Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-17

tracI oepW' lac state OF iGchng it ii closes, is
universal; prevailing to 4 greater extent in some
places than oha5s, but existing more or less every
where. Particularly among the Intelligent vas,
change has occurred against tho Administrators; but
the most formidable symptom is the total suhsGeace.
Of hat entusasni which distinguished the par
lzans OF toe Uero, and lis being succeeded by sulen
silence, ard evident reluctance 10 converse on IA
,iono patjcs The hurralls, the huzzahs, The lick
orY poles, tho whole holy # audible AMI visible
signs of Gen. lacksnns personal popularity have
vanished, and forever. The Intelligent have wit
messed Lz aboriicus with chagrin and modification,
the most ignorant are capable Of coinparing Ills
spendd promise, OF calling the hest talents around
him, of retrenchiOg expenses, of reforui1s the
morals Of the government OF restoring the era of
jefferson, wah the ridiculous aud irc.cal manner in
which he has accomplished them The West India
trade alone is appealed to--thet trade which Mr.
Adams might have obtained if he had condascended
to beg for it, and submitted PROSTATE the dignity
ofthe o. States at the footsoel of British insoience
the West India trade is the solitary achievement of
this Administration, whsh its partizaus can look to
I-WithComf1rt, or refer toWith commentator. That
Is the lonely argument which they offer for the
en- couragemeut of Others, or by which they can JUS
tify their continued adhesion to man who has sunk
| as much below the measure OF their hopes and ex-
pectations, as be has exceeded in weakness irno-
rance and fdtuity, the progaoslcai3ns OF his most
violent opponents,
Especially in the middle States, Gen. Jacksons
decline is marked and rapid. Every account con-
firms it, travellers speak of the revolution in the last
twelve months, as wonderful. To suppose that he
would not lose popularity, when be who had promised
SO nuch has done nutiing, has violated oil lis vol
untary promlS es, AID reversed all his own ma us is
Libel on the People of the U. States. He has lost
IS losing: and will lose, As the breeze swelis f,to
the storm SO lbs loss OF popularity. beginning with
the annunciatoR of It's FIRST Cabinet, has gradually
lIcFeaeed with The progress of his mad ard inftua-
ted government, and viii finally result in the Pee
pies restoring him to the Retirement for which he
slghs," with gseater unanimlsy, than first they d.,
voFcsd him from 1t. to delract ors his own fame
md heap modification on themselves.
Extract ola lettIr, dated
m Nay 20: 1851. IN the Country, lno matter wfere.J
To the editor of the New York Daily Advertiserl
Sir Strange events have taken pacessince left the
city do not know that could have prevented them
II had remained, but most assuredly should have
given my advice 'to the greatest and best land lsyp
prevented possible division of the repubican marin
have travelled over hill and dale crossed meunains
descended the Ohio, and taken peep at Lake Eric
THAT little puddle of water which Mr. Carson was pleased
to burlesque last winter since left the metropolis
and have gained much information of the public senti
nlent, by mnglng with the people. The ad1ninstra
out the whole country have visited The great mass
of the people say, who supported the election of
General jackson, that they really thought abuses ex
1Sed which ought to be corrected; and that they sin
cercly believed that General Jackson would redeem
his pledges, and those of his friends; but that they
have been disappointed and deceived Instead Of
the expenditures of the government havinr been re
trenched they say that unexampled profsion exists
that new offices have been created not sanctioned by
law precedent, for the purpose of rewardln set Of
bankrupt ofice-seekers who did possess the conf
dence of the people until the jackson mania prevailed
and that good men have been turned out ofoice and
a set of desperadocs appointed in their places.
Whenever have come across new office holder I'M
der tho General Government who has, by the
cent comnoon risen TO the top of the troubled waters
and obtained an Office in the State whore he resides
have found him Jealous in sustaining Gen. Jackson for
reelection; but generally there is no huzzaing for
jackson The office holders and ofIice-seekers have
found generally siding with AIr. Van Buren,
They place their principal reliance on him. either for
continuance in office, for new appointment The
Newly ork system OF party discipline has been intro
dpced INTO other States to alarming extent; and
regency emigrant is political missionary. The most
Jealous have been generally provided with post Office:
and TOR time, no very marked disapprobation was OK
pressed but more recently the older inhabitants BERN TO
question the proprlety ofappontnE those who are com
paratvely strangers, to fill the Offices The corroon
dcnce between zen jackson and r Calhoun has caus-
cd many to doubt the fitness of Gen, Jackson to fill the
Presidential chair. Unwearied pains have been taken
recently TO curta the circulation Of the Telegraph and
10 impress on the minds Of the people the belief
that General Green is,iu fact, wholly destitute Of Pc
itical honesty and he may expect that his late friends
of the Van Burcn party viii Fopublish and vorch for
the truth Of whatever his former opponents have pub
lishcd Of bim Under Mr.. Barrys espionage, each
postmaster is TO report in his quarterly returns each
newspaper he takes. It has already been intiuacd to
postmastofs that they hold their Offices by an IN
certain tenure if they continue to take the qelcpranb
Many who heretofore have hailed Cen Green ms The
herald Of the party now say they never had any conf
dcncc i'll him. The speeches Of Mr. Clayton &, 1fr
Holmes read with great interest; and have scarcely
found Jackson 50 hardened not TO acl,no,vled
tn the conspiracy against Mr. A. Bradley exhibits
degree Of trrP!udc. There is not one Jackscoan in
Ton whom have seen, who docs not wish the removal
Of Mr.. Barry, and the Trusting out Of o. b. Brown
from tho post Office department Tho publication Of fbr
correspondence mentioned and the disclosure made l
tho select committee appointed to investigate the pos
Office department, had caused great CONSERVATION IN
the Jackson ranks; but the recent explosion nj Va
iugon is overwhelming. The warnest partiz1rs ,,,r5
not credit TIE report some time and denounced IL as
faschocd,ard sraiagcm Of 0Ir Clay's friends 20 ,rol
Che confidence ofthc party in the administration.
So many ef tie party rs had been at Waebin,f,o
during tho winter pledged their vcrncv that the rc,
est harmony existed in the cabinet, and Chat ali f,,i
had been said and written to the contrary wa, f,is
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