Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-28
COMMUNICATIONS.
toI THE WING,


observed in u lato number of the Richmond
Enquirer, that the devoted pandcr of that press,
mas become biographcr for his idol mean his
late dearly bctrotheduntil of late he had iorsakcn
ms hrst love, and so low was the Hero sunken,
yea, even to the ordinary level of Washington,
Jefferson and Madison, that his praises were seldom
chanted, and the long and lingering tones of no
sauna sung TO him, were dying away under tho
sound OF tho beautiful and mclodious notes that
were continually offered up to the Knight OF Kin
ecrhook. The great Inaugural Address, the inn
pcrishable Maysvle Veto, tho beautiful and hal
lowed order of Rciorm--all hushcd, all forgotten
and gone by: all the glorious and mighty deeds of
the Chief" buried III the dark cells of oblivion
all, | say, forgotten. sunk INTO nothingncss, and
left TO be sung by others, when our bi"grapher he
holds the Undertook Sage at Foreign Court.
Tho great Colonial Negotiation springs up, which
casts into the shade all the acts ct all tho men i'm
every ago or nation; even, L say, the tcro's nets
wero forgotten and swallowed up in the vortex of
the Mauicians diplomatic Establishments. But the
old Romans hand is seen upon the wall which
is written his impcrishablo rcnown-'rhc
Bank Veto; an act no less mighty, and o be- equal
led only by the great 9Th January Yes tho Hero
has reached the plus ultra OF animal and mora
courage. The celebrated Don Quixottc could
have done more, "nor could Jack Cade said
better things" than the Veto contained considering
the many elements the Hero had to combat, aud
his own great personal welfare too at stake. That
has brou glt the old Roman again into view and
but FOR that, believe the redoubtablc biogra pher
III his zcal and compassion for the rejected and
'persocuted Statesman" would have soon forgot
ten that such being the Hero i'm existence.
Such, however, was the old genteman's delight
when the Veto made its appearance, that he was
vol nigh going into fits OF fearful and alarming
Mysteries, and his gratitude to the Chief was so
dScp-rootcd that all his valorous energies were
aroused and the Squire of I1udibras could not have
moro willingly undertaken the battles of his valiant
master.
The old Roman, it appears, will be great in spite
OF himself; it is in his nature--the prime action of
his liic-and If such greatness, goodness and patr-
otism IN Il fellow mortal, should now and then
throw tho Biographcr into convulsive and indecent
ccstacies, why the Knderhouker and his impatient
friends must give the old man little time to blow
ana he VIII soon be seen again at the footstool,
pouring out his usual adulatory strans;-indccd the
veto commissions seem already to he wearing off
when they entirely disappear he will glide smoothly
along into tho samo old tune of the improbabty of
Barbours success; md swcety will he cha nj to
the good people ofVirginia the horrible effects ofdi
viding the party, distraction in the ranks unholy CO.
alitions, n many other such humbugs, only calcua-
ted to meet the ears of his prosclytcs But to re-
turn TO tho fact OF Judas, giving Biographical
Sketch OF Van Buren's life. L was in hopes we
should see a specimen of the old gentlcman's COM
POSITION upon so interesting and important a sub.
lcct; at least (when had his promise and his ma
nifcsto some week or two ago. / did suppose he
would delincate the charact of his present Idol,
IN its true colours. supposed he might perhaps
q.
he night spice his sketch with sprinklings of truth;
in that paper, we have Mr.. V. BIS character drawn
to a hairs breadth. and for which are az much
indebted to MIR. Atkinson, rs Biographcr Ritchc is
to tho Cabinet and Talisuian for 1890. In the
memoir which made its appearance in tho Enquirer
OF the 9TH current, we have some mention of tho
little Dutchman's opposing Mr.. Madsons rc-elcct
ION In 1872, and a lame and mpotent apology i'm
mcdiately following. The caskct mentioned above
says "in 1912, he, (Mr V. b. was elected Il Scna-
tor for the middle district, aud assisted in the
lection of candidate for the Presidency, opposed
to the reelection of Mr.. Madison"
So far as the pandcr's Biographical Sketch goes,
we arc told nothing about Mr.. V. BIS advocating
the election of Rufus King to the U. $. Senate,
for the express purpose ofopposing the admttanee
OF Missouri into the Union a slave State there
by showing himself in"faSxs4f the entire abolition
of slavery. No mcnt@ih. . 0fsh his advocacy of the
bill of abomiua ions in lS2Snothing said abou, his
feelings upon the subject of the distribution Of the
surplus revenue. These are the traits in the cha
racters of the individuals presented to for our
suftrages, that we want to know something about
we care not fig for your biographical sketches
W.T. ttcn years ago, by some tool, about indivi-
dual now before us for our suffra gcs-we want to
know something about his present principles, upon
all tho great and Important questions that agi-
tate the county.
Since MIR. X. relies much upon old Biograph-
zeal Sketches, suppose he refers his readers Mr..
Atkinsons Caskct, No. H. 1880: | think it quite
probable they Will find Mr.. V. BIS character as cor
rcctly drawn, as in the Cabinet and Talismau of
the same ycar--yes there will he seen his life,
written III clear, forcible, and elegant manner
and in perfect consonancc with the whole tenor of
his character, and clearly dspr wing all that tine
worthy, consistent, and honest Iago of the Enaui.
rer has published about him.
EASTERN VIRGINIA.