Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-17

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Extiact OF letter to the editor ofthe BaRmors Pa
taiot, dated WARRINGTON, 18th Mach.
Tho new version of the day drons Mr. Dallas 70,
Franco, and takes up Henry Baldwin The rest in
sfdfu quo. Take care how you make this notification
%ad you may cal out another card from Mr..
BALDWIN, whom report ma kcs candidate for every
vacant office; but he says he will have nouo The
rage for Office here horrible in the extremc--the
voryavenues to the Presidents house and the Depart
who hold the favours to be dispensed are almost Graz
zca with the cries Of those WHIP inplorc TO be fcta
cd and the demands ofapplicants. -
Inc 1 or, DEC Deeet. ofthe attn Of January
contains the following article upon the Messaqe of
the late President, Mr. Adams a the opening ofthe
session Of Congress. r's - '"'
This message,is one the last papers of this
statesman that we shall have IN opportunity ofex
aminng--it is his political adieu TO his fellow cit
zens, and yet there effort to magnify the past
whchwas not without splendor, no attempt to create
even the appearance ofapprehenson about the des-
TIMES ota country, which he was no longer to con.
troll. There is, it must be admitted something
grave and imposing in this abnegation of self-and
one feels at once that the affairs Of this country must
suffer detrnent in passing from the purely disnter-
|
ts' indeed, tit occasion for the United States To
depart from usage rarely pot aside in CUTTING
snort career OF which many presidents fixed the
Term a. eight years! Tried talents, at the head Ct
the haton' ale they not worth more thanthoee which
as yet have not been tested by the trials of power
nnd since the constitution Of the United States had
hitherto, with out danger confdcd for eight years,
the sovereign authority to one .whohad NOT dur;n1
ms first term, deserved i'll Of his country whv v;o
entiy cut short career so worthy fuIfilled-wirv
IisA ai tue chances OF the future wcn the post fur
1t is imposing sight, that of this Congress, omen
ed annually by picture of the growing prosperity
OF great nation AS Mr.. Adams has, for the last
tune, presented 1t to his fellow-citzcns we only de-
sire tor his successor the same titles to tho emit
aence oil his country, when he obt aims power-end
the same right to Its gratitude, when he leaves it,
feature Of the vgnia Convention the cmOers of which ore
70 be chosen by the eholars-rhe editor of the Poli,l
speech OF Judge Story delivered Coveniion of Mass
chuSeus VINO are the rf7a6icans days'-Ba Par
people The humbe is not bel0D the Peope IL the rich NAV
e sad to have additional protection they have not additional
families Those who wealthy to-day. pass 10 the tomb
and their children divide their Properly thu. di
% own exeions stand erect for long time statue
oil descen,s and distributions, the only and legitiue
mp ny the toll and diligence OF long life of e,crprfze and m
dusty Property is continually changing like waves Of d
sea- ono wave rises and vaoscd up by the vas,
abyss and is seen Another rises and bayny rcsch
cd ITS destined limits falls quietly away and is succeeded b,
yer anoner WHICH, IN its Turn, breaks gently on he
shore The richest amongst us may be broueht down -
the humbest level and the child with scarcely cloths to coveJ
MS hkeonc may rise tn the highest Office government,
aud the poor while he rocks his infant o, b!s tn
Justly nTue c consolation that If he possess talent and
ambition" - '' "'A"'aoe
CASE or THE FUGITIVE STEPHENSON the I<n
cen ZINES OF 9TH January, we find some remarks ,po1,
the prooaoe conditions, IN this country OF Stepbcnso,,
which, as putting the plainly, OF the difficulty NJ
snrrendcrIng fugtves. we copy
notwithstanding the passengers in the e-roo,, G
London were stunned with the cries of ma wte.s -
nounclng the particulars of the capture of
II seems to be believed, though il is not certain tht
nc mas escaped to America; and the next inouirv s
Whether the Government of the u. States will oyc
nm up Clearly not. There is no treaty. which bGna
thcIn andus to reciprocal surrender of moral or Leu
dchnquens: and such treaty being non existent h.
mas violated no law IN America. There therefore.
ne hasa right to shelter and to the usual sccuritv ~
persons living IN peace in the country which tho,
nhao AT least such is our view of the subject anil
we believe rational men will concur with us. ''
There is not subject of greater delicncv i, ,,o
public law Of nations than that which reonjato a.
state OF ugitives from one country TO another The
ine winch separates criminal from political ofFnce. H.
IN many cases. indistinguishable; and If men, upon
rme Of S are TO be seized and given up
shall be, by explanations and CLOSES, drawn w;tbi
their character and Recommendation and hcn No ca
bon justly observes, the whole world would he bu,
one great prison-there would be no escape from ~.
ranDic power, whether exercised nv sr,,Io 49,
BY arihocratc combinations, or by Triumphant ,efho
The editor Of the New York Fnm;ror +, ,.,;oa
the translation Of Mr.. Mclean from the pencrnj n
Office to the bench ofthe u States court, usti6es,bs
measure, without disparity to that 9sntIeman's
services q taenis upon the groundthat he had appou.
tea many Adams men post masters whom ne t,,, IA
be unwilling to dismiss from Office: "And sucb -"
movais must be made" continues he-"or power I,
continued in the hards of the most active Of 0ns,s
Jaoksons enemies, for we do contend that yiIlsee
dollars per annum income, has more inanenoc h. zen
CITY postmaster with $4,000 and when we take INTO
consideration how many thousand postmastera thero
arc throughout the uniOn readily estimate the
J o. .ner combined influence. II isthereore expc
dent that change be mnde in that depaytrncn, 40
others may grow out Of of great inheritance md
benefitto the new administration" $50