Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-02

with the coalition. The opposition press has rem
crazy without concert adudged him the injured partv
" "'S controversy WIN the President, and stigmatzed
inc profound aud deliberate intrigue by which bis
political rum was to be Effected. through the bo,t,,
influence Of the withdrawal of Gen Jackson's conn.
tcnance and favor Was that portion of tho Pub.
Tic press 10 express no opinion subject which
interested the entire country Or was it to s,nnros
Its convictions of the truth of the case, We verv
clearly 'oresaw that the partzans of Mr. Van Buren,
o" Te'Z' upon the language oftbo opposition press
anu attempt TO convert 1t TO Dir Cplhoun's iniurv-
'hot 'hey would address thcmscvs to tho ignorance
III" PJuuccs OF TIC jackson party, and persuade TIM,
ignorance and those prcjudces if possible. that Mr.
Calhoun mus necessarily be in the wrong, false mil
d'sioyal To Jackson because he wss defended nv the
press IN hostility to the adm ns,.ution. But flo
''''hce Is shallow one after all. 1t will no, do
COVE Puohc sasacry, or whip Mr. Calhoun back into
tue" ranks MIR Calhoun too well kpows Tho
s"e"g'h number aud talent OF the opposition md
INC opposition press to reject its disinteresed r;r
uica''oh Whetc all that lie most values is copccr,o
anu 1t Is too plainly Mr. Van BHen's in.oros, -
nave believed that lie has cut asunder the Ties no
tween ann and The Jackson party, for the Public -
attach any weight TO the insidious ,cnrcse,,,,; 3
his parizans. -
. We were thrown into no "cons,or,.,;.
inc a'edged declaration of Mr. Cahounond g.,
! inc best OF all possible reasons-wc kpey b l. :,
made, and could have made, no such Je.,.,;
This writer prcslss in the assertion tina, h.. IL,
There is not one individual in this city. we NJ. -,
ry certain, who is not well satisfied TINT he 5;J,
ihe man Nho heard him, cannot be found Tho f.
liuirer, which first ga2cttcd the rumor ,1boru. =.
has omitted 20 contradict it W.. believe b,. -.
ally acknowledged its ncorrectness h, ,;,;
/ tempt to sustain 1t. THIS writer naac,s o
timacy with what passed here dlr,pc NJ Cat
soJoufhnen'' Let him furnish the evidence of Ar.
Calhoun's having mlds the daclaro,,ono. ga
not do that, as well snow lie cannot 10, h;,,
Oo"St from 'he 'd!e attempt to convince the public
that nc did IT he used such an expression. ,bo,o
""'' nave "''" Witnesses and It was too remarku-
bic to have been forgotten.
we have never said that Mr. Calhoun gave upv
iHe"Se 10 the 'CoalIt!on'-we have never ipsinu
"''u i've nave never claimed the fulfilmen, ofsucI
P'euee' The pledge zoe have called upon him n
perform Is to hinlsey and to the country-to stand
idNuiy' Oy the consequences of the decisive sters
ne mas taken-and to unite with those who concur
with Inn IN The opinion, that the presen, Chief M,
gIsratc IS the riciiHl Of II political inf,eye, n,oo
suppct Of the Secretary of State This - tho dsc,,
ration Mr. Calhoun has made to his country and H;
his station and influence in that country his bo,or
and safety, imposed 1t upon hun. to contribute b;s
cNet'ons TO replace the government in competent
and responsible hands.
lhose who th!"k that in FORMULATING these SEN
'H'on''- VIC havo higher ann tnau 10 propo,o ,b
political interests of Henry Clay or anv otbe, man
or sett OF men, Judge US by their own st,ndard of
partzanship, and welcome to their on;niors
We believe as truly as we can believe onv ,b;,o,
which has not occurred, that the Union conno, srs
viv' another four years rule of Gen. Jackson-,
rule guided by no fixed principles, unenIipbened bv
experience. aud untutorcd by kaowledgo of o,,r IN
stnutions and their spirt,-whoso cardinal obiec,s
seem to be, to punish difference of opinion. nrov;d.
Tor parasites, partlzans and favsrites ont of tho
P"Onc Sc and to perpctuatc the dynasty in the per-
son oil the hrst favori;c Against the continuation
d TINS m'STwe VIC will 60 all lengths of upright on
po5ltlon-and whatsoever is the man that unites the
greatest number Of chances to overthrow it. That
man will we support, be him who he may-not for
his sake but that of the country.
LATER FROM EUnoPE--pUT no NEws--Thc
ship Shenandoah, arrived at Charleston on Satu,do,
from Amsterdam sailed 18th Feb; and the brio
Union arrived at y York on Monday, from Cadiz
sailed 2ist Feb. They bring news. The Union
took a southern passage, aud had fine weather. Tho
Shenandoah, of course did the same
1t is remarkable that the N York packets bave
been anticipated by arrivals at Boston, Baltimore
and Charleston.
The Boston Gazette, dccdcda and ably conducted
Jackson paper, makes The following remark upon
the recent Post Office exposure at Washington: at
i7 we think most unfortunate affair for the adj
mn5raion, and must seriously affect the popularitv
and aspects of General Jackson"
Claims on Ernnce.-Wc learn from letters from
Par5 Of recent date, that there reason to believe
that the Commission appointed by the KING of
France 10 examine into American claims on France
Will report iayorably 10 their allowance and that an
early treaty arrangement for their lioudation nav bo