The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-29

most al the most honorable legislators of
thus land. IL any rate, you, occupation.
axe Ot'eil ;, l. gone you 10 lpngrr ride +
The foremost hnrse I'm the political turf, and .
hrns hm led without cap or spur IL the I
dns', might rs well prepare for kissing the
rod from which yonr Niucing hobby has T
escaped. \ few taure parting words with T
the prlmeval hackneyed editor of the En-.
qu'rrr. In "aslng your contemplated /
warfare against the administration of nnr |
president elect. pray always level Your
heavy metal and small arms both al sub
s,anilhl objects; substitute real Tor imasi |
nary targets. Attack not mrasuies On nc
count at the man, bat attack the man for /
his measures, If they merit oppasillau.-
Fisher Annrs is said To have run cray, rum
4nil"'Ins lllr eoloss ! image of Ronapa,te,
during The Emperor's nearest approach 10
universal dominion, 10 haunt his brain by
1 day aud night Bewslr, in the name and
/ inhcclhty al edilniiil yeas, how YIN ad
init the ghosts Of the elder or younger
Adamscs about your pillow. Like all othrr
gem, they would come at the bidding of
/ their subject, aud l,ceratc your nlnd with n
severity pToportlonate Ia IT,, morbid love of
their presence. Moreover, Sjr, try IN tx.
hhlt better sample IN tim" To come of
anIIpaIhy In the pf. sldrnt elect, linn your
commentary upon his letter accepting the
helm of affairs. Nou there per-onate the
mere shade % the critic, and unlike such u
Character In every thing, sac inherent
spleen, would tarnl-h the name itself of The
author by managing the harmless dress Of
n single communication. BY the by, Mr..
Adams 5 slyie II writing is mol 10 BE- in
paired AZ Il model for the cabinet and the
republic ni letters, by the sphemeral atrlc.
lures Of qaibllng I,'uruh Amidst lis
universal eel, brliy, II has been ernnncd
with the high approval Of the first REVIEW
erS IN Europe aud America. W,ll, then
may Mr. Richie blush at hs socd II essay
il the department of pathological learning
He must forthwith resign that new vocation
Iuto the hands nj hi, classical friend the
writer of The series Of fine pieces about the
late presidential election, or into The yet
more conspicuous hands of the honorable
John itandolph,"bo now and then, amidst
his " whm. nhalps," lectures very tartly,
If not appropriately, on verbal criticism, 10
toe mrnbefs Of congress. upoh ihe whole
Mr. Rltnie, return once more 81 ynur as
tensihlr, vaunted post, IN the watchtower Of
the constitution, IL act asa sentinel rather
than pjtlnl critic. Rusty as your armor
has become, iaflen as your once "wa,ing
plume" you my yet possess ,isor aud
lepute sufficient 10 figure away among the
mrritorous. Influential defenders IF our
political ark. Take heed, though, tn one
all important thing-neilher urge good old
CcIbcrus To bark aloud when all is peace,
nor allow him In br sllcnced by n sop when
danger threatens from any quarter whatso
ever.
must nov. after depressing beyond the
limits of artificial composition, resume the
almost Inlpcrceptiblc thread OF my argu
mrnt If [ wrote fr the fasldiohs few,
add not the plain, unlIIumlhcd many, |
should want an apology for this vide aber
ration from the landmarks Of my subject. -
But speaking Ia the .,rrat sovereign mars
Of The whole republic, fear not for the
weight of my Statements aud rrasonInSs.--
Truth needs but br trnth, and argument
unsophslcated 10 fnd their way home To
the wise vcomanry Of this land.
Il remains for nre 10 Sc. utnlyc the mo
| tivrs y hich lay al the bottom of krenrr's
arcnsation, and 10 Offset against them The
tcautirl symmetry and command. Z sub
limities of Mr.. Clay's public life. Thesr
motives cannot be tested without referring
cardinally In the uneXhmpled lnhctnre In
which they were developed, This innelare
occurred ca the eve of the fnal decision of
the presidential election by tho lonse Of
Representatives, and found krener tho.
rough. going zenlot for AtCrew Jackson. -
The GcneraIahd John Quincy Adams were
ushered INTO congress with suth decisive
pluralities Of electoral sullrTgcs as tocentrc
! in Themselves NIL the chances Tor the legs
lativc ballot. Notwilhst udlug the obvious
limitation of the contest to the two fore
most candidates, the ficnls of William II
Crawford would not dctdch themselves
from his hopeless fortune. Thry resolved
unanimously 10 support him on the fist
ballot, aud thereby gave n proof Of poll
teal favorilism, altogether new, and II my
! he rs laudable as new. Their perlindciiy,
| however, must have yielded IN "A stress of
circumstances IN "A protracted canvass, aud
the moycmeat they would then have aaop
ted, either as a'body or 10 fragments, is
even yet very uncertain. MIR Clay, for
the want of electoral numbers, ceased 10
remain on She list Of prcNdrntid can,.I
! dates, and MAS thrown hUrs dn combat
IN thi, sltuaioa he had 10 fix nI,pn his IN
dvidual choice among the lhr'e rdccnt
rival, Of HIMSELF who hspirrd to the chlef
m,S,,lracy. Ills prospective decision ex
CITED the hopes aud fears Of I'll concerned,
to the acme Of suspense. From his vast
influence, and lis Incidental hr,ring upon
the great clection at hand, it was forrsren
that he confronted the result After the
calmrst aud most sollcitous reelection npon
the pref nsions ofthe candidates, he form
ed and Independently proci ,imsd his pre-
fcrcncr for join Quincy Adams Alas
what clanonr and hury burly did il stir
Oh. The mob llself ia the wildes, freaks