Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-17
Extract Of a Letter to the Editors of the 1yn;r

~, w ARLINGTON, 18th Dec 1890
he iegiSation OF the present session of Conoress
Is not yet developed. The preliminary of tbs h;n
court OF impeachment, for the trial of Judge PECK
rs over n Dof Tn reasons to be found in the reports
ol 'he Gay the courf stands adjourned until M,ndav
next Enc whole affair will turn out moro con
tioTs' JeJune' and inconvenent pageantry.
ihers appears t" b. here very general opinion
tnat Judge Smith has been sacrificed bv the maj;nt
and big'try of h Nu'lfyers of his State and 10y
Is now spontaneous and instanta neous sympathy On
us side lie has already heen frequently mentioned
for 49,. Vice p residency
have, since my last communication. snent SOM.
time in the deliberate examination of the nol;t;o,l
dogmas of the Message. I have already a3mitteJ
that as composition it is fautess blu as an expose
psnder with deep lamentation postpone at pres
ent further remark, intending occasionally to make
Its toplcks subjects for serious consideration
l have no news which would be interesting tn Won
and not to be found in the public newspapers Wban
shall have any, it will be forthcoming We beuin
to expect the results. in the election of Senator,
from several States, with some interest," and shall be
relieved In our anxiety in few days. The nroha
bllty is, that the Presidents Message will have been
received In Ohio. ntucky, and Indiana before the
elections tor Senators in those States shall have been
selection OF friends of tho American system. In
Louisiana, Illinois, and Missouri, these elections
are probably consummated In Mississipp, the
executive appointment of Mr.. Poindexter has been
confirmed by vote of the Legislature six only
against him His late address Will enable Won to
anticipate his course. Concerning PENNSYLVANIA
New York' and Maryland, it is not necessary to in
dulge In speculation The two first will return SEN
ators wearing the Jackson livery the latter thor
ough-golng internal improvement man.
learn that the United States Soop of War
elncennes, Captain Shubrick, is about to sail
from New York; and that she will carry to St Thorn
as Major General Shalten. the Governor General of
the Daalsh West Indies Report SAYS he was char
geo by his government with proposition to transfer
81 Ihomas and Santa Cruz to the United States in
satisfaction OF the claims of Am arican ctz INC ,ndo-
the late treaty with Denmark; but havno failed in
the object OF his extraordinary mission to this
ment, he now goes to his office of Governor
General OF those Islands 1t is not necessary that
should repeat that this 81 aemen is founded in report.
yet Imagine 1t will not be contradiced The Govern
or General has been very kindly treated here. NH
ms government VIII no doubt appreciate the comol
ment from the President Of the United States yho
sends him to his destination in a national ves,e,
should not cavil IN any manner whatever if knew
that the Vincennes had Aeen ordered esoeciaIy for
thls service, as like to a spirit of conr,oso IN
our government in its relations with other Sates b,
believe she is further destined and will nereIr
touch at St. Thomas
. In the document accompanying the Presidents
Message, the climbing" Secretary has ant his r,v,I
the Thought Minking" Secretary very far IN ,h.
'ehade. The Naval Report from Mr. Branch 10 :
very creditaoie document. That from the War De
partment cannot be said to "transcend, crt;o,. 7,
really descends below all criticism. Il canno h. -
tered to the rules of any school Of rbeior;c -
acquaintance 1t may be, that his vernacular is RI
rokee, or Choctaw, and that we have Some ;,nnore,
TRANSACTIONS from the language in which he ;ndcts
his metaphysics IF this surmise be en,;,InJ 80 @
consideration, vt seems to me, that tho soxo, -
might profit by the interpretations of Seonu
bit, or Mooshuatubbee coping "dO-