Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-19
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OaNLtiiNo, rbo ~ 1881.
FaoM W-suNoroS.--rhe long ex peci ed pubco
ton from Mr. Calhoun has at last appeared, ATE,
mseh huctua'on Of purpose his parl aud after the
most violent, and repeated attempts 10 induce him &c
alter his resolution.
We have been able as yet to peruse but an nconsd
cradle portion OF the correspondence, which oocupie.
twenty OF the dense and heavy columns Of the Tele
egraph To publish it entire, is q most serious under
'aking yet as the public Imagination at least has in
vested " with great deal Of interest, and il reali
possesses much interest, we shalley it before or
readers with such despatch can. We can nc
comphsh no more at present than publish Mr. Cal
nouns introductory address to the people Of the U
states with the letters which usher in the correspon
dence between him and the President
What are the points of the CONTROVERSY and upo,
whom they imping"-whois in the right, and who th,
wrong-~ho suffers and who does not the reader wi,
judge for him'ef as he goes along We shall ventur
IN the progress of publication, to call his attention
such parts as strike US most worthy of commen,
Not having concluded the perusal, We say no,hin,
now of the merits.
What will be the political effects of the stem N,
Calhoun has taken, is too early to hazard coniec
ture-The Jackson Presses-we mean those of III
Van Buren, sde-are driving at Mr.. Calhoun, and i, !;
possible, in order to clear the way for the succession
OF the Secretary. In this-backed by the numerou
presses under the patronage of the State Department
the phalanx Of rewarded Editors, the whole p,tror
age OF the Government, and the Presidents wishes
law TO the bigoed OF bis party, see not what is
prevent them from succeeding. Elected secon
time to the Presidency. earnestly enlisted in Mr. Va
Barens favor, directing all his influence to bear upo
/ e of helm
sisted by the willy Secretary himself operating f,or
behind the Throne, and in fact, welding all ito po,v.
Gen jackson can hardly fail in prostratng Mr.. Ca,
houn, and continuing his dynasty in the person Of h;
hrst favorite, and Prime Minister
We cannot conclude, without condoIing with nh
contemporary in this city, upon the exquisite dleu
ma IN which he is placed by Mr. Cahouns publicato,
" Yesterday the House Of Delegates was enes
ged on the bill for the loan of two million dollars 70
the purposes OF Internal Improvement. What pre
gross was made in it, may be by reference to III
proceedings. 1t is pretty Obvious think, that til
bill 10 ITS dstrhu,ive features, neither be sustain
ell by public opinion, nor pass the Legislature.
u The Political Arena complains of tho failnYo
receive the Richmond papers at Fretericksburp oo.
respect for that paper induces us to notice the sl
Ject; while at the same time, we express our ent;r
ignorance oil the Of the failure and conseouer
want OF the capacity 10 remedy il. Our paper in ,ub
lishcd rcsulsrly-and to The best Of our belief mail.
regularly. The failure of both the Enquirer, Compi
Ter and Wing, would seem TO authorize the inference
'hat the tauit was not theirs. The probability is ths
the mail containing them was misplaced by some mi,
take and that after circuit they will return TO Fred
er'eksoursi where it has probably already arrived