Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-20
TAs"Lisra"~ tao Party Dia.s," saa Gos.rnsr

| fh"Ltesrsf' er no Party DisRsi" aai Govsrnsr
efy1stais.
hsppeas that others. besides US. have viewed
these two matters as having a elose and in,im,,
eonnexion. One need only talk with the members
ct the Legislature to ascertain that, and to hear on
all sides, 81 soft enough to be taken in with
that bait" Others say MIR s. gave hi, ehane. to be
Governor for good dinner. and made an ,xeelleu,
bargaini
Our friend. the Editor Of the Vircinian, ond
member of the House, in writing home, has the
following:
Editors CSrre.PO~ie~ee OF he Lynelsurx virrfnian
Ricnhcsp, DEcsnsEa ~, IsiL
Lat evening, the dinaer to MIR Stevenson. our
late Minister To England came Off at the Exehanyr
vas no, present Of course, though hear that a
numner OF wings were IN attendance. I understood
that about $50 persons sat down. The speech. I
am told was rather failure. This, however de
ponds upon opinion. Some who heard Il will rel,
another tale. The Dinner itself. Rave no doubt,
was DESIGNATED Ia bring Mr. Stevenson, promi.
nenlv before the public eye, and to con, rbut, q,
his election rs next Governor Of the State; AMI
confess ! am not n h,tlc surprised that Whlgs
should have been 'so.t enough, by the dsclai
mer o'ai paruz'n purposes, to play into the hands
Of its projectors Whether tho design will sue
csej, however, is vet to bo ascerlsined. | do
no, believe thst 1t will There are other men in
the State, who have some claim to its q distinctions
oes'ues 'he pets ~ certain clique the remnant Cf
the once ol-poSeTful R.chnond Jun,o Tie
Western ds'es ,,es, particularly, have a f,vo,ito
OF their own, whose preten>ions, am inc in-d
TO thlnh, they will not consent To see longer do.
tesred. They have long complained thu, he has
been sacrificed to Eastern p,.iudices: and the trial
is to he made whether his aud their hearts, rs
To I've again made sick hy "hope deferred" Besides
there Is very natural feeling of Icpus amon,
all tue Republicans, OF all parties and he is blind
vino has not vet sesn that there S,e true Rspubli-
!. a al rs ..A- - a
pirt'cs--io the modern 4, fnilon OF the correct
principle OF rotation IN office Former v il meant
mat pih'ic officers shoul, occasionally descend from
'helr Iofy ecrItion, and become again part and mr.
eel oI il- people LEST they should forget the "Ioel
out ut which thay were hewr," and com. 10 COM
sider themselves of a superior rnce-les,
from feeding re.pstual!y a. the public crib
they should forget the source wkcnea that r,ih
Is annually Fled aud lose those republican symra.
ihics atd Estes AMI habits which are rarely prese,y
cd rre from faint and in ali their original feshress
by men long IN puhlic lfr-in short, that tho tax
s'thcrcrS should petihlcsily become the tax NV
sfs. 'ri that public honors. instead of being niono
r"l zed III the lew, should be open to the lhuduble
ASPIRATIONS at all. Now, 1t means TINT as soon n,
gentleman, WHO was fortunate enough 10 -, N
taste 1T treasury pan NJ 81, and who has been fed
ont vt the me spoon ill his locks ar, ,7hitsneJLy
the SHOWS at ago. IS entitled TO continue IN Office ns
long as he hves--ohe ying The rotary lag, indeed
out 80 con:riNlng elways ihn he 10 Is nut Of one
oihce. he rolls into better. MIR Stow nsnr fer A
soir'cr OF many year, rs Speaker of the Hou.e of
Delegates, was transferred 10 Congress where lie
Was again nude SpeSker-Thcnce he WIS transfer
red 10 London, under cue ans onceS 1t they are not
greatly misre presented, not very creditahlc either
10 himself OF TO the administration by which he was
apPo'n,ej-Hnd now, after IN my we rs spent an,rd.t
the luxury and grandeur Of the m,st powerful o nj
IN E.iIPi' he returns, ami has scarcely larde be.
~ We'1fa'oiy s'opsare taken again 10 throw over
MS shoulders ihe robes of Office. In my onin,o,
the world was not made for CGsar;" and think
ina; t'Ignia c,n &c; along very we'll without the
MD OF MIR. Andrew Stevenson. | remember v,,v
Wei before he got t. be great man" and he who
had then predicted that IN the We isII, he wnu'd
return IRON mission to London, and after a fashion
winch was then restricted TO really great men, but
which Is now 20 common as TO I've worthless, he
would receive the honor of public dinner in the
He""po''s, would not have been honn,ed as a
PROPHET certainly, though poltencsi might have
'avei hin the modification Of being laughed a, as
n simpieton.