Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-04

At least We have heard OF some who have been wa
'eringat 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 first love" for Henry CLAW.
and thinks that Clay deserted for moro
fioursling competitor, he himself may chance
tn be served with the same suuce. We do NJ: mean
10 be oisicions IN obruding our advice but perhaps
line from Mr.. Richie. who has been SO cons,star,
IN hIsopnons oil the Hero, might remove the difficult
~ One thing is certain that We really sbould no
aase"' as inc President Is adling pap so libe.
rsy among the craft, if he would deal spoon fill IN
ON ofo'hst OF fetersbnrg. Weaiiirm another thing
tha! he has appointed many less deserving men, and
some not,saperior in talents Ii letter from rs
would avail any thing it is at the service Of our bro
Their.
Cannot Mr. Richie be brough, to speak word
h2on this subject OF appointing editors, lie oisap.
proves indecd-bu where is his ancient zeal for the
purity and independence orthc presse Where sl,crs
TIE spirit which hurled anathemas at Mr. CLAW for
the change of enda|l and Hill? "If Gen. Jackson
does these things in the green tree 1--WE ask Tie coun
try reader to look at the communication from Abe
marie on LIST page what will he do in the dry,
IL these high handed measures u5a dared durinr the
four years of his first, what will he no, do, ..when
firmly fixed in the saddle for n second tcru," W.
should be indebted to Mr.. Richie if he would he so
condescending as to answer his own oues,inps.-
and tell if it was alarming for Mr.. CLAW
to take the printing of the laws from the edi
tor of the Louisiana Courier and give it to another
paper, what degree of aiarm, he ought now
TO experience at the fact of General Jackson's
bringing thQn thirty Editors md ,,,l
twenty presses, under the direct pay of the Treasury
of the u. Statcss Surely he ought 10 feel Hiyty
times cs much alarm he experienced when the
Louisiana occurred. Bat the rentleman's nerves
seem 10 be newly strung. He is no longer subject
TO the vapors. Things which achieved by Mr. Adj
ans or Dir. Clay threw him into syncope, have no
terrors when perpetratad by the hero under crcum.
stances Of tenfold enormity. We congratulate The
Editor Of the Enquirer vpo. tie restoration o. MS
nerroas system tn pristine vgor.
n 'lh1 two slaves apptehendcd on Saturday
inspnr and Ga6riel) yesterday examined before
'he Mayor The former was committed for trial and
The latter discharged, but required to be Forthcoming,
as witness. We are not at liberty to publish the
evidence; hut tins much we may say, that whatever
bearing it had may have, upon Jasper the slave
did not to our experimenting, amount to any thing in
proof of gene al concert or conspiracy
" We have commenced rcpublshing series Of
Essays from the Literary Museum, on the policy OF
encouraging manufacturers, which we hope VIII be
read with attention. The Lynchburgh Vrgiuian
ascrbes them 10 the pen of Professor Tucker 'Tnev
written in nofcnsive spirit, and are worthy OF
that gen,lemans literary reputation. At this par
l,cuiar tlne they will be read with advantage