Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-26

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wishes will always attend you.
Will avail myself of the earliest opportunity to
obtain some qualified friend to succeed YOU; and
until then, solicit that the acceptance of your
resignation be deferred.
am very sincerely and respectfully. youa friend
ANDREW JACKSON.
Major J. II. EAroH,
Secretary Of War.
.., s1oA.ssesly Morning, .ga,rN 2J.
In the CINCINNATI Gazette Hammond) of the
l4'h,we find the following article
u VIRGINIA POLITICS.
a letter from well inform. ID gcntema n dated
Ricbmond, March o. is now before me The sub
joined facts arc collected from Il. Mr.. Calhoun has
strong body Of friends in Virginia, and decid ed
effort VIII be made in that state, to bring him for
ward for the Presidency, at the next election. THE
report that he decla ed there. lie would continue to
support President Jackson though published in the
Enquirer. has been asceriained to be wholly ground
less. a Calhoun paper is to be established in Rich.
mond to be edited by Mr.. Gmer, member of the
House ct Delegates, from the county of Abemarle
Preparations were making 10 give public dinner
to Senators Iazewe and TYLER, which all the efforts
OF Mr.. Speaker Stevenson and III Richie could
not prevent: and, to appearances, many of the
Van Burcn JacksOnians Intend to join the company.
1t is distinctly understood that Mr.. Randolph comes
nome, determined TO make the admnistra-
ton lie is satisfied the appointment was given 10
bribe or disgrace him. [probably both and lie means
to make the. a1ende honorable by washing off the
Treasury dirt from his doubet, and splitting his
venom at those, who tempted him into the slime
He Is to define the outfit Of GOO dolls and take his
stand upon this for publication The standard of CAL
hounis to be raised, under his auspices, and the
yawnlng ana impassahle gulf that lately separated
theDa is to be closed.
Strange all this may seem it is MT more stranre
than much that has come 10 pass in the last five
years. In the present position of public affairs it
smacks strongly of probability
Much of this speculation we know 10 be true;
that which relates the future, is strongly forti-
fled by probability. we nuv- sSSsS~-t 70 believe,
that Mr. Randoph's intended course after his return
home, is unknown to his friends, am shaped as it
must be, By. events which he does not yet know,
and events which may while he is yet abroad,
in all probability, to himself
We may imagine that the Russiat Ambassador
will find himself in condition of some perploxity.
on his return. He left tie Republican party, flush
| cd with victory, united and all predominant: He
will find them at the expiration of 10 months, split
into tw great factions Of doubtful relative strength
incapable of recoaiescing, much more opposed tt
each other, than TO their old enemy, and separately
weaker than that enemy. He will find the admins
tration in a minority in both Hoases of Congress-
| for il il be composed Of Van Buren's friends th,
friends of Clay and Calhoun will put bit in it,
Van Buren,, will put hook in its nose. He viii
find this anomaly-tbat President whose personal
popularity exceeded that of Gen. Washington, com
nands 90 public confidence, and his ministry no ma
iory He will find great changes in public opinion
much in the actual strength of parties; more in
the evaporation of all enthusiasm for the Hero
How the Ambassador will adapt himself to these
changes it doubt puzzles his OWE sagacitv to de
determine. His first impulse would be to heal
the distractions of The party, and rebuild the Temple
of Jocksonsm in its pristine strength and entity; but
that he Will speedily find impossible in the ncurable
nature Of the feuds Gifts worsh'ppers and still more
from the discredit, into which the Idol himself has
fallen. He has been exhibited to the peoplc tboy
have seen what he could do and they feel towards
him much as the Indian who hogged his wooden
God for not granting his petition. Finding this
attempt lm2ractiCable, the Russian Diplomat we pre-
dict, will take that course, whatever it NAV be-
which presents The greatest number of chances of
successfully sgualZmg his enaIily TO, and coudinp
the rising sun Of, Henry Clay.
Mr. Randolph cannot decline the outfit. He is too
proud TO acknowledge that hc abaBdoRe his trust,
and had not earned It's cmolument. He must initiate
our philosophy and patiently bear the gibes of his
opponents BY The way-bow close the resemblance
between his voyage to st. Petersburrl-aEd ours to
Buenos Ayres! There really is this difference only
he pockets l8000-wo but 81 ,04O--his expedition
cost TIC country SOV,uOO- - ,J1U-nnd he did
get to St Peters6urgh, but we did not to Bucnos
Ayrcs. For the rest his stay of ten days, when be
sent to reside perma nently, equally an aban
donment OF duty, as GUS in not going at all--and
the less excusaGe, as his duties were of the last and
mine thc saidl Of The least consequence! In other
respects, the parallel runs all fours-is as like as
Wales and Macedon! Both Of lis were pes of Sec
rctaries of Slate-i Of Clay, he Of Van Buren,; both
Of got sick and had to repair to merry ENGLAND to
recruit; BOT Of have been roundy abused for the
der Lotion; he abused inc for gong 10 London in
stead Of Bacu"s Ayrey hive abused him for out
ting St Peterborough in ten days, and going to Lon
don. My $3.50 gave cot in England and had TO
throw myself IN iba Hberality of our excellent Am.
b7ssadof then here, for be means Of returning; The
TenipojcDaary, be had stronger pull upon the
crib and wrha IS IN ihs habit, like the Roman Sen
a'ors in thc provinces, Of taking up his abode with
friends whcr,sccycr lie goes, instead Of in inns, ad
other expensive places. sol we hope be more fortu
na;o.
Whorcvcr in future, orr b-olher Of The Norfolk
Herald, or other II naured person twits us with the
1880; and rip to Buenos Ayrcs we moan Just TO
Say, John Randolph IF Roanoke! In the cccsnrc
iy of his diplomatic tour We have shield AMI de-
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