Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-10
Correspondence Of the whlr.
WAsuiseros, October G, isia.
Ma. WEBSTER a TIE MASSACHUSETTS
CONVENTION

VIA. w EDS XIX a TIE MASSACHUSETTS,
CONVENTION.
The voice OF the entire whis press vinlcates tn,
declaration. which MIR wtu.rER 20 superei.ously
rejects tina, there is total and perpe,ull tepara
ton between the whig party and the present hesC
ofthe Administration. Foremost aud promptsst il
his asseveraton are many leading prints that hac
nourishtd for the grea, statesman OF Massachuseit
personal veneraton the most unvaryng-as The
New Yosk American. the Boston Atlas. the New
York Express. the New York Commercial Adver
User, the Philadelphia North American, SC.
The New Yo,k American clearly intimates that he
who can doubt about this matter is only fit himself 10
be doubted. Tho Alias Is equally clear tha, the
divorce IN question has been justly pronounced, bu,
speaks of MIR WEBSTER with a becoming mode.
ration. Tho Express. which occupied. las; winter
Nations almost confidential towards the Secretary
assures him that it will be impossible for him long
TO remain connected with this Administrator, that
''he ennno: serve God and Mammon at once" The
North American is eqaally energetic in the expses
sion of its opinion.
On the other hand, the Presidents own paper
uses, on Tuesday, in direct reply to MIR wEDsrER's
ssssverations that his is Wing Administration
and should be supported by wings, the following
language, pointed, it will be seem at the Secretary
himself:
We approve his vetoes. every one OF them mr. j
will defend them. They were den,oe, aie acts
. and We must look TO the genuine democracy 10
sustain them. We care not what is said TO tho
contrary; or pho mdy say IL, the President has
planted himself on the broad Democrats Repub
csn platform, and there he will stand or fall"
And again, on the same day:
We give. to-day, MIR Webs,er's grea, speech
As defence Of his own part in tho Administration
it is comprehensive, able, and triumphant, DIS his
9 speeches usually are. Further than a defence OF
himself il does not pretend TO 60 yindcation OF
the President and OF eihsrs ed with tho AID
ministration, stands apart from that OF MIR Webster
We reserve oil further comment for the present,
This latter strikes US as rather a rebuff to Mr.
WErsrER's aid. IL VIC could suspect John Jones
OF having even c hackneyej phrase from Virgil in
his head should say that he mus, have rccolec..
ed the Trojan rejection of Greek assistance
Non tall duri!io nee dsJensori5us isti,
7fmpus tg,i.
And once again in Wednesdays paper, the same
Learned Theban," besides exhorting all the Presi.
dents friends to vote the Democratic ticket in ,ha,
days election in Maryland, has the two following
articles;
JACKSON AND TILER.-Some papers OF the
when they compare HIM TO the old Hero. We
are content tina, the cry Of battle shall be Jackson
and Tyler. Make the most OF it."
TRs TRuE Issur.--webb, (the inlamous,) Of
the Courier x Enquirer, says that the issue is e
tween the traitor John Tyier) and those who on.
pose him. We ecctpi the issue. Let it be John
Tyler and the Conitituion, against Federalism in
any form. Tell Clay to write another eiler!"
II the wcrl Federalism. in the latter paragraph.
be not aimed a, Mr. wrD TkR, it is difficult to ina
CINE for whom j; is meant. The remarks of the
CouIier Enquirer alluded TO are probably IN g
following:
There but two sides in this division OF the
country. IL is the traitor and ihoss who are ben
ehied by his treason, against the insuted and be-
trayed party he has deserted: il is the Crown ar
ray ei against the PEorLE: and II DANIEL WE'D
STIR cannot exercise sufficient virtue TO abandon
the cau'e OF the CrdtsH because IT holds out to him
the lure of Office, h. hns alternative left but TO
nbsndon the People. This he virtually has done
IN his late speech, the sentiments Of which but 100
clearly define his position, and render insulting to
the wings the uncalled-for question, WHERE AN
| To COT
Finally, to l'ghten this rather long letter with
sOmeSh ne amusing, We will cite the sense in which
a leading LocOfoco pape-, the New York Evening
Pos:-a Locofoco OF choice, not from trcarhery AMI
MIR Tyler's position. The con
OChWScu ~ aiu kuc tiduisOulan is q very
good specimen OF the eownish wooer and dsdan.
ful dimsel.
Here 10 a soldier who has just left the ranks Of
the enemy and joined camp, and who cooly
tells us that II we do rot let him manage affairs in
his own way, without objection, he will put
match To our powder magazine and blow us ali
up tcgeiher. The Madisonian, IN reply TO come
objection which made the other day TO Mr.
O~sh"g and Mr. MeLsne. CO members oi Mr Ty-
leF's Cabinet asks ii conditions are TO be Dictated
TO tie President and adds
awe appeal to the true Republicans Of the coun.
try TO say If the disorsaniZng and corertiy hostile
policy OF a few leading Democratic journals is not
eaenlated-is not etrnin, # persisted into defeat
the Democratic Republican party in Is44l Can the
Even rg Post desire TO unite and rally together a.
ssn the victorious party Of Isi01"
The Post Afterwards cuts short this very amiablo
little isie d.ttie, as follows:
" The Democratic party can dispense with the
aid OF MIR Tyler, but he cannot so we'll dispense
with theirs. IL IS not for his friends to a,tempt
to tertily that party into acqIiesccncc by the fesr
oil defeat, and the threat of Withdrawing their as.
sstence; !; IS rather their policy to safety and
conclliGte H."