Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-27

cles your brow with the convulsve grasp of DEATH Is
this the part of Potriot?-a Rcpublican7an honest
and consistent mani Be not deceived. You cannoti
now deceive the people. They have right to expect
and do expect that you will perform your promise, and
act up to your avowcd principles.
There yet another argument in favor of your with
drawing from tho contest; which cannot believe will
be addressed to you, without effect 1t is thistle
People ,oH not reGLeet yoa great change has taken
place public opinion, respecting your claims the
nation and your ability to it; and yet greater
change isnow going on, against you. Your most violent
personal aud political friends have ceased to cry out
they lately did-"Grcat is Diana Of the Ephesans."
The stormy oS tie ,aattitudc, which you
borno TO the pinnacle Of power, is fast retiring; and
sced by tho popular breeze (Which has changed to tho
you down into the gulph of oblivion. Henry Clay,
ruth go" for competitor, must be eccfed IN patr
otisn, talents, in useunes-in all the noble and gen.
erous traits of character which fit individual for the
highest office in the gift OF free people, he is sight
less distance above you. But his political opinions arc
not acceptable to large portion of tho Republican Par
y, and his election is not desired by them. They
not vote for him. They for you. In this
state oil things what can you do for yourself and
country better thanrctirc TO private life, spend the
evening OF your days in quiet, and let efficient
man be brought out opposition 10 Mr.. CtGy.-Somc
man, who Will unite the Republican voters in his sup
port! Ii the Pcopio or the Ut'd States capable
OF sclfgovornncnt-if they deserve the freedom they
enjoy-t is utterly impossible, you be reelected
Your sentence is writtcn-sPut thine house in order
tor you shall die, and not live"
Tins lettcrS already longer, than ntcnted should
be; yet much remains to be said which you ought to
read these lines? Should you degn to read them, do
not let your angry passions rise Do consider me
an enemy, giving utterance to malice against you.
VIII not make useless and unbeconng professions Of
the purity of my motives thus addressing you. But
this much, may say, with truth and propriety-I owe
you iwil-I wish you iRdip;dvril, the endowment
Of quiet and happy life.
on have been SO long accustomed to the soothngs
OF pretended friendship and the Establishments of fiat
terry that candour is probably, offonsi7c you-ruth
Ting to your ears-and rcbuilc shocking to Your
FEELINGS, am. perfectly insufterablc A wise man will
take counsel even from INC malice of his enemies rah
than be scduced from duty. by the lures and strata
gems of false friends
II you not known to be so much occupied nv
the cares, and borne down by the burdens of public d
ty, as not to have leisure for reflection yor
real condition. and that of the counry-this address
would be regarded mpertncnt. l have, however,
done nothing moro than every citizen has right to
do; ii he can ad free press to give publicity to his
thoughts. have said TO You more than thousands
OF your fclowctzens wish to say and could have said
better manner
Sir, this is the conclusion of the whole matter
Y on are uneqal to your office--you know it--your
best friends know i-and ALL the people know
it-you have expressed wish to retire from public en-
Ployment, and no considerations of prudence, policy
duty, forbid the qualification of that wish Duty
ges yo, to retire Thus & thus only, you reconcile
Republicans TO one another and unite and Strength
en- the Republican Party. You will save your sinking
reputation and demonstrate the sincerity of your dcca-
ration, that you wished limit future Presidents to
one term OF service, You will do all that under present
circumstance yo~ do, to preserve and perpstuatc
our htce Inc pain OF duty PLAIN be-
fore you that you cannot mistake it. 1.-The fool
not err thcrcn your hands too feeble, to hold the
reIns OF government-give them up if you do not,
OF your accord the SoUeeign People will take them
from you. Rely upon it, sir, speak not my own opn
ion and wish only (Which would be entitled to but little
considcration)-but tho opinions and wishes of tens
n a The Editors OF rnc Na1ionai lnIeI1Iee8ce are
respectfully requested TO give the above insertion
10 their Paper.
TWO DAYS EATER FROM ENGLAND
The ship Milton, NJ New York, sailed from T.i
verp"oi Oh the l3h April, and brings London papers
! the i7h The fsllawlng Items are copied from
them INTO The New YorE; Coure::
| The letter from Warsaw to he editor of the times,
dated April ID, will be read with interest as giving
more Of the ails of the late battles between the
Poles and the Russians.
The chances in favor of he Reform Bill recriy-
ing the sactons Of the present Parliament are some
CHA lessouct;
We extrac, the following from, the Londcn Times
OF the l7th.
As the lime frr bringing the grand question Of
reform 10 lis contamination appro lches h rumonrs
of tricks and treacheri's increase. Il is now we
End again asserted that he King viii not consent
to the dissolution should the present Pariia VIC
late lis duty to the country by rejecting The bill.
Are they the friends OF the monarchy, We ask
and they The friends If She King oersonalv who
have raised and circulated ths report to his pre-
Jndi I: we say TO his prei"d 6; for even they
who world rejOicc in the defeat of the bill by any
means, would still not FIJI of blaming the Saver
ciGn FOR having suffered it to be carried thus far
by his own seFvans; whilst the rest Ct the country
who are wrapped up, i were, in the success f
the measure would all their Indignation a
ganst The author Of the defeat. The Kiln's MIN
i-tcrs have brought IN tina bill wi h his consen,
ard approba,ion-with his couptennnca, and under
HI anspc (fir he could have discharged them at
Guy TIM tEcy have Ought il through lis !irs,
sage.
LONDON, April 10.
The following insidious paragraphs from Ger
man Papers received this morning, planly indicate
the desperate state to which the Russians nrc redu-
ced by the chIyaruus bravery of the Poles. and
the tPPrcheusiois Of Austria and Prussia least the
c0nagion Of liberal principles extend to all he Po-
lish provinces. TO obva!e this dreadful event these
d'spolc Powers endcavor to nicrpnse their fiend-
y aid on preence oF stopping The effusion OF blood
and TO prevent the dissolution ola country (Poandl
winch Under whatever form it may be must remain
su7ett IN Russian Scephc"-But thls is not so clear
= nee 1ctiernlch, as you Dayyhave heard ere now
| by The downfall and capture Of that military butch
! er Deb tscb. BY Monday next " G sincerely trust
70 be enabled to confirm the destruction offhc
Russian army in Poland. The spirit OF insurrectjon
extends Mt this moment over population OF tween.
/ y m lions IN the Polish provinces; and does Mich
oias hope to cueFcc that nIultudJu movement by
baTbarous ard bloody maDcsocs Ncver!-
! frontcTg # SAcsiJ, ynorch alt IS very zone
iGjY "lieysd hat hs great Powers moved nv fine