Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-22

u5' The community afec ed in the most lively
manner, by the receipt through the mail Yesterday
of the following singular and unantcipated intelIi-
gence from Washington.
From THE WAsHtNGToN GLOBE OF WEDNESDAY
1t will appear by the publication in our
columns of to-day, that the Secretary of
State has rendered his resignation to the Pre-,
sldent, whohas accepted it. The grounds up
on which this step was taken are so fully and
distinctly stated in the correspondence. that
comment on our part is unnecessary On
the 9TH the Secretary of War rendered his
resignation to the President; and Yesterday.
the Secretary ofthe Treasury and Secretary
of the Navy handed in theirs; all of which
have been accepted. From this it is in
tered that new organization of the Cab
met is to take place.
WAsuINGToN, a prl 18th, 1881.
Dsnr Sir feel it nay duty to retire from the office
to which your confidence and partialitv called me
The de2acy of this step, under the circumstances In
whicn 1t is TAKEN WILL trust, be deemed an ample
apology for ating at large, than might other.
wise have betn necessary, the reasons by which
am influenced
From the moment oftaking my seat in your Cah-
met, ii has been my anxious wish and Jealous endeo
vor to prevent premature agitation of the question
OF your successor; and all events 10 disconnte
nance and if possible repress the disposition, at an
early day manifested, to connect my name with that
uS'uTOllH TOPIC vi TIC sincerity and the
Of tins disposition, had better opportunity to
Judge than yourself. 1t has, however been unavs1
ing. Circumstances not of my creation g. altopethey
beyond my control, have given to this SUBJECT turn
which cannot now be remedied, except by seIf-dis-
reimbursement which, even if dictate ed by nv ipdyid
ual ishes, could hardly be reconceabe with DR. o.
prietv self respect
Concerning the injurious effects which the circum-
stance of a member of the Cabinets occupyinn the
relation towards the country to which have advert
ed, calculated to have upon the conduct of public
affairs there cannot, think at this time, be room
tor two opinions. DlversteS of Interior preference
among he friends Of an Administration are unavoi-
dabe; and even if the respective advocates Of those
thus placed in rvalsbip be patriotic enough TO resist
the temptation OF creating obstacles 10 the advance
ment of him whose elevation they are opposed, by
embarrassing the branch of public service committed
TO his Charge, they nevertheless, by their posi-
ton, exposed to the suspicion of entertaining and
encouraging such views: suspicion which can sell
dom fail IN the end, to aggravae into present ale
nation and hostility the prospective difference which
first gave rise 10 it. Thus, under the least unavor-
able consequences, individual injustice is suffered
and the Administration embarrassed and weakened
Whatever may have been the Of things under
the peculiar circumstances Of the ecrlier stare of
the Republic, my experience has fully satisfied mo
that, at this Gay, when The Geld Of selection has he
come so extended, the circumstances referred to- nv
augmeniEg the motives and sources of cpposition to
the measures OF the Executive, must uDayoidobIy
prove The cause Of injury TO the public service for
crUnteFpoIsc To which We may in vain look to the
peculiar qualifications Of any ndividual and even i'll
should IN this b. mistaken still cannot so far deceive
10 the exceptions
these distractions the successful prosecution Of
PuDnc afa'1s, when supctGdGcd thot opposition
WHICH j. lnacyarable Gom our free institutions, and
Whlch every administration must expect, present
mass to which the operations Of the government
should at no time be voluntarily exposed:-the more
especially should this tc avoided al CvcutfUl PC
ned ~ q : Affairs IS ti3 world wNor or country