Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-20

Prs''dency; and secoady never vet fully undsr,, q,
ions relative to the question. you pot 10 me- must bss n.
1o w not =, THIS joncu,e give my views the pcb
0 ne most talented and brilliant man and sfafes< ,is, m
country has erer produced and should Macy year, Ion
GER hope TO see him hold the place Chief Executive of m
American Republic. His career thu, far in iis. ~. o.,
career glory and he LA, achieved Tor HE country Will,
naion." ''"a" " any nse
The contents ofths letter are so different from IN,
narac'eI Which we understood Mr. Jefferson to hsv.
expres.e ed about Mr. Clay shat we conf.s. we h. .,
some doubts OF the authenticity of the pas.ayc Ger
tain IT, that if Mr. did express this HE onn
lon OF MIR. Clay, he had occasion to change IL sfer
Ca ano upon nearer acquaintance with him.
Col Thomas III. Randolph. his son-n law in /. ie,t.,
which he published on the eth August, 1es7. declare,
as follows; "Towords Mr.. Clay, as politician. Mr..
'eherson constantly manifested very strong repus-
ana often said that he was merely splendid
orator, without any valuable knowledge from erne
Renee or study, or any determined public pr;ncinics
founded IN sound political science either nrac,;csi =,
theoretical. With this impression on nv mind. lefi
r LAY al Monticello, when went TO the Lcgisla-
tnrc three days before the meeting of the Electorn1
colleges IN Dec 1924. had heard some little dis.
c"sson between HIM ard Mr.. j. upon those imnort,n,
points OF constitutional doctrine and political
upon winch they differed SO widely II did not appear
10 me, that Mr. J. ever viewed Mr. Claw in tho l;ob,
ne IS now viewed by numbers, Us a man likely to he
dangerous TO the Union from his PRINCIPLES: or that
ne ever contemplated for him any other elevation
Representatives." ' VI
We repubsh the above article bv reoue,, md
Tor the purpose OF stating upon the authority of 70
Ae ana conrexlon of the family, (who if necessary
Is ready and willing to avouch the statement publicly
Una At the period referred to, to wit, in Dec 1924
ior some time previous, and until the death of the
er' 'hcre was total suspension Of all intercourse
and communication between Col. Randolph and bis
father-in law, Mr. Jefferson
u tins statement appear to implicate COL Ran
doiphs veracity, the exploitation is furnished by the
notorious fact of the unsettled condition of his into
iects Tor some years anterior to hi. death
Inc above facts were we'll known 10 us in common
win the community at large, when some DAVIS aro
we briefly alluded to the use made of Col. Randolph
by the Editor of the Enquirer We were no. more
explicit at that time, from considerations of deli
cacy.
Were they not equally well known to the Editor
of the Enquirer
signal Triumph Regency or Tammuny par
" has been beaten in the sth Ward of the City OF
New York, after determined struggle Three can
didates were run-Mr. Van Setback by the Repub,i-
can or Regency party-Mr Leavens by one division
oil the Working Men-Gen Anthony Lamb. n Cav
man, by another division.
The vote stood-Lamb III
Van Setback GIT
LeavenS 5I5
This is the Ward, saws the Herald which .,,.d
the political revolution by which Jefferson WAS eloc,-
ed In 1901. The present victory bas hoo, .,,:.,
says the same paper n the very face of the Secrets,
~ OF State, who kindly takes upon his ,l,.a,,, -
large share OF the burthens of our State Govern.
In III or,
ned the defeat of the Regency in Ward where
they commanded 100 majority in 1923. 10 ;,,,o,,.r.
as furnishing probable index to the present stote q
popular 'oeing and as cheering anticipation of the
speedy and entire overthrow of the Rerency-tbe
SCH s'yied NePuoiican party, who by means Of reru-
lar nominations, and the influence of names have drill
Ecu the state OF New York for number of years I,
Is confidently believed that they will meet with &c
nerof defeat IN Octoharthe fact Of the expert Sec
rotary having left the post for which he is paid $4,000
per annum, aud repaired 10 New York to nauenc,
the State elections, to the contrary MISUNDERSTANDING
There is division in the ranks OF the Working
Men, Tor which we are sorry. Their principles the
same, their materials and their ends i; is pity tha,
they run the rsque of being conquered b. being FRS,
divided. Van Buren, and his tools are =, work. SOW.
ing division and jealousy
UJ 4 mock affair of Convention has been held in
Vermont, ut which Gen. Jackson was re-nominoted
for the Presidency, and Jackson Candidates for Gov
ernor, Lieut. Governor and Treasurer for the S,a,e
The people will settle that matter.
LIEUT.. WEBB s; DUFF GREEN-AGAIN.
The protrac'ed controversy between these worthless
which has so long alternately amused and disguised
the American public, is still undetermined IF we
give them an occasional notice, we beg the reader to
understand that it is entirely for his divert and
not to answer any serious political end One no, un-
interesting fact, may indeed be inferred from their an.
'noslty-namey, that the same luminosity lies hidden
under the exterior poenoss which they observe to-
wards each other in the bosons of Calhoun aud Van
Buren,, ofwhose interests, passions and views Green
and the Lieutenant, the respective Typographical
representatives
We noticed the other day an anccdo,e told Of
Green by the Lieutenant and the denial Of tho for.