Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-19
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 10, Isis.
The Spencer and Van Buren, Coalition,

The u. :. Gazette brings TO bear a few more cir
cinstances which it deems pregnant ofproot ofth'
existence ofthis combination. Among others il adj
vers TO the very strange of the intimaics o
MIR. Van Buren, i'm regard TO Commander Mcken
zic all of them observing profound silence, ol
taking an active part against that oiiicer-who, 10y
his nerve, has preserved the honor, ifno the very
existence, olthe American Navy. This must have
been done to conciliate Spencer-whose piratical
son fell victim To Mckenze's wcll-tmed, Justice.
IL could have sprung from no other motive-as mo
disintercsed man ever doubted the righteousness o
the summary execution ON board the Somers; and
then Mckenzie, whose patronymic is SiiieI,
is both Locoioco himself and a brother of the
newly elected Loco member of Congress from New
Orleans. II honest party feelings had biased the
Van Burenitcs at all. it should have done in Ia
vor oithe Commander. But the sccre, understand.
ing between Van and Spencer stood in the way
and hm was to bc respected.
The Gazette adds
Ihe AJAX of Van Burcnism, Thomas Hart Benton takes
pains conceal the fact have been informed, but
delights his quondam enemy, the Secretary, by bitter de
nunciaons of Mackenzie and the Court declaring Macken
Eie's conduct have been td cOwardce and threaten
call before the Senate for action the record OF the
Court and To have the proceedings printed In
within knowledge in which testimonials OF ap-
prvn of Mackenze's conduct have been subscribed the
leading Van Buren, have refused their counienSncc
The list of signers will show how carefully Van Burenism
RETAINED from any approval We know that in this city,
respectable citizen, who is hroughy Van Buren,
much mortified the general refusal ct his Van Burens
friends to subscribe to such testimonial"
There are. TO our mind, however, more pregnant
signs than this. We refer To the very great unea-
sincss manifested 10y the Van Buren, organs at the
development ofthc Gazette. The serene and pla-
cid temper ofthc venerable Philosopher ofthc En-
quirer is violently disturbed. If it were mere idle
fiction, there could be- no cause for much feel
ing. On the other hand, irthc arrangement exists,
we can well understand why disclosure oft should
excite much inquietndc. The wrath of Capt. ~
Ter would forthwith fall upon his tratorous Sccrea-
~, and with his expulsion, the Van Burcnes might
bid adicu To the loavcs and fishes.
But Independently of this, and the uncnviable
fact that all the appointments made 10y Spencer are
Van Buren, men, there is a something in the cha
racter of the parties which invests the tale with
strong seeming of truth. 1t is Just such a compi-
Gated piece of reachery the busy, restless, mis-
chieimaking, false hearted Secretary would delight
TO embark in; and one, which Van would rejoice
To profit by. The Sage of Lindenwald,' would have
very great contempt for Tyler, if he did not bear
him a guIdge; and To have his Secretary i'm his
service, ministers TO this feeling OF revenge, at the
same time that it enables him To provide present
provant for some of his needy dependents. Spen-
Ger, ON his part, must be engaged in intrigue
or other- is habit as strong naturc-and hav-
ing betrayed every body else who trusted him,
he would lose his reputation, if he did not betray
Tyler.
The plot has been conducted in style worthy
of the distinguished adopts engaged in it. While
Spencer has been exering all his skill and ener-
gy to advance Van, the whole Van Buren, pres
scs have singled him out as the special object OF
viuperation 1t would not be possible to devise
a better scheme TO impose upon the stupidity OF
the acting President.
1t may be said, that there is great want of mo-
rality in this proceeding. But it is not so. Mr..
Van Buren, is only answerable for himself: and he
only profits by the treason of Spencer. Spencer
and Tyler together betrayed the Wings and there
can be no moral guilt in traitor betraying ano-
Their which we take to be a full Justification OF
the Secretary. But Mr.. Tyler is considered on all
hands fair game. 4 gentleman of the nice pOliti-
cal honour OF the editor of the Richmond Enqui-
rer, did not deem it at all incompatible with vera
city, or honesty, morality, to lavish very high
concentrations upon him at a time when those
commentators were not without their reward.
IL is. besides general rule, that when black legs
play together, cheating is legitimate for if old
fashioned honesty were rigidly practised among
thieves, there would be no reason in nature why
honest men should not become rogues. The Spar.
tdns, too = wise and brave people oi'od,-(wc have
some olthc same name now-a-days) held that suc-
ceSjW tlhcying wa, one Of the chielcs virtues,
even when Practi,ed on honest pcoplc-ereo. it
must be a much greater virtue, when practised by
one cheat OH another.