Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-04

al .easi NC iasc heard of sone who have been wa.
tcring at the mouth in long and fear, heart sick.
ening expectation. We are grcved that so low an
estimate should be put upon their patriotic services
in favor of the hero. Perhaps the old gentleman
has heard of the s.first love" for Henry Clay,
and thinks that Clay deserted for a more
tiourishng competitor, he himself may chance
To be served with the sauce. We do not mean
II be o.ficous in obtruding advice, but perhaps
line from Mr. Richie. who has been so consistent
in his opinions of the Hero might remove the difficult
~. One thing is certain that really should be
pleased, The President is ladng pap so libe-
rly among the craft if he would deal spoon full TO
our brother OF Petersburg. WeaiIirm another thing
that he has appointed many less deserving men, and
some not superior i'll talents If letter from us
would avail any thing it is the service OF our bro
Their.
Cannot AIR. Richie be brought to speak Il word
upon this subject of appointing editors? lie disap-
proves ndeod--but where is his ancient zeal for Tie
purity and independence of the press Where sleeps
tire spirit which hurled anathemas at Mr.. Clay for
the change of Kendall and Hill? "If Gen. Jackson
does these things in the green tree, 1--WE ask the
try reader to look at the communication from Abe
inarlc on LIST page,) what will he not do in the dry?
II these high handed measures dared during the
four years of his first, what will he do ..wen
firmly fixed in the saddle for second torme' We
should be indebted to MIR. tchie if he would be so
'condescending as to answer hls questions
,R9d tell us if it was alarming for Mr.. Clay
to take the printing of the laws from the edi.
tor OF the Louisiana Courier and give it to another
psper, what degree of alarm, he ought now
TO experience at the fact of General Jackson's
bringing than thirty Editors and fire and
twenty presses under the direct pay of the Treasury
of the u. Statese Surely he ought to feel MIty
times as much alarm Is he experienced when the
Louisiana occurred. But the genteman's nerves
seem TO he newly strung. He is no longer subject
to the vapors. Things which achieved by Sir. Ad-
or Mr.. Clay threw him int, syncopc, have no
terrors when perperatad by the hero under crcum-
stances of ten!ofd enormity. We congratulate the
Editor Of the Enquirer upon the restoration of his
nervous system to pristine vigor.
Is The two slaves apprehcnded Saturday,
casper and GabreH were yesterday examined before
the Mayor. The former committed for trial, ant,
the latter discharged, but required to be forthcoming
as witness We are not at liberty 20 publish the
evidence; but this much we may say, that whatever
hearing it had may have, upon Jasper the slave
did not 20 our experimenting, amount to any thing in
proof of general concert or conspiracy.
10 We have commenced rcpubshng series of
Essays from the Literary Museum, on the policy of
encouraging manufactures. which we hope-,vill Ii:
read with attention. The Lynchburgh Vneitn
ascrbes them TO the pen Of Professor Tucker They
written in noffensve spirit, and worthy of
that gentleman's literary reputation. At this par
s'eular time. they will be read with advantage.