Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-14

toieh, whhe sun, moon anu stars endured. L sup
pose then, the King replied that my is to reign
by candle light. l believe, Mr.. Editor, that if An
drew Jackson was to become tenacious of life
as the wandering Jew, and continue in his present
course, the wreck of matter and crush of worlds
would arrive before the curtailment Of our c.ne,
Sos This said curtailment, reminds mo of tho
speculation of an individual whose theory was
about as conclusive is that of the winht of III,
Enquirer He was In the habit, though dopenden,
on the labor of his hands for subsistence of oco,
slonally Indulging himself in n riding excursion
This he found by experience, to be rather too ek
Penslre. 10 remedy the evil he worked hard for
some time, and by increased industry saved n small
sum with which he purchased Il cast off and broken
down horse. lie new gavo full sway to his riding
roPensity-calculating each Journey what the
hire OF his horse would have cost and how much
he was saving, until at the end of a few weeks he
found himself deeply involved in debt. without
bong able to unriddle the cause, not recollccting
that the loss OF time equivalent to the loss of
money. l am afraid that Mr.. RS curtailing would
end in the same result. That the President has u
penchant for introducing simplicity into the opera
tons OF the Cabinet is evident or else he would
not have appointed the late Secretaries of War
and Navy, to SO responsible offices.
But the next winter is the for forming
the Electoral Ticket; and the mombsrs of the Lee
glslature have always formed this Ticket; ergo,
they ought always to do it, what has been once
done may always be done again. Very considerable
indeed! for the members of the Legislature to
devote their time, intended for other r,iS hobIst
purposes, to forming Electoral Tickets, and thus
relieve their constituents from the labor of think
ing and selecting for themselves. s.But let the
heavens be clothed in sackcloth," ut the dismal
thought, "and let the earth be convuscd from pole
to pole' "But, are the people prepared to send
those who unwilling to go into n CAIJCIIS
for the selection of a jackson Ticket A. true
staunch, firm go-the-whole- hog, Jackson Demo-
cratic Van Buren-Ticket Because, if the peo
PIE are not prepared to send those who will, they
may perchance send those who will not: which
tO fIn
Best, n sore grievance, and never-enough. Il be
depiored event to Thomas Richie, Esq. of the
Richmond Enquirer, and the grief and dismay of
all true Jackson-V Van Buren, Democratic.men
There was 4 time when your contemporary Mr.
Editor, was not so partial to caucuses. But times
have changed. Travelling Cabinets are even now
viewed with complaisancc. But, if they, tho Del
egates should decline, at the earnest request order
or command OF MIR. r. TO 90 into caucus, they
may "perhaps organize Clay convention" mot
caucus, gentle reader,) show, then, will Virginia
stand?" Why, Mr.. Editor, if the Clay electors are
chosen by the people, their best interests dictate
virginia Will stand disenthralled, redeemed, regene-
rated, delivered from the demagogues who have abu-
sed the confidence she reposed in them who have fat
teneu on her credulity, parayzed her industry and
rendered her the of pity rdicue her sister
States She will enjoy the qualification of seeing
the nation ably governed, the object of esteem and
reverence to foreign nations, under the fostering
care OF one of her own sons-one of the chosen
lew whsse names will survive the ravages of his
tory and confer honor on the land of their BIRTH
But the opposition derive ''the most extravaganza
statements from the hireling scribblcrs of Wash
Ington." We presume Mr.. X. had in his eye when
he Penned the above, certain East Room Letter
and some others, of equal reracity, which have
graced his columns. All his correspondents being
good Jackson Van Buren, Dem ocratc-men, of the
Blair, or Kendall, or Noah school, Mr. r. cam of
course, guarantee their veracity, though they may
like some other equally patriotic characters, have
been IN PRISON for their country's good
And, the opposition charge the alleged dissolu-
ton OF the Cabinet to female intrigue; and what
do recently good Jackson charge its dissolu.
ton to, as Nlcssrs. Green, Branch and Ingham?
why, to the same cause And the opposition SIM
ply believes them because Mr.. II. has over and
over endorsed their characters as good men, and
true. But, thou Scion of the age, thou modern
Cassandra, tell us what were the causes which led
to this Unfold the drapery and let the Sc
erets OF the drama be made visible Explain to us the
mahgn influence, the deadly mildew, which de-
stroyed the Unit of the Greatest and Best Have
pity on our ignorance, relieve anxiety, deliver
tiny idols from the dilemma in which they are pla-
ced, erect thyself into a second White Washing
COMMITTEE, and deliver the President and his favo-
rite, Mr. Eaton. from the contempt, the odium
with which their conduct is viewed and the
Greatest and Best may, perhaps, even forgive the
neVer-enough-to be-deplored rash exprcssion-a
cmrse-and receive thee into his paternal bosom as
his favorite and friend. Adieu, for the present
A SPECTATOR,
r. 81 Will, with your permission Mr. Editor
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