Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-30


Martin Van Buren, to secure an influence in the
Palace and his own succession, have converted our
half conceived parliality into disgust, mingled with
contempt. Mr. Cnlhoun's bca ring the while, if not
free of the reproach Of forward ambition shows the
difference between the maG who Pursues his end by
open means. and him who seeks it by dexterity and
Juggling. If we love him not better than formerly,
we certainly contemn his Oliver le Dablet COMPETE
tor more.
II may be imagined that the assumption of Mr.
Calhoun's being brought forward, would terminate
IN his own, Mr. Clays success, is gra,uitous Are
the American People then. such asses that they do
not perceive the ncompctency Of the present Execu.
tivc' DO they not see his deporable weakness in
the favortsm which pcrvades his appointments, in
the undoubted fact, that he himself under the sur
Reliance oftwo, rather one of his ministers? Do
they feel no resentment for having been dubbed by
the splendid promises of Reform" and '.Retrench-
ment," which have actually resulted in n large in
crease of expenditure nnd the probable increase Of
Offices: We PRESS upon tic reader, to look Mr..
Chiltons letter in another column-hs statements
are taken from official documents.) Is it true that
they remain free ofeolousy al the obvious design to
corrupt the press, or indignation, at the disgrace
full spectacle ofmcn prescribed for the free exercise
ofopinon, and the elective franchise: Are they TO-
norOnt of the feuds that district the cabnet-and
that Mr. Van Buren, having acquired the decisive as
tendency the eniGebed mind Of the President is
accommodating every thing TO effect his own success
slon' Can they overlook all these extraordinary
facts, or fail to observe in them argent necessity
for Withdrawing the rcns of government from the
imbecle and superannuated hands which hold them,
ba linda, 10, d.,
munty- the postulate that there is be not an idle
and unfounded bcas-it were libel on the charac-
ter Of the American People 10 doubt tina. thc do not
see or that they will not redress. Jacksons popu-
lurity Ia, gone like an April snow. The consumrla-
ton of ms wishes was fatal to the popularity which
achieved It. In tie distant shuGcs of tho Hermit
age, cXcind"d from the public gaze popular magma
ton adorned him with superhuman qualifications.
nearer acquaintance has dispersed the errors of
fancy. Ills gigantic proportions have dwndled into
Lilliputian dimensions. The God has vanished and
the maitland very ordinary man-vindictivc, no
touch of magnanimty, weak, and led by favorites-
say this tremendous Hero, has turned out q very
man. Every philosophical spectator of the late sur
prsing events in the U. Sta knows that Jacksons
popularity was the offspring Of The imagnation-that
he was least popular with the intelligent and that il
he was still supported by large proportion of the in
teIgent, II was through popular phrenzy acting upon
their wills 1t was not IN the nature of things that
the mighty expectations and brilliant hopes conceiv-
cd OF his administration, should be realized. Had he
been IA truth the Horo lao vociferated to be- OF
the Statesman lie foolIshly dubbed, he was vel
doomed to dsappoint the wild expectations formed
hun. What then must DO the reaction, when every
separate profession made by him has been violated in
practice and when every separate promise and pledge
given by or for him, has been betrayed in the first
year of his administrations
These reasons for believing that General
Jackson's popularity has declined and is declining
that if there is still show oft 1t is to be found only
among the most ignorant the honest or dishonest
ddpes of party, those who have received or who
expect, personal advantage from his administration
Many affect to sustain him, who only want decent
pretext to abandon him. This apology will be afTor
ded by Mr.. Calhoun's being declared competitor by
his friends.
! Having said thus much on question: which utho
in itself of less Importance than many Others has be
como the one to which every other yields, we pro
coed olay before the reader the controversy between
two Jackson papers, which has attracted much atten
tion-and which derives consequence from the gene
raj persuasion, that both the Telegraph nd the New
York Enquirer speak scmi-oflicisl language. Nei
thcr paper in fact self entitled to conidence-boti
arc undoubtedly so, the particular points of Mr.
Colhouns and Mr.. Van Burcns views.
10 December last, the Courier and Enquirer, Mr.
Van Burcn's organ, made half way nomination o
that parsonage for the Presidency. This ofIicious
ness met with prompt rebuke from the Telegraph
and was speedily retracted thereby proving eithc
that the Editor had spoken without his cue, or tina
being intended to feel the public pulse, the cxpeinen
had failed and it was deemed prudent by the 'Magi
clan to disovow aud retruct it. The ropid revolu
ton in the sentiments Of the Courier g. Enquirer, il
remarkable ouough-for as in December, it was for
wardy oflicous in nominating a successor to the
"Grcatcst and Best" so in March following, it vii
have none other to rule than that very "grcates
and best" himself Observe the irsolcn; tone Of tht
article in which this avowal is made
FRoM ruE NEw YoRK EvQulrrr, March II.