Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-05
Extract of a letter, dat ed


The Senate considered the vote rejecting the
nomination OF MIR Williams. on the 18th, and it is
not understood that any further proceedings hive
since been had on it. Mr.. Holmes concluded We
ry able speech Mr. Foof's resolution Yesterday
He repelled the attacks of Mr. Benton and Mr.
Hayne, and carried the war into the country of the
assailants He had collected complete evidence from
the documents, to prove that Gen. Westinghouse
policy, during he whole of his administration was
to restric the settlements small districts of ter
rltory He recommended this policy to CONGRESS-
from motives of humanity to the settlers themselves
aud he enforced il by the declaration that If was
not in the power of the Executive to protect the
frontiers, if too widely extended No one could
have anticipated at that day, that the journals would
nave been ransacked for the purpose of proving
that those who concurred in the views of Gem
w ashington. were inimical to the west. Mr. Holmes
proved, from the most unquestionabe evidence,
that IN all the western wars, New England furnish
ea more thdn her quota OF the troops and in many
of them that nearly the whole military force was
from that section of the country Mr. Van Buren,.
having IN his message to the New York Legislature.
announced himself us the champion of the Republi-
can party, and Mr. Benton being unwilling that Mr..
Calhouns friends should be behind their opponenf
IN popularity -hunting project, made most furi-
Gus attack on the federalists of New England
Whatever was wrong IN legislation, traced to
them He had several tests to determine who were
federasts Whoever voted against any qeston from
the New England States, interesting to the west.
was federast; so were those who were not ad-
vocates for the late war. and so were those 7,bo
,ooutd not denounce Gen. Hull as a traitor or who
supported MIR. Adams for the Presidency Some of
the iirelng printers from the eastern States inform
ed Mr. Benton that the ftderalists in Massachusetts
gave dinner to Gen. Hull, after the captualion of
Detroit, and he logged this into his speech for the
purpose of showing that the fderalists were rejoicing
at the defeat OF our troops-nnd for the purpose
OF maintaining his position that there was hostile
feeling towards the west.
Mr. Holmes, III reply, said he knew sometime
about that dinner, and that it rot up and aten,
ded by those whom tie Senator from Missouri claim
ed to be members of the great republican party and
the most distinguished Jacksonites in Massachusetts
He sad that mr. Green, mot Duff forn,e, editor of
the BoSton Statesman, and lateiy Transferred to The
post office an Boston, yielding snug lipng of three
ortour thousand dollars gear, was very active
partisan IN the affair, if of the committee of
arrangements; that Mr. Simpson, now minister plen
ipotentary from the Boston Jacksontes near the
court here, was of the Vice Presidents: and mr.
.uT Henshat0, lately promoted 10 the custom, house in
boston, north sic thousand dollars q year aoas aroth
err ptce President. He said he thought it unkjpd in
the Senator from Missouri, to bring forward the acts
OF his own political friends as charges against the
former federal party, or against the friends of the ae
administration.
The Jacksonites lament that Mr.. Benton provoked
the present discussion; and he has led them into so
much difficulty, that they would try him under stho
second section" if they had any force to snare.
Dutf Green is somewhat embarrassed that Mr. Bnr
ton has unmosked him NJ Y sAdr