Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19

This can be accounted for upon natural wi,hou
tesorling TO philosophical principles, since il
known TO all, that water may emanaie from eve
81 pure and clear fountain, yet, when the stream
uiNefge and IN their neSuous passage meet with ob
S'rueuonS, which are neuy allied 20 distractions
me water Is not 50 hmpId Just at the point whcr,
hese distributions intervene, as Il was at the
from whence il Issued. Judging from Mir W.
seeming determination to act against his own con-
vcuonS, am induced TO fear that Mr. Rchis's PFC.
d'ction, that he would desert the Wing ranks and
eome over To The DtsiTUeiireS, IS about To bc fulfil
| ed. Should such be the case, II will be the first
prophecy of that distinguished Daniel that has ever
been accomplished TO my knowledge, since he fore
TOLD, that II GeneCa Jackson was made President OF
the United States he would prove n curse TO the
nation. That this has bcCn amply fulfilled. surely
no one viii have the haTd'hcod TO deny. And
really, his predictions should continue to bc full.
hlled IN the ratio as herotoiore,-thst is, one
in every l2 years, there is little doubt, should he
oe blessed with long life, that he will, in the course
OF time, be held in great Neneration 10y has party
| rs tho highland seers of oldcn times were by the
| natives IN their day.
Ii Is now time To- say something of Me Hunter:
but what shall | say OF himl lie is FAR above tn.
Ken OF common mortalS, and frequently to the
clouds m quest Of his GbSir6cionsand IN ono of IN,
Trlal flights, he thought he behcd the National
Bank arrsyed IN the splendid robes OF the Great
Prostitute OF Babylon scattering tho seeds OF dscord
anu every other imaginable evil on the inhab
OF this lower world. IL is pity that the rentls
mans descent from his lofty height should have
been 50 abrupt as TO have prevented him from col
Letting his thoughts as quick as is his wont IN most
emergencies, or surely he never could have been
so frightened al the sight OF mere nsninnate mon.
Sier of u. :. Bank. For however terrific and i'm.
posing might have been her appearance, when seen
as she was above, dockcd IN all the Splendor of the
Great HaTlot Of Baby Ion, there she WAS before his
eyes, lying IN the same PROSTATE condition to which
she had been reduced 10y fell stroke Of the paw OF
the Great Lion OF the hermitage and in that posi.
ton, Is certainly much more harmless and inof.
iensvc animal than any Of those rdrninis which he
ana Mr.. w. have been so eagerly engaged in pur.
SUIT OF, as before remarked. lie should also have
recoected that the spirit must first have en the body
before II could ascend TO the regions in which n.
but just lett IT, and OF course the monster must h,y,
been perfectly ieleSs. And | know that IL IN At
tins time the opinion oil vast majority of the peo-
pie. that could she be again tesuscitatcd she ouJ
prove a most useful beast in relieving them from i
most Noticeable butden, under which they have
tohed ana sroaned Tor twelve long years-a burden
htst imposed on them during tho tyranncal rule or
rather msrdIe, OF the renowned Andrew jackson,
and not AT all lighiencd under the dynasty of the
no less famous Martin Van Buren,: who NOT con-
tent To follow IN the footsteps of his great predeces
scr, as he promised, even proved 10 them a more
obdurlie master. But Mr. IL. says that National
'nA would, instead OF obvatns, only increase the
evi and confidently AYERS that there IS enough OF he
precious metals m the country TO supply the Ell
seneies OF government, TO answer the purposes of
commerce, and every other purpose whatever This
may be So, but what doth It avail US, since none
but the sub. Treasury men have access IN n xbo
at this time, believe, compose a very small nor.
ton ~ the community The friends of MIR n and
MIR w. have, however, still one source of con,oI.
lion lei amid the many regrets which have been
caused ny their detection. 1t is, that what has
oetn our loss has proved 10 be their gam for our
light affections on the occasion have worked for
them tar more exceeding and eternal weight of
Glory m the unqualified APPRECIATION Of oil pseudo
Republicans. There Is another measure " Lith has |
been approved by the last Congress, the grounds |
oi opposition TO which, yet more singular and |
equally unenable. refer TO what has been called
the distribution bill, the merits OF which, though 50
OBVIOUS and clear, have nevertheless, furnished |
some very muony arguments on the part of It's op-
poscrs The two most untrue and void OF reason !
are, FIRST that 1t is subversve of the const,ption
anu OF State rights, 10 recognise the rights of IN,
states which have been so guardedly secured To |
them IN the deeds of cession-Secondly that a Dis. /
tronuon OF the lands would enable the indebted |
States 10 lquIGate their debts; which, say thew the
States are not bound in honor TO do, having been
with foreign capitalists To make these
Two positions good, think the gentlemen will have
10 resort To most egregous ca'achresls since am
persuaded mat were they TO put every irope in /
'her vocabulary IN requlsltion, nothing ike com
mon sense could be mace ofthcm. Another idea of
thers, winch Is equally extravaganza is that al
though these lands have been coded they saw to the
'htld : ales, without any expressed or implied /
reservation still the government has no RIGHT TO /
distribute them among the States. Was there ever
such chaotic mass OF contradictions strung toselh.
li think II beats out Mr. Wlse's batch OF absu-- /
ttss ali hollow, and was jus; on the eve of aban.
loning the futile attempt of aiming at any thing |
IKE conclusion as TO their IDEAS as regards these
public lands, when | recoec,ed an old aphorism
mat guess work IS best, when II hits right, and
,houEht | would Try IT'S efficacy. Well | believe /
nave hit the mark this time, and i, is this: These
gentlemen must have taken into their heads TINT
hese lands, 10y some means or other were abstract.
RI from the States before the deeds of cesson and
Di course, the title must pertain to the distraction.
its, snd TO end all further contention about them
would recommend them to make an tqual distTl.
button OF ono halt among themselves, and give the |
other half to President Tyler as a reward for his
veto OF the bank bill which, by the by, | regret
10 De compelled TO close these remarks without
passing lew structures upon hut fear that in so do
ing, were | unwing'y TO transgress The bounds of
1ecorum, might subject myself to the dIspeasure
oi MIR Benton, and lie ordered under arms lam
informed he has suddenly become very sensitive in |
matters touching the honor and feelings of the Chief
Magistrate Of the u. $. and Is prompt to resent any
ndignIty offered IN him. especially II the offence be
by Bank Rvfiln," or by a character
as equally obnoxious to hun, a