Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-14

Buff you could be justified in supporting
General Jackson upon The score Of faicnis, from
the evidence he has already afforded us of l,is
disposition to encroach upon, and trample u..-
der foot, the laws and constitution of his
country. and TO place the military above tn.
c"h authority, have we not good reason TO
dread, plating such man at the head of our
hauon IL, under such circumstances as he
acted, he wonld imprison one of our Judges,
and by mis- martial ia,cs, suspend the invalna
bic writ Of Habeas Corpus, have we no reas, IN
to fear that IN a civil capacity, with the rens
OF Government in his hands, he might, frum
some cause t. us now unknown, prove danger
Gus to the liberties of this country You ali
know the disposition Of men of his cast, {" To
feel power and forget right"
Ours Is not a military Guvern,nrnf, and ne
yer was intended to be such an one. Why
'hen elevate man To our Presidential chair,
whose highest and almost only recomn,pptla-
ton IS his military genius Why are we by
the spIendor of his victories aud the pon,p OF
MS triumph, To be dazzled out of our senses /?
why are we so ANXIOUS al this early period nf
our Government 30 have military cbieftain
10 rule over US? Have we not warnings y
nongh from the ex perisuce of ancientand mo-
uerh nations, Ia Prove To US the lailacy and
danger of coniidng our liberties into such
hands! General Us temper is too violent
ms ambition is too great 10 receive my support.
Like Bonaparte, all his soldiers were devoted
% MN, aud would sacrifice their lives IN mis-
cause Tile first annncation of his claims to
the Presidency came from those whom he
had commanded in war. If he has such n
facility OF endearing aud entwining himself a.
round the hearts of his soldiers. NAV we not
be INDUCED with little glance into fu,uri,y
ana say, with his ambition-with his bold :
ness and address-with his insinuating inan-
ners; when he shall receive the command of
the whole army aud navy of the u States, he
may IKE bonaparte, attempt to raise himself
10 Empire upon the fallen liberties of this
country Z" L, for one feel unwilling To trust
him, and can only say to you in the language
of the Latin Poet,
CnYs ha5.t fanun, in corfu.
1T you require any further evidence of Gen.
Us ungovernable temper, and disposition to
disregard the laws of his country. he has fur
nlshed 1t tn you in his correspondence with
.Mr. Monroe, lately drawn forth by Mr. Low
RE, and published To the world. In one of his
letters TO Mr.. Monroe, he says that if he had
been the commander of the Military District in
which Hartford is situated. he would have
punished the three ring -leaders of the Hart
ford Convention, and he had no doubt bu,
that an independent Court Martial would
nave condemned them under the I'd section
OF the act establishing rules and regulations
LOT the Oovernmentof the Army of the u. S.
NOW, when we come TO examine the very au-
ihor'ty under which, he says, he would have
| acted SO rashly, we discover that this author
y Goes not pear him out, nor justify the con-
ciusion to which he had arrived; and that In.
members of the Hartford Convention. werr
not, and ceuld,uot be embraced under il. Vel.
Gen. jackson clothed ,vith the poiDers of a mi
mary chteffata would, CONTRARY to the laws of
'nis country,l have punished these men be.
cause ne Thought They DESCRIBED H. This. howe
'eT, wouid only have been IN unison with his
execution OF Administer, and his Imprisonment
ct Judge Hall for Issuing a writ of Habeas Cor-
Pus, to briog man betnse hun who had b,en
Illegally imprisoned by Gen. Jackson. Iwas
as Duch opposed to the Hartford Cooyentioa
as Gen. jackson could possibly have been.
oe'iaved that they assembled logether for the
most unworthy aud nnboIy ofpurposes. EEL,
a wlsn al the time that our gorernmeni could
nave interposed TO prevent it. | have mn
doubt that our enemies were encouraged u.v
the course which these men pursuedl IN hr
iieVe mat our Union would be severed. and
that we would be compelled to subn,if IN
peace upon disgraceful terms. But never did
carry my feelings 80 far as 10 induIre a
wish like that Of Gen. j.
In the same correspondence with Mr.. Mon-
roe, zen. jackson recommended and imonr.
tnnaiely urged il on him to annipnmote tn.
Two parties in our country. After SD MANY
years OF severe struggles aud Contests for ,be
ascendancy-after the most obstinate and uer.
swearing opposition on the part of the Fede.
raj party 10 the republican cause, and 10 the
hepub''can OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the many
obstacles which had (by this partyl been
thrown IN Inc way TO prevent IA successful
prosecution Of the late war with G. R-aft.r
the elevation of Mr.. Monroe 10 the Pres;dsn.
tia chair by the Republican interest: he nm.
dertook topress II upon the genuine Republi.
can and Patriot IN all his appointments To
disregard party and party sPiri; or in other
words, because ne wished the promotion Of
favorlte officer (Col. Drayton) to the war de.
partmenf, Mr.. Monroe was TO throw aside all
his predictions, and all the strong ,ia;ms
which his own party had upon him IN nro'
mote Gen. Jackson's friend and Mr.. M's poI.
teal enemy. wish not, +. C.. 10 air mn
party feelings, but like to see men act con.
sstentiy, and Gen. Jackson has given YOU the
strongest evidence by his sentiments contain
ed IN this very letter that you have no right Ia
make any calculations upon his corporation
III sustaining those good old republican princi-{
pies when we ny our exertiOns have succesd-
ed III establishing. How can the great polii-
cal machine move on smoothly and correctly
when some OF ITS works are rotten? How
can we expect 10 SEE our administration pro-
coed with harmony when it has discordao,
members 10 the Cabinet? Although should
feel proud 10 see the time arrive when ALI ,u,r
citizens should thak and act alike uu,n
political ubjects-AItbough I should refuge
To see them all rally around the constt,,
ton as the ark Of our political safety and har.
munize together as brethren of The sams
political family yet I feel we'll ..as,,r.a L..