Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-03

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citizens of Virginia, that public dinner was offer.
ed To the above named gentlemen, by the members
OF the Legislature, mud citizens of Richmond bv
way oil an approval of particular vote of those
gentlemen, although against the administration
and for which the Jackson papers, Il mean those
mat hnd grcn mp principle far menu severely chas
t'Scd those senator's. IL viii bc rccooc,ed by the
whole Union the proferrod dinner WAS declined
MIR. farewell gave his reasons in IL letter intend
cd to satisfy tho public. Butitwill 30 recolectcd
Ivy few members OF THAT legislature, az well es
some ct the .citizens- of Richmond, that MIR
lazcwcli h"d same other prirefe reasons, which
were oircula;cdin very lengthy letter, intended
as n better for declining that dinner: and
which reasons referred directly the future conduct
OF the President. Time has rolled and the very
fears therein expressed by Mr.. Tazewc have been
realized Can you tell Mcssrs. Editors what has
become Of that letter. This document of Mr.. rs
ought 10 he brought 10 light and surely he can have
no objection. Let old Powlatan speak. .. p Q.
iow days previous tot the appearance of the
article in tho Wheeling Gazette, VIC received the
following communication on the same subject, and
we now publish them cotenporancously, that we
may at once aud the same time, say IL few words TO
their respective authors
! Messrs. Edtors-As Mr.. TazeweIl has been Gle
waited to the Presidency of tho Senate of the United
States, and that too il is said, 10y the support OF
the pure and unallpyed fents of the Gc.icra g. MIR.
Van Buren,, and as he seems to he in much ia
v"r with the Gioba Richmond Enquirer, &c. you'd
~ ne wen, TO reCuT Things DYl
This is not necessary for the instruction of Mr.
titchc, but il may he for the Globe and other true
friends of the En- Secretary. Indeed when | re-
fleet upon Mr.. Van BurcT's great in Virgil
MA, | cannot for my heart dislike him-I cannot
suppress lurking desire TO possess him. as fully as
can, of a proper understanding of such of our
public men as may shcw disposition TO sail under
his flag. 1t may be hScti 20 MIN, to enable him
to watch, direct and govern their movements. In
/ the spring of 1881, and while the General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia was in session, Mr.. TazeweIl ad-
dressed too letters to the committee appointed tc
invite him and Mr.. Tyler to public dinner One
OF these letters, short unmportant one, declining
the invitation, was puhlishcd-thr other, long and
pregnant document, very fully and infinitely ex-
planning things at Washington particularly the
malign influence" the situation of the South and
the reasons ,rhy her sh0uid fnke or hold Of
flee under the National Government, was not rub
lished-t~at is, was not pcrinlticd to find its way
into The newspapers. But it permitted to DC
shcwn to members of all parties, and was read by
many. Why thiS1 Was it feared that the
publication of this letter ia the public journals
might PROSTATE the ''GTc0cSt and the Best? Or ra
ther was it not, that though the ETHEREAL" Senator
and his good friends were Disguised with jackson
and his Administration, vet they were afraid TO
make too public their sentiments, lest perat
the popularity of The General might PROSTATE thcnl
! Or was this long, grave and queruious letter
OF Mr.. TaZ"weli's, designed at the time Cal
hOun fecicr? Was it. for this purpose, that gentle
men friendly TO the election of Mr.. Clay, al.
lowed the detachable treat of pcr,Siug this precious
been wee net still At heart Jacksonians-to open
their eyes TO the fact that with their aid, things
might be managed to deprive the General
of the vote of Virginia? Please enquire why this
letter not Published. 1t is or was in existence
Thomas Miller, Esq. of Powhatan had it, and |
doubt not, has it yet. There many serious
things in it, and were it in print the public would
doubtless, be greatly instructed by it. Could you
not, Mr. Editor, conirivc some plan To bring it to
| light7
wish you TO hear in mind, that at the time this
letter was written, read, &C. Calhoun strong
in Virginia, and Mr.. Van Buren, poor indeed. You
rccollcct that during that session. lwintGr and
spring of 1917 there n single Jackson
member, who thought himself of any political va
lue who would stand up for Mr.. Van Buren,, or
avowed himself in his favor You will also recol-
icct, that this tender of public dinner TO Messrs
Tazewc and Tyler was, in consequence of the
| assault" made upon them by the newspapers most
friendly to the General and his administration.
WE THE PEOPLE.
N. BIS tho Office of President of the Senate |
an Office of honor profit under the National Go
vcrnmcnt7
RecolIcctons as to some Of the contents OF Mr. |
Tazcwcls letter.
"Jackson was incbratcd with his owl populori |
| iy" The very words it is believed. That fiat |
tcrcrs or bad mon had his ear-that he was sur |
rounded ny evil cOunsollors advscrs-that there
existed at Washington ga maGgn iniucncen 1.-THE |
words, If my memory does not orr) that by reason
oi this state of things, the constitution was dsre
gardcd, and the true policy of the country accord
| ing TO southern notions of COurse) sacrificed He
gave long detail of acts of mali administration on
] tho part of the General, saying something like !
this-"That if bills were to be reiocd one year and
passed the next, offices created to reward friends
| the press subsidized, he, (Mr. Tazewc) must he
found in the opposition; but if Jackson (of which
he seemed tn have but faint hopc) should ever
again be 6roUeM hnck TO see and pursue tho try,
interests and policy of the country, he might he
induced to support his re election, though with
reluctance. i rccocct particularly that no urged
at length, and with zeal, that southern men should
not fGkc hoih Office under the General Gouerg-
mcH The whole tenor Of the letter IS dcropa.
tory and dsrcspcctful to General Jackson and his
administrations and all who read il, and with whom
conyorscd on the subject, understood that the
"imProPer mi malign influence" Referred to- meant
Nr. Van Barren, and what is commonly called
the Kitchen Cabinet. w. T..
We never this letter Of In Tazcwell, but
wo well remember the sensation it caused the un-
casiness among those who were already at thatear
" day, (but they were few 5ccrotly though una.
vowcdy, enlisted for Mr.. Van Buren,, and the |
warmth against Jackson, oIrong that othor portion
Of his party in the Legislature, who looking ahead |
and forcsecing the comlrC collision between their |
principles and Van Burcnsm, were ready then to !
throw Jackson aside, and set up man Of South |
orn opinions. At tint day. those who thought thus, |
comprised almost the entire jackson part of the |
Legislature. Jben, tho screws had not been np- ]
piled; Jackson had not dccsvcly indicated his
preference Of successor. Mr. Tazcwcl knew We
ry well that NC writing to men, Bornnally jack
son Incn, but little in truth, as much disgust
cd, as thoroughly wcaucd from JackSonism, him
SELF Accordingly, he wrote unrescrvcdly, and in
the strongest terms Of ccnrlrc and rcDrobation of