Constitutional Whig

We find the following letter from Frankfort, in the last Baltimore Patriot. Party strife has raged more violently in Kentucky than elsewhere, and we hope it is an earnest of the return of the era of good feelings, that the leaders of the hostile divisions there, have met in personal and festive harmony. Who doubts that many who from party engagements were compelled to vote against Mr. Clay as Senator, rejoice in secret at his election?

Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Kentucky to his friend in Baltimore, dated Frankfort, Ky. 11th Nov. 1831.

You will probably have received the intelligence of Mr. Clay's election to the U. S. Senate. On joint ballot Clay 73, R. M. Johnson 64, scattering 1. This election has very much damped the ardor of the Jackson party. We believe they had much difficulty in concentrating their party on any one. It was deemed however indispensable, that they should do so, lest it might go abroad that the Jackson party had tumbled to pieces in Kentucky. It is believed, Mr. Rowan, as well as Col. R. M. Johnson, was desirous of the honor of being beaten by Mr. Clay, or in other words of being the head of the Jackson party in Kentucky, so far as the combination of the vote upon either could have produced that inference abroad.

Col. R. M. Johnson gave a party last evening in honor of his colleagues, and one was given on the part of Mr. Clay's friends. Mr. Clay as well as many of his friends, attended the Col.'s in the forepart of the evening, and about half past seven the rooms of Mr. Clay were opened and all made their appearance there; the asperities of long engendered party feeling seemed to have passed away, and the utmost harmony prevailed—indeed it seemed more like olden times when party had not divided and separated us.

Though the leaders of the Jackson party have defeat impressed on their countenance, the rest of them are cheerful and a great many pleased and satisfied at the result. I do not doubt but Jacksonism in this state is hence forward doomed to a downward course. Mr. Clay is in good health.— The Jackson party surely used all manner of operations to succeed, to produce division in our ranks, &c. But all would not do.