Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-26

quahheation, ana his best ttlsnds ask no than
credit for good intentions"
" 1t is due to the author of the following Com
muncn,oa to state, that i, was received before the
resignation Of the Cabinet was known.
FoR rHr VINO.
THE JACKSON ADMINISTRATION.
Some OF The supporters OF General Jackson's Ad-
min'sttaton (among ether attempts which they
have made to deceive the peopc) have held out the
allaoous idea, that IL has been rery success(uR In
what has II been successful VIVA, good has il done,
Whcho of its many ffit:crIng promises have been
performed,
The tariff policy has not been etfcctuall- checked
ar President 10 u tar'f man.
The Internal improvement Question has moi be.n
pat to rest Nothing. worthy of special no'ice has
been done to reprovc, restrain the exercise by
Congress, oi this contested and ungrantcd rover
The Presidents much talked of rst, on IN, N,ys.
VILE Road Bill has fixed no principle est ablishcd no
precedent for his own future governments or for the
guidance ana government of other Presidents, who
may succeed him. The peio Message to Congress
was Drawn by master III the MYSTICAL arts. In It's
nTontions and entang dement's, il is uncuuell.: by
any public document IN the archives of Tho govern.
mcnt II Is taken n who'e pc fectly xplic,.
bic. Portions of it may be used for different and
opposite purposes; and may be relied on. to uphold
and 10 put down. the contested power. The excess
of Joy mancse ed by some of the friend, or the Pres
Iden on account of this Message, would have been
truly ridiculous if 1t had not furnished distressing
ana mortifying proof of their hopeless inf.tuation
and abJpct servilty. The veto has done no substnn
,al good. The Message to Congress. which an.
nounccd ~ and protested to give the reasons for the
exercise IN this instance, of the high restraining
ana confronting power over Congress which has
been placed BY Constitution in the hands of The
PRESIDENT, was any thing, every thing, and nothing
The Pudhc debt Is diminishing. But It's d,miuutiUn
Is the effect OF the settled policy the Government;
ana turni<i-, no evidence of the prudence and Wis
dom Of this admnis ration.
he H,fyjeS
cesslty, have been taken of and the burdens on the
people thus :ghteGed. But tins has been the n,tu-
raj consequence OF the increasing resources of the
nation, and the blessings ofpeace and no the result
OF economy. prudence, and wisdom in our rulers
has the President been successful in his sch.mes
TOR promoting the public good, Sensible mon have
Condemned his PROJECT of an amendment 10 the Con-
s,ltution OF the U. States authorizing Congress to
mar Je,o friends His project of a Treasury Bank
mas oeen most successfully exposed to public repro
patton, by ms Seaiout political (riends When he
tninKs OF The reception given TO this da Ring scheme
" " h's own, ne may well cxcaIm 10 distinguished
southern Statesmen las he has on another occasion
exclaimed to another equally distinguished Southern
States'nnn)- "Et tn fiji Brute" His recommends,
ton TO Congress of an amendment to the Const,tu-
.'oh OF the U: States, restricting future Presidents
10 one term OF service has been acted on ercsDt
oy hiDSeD He is a candidate for the Presidency for
Tour years more! He was certainly, at one time in
faVor OF inserting n provision IN the Constitution.
Prohblting the appointment Of Members OF Con
gresS to oihce during the term for which they ver.
elected But he has offered Office and ACTUALLY con
'efred once on many, very many, members of Con-
gfess whilst they were engaged in the DISCHARGE of
their public duties, as such. There seems to he
sort OF fatality attending oil his schemes When
they were rejected by the good of the nation
las IN the two first mentioned instances he h.s oh
sunately persevcred IN recommending thctn-hc has
chung to them most tenscously. When they were
feaiy good. and would probably, if pcrsevercd in,
nave been crowned with success, he has been tho
hrst to abandon them, and gcd others To- do
the same. Can this be called JuccsTl7
has the administrator been successful i'm re.
renchm"nt aud reform, at hOme? Let the violence
OF parry spirit engendered and fosered by our pub.
W. iunclIonares-the ccciioncerinp messs pc, from
The TGrone-the mupl ca ion Of ofice.-tbe waste
Iul expenditure public money ont and saIati.s
OF pubic minis ers-thc extension and sbusc Of nat,
rohagc-thc total disregard Of principle in appoint
rnents 10 ofice--the rewsrds bestowed for aftacL
meh' 10 men not PTincses, and punIshme inflicted
Tor opposition however honest and conscientousl
10 men, not TO PrncipieI-thc cegerncs, for Office |
manifested by those who are loudesl in their p,oc.s
sons ot pn'IIoish-the intrlgucs and cnrruptIuns IN
the OeheTaI Post Office Department. and else hcto
which, las far as the administration could do NJ
nave been Iegltimatcd-lct the influence exercised
oy The officers Of The government IN elections and
The improved condition of the press" speak Lot
lncsc things, which tho people see and know; and
Iet the weakness which placed the great interests Of
Tie patton IN the bands Of mon who arc incompetent
md unworthy; snd let the late open and unpun-i
shed violation u the Constitution, by ;hc President
speak, and say whether this administration has been
'ut'''"" III the work Of retrcnchmont and reforn,
VI hOns '
lIas It been successful aJro4d' Is thors INV
mng III our f0feIgn relations, which II has
'lght TO boast Of, or glory IL? 1t is admitted
nat our Ministers at the EngiiEh and French Court,
rave been drligent the performance of their re-
pecIyo duties, aud deserve well Of their county,
5u no Iaigbty works believed to have been don.
mere, or else Where, by our public Minister'S which
over THIS Administration with honour and give IL
lle to boast. We on terms Of friendship with
england The q cnIng Of the direct trade to the
BRUSH West India Islands has been beneficial To our
commerce. Bat the commercial Advantages, secured
Q Us, by TIE treaty nrgoiiated by Mr.. McLane are
lot placed On so permanent basis, that on which
nc as' Administration wished TO place them. aud the
cal importance Of these advantages remains IN
feat degree, yet TO be asceraincd. Our claims on
rance are said to be Ia train Of adjustment and
IS believed that the efforts Of our Minister at the
rench Court will be successful, unless some unfore
zen political change in the condition Of the coun