Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-09

OF tho United States--a look at that deuble reign
OF tho would be Percy Of tho North hnd Prince
OF OF the South, and sec If their public course
furnish no proof that tho last Presidential struggle
was mere contest for Office, with them we ali
saw how amicably they operated in the uuhallow
cd work OF pulling down tho late admnistratio SO
srifes of former rivalry were allayed, (no corrupt
bargain intrigue, and coalition, hope;) and all their
wide differences Of political opinion and
al construction, different almost tho equatorial
heat. and polar cold. were seemingly reconced, aad
both their political buried forever! Their
trst grand object is attained by their combined eff
forts; Mr.. ADAMS is defeated, and Mr. Clay goes
home to see about his farm and his cotton baggng.
"Phe two friends being now at leisure, from mere
motives of curiosity. (inhered from Eve, no doubt
htt the veil of futurity, just high to catch
glimpse OF the prospecve--succossion to the Presi
denoy! 1t instantly becomes distant bone of con-
tcntion between them
81 have read a story somewhere. gentlemen, but
where upon my soul canDot tell YOU that an ancient
Greek sage, rambling day in the suburbs Of A.
thens, saw two dogs, most amcaby playing together
upon beautiful Green philosophical experiment.
to see how strong and dsinercsted their friendship
was, he threw BALI picked bone between them they
instantly ceased their play and commenced furious
night over the bone which ragged until their fears
wero aroused by the roar of a distant lion, II pre-
sumo he n1nst have been a reformed lion, sent from
Africa to enjoy private life in the vicinity of Athens
when, with enc instructive IMPULSE they bristled up
and faced towards tho common enemy, in perfect u
nisicn
"Just 80 with these two American friends---put
them in battle array on the terrace of the cap
ltol II you choose, at pistols mouth and rattan flour
ish. and let only some lettering urchin, returning
home from school, through habit contracted in
the late contest undcsignngiy excsim, 'Hurra for
HENRY ChAY.' the reused combatants would in
voluntarily turn their united towards odd Ken
lucky
"The General Post Office Department stands q
conspicuous monument to the truth of the last having
been contest for office.
"Fhe fast is now well known, that if the late Post
Master General would have stopped to the terms of
rendering the department nero instrument of re-
warning the personal adherents and furnishing the op
poneuts of the President he might have been Post
Master General still. He rejected the terms. Ano-
Their accepted them with the office. Draw your own
differences Was there any bargain, snnag en,ent and
corruption there?"
"Iast, though not least, comes the multtudnous
class OF subaltern and non-commssioned Office hun
ters, who effected the revolution and achieved the
conquest and distribution ofthe Treasury. The pro
portion OF he non-commssioned, we learn, Is very
great There are not Offices enough for them ali,
and they wrangle among themselves over the spoils
They seem to have no fixed law of distribution, and
occasionally Eortonise each other.
"ln the middle ages, when the Northern barbarans
oVerrun Gaul, and divided her spoils among them
selves, numerous g. victorious horde one day sacked
city, and a temple of worship, upon the Rhine.
Clovis, their King and leader. saw a beautiful vase
upon the altar, which he seized his share of the
spoil; when bold brigand of the ranks stepped up
to uie Vase- S0uCR tuuely with his battle and
swore by his idols that the King himself should not
take spoil but according TO their established law of
distribution Clovis dssembled his anger, for the
time, and submitted to the law. There was honor
and rule among each other there. Not so here
Kentucky is one of the stock raising and hog
driving States. Let any Kentuckian who had not an
opportunity to be at Washington at the inauguration
or during this reign, take single of corn next
fall, and throw il among herd of thee four hun
cry hogs-he will then have adequate idea of the
absence of law and total confusion, the distribution
Of the spoil, among this class of vctors--
Phey vent for office, altogether for office and for
thing else but Office, from Clovis to the brigand.
"But let us return to more worthy subject. the
classes Of both parties in the late Presidential con
test.
"ShouId these, in their dsa ppointment, turn their
eyes upon the so much dreaded and hated Henry
Clay, could even the present administration be sur
prsed at it? Among his countrymcn have nothing
say Of his unwavering attachment to principles,
OF bis transcendnnt abilities 10 maintain them Of
his ripe experience to secure them This is Kentuo-
Ky There has been enough pointing at him by the
present administration to have turned the eyes ofthe
civilized world upon him."
Deceived, betrayed, and disappointed as we arc,
let us pursue our principles; and 10 whatever man
pathies if any have, upon the altar of country
and in his, support her With that view,
offer this sentiment for the appreciation of this
sembiy:
"BOYATION IN OFFICE. Its true spirit is,
when people find that an officer does not fulfil the
purposes Of his appointment election, to put in his
place, ONE WHO WILL"
NOTICE.---The subscriber beps leave to inform
In his friends, and the public generally that there