Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-27
We give the following as we received it.

For THE CONSTITUTIONAL. WRIG.
rte question stu yeiaias cto he secret ,qr,ie,T
The unprincple! opposition to Mr.. President Adams
and the revival of the celebrated Mix contract snrc,
ate enough 10 disgust the most hardened advocate fox
political strife The deep policy aEd profound wisdom
displayed IN the appropriation OF the peoples money
III the formation OF an american Gibraliar,n remain
yet obscureI fToui ordinary vision. Fortress Monroe
and Castle Calhoun, together with contracts for build
ing men of war, arnoTies, &c &c &c. compose the
gratder wheels III the late octennal machinery; whilst
the supply of bricks the mouths of the Mississ,p
to great amount, contracted for and money advanced
to men whose credit below par; the contract price
of bricks, and estimate of numbers made bv Mr.
laws at Mil creeks the price % : SO per barrel for
ihomasown line iirst agreed ior BY Gen. Swift; the
quantity OF stone FIRST deposited by Mai B!ancy i
mile out OF the way, and nevertheless paid oI The
quantity OF worthless stone brought from the mouth OF
the APPomattOx river by Mix and his secret PARTNER
and paid for nevertheless; a conversation in autumn.
1918, at w astng ton bewe q gentleman from York
town, a. who had lately been kindly int odrced to
the var Department by Mr.. Mix, and Gen. Swift in
Tue presence OF Col. w. k Arnistead and bis brother
TO this eect'he gentleman la wing stated his know
ledge OF large body of stone lyue in the month of
me Appomatox Aforesaid, and that ship of auy bur
'hen could take 1t oil with skids oDly-thc quality ;n
certain ''Wherc siT?" said Gen. Swift siyhere si2
can't go and see it," sNo, sir,o was the replv 81
VIII see II first: if any can make money from IT,
viii contract, if the stone viii am well
acquainted with the proprietor, and viii buy il oil him
he subject seemed important in the estimation off
ne only three persons present, viz Gen Swift and
ho two Arnisiea1s that the gentleman aforesaid en-
joined the three others 10 secrecy, un he could 90
ana see Tie stone-and as Gen. Ssif bad discovered
auc unusual eaSornCss 10 be permitted TO 20 and see
II oh-hauj, the gentleman repeated his injunction of
secrecy, an believed from the honor of Tie parties
present, he was safe. The gentleman submitted toi
Gen. Sgviits detention of him several DAYS on e brs
ness OF las erranI 10 Washington and then FASTENED
down to visit the subject big with previous hore
jut alas, sad, doubiy sad was the result The gen.
ueInan arrived at "fbc Rocks" mir. Strailan5 home
on hlOnGdv mOrniug-NIr Mix had Loct, +l,nre an to
saturday Just preceding, and contracted .or the whole!
awaiting himself Of the hospitality and known ibera!iiy
ct Mr.. StrauaD, who srauously allowed MIR. Mis-
me privilege OF "back0g out,' in tie event Of the
stone proving worthless, rs II unfortunately did for
HN aud ''tbc secret parner Whilst all these minor
"hetis IN their revolutions throwing OF tang cni
particles OF '8ht according TO their velocity any CD
server 'aa I've been Iankev, would have been SET
to guessing. A true booded Yirgjpan NAV therefore
DC allowed TO bet odds, to tie fact Of who was the
sectel ParDcr7