Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-17
Extract Prom n letter to he Editors, from Tsnnes,

EItrdct From letter TO tie Editors, from TsnneSssr
SEPTEMBER 4th, 1920.
Gcntlemen:-You sec, from the papers of this
State, that, at the late election hut two changes wore
made. in our Congressional Delegation. The two
new members are, James Standfcr and Cave Johnson
Mr.. Johnson, apprehend, is not acceptable to the
Hero's folks as Mr. Mnrable I recolect having
heard it said, that Mr.. ]. labouring under the
| curse of being one Of the suspected.
Mr. Standifer is elected by n majority of seven or
eight thousand! You, perhaps remember that h..
was in tic 18th Congress. He is prudent, modest
man, OF sound common sense; and is, of course very
much in contrast 10 his predecessor, james C. Mtcb
ell, who, you know, has frequently chased from
their seats, his felow-members by his windy holdings
Il0rL, lulcrously big words and hoarse, dissonant
6etIocing. It's fortunate for the Speaker that he IA
not again to have inflicted upon him the crncE;n, q,
spoutinSs of our Roaring Big Wa,Yior. Standifer's
opponent, John Lowry. ESD, a man of Some taIente
was one OF the fivorte candidates of our Senator
liughL White. Lowry is flaming tohoie -hog-its
and consequently belongs, especially 10 Senator
;" hites political family. His election would have
been much more pnatabe to the Prosecutors of the
Jackson ranks, generally, and to'the Knoxville irnfo
particularly, than the election of Mr. tandifr ,,bn
IL not well qualified to be either parasite or iaco-
Croctct's majority over all his competitors is m
wards Of three thousand! ii
You rccollect with whit violence and brutality, no
was saulted, towards tho close of the last sess sc
congress tor going far counter to jackson et;o.eff
ana ne Jackson faith to associate with some Of tho
Adams members! lie thus incurred the imnloc.hio
state; indeed there is not in the whole State
more dIsicd than he is, by the jGcobns and pettv
despots of the party yet he rode trmphany over ail
opposition. Now that Crockett cannot be beaten. I
presume hat our delegation, having failed in their
efforts TO put him into leading srings and haynp con-
sequently accommodated and reviled him-wjll
change about and sock to acknowledge him. Such
icgcrdemnln and gross tergiversation would no on
tireiy consonant 10 the present dominant political
lith. F'@
NJ on nave observed that your especial friend, John
bair-the one whose patriotic sensbilities were sn
socEcd mt your receiving the ordinary sum for vour
services to the State Deparmont-is re elected ITc
was greatly alarmed, for the salvation of tho nubc
treasury at Mr.. Clays having given small pittnncc
fora portrait ofthe Father of his Country IN bc bur
npin the Department, although he pretty nenr about
that time, was for giving $4,000, out of this same
beloved Treasury, FOR painting in honor of I1cE,on
ana hS iniia fight, to be stuck up in the rotnda of
the Capitol! and more subsequently, assisted In vo
ting away, TO the detriment of this sne beloved Trra
sury the sum Of $4,000, TO the erection Of portico
~ imter establishment ofPresidcnt Jncksons white
Faace! don't condemn these two votes Of John Blair
--thoy may be right and defensblc. only advert IN
them as being replee with satire upon the report
against the expenses Of the state Department
by this printing deinagoguc and Conoressionoi
mushroom. lie has very little standing arnong tho
gentlemen Of this state, and is eypeci1llv o5;on.
in his immediate District. His renl 49,
sonal character was not generally understood before
John Williams published him having ,i,of me ,,
bHng dct was really amused ut the ft,n,o ,Sbicb
John Bair cut when saw his gdiubHuO ul,gs ahont
eedt ana hff ami not ready money" trnnrforredto
the columns OF your Wing IIo nov sfoDJs L..stf
fore the world os religious and political bvpocrito
There arc rnony men in - District who I'm hoot
HIM but thc most Of thoeo Who would be dispoeed 70
2ppoec NM, had offered themselves rs condilstes
ior the State Legislature in tho toto "o',ass
or had made other arrangements. before tho OK
positions Of his true character came forth
s"',n ~. rogers, very respectable. man, become
a.. '.t.uIuaeG' Just tho week before the election;
ON ne Peopio arc not in the hobit of votin for cand.
aa'cs who do not como oUt at least ~ carly as tho
9Prl ''"rie' md IN the case of the opposition TO
''r ,'''Y .""i"ni mnst concmpfuousiy Of him, and
.s' c.9r"sy il..ir opinion of b;o, ~ crnphatical