Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-29

eSa"S oi MS reilSton, makes the following notable
remarks; which admirably express what eonhdenc,
he feels that Wings should entertain for those whom
he eu'ogiz.s:
within a fev days past Webster, Cushing anS
lSpencer.-men in whom the public eon6dc,-hav,
sach taken occasion to vindieate the President
course, and most ably have they done il. Mr. Web
slers Speech al Fsnuei Hall 10 considered by me ny
the greatest speech which he ever uttered. IL ha.
carried conviction TO Thousands Of minds which be
Tore were wavering or pc JUDGED. The speech 81
Mr. Cushing, and the letter Of MIR Spencer, arc OF q
simular tecor The latter distinctly that he ha,
no Intention to retire from the CABINET. MIR Webster
keeps his pans to him T. bu, the general beliefs
that ne also will continue in the Cabinet. So thc
tumors OF general resignation utc premature a,
! least For ourselves, we know VI no reason why
the present Caoine, should resign. Ttey appear
10 possess the conf !enee OF the President; and he
theirs. Why should they separate The nf,irs
OF ihe country have been we'll ADMINISTERED by
them, and will doubtless continue to he. Way
should The people desire dissolution IL the pre- .
sen; Cabinet retire, thoroughly Loco Csbine, will
prooaely succeed It. Why should the wings de-
sire dissolution Assuredly we cannot tell"
This Closing idea, from who affects to believe
Mr. Tyler and his Secretaries whiss, is rare ooe
thsi 1t Is quite useless for them to retire; for,
they do 50. thoroughly Loeofoeo Calumet will sue
cssd" What an avowa for one who sus,aius Mr.
we6s;e's, Mr. Cushng's and MIR Spencet's 0fie
ma;ions Of MIR Tyler's whisism and their own,
| For our part, We sec no need OF any change il
the Cabinet, in order to give it the very worst cha
raeters;'es of Lo,oloeoi,m. Il is abundanty loso.
ioeo, in every thing but sincere belief in the prin
eiP'es OF that sect. Give US. rather tomorrow, We
sincerely say, any party whatever, no matter how
dangerous its doctines provided they are open ard
avowed. We should hail the unequivocal running
up of the Loeofoco fis, by the whole AdminisIra-
iion, snd their unanimous declaration OF adhesion to
Bsntonsm, IS an absolute sign Of honesty. of good
principles, aus OF soms,hns that the country mus,
trust wsen It Goes no, prefer the prevalence of
Whisism. Rather give Us back the Hero, and all
his rioenees of misrule, using one half the country
TO crush the other. There was, q; least, some re.
deemng srea;ness-some commanding ability, en-
ergy, boldnsss in such despo,isrr; aad il we had
yielded las yield the Wings did noD TO his tyran
meal WILL a. least they would have given way, as
those whom superior force in the fax battle field has
overthrown.
But here, IN the absolute possession OF the com
peiesvic;oEy, 10 have IL, when the foe was routed
snaiehed from u:, by base assault in the rear,
from the mere pluuderers and camp followers OF
our army-ihis, 1t must be contested, is enough to
shake ones patience.
JAeksonisn, then, was far less degrading ard
even less misehievous for bad principles consistently
acted on, are better than none. The country might
either accommodate itself to them, and so in part
dIsarm them; or, by brave rally, shake them of.
Il would have speedily become an open and clear
question, between the friends aud the enemies Of
arbitrary power; and the country has not yet so
lost It's spin, and its sense that there could be any
DOUBT on which side victory would finally setto.
We mean not, Of course, to praise what we
hold TO have been mos; pernicious. Unhappy f5r
the country was the reign OF such man, and
presnen, every way with the sharpe., forms OF
national i'll. We only in,erd TO say that here the
personal qualities Of the desiot, his courage, his
vsour Of intellect, his fidelity those who deserved
well of him, gave sort OF elevation 10 his sway,
and left US nothing 10 despse, II II offered nearly
all that fftenen should hate.
Tho narrower genius OF his successor could
little Sc z: the SPIRIT its strength could WELD the
instruments, Of such power. Gen'I Jackson had,
with his strong hand, Grssped Party, and made i!
the scep're and the sword Of bis authority. MIR
Van Buren, attempted to govern in the same way;
1u; had neither the strength Lor the yigour nor
the eomprehensveness CT nird and Of popularity,
10 manage such power. Gen'l Jackson had seen
every thing, from his height and with HE piercing
ness of vision, in the wide and sweeping aspect of
Parties and masses. The smal.e. view Of his imi.
ta,or cold embrace nothing go large. Accustomed
10 c!quss and TO the artificial contrivsnces of Pc
litic' reduced TO a mechanism. he could no more
manage the great powers which GENT Jackson had
he'd easily in his hand than the mere trinket-maker
could construct or govern Steam-engno
Sill, there was, even in his peiIer sysem Q,
management, certain fairness, certain faithful
ness. 1t represented Party, and it was true to il
Rewards and Offices were distributed. at leas, with
justice towards one half the country, and in return
tor services to the general cause. All truth, saceri
W and public service were no. proscribed but only
SO much as was found among the adverse party.
Very different, and infinitely worse for the coun.
Try, IS the present state of things. Now, not even
Party, but something Infinitely lower, is alone con-
suited. The forced nggrand!zsmsnt Of a single
miserable political cai.if is now the only principle
that directs public measures or patronage. Affairs
are no longer conducted upon some general system
Of policy, but wheeled and shufeI about, only nc.
eording 10 the imaginary advantages Of MIR Tylcr's
personal success. As with pubic interests, so with
private ptetensions: M man can now be advanced
by either public OF party merit: TO succeed, you
must never have possessed, or you must be per.
fecly willing to renounee and betray both, and Gle
vate yourself and ruin the land. in conformity 10
the ridiculous aspirations OF one in every boJy'5
view jas! nbou. as likely and as ht to obtain villa,
all this public mischief j, meant for, as Punchincllo
or Circus clown is TO be made Archbishop Or
Canterbury.
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