The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-04

| government, it has assumed a bolde,
tone. Dlsrcgarding the wishes of a
large majority Of the party, from whose
name 1t seeks to derive its imposing in>
tiuence, sowing dissentions in the very
ranks which it declares itself intended To
unite and above all, assuming to itself
the high prerogative of giving direction
TO public sentiment, it becomes AN jn>
| strument IN the hands of unchas,en ed
ambition, dangerous alike to the purity
OF our elections, and the stability of our
government.
Against such system, fellow citizens,
we would awaken all your iealousies :
and we have very little doubt, that when
It's principles shall be completely deve.
loped, 1t will meet with an opposition
from you as vigorous as your power to
| destroy 1t IS complete Nor are we
alarmed by the effort which is making 10
impose It's adherents on you as the leei,i-
mate and exclusive representatives OF tn.
most popular party in the nation. Are
currence to the history OF the times will
show that the greater portion of the
| members OF the late congressional eau.
Gus have been the only Uniform oppo,
, nents OF republican administration.
elected by the almos; unanimous voice
oil the country, and commanding, by its
wise and energetic policy, the approba
| ton of It's constituents, and the admira.
ton of the world.
Our government may very fairly he
| said 10 have been government Of exne-
riment, until towards the close of the late
war. Ii had been -administe al difre.
ren! times, by two different parties, each
advocating system peculiar to itself,
and neither claiming for its favorite
principles that authority which long and
varied experience alone can give.
One of the hsppiest effects of the late
war, was to open our eyes to the excel
lenoics of both, and to pave the way for
the adoption Of system Of administration
as perfect as human wisdom, aided by
recent experience, generous spiri, of
concession, and patriotism as enlight
ened as it was disin,eresled, could pos
sibly have devised.
10 unfold TO on, fellow citizens, the
various eXcellencies and numerous de.
tails oil this system, would require grea-
ter extent, both of time and space, than
we should ieel ourselves justified in de-
voting 10 It. lis chief eXcellcncy may
however be portrayed in a very few
words. Ii consisted in ligotous effort
to give strength and stability to our i'm
situations, to develop gradually, but com.
pletely, the varied resources Of our coun>
try, and 10 ensure 10 the ration The beDe-
hts OF that policy which avoids war by its
preparations to meet it. The favorle
ofisprings Of this policy are national
bank, essential TO the judicious admins
tratlon Of our finances and The wholesome
conditions Of our currency-an extensive
system ffortifications-an efficient navy
"a small but well regulated military
sstablishment-and literal appropria-
ton of the public funds towards roads
ard canals, intimately connected with
the convenience Of the citizens, the COM
merce Of the states, and the cheap and
efficient defence Of our country,
Such is the general system OF the I'D
/ ministration, at all times uniting in its
support large majority of congress, but
as uniformly opposed by the greater por
! ton of those who now present themselves
to you as the exclusive republicans 9th
day, The navy and the army are con-
demDed as dangerous 10 the rights and
| Liberties Of the people, and these together
with the system of Notifications now in
progress, and The liberal appropriations
TO roads and canals, are made the foun
da,ion of a general charge of extrava
| Il
several objections proceed it is true from
different sources, but they will be found
embodied in tine late congressional eau
Gus and together with the political in,
Tolerance which has been publicly pro,
claimed, may be considered as the sys-
tenn which the caucus party il successful
mean 10 introduce.
AS the opponents Of this system, and
as the jealous aud enlightened advocates
one ofIhem, indeed in great measure
the author Of the more liberal and en-
larged system Of national policy whish
we have eHdeaVored briefly to explain, we
now present TO you the names of gen
Andrew Jackson and John e.. Calhoun.
II would be needless to detail TO You the
various grounds on which the claims ol
these distinguished citizens TO your sup
port might be fairly urged. Their
splendid exer,ions in the field and in the
cabinet, are too recent in their date, and
100 important in their results, to require
TO be recalled TO the grateful recollcc.
ton Of the country they have served. -
II either Of them has ever jrodden upon
questionable ground, the circumstances
/ IN " hich he vas nlaced, the excilenenls