Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-31
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quaint observations upon tho volumnous lucubra ions
of our neighbor of the Enquirer by the way, those
ucubration generally undersi God to be prepare
tory to assault upon the Presidents Tariff opn-
ions; blu, none such has appeared From beginning
to end, they sweely euogis;c Has the cue
been given? Is the cuunonade upon the Tariff to
cease from this time forward? Is the unconquerable
and increasing popularity of the Tariff principle per-
ceived and is Mr.. Van Buren, too wise stake his
political destiny upon rs overthrow? We have
proved prophets in than remarkable instance
We foretold that the Souhrons were aiding to riyei
the Tariff by the election of Gen jackson; for -tha,
lie neither could burst oppose it, and that the
recognition of its wisdom by President elected
through the fundamentally of its foes would fix its
perma Dency. Have not events sus- aimed us? Is
not Gen. Jacksons last Message unoquivocallv. and
strongly Tariff? And does it require the saraci,v
of the Editor of the Enquirer oresee that Virgin
ia is fast becoming Tariff State? Here perhaps is
the secret of his silence.
with these extracts, must conclude at least
for the present, our notice of the Message As ii
would, however, be dlsrespectful pass over onr
friends of the Richmond Enquirer entirely unuo;iced
we shall remark hat they have already published two
ON os OF comments. or rather euloglun,s embracing
bout seven heavy columns of that poppy 1--WE hone
this word will not be mspronounced, that poppy pc
riodical We glanced over No y from ga sense
ofprofessonal duty" las Editor has it.) Moth
ng else could have induced US to undertake the Her
culean task of deIving through such medley of
shreds & patches. consisting OF extracts from TIE
45th No. of the Federalist from the writings of john
Taylor of Caroline, from Gen. Samuel Smiths Speech
IN the u >. Senate from the National Gazette. he
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the Wheeling Compiler and "a
~ Yo rk wriler"-wthout ray OF genius, or A snarl
of ei"quence to relieve the dull monotony Of italics
without emphasis, and quotations wit bout point
San ounce of civet. good apothecary" to cleanse
the brain OF such drowsy stuff l. IS due
to the Enquirer however, that we Shouts
give 1t the credit it deserves for one candid
Acknowledgements which we find it, comm sltarv:.we
care not w it came there. The Enquirer admits
that it isqsre ''remarkab!e" that such able docu-
nents as he first and second Messages signed by The
President should have Proceeded from his pon Re.
Variable indeed # It were true! Ii u were So we toe
Should Int up eyes and hands with astonishm en
real asionIshment, and not affected as is The En-
qulrers,-and exclam, lis it possible that this is the
old soldier, who, when he wrote the Dismore letter
could not spell some of the most ordinary words il
Our language Is possible that this is he who put
Iindey Murray at defiance? Is this he who could no
write even his General Orders a, the head of hs
army, the official accounts of his own batles3'
IF it DE, then there royal road learning-a
who is President learn faster, than one
who Is nOt.-SchoomastcrS and philosophers ma,
say what they please to he contrary; here is the mir
Gle worked before our eyes and we must believe il
that's ALL"
u In what said on Saturday in reference tc
from Loudoun, committed mistake. BIZ. Cald
we'll as he stated the floor of the House, did no
resign the little Post Office he held before his cleo
ton, but has done since Inattention led us into
The
Mr.. .Nonroe's Claims The New York papers
melted by the presence of Col Monroe in that city
and sympathy for his condition, have taken np the
subject of his claims the Nation with spirit TIL.
has led call of public meeting the reouisltlor
Of which, is signed by The Mayor and nineteen dis
tingpished citizens, consider of a Memorial to
Congress in his behalf. We are of the number who
believe hat Col. Monroe has TO valid claim nm the
Exchrquer of the United States; nevertheless WE
hope Congress rnay find differently, and that in any
event Mr. Monroe's suspense, more cruel than mega
ton, may be terminated
U37Secretary Eaon's "Cacology" has been lon. the
subject Of newspaper mirtt. Prom the NV York
Commercial of Friday we copy the following singular
Illustrations of the Secrrtaey's ignorance of Murray
and the authority exercised over his style by tho
Grammarians of the Cabinet. The case plainly is
that many being detected his grammar by the
Jackson critics in the first edition hey assumed the
liberty Of making those corrections which appear in
the next.
Tripiic0te Reports We received Yesterday a let
ter from correspondent in Washington from which
the following IS extract
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
good Joke has occurred here as To- Eaton.
The first copies of his Rpport came upon our ta-
ble5 with the Message. lis grammar is horrible.
Next day came along edition of it, corrected
and revised
/ shall send you By to-norrow's mail, one Of the
printed copies ofsach of these editions that you may
see It's Improvements and curreclons.1
Exporting to receive the true Simop Pure, as it
came from The Secreiary's hands 10 state Of unso
We now find he business OF cJrlDarsDn done TO oar
hands by correspondent of the Daily Advertiser
it appears that two editions publ; he'd for he
Senate and one for the house, By his ExceIIcncv &c
neral Green, and that all hrce were different Two
doctors must have been necessarily called in TO phv
sic and bandage up the queer offspring of him of the
War Department We compelled to take back
- II. ,.-.t.. $500 IL !.