Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-07


circumstances beyond my control have compel
led me to break the engagement, ann under, to
catch up and hand over, ior a corner in the lode
pendent. whatever may be transprine here thst is
peculiarly worthy OF eonmemotation. promise
better punciuaty Tor the future. IA locker on in
Vienns." and expecting SO to be for some time to
COME engage, you Ogrecing to become ehronlelcr,
10 communicate periodic lily the results OF my OF
servations.
impr'n's, then, must inform you that gentle
men nave been nj last found IN the House ct Re
presenta:ives, of sufficient nerve and patriotism TO
consent to serve on the Committee Of Foreign AT.
lars. Certain members, you will recolect, viz
Messrs. Gilmcr, Hunter. Ihett. Proiiit, Holmes,
Chapman, and Cooper, pcCiessed TO have con-
sciences so tender, OF so tmii-l undertake not Ia
say wh'eh-that they shrunk from the very thought
OF serving on the Committee with MIR Adams
rhey seem TO have hunted up phantoms Tor their
imasinations, until MIR Adams became TO them n
perfect law head and bloody.boncs, to "ftshten
them out Of their pioprieiy." But congratulate
You that Representatives, of the Nation have u,
lengih been pitched upon, OF gonucr mncies and
less exquisite conscenees, who take the view OF the
subject demanded by patriotism, and suggested 10y
good sense, and deem it duty to serve the country
ON this important Committee, ,eiih Jshn incy
.i!ipiS lis head.
The gentlemen selected 10 succeed their recusan,
predecessors arc MtssrS. Stuart, of Virginia, Ca
| ruthers, OF Tennessee, md Meriwether, of Geor-
ga. and have only to announce their names, TO
assure you, that IN the exchange, the nation has
suffered no deirIment. They gentlemen Ct
equal intellectual pTotensionS, TO say the very casi
and they are calm aud sober heads, that look at
things arghi, and are above the influence OF a sort
Of panic, (hecomc very common, now-o days) tha,
IS made the cloak TO veil, IN o.dcT that II may more
surely effect party designs.
| Aud that they have but answered tho Ioqu'si-
tons OF public duty, must seem palpablc To every
one that can sec an inch soyVnd his nose. Let Us
sec.
Either MIR Adams Is, or he is not. friendly 10 the
peculiar institutions and interests of tho South. Or
To vary the proposition either lie IL disposed or lie
not disposed, 10 usc his influence rs Chairman Of
the Committee of Foreign Affairs, to make an us
SaJlt upon the rights of the Southern people.
Well II ia; former Le the proper SUPERSTITION
that u 70 say If he be MOI unireniy TO the South,
what objection can Southern gentlemen Iaisc tn -
service with him on ono 1T the most important
Committees OF Consressl What excuse can thcy
a'ecr' None whatever, unless they can claim To
be exempt from Tho common duties and response
| bLi.ics OF Representatives of the Nation
Bat take The On alternative Suppose Linn to
h'thor lnImcal feelings Ia the S1uth-dtd NJ, SSH
Gtlmer, Huutcr, AMI their srcedns comraJcy. do
i
4 pest ct Southern dslrncc} Is ihat the way TO
deieoi southern Interests and Southern RIGHTS
re'Itni IA the hour OF invasion and danscr2 Per
haps, s''o up Their pl.c to Northern men whom
they sunr $, 20 he less fr.nlly than themselves
10 the South This Is cue n mode truly oi stand
ing 10y the Southi MD Adams (sny tIes, rc,irn,
memCcFs "i the Comnuec,) j. no TREND al the
Souih' and wa will not serve with him. Move
WHl tcuse aud leave hum 10 do hs worSt--to carry
on his unlrlendiy Vaccinations TO himself - hcr
men may come IN To- help HIM in his evil DESIGNS
Tor what we clre-i5s will O1ck out" No,y t;i-
IS JlSi IA much defence OF Southern rights as slel
'e'ilS Oneself IN the mountains M time OF war IS
deience OF u sea board which is invaded by a nos
Ne army. Really, gentlemen YOU are not the
brave defenders OF the South We would have the
country believe, Il seems TO tie that the course of
MessIs StuA.t, Caruthors, and Mer.weiher is far
more SoHhsrh IN its tendency, more ralro H., more
unleions, more polite. They have been placed as
sehlntls ON the watch tower and hey are too proud
too unaucc'e lily devoted 10 the South To desert The
pos TO which they were called. These arc the men
10 defend Tie Souih-rol those whose sicklv con.
sciences and tnid imasinations bd them retreat at
tie first approach Of danger, as If desertoa were
not dishonor.
Tie attention OF the country should be ken, 10
;hIs SUBJECT until the remedy is applied. lie is 4
dui' observer who has no, discovered that there
KISS studied and concerted purpose to k1ep
the public mind in1lmed by perpetual agitation
Of Abolition and It's kindred subjects. II South
ern man does no., with all his hesrt, damn MIR
Adams as an Abo.itionis,, and damn him aloud;
OF 1t Southern man dare take step which his
deHrer4ie lddsm,ni sanctions as the very best 10
he taken tor Southern interests he IA c,nsscd n,
once with hose favorable TO the schemes OF the
aootonisis, and effort set on 100, TO call
down upon his head the oJium and exccra,ion of
inc southern peopc.-Look al the course taken
towards Nessrs. Stuart and Bots. Though slave
holders themselves, and though as firmly opposed
10 the Northern fanatics (perhaps more SOL rs
The more NOISY champions OF the South an effort is
constantly being mad: to Identify them yih it's enc
m'es' and as these gentlemen happen To be Wings
to force the conclusion that, ergo, the Wings, axe
sene'a!Iy AoolIiionistsi But TINS mys,i.icatOn and
deiu'ion Cannot last. The country will, ere long
see VINO are The nsta.ors and what their purposes.
ana TIE South will rs surely come TO discriminate
Oe'"een ITS real and lis pretended friends; and
% Sh mat h0uE OF sober ratonnliIy shall arrive,
Alexander III. II. Stuart and John Minor Botts
wall have their proper character assigned item
as eiheent and faithful, because more iudicjous.
defenders OF Southern interests. More anon.