The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-22

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LYNCHBURG, AUGUST -, 1a2a
rHRirUM In pr Joba | rahelI's 2d
-o,tetto the Rev Robert Hun, in lasi Friday ;
paper, 76ih line Of the lsi paragraph, instead
Of" and Ncss Jtru,aisni had afterwards 10
he given to Moses, Rad and a.her Rese4s-
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az Riebmopd Lpeuir,r-- The rsiaeipies Of
Messr, adams and Cran'ordfse
In the conclusiun Of naf rrmar4.s on the
i2th inst We Promised ,l.st We would rf.
deayor 10 show that the principles of Mr.
Adams better correspond With those aaere-
inforc maintained 10 the Enqmrpl, Than
those Of Mr. Cawfnrd--tlnthe y qualified
By his abilities tu wlcld th' rAeemte pow
ers--and that be has a xi,anee II attain
them.
AS - the principles 81 Messfs Adams
and Crav ford, we must admin that the
grounds of contrast are few hui, where.
yer lhry DO exist, the scale evidently Pre-.
papderatcs ia favor of,ke inrmer gentleman.
The Distinction between lhe tnaF real par
ties which 50 long sgltalv3 Tire UNION by
their conflicts and snttno,llics was partially
created during the administration of Gen.
Washington andwas founded, ist, ON the
neutral policy adopted by that statesman
during the French revolution, and IDLY, on
the course pursued IA relation 10 The
celebrated treaty between the l. Stales
and Great Britain, commonly kuoun by
the name lf JAG Is treaty. II would be rs
VIII Az act Of superrrngaiion, rs irreafcni
10 The subject IL hand, 10 say any thing
now Of the wisdom of the course pursued
by the then administration with regard To
those measures, or of the grounds of orposi
ton assumed by their .DsnIes rs neither
Mr. Adams nor Mr.. Crawford took any
part ia the discussions which they ehsil.d
They wHc, however, the ioundalic, of The
disi elton, which continued b. become
evcIy day more broad AID definite aud
the small speck which Was Illus early seen
IN the POLITICAL horizon, became The centre
Of the system, from " hieh the two parties
afterwards dlvcrgcd 10 opposite and con.
fleeing spheres. The struggles between
the elder Adams and Mr.. Jefferson in ,OG
and 1900, aud the election IN the latter year
OF Alr ' were Tie remote consequences of
the srcdssf opposition, thus early sown.
Numerous collateral measures, previous IL
the election of Mr.. Jeif,rsoa, al Swinging
from the same general policy, were alter.
nately the subject OF cu.osium or eensure,
ss they pleased or displeased this or that
party. Bot the general tonr 81 these mea,
surss VAS universally unpalaiahle 10 the
republicans, as Indicating disposition in
tie dominant Marty tu give Ia the operations
oil the general government an "tncrrgn
which the constitution no " here recognized,
and they we're consequently regarded rs
isnrflns p0wers Which were mt granted
IL lnem by that Instrument Thus, the.
narrow lne al drmarcation every day be-
'c1ue broader aud broader and We venture
The assertion, that not the least interested
ofelIher party II that day. e,erexnetted
10 see the time arrive hen, from ih. idea
o. amalgamatpg the two pafties aud pro.
mnllng Ihc "era ofgoed feelings an idea
not lees rid'culuus ia,its natnrelhan ininri-
oHs Ia It's con sequences, the order OF things
would be- reversed, aud " the tree which
oV,rshadowtd The land, be diminished toa
grain of mustard seed - But il IS even
SO. Like an impression made on the
sand on which the water daily Gibbs and
lows, the lin, Of distinction has been eflA-
ced, and, Notwithstanding the denial Of the
iaet, ana aiithe talk about apostacy,.-. ahom
old timed rcpubIicanisn, andnhite- washeH
iederallsts. To all inlents aud purposes, lie
are al jederaLSis---,cc are ali republicans -
we shall not stop here to enforce the truth
oil thls assertion. The common obserya.
ton OF the least discerning amongst US
must long ago have brought them To
The slime conclusion. But shall things
continue so.' If the causes which
hrst led to the creation Of the two parties
have not ceased To exist, y that they have
not, viii allow, why should we not buckle
on the armor at once for a new crisis p
why should we not insist on a return ia
the doctrines which were OF old sanctioned
ny Inc republican party, rs founded on the
lmmutable andeleruh principles of truth
and justice ShaR We wait until Sampson
Is shornofhis hair until the scepire shall
departtr0m Judah, before we maxi. The
aiteiupt torcc0Ner III. GROUND we haze lest ?
VIZ nave We slept So long, whilst abuses
nave cFept one Ivy one into our political
system, tha', TO cleanse tie Aegean stable
new, requires too mighiyan effort /? Truly.
We hive cause 10 iearsn, when ". witness
The apathy which prevails en- the lead,nr
features of Mr.. Monroc's policy. and see
Tue time and talents of the former sentin,ls
eilhe constitution wasted in Idle auisl.linrs
On matters Of at best bat pvosperliye inter
EST ar worse still, in ent..eins the n,opr;.
cry oil measures Nhlch are no where SANE
TONED by the instrument which they once
pretended to guard, as thu hrc,.anchnr of
Our liberties Such sentiments as w.r,
i',e'y promulgated by the editors of the
National lntelIigencer" as tn. creed of
ffrpubllcans. would once have been repro.
hatea tron end OF The union To The
etner' as nti-constitulionai, and as claim.
ing Tor the general government powcr.