Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-09

OF tuc CE'ttu Otates--l look at tIat ssUOuble re,on,a
Oh the would be Percy OF the North. Ind Prince
OF Wales OF the South. and see if their public courso
furnish no proof that the list Presidential struuule
was a mere contest for office, with them. we all
sa" now amicably they co operated in the unhallow.
ed work of polling down the late ADMINISTRATORS ca
much easier than making a betser-how all the
strifes OF former rivalry were ollayed, (no corrun,
uaisa,n, Intrigue and coalition, l hope;) and all their
wide d'lerences OF political opinion and constitution
al construction, different almost as the equatorial
neat. and polar cold. were seemingly reconci.d. and
Do'h their political tomahuwks buried forever! r'be;r
urst grand object is attained by their coph;,oa .e
forts; Mr.. ADAMS is defeated. and Mr.. Claw 800.
nome to see about his farm and his cotton bayg;ng
II Two trends being now ut leisure, from mere
MOVIES vi curiosity. Cnherited from Eve, no doubt,
iHt The veil of futurity,.just so high as to catch \
glimpse OF the spective-successi to tho pee;
aenoy! 1t instantly becomes "a distant bone of con.
tention between them.
l nave read a story somewhere, gentlemen, but
where upon my soul / cannot tell you, that an ancient
Hreek sage, rambling. one day in the suburbs of A.
'nchs' sa" Two dogs, most amicably PLAYING torethcr
upon a beautiful green; as a philosophical experiment.
To see now strong and disintercsted their friendship
was, he threw q half pickelbone betwe.n than. ,happ
Instantly ceased their play and commenced a furious
nsnt over the bone, which ragged until their fears
were aroused by the roar of a distant lion, II pre
s".ue ne mus have been a reformed lion, sent from
Africa to enjoy private life in the vicinity of A tben. !
"hen' with enc instructive impulse, they bristled mn
ana laced towards the common enemy. in perfact n
nision! fS ="
80 SS wv <1U1pTIC1n IrlonnS--nnt
them IN battle array, on the terrace west of the car.
!toi' ii you choose, at pistols mouth and rattan -four
ish' and let only some loiicrin. urchin, returninn
nome from school, through mere habit. contracted ;nn
y Inse contest, undesigningiy exclaim, 'Hurra for
f1clNtY CI1Sf Y the reused cumbutants would in
voluntarily turn their united arms towards sOId Ken
tucky.' ~" Neh
"Ihe General Post Office Dcpa r,meut stands n
conspicuous monument to the truth of the lost b,y;rn
been a contest for office.
THE fact is now well known, that if the late Post
master 'eneral would have stopped to the terms of
rendering the department a mere instrument Of 70.
wornlig the personal adherents, and punishipo the on-
p9hents or the President, he might have been Post
master General still. He rejected the terms. Ano-
, ~ accsPted then with the office. Draw your own
ihierences- WAS there any bargain, management and
corruption there"
Lust though not least, comes the multitudinous
ciass OF suonltern and non-commIssioned office hun
.e'e' WHO ehected the revolution, and achieved the
conquest, and distribution of the Treasury. TIC nros
PoI''on d tie RECONNAISSANCE we learn. is very
great. Ihere are not Offices enough. for them all
ana thry wrangle among themselves over the spoils
lhey seem to Ina Ve no fixed. law of distribution. and
occasionally Nortonise each Other
inc middle ages, when the Northern barba riaEs
oVerrun Gaul, and divided her spols among them
selves a numerous & victorious horde one day sacked
a city, and a temple OF worship, upon the Rhine.
CLOVIS, their King and leader, saw a beautiful vase
upon the altar, which he seized as his share of the
spoil; When q bold brigand of the ranks, s,epped I'M
70 the vase struck 1t rudely with his battle axe, and
oot tiu OUC Mig nITDSelf 6lOnH NOT
take spoil, but according to their established law of
distribution. Clovis dissembled his anger. for the
nhle' and submitted to the law There was honor
and rule amongeach other there. Not SO here
NehIucKy is one of the stock-raising and hop-
driving states. Let any Kentuckian who had not an
opportunity 10 be at Washington at the inauguration.
or during this reign, take q single ear Of corn next
1aii. and throw 1T among a herd of three or forr hun
cry hogs-he Will then have an ADEQUATE idea of the
absence OF law and total confusion, in the Distribution
OF the SPOIL among this numerous clasS of victors.-
ihey went for Office, altogether for Office. and for no.
thing else but office, from Clovis to the bripand.
but let us return to a more worthy subject. the
honest and patriotic, but deceived and abandoned
classes, OF both parties in the late Presidential con
test.
Should these, in their dlsa appointment, turn their
ewes upon the SO much dreaded and hated Henry
Clay, could even the present administration be sur.
prlseo at IL! Among his countrymen / have nothing to
say OF his unwaverirg attachment to our principles.
OF MS transcendant- abilities to maintain them, or of
MS ripe experience to secure them. This is Kentuc-
Ky mere has been enough pointing at him by the
present administration, to have turned the eves offho
civilized world upon him."
Deceived, betrayed, and disappointed as we are.
iet US pursue our principles; and 10 whatever man
they lead Us, let Us sacrifice local and personal ami.
Pathies. II any we have, upon the altar of our country.
and IN his, support her cause. With that view. I
'sembly: 40
PROBATION IN OFFICE. It's true spiri, 10
"hen a people find that an officer does not fulfil the
purposes OF his appointment. or election, to put in his
place, one WHO will"
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~ his friends, and the public generally. tina, there
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worth Hanover county on the 18th inst. at three
accommodate all those who may think proper to mar.
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