Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-25

prudence and SELF considerations render il ne cs sary
that should pretend To have changed them; W side
these fellows, Monroe and Adams, were NY way
when thought 1t was my time To he President. and
| can therefore abuse them with good grace. This
did so hong, that, az last, began TO praise Gen
Jackson. aud scarcely any body knew when ibi.
frlsc commenced By the bye do You remember
u.ase pieces which once YOU for publication
soon aiter the Seminole war. You refused 10 pnb
lisa them you kuow, because they were so igLt
upon the Gcnera aud then had them published
Ia the Federal paper OF this place. Great God. ~
The General should ever get "a glance st them am
gone forever on oil sides, nope no Giles are left OF
that paper. lut 10 the point; my writings are
prompted by various motives, and YOU Know that men
vary often have mare thnn strny 10 TIER bow
may perhaps be able To keep up lat distiaction
how ptcVaihg, aad which my golden caskCts did
much to bring into lic; ii so, ihcnsI think, / can
ciyoe the od man into some appointment for mc.-
There wliI then be some vacancy perhaps in some o.
the departments foreign cmbasy, something else
tsiat Viii siiIt me. ~ tai ~ thls, perhaps somuting
n.sy present Itself beiore the present term expires
Never before, dai care much about an office l.
Who have always thnught nvsclf No. /. in the na-
ten, Would i.eyUr before act ia a subordinate char
atic bat now, the changes have been great in hui
hIu nilhrs, that cannot th!nk of returning my
farm OF poverty nFFFtff, tV present conrif0n: an
oics iheTgoFc, must nave, II II b. possible to get
EdA--Why t;li,, both YOU AMI I, seem to have
been pretty nlc engaged IN The sabir views namely
SeyPTeseFraf'Cn And II The truth must be told Oct
Inc sec II the door Is iaa) believe the same object
aciuatcd tIc whole parry nov IN power Is It not
strange, that men shouli bc easily managed, My
inode OF tut has always been to honey the people;
depend upon H. but few of them understand any thing
OF government or men, and II they eau only hc,rr
Inan speak of their authority, and acknowledge IT i'm
a bounilcss form, they know and care not wlIrt
acts he mny commit. For instance. will name nh
example in YOURSELF which Is the strongest hav ever
known. After YOU were denounced by Virginia. for
your disavowa of the obligation of instructions &c
the people You know were IN arms against you every
"hcre yet, M your recent writings you have praised
the pe0pie so nuch and talked much of your love
al 'lndr.duai man" over governmental oppression"
&c &C. that You have fairly tho people over to
you, though the offence you hnd committed was the
most grlevous had ever known by u representative.
hut, my dear Governor, after all tear That our re
pubic Is destined Ia end Fear. need moi use
this word, for really very litilc about forms ot
government, II l can only be great man under il;
NFathy me IN thus. and lake any government Won
please In a.republic YOU know, a man must make
noise, IN order 10 bring hnsc into view md this /,
Tue unly mode almost ny which he succeed. !
have therefore been compelled praise this rcpubc
aad 20 praise the people, without caring much for
either assure YOU But this, mind Is between our
selves
G"r.-WLlt new Thing have YOU heard from
the Table Orator since saw vous
I'"!t -" ny SIR, the papers yesterday fun OF
hum, from every quarter Curse tho fellow call him
lube CRAM, or Chartered IijGrtine. or what vou
please, We shah never be- able to keep him down
Already have the people begun To take TIC sense of
themselves IN hotels and steamboats, &c and all hope
= gone In the heart OF the Jackson country steam
bouts 20 for Clay by whole crews and what can be
done III such cuEr' Evcn last hope ire u.;iif4
Ty lever, seems 20 BE- dying away III the country By
the bye Governor, when Won called ont the militia
about this place the other doy IN hopes that II
was mere sratagem 10 Inspire anew the fame
winch lighted us in,o power, but which seems 70 have
Uecomt exilnpu.sIcd Am ! iOstaken'
G,s.--Wvy there was not much ground for
calling t'"m "'t that - true, and fear have sub.
ltc,cd myself more 10 rldculc than any thing else
yet porAops'i' is aH well enough; IT viii keep tLe
spark alive Il little longer But do YOU roCollcct
that am commander in chief and there NAV be
sOme danger Of my taking the field, md what the
ID should do IN such case2 Even in nay youth
md irrnness always had my hear, in my mouth n
al 'hings were f'ot smooth, m.j should heaven so or
der IL that should BE- required to take ine field all
10y inrmiiies would be exposed io the world
You have talkc! much IN ihc Enquirer about my
A'orGi ccWr-c, and au quite tcki,d st your re
masks hut he trGh Is, never had any moral corr
age, o.g other kind of courag, IN my if. II is
tr'' i1' say great n,any bold and daring things,
bnt 1"y Sf!'W'iru protects irsm violence always.
What man % Courage you'd offer yulcucc TO M
You nay have hoGid Of that fellow OF Roanoke g %
rroaVh ng 100 once 20 cane me- IN my room; l knew
ne was coming, aHd therefore pretended he sick.
lie came, raised his sues and with that hawk eye
of lis, aud long finger frightened me that my
Acas. "as very near eapng ont ofiny mouth; ], KICK
Cd wIthlH me at such rate that my body began to
bounce like parchCd bean. II is true, I deserved
tail Tor had no business TO expose his private let
tcrs IN which he severely denounced Mr.. Jcflir-
son, and more especially, Us answered those letters
aud pushed his dCnunca ION farther than fc had Cn
red II; yet, Notwithstanding this did not think the
follow would approach my room with uplifled cane.
and flourish 1t over my head. This man Randolph is
Ivy eEil genus. had promised myself much honor
aud glory ~ the approaching Convention; bat shall
h1 ai.a! ~ open 90, las now for no sooner shall
take NY seat. than this fellow will begin at tie
fury head aud skin me- o. the solrs OF my feet
/ do rot know what 10 do IN such q case; can YOU
tell nc, NY dear Editor
isdH But do not you and him agree ia t!c o..
pcra politics of the day;
G'p.--WhY bat s Ter not quite so c,-
fam IA ,ir
H. IN hating oll mdniiind but then wo hate each
othar TOO. and there Is the rub. We connut 70 tcrc.
thcr, though Sc may think alike, because onch of ne
thinks himself the greatest living. thOugh we
do not think each other so.
~ this stage of the conversation, The parties were
interrupted 10y the arrival Of company. and all was
broken up. Yours, PETER PINDNW.