Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-19


other people. 1t has not been more tl,an three
weeks since L man by the name Cf Nl'Gregoc, no
doubt of the true Scotch N''Gregors, abused
him. until, il is said he ucmbcd like an aspen;
and it was about this very book, for yon must
know thai, for several months lie has carried Il
manuscript copy with him, wherever hc goes. !.
From, he P,te,Sjawe' Rcp,ibtican.
DIR. KINGS ADDRESS.
10 tic F,,eehotIe,y Of Dmmidiie, Susscr anil
Souttampfon.- ConciudeoL)
FELLOW CITIZENS,
Bat it is now said that The nomination Of the
Caucus at Washington should be supported 10
sustain the party" Ave! The party.n
What party the Republican party' Surely
not. - This is the erea of goui feelings
/" AnaIgatnation," is the order of the day.
Tie republication IF 'o3 his been ;tytsaioaab!c
James Monroe, like King Agrippa, g is almost
persuaded, ;" and James Mcnroe was compelled
TO abandon il in relntion TO the National :s;,nk,
Z" Ire paify in suStIihg state uSi,rp.,.ioa ji,;i
gic,s' its principles tie 60" And yet, are are
told that zoe should support the caucus nomina-
ton to sustain party " that has name 10 live
when dead" To sustain VIM. IL. Crawford
| who eulogiscd the administration of John
! Adguns,* TO which '.He priiy" 40 IS ARRAYS OPP
posed, for its 'wisdom anl iirnncss ~ who open
| ~ abandoned IFS principles III the Senate OF the
United States in tho discussion on the charter IF
cprcsen, national bank; and who now st,,Iionsy
conccais his opinions upon the great contested
questions of the day, which are supposed b,
" Tie pnTY," TO present the tests OF political or
| thoioNy. And we are constantly told this too
| by tic very men who refused To come out last
winter in favour of the onlS TRAN Of Distinctions
The wreck the remnant OF that party who was
! first IN the nomination Tor the ~ esirlcncv of
these United Mates :.ila,c TO Nathaniel
Macon of North Carolina. A politician who
deserves TO rank with Franklin and Taylor
the Cato's OF PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia. Docs
not this incontcsibly prove, that principles have
nothing In do i'll this contest about persons ?
But we arc told tia! Nat;.nici Macon could no.
have been elected. What. Is Eopui0,9ty then
male the contest of selection? Is the repub.i-
canism of 'o@ reduced to this? Have its cham
?ions consented 10 abandon q fear) the g last Of
iic Romans ~ Have they become willing TO
" To give up the siip,'' TO swim wit the tide and
ra:0ple ON the fallen, that they may retire tl.c
,.'rc gracefully from its noble wreck, covered
with the Semiidncc of powcrs
Bat il principles were ut issue, was that any
reason why the man at whom :, the finger o.
suspicion never dared to point ~ why the man
whose experience in public life; whose sound
understanding; whose amiabIe private ciaiac.
ter; whose veteran public services; whose or
th'loN political principles, Virelnian al least
'hesc exclusive 6 democratic republicans ave
the men of 49, shonld not have taken hiaa no in
The preference of WIN. II. Crawford who every
3oiy knows Is not exactly like Caesars wife ~
Bui II seems that Nathaniel Macon was too
ignorant; lie had not sufficient scnsct Scoy,
lien Is by them 'aade GnoH.e,' test Indeed
Does his speeches in The Senate of the United !
states or any where else, bctray ignorance, ci |
The interests and relations of This country |
Iuf.t md L,s
'tood in high relief before this nation for thirty
Years disclose a want OF understanding On
The contrary, who has been So l)ng under the
ordeal oi public examination as Nathaniel Ma |
con, ana been thought to commit as few blum
icrs: None OF the heart have ,;vc.. been laid
10 ms charge, nor do remember any OF lie nm |
''erslantng. Is ii possible then that any man
wi say that Nathaniel Macon is not as CONNIE
tent to serve this union as WIN. III. Crawford |
lie may NOT by possibility he able to translate !
Latin and Crock well as Wii:iam III. Craw- |
lord or any better than General Washington. |
Dnt ike hun he IS possessed of fine practical
good sensc-of sound discretion, without which |
- learning Is pedantry, wit, inpartenancc, an.!
The best parts only qualify mn 10 be more
SqrI9htiyin errors and active t. his own and the
prejudice OF Others"
Ut results then fellow citizens, from thjs cxno |!
ition that :" The party" must have other objects
N view, and not principle; that they are the
''st men on earth who should deal in Grimm on
viio - should cast the first slure.n On the con-
ra'y, they should pluck g the beam from their
''Fn eyes" befnre'tliey undertake 10 wipe s.tI,c
:oie from ours.o
So much for the Caucus Dynasty and for Mr..
rawiord. Twill now beg leave To add few
remarks upon General Jackson, who seems To
have become by q most extraordinary concur |
':,IrC of circumstances prominent candidate i'm
Virginia.
will in the first instance premise, thai am
one of those, who, when his name was first in !
trodnced as one of the candidates for the Prcsi- !
lency, could not think that it was done with a. /
ny serious intention of running bin; or at least !
that II was done by some partial personal friends |
about Nashville, who had followed his fortunes
to the G. Horse SHEEP AID elsewhere. But now /!
II seems indeed to be Joke. His popularity |
in This and some other Of the states together with
some passing events c3uid mention, are every |
day becoming with me awful proofs that we too
have become depy smittcu Of " the ponp and !
of war;n that the disposition to |
sing hosannas 90 military rcnown, and the pas
sion for military glory, are rapidly becoming the
ruling ones i'll tbs rcpubiic and that our con- |
siitutton and commonwealth arc destined to be !
shattered upon the same rock, upon -rlich per-
ishcd The commonwealth and liberties of Rome. |
#licn the Rotndn General and his Roman Army
became every thing, and the Roman People and !
tier Roman Senate nothing.
In illustration Of the truth Of Ibis remark. |
would ask, who previous 10 1919, would have |
thought for one moment OF making Gen. Jack |
efrtD IL t,,fs H. Il