Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-17

nc power. Its sautary influence hath been s,,w,,o,
on the fairest pages of the history of mankinS
wisdom, virtue, and national renowp have .yor
distinguishes those happy regions where Liberty
hath MADE her nome, and man hath welded , prS
per respect for the laws and institutions ~ IL
land But let the people of these United States take
heed OF the fate of Empires that are gone LET them
turn to the Republics that have E,llcn bene,, a..
arm of tyrant! When Catalina WAS con.n;r;rr,
with horde of Williams to dcvastato and burn the
city of Rome and indiscriminatcly to murder all
ranks OF ITS inhabitants, he prolcssed to be the
guardian and patron of the poor, and tbos. who
wished most for his political success, were marked
az victims for his savage ferocty apt and easy
are we to be deceived and pervcrscly Indifferent
10 inc truth whenever manifest. Augustus Caesar
100, tramplcd over the same people, and Frustrated
tner liberties by very similar professions: he affect
ca TO iiocrate the nation from the dcsposm of tho
SENATE: and both the Senate and the People werc
reauccd to bondage. May Heaven avert like
curse from this free and noble people,
,r,, =, WAsniNGrov, April Z.
The President within the last three d,ys has =.
.eincu private adviccs from the "Reected Minis.
o.' ana Is OIL course prepared to act in tho mat
Gts .oueh'hg me present emergency of the Adni-
nislratioh IL has escaped lcakv vessel in tho
state Department that Mr. Livin -st,,n will rs,,,.
our Minister ut Paris, and that Mr. Van Buren,.
recall will require election of Speaker of
the iioUse OF Representatives. Such is believed
20 DC the instructions received by the Executive from
HIS Poiitlcal Alecpnas now at London; and who in
que time, after his return to the United States
VIII secure to his plant instrument in the neoo.
satlo OF the Colonial Trade, the situation of First
secretary IN the Cabinet The Finance Depart
ment 1t is thought will be appropriated to Mr.
,>lves, or some distinguished partiZun of General
Jackson, south of Mason and Dixon,s Limo r.
maae an impressions favorable to the pretensions of
our PseudoV Vice President, in the Southern States
Mr. Van Buren, has deemed it advisable to pI,cc -
the head OF the Treasury Department. Statesman
whose sentiments on the subject of the Tariff and
the United States Bank, may seem quadrate with
m fI.,f
try.
Although l entertain personal respect for Mr.
speaker stevenson whose department in social
lie IN contessedly that of Virginia gentle
man, l must be permitted to express some regret
that he should SO far depart from his usual digntv
OF character, as to seek, and rely the influence
OF the Second Auditor, to confirm the suggestion
Oh the late occrccretary of State. Mr.. Lewis can
add nothing to the effect of MIR. Van Burcn's adj
wee IN this case Besides it is rather too buml
ating TO rest ones claims to the place of Minister
fieniPotentary to the Court of ST. james upon tho
eooo oNnces OF man who stands deeply COM
promised before the American public The Speak
er OF the House, should not wait upon subordinate
omcer OF the Government at his Chambers even
to Proptiate the good opinion of the first man in
lne ni'ion much less, to secure prcterment from q
carriclous weak old tcoman!
The recent visit of Mr.. Biddle President of the
united States Bank, to this city, has given rso
" n,uch e&uitation amongst the enemies of that
. ."Sttuton' they say that General jackson,
through majority of the Commissioners of the
SINKING Fund, menaced the Bank with the nav
meht OF tie per cents, in case the Directors
shou'a persist IN pressing their application for
tins session. and that MIR. b., after an
humble appeal to the President and his Secretary of
the treasury, confessed his precipitancy and re-
grct at having petitoned Congress at this time and
assured them he was perfectly willing the subject
should be postponed until the next winter IT
were perhaps supefuous for to remark that not
one word OF the concessions ascribed to Mr. Biddle
do IN anywise believe, nor am at all appreben.
sivo OF the effect of the Executive efforts to lmpeds
the progress of public opinion daily augmenting in
FAVOR OF the Bank Moreover, l very much doubt
whether the restless stratagems of sthe partyn can
possibly suspend the action of the Legislature upon
The bill so as to defeat its passage at the current
session of Congress- but its friends must be vipilont
and firm, and be to strangle all unsuccessfnI
debate, by wholesome application Of the .previous
question:"
lhe mutteTing curse OF the Executive has az
length gone forth to the public and Iudqe Bibh of
the Senate, is placed under the ban of .f6e nartvn
he Globe of this morning, accordingly CHALLENGES
the Senator's allegiance to General Jackson. bv
demanding OF him an explicit disavowal of Mr.
Noore's statement having reference to he reection
OF Mr.. Van Buren,. 1t calls upon JUDGE Rbb 10
indicate himself against the implied charge of du
Plclty and Prevarication. How mpotent and pti
iui the allegation, when it is generally known by
that gentlcmans friends, that on Tuesday the first
day OF the discussion of Mr.. Van Buren;s appoint
ment he said he should vote in favor of it; but that
after he had been appraised of facts which transpr
ca IN the debate of Wednesday, the day of the re-
lection he declared without reserve that had he
boon present. he would have dccmod it a duty he
owed his country, to have voted agant the nominee
GU may remember that Mr.. Bbb was not present
when the vote was cast, and consequently cannot
be charged with want of independence or honesty
IN this unoquvocal expression of his opinion of
1.-The tavoritc son of New York" have reason 80
believe that the President and his nearest counsel:
iofs well knew the sentiments of the Kentucky Sc
major, at or about the period of the rejection and
that alter trultless attempt to overrue them the
stIPend'aries of the Government are now command
cd to denounce and prescribe this ancient friend of
Ine hero; and all faithful subjects of Andrew, the
Dictator, requested TO observe and conduct
themselves accordingly.
forgot to mention that young Mr.. Van Burcn9
has been sent to Naples, to enjoy the last momentsf
OF his fathers political carnival. e.
A Fine Tract of Land for Sale, e