Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-09
.FOR THE EyNQUIRER.
tn III TncI-soo po~t, nf 1000 A. N

To The Jackson Party of 1928 No.
Ia my 'as' numbet aiser'ed that the rupure OF the
Caoine' was not produced by q refusa Of two OF the
Secretaries and OF the Attorney .nera permit IN r
families % associate with the wife of another me ber
IT the Administration. II such as this could
nave pr. duced that result, would have taken pace
at the time (viz. January 1880 when the demand az
the parties affiCm, was made! II thi; was the tan;e
Why was their disni"ioD postponedJOr fifteen nonths
Circumstances were developed during he last winter
tina, carried conviction TO The mind, no, onlv Of G N
Jiskson bui 10 that OF every candid man in the
niy, that The cabinet could no longer answer the
-nd', or the expectations OF the country. Need ,ay
hat those ereums ances connected with The 20 :.
ests for the future Presidency? Mr.. Calhoun in b,s
celebrated correspondence with the President had
shared him in effect taking part against him in IA
Vor oil another asPrani, the late Secretary Of Safe
Gen. Jaek'on, conscious Of neither taking nor " sh.
ing to take any part in this contest, had the wisdom TO
perceive In 1t the fruitful source Of rivalry jealousy
dssord aud Tie promotion OF sinister views wbeI,
there should be Dohng but peace and ha ,mony and
The entire devotion Of lime and talent The public ser
vice.
Mr. Van Buren, resigned, and gave at large the rsa-
sons Tor The step he had ialen, in which be was Joined
~ Mr.. Ei'on. Had the Pr-sileD, retained tn ir &C.
ion OF the Cabinsi that remained and have l,sJ tb
vacancies with those holding The came opinions /,
would have been taken evidence OF his leaning 10
that party Ii he had appointed those entertaining dif-
ersn' opinions on this subject, hen the same state Of
affairs would have been produced which he had been
60 de'rous OF removing How could he have removed
,hese dlfh cu'es, but by the formation of bis Cabinet
OUT oil entirely new materials, UnpeJged 10 either
W. willing and able TO perform the high and
duiss required Of HEM AID TO act as one
whoe' WIN which purpose, personal and private n
miles were totally Incompatible There was no 9th
nooe IMAM the one pursued and the President s emit
lied 10 all praise for the irmness with " hich he ba
carried into effect, what the maiufes r.Aestion had
convinced him was prop-T. II does not require snv
argument TO prove, thai an AJmnsra ion made mn nj,
men hostile 10 each other and deerly involved In the
inre tate oil this or that arrsDi for the Presidency
end usng their official il 1uebcr, though possibiy
unseen 10 subseIvs their own vie T. s entirsIy unG,
70 administer pFosperousy The a6lirs of great ration
Nothng but the blindness Of sson eouii fail 10 see In
lDs as we All raw when he dissou ion look place an
d'ui ient reasoD for the entire change OF The Chi
net IL has suited ths views Of many Who are no, We
ry fasdiOus about the means 90 he great nd Of gain
ng power snd Cice be sintd, TO place this denis.
'al on oiher g'ounds-Tbey know better; bu, IL L. le
yer win which tloy hope to act on his ign1fsr and
~ psHec'k keeping with tho treaimsnt that the Pre-
siden has uniformly received al their hands
lew wotds 10 addition 10 what have said about the
wen India Urea which being ~ ade by The prsseni
Administration, is Ct course assaulted by those who are
Dc err ined that l, shall do oolbieg right
10 1870, during the continuance OF The British Act
Oh ia dIneni oHsIng 10 all nations the rdds 10 ihe
Wes' I9dia posse ssioDs, the very rms on which
ulder he provisions OF the late treaty, are now en-
ly ng H. mo 100 mado in The Senate Of The u
siesb y Mr.. Smith OF Maryland, ard su.tsiped bv
nr' l"zewtIi aud lie whole, or nearly go, of the
hen opposi ion, to meet Tia, act by like or Oh our
part lhis Was opposed by the then tdmnistslion
Pary MI Lloyd OF Massachusetts, said, v authorize
mat TIE t-tms were such would be accep ed, aud
tlh hr. hIng hal heen sent TO England with n,rOc
be hea"hs he Executive with disrespect 70 do Ina.
~ law, which ~ was more proper 10 do by treaty
IN " VleWF prevailed and the nation believed with
Almost an assurance OF certainty, that this ha,rasep
sueJsc was Of length TO be closed, and that the trade
would De hSsd on permanent, ba7is to The great bene