Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-05

which II prosecuted, and il will always be graf
flying recollection, that my public raised, and
my aid willingly given To huTl them from their Ill
gotten power.
This same remark, SIR was made 10y Senator
(Mr. WrDsTERl nearly verbatim, in the 9th branch
OF Congress. do not by saying this, TO charge
my colleague with plagiarism: no doubt the remark
was original with him. but II was made in the Senate,
" thought then ought 20 have been noticed. Yet Sir,
probably should now have noticed il, had not
fallen from u respectable from cocn ruc
SO far as regards myself, Sir, I desire to set him
right and however sccpticul he, others may be,
upon this subject; or however IN may doubt the
rcctness of the charge DO say fearless of contadc-
ton, that in the clsction of John Quincy Adams,
there was n combination founded in corruption,
and u every impartial, unbiased mind, on full
view OF nll the facts and circumstances comes not
TO the same conclusions they must at least admit that
those facts and circumstances 90 strong to prove
the point ever brought to bear in any case
And repeat that do believe shane-
ful aud corrupt bargain was never nsuma ed
the rights Of frccmen. Nor did disgrace
full in its character, ever suy the annals Of any
ton.
Mr.. Carson is man Of honour and spirit, and evil
IDENTIFY believes what he says. lie was one oftbe ho
nest dupesnnd his creduity entitled to the respect
which sincerity always deserves. Col. Benton, his
countryman, confessed that he did believe it but
said answered the purpose, and he would not con-
trade, it. In recording speech which does so lit
lie credit to Mr.. Carson's sagacity, we or willing to
honesty with Benton's prolgacy.
But what meant to say, was, that in making
The above uyowal, Mr.. Carson had clapt an extin-
guisher on his future political prospects. The time
is coming, fit has not already como, when belief in
the bargain" that infamous SANDER which "has
sunk into the mass of stale ond loathcd culumnies"
will be load too heavy for any mans shoulders.
o. The act OF the President, Diminishing the officers
engaged in the late duel near Philadelphia, is
ccving extensive commentator from friend and foe
yet it strikes us, however well meant. despotic in
its nature, and unjust in its results We are no ad-
yocates for duenG, but it is less savage, it is more
creditable to humanity and to Christianity, than the
laundering and stabbng which Will succeed it's sup
preston. Dneliing has been powerful agent in
refining manners, IN the protection of personal rights
against superior force in preserving the courtcsies Of
social life from outrage, and in the defence of female
honor and character. Though each Individual in
stance is distressing, and not seldom shocking get
the tendency of the practice has been decidedly bene
fetal and eievatng. It's abolition, whether by arbi-
trary power or hypocritical can't a dropscal public
sensibilltv, would, we have doubt, introduce a
train Of moral evil and denominations, thousand
times worse than the occasional fall Of a victim.
We do not know the particulars of the duel near
Philadelphia; but it requires strong indeed to
justify the despotic dismissal of four officers from
service in which they had passed their lives, and in
which only, they may be qualified to make their
bread.
From NE aHaliona! Iiieliigeeeer.
We are authorized to stute that the Secretary of
tho Navy, receiving satisfactory information that
certain officers ofthe u s. Navy had been concerned
in the late duel near Phiadephia which resulted in
the death OF Mr. MnLER, Of that city comrauni-
Gated the same to the President Of the United
States, and recommended Their dismissal from the
services and that the President, on beng made
acquainted with the facts Immediately crdelcc he
names of the following officers to be erased from
tho Register of the Navy, viz:
Lieutenant Edmund Byrnc.
Lieutenant Hampton Wesicott.
Passed Midshipman Charles IL DuTyce.
Mdshipnan Charles q. Hunter.
The determination Of the Executive. announced
in TIC above paragraph, is Of great consequences
TO which we disposed to award The credit Of the
best morEcs; and for any thing eau sac Of wise
and proYdea exercise of the only prcrogatvc (saye
one,) of the Executive of the u. States
The greatness of its consequence lies in its being
precedent which probably will settle The question
for ever, that duel, challenge OF defiance to
duel will be tolerate cd, the part of ocers Of the
Navy Army with persons in the private walks of
life, IT, under any circumstances whatever between
themselves
TIE Cuba Conspiracy. New York Post states
chat letters received in that city from Havana repre-
sent the conspiracy lately detected in the Island of
Cuba as much more serious nnd alarming IN s nature
thun had hitherto been supposed Twel 20 other por
concerned in the plot. Among the prisoners is one
of the name of ROo one of the PRINCIPAL leaders IL moi