Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-20

were not discouraged they persevered while
CLEAN Of hope remained. They formally, AM
with the " Dpous display Of strength and conf
dence. nominated Judge Spayd for gsversOr. The
result is we'll known, and will long he remembered.
The federaliss. like honest and consistent Polit;-
clans. adhered to Mr.. Ross: Simon Snyder was
elected governor; and Judge spayd received five
thousand votes, the whole strength of Mr.. lnghan
and hi. faction.
And this is the man, yes, the very same Sam mus'
d. lnshain, that is to he palmed upon the people OF
The State Of Pennsylvania by certain writers, as
All uniform, consistent, and unwavering democrat.
and such, is 10 be called by the republican mem-
hers of the Legislature, to the Senate of the United
States. What have stated all lacts suscepti-
BILE Of proof in a court of justice and these facts
are well known TO the west, to Judge Mcclure, al
ready named, to Mr.. Alihouse, of Westnoreland,
| Wilson Smith, OF Erie, Abuer Lacock, Of Beaver,
Jacob Mechling, of Butler, Christian Tarr, of Fa-
yette, and others, and to maay persons in the east
| But let us follow Mr.. Insham little further. 1t
is not true, as has been stated, that MIR. Ing
ham vas in Congress when war was declared,
aud made speech in favour of the declaratiou.--
lie never was celebrated for speech-muking. His
talents are Of another kind. lie Ii political Jug
gler, who turks behind the scenes, pulls the wires.
and works the puppets Unseen His talents are
never exericd, hut to do mischief, and at such
1 work, it must be acknowledged, even by his enc
mics, that he has happy mack Let his advocates
point out single measure proposed by him, IN the
general or state governments il congress or the
semoly, of a useful tendency. single one will
satisfy MS.
When Mr.. Snyder was elected Governor by $"
decied ma orty, and the den ocrstic "scendancy
established in Penn ylvani. upon basis too firm t"
be shaken, even by Mr.. Ingham he declined beius
candidate for the Assembly, and rellred to private
lite. Al that time he too well known to be
trusted by any other party, he was therefore de-
prWed OF the employment, and he remained in prl-
vate life several yenrs. When the deciar-
ed in 1912, Mr.. William Rodman, the member Of
Congress from Bucks County, voted agains: the
MEASURE. This dissatisfied his constituent Mr..
lnsham had LAIN by until he found the popular
III Pennsy sylvania, and this encouraged him to be.
come war man. and he succeeded once more n
deceiyIng his constituents, and got into Congress
, This was period in Mr.. lnsham's political lie
; that afforded HIM Il fair opportunity of redeemins
! in some his lost character. The people o
Penp.y ylvana had not forgotten his former trick.
and tersiversations but they were disposed 4,
erlook aud forgive them, attribute them TO the
. influence OF youthful ambition personal vanity
= rather thnn u worse motive. But the restless sp
rit Of Mr. lDgham could not he controlled bv pru.
dental considerations. lie knew he must forever
occupy a subordinate station In Congress, and he
again turned his attention TO the political concerns
Of Pennsylvania, and upon the election Of Mr. I'm
dlay, 'ece,veG the appointment of prohonotary o
E Bucks County. He was succeeded in Congress by
, DIR. .smuel Moor, the son.in.law Of Mr. Rober
Patterson the Director OF the Mint at Philadeph
and an old friend of Mr.. Jefferson. After remain.
ing in that situation for year eighteen months
he was chosen by Governor Findlay to be Sscreta-
r. ry TO the Commonwealth. in the place of MIR. S,i
e geant. Previous, however, to his appointment as
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 the crooked and dsingenuous policy of Mr.. Ing
ham and his friends had so lar prevailed, that the
administration OF Mr.. Fndl"y was ,otterng 10 lis
ruin, and Mr.. Insham only came in, as it were u,
p It's death.
The first year Of Mr.. Hcs,er's administration,
was spent by Mr.. Ingham in visiting the different
parts Of the State, eudeavoing to make friends
D concllate enemes-and when, by the result of thu
all election, he found great accession Of his friend
. ~ the Legislature, ami those opposed 10 Mr.. He.
ters administrator, his nous hopes revived ,an,
the ne ext summer, alter many wits to Washingto
city, and consultations held between him and JOIN
! q. Calhoun, the mighty plan" was laid bet"ee'
z them --Fmst, MIR. lsgham to be made Govern
or of Pennsy yvania, and then, through his inauenc
: ,he State was to bn handed over TO Mr.. Calhoun
II aud he to he made President Of the Unite
) States. To effect these political operations, it wa
e necessary TO employ a number Of subordina'
agents; these agent. were selected with very lttl
IT skill or Judgment AMI the campaign was opened a
,- The next session Of Congress at Washington. A
l. the poiiteness aud urbanity ofCahoun were put
= requsitiun. The members Of the Pennsy ylvana ID
al te;at,on were Aa,tered and caresse'l by him. Lk
Il candidate at Southern election, he kept on ope
x house there they dincd and supped; they eat h
,e beef and drank his wine. and gave him credit f
,e being prodgious clever fellow but all would n
do-they refused to so for the whole they refuse