Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-16

knows this full well; his To re. elect Gen J. rh
sides between Van Buren, and Calhoun; he stands
sa, W,. to the gea' nas,can and he assured
TACT may be hidden, is. nevertheless, tre thar Virginia
VIII never give her for President residing in non slave
holding State Should true to become Of noe,
nlr k'che Alas! he 10 have been the snort
Oh sensible men A. Il. G.
This party nfn.ivey hateful ,a, day. TO the
Republicans than the Adams were Yet they are
now at the head OF the Republican party.
Amongst other things lie said of Mr. Adams tina, he fol,
proud OF being born land which had given 10 such
$500
~ a. B. G.. has omitted in his historical view of
the consistency of Mr.. Thomas Ritce, some sirkipo
particulars. Thus in 1898, the Central Committee
tor Jackson in this city, composed almost exclusively
Of office holders, several of whom had held their sta
tons for fifteen twenty years, issued pondcrous
and som ,erous address, which for the sake of giving
it greater effect, signed severay by each mem
Der of the Committee. The principal argument, in
that long tailed adr ess, the innate beauty and
rcpubicanism, of the doctrine of"Rotation" in Office
The enforcement Of this doctrine it was declared
had tendency to purify, and by consequence pre-
serve, Republican Institutions The author of the
address, tho disinteresicd Peter v. Daniel then
as now, Lieutenant Governor of the Common wealth;
and what gave it peculiar authority, that Peter
who thus stickled for rotation and thought 1t es-
sentlal to turn Mr. Adams the end OF four years
because rotation chad tendency to purify. and by
consequence to preserve Republican Institutions
what say gave peculiar authority to the advice
was that Peter himself had been IN Ezecuiirc
Office, for the space of seventeen gears. Amo ~ the
other signers of that lpgubrious bulletin, was Mr..
Thomas Richie, who thus pledged himself, by al act
esteemed solemn among mankind, TO his belief and
entertainment of the opinions therein expressed. We
have not Mr.. Daniels address at hand to refer TO-
but we are sure it contained these among other
opinions and statemcnts-namey, that rotation i'm
office was republican doctrine of superior virtue and
efhcacy-that it chad tendency to purify, and by
consequence, preserve, Republican Institutions
that MIR. Adams having been four years President
ought hence, to be turned out-that it was not dcs
red TO elect Gen Jackson, but for one termthat he
himself did not desire itabove ull, that it was dan
gercus to continue any President for more than one
term, because If done the first four years would he
used in corrupng the country for reelection. We
say we have not his Excelencys narcotic address
at hand but if any reader is more Fortunate he will
lind oil the above ideas in 1t, deliberately signed by
Mr.. Thomas Richie, and published formally to the
world as the candid opinions of himself and the Cen
trail Committee.
Whether the Lieutenant Governor has rated or
not, we have not had the curiosity to enquire. He
republican doctrine of "rotaton," that it would be
disrespectfu to suppose possible that he can now be
in favor of electing Jackson for a second term-Not
so of Mr.. Richie. That gentleman with his usual
consistency, has unequivocaiiy, and even withou,
waiting is common with him, until he can wait no
longer, already declared for the reelection of the
Hero. In his paper of March %, appears the fol
lowing language, After remarkias upon the contro
raff ,a Tola md
.'But do not hesitate to say although his coun
"try will not commit herself positively at this time
to vote for any three years hence; although she
'wishes TO look TO tho wisdom of his measures a.;1
especially to his respect for the Constitution of his
country; yet such is her regard far the genera
course Of his Administrations such is her confidence
Sin hum; and such is the ambition of Mr.. Clay, such
1.-the virulent opposition OF his friends; stch the
s'means taken to defeat Andrew Jackson; and such the
"hopes derived from any discord in ranks, that
I'VE deem it of the highest degree of probability
that she WI! call upon him to- her for second
"term "-(Italicised by Ed. of Whig)
This is distinct nomination of the President for
reelection, notwithstanding the abstract beauty Of
"roatipu," SO much admired in the fall Of 1928 and
the declarations then signed by Mr. Tho. Richie
that it was dangerous to elect the same individual
twice to the Presidency, that Gen. Jackson did not
desire it, nor any of his friends!
We have had occasion to point out so many sim
|
this new will produce particular surprise: but
as a. B. G. had undertaken to gronpe the most str
king instances of the extraordinary alacrty ofthis
modern Protcus at "c'.anging shapes we thought
we woold direct his attention to this new and uncx-
cellcd summersctt.
A letter from the London correspondent of the
| r. Y. Com. Adv. says-The melancholy suicide
| Of Lord Graves has excited considerable sensation
n1,,f- &C
I it is supposed that the iUustro,s suspected. had
every inclination to be naughty iflc could What
a deathess name this modern Gdipus is aborjne
to acquire? History has itsCatalincs and Borgias.
with even Erostratian fame is better thar
i none.
The London Sun of March 6, announces that
proclamation had been received in London, from
the MARQUIS Palmella which he describes the We've
of the Emperor Don Pedro, who still insists in Wig
orousy maintaining the rights of his daughter as