Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-25
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Don s1SS6AY MORNING, FEB. IS, 1880.

~ - 'o-mortow, mus concludes conclusion 10
which we clah &c attention of every citizen, who
in tho complication Of his individual affairs has time
to give thought to the country Every line is
fraught with truth, undeniable, ominous dangerous
a President Of the U. States converting the power
OF the people into the instrument of gratifying his
private rcsontments, and Its patronage into the
means of rewardng the followers of his fortune the
sycophants of his person, and the DULLES Of his party
hundreds of officers adrif-free even of suspi-
cion in opposition to the wishes of the portion of the
public Immediately around them, and directly inter-
ested m the administration Of their Offices and &C.
quainted with their integrity in that administration
the principle of personal purtzanship to the Chief
established the rule of qualification for office.
which predomnates over character however hipb
services however long and faithful talents however
undoubted, and Republcansm however lonp tried
and unwavering-forty Presses in the FIRST twelve
months of the Admins tration, brought directly
into the pay of the Treasury--tweve members
Of Congress- noted for their adroit electioneerinp
advanced within the same time to lucrative Of
fees, the unquestioned reward of partisan SER
vices, in violation of a principle soleunly enJon-
ed by Gen. Jackson himsef-the Post Office De-
partment filed with partizans-the nation scandal
zed at the little regard paid to moral decency in ma
ny important OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES would be
successors even before his DEATH but secure of i'm
punty from his civil incapacity and mbecility, cor
rupting his followers with promises and Selling up-
on every incident, and pervertng every public mea-
sure to buy golden opinions for themselves, in pre-
paration for mounting the throne vacated by choice
or by the disgust and disappointment of the people
these are the extraordinary g. inauspcious character
estes of the first years rule of General Jackson
Since Cassandra uttered her fatal and UNDECIDED
prophecies, do not believe more prophetic spirit
ever animated human bosom, than that which die.
tated the celebrated prediction that the election of
Gen. jackson, would prove ga curse to the country"
That warning voice would even now deserve the
honours which antiquity assigned the Prophet, if by
some extraordinary fatality, the profound sagacity
which fathomed the future, had not subsequently
aided in fulfilling the curse, which it's penetration
foretold.
And no proof of this s-srency in the other De
There i y.,sme Of proof and tina, volume the
General Of the United States'
And why noI Because ha would prostitute himself
and Department under his charge the low and corrupt
parydiscPne and auctoneering Of the dynasty
The of Judge Mclean render the General Post
Office tho main design and the almost ndscrim
mate removal of high minded and honorable man from
Office exercise OF the elective franchise, for
reason the declaration Of against our liberties!
And the Press that proud Palladium Of Liberty is sub
sdized and boussunk TO mere party engine, stationed
this Hoor 10 msrepreen destroy the minority And that
the passage of the Pruth!
The United States Senae the great barrier of public
safety be sunk the corrupt and erve register of
edcts! And that will be The passage fthe Danube
The supreme of the United States the sheet
Choir of the ship Of constitutional be y-1hat is to be
sroyed by direct assault the Russans would advance
upon Shuma by throwing dark cloud Of supicon it,
and rendering useless and than useless a
tribunal Of s States and other other ti
run. in the wors, days of Great Britain for the
ton Of opporena grand suotne to cut off the heads
And then-"Farewe! a long farewell! ell 'grea.
until other revolution shall yes,'rs us to
pristine elevation under the protection of upn end Liberty
guidance of the Farewell Address Of the Faer his
country
~ The Telegraph in contradicting the story (which
first appeared IN the WhigJ that Mr.. McDufie and
the Secretary Of State hai had blow up-takes oc
casion to Observes that it would have contradictcd il
BEFORE fit had not supposed it unnecessary to con
tradict what was stated the authority Of the Rich
mond Wing
We cry DuR's mercy! We know not how We
shall survive sentence against crcdibity, ISSUED
from 80 impartial and respectable tribunal.
One word about that story of Mr.. McDuffic. W.
thought it improbable at the time. So did cor
respondent, who reported it as ono of the rumors
the day at Washington, in which the public take
perhaps more interest than they deserve In intro
ducing our Washington Correspondent TO the reader
we pre-menished the latter, that tho correspondence
was made up chiefly of speculation upon passing
events, and where facts were stated or con
cerncd, to believe nothing that not confirmed b.
time. This we said in perfect respect to our cores
pondent, whose fidelity TO truth is unquestionahc
bu, from the determination not 10 be instrumental il
misleading any body-which might be the case,
ncrsons did not take notice Of the distinction betwee
a-history profcssed and letters which purPoried t
rive no more than the talk, and speculation
ofihc day, which by the bye, frequently and indce
generally, are faithful precursors Of the future.
AS to tho story itself, our only reason for no'
believing il true, is that Duff pronounces It false
Whether this DO sufficient authority, we lcav
it to the public to resolve.