Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-22

eye time past on the Senate of the United State
remaining years Of Mr. Woodbury's time nj the end
on tune, bo TO have retired To make Mr. Who'd
bury again But insisted as sine qua nom tia, M
W. should remain abroad oor years. and this stipulation Ter
"M Van Buren has taken the house lately oecu. ~ NJ,
Clay but does GO into until August Notythstandne al
that has been asserted shew that there difference IN n,
cabinet assured that the apple discord has beer
thrown into IT, There may not, for time be any effect
which bring the fact home the conviction of the eonle
but is that the less true time will com
when the public must be convinced that there are two pare
In the cabinet suspicious of zach othc and frequently comm
IN conflict AZ present. will only say that Mr. Van Burr
ference all others, but he cannot carry this point since
mist be known you that Mr. ngham was no STRANGER 20 IN
a. D. charges against MI Crawford and that General jackson
himself was hostile to that gentleman"
we have ever made it a rule, editorally and perso
naly, to correct misapprehensons into which W,
lead others, five subsequently become convinced tha
they are misapprehensons, and to repair as far as il
us lies, injustice when have ignorantly inflicted
IT. No man respects himself, or truth and justice
who does not act up to the rule; and though it has
been our fortune to have its converse applied TO us
by bad men of the political party against which W,
have stood in array for the last four FIVE years We
we shall not on that account, relax in our observance
of it.
We are lcd to make these observations by tl
following letter which appeared in tic Baltimore Re
publican of the 10th inst. What is not usuall
characteristic OF that paper lis style is uncxccpon
able; and that circumstance allows ms to INDULGE
our desire of rcpublishing it, we hope that the eli
tor oftho Republican will learn thcrerom, the bcnef
Of improving his own style.
As to the truth of the writer statements we hay,
no me ,As of Judging. Though anonymous We con
cedesrery thing to his responsibility, that he ma
CLAIM, but, hogcver respectable, he is not more 81
than the author OF the letter to us. Statement 4
opposed 10 statement and responsibility 20 rcsnccta
tRiIltv, II is possible that our CORRESPONDENT ma,
have been niisinformed, and so NAV have been tn
writer OF the iollowing--or rather the clergyman il
question, may ha.ye been indeed through commcnda
bic tenderness and regard to good feelings, to softer
and explain away the force of his original relation
story. Thisis extremely natural and probable A
our correspondents man of seuse we arc sure h
would not lightly admit the belief of what was toll
as fact, and as lac is map of honor, we are conf
dent that he would not impose upon others wha
he did not believe himself, or excggeratc state
men,s made 20 him by others. We know not hoy
the truth is, bat it docs not need 10 be establishe
that Cen Jackson is in his dotasc, to prove him in
competent to Tic Presidency; that is proved by tn
whole of events since be has been in Office
From The Baltimore Republican,
COMMUNICATION.
Mr.. EdIor:-I notified in the Patriot letter from
Washington, to the Editor of the Richmond Who
detailing conversation said to have taken place be
tween the fresiden. and distinguished clcrgymaJ
at the North" designed 10 support the opinion OF thu
writer that the Presidents mind "was prnstroted h
old are and imbeciled by intirmity." The writer y
4 hn hrc Ftrfff,
tlcman alluded 10, but the public here generally knoy
that distinguished clergyman from the north, nov
III this city, was recently at Washington and drew
crowded auditory, among whom was the President :
the United States. Justice to the Reverend Gentle
man, AMI proper regard 60 facts, induce INC 10 II.
mark. that am authorised say, that the converse
ton detailed in the Whig, is grossly erroneous
The trlfng incidents which gave birth to this sto
ry, arose. understand, from the following crcum
stances; the Revd gentleman sent his letters before
hand to tho President, and then with his frien,
(who was neither political friend of the General
nor clerical brother stated by the letter writer
but warm and Jealous friend of the late admin
strationj waited on the President, being both pcr
sonaIy unkn wn 10 him, aud Tic iScv'd tien. lc
man referring 10 his letters. the President Insta
king him for applicant FOR Office, gave him pre-
clsely such an answer might he expcc, ell on sue
an occasion. But the moment he was undecnivcd
ne apooGizcd for tho mistake, and never o1ce after
wards "dvcrtcd TO the subject as it is said in TN
Wing.
Ont of this sHnpl" and triling mistake. and SOM
sympathy, casually, expressed for the President. at
the number OF buslncssand complimentary visitors
he received in his then apparent i'll health after
wards discovered TO De temporary, originated story
which it rolled onward. caught up and trans
mittcd to the Editor ofthe Whig, with oil the addi
lions and embellishments which might make il III,
tcondcr Of day. The President notwithstanding
his lndsrositIon, received the Gentlemen, an,
treated them in the most polite afiablc an,
courteous manner, nad they left him with tho
most favorable impressions of his character and
very agreeable aud WANING manners. The Rove
rcnd gentleman afterwards frequently visited tn,
President from whom be received the kndcst at
tcnrion, and had ample opportunity of forming AZ
opinion Of his yhyscal and mental powers and he lc
Washington with the increased feelings of rcsnno
and regard for the talents and character of the Pros
dcn, and fully satisfedthat Inc was adequate to IN,
discharge Of his official duties On al occasions be
'rc and since the appearance Of tho letter in qucs
ton, tho Rcv'd. gentleman whenever the question
was put to him Expressed himself highly pleased will
the President IN MI respects and many of his persona
friends, and decided in favor Of tho late admin
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