Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-27
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F,om ths National Inte!Iiyencer Of n1nrcI, 20.


From the National Inellisencer Of March 60
Signs IF Tie Times.-The New York Enuuirer nj
forms lis readers, rather in of complaint thai
III noting ''tc Signs of the Times VIC "laye reached
ine mortar columns" II we understand the point ei
,nS remark II IS III tie objections to the number rinc
e"ni give them another column, tLen, TO make up
Yen, winch we suppose viii bring all right again.
ihe supporters OF the "Combinat;or.n Judge us by
when they suppose that the Printing of the
"c"''e mas any concern It'll exposition of the in
uigues, the existence Of which were frs, fairly dis
ciuaeu ny hc vote on that question. as God is our
our ",s' sensation on hearing of tho vote in the
senate, was that o! f1j. the E,y,. for ,ve had
the heard OF or seen tie Speech OF Air YAN BIREH
oy when, III connection with that vote he so unsisely
oareu hIS projects 10 the public yiev II was only
AFTER Nearing ct what had passed, OF Mr. NsH BnEN's
menace OF ,he National !ntc!Igencer an,! of ike dee,
interest which other Heading" gentlemen tool, !, tI,
matter that we bcgan 10 compare times places. and
circumstances enc VIII! another, and, d, the aid Of
Subsequent incidents, arrive nj the conclusions high
we have presented TO cur readers
We were sorry, indeed 20 have 10 refer in any mann
heT 10 The vote upon hat tr:ia! subject. II derived
an It's Importance iIon Tie fact that speech and the
'ole OH HAT occasion the lash AMI the repot
t"ot exactly from Heaven cuncavcl which announc
CT the Scin that had been SILENTLY sccrctIy and un-
ttNPec'c"!y brewing and was first burs: heads
hecausa ii w"s found that we were not ;,aoyor1bLc
accoIdns To the which that word he ors in tho
dialect and discipline Of party Tho incident ,vas ,
fortunate one. W 't'out il, the People would have
i''''"'cu III ignorance OF what is made SO plain BY
cohchrihG circumstances, t;t can neither be mis-,
taken nor dcu|d. But FOR this nci,ent--b,t Cor A.
VAS BcnH's for 0"cc losing sight If his polo; star-
forgetting Tie habual caution aud reserve of his
e i"Und and war T"cy--Ne should soon without ,l,
east sh' pcion oi TIE cause, have found the whole
COUNT IN chaos of opinion; party presses star,iur mr.
IL every drecton as spontaneously well Established
national principles deserted and t.olcn down and we'll
eStcencG ard tscd presses and public servants nro
scrhcd by all the means and Instruments ,YI;c d.
party could ''~ganize' for tie purpose IIappiIy b,
''iS premature disclosure, we put IN possession of
'Fe Key TO what would otherwise have been unintel
glhe-o! The clue without which the iabyrjnI OF tl,is
poitic" arrangement would have been Uncomfortable -
any hu: the initiated.
As 10 consideration of interest moves us in t]is ,t
Ter, any more than ietcs US far less does any Gon
ing o! hostility or vind.ctvcness towards Mr. V.y
huhEN personally. Ii not against his nclitical nro
lec'S' ard ms schemes for executing them that we
protest. w have no inoIc enity hin, than lie 10
us ana we fee! much regret on his account as ,ye
are sure c did on when he set his face ar aims, nc
mat o'r duty oe!ges W 10 expose the nature of tho
co'n'!nation wn'ch compelled plurality of the Sc
male oil 'hc United States to follow MIR. VAN BuRr,,s
Livery thing shews the vote to have been = +.s, .,
}a1', st'etg;h and if circumstances admitted the
ieaSt DOUBT o The fact, could furnish direct ,et
.,io"l On ihai mead which Mr.. VAN BUREN would DC
the last 20 disc.cd.t.
" 10y should we waste more word 10 proYe What is
is 'e"F as Tue sun at noon-day? The New Yori. En-
qn!!Sr i'seit does ut deny the Organization or the
II does not pretend to assign the shadow Of ground
."s a',' violence or that opposition We quote tie
r.tH words OF The Enquirer: ''Ihere is saws the
f"fnrcf OF Friday, "a deep rooted and wide spread
orp0,!hon to him Nr. Adams in the county
+ ,sht.h as dHfy assuming slonge, anal Monr
tlLhC = CHARACTER, and The public interest and public
tranquility Willie seriously injured By retaining him
IN 20" or second term" Now a. k who has he +
ter right to kGow what is ike character of this otor
ing opposition" than one OF is ayowed supporters
iscc"nec' reader that IT Is not we, hut he Enuurer
P that clothes It wish tHe character of feyccress Be
'orc The Inquirer Venue,s 10 tnrn anon MS bv ths
way ii had better attetnp; something like plausible
Hrianai'"n OF Iie character which il gave of Mr. ~,
~ RES tew months TGo when, with tie res, of tn,
world, lie Editor doubt TO which side fiat on
t!eWan might finally incline. We sloulI he sorry f.
speak o! that distinguished individual half as la.sl
a lie has done.
We have been, ant expect 10 he, pIen,flly besrat
tered "ih abuse by yonaI rens for ventting to OPP
$ pose ourselves {" TIC erceueSs" of this organize
IS party " shall never soop stop TO notice any sue
e ehnsIons Dot proceed Oh t'c Of our way
: Gn'ii"'ch by party rage" For tho dspleasurc of no
nest opponents We SHALL be sorry, but it cannot diver
II us iroin tie path Of duty.