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Calhoun, Webster, Van Buren, and
Clay-The RichmondWhig thus groups
and disposes Of the above gentlemen.


Mr. Calhoun it is said gives out that
his future life is to be dedicated to phil
osophical contemplation at Fort HILL
A wise determination. In the politics
of this country, his influence, always
exaggerated, always limited to persons
and partizans, and never comprehend
ing any community but that of South
Carolina, is at an end forever. No
statesman of the age has played his
cards so badly, or having had so much
in bis power, has done so little. With
nigh intellectual points, he wants sense,
hard, common, every day sense--the
knowledge Of man as he is, of things as
they are-the logic of Webster, the a.
cuteness and contrivance of Van Buren,
and the commanding genius Clay, ad-
apted to all emergencies, and to sway
men by lofty and undaunted courage and
intellectual superiority. Place these
four men in ship about to be wrecked
in mid Atlantic, and what would be the
several parts they would play!


Calhoun would try to iad consolation
by recalling what Cicero and Seneca
may have said to fortily US against the
fear ofdeath!


Van Buren, would carefully pack up
his luggage, and with hat in hand, look
out for chicken coop, upon which he
might haply float until reliefcame!


Webster would retire to the cabin,
afraid to look fate in the face, and have
recourse, perhaps for the first time, to
the bible and prayer


