Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-12

Thursday Morning, HAY ~.

'"Poiaiy OF 'ho enquirer TO Mr. Clay's ranks Over
come by his magnanimity, satisfied that tho affairs
OF tins great nation require and thut these arc times
which demand, of real talent of comprehensive
Intellect has he turned his eye seek him in the West
the person of the prosecuted but unyicldng Henry
ay-tho patriotic, the generous, the tolerant the rr
cd and the bravc' rather so suspects the
Southern Times:
In the Richmond Enquirer, opuoypcipy The d;sso,,,
non ~ tie cabinet we find the following ominous
sentence under the editorial head at is not by cleo.
"onecrng-it rs not by inirigue-that such n high
'fhce as the Presidency of the Uni,ed States i. be
won. We repeat it for the thousandth time the office
t Te.U"gs to the Pt"ple aud they will give to whom
tneywii call him whether it be Cincinna,us at the
plough or u. Clay menJing his fences"
"nat unes the "tool and organ meant Is il natural
70 tn'nk ct Cnc'nnatus and Henry Clay in the same
aayf Is 1t not worthy Of remark that the Virginia
cheta,n OF the fallen Secretary his beau Jea,
Of Gh'et magstrate-by-"il. CLAY m-n,ling hi, FEM
ces Into udat interest does Mr. Van Burcu intend 10
retire.
we have looked with little curiosity TO see what
impression the dissolution of the late Cabinet under the
circumstances made onthc various political interest, of
inc country Were we to judge by the external cvi
dencc which the Press afords should conclude that
that event had been received with an unanimy OF an
probation unqualified by single exception The Jack
son Van Burcnitcs cxu in the pretended ma rnanmity
try
good but really in the well founded hope that the new
Ministry Will do more for Mr. Van Buren, than he could
do Tor HIMSELF suspected he had universally become
OF directing the influence Of his Office IN tho ,J,
nent OF his ambitious views upon the succession The
Calhounitcs affect TO rejoice tina, the pcrn;c;ous ;,1,
cncc of Mr. Van Buren, the Presidents mind n,,s,
now be withdrawn and that individual deprived of the
iacities which his station gave him to regulate the
councils OF the Administration They rejoice in tho
testimonial afforded by the explosion of the state of
public opinion which produced it, and the decided
umph obtained by their Chief over the "Pottors in ,h
correspondence The friends of Henry CLAW rciocr
in the crumbng of that Coordination" of bcto,o
nous elements, out of which nothing sauitivc co,,J
come, and that retrbution has overtakcn some of Tho
aiders and abettors of the foul conspiracy which dro
him from the councils OF the country Patriots
party rejoice convinced that however bad its succcss
may o'' the administration which is to follow may be
Detter' Dut cannot be worse, than it's predecessor
mus all seem to DO gratifcd: perhaps however some
arc not so, who affect TO be So We hay. looked vii,
especial curiosity, tosce how the intelligence would 10
received BY the Calhoun Press. The Columbia Time.
affords the means OF gratifying H. That pap-c, saw,
THE CABINET
Since our last, We have rccr5v,.d the views q, Oh.
leading Journals 81 The Union, IN relat N +, tbr ~
raord'nary dssulHtiDn of tie late Cabinet Tho
Ran
and maj n Eaton have 5rcn crushed" bv nuLI c 49,
n'on. Enr"uS corjactures have been haZarded ma -
the clic motives which have Influenced the n.,,i 80
concerned and At - probGb that most II not all I'm,
could possibly have had cfgt have b,np so,,a.,
CO. From all that Inns been said v. ,ra onIs"'
pfl'ed that Mr. Win Burcns r.tIe.t mr. c,,,,,, NJ,
mas been was not soon' nude. Churged with tho
Whoc D"rien oil or ! reign relations. inyolvinp a.
'liS Pcri"l matters 81 the h chest momcnt-perncx
ed IN the cl 9 ibuiion of his p,ironnge of IL
cares OF managing with his sncl. energy tho i'm,
men'c machne winch he has put to work in order "a
Secure as succession to the Presidency separated
from the Rrpuhl can party on one ,ide and Tho FED.
raj OIL the Othrr-w Ithout an cfici IN, co 49,
YaccilalInS influence IN Congress- aud TINT o,;n;sb
ing duiiy-iho prospect of even Il less nannrc,bI.
Sem next year u h"adstrou1 Pro .J.n, o., 800,
trouI-a :InEing admins ration Tn ,us,a,nord -,
crown INC whole total c,ilu-e in l,i, cnns,;r,n,
Eo1nst hr.C"lhoun, which ha- drawn dawn nnnn ! -,
ne lndlgna'i N OF onriiths of the people TIN ub,.
The Uul In-It can scare, y be wondered NJ nllfI,o
things ilered. that he should abandon lie h,n,
trust and seek some rel ffom the labonrs and o,y
IefcS OF his station, the assaults ofhs opponents mud
the olum OF the nation, IN the snug quiet of some
mission Which 1t is Supposed will bc.sriven Lr
These motives all of which no doub, Ind ,bn;r -
iuence, are perhaps sufficient TO acrount for Mr.
van BUrens esi9naiIOn. We 10 no. IVA; ceive ,ry
great good likely torcsut from u, aud IT. MS has bco1
suggested. IL is grand manouyre 10 efFact Ia. ,o
Itical ends, we confess we have no clue 10 n So,
have his presses. They are endeayornp to turn tho
pubic current ~ his Iavnr. nv dlnr h m I'm as ,
Ecu HhtHplalen VIC I'm TO the harmony Of the Rppub
licun party But surely they will not have the CON
snmm2te folly TO persist IN nttcmp ing to no,
suadr the pcOpl', that Martin Van buren, T. cana.
biz o. "ny tmng magnannnous in p litIcs. He mu 4
hnnSel' iec' The severity Of such IRONY. Mama
MINORS indeed With the precious confession from
his own lips hat he has braugL tho admins,ra, ion
into odun. and IL compcllcdto abandon il to rsven,
ITS entire ruin, what calms I,e hereafter Offer 70
The confidence Of The AncIicon People on The orounJ
ct maghaDin'ity' Does man ariin.t whom no
great ana poIpable political crime kaf get heen char
ged-rwhn has been called ~ Ollie and cnrd,aIIv
supported ~ y, by The most popular Prosidonis inco
the days OF Washington and who has aeqn,red prsni
ecla' 10 TIC conduct OF our fore IN rnlations1bu
who has been driven ir IN Inc lead of tn, Mir,.,ry
by pubic sentiment which waxing STRONGER and
stronger has at length. spite Of his two IAndr,d
presses ndiFt forth, and from end Of ;ho Nn,on
10 the other, Proclaimed him intr.puer-d,sb\,s
--ahd unworthy Of coniidcr c".--docs such q ~.
ever expect To convince the nation TINT be ho bo.r
WiOngc' ava persuade them 10 reward him for m
integrity ana PATRIOTISM; Such an cXDrciat,,n "a
a9surC, rTd Mr. Van Buycn has yolunia rlv tbro,y.