Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-30


SONS in law, comprehending the whole family, be
fed at one and at the same time, out OF the public
crib, Is really, "luck in bag
,.WAsarseros, June 81 1929
en,ismen; This morning the Judgment of the Circuit, cour,
Watkins 10 the indictments against him. sustained the
ocnurrc and ias!ied the indictment AS judg.
en, was delivered, the great establishment judges tie
members OF the bar and OF the auditors r SWAMI the S
attorney moved aha, the send for grand jury give
em Instructions that he facts laid in tire several indictments
amount to forgery and that they fnd the facts, they
the forgery The judges evde,y by surprise and
appeared To vic" the motion as extraordinary but,
desired to be submitted in writing, and tina, the argument
Upon 1T shold proceed formally Public opinion
be taking drec,on in reference this many who
Ncrea few weeks in their conduct of
about and Expressed their conviction that proceedings
{" inc there more of desire of persecution than
wish TO uphold justice This dangerous public
opinion to take but it is the which inevitably
the officers government shah persist m keeph; Dr. Wal
kins In confinement, and in haassing han with
mens as RAJ idly the old qiased fte
now been sitting from the 1T, of May, whole OF
us 'ine mas been occupied by this in the forms
W,,cn 1t has been presented During the whole of that
D Watkins has been looked up prison, suffering
.he court have several times refused To
y now to find certain facts to be forgery, when they
beio compel HEM to find, in Obedience the court, what
Under the obligation of thei. 'oat, they have declared they
Tn he Stepping out OF their legitimate sphere duty
DIT Souiard arrived here last evening
for by the grand jury on the subec, of
Dew indictments against DIR Watkins, which have been pre-
pared by the prosecuting a,toruics
The resignation of Mr. feakc the Collector Alexandria
mas been accepted, and Mr.. take his situation on
Wednesday next AS as Mr. Peake discovered that lie
Vo"d be removed he sent in his designations; bat the Secretary
used TO receive it Tor some time, peferring Mr.
cake 1t may not be generally known that Collector
signing his Office, is entitled to his
ie he advantage Tie ourrcn, runour is that the
oeoor OF Phiodepha by sending in his resignation
ing to about 5000 Warned BY this the
tye the treasury would most Willingly have refused
'ept the resignation OF Mr. Peake hut perhaps little
on the differences which the people right draw refusing
accept the resignation of public officer day turning
he
own Inciination and To suffer the resignation lie
do expect flat commissions viii be OF any
great value. bat he sufficient ripa modicum
consolation to officer who has been just deprived his stu
4 eierk in the Rsister's Office, Lewis Ischiirly,
1y,vania drowned L',tlf or was downed in the roorac
MIR Evans methodist preacher who is about marry Miss
oNeae sister oi Mis- Eaton Sore provision deemed
cey the administration who have agains,
getting the public Offices in families have planted Mr. Evans in
she oil man is Inspector f,,e peitcnsry. Mr. Eaton who
married the eldest daughter Secretary of War DR. Pan
tartneni: AID MIR Evans who the third,
IN families"
.Hr. Wnfiers;on.-The annexed letter from tho cor
respondent ofthe Charleston Courier, is curious ps
Showing the reasons OF MIR. Watterstou's removal
and by what little motives II Hero may be swayei.
10 think of President of the U. Statcs listening
IN the tale of an inform that officer Of the GOV
crnrnent had spoken unfavorabiy of his qualifications
1or the Presidency, taking steps undeshanlediy to
get proof of the words in toritiag, pocketiug the
document with triumph, and immediately proceeding
10 recenge himself by depriv.ng this officer of post
Ion. contided TO him by the REPRESENTATIVES of the
People, and in which he had acquitted himself with
dlstng uished APPROPRIATION! as John Randolph ey-
claimed upon less Justification sit it is miserable TO
think upon"
We have meta doubt that this was the true cause
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the Telegraph itself Las been unable to give any
plausible explanation of his removal. "a second
Washington quoth q? 10 other maa that Las ever
ruled this country, capable of acting upon mo-
lives orihy of President Of the u States,
and derogatory from the dignity of the people whose
power he wields.
Efop the correspondent Of tie GtarlestOa Couriey
WAsHINGroN, June II.
Slr-Although the removal of Mr.. Watcrston from
the situation of Librarian OF Congress, has been
lfounced, the of his removal has not hitherto
met the public eye 1t appears that MIR. w. had Civ
I'm offence to citizen ofthis place, and that the latter
lin an iHcau'Ions moment, without rejecting the
probable consequence Of the act, took occasion to
state person, who made it his business to play
the political iackoIl for the President, that Nr. w.
iiad during the late contest, expressed himself in
terms somewhat dsparaging to the qualifications OF
Gen. Jackson for the office OF President It. was a
riAng circumstance, but it found its way directly
The palace, and the purveyor.Was desired TO obtain
the fact IN writing The TACT was accordingly writ
ten, and the certificate was handed TO the President,
who triupphantjy put It in his pocket with excla-
NATION eioqucny expressive OF his qualification aud
of his resolution to make proper of the knowl
edge which had been communicated. believe the
gentleman who gave the statement, regrets what Inc
has dono but the poison has done its work. The
successor of Mr.. w. is well disposed man, but
about t for I,ibrarisn to Congress, Gen Jack
son is for President. The books have been all ar
ranged in scientific manner; how they will be dis
arranged in twelve months it requires but little
trucily to predict. There will be thorough reform
among the anccnts and moderns, who had begun to
consider themselves snugly fixed their respcc-
tive ehelves; and shall probably sec Emnons and
his Frodoniad kicking Milton and his eternal epic