Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-09
Com,nnuIU ted.
Stale of Parties al Tennessee.
{" NASHVILLE. 3th Nov. 1

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You ask for my opinlon concerning the
state of parties in Tennessee. My business
has taken me lately into various parts of the
country, add have enqulred a good deal a
bout the views Oi our people with regard In
the coming contest for the presidency. My
Information has been drawn from ali classes
of the community, and allowance has bren
made IN forming the opinions which | enter
tain on the subject, for those pre- JUDGES and
Iiarlalilies which influence IN greater or Tess
degree the majority of mankind.
General JdcksOn's pretensons are before
the people OF the Union. The Tennesseans
say ,nai he Is a man of energy aud extraordi-
nary abilities. Those who fought with him
through the late war, feel for his person thar
ATTACHMENT which mutual privaiions and mu-
tuni dangers never fail 10 Inspire. The military
renown Of The General has graIihed the pride
and elevated The character Of this stale. and
she feels entirely willing mat he shall be- ho-
noured with the highest office knuwn To the
constitution. The friends of General jackson
say, thar iiis character is misunderstood 10 the
Eastern sta;rs-that he is believed by many
To be rash man, wi' 81 grarest PURPOSES are
Unsettled by his passions II that his passions
ne eastly excited. aud of the most terrible
KIND. Bii those VINO profess best To- know
the General, say that the characterised trait
y
and gra,ciy upon every matter of importance
III which he Is concerned and that his pas
sions seem 10 he but the lights of his mind
which illuminate its march.
With strong confidence in the greatness
of The Intellectual powers of General Jackson
II IS not matter of wander that the penrir al
Tennessee should earnestly desire ts see their
honoured and veteran chief elevated To In.
"Nice of chief magistrate az the nation. But
suppose IL shall appear that General J ,clison
cannot succeed, you ask, ia This event what
VIII Tennessee do? The people her" thinl,
well ol the natural talents The Uttered know.
ledge and accomplishments of Mr.. Adams
= In see that hr is file writer and scieutiii
'caily acquainted with the laws Of nitinns.-
May of what hrr Called here the old settlers
Temenber the controversy of '98, in which
they took warm part; and those feeling
which were then excited are not yrt rxtin.
Suishcd. Whilst ilIrse conflicts wers depend
ing, the father of Mr. Adams was our puiilica
chief, and the son b. lag then of mature az,
maintained the opinipos of the father A.
s5ainsi these opinions all Tennessee was array.
ed, and she then boastrd of her unequiv dca
republican character From iiir old sttrirr,
and their descendants, hiuk Mr.. Adam.
will derive little or no support
There is one obi 'ction t0 Mr.. Adams " hci
him. hut which / believe will fioally weigh
heavily Hpon the minds of IA great niultituds
of the voters Of Tennessee | mean his sud
den conversion from federalism To Republ
canisn. II is very difficult to CONCEIVE how Nr
Adams could agree to- abandon the poiiica
friends of his early nlauhOod--hOw he could
act with the fPderalisis until he vas fDrty
years of agr-and then leave them.
A great many people here will believe
however uncharitable that belief may be-
that Mr.. Adams lost all hopes ofthp re-csfab.
llsbment Of the federal party, rs such IN pow
er-and thai he then resolved TO change his
politics, that his talents and requirements
might moi be- lost in the exile from Office al
what was deemed a discontinued MINORITY
Beyond doubt, there are some persons here
who WI give to Mr. Adams, under any cir
c'imstances, their cordial support in the APP
proachiRg contest. But, rely upon it, that TIL,
number viii mol constitute a majority.
The mass of the people in this state do not
seem IL have much acquaintance with MIR
Clay, although he is then neighbour. The,
have heard that he is rloqnent--that he is
man OF gallan, and lVfiy bearing and endowed
with fine genius. They believe him to b,
warmly devoted TO the honour &c his country
That MIR. Clay j. many friends in his state
There can be no doubt. IL would he dscrrdit
able To Tennessee, were this not thu fact. Fer
ne has served the nation long time, and will
great ability and fidelity. SUme say that i,
the negotiations at Gheut, he opposed man
iully the attempt which was made 10 bette
me privileges Or the fishermen of Nantucket
ny giving 10 the British the free navigation %
Tue Mississippi and its tributary streams: and
they exclaim, what would have been our stu
anon had This cOncesson been made, whsi
even now our fur companies cannot trap oi
the Missouri without being murdered by tn
savages, who are melted to war against Us b,
the British on the lakes?
good many men in Tennessee, Of conse
Qnence aud fAani. eteno To- think fIAnf &c Cor