ,er,,
ton to all protecting duties and would invoke beave,
and earth Ia destroy the Ar1ercau s. STEM Go on J,c
son we congratulate you upon this happy turn og
the die. We shall hear no more of ye,pino and so,t
ing we hope, from the kennels OF Jacksonism abont ,
present members of congress The ,nllen,r b,. .r;
we'd. The reign of infailibiIy is about to commence
when there will be more bluniers no more r,;sca,
riages, no more misnaDagements in our public servant,
we wish you prosperous voyage with your new Pilo,
and picked crew.
Caucus.-iis majesty King Caucus assembled hi.
loving subjects around him on Thursday night in Tho
Haifo! the House of Delegates for the purpose Of
Iog the period when the Grand Conclaye shall no ls
we understand that out of 238 members CONSTITUTING
Tue two Houses 142 were present We well know tr,t
sop'e gentlemen we're present whose constituents ara
uecidedy opposed to the Tennessee Ciucinnatus Tb,
Periou H"cu on, VIC are told is The 18th of January
close upon the heels Of the Anti jackson Conyeption
auu h'eDaed no doubt 10 Deutrslze the deliberations
OF 'hat oody Than which viii venture to assert ono
more aoounding in talent and patriotism will never
nave assembled IN the walls OF the Capitol we do
not pretend TO say that the 96 members who we're alb.
sent Cd thursday night, may be claimed for the Ad-
innistratioo: we know better--but also know that
shIs caucus will not truly reflect the wishes and onin
| ons Of Virginia. The Members when chosen in t,e
spring were not charged with The will of their cons,
IueDs on the Presidential question: and il is only since
that period that The public mind has been a,vskenoa
to The alarming and mischevous precedent of elevaoo
merely military man. and that man Of most ercen.