Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-25
THURSDAY MORNING, June "a, 1880.
MIR SENATOR HILL.


Senator Woodbury. and Senator Hill, were old and
the former, recently published n New Hampshire
Hill had double motive in superseding Woodbury.
triumphing over his enemy, and putting himself rec
tus an curia, with the nation. Els anxiety was natu
rel but his against so considerable an an,ay
cnist as Woodbury., under the circumstances of his
recent defeat before the Senate is an enigma
The probability is, that the Jackson party had little
confidence 10 Woodbury., whose fidelity had been pro-
we'd not to be proof against tenptation for FIVE
ago. he was first elected to the Sc late of the U. S
under pledges of supporting MI. Adams as strong
language could give.
dis expulsion from the Senate and Hills success
have rent tue u Fl. Jackson party twaIn.' Wood
burys friends indignant. and himself Gu, OFF from
Executive prefermen by this revelation of weekn ess
at home, seems to have slipped the opportunity of
taking fortu at the flood. We annex some ac-
count of the intrigucs of the Senators and their
friends, from the n II. Journal.
Y. s. .Senator.--By our Legislative PROCEEDINGS it
will be noticed hat Mr.. Isaac Hill, the rejected Comp
trolier (35 to 10 has been S. nator at the ey
pense and Disgrace of Judge Woodbury.. The JUDGE
deceived our Adams Legislature and has been LETT
10 decided Jackson Legislature TO punish HIM -
The shows that the Judge has no MA ,ence at
home and therefore tina, he has nothing TO expec, ut
Washington. There Is but one opinion OH his sinh
Ject Had the Judge pursued straight path, and
renamed silent. his bitter enemy could not have fms
trumphed him land the result would have
beef NEST probably, postponement of the choice
until a new Legislature had been convened Bur tb,
Hahtes accused him directly and indirectly of secret
hostility to the Comptroller, although he voted IN his
favor ---of INDIGESTION of asking ADVICE of the mem
bers o the House when he alone should nave been
the Judge OF his own proper COURSE O! determniup
atleng,h to declne and showing his letter tins CT
f!.Hf afH rpsca tf,( ,nuD
lsh card, to this effect in the Telegraph but neo
lecting it-of delaying to send his letter TO Gov
Pierce IN season for him to get SO as to give the
necessary information at the meeting Of the Legisa
ture--and finally OF so faFsakng back his letter to
Coz Pierce, as to be considered candidate Comics
OF these letters, to Grow p and to his Porismout h
friends* were industiiousy Circulated and every nj
vantage was aiken by Mr. Hills friends THE charre
of keeping back his letter Gov p. is an inference
from The fact, that the letter was dated on the 18Th
May and when he members OF Congress arrived al,
Concord, Gov p. had received no such letter At
the close OF the week he returned-f0und in the
Post Oiflce at HliisboroJgh, and i.a7nadiat g "
inclosed 1t to Gov Harvey. We were assured
by me OF Judge w friends member of the
Legislature, that majority came to Concord
with no other MIMI than to elect the Judge; but
thal THESE crcuos ances hurped upon by m ,st
OF Mr.. Hill s friends, who by dint Of brow beatiDo
and extraordinary influence, (aded by the unrern,t1ug
services OF two members of Congress, one of whom
MI. Harvey, did not leave The ground, not even TO
six months, until choice had been made carried
their favorte Il Jud.c w was frightened at what
was called the expression of public opinion he Is not
to be ped, (u"r he fact to he pited IN sny case
This was all planned and syscmatized. Almost ev
cry article putting the Hon Isaac HP' was written
by the modest Senator eectr or by his creatures
who have been indebted to bin for some petty office
or who expect thar reward It's impossible that the
Senator eect can have any weight or influence what
ever IN the body wh' mus receive nm; and who
Judged him unworthy "a hold minor Office. But the
Jackson majority are alone responsible for the rnes
sure--tbey welcpme to the honor, and ought to
bear the disgrace. -Four columns of the last II. Fl
Gaze't' are occupied in defeuc Of the Judge and
eliminating Hill and Ms friends; and CORRESPONDENTS
prophecy That tas event feared viii be followed by
quict repentance. The Judge has been sacrificed.
"'he Rock OF New England Democracy is rent as
under" and Isaac must hereafter be hailed as the
''Poet" of he ''Rocky East"
Since published They shall no inserted next week
the Gazette, and communications IN the
Dover Gazette
IL In debate between the Secretary of the
Treasury and Dir. Mercer at the late meeting of the