Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-09
&teDsss otaD GaatDeN,
WEDNEsDAY MORNING, JUNE O, 1890.
LIEUTENANT WEBB.

II may be remembered that this pucnacious ind-
vidual promised 10 'hold up Mr.-Tazewell in colors
he was then little prepared for, and to achieve sun
dry other valiant things by way of atoncment to
Noah Kendall, and Hill. for the extreme presump-
'oH OF M"ssr,. farewell, Tyler Smith and Iredch,
IN voting against their appointments in the Senate
We trembled FOR Mr.. Tazcwell, when we read the
denunciations of tho gallant Lieutenant, having seen
in his recent trip to Washington and its denouenent
evidence Of The brilliant concord and agreement
which always existed between his menaces and their
execution. In the last No of the Courier s, En-
quirer, We Cad tue fnitiimcnt of the promised inflic
ton on Tazexc!l, Tyler, Smith and lredell, in the
following words
RIr. Tazcwell we need not remind our reader. ;s
an old fcderalist. He had the ambition to nsoire to
the Office of Secretary Of State and the vanity 10 be-
lieve that he was qualified for the station No 9TH
er person III the whole union worthy of Influence sec
onded his views With much black letter lesr,;no
and forensic talent, he known to possess n cnn
tious, cavilng spirit. with unhappy temrer fori6
od With much ofthat empty contemplate pride ind-
Gated in the paragraph have Just quoted from the
Norfolk Herald. He took his seat in the Senate I'M
der disappointed views and irritated feelings which
he determined to vent upon General Jackson by a.
bnsng his trust in rejecting appointments of undoubt-
cd worth and talent 1t Is to MIR. Tazewe that the
credit, if II be credit, of originating the opposition
to the conductors "f the Press may he ascrbed and
the people of the United States will not be surprised
when we inform them that this hostility to editors
was a cloak meonly assumed by MFR. T'aZewell to
vent his RI &c Mr. Kendall, the fourth Auditor
! 1t appears that Mr.. "ndall had the accounts of
Miles King, the Navy Agent at Norfolk to settle,
who appeared on the books defaulter. Mr. Taze
WELL the particular friend ofMr King, attempted to
have those accounts adjusted upon principles which
the independent and honest accounting officer posi-
lively refused to recognise This will be seen by his
report which we shall hereafter publish. A similar
case IN which MIR. Tyler took particular interest,
was that of Lieutenant Randolph, and finding that
Mr.. Kendall was immoveabe, unawed by ppwer and
nndismayed with threats, it determined by these
high-minded Virginians that he should be sacrificed,
but to cover the real design it deemed polite to
make his editorial pursuits The ground Of opposltion
We have here the origin Of that honorable crusade
against an honorable and valuable profession which
originated with Virgin, Senator. The whole ed
orIa corps Of the union were TO be disfianchised,
because a single editor in office refused to submit to
the dictum ola single Senator Because an editor
was not to be shaken in his fidelity his country and
his trust, every editor whose name war before the
Senate was to be prescribed and banished The
worst days Of Greece and Rome, and the French
revolution have parallel to this act of osracism
Mr.. Tyler il should be known is Clay mon, one who
considered the election of Gefera Jackson "nn ~
ternatioe, not choice, ono who managed 10 occupy
in the Senate whIch the nation az Ia rne said be-
longed to John Randolph Such person looking to
Interior views and the choice Of s early friend was
determined "to punish" the opponents of Mr.. Clay
wlic protesting friendship for General Jackson His
State had voted for Jackson aud would vote for
him it deemed prudent therefore. for these Sen
ators to be open and unreserved in their declarations
OF attachment TO the President, while they secretly
winked at Nj Webster, and fell in the wake of his
chosen band Of organized opponents TO the admins
traton. Mr. Iredcll Of North Carolina is an old fod
eralisl, the of Judge IredelI, one of John Ad
ans midnight judges. These ''whtewasied scpul-
chres" are every where fatal TO the Of the
! publican party They repudiate their old doctrines
they vow alegianco--ihey SWEAR and protest and
when they succeed. they join their old patty and
throw off the cloak at Mr.. Iredell gives out So
that he will not be candidate again for seat in the
Senate having probably ascertaned that North Car
DINA has honest politicians, from whom a Senator
can be selected IN his place. The last Of these wor.
tbies is Judge Smith, of South Carolina This zen
tlemsn, at a very early period OF the session, mani
tested disposition TO DO considered as one of Mr.
Websters corps de reserue. Exceedingly anxious to
be reelected 10 the Senate il supposed that he was
given understand that certain course might prob
ably induce the Senate to elect him Pyesident pro
tempore, which bait was doubt nibbled at-but il
failed. Judge Smith is man of stubborn preiud
ces, and always considers it o merit to hold out
against the convictions Of reason He has cause
however, to believe that his election is more tina
doubtful IL is known that he has recently purcha.
sed q Sugar Plantation in Louisiana between which
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