Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-18

Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Richie.
The editor of the Union is, of late, much given
to "reminiscences of his own time, and some of them
are unquestionably of much historical interest
One we make some use of to-day in another ar
ticle. Another which we recollect just now, was
the important fact that Gen. Cass, while Secre-
tary of War under General Jackson, was the
writer of letter which appeared in the Richmond
Enquirer in the Notification time, and which frst
suggested the medatory mission OF Benjamin
Watkins Leigh to South Carolina 1t is impos-
sible to doubt and we believe it is now well un-
derstood, that Gen. Jackson himself dictated that
letter, although he was simultaneously swearing
shy the Eternal" that he would hang Calhoun and
the whole set of Nullifiers.
Every body remembers Mr.. Riches celebra-
ted prediction that the election of Gen. jackson
would be a curse to the country. The General
afterwards pardoned the unfortunate prophecy 50
far as to receive very kindly the efficient support
of the Richmond Enquirer. But it seems flat the
grudge it begat was not entirely dissipated from
his mind towards the close of his life. When MIR.
Richie went to Washington in l845, to publish
the "U3aion' for Mr.. Polk, setting aside, by ar
rangement or otherwise, Messrs. Blair d Rives,
who had so long edited the Globe it became pub
lie that the change was by no means agreeable to
the old lion who was dying in his lair at the Her.
mitage. Something got into the papers, accord
ing to our recollection about certain letters which
Gen. Jackson despatched to Washington, and
which were involving the new adminlstra-
ton in very serious embarrassments We think
it was intimated that characteristic emanation
from his pen was prudently deposited in the corner
stone of the New Jackson Hall, which Messrs
Blair & Rives were about to erect, and have since
completed. The following paragraph in the I'm
ion of Wednesday, goes to confirm the general
impression Of the nature of Gen. Jackson's letters
of 1916:
Herald speaks of "sundry letters Of General Jackson
which throw flood of light the promotion OF Mr..
Richie to the official organising under President Polk.
He says that these may be part OF the disclosures
which Mr. Rves threatens to make y and that "they
may force MIR. Richie into retiracy before the next
campaign We saw these very letters in 1945, soon
after we came to Washington. II they to have all
the effect which is here attributed to them, is it not
strange that they did not "torce Mr. Richie into rera-
cy" at that time?
We presume that these are the identical letters re-
ferred to by Colonel Benton in his St. Louis letter,
which he has misrepresented Does the Colonel know
that Gen Jackson spoke harder things of him than the
letters he pretends to refer to about The beauty Of
the Colonels revelation is. that whole editorial
course in Washington, and more especially the incidents
OF the last months is calculated to dSsipate the
only doubt that Gen. Jackson expressed in his letter.
The Convention, yesterday, arrived at no very I'M
portant results. call was made upon the Auditor for
all the information which he give concerning
the present population landed property and taxation OF
the State whether derived from authentic returns othe
census in the form of estimates based upon the
binary statistics of the Commissioners OF the Revenue
1t was determined after good deal OF debate, that the
plan adopted by the last Convention should be adhered
to, of referring committee the mode in which the
amendments which may be preferred to the present
constitution shall be considered. The committee en-
the matter of the printing for the Convention an
nounced, and, suppose there will be very little delay
in letting the contract the lowest bidder with good
security according to the plan which the Convention
adopted Wednesday. The practical printers OF the
city, presume, will be prepared present their bids
A SCENE IN CoURT.-On Saturday morning the case
of Henry Myler, indicted in the u S. Dis rict Court
held in Baltimore for fraudulenty obtaining a Land
Warrant, wasconcluded, when jury rendered YER
dict OF gny. Upon the rendition Of the verdict, the
prisoner drewta knife and stabbed himselftwce in
the breast. We have not ascertained whether the
wounds are likely to prove mortal