Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-12-10
TTERARYCADET
IRON wAsHINGT0N.l
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 10.

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The following letter 10 from . member Of
the House Of Representatives. to . gentleman
Of this town
WashingteS. Dee. ~, 1898.
suppose, a. 10 usual with. those at homo,
you presume we are 10 possession OF all that
docs, ~ we'll a. an that will take place. Even
the speculations that are afioat here, whe'
they reach you. will be swallowed a. establish
cd facts. There are many rumors Of what
will take place, and whether they can be re-
lied ON or not, you can az we'll judge as those
who are here. That the Jackson men expect
difficulty among themselves land that they
will have il, ! have no doubt) may be inferred
from the great respect they pay Us. for even
those that " civilization could not civilize," a.
we were led TO believe. q few months sgo. are
"tt+* both wise and decorous. Two
parties will undoubtedly DO carved out Of the
Jackson interest /; Van Buren, will head one,
and Calhoun the other. and IL | could have
any preference for either, ! should certainly
prefer the former. In the formation Of the
new Cabinet, the friends Of both will use thor
influence to prevent the one from gaming the
advan,sgs Of The oihsr. II all be true that
fame reports, Mr.. C. has already got the want
age ground, and if his plans can be carried in
10 operation, he may put Mr.. Van Buren, in the
back ground. To prevent Gen. Jackson's Of
fering the place Of Secretary Of State to Mr..
Van Buren,, which, however, il In we'll under
he cannot and will not accept, but
tho offer Of which to him would DO Of great
advantage, il 10 said the friends of Mr.. c. have
persuaded old Mr.. Gallstin 10 lake the place.
This old man. who has been pampsred with
Office nearly forty years, once q nan Of great
abilities, but nov in his dotage-and the
greatest proof Of it 10, that no is now in the
city, making interest for that place. Mr..
Drayton. the friend Of Calhoun, is to be-that
TO-. if Mr.. Calhoun's interest can make him
Secretary Of War. Woodbury., the plant tool
Of T.. Secretary Of the Navy. Postmaster
General Mclean. Secretary Of tho Treasury /;
M'Dufie Attorney. Gene al- and nothing. Of
course, lch for the friends Of poor Martin
Already they arc alarmed. M'Lane Of Della
ware 10 the fast friend Of Mr.. Van Buren,, and
a. feathers show ho~ the wind blows. I will
mention ono fact, which 10 ihis-that four or
FIVE days before the meeting Of Coagrsss, Mr..
". sent his tin kettle. Mr.. Cambrsleng. 10 see
Nj. M'Lans. who was with him three or four
days. and came 10 Washington in company
with him. The Administration men at pre-
sent. and for some time to come. will be look
srs on /; but when necessary. will tell both Of
those interests. that they have a few words TO
say. l forgot 10 mention. that Ingham. If he
docs mo-, die, and Col. Johnson, - who did not
kill Tecumseh." # he does, 10 to be Postmas-
ter General.
Before this reaches you, you will have read
Mr.. Adams late Message. IL does honor TO
his head and hearts, tho ne plus ultra OF
all his productions and proves him to be the
y = . described
by Horace in one Of his most celebrated odes.
1t is now generally thought that there will
he a real blow-up even at this session. on the
Tariff. The Georgia and South Carolina de-
legation have appeared in home spun. not such
as we Yankees are proud 10 wear, and which
both interest and inclination lead Us to pur-
chase, bu, in the real pepper and soh cloth.
such as our ~grandmothers were in the habit Of
weaving, twenty years before the commence
ment Of the Revolutionary War.
Judge Clarke, Of Kentucky. and atthe head
Of the delegation Of that State, is dangerous.
ly sick at home, and his life despaired Of
Mr.. Bates, Of Missouri. the most promising
member in the House, and inferior 10 but few,
has published n pamphlet. in which he charges
Benton, of the same State, with every thing
that can disgrace a mar with any pretensions
to honesty, and AYERS his readiness and will
lingnaas to prove them. Benton is quite chap
fallen !; he must fight, and IL possible, kill
Bates, otherwise, Jackson himself cannot take
him by the hand.