Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-19

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From he Matches .qriei.
Qualifications oC tie P~esAient.- During the Pre-
sidcntai contest when str Crawford was candidate
Mr. Ritchie the Editor Of the Richmond Enquirer
wa violently Opposed to Gen Jackson. Among The
many severe things he said Of him, he declared What
ne FOO 6dic # sfafesuan too prone TO maxi his
on, Will the rule of his conduct in short nc H.
tcDate, ignorant and obstinate, and entirely unified
for the Presidency. Speaking now of the General
Us President, he says se reas aHts letters address
sed 10 him. & forms his opinions Of their coptts"
Wheeler it be fact that President Jackson does
actually read the letters addressed him. and ,ncd
tate on their contents or not, we have 10 means Of
asccrtaining whether Mr. Richie bearing in mind
his previous opinions, is willing to obliteratc irom the
memory Of the President aud from the recollection OF
the public his former enuncatiolIs against him. would
be difficult to say; it is not Improbable however, that
his present sycophancy is only sham. cloak from
under which he may with security discharge his
casm against the man no still despiscs in his heart.
What wonderful circumstance that the President
OF the u. States the chief magistrate OF free So
vercign, independent and intelligent people should
read the letters addressed to him. that he shoad
be eapabls to do SO, and at the time form his
own opinions of tlcm. Mr.. Richie certainly can
not be in earnest.
Fsom he .Aatchcx And
BkvEnlY CHEw-This gentleman whose removal We have
below has bccn New Orleans for
thirty years. and generally respected as Citizen
stances in which citizen may be placed, entities him tho
consideration of the government Mr. Chew, cerainy huk
deserving of IT, From the very moslent call was made on
the patriotism of Louisiana, Inc among the first
10 prove his devotion TO The nation. Numbers in this
city and county, hundreds say In this state had
MIR Chew during the siege of New Orleans, peorrg the duty
OF private volunteer the army Of General Jacksdu
he active aud spirited all occasions where there
danger 10 be encountered tgues undergo, deprvatons
and hardshps be submitted These facts the Prcsden,
must be conscious correctly stated and we oanno, conceive
what principle of Reform he mas removed him. having the
purposes of Justice aud Gratitude TO fulfil.
From the connexon, and the intercourse between The people
Of this place aud New Orleans they WILL doubt rcollect
that the time Mr. Chew appointed collector of the latter
place, su.gcrs and description of c, aers nrs
tire coast of Florida aud western Louisiana Ofvianous and
piracal dispositions they carried ncfarious
nerce destructive alike tie morals aud the patriotism 81
those Who within the reach OF their operations The in
the honest merchant aud trader and the
the government jeopardised by their To Mr.
Chew tire people and the government in great degree
indebted for the breaking up and dispersion of these hors
snugsers. But the Dcnon OF Reform with giant strides and
gspng hands hurIyng through the land he had removed
the vices aud the l Of those who him bih subdued
their preudces corrected their nIagoy Thr oud Ferdr
pursuing his COURSE taking the bread from the
revolution, rrostang the freedom of mind and fopnous and
preparing the way for desposgi which, if horrd in
character with that Of Rohespere and Aar will be III its spir-
il equally as selfish ymdrctive aud ueaclrfous.