Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-23

= ITO be expected therefore tina, tbc oc;I,-
% person MAKES up IN their estimation, for the wan.
OF other most indispensable reuuisitions Tb;e ,ro
RI dure, as was natural CALLED tho pride and 3D. ,5 -
spirit OF MN who ought and does feel most on ti 81
lJect ne rreslden os was natural, also svmnathizs
WIN His ifieha and espcused his quarrel To &c "
Pearances however, investigation was caIiod O.
VI course that invest CATION resulted TO the Presido
satsiacton II Is not for speak ofthe secret
eaFesdrcpplng situations held and assn
med during that secret investigation! If the Predt
was content 10 shut his eyes what might have her
80 f, Gtn no! iuF'her aid, as we might, (for we
nave IcJ AT hand in exposing dsgracefll truths Wo
have no ~ TO remove the dark pail which covers still
When affairs had reached thi. crisis -,,,o- a,r.;..
occame pussy and reports of ali descriptions we're bT;t
CO about the Country. At this period this rnattar n
made to assume public charaS ter and the course ef
,-ir,ta ,~,,-.; n, " ~ oliectea by dlsrepUtabe
P.!V9 trahSactlons The President had now fairly en-
nsted himself as partizan; and offended as we'll a,
asonishe at the cbstrnacy Of members of the
Naoet threatened them with the less of their nlaces
unless thov yielded to his wishes The yverc rp. aJ
teFe the matter rested During all this time the resz
a Sllet' II waited patiently and Prudently its prop
ef 'lme Tor actlon--1lat time arrived at length Tie
ma!Ign influence" Of a cunning SecrotarvS,vho cav,
IN All THESE things way thought he saw b destroy
ing Tue influence OF others, to build up his own powers
when lau SO long been secretly work-noyy sudden
~ displayed itself, and the whole country was astonsb
gu Wl the unexpected dissolution Of the Cabinet -
nus; ms event. unexanPod IL our country excited the
ihtohse curiosity OF the people, who now boran tn nor
ceive that they had been kept in the dark for 1on
Tune PACK 1t was seen that and mysterious
Sht9Ss id Ut the bottom OF Cen JaCkgOns
TO Mr. Calhoun, and that artul had been resort
cd TO- IN order to toment quarrel between these yvo
hlgh ofhcers STILL however, ''Inysticisnl" was kent
up: the satellites of power afraid of bon xnosad.
They loved darkness rather than Hrht hncG1,sof ti
deeds were evil The letter of one Secretary pretenJ
ing TO give the reasons for his share in the
resignation, was as unintoEibe as the poecsl rban
SoHeS 81 Nat Leo, and the pretended reason of tho
other showed, at glance, that other hidden reasona
existed Now began too, in good earnest, the svars
Of the Toses"-the Houses of Motague and CanuIet
came al last TO blows; and in the scGfe the veil was
rent, and the people something that was bnbind =
~ .eAgt too, one of the Secretaries who it was said
-z1 voluntarily resigned, out with an avoya of
ms erUsOR and declaring that in 'this private inter
course with the people OF Washington he had nursII
ed course which his duty dictated, and that he had
gone as tar as man of honor could 60" The mat.
ter was no longer secret The "nalign influence was
exposed. The public put in possession of the
facts; and what once the official organ of tho CO..
eminent, declared that Gen jackson had bcen ndnced
to yield his judgment. and phi his o,rn fame ne
interests Of the country and # The Republican partv
upon desperate attempt to control the pirate inter
course of Society."
Here is the ruo question. We care not whether the
individuals implicated in certain circumstances, vera
O!ackeT than dHight.-Wc have nothing to do with
nc settled rs TO leave loop TO hang doubt upon
But tho question ls-Are tho interests, the honor ths
character, CT this country to be put upon "a despe
rate attempt to control the private intercourse of so
cietyE Are we to submit to such moral dcgredaton7
IAN we su!ter such an attempt to go unchecked Is
Tie Court at Washington to continue scene of dis
graceful nrgues, TO say nothing of criminal transac
IonS' NiiI the athers and husbands of this countr
ioid Their arms and look silently upon transactions
W4ich assni"tc their plain Presidents House to the
i@aceS oil the most corrupt monarcLs of the most cor
FGPt ages!-Never. Never! We viii not believe it. We
VIII not bceve that the of public honor is dead
ana that the yiruoGs spirit Of ancestors is all ex
hc' ~ wl!I not believe that the example the foun
ders OF the Republic has been oatrely lost upon their
PosGn'y. There are those among who remember
~ aS"'HSfG". That namo must crimson the cheek of
HIM who has been proianoIy compared to the best mn
well as the greatest OF this dav How would he
nave SCARED above such disgrecafIl transactions. His
successor is content to grovcl in e very dust with
thoh' and upon them to rsk his fame and tho inter
os's OF his country and his party."!!!