Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-27
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In the Courier q Enquirer of the cad inst we dis
cover the following;
The Richmond Wing, a very devoted Adams and
Clay paper the defender Of the public course of Mr.
Tazewell in relation to defaulting officers writer
in that paper in referring the the Senator'S letter to
the President, the subj of the navy arents ac
counts which vas published in the Courier & Enqu
FER desires TO know how we obtained possession OF
Mr.. TazewelPs "PRIVArE letter." and several refer
ences made to the confidential" tetter written To
the President. Nr Tasewers letter is public docu.
ment on hle for the inspection of all whom it may
concern. A Senator writes letter to the Pres-
dent OF the United State informing him that the SecYe
ary OF the Navy and the Fourth Audtop have neglect
cd their duty IN emitting facts connected With the set
tement ct Miles Kings accounts and indicates the me-
cesty Of supervising their decision the Senate will
take the mateFup What does the President dom this
casef Does he send for Mr. T&zeVel ia his closet en-.
treat his forbearance and promise that the accounts
shall be settled to his satisaconl No. no. such is not
the character of Andrew Jackson sends the letter
TO the Secretary of the Navy, and says Sir your off,
clai conduct is herewith impugBed defend yourself"
The Secretary writes TO Mr. TazeWelI, begging to
know what sin Of omission has been COMMUNICATIONS
Senator IS dumb The fact is, Mr.. Tazewel intended
10 threaten the President, and he mstook his man,
How We came in possession of that letter no concern
of the Wig. ...... No.
We have often had occasion to admire the nan
esGlance with which the wnrlike Editor Of the Cou-
risr backs out of ascrape Pray, was it not he who
told Us that Mr. TazewelPs letter "was evidently in
tended for the private eye Of the President alone?
- 10 HV couCeIn on ours we ETunt--but We think
IT somewhat concerns tho honour of tho President
RBA tacctious correspondent requests us 10 ask
Mr. Richie, If he has heard from Washington late.
y If be has heard any thing Of tho visit of,ho Pre-
siden to Tennessee. and the general absence Of the
Cabinet. am sure he must be in entire ignorance
ofthese fsots-or why sleep the iro and Indignation
that burst from him with such fury, when Messrs
adams, Cay aud Barbour made an sxcorsioA for the
benefit of their health, or 10 attend to their private
aiiaIrs' Do lo him know the whole lruth-and mn.
less deeency aud justice-iJnpartialy and mugnani
inity--and oven tho hagowed motto perits san,
Pew"-hayo forsworu tho columns of the Enquirer
we shull again hear Of the "Tuyolng Cabinet"
.l -
The Uniuersity Tho Virginia Advocate informs
us that "tho Visitors Of tho University Of Virginia
terminated their session Of ten days, on "Wednesday
last The vacancy in the Law proTessorshp Of the
University las been supplied by the appointment OF
Wr. John A. G., Davis of charlottesville. to ia the
law ehaS forone year The place Of Secretary to tho
Doordoi Visitors vacated by the above appointment
has been conferred on Or Frank Carr Of Char.
loVcsvilloa
~ Tho Augusta Conrtitutionalist remarks with
goFprise. that % The state Hight Dipney at CHARLES
ton, 'hc name Of WIN. II. Crawford, zone OF the