Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-26

1he washington correspondent of the Alexandra
fhenl2 under date 10th ins;. says:
''1he Senate is on the brink of a vo,c.ur. t;-a
smoke IS already perceptible the flames and lava
VIII soon follow Phe great copst itbtjonaJ rues,;rs
referred to by Mr. Barton, andof which have spoks,
IN FORMER letter, cannot be settled, and will NOT
trust, be attempted to be settled in ffa,elaya
like these of great public interest and which,
cannot anect our condition with other powers Ior
w., Wsn no star Chamber proceedings, inquisitiur-
rAe cunauct. Self-respect, well as true resard
lot poohc opinion will induce Senators to saw v,bnt
t9uy nave TO say on that point, fearessy and openly
Why should they conceal from the people their Iem
sentiments as to the constitutional power of the
president to remove, indiscrinately almost all
officers OF The Government? Are any of then, afraif
nat the discussion might open the eyes of the patton
TO the tyranny and injustice of the discussing nm
scrption which has been carried tbroug6 tEs ,ybolo
country Or are any of them fearful that their own
coheuct VIII not appear IN very consistent light.
Fran, the .Nero York Eeenino po,, -
The following letter, from a corIespondent .,
washington, contains information which will inter-
est, among others, our commercial renders-In nd
dltion to the account it gives of the doinos of tho Co.
Io', weiwould mention that the President ON Th,,r
day morning sent to the Senate the non;na,;ons CD
oatnuei S~artwout and III. M. NOAH as Collector
ana nn,seyor OF the port of New York Among the
tnouinat lons 1t is said, is the name of Col McHenL
now OF the o. S. Army, as Surveyor of the Port ~
Boston. Wv -
-. eWAsnIreToN, Jam ID
prttr III.
was reported in the Senate Yesterday confn;ns go
era PROVISIONS the bearing Of which viii ultjmatefy
De very important ON our financial and banking com
Germs Germs copper CONS it proposes to make egaten,
der' 10 the amount OF ten cents, and no more Sill
yer COINS oftbe q. s., less than dollar not IN b .
legal tender for any sum above ten dollars NO on,5
DIMINISHED IN its weight more than I-a5th, TO 6n q
iesai tenaer. no foreign coin to he legal tender
after 1891. The niost difficult point of cufrepev rho
proportional value gold 10 silver and the rcgnat,,
OF Inc mixed currency Of the two metals, it reavrs
untouched. " "''s
''Fhe Committee on Finance. in the Senate ny,
report Dill tor the reduction of duties on tea toc
Spices anu other groceries, which viii ultimately y
ceVe the additlcn oil other provsions bringing b1CI
the whole tariff towards hat of 1894. How mnoi
OF tbs viii pass the Senate and in villa, e,, Iii
reach the House of Represents tvrrs !, ;s I;a;,. 10
po5nosticate; but the friends cf free ,rolo 49,; ~
entertain some hopes Of alteration fife nIsssrt
system, to some useful degree IT iess, r. ., III
whole extent Of their wishes = ~ " "
"The Post Office Committee have ao,eed 70 nv,
commend ne measure. brought before them BY Mr..
vcrpanks resolution. pacirg periodicals Of eduea
t'on' science &c. on tho footing with newyua-
papers as 70 postage.
"fle Naval Committee in the Housn hive lesrr
agreed 10 report bill Continuing the pension 10 ,v;d
ows and in7sIids the Priva;cer fund at tbe gene,
fai expense OF The treasury, without reference to the
state Of The fund, which has suffered by irfudicons
management md Investments"
Extract Of n letter iron, gentleman at Ir,1,5;1r,o,
burg. ~ Ah"''fS-
Since the appointment of Ien,y Baldwin. DUFF
green Is no longer considered precedent de ficto.
All tongues are loose upon hun. He il now openly
Proclaimed what be long since known 10 be- K
VAN couteDptiblo bragradocio. 1t is evident now
mat the jackson party have for some time mast her
SICK aud ashamed Of Grcen--tbey have seized ON tIs
occasion TO make their sentiments known and bros-
trate hiul."
EEslulWN's BEST CHEWING, TOBACCO,