Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-26


most obedient servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
sAML. D. INeHAM,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
APPOINTMENTS mr. THE PRESIDENT -J.ha H
JAcoeks to be surveyor aud Inspector OF TIE
Tor the port OF New Haven Ia the state oi CJpncc,eu
vice William Baldwin, d, ceased.
John Haywood 10 b. surveyor and inspsc OF he
revenue Tor the port OF Winds in tle siate OF North
Csro'ia vice James Palmer, deceased.
Dpneison Caffe to lie collec or OF the customs for
the di.ci OF Teche, and Inspector OF the revenue Tor
the port o franklin, in tie L;ui iana, vice John
b. Murphy, resigned.
David rer. OF Pennsy v,na, to be charge d. sG,ice
oil the Uoed States at the subim- p1r,e.
w Ham C-rroll, of S. Fl LENA, to c consular COM
m-rcial agent OF the United States at ST Helena
George +. Brown OF Vr. ina, 20 b., consular com.
mercial agen, OF The Uni'e States at AIgiers.
Thomas Marshall, OF T. nness.e 20 he marshal nj
the United States Tor the district OF Ts,
vice Robert Purdy, de ceased.
mum Chris an, OF Virgins, to marshal Of the
United States Tor tue eastern district of Virginia vic
John Peg'am, deceased.
GEORGE rooel, OF P,nn.yvaria, to be con al OF tbs
United States for the port Of Bdeaux in France vice
Daniel Stobel, re,igo-d.
Thomas Irwin, OF Pstn,yvania, 10 be Judge of The
United a.es Tor the district of Pc nsylyania
vice illiam Wi kns, r.signed.
Wllism p. Duvsl, Of Florida whore commission ex-
PRED on the IL Of th, present NO t. Of April, to be
gov rDor for ano,her term, in and over The territory OF
F,orida.
Appointments by the Secretary of the Treosuu.
sosoPh SeWsh Johu ~ mCCtdts, aOd w IL chdrd
an to be commissioners of insolvency for the d,srs.
OF Maine.
Samuel Cu,hman, Daniel p. Drowne, aud ] than
Lawrence, to be com mi soners OF insolvency for ,b
district Of NV Hamp,hire.
John Beach TO be mmssioner Of ncy for the
distric, OF Corpec,icut
Benjamin Eliot, Martin S,robel, and j Am Jsry,v
70 be commssion,rs OF insolvency for the disrlc,o
Catuiina.
Richard w. Hal ersham, Richard Cuyler, and
Mord C Meyers, be co ami. sonsis of ,nsoIvsnc
for the ds'Iici OF G -orgia.
The Eli or of the intengencer, 10 comm ming ucoo
MI Van Buren's letter ressnng the office OF sece.
ary # Sac, aeknowIe edges H. at he is geealy per-
Pttrea' The letter is so 0ccuif tina, il seems he
intelligent lntelligencer Absolutely nut il aside in
spdir Of understanding ,chat tDas the precise mo-
fiues for Ihe honorable Seereta,ys retirement" We
arc not as'onished that the nove Of tie s ce'aty
shot Id pass the comprei eDs OF the T. tor of he I'm.
t-gencer. He belongs 10 class 'i,icians h lo
uPon TIE public ffices ~. cies o ocos,ou n. vst
% be voluntarily resigned. The exl eri.n-e of the
worthy Editor had t:usht him tnat the office OF
tary OF State, so exalted pr. sning tue incumbent II
so Imposing an nj rude before the publ c, and con-.
manting such extensive ans of influence was .pe
OF all othe's most eagerly sought and reluctantly
reiinqui-Ded he had known some pecial instance
in which great sacrifice, made to obtain it, ar
where II was held viii the tenacity Of hs diving gyasp
ne had ehrersd this miserable Struggle TO hold on
WIN aH The devo ed feeling OF legitimate ami hen
all was lost no man cGu have depored in more dis
eoisoiae accents. How is i, possible tn u hat on
Kround by habit in such sentiments, shond under
resign his sta'ion while IN the tul e. ioymen, OF the
conbieDce OF most popular Presd, n-Whe sueee,.
shed upon all his own eaerons in he Iubllc service
and when tut litile more than ns-tai of me frs
term OF the administration had expired! MIR. Van Blu
rem frankly tells the pubic that without agency hi
name had become connec@d wi h tie dstur iny Iopis
oil the succession 10 the Presidency he audes 70 tn
Injurious eH-ct Which the ercnmstaoce OF a member
The Cabinet, occupying such attitude, would have
on The Conduct Il public sfrssbows the possible,
mat rivashp might produce embarrastment TO the sd
minstration with hieh his adg ancement IN ghi be
posed to be united, aud the ceua,n,y thai suspiri n
would, on all sde,, be created divisions o. oduc
calculated TO embarass and weaken III. eH,ts Cf IN.
adm'ui;trat on in the public servics. These eonsda
ra'ons are very distinctly and elCquently urged bu
the EdiIor OF the InteiigeBcer cannot compr. han,
them He cannot understand how Mr.. Van Bn.er
could voluntarily rel nqush place which political az
pirsnts have so ambiliousy sougbd-How he eouja
give up power and onsge! How he could sactice
his love oil ofeethe dignity Of high disuc iion--ihe
prond employment OF aiding 10 the affairs OF the Err,
nation on earth, merely 10 facilitate the oper OF
the Government and to promote The public good aud the
public principles 10 which he had given an inpusel-
This is incomprehsnsbs to the Eiiiyr OF tho Iusli.
geneer-aod we think that Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Webster
anc Mr. Calhoun will be "psrpl- ned to the exh.ms'
10 understand ~. [Washngion Globe