Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-02

scmbiancc of one
| OF !ibram Bradley, With whom lr,ve been init
,r!teiy acquainted for many years, can truly say,
live never seen his equal, man of business.
The business of his Office, To have been his
only case-tr saving that of providing for his anna
Ole iahi!iy, out OF tue salary allowed him. and i'm
provNg small, but poor farm. near George Town,
lie had no other. He is turned adr!t upon the world
at very advanced age, to struggle for subsistence.
10 hlnl the republic will not be ungrateiul-for
at least, 1t will sustain his great good name, if not
TlorG--when that of VIM. T. Barry, Amos Kendall,
and others viii be lost in the wreck of party or con-
Signed 10 something worse. More ann. w.
September Goth, 1870.
Russell Ja'cis and DUFF Green.-Ne have sell
don!t ever perused any production with more salts
iacllon, than the graphic letters of Russal Jarvis
depicting the character Of lis quonlam partner Duff
HIeen and rectng the history of their late conneX-
ION In conducting the u. States Telegraph. The
reader may feel disposed to enquire what credit is
due to Col Jarviss statements, On this question we
cannot speak Wi confidence, as We have no acouaint
ance with that gentleman. We learn however that
his standing at Boston, that of gentleman and
that his connezion with Green, and the nose pulling
scene in the Capitol the only incidents in his his
tory calculated to impair the responsibility of his
character. Fer the latter of these circumstances
certainly afforded apology, and for the first his
partnership with Duff, Col. Jarvis himself has made
the best atonemcnt and explanation in the letters be-
fore US. We therefore disposed to believe, that
he is entitled to credit. No man certainly has had
better opportunity of studying Dui's pecul;arities,
or seems to be better qualified to exhibit them to an
amused public. Green ha. promised rcioinier, and
our mpartiality will induce Us TO publish that also
when it appears.
Whether writing from fancy or facts, Col. Jarvis
has certainly delineated Du's GORGEOUS vanity in
the coors oftrutl. $50 singulary wrong headed was
nc (ays the ColoneD on this point, that he used fire.
quently to congratulate himself upon the predomina-
ting influence which he had acquired over American
politics. saying that all the presses IF tie party 1cere
subjected to the Telegraph, obliged to receive their
tone from It's and afraid to oppose it, and that he
could therefore determine who should and who shoul9
not be President, and what should, and what should
mol be the policy of any administrations" ,!!!!!
Col Jarvis says that Duff frequently congratulated
himself in this strain, and the uniform spirit of the
Telegraph, proves that Jarvis speaks the truth
lie, Duf alone, was TO make the President and he
alone to dictate the policy of any administration! All
other Jackson prints must take their tone from him
and ali were afraid to oppose him! Poor Duff Wei
really did not suppose he had crazy brainor if
he was weak enough to indulge in such subli.nated
visions, that he fool enough to impart them to
others Prosperity turned his head and indeed when
ne saw huscf suddenly translated from sellinp trne
and raw hides to the Missouri Indiaus into (as he fire.
qIently ana modestly insinuatcs) the Hero of n
Parry, we do not much wonder at the effect
Stronger heads might have sunk under the sudden in
fax of prosperity and fame. There is much truth
however, in some of the ebulitons of Green's yani-
tx, There is mo- to Jni, 81
there is strong evidence Of the ct that the Jackson
prints were afraid of him. and that he did dictate the
tone 10 them. We will mention one instance. In 1927
49, our neighbor Of the Enquirer, found great fault
with Mr.. Gays changing six publishers Of the laws
among whom the pronigate Kendall anl Hill
were the most conspicuous. Tn this ordinary occur
renee, brought about by cause, and that cause the
most shameless and repeated ibes on himself and the
President, Mr.. Richie e5pieda corrupt AMI delbcr
ale purpose in Mr.. Clay, to buy MP the press and
destroy It's purity and he persuaded many honest
i"o2ie OF the truth Of his suspicious. When the |
Hero came IN, he went roundy to work in reward
ing his instruments. twenty-five editors and pro-
pretor5 of the press were raised to lucrative Offices
and paid out ofthe Treasury to an amount annually
exceeding 100000, whereas, the arrrcratc stinends
Of the SIX removed by Mr.. Clay, did not reach $500
For long time, tFC consistent gentleman could see
nothing wrong in ths His cptcts so sharp to detect
dishonest and dangerous motives whom Mr.. Clay was
concerned, were blind when acts Of much more alarm
ng tendency, were FcrPctrated by the "cuTse."-
Pressed on all sides, he did at last from very shame
express ms dsapProbation Of the appointment Of ed
tors and bringing 'hc public press into the pay of
ne Treasury; but merely expressing his dissent, and
without assigning the cogent reasons for his dsap-