Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-23


complete and instant success and those who are mas
tiers of the secret, have it in their power tn do nil
that the President by the constitution may do Tbhs
nmiabe weakness (for umable it ISL played upon bv
the designing knaves who surround and have the s,
crct ear of the President has cost MANY an inpocen,
man HIS office and his livelihood. Mr.. Van R,ren
hnds himself wholly without influence except in for
eign affairs lin domestic matters and over removals
and appointments, his influence compared with that
Oh the cotern mentioned aboye, rs an absolnfe
honentity. Partial arrangements acre made in
1Heo York to establish another Administration
rfess IN Washington TO bear his flag-but these
were suspended, and it is believed, because he ia
determined Mt no very remote timc to abandon bIs
post freedem OF opinion the writer saws, is ey
'hguisheo az Washington. All connected in tho
remo1est manner with the governments feel their
latc IN the hands OF one Spies and informers
abound hundreds of Office seekers are awaitinr
their reward at Washington, and as they cannotbc
rewarded but ny deprivug others, they keep watch
over all officers and report the slightest tipps II;
the nope OF getting their places. Under these cir
cunstanccs, freedom of opinion and of speech cnnno,
exist Independence leads to certain removal md
mon are afraid to speak, lest they quarrel with their
oread and butter. Duff Green's influence over tho
emacIated mind of the President is so we'll know,
tnat applications arc generally made TO and
'"h A'"n' and officers threatened with, or fcarnc-
removal go to him, to conciliate and make favour,
we repeat, that the above is the substance of tho
letter OF most respectable man. connected with -.
government, and whose opportunities of inforna,;o,
arc superior.
Nhgfor1n. "-Rumonrs from Washington assert ,b,t
the LIST of July is to be rendered memorable b nov,
prescriptions, and the Baltimore Patriot stotes ,h
br. pcake, Collector of the Port of Alexandria 10 IN
De depoSed on that day. We think the 4th of Juv
Ought to have been selected, that the nature of ,i
''o'% might correspond with the glory of the dav.
it would have been appropriate to select tho ami
Versary OF American liberty, the day of punishino
American citizens, for opinion sake
mr. 9Hdury-Ihe fact seems certai n by tho follow
ing letter taken from the Palt n ere Pa,rio, +b, A.,
Maury, who has been Con sul Mt Lverpoul since ~,
present constitution into operation. in ,-ao
has been removed. The Americans in Eno,.n5 ~
| pHricuariy American mer chants at I,;vern,o, MY,
think hardly of this removal as Dir Marry bo, ~
ways occupied the highest ground in their es,,n.,o
we shall have credit for this when we an TIM, ,1
hauryI far from being a favorte of onrs 10 ,,,,
once bad orcasion TO think ourselves most ,nfso,
'nSiy treated by him, and in n situation which ,o,
strong Claims upon his humanity. But in ,us,;.. o..
n'"' we affirm that no man had or could have y,
tn"' ''h'c more universally and strongly the conf
dence ofhis country,nen
Wehcar that the collector fnr the pnr If u faf,io
on the LIST July and that many others N ha
.nn Ier rom Washington to tho editor the pa,ro, svs
and is NJ m'in.,er TO rance here with family
win MI Mel ane the Minister to England =, 10 sase
po,,,
Enquirer can and will in due ir al about IT, '"nohh
Of Mr. Geo nchs.,cr Of Fsmo and i ss
M Hanry IN the Conuiip of Lverpooi aud is soon r. ,
Things begin TO look sqrav-,he Preventative ,.. en-,
of the mos ro;, s Already dxguss and alarms mary
eject ale pouring in from all quarters and before The 10
o,b Inc country will be in blaze upon this and
ni' PROJECTS now in embryo. high time for poo,,
men '0 watch and pray" for the Republic More anons
.Nr. Walsh ut Wnshingion-3yr. Walsh b,. 10
" paid visit to Washington md thus concr3e, h.,
observations on wlathe saw there.
IN ore hTad every ra'riotic cisizcn owes ;auLs and h
'aokson He has, first. disrecarded the uni, a{
IN we choice OF nconaies the hiehps, rank
the d numerous class Of Aerioans long prescribed afrr
,ad vanished seems to have been effected as - ,
VI" ~ our political annals tn which historians will ret All
n more important and remarkable than it NAV nov 49,.
A'"" '''S ho' merely dIsregarded the
f"ondam distinction Of Democrat and Fedeyal;st b,
we ofileYe the larger number of his appointments
nave been from the ranks of the latter. We ,bin,,
WIN mr. walsh, that the effect ough. to cense with
the cause and that is absurd to keen alive die.
Incons which since 1916, have existed but in nan,c
ana 'niS concession we make regret,ine the while,
"at circumstances shonld ever have arson to obl,e.
rate the old landmarks, believing as we do, that par
IS unavoidable and that division of parties that
''"SS'nce grown uP or may hereafter grow mn. will
operate so harmless!y upon the rirbt of ;nd;u;,
uas, and the durability of nrr ir,st;.,.,; :. -