Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-05

to their grateful Of tho benefits conferred on
iho'n by tho South Caro!iul heir apparent. This
may be fancy II nny grow out Of jealous dis,rust
OF the man who is known to DC ambitious as Cesar
aud who pursucs the end Of that ambition through
crooked paths and with the restless g. indcfati
gable vigilance But fit be fancy, it has deudcd many
and is backed by strong circumstance of pyoha
IL il probable that Webster has shivercd this hope.
fu project with his Club Of Hercules. TO be de-.
featod. it needed only to DO blown before consun-
nation. The following correspondence Of the New
York Commercial, throws some light upon this sub
Jcct, and is otherwise interesting
WAsnINoroN, Jan. Of.
Our levees nod parties Of pleasure, have been
scarcely more numerously attended than was the
tienate Chamber for the last twe or three days to
ster Toe Senators were pushed from their stools
and oil the avenocs to the Chair were filled With
ladies' doslrous To inpart new spirit 10 the con-
tending Knights, aud 10 witness the toarney OF mind
against mind: and oil the lobby and tho "a nsries
Tero thronged by those who are lass privileged. l
nave never heard any parliamentary ebrt to exceed
IN spendor Of intellect and opulence of dicton that
OF dir; Webster during yesterday and to-day II vas
with difficulty that the adenco could restron them
selves from frequent bursts of applause 10 it's bro.
gress, and when Mr. Webster sat dovp, believe
from an indication in tho gallery, that the general
feeling would have found vent, had not the vigilance
OF the Vice President detected it a. the mouent and
checked it By a single expre,sion--"O Order in the
galleries" II you'd b. impossible Vithin the limits
OF hundred letters to convey to you any adeooate
idea Of the ability of this speech, which is destined
TO wreathc richer garland round the brows Of Mr..
Webster than any circlet he has yet woro. 1t is
believed that his speech gill be published h foyp
days for the in. anxiety Of the public peross H.
will not permit any delay. a more successful de-
fence Of himself, of the Enst of principle could no,
have been made 70 use the Language OF vote rnu
Senator, one of tho Jackson runks. It was truly q
n lkn h,ab 49,
full of irrefntable although they might to sbrue be
unpleasant truths. II a series of trmnphs
throughout, following each other in mpid SUBDIVISION
and Yith the most conclusive results. Every spn-
tence vas pointed With convictioa, and y,s cnitt ca
With force which carried ID home to the bosom of
tho listener. The effect OF the speech on Nr Hayne
was very visible, for when be rose to reply il was
With very subdned manner. Phnrs was zone OF
that self-conGdeucs none of that arrogant bearing,
none OF that aughtiness of tone which evident
in his first essay. He was comparatively soothing,
diiidcnt and cunceding.
1t generally believed that the attack tho East
by Mr. Benton, was the commencement OF the exc
cution Of settled design to make wide and deep and
impossible the gulPh of separation between the East
and the West 1t ID believed that the understood
compact which the South disposed to form, vas
to give the public lands to the West, provided che
Vest could 60 it'll the South IN producIu some mo-
difcstion of the TariG That scheme, imapiu. is
nov defeated IL has been met at the OUTSET, and
successfully exposed and defeated by the mastery eff
fort of Mr. Webster; and the result of this discount
ture will be fatal to the project When Mr. Hayne
spoke the first time he suggested that Mr.. Webster
was stricken at the shadows which his imagi-
nation had called forth-probably the spirit Of the
dead Coalition, like BaRquo's ghost, had risen to
alarm him. When Mr.. Webster commenced his re-
ply, he stated thut the reference Of the gentleman
say it was inappropriate. he reminded Mr.. Hayns
tbatB anquo's ghost Was only terrible 20 the murder
ers Of Banquo, and to his friends. he was not
one OF those, therefore, at whom the bleeding shade
ek.f,.
ror to the gentleman from South Carolina, and hrs
political associates. than to him.
Again, the horror of the murderers of Banquo
Increased by the knowledge that Banauo only
slain, but that his line vas not eYtinct The hopes
OF his enemies had no other hold than the Individual
who filled the throne-no heir remained to succeed
him. The gentleman from South Carolina might be
assured no of that State would fill the thrones
only barren 6ceptre could be welded BY such while
the Longtime of Banquo would successfully mount the
throne.
Such Is the account I have beard ofth,s rerort.
SCENES IN WAsHIHGPeB.
4he following extracts from a letter written
by gentleman ofintegence and h,g Responsibility
al Washington, who is ''looker-on in Venito," and
who looks to some purpose.
't*f'*In the mean time tho two FRACTIONS of the
faction, (for maorties may be factions, Mr.. Madison
says and says truy) are at loggerheads Ehch is
looking out for hobbies to accelerate Its Van
Buren's FIRST hobby was %+*%s*. He mounted it grace
fully, and has ridden it with success that must have
Surprised even himself Prophets. however, throw out
bodngs ofa fearful tumble at distant day. They
say, that when the hobby shall have fairly met pub
lie sentiment breast to breast the hobby, rider and all
viii be fairly in the mud II is already half leg dep
Murmurs deep and strong pcrvads our social circles.
Phesc were never SO cut up by sub factions now.
We shall 'sce the end ont"
" B., not trusting one hobby, took the bank us
secoDd Oftbe success (ultimae) Of this different
views are entertained II viii aid him in Virginia
perhaps in New York, aud some parts Of the West
But will he not lose more by exciting the opposition
Of class who give uncomfortable tone to public
afairs3
And where A1r Calhoun, all this time, Thgir posi-
onS mark the distinctive characters of the b.
mounted and riding and another Of his hobbies before G..
behousht himself that he had game pIayo perhaps he
absorbed reflection how he should retain his hold bis
tariff mad Carolina and yet have ray Of hope Of his long
coued Pennsylvania and her "sstcrs Of Il
last, his friend HAyne has wiih his budget. The
western lands gwen the price Gf
But this not cutting deep enough Phe West and tho South
with the aid OF tho ecnsns, will make the
nry, after dsucnE either Virginia that portion Of tho
West, who With the East this qnes,ionocb le afcr
dsduciing both
Such Of the thoughts that while
eng in nv little 'Drcans-cppy Dreams" YOU
suU