Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-04
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! "MR. INGHAM-U,e kno,o from unJouh,sd ,..:,
hat The President of the United States has expressed ,
'at me present Secretary of Treasury Mr. Samuel In
5a Suouh iere from the cabinet. and thus relieve the
President of unpleasant duty which he will u,m h
compelled to exercise enectng MIR ngham REMOVAL from
MAJ station MIR ingham of this dispos ion ON the
pointed at the isolated mcabcr of the eabi"st WIZ,
can the people expect of such Of honou-vha
feeling that the President also knows his unpopuIsIi,y M
mt, io me purpose Of working General Jackson
ana more etrciuay promoting the John Cabou
IS wiling TO boar all the cnniunev of his pr,en nos;o'
40 'rmaln among those who depiso i'm annoyeI
- az ''i'y, Notwithstanding the numerous in,Imaons he
mas received TO retire Most sensitive or honorable man ..
summary crcumsianced would understand County, him,
wi inshan appears determined to leave tho treasury
department only by direct coercion ''
ih' inquirer Is Jackson Van Buren, paper and
its "nndoubed authority" is probably the great Chief
himself. or Secretary Van Buren, or at ,be lo,,c,f
Amos Kendall. We also know, or ,hnk we know.
that the President Van Buren, and Kendall desire
to be nd of AIR Ingham-and not Mr. Incham only,
ont Messrs Branch and Bcrrien also. We have been
50 "Ssu'eu ny what we consider, sufficient authority
WY then does he not reform those functionarieE--
Apply tie searching operation"-and by dismissinp
'he friends OF the Vice President, harmonize and
uS'"n'a'c his cabinet? If this excite the country's
snrprze' 1t will be strongly excited by the in
formation, that Ncssrs Berrien, Branch and IneLam
are as desTons o; being rid of their honors as Dres
dcnt jackson and his first favorlte are of being rid
OF them Whynot resign then? The clue is truly
gwen b. the Inquirer. Both sides are PLAYING a
game-agreelng III Common end, either desires 10
accomplish 1t in particular mode. Van Buren,
wishes the three uEciionares to resign and RETRO
upon their own responsibility they, although willing
TO 60 out choose to dcvovc the responsibility of puf-
'"" mem o'F' upon the opposite faction. They lose
III advantage by resIgnng, and Van Buren, is afraid
u giving an advantage, by causing the application of
inc searching operation" TO force them upop re
7'Shation' his presses at distance, berin To urno
sue" reasoning as IS contained IN the above article
lhey WHO say no Improperly in Judge McLean's
remaining IN the Post Office under Mr. Adams and
using the Influence Of that Office against him. but
VINO on the contrary cXtolled his conduct now urno
'honor' and dclicacy, and scnsitiycncss as con-
NuefaIionS winch ought to induce the friends of Mr.
Calhoun to retire from Cabinet distracted by their
presence! Bot the argument is easily rctortcd
Why does not the Hero reform" them, Ho bae
reformed" two thousand American citizens oct os
Offices acquired by merit, for the objectionable sin o
doubling his qualifications for the Prcsidcncy-why
dors he pause now Isl because these tbreo G,nc-
upnarcs are great and influential men. ybhso o,o..
10 M might rccoil upon bis own bood, Could ho
without r'morsc, swallow up the little fsbe, which
'O'' NV "c'P "e'E5eiycs, and will he now shrink
''''' "',"'"'n5 the great onos' Is mcanness L, b.,
3opefndded to tyranny II the Inquirer w,sbos M
"gn''H 20 DC s"qncslratod from tho administration
's' persuade TIE Hero to apply the searching Cd
'O'O" 10 MIN With what p'oprioty does il rc
p'o'oh ar iogham for remaining and spare tho Iror,
lot permitting him to rcmn'n' If Mr. Inahaun's pre-
O'"G' 20 an INJURY to tho Presidents popuurity-if IL
produce d'scoFd in HE cabino,--tho Presidents IL