Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-02
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FRIDAY MORNING., OCT. ?, 1899.

own the patronage with
have been received by the Public. This patronage so far
'e, 10 make every exci'ion TO meet the antcipatcs
oi their irnds The next Country Wing issued the
Country paper will be published three times week on .es
Gays thursdays and Saturdays, ui,tl the adjournment the
aiming Tue peoHes can do after the meelns of Tie Coen
o, as we snail publish four five hundred supcinuiucrary
copes' TO meet the possible dcnramd.
Jno H. Peasants avails himself Of this Opportunity to say
mat ne was not in Rcnond when essay published i'll
oil the Cveno bat 200 miles distant 40 person. hopes
MN OF having what many might
N"hdo Oh deimacy: ban as there people in these times,
explanation.
f1roiaa, Brud2cy.-Ihe following note Is from an
Old friend of Abran Bradley The writer asks if it
Is not time that the influential churncers of the coun-
Try should be reused to sense of It's dauger' Let
him not Imagine that dis is not e:Iectuay luae-
The wise and the tried patriots OF Virginia, survey
from their retreats the mad career OF our rulers,
with alarm and Indignation. Disgust has entered
every mind. Hostility Is turned into contempt, pre-
detection into cold Indifference, enthusiasm into NOR
uiied disappointment. fhc preference of Virginia
tor Gcn Jackson at most can alternative and not
choice, is reduced to something still less affirmative
ASsurefliy tie conviction has nuv become general
that the late contest one for power and not for
principle, and that the result will alone pro, bcneE
cial to Cen Jackson and tire immediate REGIMENTS of
his bounty and patronage. But, tie time for action
has not arrived Let the writer be assured tina.
Virginia does not approve the infatuacd course of
the administration, and that she ought not 20 be r,nl
ed among its supporters. recent extensive tour.
Tree intercourse with citizens of all denominations Of
politics. and correspondence with most uarts of tbn
State, enable Us to speak with some conti,icaca-
Aicil Who support tie administration we have seen
inanyiiien VINO nPpro0e It's treasures, not ore One
iecipg, AMI one onlytie fi!ze pride that Restraints
'dS-i nom Teifacsing IN opinion entertained or
fetrIc!hg step once taken iii opinion ulone pre-
vents tie great mass CT Virginia from blaznr ont
INTO open and undisguised opposition. This is tran
Scnt iccAng, and cannot long survive the steady
conVicoi-s 81 Judgment the acquisitions of patriot
ism and the dictates of conscience. Gen. Jackson
must alter his handhe must shake off the DEGRADING
pup!age OF Duh Green-he must pay more respect
to the liberty of opinion-le must display less of tho
dcspotic temper partly Inherited from nature. and
partly derived from the Command of arDes-he n,ns.
act more as the selected governor of reemen. and
less as the hereditary master of nation of slaves
lie must IN his appointments pay more regard to the
morals of the couutryif lie hope to retain the favor
OF Virginia. An Improvement in these RESPECTS NAV
securc her support for the balance of his alninstra
tion bat nothing his part can regain her lost con-
hdence III his judgment and capacity or eradicate her
recollection Of the stupendous errors he has commit
eI. The garment may lie patched, but its frs,
shape and and materials never be restored. The
bride OF consistency, subducd and lingering affection
or lis person. aud not eXtnguised feeling of graf
tudc for his military services is al tina. stands be-
-Ween nm and the open ermity Of Virginia He
nay find in this assurance some consolation amidst
he difficulties into which he has been hurried by the
ihFcstrained indulgence of his passions. but no food
or his vanity. AS he attained the Presidency under
general acknowledgment Of his unlitncss for tho
ation, SO he viii unquestonaby leave It, under the
UNIVERSAL persuasion that he proved more inco1npe
ent than his worst enemies predicted His admins
ration will be referred TO for its errors and opnyess
ons, as is etIersos for its excellence and SIMPLICITY
To make the fortune of Duff Green and few others
md to prove his friend Mr.. Richie a prophet who
orcto!d in 1874 that his election 'SwouId prove n
c'sc to the country, viii be the grand results Of his
administrations
OF all the acts oftlis extraordinary administration
-he one referred to below, BE removal Of Abrom
Bradley Deputy Post Master General sefrrts to orr
apprehension the most indeiansblc. Mr.. Bradley
mas grown old in the service on moderate stDend
ana an universal Gcusiou hrs prevailed if ne and his
brother, but principally HIMSELF was not the aychi
cct OF the fame which has followed the administra
ion Of the General Post Office. Others have rean-
'dmora reputation bat Ahran Bradley was doubtless
'along, the most efficient head in tie Department
he man who organized the system, and brcathed or
Ter and energy into all lis details. Meanness in lis
ase, IS added to injustice to hrn, and injury 10 the
ountry; for the bow was suspended until ITr Barry
ould Shake all the information out Of Mr. Bradley
hat he was able to give. When this was effected,
o was told th't his services were no longer desired
Us matter Of course the Tclegt rh insinuates that
'!r. Bradley deiduljer, but this we are assured
'?cr good authority, is the reverse Of truth. The
rue cause Of his expulsion, is undoubtedly his prcsu