Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-29
: SICK CABINET.


Extract ola letter to the u. S Gazette. dated
WAsHi>GToN March 20, 1881.
fAcre Is n Tins moment n tranquility existing in
the political circles of tins city, which might readily
be mistaken, by ono not with the real state
OF things, tor secur aI1 emf ,nca that 30 "rr
now heid WI! c"n''nu" IL the sam, hands until It's
retention shall ~ longer b deemed worthy Of 4
struggle The fact. however, is this:-l'Lc reuose
which is to De found among tna inc Imbcnis OF place
Is nothing more than the lasstude and the wee les
also. which have followed, and been produced by
the eveFish excitement of the last sixty days They
rest under the irresistible influence OF fatrue and
Is rest which IS preserved by keeping in the most
rl-d SestT1in ali tbs acu es OF speculation and cal
ertioh IN political arithmetic despair takes the mace
Z" tranquility, and the discovery OF the prodi,,inus
oddS against The continuance of the reSirn of L.,
sonisn, beyond The next two years br;nms viii !, m
anguish which cannot he arycd Never was the
strong symPath. tween Innd az BODY more, = ,iki,.,
demonstrated nan It has been since the RISING of
Congress. The President has boon sick bu, nai,hc,
poppy nor nIand.ngpIy could minister to INN snoo,
content, more than they did 10 Lady Macbeth tho
steep Of m innocent yesterday. Mr. fnrham las b,on
scE-il was the sickness Of the mind communicated
TO tie physical system. III. was first sick ar Int
sonsm he then bccame dIsrGs,ed ,yiNh Van Rnren
lSm finally took TO his be |, swallowed " dose If nv
sic, and now seems but the semblancc w,,bo,,t tho
substance OF his Former SELF Perplality and anne
hension have also assaod Nh Eaton: md ;Cha nvo-
wac III Tor the station he Ellis, has now rendered him
sell UNIT COniincdto sick chamber he IN f,unI
nnch reason 10 mourn, that circumstances and am
oltlon should have conspred In throw HIM ,nto y
Caohct composed Of such dlscorlant materials since
he has QUAD 20 his cost, Lord Caserearh did IN
MS that he has not found his Office ga bed az roecs
or II lie dd that the roses have now withered; that
even the EagrancaS has Departed and that the onlv
lnhernance which they have len him. is the Inner
I'Aah'e th""nes, which were opening E,rth with ey-
uoerant Hrctt1a soon aa the lrlycs which concealed
them decayca.
Its very well known that Mr. Van Buren, has re-
I"sl-n@t ms oifGe-bnt his temper, which is
III ','e'F'eV"bie loss 10 political manager. Tire
symptom Is an alarming Onr; but whether the cause
can be rctnedIed 50 as to remove the symptom, NAV
admit OF some doubt. Mr. Berrcn having come ont
IN favor OF Mr. Cnionn has thus thrown of all the
poison when could produce disease; and conscqupnt-
~ retains both he ith and chccrfgInnss The Sccrn
tary OF the Navy is still Hintin on the snboct. md
ls so engrcssed by his thoughts that he has trans
TERED all the active duties oFthe Navy D,.par,nnn,
10 Amos hcnd1!, aud one VI the clerks in the NAVY
Department.. IL IS even doubtful 90 Some v.ho,bc,
he knew what he signed when Inc nut bis nar,n IN
inc ietter informing commodore Banbrdge offs re-
noYaI from the Navy Yard at Phlladclphia Mr.
Barry has his periodical chs, but seems 10 touch
Inc ground with firmer step since nc rocpivod the
Insurance OF the President that he would stand by
MN and see hun through rhe difficulties in which
he has recently become involved
his account Of IN" corditun ofthe Cabinet /, nm
creation OF fancy. The patients arc all on their lnrs
Dut are greatly exhausted; and what may he the re-
suit Of the next attack, depends entirely nm it, no
"uIarsc character. The nomination Of Mr. Calh6uo
would be fatal 10 some Of our Office holders ShoulI
Appearances continue TO grow more unfavorable 10 |
Dcu. Jackson, you must not he surprzrd # Mr. Vim
Buren, should End the EtIgues Of the State Deport.
Incnt too much for him 10 bear end should there.
l'ff Te3ign; and thus place himsclf in a situniou o.
take advantage Of any circumstance which NAV
turn up lie has already put forth his feelc,s. The
next session viii produce some singular dcveope-
meats, u they should not he forced ont previous To
nc Ni2icr. The prospects Of Mr Clay were never
'r2"'r; ana II - difficult TO catch any man. whether
: myorcr Of Jackson. Van Buyon, or Calhoun. utter
ng the name of Clny, without appending to IL some
Indication Of respect. 1t was not thus last year
From the New England Palladium Il
Mre,ss. Eorrons--T notice, with rrea, rlrasurc
hat the Hon. Eaac mn rs spoken Of as the Jackson
candidate for Vice Prcsidcnt.-Therc is perhaps no
'crson IN New England who has done more for pro.
denl Jackson, than the Hon. Mr. Hill; add there
az cofta!nlI &c noHc wh0so character nal taleat,