Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-12
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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IL, 1880.

FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IL, 1880.
UJ' Col Bcntons five days speech in the National In
telligencer exhibits him in coors still more oahsome,
than his Eas, Room Letter, his double mileage or his
appropriation of the widows pension whichwas cn-
trusted to his collection. The fawning parasite 10
those whom from some motive OF other, he wishes to
conclliate, is as conspicuous in that display, as the
hecorng insolcnce towards that portion of the coun
Try, the abuse of which is favorite card in the game
OF certain sett of Politicians. While his whole
speech is anathema of New England for her i'm
agined hostility to the Western Country, he is per-
tualy travelling out Of his path to spew upon John
Randolph the recorded foe of that country, tattery,
which whom nature did not intend for slave,
can read without incfIasle disgust We had heard
that the loves of those modern Damon and Pythas
had from some cause, grown cold, and we had fiat
tered ourselves with the hope that the nation would
more be annoyed with the enactment of love
scene, between "reminiscences, which the characters
of the two Heroes, render ridiculous the eNhi-
bitions of Punch upl his wife Joan. So the fact is
surmisc, as to MIR Randolph Bentons affections
conjecture, less whimsical and capricous
and are capable Of surviving not only GOODNESS and
neglect, but contempt itself Never engaging them
without sufficient reason, he on the other
hand, withdraws them while hope of enccing his
end remains
These reflections flow from his speech, and from
Mr.. Rando!phs hostility to the Western Country,
manifested throughout his Congressional life, with
the exception of his support of Gen. Jackson, and
his opposition to the Missouri restrictions, prompted
by other attachments. He voted against the adms-
sion of different States. after they had arrived
ut constitutional maturity, and the whole spirit of his
politics. betrayed the utmost apprehension and iea-
lousy OF their rising consequence, and their inevta-
BILE asccndancy at some future day. These acts of
Mr.. RaHd0lph, are recorded in the same volumes
which Mr.. Benton has ransacked for remote and in
consequential evidence of the hostility of New Eng
land to the Western Country. They plain. pos
tive and unequivocal, while much of his accusation
against the other, inappcabe, and much more,
merely inierental. Will Mr.. Benton explain the
reason of this? Will he tell us why lie has only
trgiven MIR. Randolph for his ennity to the West, but
squeeacs him to his heart in we'll legned transport
of calculating extacy? VIII he make known contra,
why his placabi!ty has never embraced New Eng
land and those who from that quarter, had offended
less pointedly, and less decisvely1 Is his object
Mr.. Randolph, or Virginia, through MIR. Randolph,
In 1917, Mr.. Randolph, some western measure
being before the House, thus expressed himself
Mr. Randolph sad that individual he had rather
there should not be of public land sold thirty years,
account of the effect of these a the old States
their population and wealth All the gentlemen ap
peared be directed TO the countries old
s'atesA ion his constituents hey asked nothing of the
governmenI-they were in the habit of living their
means and not OF qarerins Themselves on the nation, the
public, or the parish"
This is one sample of his uniform mode of think
ing and speaking towards the West. That Col
Benton should feel some asperty towards those who
had attempted to thwart the growth and prosperity
of the western country, is not unnatural very i'm
proper. The world will Judge of the sincerity of
this pretension and of its freedom from calculating
and nsdlous design, when they find him vinJic;vey
pursuing the smaller offenders and caressing the
greater. We have spoken of the favorite card of
certain sett of politicians. That the abuse of New
England, and New Epgand men, Since the presi-
dency of John Adams the elder, this the infalible
resort whenever 1t desired for hidden reason,
or political effect, TO concentrate and eubter south
ern feeling. remarkable example Of the fact, is
the designation Of the Tariff by Southern 5ema-
gogues nigh and low, as a vNe,o England measure.
New England is unpopular at the South and West
and hence she sadded with the paternity of every
odious measure. Pennsylvania and New York, the
real parents of the Tariff and of latudinarianism in
general, too powerful to be offended too necessa-
ny to the views OF Southern ambition-and hence
those States caressed, while New England with
heF pure ola AD9leh olood, anu ier unobtrusve but
practical democracy-nore practical and real, than
is to be found any where beside in this country OF in
this worlds stigmatized for their offences. We
arc no Yankees-we should be proud Of the citizen
ship of Warren, Of Hancock, of the Adamses, Of.
James Otis, and to be the descendant of the Repub
licans of the age of Charles l. if were-we have
prejudice in particular that sensible of, for
or against that part of the Union more than another
but every man Of proper feelings, ought TO be in
dignant at this sectional persecution, and the cuva-
ton and nourshment of Southern prejudice against
one portion of our fellow citizens, for purposes of
echcming ambition.
Hon. Mr. Chiffon Of Kentucky.
Ihc letter oil this gentleman TO the editors of the