Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-03
From the Baltimore Patriot.
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Wv ASKING TON, Nov. Goth 1880
II avail myself of the afternoon mail tn saw thar
although the period for the meeting of CONGRESS- is
near at hand, very few members have vet arrived
nf hfst business winch 1t is supposed will come
D T, the Senate Is the Impeachment of Judge
Peck, tor which purpose the Chamber is .snorpeous
iy" prepared. The Secretary of War appears to
have great press of business upon him. if one NAV
De permitted 10 Judge from the placards posted at the
aoor ana eit upon the table IN his audience
have had OCCASION to call upon the honorable Secre
tary since have been here and for that purpose have
attended three days, and It was no, until yesterday
tnat rceved notice posted on one of the door
cheeks informing that his honor could not be seen a.
ter IL O'clock The reaches his Office but short peri
cd before that time and 1t would outrage eoue,te TO
call on him elsewhere,) and slate, lying upon the
circular liable, was the following commemorative SEN
tence:-"My time Is occupied, and will be, for
some days, 'hat Cannot persons except it be- on
tn,i'ortdntand pressing business Fl E NV 49,"
had not before noticed these lines upon the slate,
although from their date week old, and not beinu
able TO form idea how the Secretary was to know
whether my business ''important and pressing
unless l was to inform him, l withdrew. | was
relating the circumstance TO gentleman, who in
formed me that a young man who had b,.siness with
the Secretary, was detained expense in the CITY
ten days without seeing his honor. being constant
y refused at length he applied tae President who
gave HIM an anonymous to The Secretary which
the young man sent in to his office by one of he
servants IN waiting-the consequence was the youpp
man OBTAINED audience and was despatched with his
BUSINESS settled, in len Minutes
You may depend on it that jackson and Van
buren, are much chagrned at the most humil,atinn
ly dlsgraceful termination of Randolphs mission.
They parry, well as they can the iibes and leers
oI ilenGs ana opponents by passing it to the ac-
count OF ms III health, bot when told that he is not
yet under the oak tree,' and will not be 70.
years to come, and that his 'church ward cough
Is ousaboo of more than twenty years sianl,nn,
the ueherai and Mr.. Van give down lock and en-
oea'or TO change The subject. The General takes
hTe and is as quick powder when little pushed
among the names suggested for the place n wan
has held up in bold relief, 'shonest Georce Kre9
fner, who was original Tacksonite and &c ahou,
the only one of the creatures of the Hero who hns
not Deen rewarded Although q protesnue cbarac-
ter and the butt Of all circles. he would look the
character better than Roanoke and behave better
at CouTt. lie has strong saraclols m nd thnunb
rough and uncultiyated, which, occas,onailv has
been pnt to good use. One thing is cerfain, his
stih neckd democracy, would never allow him to
come down upon chs Iaarrovy bonesu bor,ro az,
Potentate earth
a dead set has been made by portion of the Jack
son party In Philadelphia against Mr.. lnghasn the
Secretary of the Treasury A series of numbers
nave appeared IN the Pennsylvania Inquirer, which
ahihadVeIt upon his official and political conduct in
the most direct and positive terms and declare
othet things, That lie was imposed upon Cen Jack
SON oy base political intrigue. They charge the
" cie'ary with being mean and malicious and shock
lhgy Vindiciive towards those of the Jacksonites
VINO DO not favor bic schemes Of gcIf ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and OF using bis station the re ?,iipry his
lenus 70 me exclusion OF merrorous and long tried
d'ih"crats OF the Jackson brood. The writer - no
signs himself! Lafayette, calls loudly upon the Cen
eTal To dismiss the Secretary from his Cobaat -
Whether he will 60 out or not is not known bn, :, :;
certain there has never been such dscorlnpt incc
hcient Cabinet since the formation Of bis Govern
Inent, ana one SO little deserving the respect of the
public, and the head the worst Of then ALT Rrt
there is redeeming spirit in the People and boge
confidence they will yet hur hcm from their III
ten power, and thus effect By their votes what Ersnre
mas done by her bayonets. We have our Charles Xtb
and Prince Polignac IS well as France.