Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-11
EytrGct If n Letter.
WASHINGTON in

| w ARLINGTON Jan 9th, 1880,
BY he western mail delivered Yesterday n the
P"si Office OF this CITY. received certain nteli-
gence nf the election Of Thomas Ewing Esq Sena nr
of the iIul'ed Safes for Ohio from tho Sd of March
next, in the of Judge Burnpt. who declined a
recollection The election made the a. bal
lpt Ewing sd. Williams ST. ard K,re p the first and
last he q Clay men. showing majority in joint bal
lot of votes INSTRUMENTATION.
II is understood that many Of the minority thouGb
Jackson men, nevertheless. profrssedy friends
OF the American System. From his it may be in
terred that IN the Presidential election the people OF
Ohio will sustain th"ir i.vorite policy
In Illinois, the Senators recently elected found IT
necessary 10 avow themselves favorable to the arf
and internal improvements SO. in he cleo ion Of
Senator Tor Missouri, in the place Of M Barton, By
far raSoning, The conclusion Is inevablo. that those
states also WI! support candi ate for The Presi,a;-
e. who is known to be favorable to he American
System.
In tn" election for members Of Congress- in TIE
State of n w Jersey, tn Clay ticket succerlsd by
uneXnected majority. Th result is admitted even
bV the Admins ration papers. II NAV then BE- $, fc-
" caicula'"d that New JPrSV HIS de5e atelv taken
b" stand against the policy of this Admins ration
T. til" doctrines of the veto, the Indian bill Of the
last session. especially tie recent negotiations with
the Ch'ckasaws and Chocaws, and HI opposition to
the Bank of the United States is ia be ascribcd the
decision III" people of New Jersey 10 oppose it, I'M
their election Of members Of the Iegislaturc
thew voted under III" influence of local concerns
Il l. natter IF some CURIOSITY observe the
couTs" pursued here in the use Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Tina Honse has hsen urnrraIv engaged in debate
bill FIR he benefit Of Illinois Some wears 400
Congress mad" large donation OF lands n enable
that Sia'e to construc' canal from Lake Michigan
- the navigabe watcrs Of the Illinois rive The
Stat" has not been able convert no ands into cash
and the proposed canal has no. been even commenced
for h. wan Of means 7, remedy the d Giculjy the
State has p-onos % Congress to toxic ba TX The land
e the rate Of 81 &c per acre, be paid for in scrip
receivabi IN he payment of lands 10 be sold bv the
Tn ted States This would seem to orrivr IN another
way 1T the end originally proposed: and tho canal be-
ing completed, would render The public lands on is
borders valuable have been dive ted by tho deCt-
Siod al Yesterday against the bill. The S;rafe hay
ing sent into bo'b Houses Of Congress suppnrlcr of
General Jackson. yet protesting BE- the friends of
tn" American System. had 10 right to expect any
Such tnvOr from the opponents ri the Administrations
and hos been defaatea bv minority made IN Of the
friends Of the American system and the solid column
from the south who vote against all exDadicnfs ad
vance works Of internal improvement Thus the
state Of Illinois has hGTE herself between two horns
OF a dilemma, rather made TO swinr in the mir like
Sanch1 Panza. when he tossed IN Il blanket His
gravity oD3oscd bis mounting directly the skicsat
ne same i'm" nc unable to reach the ground
1t has apre red tr me that those who wish
most for chang" Of he admin ion want the vir
tue Of prudence and have directed their efforts a.
gains' The President instead of pointing ont the errors
Of hi7 ADMINISTRATION. H,d Gen Jackson continued
- supnort tn" American system SIS most Of those
who voted for h''n supposed be would d. especially
m The western states he co"d CO.. have been effected
bv any onp"slil"n; brit unfortunately f,r him hr has
bee differently c0un-cad md VIII co0sfran many
Of his 97rnost friends 10 oppose bis rc-elecion
am decidedly friendly 70 Con dickson: but rs 1crid-
edy in opposition 10 he most in0a:i1rt measure f
his admins ra ION Tn the opposition TO BIN there
ore to0 many asDirnn's for place most Of whom wish
70 bc foremost IN the road Co distinction AGAINST thu
dpv Of reward. Thcr so oUZinr= &c no in action
;hat they ssnr The cruvaEs before If is re-
ccssaTv. thus preventing tho separations which un-
der NJ her c'rcun t1uCos would take place among thc
discordant mcdIer THAT makes I'D s'rong p7r' y winch
hey for the sake Ci n0Duig~. call the Jackson par