Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-17
Extract Of a Letter to The Haaors Of The Uhig.

WAsHtNGroN, 18th Dec 1850
The Legislation of the present session Of Congress
is not yet developed. The preliminary of tn" hlp,
cDurt of impeachment, for the trial Of Judge Peck
% Eor tn reasons'to b" found in the reppris
Of The day. the court stands adjourned un il M 'nday
next The who'll affair Will turn out a mere cap
tious, jejune, and inconvrnient pagean'ry
There appears T. b. here n very general opinion,
that Judge Smith has been sacrificed BY the malipny
and bg'tr, of b. Nu''fycrs of his State and there
is now spontaneous and instantaneous sympa by on
his side He has already hcen frequently mentioned
for the Vicc-P residency.
have, since my last communication, spent some
time in the deliberate examination of he political
dogmas Of the Message. I have already admitted
that as composition it is fautles-; blu an expose
literally IN e1enso. 1t lisa document on which hall
ponder with deep lamentation I postpone at pres
ent further remark, in ending occasionally TO make
its topicks subjects for serious considerable
have no news which would be Interesting tn you,
and not to be found in the public news papers. Whom
shall have any, it wnl BIO forthcoming. We begin
TO expect the results. in the election of Senators
from several 8 utes, with into -et, and shall b.
relieved in our anxiety in few days. The proba.
bility is, that the Presdcnis Message will have been
received in Ohio, n,ucky. and Indiana. before the
elections for Senators those States shall have been
made: and it is presumed hav" certainl produced the
selection of friends of tho American System. In
Louisians, Illinois. and Missouri, these elections
probably consummated In Mississippi. the
executive appointment of NJ. P,indexter has been
confirmed by vote Of the Legislature SIX only
against him HIS late address will enable YOU to
anticipate his course Concerning Pennsylvania
New York, and Maryland, it is necessary 10 in
dulge in speculation. The two first will return Sem
ators wearing the Jackson livery; the latter a thor
ough-gong internal Improvement man.
learn that tho United States Shop of War,
Vincenncs, Captain Shubrick, is about 10 sail
from New York; and that she will carry ST. Thorn.
as NJ ajor General Shatcn. til, Governor General Of
the Danish w ST Indies Report say he was char
ged by his government with proposition To transfer
st Thomas and Santa Cruz to thu United States, in
Satisfaction of the claims Of Am rc,n citz MS. under
the Tate treaty with Deuma X but having failed in
the object Of his extra ordinary mission this govern
urent. he goes to his Office of Governor
General of those Islands. 1t is necessary that
should repeat that this aiemen is founded rcpnt;
yet imagine il will not be coDtradictcd. The Govern
or General has BEEN very kindly treated here; AMI
his government will no doubt appreciate the como
nlent from the President IF tn" United 81 ates who
sonds him to his destination IN national vessel. I
should not cavil in any manner whntcvcr, if knew
this service, as like to spirit OF courtesy in
our government IN its reltions with other Ctcs; but
believe she is further destined, md will merely
touch Mt St. Thomas.
In the document accompanying the President :
Message, the ''tiniting Secretary has pu, his rival
the tiosght thinking" Secretary very Ear in the
shade. The Nava Report from Mr.. Branch is n
very crcditablc document. That from The War De.
pnrtment cannot BE- said to "t-nnScend' criticism Il
really descends below all criticism. II cannot b. re-
fsrred to the rules of any school Of rhetoric OF our
acquaintance. II may be-, thai his vcrnacunr is Che
rokcc or Choctaw and that VIC have some imperfect
translntions from the language in which he indics
his metaphysics IL this he entitled ~ ANY
consideration, it sorms TO me-, that the Secretary
might profit by The inteTp ions Of Sleeping Rab
bit, or Mooslnatubbcc.