Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-25

| Whafrver nay he the character aud s'andisfg
of The Secretary Of the Treasury ~ this State,
IL is uobeeoning hrs brother Of the Cabinet,
secretly 10 arraign him before his con .tiiarnis.
have more POSITIVE proof Of our ir.aciIe cry
ia this matter, THAI the geaernl impression Of
his friends, cor,oborated by The ,nstHee. Of thu
election Of u vasl MAJORITY Of the next Con-
grssslonal Delegation of Pennsy ivanis who
are confsssedly hostile 30 Mr.. Ingham. Yer
another rircumslanes much more conclusive
To my mind Is, that The agents, who have
manly contributed to this change in the Dds
CATION ARE your especial friends; aud one ia
dsduai the In osi Ell cicni among them, knov
to be your confidential correspondent. and an
un compro n,sins enemy OF the Vice President
II were well Tor you to TAKE "A lesson from the
French Nj ulster, who recently issued Circulars
to all the subordinate officers Of the ED!4ire,
requiring them To abstain from interference IN
The approaching elections,
Eaough ofthis and avert 30 Something
more tangible. Although you heye all yonr
lite. been suspected Of bypoc,isy AID cold.
heartr dness, and many passages 10 ynns poi
iica history nave COW cited you thereof; yet
there |. nothing tnnt have heard OF 50 gross
and upmanly ~ your character. as the unwaI=
rsntabs persecution oi one OF lhr pntaivc su-
,hors III the letter. Of - Curi,us." Your doc
trin., that " the end J,sl,iei the means'
shall no, screen your outrage from the public
scorn
| Your insoleni organai the city OF New York
after having sscfibed my letters to an eminant
gentleman Of Virginia, il seems was instructed
TO appropriate them elsewhere, nui 10 cha. ti.e
the ind,y .dual in a most ibellous and abusive
manner for daring 10 challenge the ,nfalliblIty
of The Secretary oi State The following .x.
tract sufficiently indicates the authority ofihs
| H., s..,I "A
asseyera,ions, shall receive your explicit con.
traiiciion, the public are bound to consider
than yours
CurtiW This IL the signature of writsr
~ iha Baltimore Pat,lot who. for some
weeks past, has been Nbu ,ug Me- Secretary
VAN BURTN and his friends la this state. Wa
have watched his course narrowly, brcause We
know the author. and WERE willing that he
should commit himsalf against Gen. JAcKsog
and his administration. ss well ms MIR. Van Blu
rem, before we exposed him to the contetnpt of
the public. In the Patriot Of Saturday. tbs
amor mous siandsrer has again taken the ieId
and we extract from his com anu nicntion the fol
lowing
f Yet we will not despair we will vet 6x
our eager looks 10 thar only ray OF hope thar
points 10 relief .vond the Allegheny II our
eyes are s,endtas aud oar hearts 6fm all may
yet be sais
a word at parting, for you will not hear
from me again until the gIass shall range belo y
so deg.
"Iiere WE have M ufIicienty direct declaration
that the writer is mn advocate for the election al
HErRY CLAY to the Presideacy : aud the rvi.
denne Of ignorance which the last sentence
exhibits Is in itself complimentary In the III.
cornmenl OF the President and Mr.. Van Buren,
IN refusing To confer upon him The appoint
ment Of Secretary Of Legation TO London. This
man who now abuses General Jackson and hi,
cabinet, IL n native OF this State, aud by his sps
cions address succeeded IN imposing upon Gov-
ernor CLlEror the brliei that he possessed,
some little influence IN one of our western couu.
ties, and that the people would be pleased 10
, have him appointed their Judge. The governor
yielded 10 his solicitations and the appoint
ment followed, but II was one OF those nnfIrtu-
Daie sele ctions which lost Tor the governor sons
thousands Of votes. He saw his error AM the
imposition which had been praclised upon
hun, hat it was too late To rrtraGe BIZ, steps.
J When the present admin strn'ion came into
power, this same X Judge became an app
for the appointment Of Secretary Of Legation To
London, and /; snid 10 have succeeded IN uro-
curing such rsGommr ndations 10 Mr.. McLAsr
as 10 Induce him to .ccrde To his appointment.
MIR Van Buren,. however. objected. and while
the ection oil proper iniv iduaf was still in
suspense, the appointment of John McLAse, oil
Aew York, TO he Secretary of Legation TO the
ambnssv TO II, James' wis announced In the
Morning Herald OF this city We do not 81 y
who caused This announcement, but we have n
shrewd suspicion thnt we know. Al all
events, it had no effect MIR. Van Buren, knew
HE inco ,npeiency for the station. and our
countfyman, WA4mHGfos iaviKu, was select
ed
The allusion to the imposition praclisei BY
Nc LIAM upon the late Gov. Clinton is rather
unfortunate for you, inasmucb ASA highly com.
mandatory letter 10 Mr.. Mclean. written by
the Governor, but three months before his
death, is now in the private bureau OF the Pres
ideni of the United States and. as MIR. Mclean
believes, is withheld for the base purpose oil
giving currency 10 the false insinusion OF yon,
semi official gazette Of New York. II this be
, not true why has his repeated application q
tho Presiden, and TO Maj Lewis for the Ietre,
been treated with silent disregard In anoih
er paragraph IL is admitted that the Envoy n
Great Britain acceded TO the appointment o
John Mclean, of New York. as Secretary Vi
the Legation and that you Sir, objected, aud
Washington Irving was foa!ly appointed "a
tue place. Upon the character and qusliiea
tons Of Mr.. Irving IL were totally superlluous
to enlarge It Is Sufficient TO say that his name
impaired strength TO The Embassy, and la.
contributed more than any other cause to q
friendly understanding between the countries
Nevertheless, the merits and usefulness Of tbi.
gentleman at the Court OF ST james, ara Of nc
weight ia indicating your perfiiy towards Nj
Mclean.
Alter The unwarrautsbie assault in govern.
ment Official Journal. upon tbs character OF
this gentleman as the author of" Curiius, -
|, hold myself obligated 10 himself and to III.
, pubic TO submit to the deliberate considera, loo
Of the reader, the subjoined unanswerabl,
evidence Of your malignant want OF hnh
4 our -
1 ,TQ THE HON IOIIIS McIANE.