Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-23

| C., these opinions,
g remains IN the Cabiue. lie remains at tho post
VIII ch the good President assigned to him, and al
winch Mr. Tyler desires him TO remain He secs,
have reason 10 believe, cause 10 doubt that the
President Is influenced by a constant regard the
public interest aud TO the duties oi his great Office
although It is true that schemes Of bank have
struck his mind differently different times ms be.
ing Within or not within the constitutional principle
he mad adopted and avowcd. In the considerations
suggested the concluding language of the last veto
message, there may perhaps be found for this an
exclamation and an excuse.
You have, then, in a word, Mr. wcbstcr's whole
course on this subject. lie thought, did the
entire Cabinet, that the prolct of a bill first sent by
MIR. Ewing to tho Senate, on its call. ought to have
been passed by Congress into law. lie wished
the President TO sign the somewhat different one
| Instead OF that Congress first sent 10 him. When
the second bi'l was introduced, he thought It IN
such shape that II would receive the Executive APP
PROBATION; but after the explosion created 10y Mir
Bots letter, he strongly advised did Mr. Ewing
too, that the whole subject should bc laid for
three months, to efiord time for mature thought and
\ Tor collecting the true sense Of the country.
Under these circumstances, you WI u concur with
me that MIR Webster ought to stay where he is
Ills personal homo: permits aud his public duties
| require II. The means at doing cood-of prescrv-
ing peace-ot quoting the public mind aeit,ted by
apprehension oi war--Ni assisting the adminisirs-
/ ton 10y his wisdou his experience, his unrlvallod
ability and his hold on the confidence of the coun-
tty-these ali are IN his hands, and they impose a
responsibility which he could not eNade II he would,
and believe would not II he could. I verify be-
lIeve that hiss retirement from the Cabinet NJ such
a moment as this would produce such an impc,-
sion on the North and Eat OF the uncertainty of
our inro IN relations as sroNtly 10 diminish The chan
ces OF obtaining the residue Of the auth loan
| at favorable rates. For the country, then, n not
for himself let him remain. "ln all e1ertous OF
duty something must be hazNrded"
| The wHrREABoUr AND wHLrABour or MIR V.
BUaEs Some of cur readers will be interested in
the following from a correspondent OF the n. York
Post.
LEBANON, Sept. l6. 1871.
| The crowd Of summer company which was col
ccted At the Springs has flown, and | have these
| beautiful vaes 20 myself, and these woody hills.
with the glorious views they command. ramble
Tor hours ON tie summitS ana DO not tail IN nth a
| living creature.
THE o,heT iLy | was led by curiosity to visit
! GirCethCok, which mad never seen before. Ii is
hnc OF the plessa"le~i villages know, situated annie
, a country OF swelling upanGs aud fresh meadows
that SKIRT the winding streamS. On one OF these IN
land swels, Just high enough to make the elevation
preceptlOe, stands the village It's broad streets EN-
powered with tlmS, and it's clean comfortably
dwellings half hidden with fruIt and shrubbery
u Is Just such spot as like, prosperous enough To-
Keep up the appearance OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
believe they call 1t IN New En:'and-hut not pros
porous enough 10 have that raw, unfinished I'M
comfortable look that we 6nd in viitges which they
tell you are improving very ias; and which for that
very reason are dsagresablc places TO live in
About two miles south OF the village is the
dwelling OF the eN. presiten, Van Buren,. IL is a
PLAIN, substantial, commodIous house. bulk in the
year 1897, OF the best materials and with mo,e re-
gard 10 comfort Than show, by General Van Ness
father Of the present Mayor uf Washington Il
stands nj tilc distance FROM the rord In the midst
OF grounds planted with trees and shruhoer MIR
Van BGTCn's farm consists of one hundred and thir
ty seven acres, part OF which lies IN forest, and
some portion Is the rich moist meadow ot Kinder
hook river.
Here MIR Van Buren, employs himself in the
cultivation OF his newly purchased acres whick lie.
tore he came into possession Of them, were much
neglected. There was a garden to I've made for the
nae old garden of General Van Ness had zone 10
decay there We're fences 10 be set up and paths TO
be laId OUT and decayed fruit trees to hc repaced
there were shade-trces which had grown up in wi q
luNurancc TO be cleared away, and meadow lands
oyergrown WITH dwarf Riters 10 be reclaimed.
Thus far the state oEIhe srm does credit to his
ski,tul administration. - large garden has been
aid out, with green house, and long wall for es-
paicEs and for the protection OF fruit trees; cop-
Gus spring has been made to supp a succession of
nSh ponds, and tie process Of making into good
meadow the moist lands covered with use'ess bush
/ es, Is going on with great activity. | remember
that the Evening Post SAID something not long since
| about MIR Van Burens cabbases but looked for
lhem IN Vain they were early cabuages, the earliest
. anC hne7i IN the whole country, but they went To
the kitchen .ong ago. saw a great variety OF
young pear trees, ordered from Hamburg elght
weeks before, and now IN the ground, healthy and
hourshins; they were OF those fine kinds lately in
troduced by the mprovers Of the pear who are
making It the most delicious OF all table fruits and
table fruit OF oil seasons
The ex-presdent begging the day with n ride of
ten or fifteen miles horseback; after brca kfast he
IS engaged among his workmen ul he is tired, and
he then betakes himself 10 his library, which he is
constantly enlarging. In these occupations and in
friendly Intercourse with his old friends nd neigh.
bors, the farmers Of klndsrhook he passes his time
| suppose he must like, now and then,
---'rhrough the Ioop-holcs Of retreat
ITO ptep.a' the great babel q the waTII,'
and to speculate what they are doing at Wash
IngtOn since he left.
We have pleasure in stating that MIR Legars, ha-
wing accepted the Office OF Attorney General yaca-