Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1831-10-14

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tanned for public opinion, impose restraints
upon 1t, in relation TO the discussion al his
time, OF the Proprieiy of his continuance in
Office for another term"
Again; voice from New York. resrond-
ing TO the recommendation from PennsvI-
Vanla,ln terms oiapprobaticn equally strong.
was also heard and these two large States.
mus moving and acting together, gave an
SwerS, that whoever chose to go int6 retire
ment could do 50, but that the claims orMr
Calhoun 10 the Presidency would, certainly
Tor The present, have 10 be postponed. Re-
lore recovery could lee effected from These
decisive moments, The ccto of the Presiden,
upon the Mnysvi!le Road Bill was announ-
ced, and filled the South with ioy and hone
IL lalsiiled the predictions which had been
made 10 Mr.. Ritchie, and swept away that.
whence successful opposition was expected
10 arse. 1T was perceived, that the Presi
dent moral, was no less than his physical
courage, and the people of the South already
eAhiDited general feeling in his favor. All
nope OF arraylng the South against the North
was seemingly impracticable, and for tinon
abandoned. Evidences of better feeiinc he
gan TO appear, and in June, the TELEGRAPH
undertook TO show that it had ALWAYS been II,
favor OF the reelection of General jackson
In the mean Time, the President and Vice
PRESIDENT had differed in relation TO some in
cldent connected with the Seminole 0ndianN
war, which had occasioned GOODNESS and u
separation.
Congress again assembled, and il was ru-
morcd that MIR. Calhoun intended 10 write =
book and give to the public his correspond
ence with the President. The papers wero
shown privately to his friends, who busted
themselves In representing the affair. in CON
versatlon and in their letters, as an intrious
which had been gotten up on the bart of Van
Buren, TO destroy Mr.. Calhoun. In nrenar-
ing and bringing forward this address mncL
policy was employed. | was reouested r.
examine the manuscript, that iftheir was anv
thing in it that could have tendency 10 in
duce the President TO reply to it, modiica-
ton might take place. The request obey.
ed; but afterwards, that incident was usedtn
prove, that the friends of the President had
read and sanctioned the address, before il oh
tanned publication. The statement as II re-
lated, TO me, was illiberal and untrue.
The publication of this work again arou-
sea party amnesty; and partizans were per-
celVed TO take sides according to their pre-
and TO bring up the question oftho
succession, prematurely, as the means ofcre-
ating division among the original supporters
OF The Administration. The discussions in
congress were evidently marked by such
lines OF separation and while Messrs. Ino-
ham, Branch, and Berrien, could there fSS,y
apologists and advocates, the Other ,brae
members Of the Cabinet were strucl, At os
the points ofattack, by the new obnositior
The one was ''malign Influence" wbicl;
was bending every thing to selfish purnose.,
"hlie our colleagues were receiving honor
and commentator. Abuse from the naners
On one SIDE, and disposition TO retaiiate
rom nc The other, were now clearly manifest.
" mus had prospect of open war between
partizans of different portions the Cab;net,
The evils OF which as was plainly TO be per.
ceIVed, could not but penetrate into orr de-
llberations, interrupt business, affect 1bs
progress of public affairs, and disiurb The
quiet repoSe OF the country. While Marty
10 contest the succession was thus ORGANIZED
IN Congress and in the Cabinet. one Of tLe.
friends of Mr. Calhoun introd,,o
ced resolution, which contemplated INV d.
provision, to amend the Con
sutullon, so as TO exclude Gen. Jackson from,
Oelng eligible to reelection. 1ftbose who,
urged 'hIS measure in the House of Repro
seh'at!es, did not hope absolutely TO dis
Il "nCHlSe lhS fresldent by obtaining such an
lieh'' they moved 1T as a means of
piiIn9ihsa general principle TO operate ON
nm alone and by obtaining vote on The alb
'liact proposition, to urge it as the sense of
ne representatives. OF the People against his
reelection. In this mode was the war ,yn-
red against the fame and influenza or Inc
nan who was elevated by the voice of the
PEOPLE, and who was again summoned Inv
hem TO become candidate, because he hal
called all their hopes, as the reformer of a.
1uScs IN The Government, and was secnrino
ne rights oiour citizens and adjusting tbSS
difficulties of the country. VIZ
i he situation of the President was no,,
asily to be perceived. With Cabinot no.
ideally divided, and personally as NAV he
resumed, not very friendly, il was imbossi-
ne TOR him to move along in the ar,Iuous du-
les OF MS station, with satisfaction TO himself,
advantage to the country. II was anna
ent, mat, IN justice tohimself, he must soon
e unoer The necessity of re-orpanizin0 III,
'ablnot, and # it could not otherwise be ac-
to dismiss the dsaflected porfiop
IT. Having accepted, reluctantly y nIaco
a the Cabinet, concluded no LONGER r. so
lInco my private comfort, or be the occa-
ION o. embarrassment TO The Presffent.-
AIRY IN APrl, communicated 10 him
"hat III Inc previous month, had written
friend in Philadelphia my wish and in
ention TO resign, which | shortly after eve
uted In my letter of resignation. II was
OF necessary or proper that / should go iniV
history oieyents, such as are now presenf
confined my remarks solely TO MAJ
'hch concerned myself without adyortinp
,, or touching on, the conduct Of others
III not That any defence, or yindicnfion for