Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-13

We copy an elegant letter f.om tie Norfolk Her
ud, touching matters and things in general, ct
Washington. Among Other matters referred TO-,
there err two-"Ab,tractons" and "A third plr,yr.-
about which we would say word. We have heard
something Of this third party oefore-5ut il cane
through Locos, who, for very obvious reasons, are
gre itly u-k,sd a, the idea. They have good com
mon sens, enough 20 see that they alone are to de-
rive benefit from any schsm IN the Wing ranks IL
IS their policy to encourage every dissentlcni, to
court and nrror him and egg him On 10 war upon
his party friends. They know tina, tn. idea of
forming u third par,yi an absurdi,y OF the first
water-tha, they, soon rs the division among the
Wings becomes Irrsplrlb'C will profit by the dis
cord. This was clearly demonstrated IN the fate
Of Van Burcnism, tina, one would suppose that none
could be so blind as not to loresse il IN that Of the
Wings should like faulty overcome them But
as the Lo-os are so deeply interested in fJmen,ing
Wing dissenson, wo should listen with great eau.
ton to any rumour 70 that effect.
Asto.l5sTrciiyns--we like an Abstraction as we'll
as any man IIvlng-bu; 1t should DO in season.
Take IL Of leisure afternoon or a hoydly-nnd
nothing can strplss it. IL Is delicious. Il thrills
the mental seu5prium-t shorpens the wit and sub.
ti'zes the intellect. But thrust IL forth into the
rough and busting avenues Of business and every
day life, and il is ns much on; Of place, rs Mr. JEFF
isrson said Cen Jackson would be- in The Prcsiden
tia Chair. # has no congenialy, no adaptation
for the work.a-J,y conforms Of llo-t shrinks from
them Ike the sensitive plant from rude touch. rs
sphere Is sec.uson and quie,-in the closet Of the
Dreamer, along the scquesiersd velvet walks u
| the Poet.
/ Some politicians who have made themselves RI
dlcu.ous in the public eye, by ovcr-much refining
and otbcrs-ss.hsh and unprincp .ed-who, under
the shield of affected pursm, have never scrupDod to
pcrpe.rate any political a'rocty, which might re- -
d1und 20 their oggunoiz5mont-hrvo sought Ia
conlouni Principles aud AJstrac'ous. There arc
no two things 90 nearly allied more distinct in thuIr
nature and a'ubulcs-un.cyg rt 10 horse. chosnul
and chestnut horse. An Abstraction is "a dfasmgo
died Principle. A Principle Is vital, active, pro. erca
1.Ivc, md alaays lends 10 rosults--Uusr stsuiiy II
Of .hg very essence oi an ou-whcu It Iosc
ths distinctive feature IL csas.5 to be ITSELF Uni
Tsrsl. equality 10 an Abstrsctio1-Tde create.
good TO The greatest number is a Principle. II yot
wcrc 20 put the Government into the hands Of Sc
of pure AJsucltonIs,s, they would los the sayiuI
~ "wn Do into the groundr IN loss than fort
night or prove rocroanl 70 their professions Fac
one would have his own aJstaetion-and a.l w0u.
concur only 10 one hing-in rspudia,ing ever
h thing proctieah lfthey could not compass tho &
u uomity Of good they would take nothing doomln
aushi short Of tho Creates, good tanamount to N
y greatest evil. They are rare genora,ion-nnd q
!. there is no procronuvly about them, they mus.
d out before long. Another crop may arise at son
= distant diy by spontaneous pauuriuon, or, like Il
I, armed men Of Cadmus, from Dragons teeth. b
the probability is, that the present age will susta
but little more delriment from them.
II We had abundant rains again yesterday. II