The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-28

81 orr idplized hero arr the offspring ~
martial achievement. The hrmcr owes
lis immortality io noble gsIlaniry, m IN
spired skill IN welding freedoms dread
artillery against her epsmfes haih saAa age
anu ei'liizcd. The latter, too, has lis real
Illustration in times sc prriln1s, devoted
warfare, rather than the calm, philusaphic
moments of peace. Lnuk Ia the Geld, and
You behnld numherless towering n,anu
inenis af Jacksou's glory. Luck In the
cabinet and the senate, there Is no "haud
writing on the walie IT, point out any signal
exhibition rilhrr at his talents or virtues
let Dies Grn. Jackson, from majesty of
character, attract ta himself larger mod
cum oi civic hnmage, ut uni, efsal re,er
enee, than ever spontaneously fell upon
any uthrr republican cheltain. Why,
therefore, Is he not content ? satisfied with
scaling The walls pf human exaliatinn, with
out quite ascending In theSery parapet In
Grn. Jackson sore hrrauSr of his exclusion
from the helm of af' drs : lie has only To
retolve dlspassiunat.ly the true theory of
tile federal constitution, To discover why,
IN system So complex and slupendons,
mere plnratles of electoral suffrage, should
he denied Il conclusive operation in the
ultimate selection of Il presidential candi
date. A like tranquil investigation Of the
history of Republics, would unfold Ia his
ene. Setlc mind the entire consistency
between the devotion of the American
people 10 him on the one hand, and their
unwlIIiognrss on the other tn proclaim him
the supreme Archon of the Republic.
With all his supcreillous ranco towards
II. Clay, IT is proper To remind III. General
that comparison of their respective
SER, ices would leave him but LITTLE "vanlagc
ground If he be- Junus Crsar, in nm
fallen purity, Il. Clay is Marcus TulIius
Cicero. Ifby the sword he has conquered
Gau for the Repuhhe, and made her ms
tress orthr primitive, study sous OF Albion
TO II. Clay he"ugs the glory of having
repuiscd Hannibal from our gates, aud
Frustrated Catline within the Citadel by
the thundrrs of drnnnciaton. Has he
afforded sacred iadpbtable pledges never
10 pass the RuJieon3 All the sanctitics Of
thu constitution would be equally free from
violation under the auspices of IL. Clay.
To allow prejudice the sway over mag
nanlmlty in estimating the public virtue of
his rivals, is dprogatory 10 the loitiuess Of
great man. With the view of estenuatlng
with General jackson ii. Clny's hahitually
intrepid manner of canvasslng his public
acts aud political pretenslons, | will here
introduce from Roman story an anecdote
or two, illustrative of the great liccnse of
personal anlmadversion among the must
celebrated ancents: "Ciccro wrote a
high panegyIlc upon Cato Under the die
tatorshlp of CGsar--a panegyrlc upon Cato
was the severest satire against C93ar,whose
measures Cato had constantly opposed
Cesar took ii in this light hut though
absolute master of Rome, resented it no
otherwise than by large and distinct an
swer 10 II Marcus Antoninus, one of
the best and greatest Of all the Roman
Emperors, being Informed that satire was
published against him, and persuaded TO
punish the author: BY no means Says he,
if what the gentleman has wrote is false
and groundIcss, it will do me no harm il
it be true, | shall know how 10 amend my
errors by it," VIII Gen. Jackson deign 10
examine Adams defence of the American
constitutions for the purpose OF testing the
accuracy of superstition, that liberty has
less to fear from the chicltain than the de
magoGue in this invaluable compilation
of the political annals of States, Kingdoms,
aud Empires, embracing luminous EXPOSE
tions Of both the conservative and deleterl-
GUS principle of every variety Of govern
ment, the General may at once read his
own re(utatlUn, in the truth that military,
not political ambition, has most generally
cnslaIed the human race.
CoNON.