Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-03-05
From the Richmond Wing

A letter from an intelligent gentleman,
now in Washington, says:
!" We have rumor to-day (l5,h Feb
that MIR Van Buren, has encountered
new difficulty. You are already informed
that with view TO counteraet The expo
sure anticipated from the Senate's com
mittee on the Post Office, another com
mittee, composed Of the friends Of Mr.. V.
Buren,, was raised in the House Of Repre-
sentatives, who held their session during
The recess. You may not be so well IN
formed, but learn, that up TO the 9Th OF
January, Mr.. Van Buren's friends enter
tanned strong hopes that Judge White
could be induced to rnn as candidate for
the Vice President, on Mr. Van Buren's
ticket; but at the celebration on that
evening, an incident occurred, which made
it manifest that he had taken his stand
Col. Benton was made President, Polk, OF
Ten. first Vice president, and Judge White
was arranged as fourth or fifth Vice. He
declined the honor, but attended the din
ner, and acted and spoke as il be under
| stood, felt, and resented, the trick. But
whether by accident OF design, MIR. Barry
was not called upon for toast--feeling the
indignlty, he retired from the table. Some
one asked the reason, when Mr. Peyton,
Of len, who is decided friend Of Judge
White, jumped on the table and said that
Barry had been insulted, and that he had
left the table because he had not been cal
led upon for toast. Parties took sides !;
Whites friends called for Barry, who was
brought back, and made an eloquent APP
peal. From that day, however, Mr.. Van
Buren, bad ascertaned that Judge White
was TO be made candidate, and that
Barry would be his friend, and from that
day Mr. Van Buren, resolved to sacrifice
Barry Accordingly the majority Of the
com's,litee Of the House who, until then
had acted out the purpose of their appoint
ment, went in advance of the minority 10
inculpating the department. Hence the
secret OF the report against the department
DO you ask, why is this ?
MIR. Van Buren, finds it necessary 10
break down Judge White by building up
another and stronger interest in Tennes
see. Polk OF Tennessee was the pupil OF
Orundy, and Grundy aud Polk are at dag
gers points with Bell the present Speaker.
Polk wishes TO supplant Bell, and Van Blu
rem finding that Bell and all the other
members from Tennessee, except Johnson
are for White, seeks 10 strengthen Grun
dy and Polk by placing Que in ,he Post
Oiilce, and the other in the Speakers chair.
In the mean time, Amos Kendall IS an as
pirant for the Post Office department aud
relying upon his influence with the old
CHEF, he has contributed his aid, and sii
mulated Halves, one of the committee,
until he has become one of the next better
n The chase against poor Barry. Amos
aspires to be Vans successor. He is Ben
tons competitor, and his plan is to keep
Barry in office until Congress adjourns,
then send Barry 10 Spain step into his
place, and by ayaling himself Of Barry's
retrenchments, make a shu,v CT judi
cious administration, profit Us The payment
oil the debts of the department, ana J.,
uInt oil management squeeze through the
Senate. The best informed say, that the
department will have a surplus and he out
oil debt bsore eighteen months. This in
deed would be wIndfal for Amos. But
II what learn be true, these intrigues are
about TO recol. Barry will not resign,
and the President will not remove him.
Inc result is an irrecoRciiabe breach be
tween Barry and Van Buren,, aud loss of
Vans asccndency with the President. If
am well informed, Barry understands
The mercenary and treacherous character
Of Kendall (; and you may put it down as
sure, That Van Buren's control over that
department is al an end.