Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-16
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| WAsstssrcS, Ten. iS.h, lSi<.
We are a. barren Of news, Just about this time
IS II this was not the great Metropolis. The Sc
nate did no, sit on yesterday. aud il was prisa"
BALL day In the House; so have nothing stirring &
communicate. The mos, can 10. to employ al
hour OF murky day, is, To chronicle Tor your en-
teTainnent, few OF the ca dts CT the hour. will
fanjom hits al such matters may happen TO q,
across the mind 'twixt this and the end OF IN,
serawl.
Wet-,hc frat rumour is-,hat Nj Ewing, Gen
uaf'son's selected Secretary Of the Treasury. an,
who was too high minded TO brock the unehival
rons treatment Of Nc Ty Ter, has hi,her for TIC
express Purpose Of meeting an issue Of ve,ac.,y
eeiween himself aud the President pretty
piece OF inperunenec ard approximation in al
eleesed Secretary, should say. A salt, boiler dare
arraign the great President Of these grea: U. States
on charge OF fasehcoii II it is no, treason, II
certainly Il about as arrant an instance of impu-
dence rs has been heard Of since this Republic be.
gan. wonder that so sensible man as MIR Ew
ING has the reputation OF being, should these hard
ume'' pay his expensss oil tho way f,om Ohio
aither, to try issue Of verac,y with chs Excel.
eney, the President" VIVA, can he do He has.
hS true, TO sustain his statement, the evidence Of
John Bell and Gsorge e Badger; but can he fancy
'ha' the testimony Of these gentlemen and himself
united, will avail aush against the nse Gixi, OF ,ha,
most august man, John Tyler. President Of these
United States Of America "One grand MISTAKE, >,
you have made, Mr. Ewing. You should have re-
collected that this thing Of the Presidency has mos,
metamorPhosing virtues, swells peoples dimcn-
SONS most amazingly sometimes, and enlirgcs pro-
disioai'y their powers OF reraciiy. AMI you should
nave remembered that men. when "ead with liz.
lie h,e' authority, may cut fantastic tricks" before
thes fellows, with perfect Tpuniiy, aud be exsmp,
ron the ordinary accountability OF human flesh. -
But TO return from this episode.
was going on 10 state ,h,t tho object of MIR
ENinss vsit ssi to b., to bling 10 trial the issue
OF vsraeity made up between himself and the PFC
s'den That issue, as presume you arc aware.
As' been rendered. Report saith the, Mr. E. ho,
received information that the truth Of his saemen,
has been often and most publicly dsricd en- he
Predicate srPrsss authority, and that he feels
bound, IN justice TO his honor 10 exhibit further
| proofs, thaI ere said TO BE behind. That MIR Ew.
ins's statement hes bs,a pronsuussa false. and on
Mr. Ig'ef's sa!is'ify, the Psesiien dare no, DENY.
what Is TO &c the character of the forthcoming
PROOFS, runor does not, with precision, declare; bu,
venture lille prediction that when they do come
!" ever tHey DOL the etieei will be ovesyhelmn,
upon captain Tyler. Apart 20 II all rumor, Iien
sor that half his ntamy has no, yet been ;old; and
when all that is known in relation TO the ve,o.s of
the fiscal bills, shall be broush, to the public saz,
he will, desPit, OF the soo,hings OF his swollen ya
nifty, from his very heart. n, evil hour thu,
saw HIN raised TO the Chief Magistrates station.
Such is the rumor as to Mr. Ewins's intentions
and IS very generally credited. | incline 10
think, howeve-, in the absence Of all positive infor-
nation that the oCjsc: of Mr. Exins's vi.i, is mis-
understood. He surely cannot think i, necessary to
vnd'caie his character FOR veslei:y from any ssper.
sion OF John Ty!e-. S;autns even Lv himself, he
mas no!hins TO fear from the verdict OF public or.
mon. His moral character is unst.ined by n spo,.
tie IS Known 20 the country 10 have been the I'M
aided arc"'ee; OF MS own fortune 10 have risen to
high disii1c.io1 by merit, and merit only. There
Is no irsacAety resting on his name, 10 broken
vows, no violated pledges, is the case with Mr..
Tyler and therefore, should say, iha, between
him and VI. Tyler, the American public would not
n'sit'ie tor moment where to place its credence;
but whea Nix Badger and Mr Bell are called to the
stand, and eorroboraie Mr. Eyins's assertions, the
balance is so greatly against the Pesden, tina, no
man would himself DC credited for truth, who would
say that he believed the P.esitsnrs contradiction
So much Cor ruu1or the first. The s.cond coe,b
to this eIect-,hat there ere TO lie surdry changes
in the Cabinet. Mr. Forward is to be Di.,ric,
Judge IN the place Of the ls,c Judge Hopkin,cn:
Mr spencer TO take MIR Forwards present post,
which Will leave vacancy yet TO be supplied, and
that vacancy, It is said, will lie filed by Mr. Ser.
geani 81 Pennsylvania. The latter par, of ;bis
however, | can never believe. That Mr. Sergeant
should acceP, ofice under Mr. Tyler, is thing out
OF tie range OF probability. Mrs. is no. the man
10 connect himself with such a conccln as this Eye.
euiive. He knows too much Of the black history
oil the bank bill vetoes. Wef. he, with the know.
ledge which he is known TO possess Of this mos,
dark ard dsgraceful transaction, TO take place ur.
der Mr. Tyler, his disgrace would scarcely he les,
than tina, of MIR T. himself. | lave no doub, ,ha,
man OF MIR Sergeanl's purity and chivalry Of
character, and known devotion TO Whis pripei,l,,
wonld sooner be put to the torture than unite him
SET with tho Executive GOvernmen, of a man vino,
to outrageous ireachery TO great party and lis
principles, adds shutting prevalieAon, if no, down.
right mendae.ty.
Leaving rumors for the present, | hasten to the
pleasing task Of ehronicling, last, one brsh, &c,
OF thi. Administration. OH Its a glorious one
Indeed Surely it will blot out many OF tho Presi.
dents sins, and 10 advance, venture to bespoak tie
charity Of he country account Of this redeeming
daedl After all, we ore not so badly off with our
President. will no longer keep you in Suspense;
30 "know all men by these presents" that Wash
ington Irving is appointed Minister Plenpoten,iary
to Spain, The Court Paper Of yesterday morDine
ushsred in the annuncia,ion Of the glorious fact in
g!odfeation editorial Of a column md two thirds
JuslheaF him ar this Administration had no, dors
another good thing, the nomination Of Irving alon,
would distinguish L.. God don't send many sucj,
spirits into this world. Behold the modest
student Of that day Transferred to the hiins,s,
Plenipo'eniiary Of this! Thanks, thanks 10 III,
discrimination and the justice OF Mr. Tyler and Sir
Webs'er-ihers 10 green spo. in the History Of
Promotion; the unsolicited honor falls upon a man
Of real merit ~hhoM on eeeid,u, and igithout a
tribs" Tolerably ecsia;c ,his--is j, mott would
suggest TO his EXce!lency to he careful how bo
makes another such nomination, or his "Jobn
Jones" will 60 of in ecs,acy and himself he len
wiIhouia Tyterus TO chaun. his praises. "a green
spot IN the History Of Promoionr-is in WHY
thu! is sort ofadmisSion that such or.dilable non
nations nre Of rare occurrence. II there is but
ono screen spot" Mr. Jones, you do no, say much