Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-05
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''MR INGAAM-IPe knoto from u,doub,ed ,,b;,
ha a me President of The United States has expressed wish
mat the present Secretary of the Treasury MIR Samuel In
CHAM, should retire from the cabinet and thus relieve i
resident OF an unpleasant duty which he will ultimately be
competed 10 exercise in efecng Mr. lnghams removal from
mat station MIR ngham ofhs disposition ON the
pal OF Inc executive but continues remain $oed and
pointed at as the isolated of the cabiret bat
can the people expect of mans sense of ho,orwhs
OF ms duty to his country Knowing himself unpopular and
eene mat the President also knows his unpop,darv MIR
lngham for the purpose of working Gene Jackson
and more efecuay promoting the views Calhoun
ana 10 remain among those who depise i'm as an annover
and an enemy, Notwithstanding numerous limitations he
mas received to retire Most sensitive honorable men, when
summary crcumstanced, would understand a ouy hint
put hr ingham appears determined leave The treasury
department only by direct coercion
the Inquirer is Jackson Van Buren, PAPER, and
us "undoubted authority" is probably the great Chief
himself, or Secretary Van Buren, or at The lo,cest
Amos Kendall We also know, or think we know
that the President, Van Buren, and Kendall, desire
to be rid of Mr Ingham-and not Mr. Ingham onlv.
but Messrs Branch and Berrien also. We have been
so assured by what consider, sufficient authority
why then does he not treform those functionaries-
apply the searching operation"-and by dismissipo
the trends of the Vice President, harmonic and
assmiiate his cabinet? IF this excite the country's
surprize, it will be strongly excited by the in
formation, that Messrs Berrien Branch and Inptam
are as DESTROYS OF being rid of their honors as Pres
ldent Jackson and his first favorte are of being rid
OF them. -Whyno resign then? The clue is truly
given by the Inquirer. Both sides are playinr
game-agreeing IN Common end, either desires to
accomplish 1t in a particular mode. Van Bnren
wishes the three fuEctionaries resign and retire
upon their own responsibility; They, although wiling
to 60 OUT choose to devove the responsibility of put
ting item out, upon the opposite faction. They lose
an advantage by resigning and Van Buren, is afraid
of giving an advantage by causing the application of
the searching operation" To force them upon re-
signaton, his presses at distance, begin to urge
snch reasoning is contained in the above article
They who saw no improperly in Judge Mc'Lean's
remaining in the Post Office under Mr. Adams, and
Using the influence Of that Office against him. but
who on the contrary extolIed Ills conduct, now urre
"honor" and decacy, and constituencies as con.
slderations which ought to induce the friends of Mr.
Calhoun 10 retire from Cabinet distracted by their
presence! But, the argument is easily retorted
Why does not the Hero reform" thenl9 He has
reformed" two thousand American citizens ont of
Offices acquired by merit, for the objectionable sin of
doubling his qualifications for the Presdency-why
does he pause now? is it because these three func-
lonaries are great and Influential men, whose ere
form might recoil upon his own head? Could he
without renorse, swallow up the little fishes which
could not help themselves, and will he now shrink
from attacking the great ones? Is rneanness to he
superadded to tyranny? If the Inquirer wishes Mr.
Tngham to be sequestrated from the administration
let it persuade the Hero TO apply the searching OPP
Grafton" to him. With what propriety, does it re-
proach Mr. Ingbam for remaining and spare the Hero
for permitting him to remain If Mr. Ipgharns pre-
sence is an injury to the Presidents popularityf it
produce discord in his cabnet--the Presidents is
the fault, and not Mr. Inghams. We hope he aud
the others will not permit themselves to be out ma
uouvred.
We republish the following letter in the first place
for the sake of the Information it gives and in the
second place for the purpose Of enquirinc Of the
Reverend Obadiah, vhy, instead Of sending the in
clligence through the Post Office in this city, he
rcsorted to the unusual mode of difusinr it in the
first instance, through newspaper? Where die
he learn that method of communicating his o(icia
instructions, and transmitting information essential
ly connected with the discharge of their duties. to
the agents Of the Post Office? There must be
reason for the deviation from usage and precedent
and propriety Is it found in the fact, that Ola
diah feels himself ,otterng under the load of OBJ
loquy incurred by the detected erasures, and seeks