The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-05

same individual champion, on the SUBJECT
nj the presidential election, i altogether
/ aceitlrntal. and the mere result Of that pure
kindred feeling mblell, like gra'Iia''oo,
/ draws the remoiest hearts together, apd
rnllsis IN oac cause, Ihose who are stfan-
gers 10 .sch Other, sasesin u leiieliens con
genialty ri sentiment. But perhaps ] am
i,,fs multiplying words ~ vain, sod 81 Tar
Iffhm giving 10y nagnanimily credit for The
aipte attempt At apology, on account oil
the numerical supcfioiiiyUn my slde 10 The
rnutroyersy with Henry, thai gentleman
i nas refuse Ia aeeept explanations, aud, re-
wing upon the strength and dexlsrity of his
pen. As much rs he does upon the lniall-
biiity Of lis creed, bid defiance To al appa-
rent odds between us. Should tlns Ia The
case. a consciousness Of The justice 81 my
ealisr, rs Will rs the victorious powers win
with which that cause las been supported
/ hy Rulrdge aud lnnes, quitting my own
/ efforts altogether IN the back ground com
prls me 10 wish the adventurous Henry n
! SAFE drl,rfanre al least, from the perlis OF
! the conflict. Nay, let him, II possible, sue
cossfully emulate the prowess OF NirglPs
hero at the siege Of Troy and whilst, like
Fnoas, he PUSHES into battle, exposed 10
death aud prodigal of lite," let him come
off cOnqner0r aud more than conquer
Or
now advance TO the Threshold Of my
subject, and we will remind the reader that
this piece will be mainly confined 10 an
aimadyersion upon the first eomnunica-
ton Of Henry, which parports To be an adj
dtess 10 the people oftlie western counties
of Virginia. A fair charge against this
writer, ~ il appears TO mr., Il one winch
pefadtcninre applies f. all cOpuoyershlls;s
Tor either particular men or particular
measures. II happens, however, that he
subjects himself 10 the charge IN It's extre-
NEST latitude. mean that prejudice viii
ia some degree blind every controversial
writer, however honest he may be; but
that Henry lahors most invcteratcly under
the malady IN question, inasmuch AZ he
takes every thing for granted against his
" evil genius" John Quincy Adams, aud
every thing in favor Of hrs" magnus apol-
To, William II. Crawford. On the ether
hand, slai, be inevitably brought, by n
species of indirect inference from MY own
premises, 10 1hr impuiatlon of impairment
interference ina political concern between
Henry and the western counties of Virgin
IN, 81 far ag this ansIcer embraces the +" adj
dress !" especially when my signature an-
nonnccs that write from another cline,
and that the obscure, unaspiring state of
North Carolina. Indeed my pen may be
betrayed into something like the inflamma-
tory invectve OF Henry. BE this, howe
yer, rs il may, my own lips shall not con.
denim me- for know OF no subject, how
ever exasperating, In the discussion Of
which, my reason could be- so far dcthron-
ed by PASSION, rs To allow me 10 say that
was either fnrously" the advocate, or
" luriously" the opponent of this or that
public character. Henry having used this
word, has afforded us its practical import.
THAT'S his" Juror menies" would visit upon
the unhappy subject 81 the term all the
obloquy aud suffering which cruciixion it.
s,lfnnicts, without regard to the innocence
or guilt Of the victim.
In illustration of this fact, let us advert
for iroment 10 the opening charge of
Henry against John Quincy Adams. Az
iora long and really plausible introduction,
illumination might be looked for ia the boz
dy OF his communication, he opens the
argument by heapiDg upon Mr.. Adams al
the sins of his misguided though ilustrious
ft,her BY way OF finishing the picture of
identity between father and son III few
rcsstlcss words, he tells us that the older
Adams. must by the force of paternal in
strneton and example, have instilod into
the mind OF the younger n deep-rooted re-
Wrence, amongst other heresies, for hts un-
qualified enloeinm upon the British con
stItution, and for that demOuiae lreo
which cansed the ancestor 10 speak of the
republican patty Of this country as 4" Il fac
ton which should be ground into dust aud
ashes" Now brand these prcccpts with
the whole obioquy which they mert--con-
sign them ut once to ingorions perpetuity
with the long, fragrant catalogue ofproiani-
ties which hive emanated from despots
and their minions throughout the measure
less expanse of tme.-Still, does all this ac-
countahli,y in any way attach to John
Quincy Adams: To impIicate this gen
tlcman IN the above minated enormi-
ties, merely because he happens to have
sprung from an ancestor who is taxed with
having committed or countenanced his full
share of them, would be equally absurd
and ant-christan. Such principle would
argue that lieleetus was right in attrbu
ting impossibililies 10 education, and what
is still more sbhurrent, that the system Of
ethics, which entails the imquities of Il
father upon the head Of the son is worthy
OF adoption rather than reprohation in this
highly embellished and philanthropic age.
1t Is true that Henry looks upon the Incl
dents OF Mr.. Adams's birth, education, SC.
as atiordmS, in the cant of the law, mere
prlmd .taeie evidence of Bostonian fede-
ralsm )" but when this forensic logician
comes to blend Herewith some other
facts Of more recent date and less dubious
character" he arrives at once under some