Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-14

tho General has declared that if his lei hand knew
or intcrmeddied with what his right hand was DOING
no would cut OF tho offending member, yet il can
hardly De doubled that ho suffered himself to know
his biographer.
1fGen. Jackson has NOT forgotten some declaration.
that nc has made in letters his friends and address,
es to the Tennessee Legislature, within few wears
pnst, he has probably perceived the folly of those de-
claratons and the inaccuracy of tho doctrines they
nvolved and will doubtless be grateful to that friend
ly casuist who place all memorials of them in tlne
wonderful region lately discovered BY his predeccs-
sor, "tho receptacle ofthings lost upon earth".
Eson, The National Journal.
When the Telegraph recently informed its readers
that the object of"arranging ar. Mclean into the
Cabinet" was "to place the immense patrunace of
his department more directly under the control ofthe
President we presume it's Editor had become soue-
what oblyious. He would otherwise have rccollcc.
ted the prominent part which he himself took ecarce-
~ twelve months ago. in heaping suspicion the
ivcs and ccnsure the conduct, of Mr.. Adams for
supposed interference with the independence of tho
Postmaster General, in reference to tho ohunpe othe
postmaster at Nashville. 1t WIS, at that time no.
thing short of corruption, and not to bo smoke of I'm
other terms thun those of Indignation and r;AnIdrv
that the President should presume to exercise ANY
control over the appointments ofhe Postmaster Gem
eral. Now, forsooth, the modest and consist
Ont journal, tells us TINT all the immense patronarc
OF rhe Departments is intended to be placed drcctiy
under the control of the President. And because ~,
late faithful and able officer at the head Of the Post
ohco was too independent and too vrtuous TO throw
all this Immense patronage into the ewom and
swelling stream OF Executive Influence he is rc,nsy
cd, and the Telegraph shouts Hosanna! TO the puri-
ty of the party by whom this outrage is committed
WAsHrScroS March Ie.
The Senate OF the United States still remains in
sesson, passing upon such appointments ns urc laid
before it.
VI the principal appointments which have been
confirmed by that body have oready from time TO
time gwen our readers an account.
| N nhd so, r., 81.
the following nominations, by the President OF the
United States, have been confirmed by the Seunte
james n. Barker TO be collector of tho cus,ons
| for the Port OF Philadelphia.
| Francis Bayhes (late Representative in Con greys>
to be collector OF the custo, for the port of New
! Bedford.
John Chandler (late Senator) TO be collector ~
the customs for the port of Portland.
Walter K. Danforth to be collector of the customs
for the port of Providence
! Noah A. Phelps to be collector ofthe customs for
tho port of Middletown Conn.
i schuyler Sampson to be collector of the customs
for the port of Plymouth, in Massachusetts.
| - Ellis TO be Collector Of the Customs for tI,,
port of New Haven.
Joshua Prentss, to be Surveyor of the Revenue
for the port of Marblehead.
] Several other appointments have been made tir,,
particulars of. which haveno reached u.s. No nom.
nations Of Ministers to Foreign Powers have We,
oeen made, though several are confidently reported
to be IN contemplation.
Among the present visitors to the City we obsvry.
| MAJOR Gen. Gaines, of the Army of the United
Statcs.
Major Gen. Scott, aso is still here. MOI, h,.
l There letters in town from wasnp,o,. vrh.h q,
sert positively, that the Office of Collector Of mi, oo,,
has been offered MIR. n,brelenr nd that Of sv.n
| ~ -u'Jot 'f"dh' NJ Y Journal Of Com.