Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-02

oil Legation IS contiHgently, Oh important officer n
In the event of the death or incapacity of the Minis
ter'the Mission devoves upon him temporarily The
practice has been to appoint not first rate men, bu
men OF some experience, und tried capacity. Mr.
Clay 49, we understand scarcely of age, perfectly u
"o'oht OF business, and will venture to say, had
never been SO much heard of by name by INV NOM
oer OF me Cabinet, before Mr.. Randolph asked to
have him made Secretary But he WINS Mr. No.,
doiphs procye, and that account, received as "a
'or' ~hat 10 young man in the nation of his age.
would nave even vcntured to ask for. A STRONGER
| case OF gross favoritism could m, uor h ;;,
u Inc l'ynchourg Virginan of the 23th has these
pointed remarks on the course pursued towards Mr..
hing oy the Jackson print in this city:
aIl&s NiHe.-We were disappointed i'm our expec
, - ~ 'e ',es the second part of Mr. Kings re.
mor NJ sen'1as OF Amos Kendall in time for this
morning paper. 1t IS intimsted. however in the Nor
folk Herald, that the friends of Sir King when th.
soali see 1t, wii find that they have mo- cause ,o ~
sret the confidence they had rcposed in e oh;l;, -,
rescue his character from the imputaon, of b;a cI,
derers II would be amusing, If it were mo, discus,
ing, to see how artfuly the Enquirer acts towards Mr.
N'ng LamenDg that IT is thrown into contact with
a gentleman generally beloved and of socb rx,en
s,ve influence as Mr. King the Enquirer says it holds
that gentleman in the "highest eseem:" yet in the
same BREATH II tells the world that he is a e(I,er
aud ought TO have been, as he was removed rh;s
Is Snocking him down with one hand and raisin, him
up with the other-But the truth is, Mfr. King is not
aue'auher nor does the Enquirer believe that he is
iet, SO deeply tina: paper pledged to the administra
ITO" that must perform the task assigned to it, No
man reputation is safe from it's 6th rib s,abs whom
''e administration finds it important DESTROY Is
conscience may sometimes revolt at this lint
IKE one who has gone far in inquity it cannot turn
oacS, even 1t 1t would 1t finds that it is difficult
~ thah to push onward to its destiny, whatev
surely of little value.
IL was IN the true Enquirer style. Mr.. King has
many friends, is popular man, and believed limo.
cent by the community in which he resides. To of.
fend him and his friends, might injurc the Enquirer
the Editor therefore. holds him in the shinhcst es
teem." On the other hand, the Government of the
Greates and Best" must be sustained in the persons
OF Branch and Kendall. Mr.. King therefore. is dc
ianter, and the Editor is anxious to establish this
IMPRESSION that he travels of the record to make
an nsinuation about draft fTobias Watkins which
even the malgnity of Kendall mad overlooked or his
Judgment told him would not answer the purpos @.
that Mr. King and Watkins might be associated in
the public mind, as partners in guilt. If that Edi
tor was in the habit of answering questions, VIC
would ask him, how his persuasion of Mr.. Kings
delinquency, is compatible with the .hichest cs
tccm"?
Error Corrected. We stated yesterday, that tie
majority for the new Constitution, was ,8ae II is
not quite 80 much, a small error having been detect
ed IN tue addition. The majority is I0,4ea, viz:
For aeO55
| Against 1868
| Total 41,6l0
We publish the official return this morning, cor
rected. -
seAhkED-Lasf evening, by the Rev. AIR Keel:nr SJr
SAMUEL HAWKINS, Mrs. EATON all of tbi, civ