Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-27


10 evipee 10 the world tn transfer o. bis pcpu-
lsrity to another was designed. Nj. Van Buren, was
10 be s'gmaiz'd ., III. s"'ho'; ard was TO be marx
ed sshis humble insrvmept H. ,hr busiu,s L. was
intsnted osxt trnrucee all The Pi~'ti'b'. persona
friends who near t,r, ssa "in Align hn.rc-"-
10 tepres. ~ b,n the v,s'm Of their iatgre-. thai
one ~ ons, ID night be dt,ven rem hu;, Il he
wouid not PER IN them, sod y Guild rricAs,eiy
10 open he ptiel. OF their Nr4tn assinU hin, up,i
seten,h nd d'ssn''rd win The 'urmo'', he u'sht re-
tire 10 the sshuds Of the Hera,ita,e, aud yield the
srite OF polcs 10 The Vice President aud bs rivals
All he visiting cstds that printed aud crsu
lated IL ,hi, city, were pobiny, compared 10 Thu
grard'his importsnt de,igp which was to he brought
out suhs qnen,y sterpises 60 the new plot ha,
was buiit upon tie letter Of Mr. Crawford, AMI the
published correspondence.
The qJe,iion arises, why were not these plsn,
ried the intended tim.l Why not executed Why
ib-ss designs suspend-d, ard all the labor OF
preparation brought 10 psus? Passing events furnish
the On the slst OF March the day after the
letter 10 Mr.. Rcbie was written, and before The FEW
DAYS OF waiting had expired, poics from Pennsyi-
rdnd toos hurrying through the land The de,no
cratic members Of The Legislature OF that great ate
which hrs bad presented General jackson, and through
two sopte',s sustained him. were now again ID. first
10 express hsir confidence in hs and 20
nominate him Tor reelection. Awed by the iude-
peLden snd uoeorrupid voice Ct ;hi' Safe, the
agers al Washington paused in their carer, TO Is,sp
for The distant echoes OF ,his d,afsnu sound, this
unexpected snnuncaiior. Mark how il amour need
In the Telegraph
position press located at tho seat of
It's pre- sumed relation to the President tie high respect
cate regard which he has at all times maintained pub c opn
time of,ho propcy of his for another term
Again, voice irom New York, responding TO the
Recommendation tom p yvania in .etms OF epprc-
tadop, "a ally strong, also brad, and these two
lag Siaes, thus mo>i x and acting tcg ether gave
answers That whoever chose 70 into re ismeD, could
Co 90 bui that the ella ms OF NJ. Cahonn The Pfesi
dtnty would, certainly, for the present, have to b.
postponed. Before recovery could DO effected from
these DE- esve movDep's The peto of the Ptesdeni up
on the Msysv.le Road Bill, was aOnonncsd and fled
the SJu'h With aud hope Ii iel,i6 ID the predj,-
lions wh'eh had been made to Mr.. Richie, aud swept
away that whence a so ."-sfui expedition expect.
ed TO a'iss. Ii wac perceived dat the Prssijen',
moral, was no lsss than HE physical courage and the
people 81 the South Already exhibited PanefaI feeling
in b,s fsvor All hope OF arrayicg the Souh against
the No'tn, VISA seemingly jmprsc liable and Tor lime
abandoned Evidences Of better teeing began TO sp-
pear, and 10 June, The Telegraph undertook 10 shos
mat bad always been In tavor Of the rc-tlec ion OF
Genera JAck'on In The mrsu time, the President
and the Vice President hid dill red in re a,ioo 10 come
ineiten' eoenecied with the Ssmnols Oodisr) " ar,
which had ccoasoned GOODNESS and ,epara lou.
Corg sgain assembled, and il was rumoursd that
hit. Caihouh intended 10 write book, and awe 10 She
public his correspondence with the President The
papers were shown privately to HE f'end, who busted
hemseNef 10 representing the shlr in conversation
sno 10 letters az an intrigue which had bosn soen IN
Oh The Tart OF Van buren, 10 destroy Mr. Calhoun Ia
preparing and bringing forward tits address much ro-
hcy wa. necessary, and Ii was npoyed was re-
quesied TO examine ihe there A. env
thing in II, thai could have tendency TO indufe ths
pfehden' 20 reply 70 il, modification Inis hit take place
The request obeyed; but afterwards, tina, incieen,
was used 70 prove that The friends of ht Pfe had
read and sanctioned the address, before il obtained
publication. The statement as IA related IN me So
iliberal and untrue "
The publication Of this work again aroused p,r,y
sbmot'y ahu parusans were perceived TO take sidef
aesotd'us TO 'he petsonal predictions aud 20 hing
up Tue quesnen OIL be succession, psemaiutely the
means OF creating division among the suppor,-
ers oil The Administration The discussions 10 Consr,s
were evidently marked by ouch lines ~ ssnar,,io,.
ano "hlie MeeHs lngbam, Bfansh and Berfien, could
there mod apoogists aud advocates, the other # res
memoers OF Tue cone' were snnek al al the points Of
M ss oy ne new opposition; The one was "maIgn
lennense, which was bending every thiog TO selfish
purpose while cur colleagues were receiving ho6oI
and sommendiiion. Abuse from The papers on one
eide and disposition TO retaiia,e from the other
now clearly manifest We thus h,d p,o,neet of mar
war between Partsans OF different portions of The
cabinet ms evils OF whsh, WAS plain Y 10 be per.
ceWeu, could not but penetrate into our Deliberations
nerrdp' business, affect the progress Of public affair
and disturb the quiet and pose Of the counry Win
sPry 20 contest the succession thus orearizsd in
congress aud IN the Cabinet, one of the prominent
hsnds OF Nj, Calhoun introduced a resoution uL;,h
contemplated, by Retrospective provision TO amsnd
,he Cons'iuon, so as to exclude Gen. Jackson from
De Ds eusble TO reelection. III those who u.e,a
ms measure Ia the House OF Representatives did
hope absolutely to dm,auchse the bv Obtain
i"g sueh an amendment, they moved it as neans O.
oiinEing general principle to operate en- him alone
and by cStauing vote the abstract troposition 10
urge ss the OF the tves of The
asains' ms r. election la this mode was the war
wsged against the fame and ir uence of the man who
was elevated by th voice of he people, a1d who AZ
again summoned by the 10 become a candidate be-
cause he had Realised all heir hopes as The reforms
oil abuses in The government, and was securing The
rights OF our citizens and justirg The difficulties Of
tie eounry.
The situation OF the President was not easily IN he
perceived WIN Cabinet politically divided and mar
sonaly, may be presumed not ve,y friandiy il v9a,
impossible Tor him 10 along In the arduous due,
oil bis station, With 10 bimseC ar advso,g
70 me country 1t wa. apparent, that, in Justice 10
himsei he must soon be uDder tse neces,,y OF reor
ganizng bis Cabinet and if il could moi oibs,wi,s h
accomplished. TO dismiss the diJaf Affected portion of II
Hayh3 accepted rslusanily, p!ase in The Cabinet
no longer TO sacrifice my private comfort or
be the occasion Of embarrassment 10 the PresdenI
Ehiy in April communicated 10 him, (ghat in The
previous month had written 10 a friend i'm philode
phia,) my wish end intention to resign which short
Iy alter executed In letter Of resjgpat,on il ga.
not Eec5ssry proper shat should 90 into his.or,
OF events, such as are presented. confined ms
remarks stl5ly 10 that which concerned mvseU Ui,b
out edVerus 10, Or touching or the conduct OF other
!ei Uol ttat cry defence or vndic alton fr voI,n,s
lilly yielding my Office, necessary; and e eng mo
dPosi''n o ujure or a'sail Others, lo,bore 10 eoet
mo ce'ah' he same determination would have bee
PeiseVe'eu TO- hsd NOT the liberal conduc Of my coli
Ieaguee made din feu course neeeisasy
Nj. Van Buren, taxing similar view of The conJ.
ton oil ina Cabinet, and Inc situation Of the President
eonheceo "Hb me peculiar eircUmstanees iD which he
nau oeep PSSed oy BIS oppon'n'F, thought proper also
to resigr without going mo full exClsnaion 10 hi.
letter OF resgnaoD naming any OF bis eoIIeseups
he presented nrie FLY the result Of the polite
whlsh we're fN'dIng the Cabinet, disfasipg he parry
and which pointed 10 change 10 tho eounei, a. ~
P'e'idsn' az necessary and indispensable,
The sec'ei lesIlDgs aud designs with which nv col
leagues sntered The CaLiaei and which bils iha,s
they eo,'hued TO cherisb-beir "nolei" of private
conversations, riaeured up for future and concerted
use,-the advice OF a certain eabai, and an acouie,
ctnse 10 The counsel giver, 10 enter the Cabinet and
son,inus there for specisi purposes, Notwithstanding
i'e nsuPeIa'ie oai "hish conscience suggested. and
the "indignity and outrage" which had been ofayed
and horne iof fifteen months, all unknown 10 ms
lhe'e were secrets worih preserving and they were