Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-11

OF the debate IN the Senate of the 25th ulto us fur
nlsh'ng some ground for conjecture that Virginia is
ABOUT To withdraw from the Jackson and Van Buren,
communion Now We ere confident that Virginia is
not withdrawing from Gen Jackson-for her strength
viii be FIRMLY with him-lct the struggle come when
II may But, the oppositionists arc drawing the most
erroneous infercnces from tho speeches III question
(Tazewell's and Tyler's) Let them, however, "luy
not such fiattering JUNCTION to their souls"
The Shakspcarean quotation marks the termination
OF this brief and elegant ex,ract not less elegant than
nrtiui. What is its design To bring Messs. Tozc-
well and Tyler into disrcpute. Those gentlemen
have offended Mr.. Ri,che-oiicnded him deeply
not to much by opposing the Turkish mission, as by
administering well neri,ed castigation to his pet,
the Secretary of State-he conriver and counsellor
OF that Unconstitutional mission. lie burst not no
he burst not, attack Tazewell aud Tyler openly
the curious reader will observe how syy he has Kept
hr. fazswsll's name out Of view, in his commenta-
RES upon Mr.. Tyler's speech, although he well
knew that gentleman had occupied the identical
grounds taken by Mr., Tylcr-hc burst not attack
them openly, and therefore resorts the trick of re
presenting them giving the Opposition occasion to
draw erroneous infcrcnccs He approves their prin-
ciples-he thinks mo TEMPORARY eXpediency; no
commercial advantage that may be promised by
any such secret mission, can compensate for de-
parture from The Constitution of the country"
What course should expect from an Editor
making these avowas: acknowledging that Messrs.
Tazewc and Tyler were right in their construction
OF the Constitution, and by parity of reasoning,
that President Jackson and Secretary Van Buren,
had violated il: from an editor whose ostcntatous
is his silence whenever the constitution is violated
arb, he al, N,Io
might reasonably be anticipated from an Editor, who
made such avowals and arrcgated the title of guar
dian al Item, to the Constitution: Swelling compi
men,s 10 the Senators who had rsqued their standing
with their party. and incurred the angry denunclation
of portion Of the Jackson Press by their loyalty
the constitution of their country tribute TO the prin
cpe, and to the intrepdly which defended IT. the
hazard of patty sacrifice, Of offending the Chief
twho considers every vote against his Recommended
tions an insult to himself) Of mIscons,ruction and
abuse this, the public surely had right to anticipate
from the motto or reritc peIr, and the noisy
stckler for strict construction. Costing the eye
back to the epoch of the Panama MISUNDERSTANDING
the unmanncrly and unrelentins abuse poured upon
Adams and Clay, by this Editor, whose Consistency,
like Sou,herards honesty, is ever in exact proper
more, the public might, not uraly, have looked
for reproof Of Jackson and Van Buren,, FOR sending
this mission to Turkey which in uncons,i,u,ionality
as much SURPRISES that 10 Panama. the act exceeds
the thought Was no, this reasonably TO have been
expected We put the question to the honest and
upright-trus IL not to hare been erpecfcd' Has
the expectation been Icallzed' Eas a word of ap
plause escaped the chasc lips of rerite SIMS peur TO
sustain Farewell and Tyler in their disntcrested and
almost solitary las far the Jackson Senators were
concerned) stand for the honour and integrity of the
constitntion-or 10 cheer and encourage others, to
follow and imi'a'c their honorable example? But
above al--and mark it, people Of Virginla-has this
defender Of the faith, par sreelienee, this doughty
champion of the constitution, who was so ready IN
Mr.. Adams time, 10 mail his colors" 10 the mast,
even before the ship sa,tncked-ven,ured so much
as a whimper of dIsapprobation against Jackson and
Van Buren,, for tins confessed invasion Of the cons,i
,u,ion' lie has not. Not syllable of censurc has
escaped hiu-exccpt that yesterday he expressed the
opinion that the administration had erred in this
casc"--an admission which seems to have instantly
alarmed his majority sensb:tcs. as it was closely
followed by labored attempt to excuse th act on
the ground of precedent.
Compliment TazeweIl and Tyler, did we say So
far from 1t, his object is evidently bring them undor
the ban, by complaining that their courso--acknowI
edged even by HIM TO be required by the integrity Of
the consiituton-gave occasion to the opposition TO
draw unfavorablc differences as 10 Virginia! Did
ever complaint come with such grace, from the ut
terer? Let i'll this place, do what we ough, to do,
TO relieve Messrs. Tozewell and Tyler from the ban
1t is thus arfUy attempted subject them to. The
oppositon-the friends of Henry Clay, we mean
expect nothing in aid of their political wlshcs from
Tszewell and Tyler. Those gentlemen may have
opposed the AdmDist ration, when it transcribed lts
constitutional Powerthey will continue to pu, hook
in the Of tho Levathan, whenever their fdet y
to the constitution requires itbut ossuredly from
no wish TO elect or to promote, Henry Cloy. We
knoO the grounds upon which they acted in The
Turkish Mission, and the rejected oppontmcnts--w
know them publicly md priva,ely-and We therefore
say, that whIlo they well awa'-, that their in