Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-16

"oud have spoken of him as he now speaks-namely
US the "aurelled farmer 'ste prosecuted Old Hero,
aad Second Washington" viii not the Hero allow
air. hitchic un opportunity of making the caena.
honorable i'll person,
! In the Legislature OF Ohio, Mr. king (Adminls-
tration) has BEEN re-chasen Sppaker OF tina !I>..-,
hi15}Hf u and MIR. Wheeler administrator
ffesoeii' Oh the Senate by majority Il IN said that
e'ag nan viii be chosen to succeed Gen Harrison
IN Iiic Senate OF the United States AT the 2lst Con-
gress The sscrate will contain maio.itv opoosed TO
! the election Of Gen. Jackson
FROM New Jersey, Mr.. Dickerssn's Germ In tho
SENATE OF the =. .. expires Oil the Alb March I.n
not doubted tiiat this ge.tlonAn who la: grossly
'hiSrcresented tho State for four years viii be dis
| placed, and repor: says by Dir Southland From Dc
laware, MI Ridgeieys Jun old f:deraI;s torn, cx
pres also on the 18th March. Ho too has persever.
nSiy msTeprcsented tho wi, hes of his State and we
nope lie wall be SACRIFICED to the offended majesty of
he night OF instruction.. Wet rus: that Mr.. CLAYTON
w!A succeed him. Tho :erIn of office in the Sennto
IL equal 10 irrcspousib;litv.
1'e I'"I6.-on "Wednesday in Tho House of Re-
representatives. Mr.. Waculs of Ma offered tia, follow,
ing resolution:
Resolved, That Tie Committee OF IYays &. Means
oo Instructed TO inquire into the cXpeuicncy of re-
nchng such laws asInay nave been enacted contrary
10 'nc rtran'ng provisions OF the constitution and
me limited powers granted therein by tn States to
the General Government and to re,,ort n TIA riff
''ili' compatible with tho power regulate COM
iurce With foreign uatons and auion.r ths, several
otaes, and with the Indian tribes, and fully edo
quate to meet ell tho denands of revenue"
Tie House refused to CONSIDER it, by u vote ef 1ea
10 81 This Is the third attempt n,aGo at the present
asssion, to bring the Tariff before the Hous.. for
modification; and the House has in each instance re-
fused to consider tho proposition. The people of the
South, caloled into the support OF Cen Jackson by
promises of tho repeal of the Tariff, may now gee
who arc dupes. and by whom they irave been dupcd
Tho auction question is destined to make some
sensation in Congress. a petition with 10000 sig
natures asai,st it, has been presented from " York
TITO legislature c? Alabama IT.. ct Tuscaloosa,
on tho I'll. Nov wh,n Nicholas Davis was rechosen
President ofthe Senate, and Clement c. CLAW Speak
er OF the House. The me1nbers generally appeared
clothed ia family manufacture.
The jackson papers i'll Pennsylvania Gro raising
opposition 10 the reelection of Gov. Hhulze for his
aIcdged preference, of Mr. Adams to Gen jackson
Twenty two candidates named an aIy,ple lati-
tude for secrtica. .Honczt' George Krerner Is Of
! tue number.
| Washington eSpondtnee.-.s letter from Wash
ington ofthe 10th says, MIR. Mclean the Postmaster
! General is spoken OF Prenuie,u ndor the new
| dynasty, as well as for Treasury and War. In nv
opinion, no will retain his present situution even If
either of these Offices, offered for his acceptance
His patronage IN his present office, il creator than
that CT the President himself TO say nothing OF the
many pos;maetcrs, tie mail contractors, (hc ralni-
icatlonS OF Whose influence you may readily imagine
from the number OF persons dependent on them CON
stitute source OF power and of influence preHter
than TINT OF the President. Yhe Postmaste r Gene
ra predicted tho result of the election in every state
west OF PennSyv believing that Ohio only doubt
full and Dean swift says that they are the truest
! prophets who predict what they are determined to
accomplished, have no doubt that the Postmaster
General was prophet of that description"
az believe Mr.. Clay will retire from public life for
year or two. The results in hentucky, Ohio, &c.
do not affect krn The Was between Adams
and Jackson have reason to believe that he is al
ready looked to by the people Of the west as the
Successor Of Jackson. Vsn Buren, though possessing
Influence i'll other States is popular only in New York
and even in thet State hrs election would have been
doubtful but for the folly of the ant-masons. Cul
loun'r fate Is settled. The Postmaster General nnt
himself, ar9 understand Mt variapce-thc former i,
Jealous, though possessing much greater influence
than Calhoun"
Phere seems a general concurrence Of sentiment a
Washington umong close Observers, that Dir. MLear
will be brought ont az Jarksons successor, end tia
already greater influence Is rallying in his favor
than for either tho Vice President or Mr.. Van Buren,
His position in the vest, enabling him to offer the only
probability of breaking down Dir. Clay in that already
powerful and rapidly growing division of the Union
the efficient aid he contributed to Gen. Jackson sue
cess, With his 80 600 post Office ngentsend bis abi
ties. which if less brilliant than those of Van Burer
and Calhoun are respectable, and unsccomPanied by
certain objections apPcTainng to their political cha
ructer oil point him out the individual in whose
yor the warning partizaps of Mr.. Calhoun & MIR. Van
Buren, will compromise, and agree to set them aside.
We were not Little surprised to learn that Sir. Cal
n oun and the Postmaster General were at variance
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