The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-04
From he HARRISBURG r.,

from me HdIftSthTp Coma.s7ff.al,L
We ieel much satisfaction in l,vi,.,,
lore onr readers the following el;cr r..
the 3" Hero of New Orleans in ans,.'.
ohe>adsiressed To him by the colnmii,.o'. =
pointed 10 draft an address 10 tbe NJ
oi the Union, on the subject of H., M ~"
PRESIDENTIAL election, appointed At a ,,,'
tlns oil The citizens of dis county. h,ld =.
the 2lst Jan. last: vi
Nashville, Etb. %. lg2s
Genilemen-You letter of the al -,
VITA the Harrisburg paper entitled H.
Commonwealth" containing the addr,s.
You have alluded TO, has been this d.
ceiYrd. The complimentary mann,s
which my fellow citizens of Peprsyl,.,"'i
have been pleased To notice nv n;l;,aas'
services, and their voluntary .xnr.ss,a!
of respect and confidence in me. ba. sSa.
ted, On my pant, proper sense of grati
tude. As committee, appointed to drar
an address to tine people of the Uni,es
States on the subject Of the next preside
tal election, you ask TO be info,naa
Il Whether l can or do approve of ma
name being used at this time AZ A cardy
date for the presidency OF the United
States"
4 should have consulted my own reelino.
by continuing To avoid speaking ON tio.
SUBJECT but the respectable source frnr,
whence the enquiry emanates prohil,;,s
any but a candid notice of your commm5,
cation.
My undertaking rule Of conduct throuph
HE, and Which have and ever shall deem,
as conSen'd with the true republican prin-
c'pies OF our government, has heen, neither
to seek or decline lsni4ic invitations to of
flee. For the services which | may have
rendered, and which have, it is hoped, pro-
we'd III degree beneficial to my country.
| have nothing to ask. They are richly
repaid with the confidence aud good a.
pinon of the yirtuous and well deserving
part of the community. | have only es1
sayed to discharge debt which every man
owes his country when lrer rights are inva.
ded u iitwelve years exposure tofatigue 81
numerous pnvatons, can warrant the as
serton, l may venture to assert, that nv
portion of public scrv ice has been periorm-
ed and that, with his impression, have
retired from the Busy scenes of public life.
with desire TO be 4 spectator merely Of
passing events.
The Office Of Chief Magistrate of the
l nion IS one Of great responsibility AS
1t should not be sought by any individual
of the republic, so it cannot, with proprie-
ty, be declined, when offered by those who
have the power Of selection. 1t is interes-
ting to TIE American people alone, and in
the election, they should exercise their
free and unbiased Judgment. 1t was with
these Impressions, presume, aud without
any consultation with me, that the mem
bers OF the Legislature of the State of
Tennessee, as an additional testimony OF
their confidence in me, thought proper to
present my name TO the consideration of
the American community. My political
creed prompts me TO leave the affair unn-
hncnced by any expression on my part.
aud to the free viii of those who have u
! lone the right to decide. Your ohedicnt,
4 &c. ANDREW JACKSON.
The committee cfDaufhin CO.
GEoRGETowN, ID. CO. March o5.--As
an evidence ofthe pressure of the times We
state on the authority of gentleman, that
/ there were fourteen hundred applicants for
the Office of ii deceased clerk. We can re-
collect the time when there would not have
been fourteen, for there was then no bust
ness, but what would have offered to an
industrious man full as much honor, and
three times thequota Of proft--Sed tempora
mutantaf, as the a,idity with which public
Offices are sought will most fully prove.
.HetrOpOi't0n.
Mr.. Editor: | find that General jackson
! has consented to become "A candidate for
the presidency. | must protest against his
election inasmuch as IT'S said he intends
to hang every rascal in Washington. Un-
derstand that by no means include my
self among the number, yet am satisfied
II would render the population SO scarce,
there would be no getting along. would not
have you hint for the world, that it was the
fear Of the generals election that drove
i Gillespie, the lottery man, Oft. ID.
go
Among the reasons rpreierrlng Ar. A.
dams Tor the Presidency, an Ohio paper
gives the following as having influenced
the decision of the writer in his favor and
we can truly add tina, it has been one OF
the main causes that led us to decide on
giving TO him what influence we can bring
to bear on the question
" Not the least recommendation Of Mr..
Adams is the circumstance of his being OBJ
n"Nlous to the political jugglers who infcst
every nook of our country, and whose sup
port IN any cause is only to be obtained by
pledges and bargains"
1t is bcause Mr.. Adams has kept aloof
from intrigues, because he has been and IS
inaccessible to the baser spirits and bAser
feelings of politics, aud because he has
trusted his cause to the people alone, that
we, as one OF them, give him our support
and think that he ought, and believe that
he will, be preferred on that account, 10
at least one of his competitors.
IN Y.4mer