Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-15

Ihe principle is already settled. Congress will
go ON to construct roads and canals, and OPP
position is too late, and must prove unavailug.
| me DUTY OF good citizens is to submit to the
VIII oil the majority, and IL Is best to do that
win good grace, which must needs be DONE
| w "hs' we shall never cease To deplore thst the
constitution has been thus tortured by its expoun-
uefs ana To oppose the principle every proper
cdSio we are Tree to confess, that see no pros
peer Whatever, OF successful opposition, except from
an abuse of the power so iagrant, that the people
VIII at last perceive the necessity of wrestling
NOSE VINO we conScieutiously believe, nave usurped
IT, w hist Mr. Adams is abused for holding these op-
mons, ought not to be forgotten, that ur jefferson
was tue JtrSf f'esidemt who recognized the power,
ana signed NH authorizing its exercise.
| we do not feel ourselves in that awkward pre-
dicament in relation To our consistency which
| "fenry insInuaeS. We can vefy consistently
continue our support to Mr. Adams, because no
resident who could have been elected, would have
wihheld his Signature TO bill for Internal I'M
provement Our correspondent we conjecture, is IA
partzan oil Jackson.-Does lie not know, that j ck-
son is an advocate ofthe power, and what is more
IRENE To the Tariff: Why has he not abiured him?
Does ne consider 1t fair to pull down Nj. Adams
oi u'"' "hich lie would have excused or justified in
JACKSON Before he thus attacks a sta,esmau for
his political errors, advise him to look at home
and have a little respect for his own consistency
NAT partizan of Jackson, should denounce John
quincy Adams for advocating Internal Improve
ment, Is really laughable enough? If he can o up
Gown the suspension of the great liberty writ of
ifaheas Corpus by the will of an individual the
military invasion oi neutral and friendly state
the execution Of two individuals after an acuui,taI
by Il couri-martial, the imprisonment of JUDGE
for doing his duty, "a threat to cut off the ears f
members oil congress for doing theirs, the mos, vio
tent abuse OF thc Governor of sovereign State for
exercising his constitutional and sworn duties votug
lor the Tariff and for Internal improvements we do
,hink ne might continue to swallow the single pill of
Roads and CanalS.--Such lamentable obliuutv of
Judgment deprves ofal disposition to laugh. and
nils us with regret for human Inconsistency.
| To the Editor orthe Richmond Tt7bjq.
DEMoCtACY-rHE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
RSHrs.n
take 1T for granted, that you do not intend
In the course of your Editorial duties, TO com
strue, o!t-hand, all the acts of Mr.. Adamss adj
fnihIstratIon rs coming within the golden rules
established by Mr.. Jederson's Administrations
and therefore | conclude that the constitutions
as hitherto construed by the democratic partv
and the rights of the STATES as hithirto main
tanned, will be supported by you with your for
lner zeal ana independence. | am led to this
belief because | know That in YOUR suiinort of
llr. Adams you have been governed bv an
honesty of motive, that locked for no other
reward than an approving conscience, and be-
cause you sincerely thought the best interests of
oar country were 10 be promoted thereby But
when, after reading the Presidents address Ids
covered an awful squirting toward that system.
which above all others, must have its Influence
IN adding To the alreauy gigantic power OF the
general government, and of consequence an
influence IL weakening the power OF the state
governments, am induced 10 enquire how m,
Trend OF Sthe Whig," could consistently con-
'inuc the text" which quote above, and vel
continue to ask charity and forbearance for the
new Administration, from those who have al
why's been the sworn enemies To an accession of
power TO the federal government
lconfess, ''tatit is the sacred duty of every RI
tHen 10 support the government of his country
until by acts If mantcsts disposition 10 invade
IFS constitution and berties.r You know me
too well to believe that my opposition to Mr..
A. system o. internal Improvement, s.sprincs
rom iactious and unworthy motives" Indeed
If have construed your principles correctly.
you, yourself. must have been somewhat startled
when You asccrtaIucd the lengths to which his
very outlines will go. If in the onset he invites
ourattentIontJ this ubectifb BY the cour,e of the
late administration, lot which he was SO prorni-
neat inember,) we discover great anxiety to-
ward an unboundcd extension of this scheme
II by the course of events in our own state we
und great change IN the opinions of the people.
and trace that change TO the deceitful bribery
ID
be seriously alarmed at the course pointed ont
by the Presidents speech.
What can be more apparent than that The
object oil the late administration, in relation 10
the great national road, has been, thus far TO
reconcile Virginia TO the measure? Through the
medium Ot the Post Office department. the least
responsible IN its political character. our rood
people III this state have been invited to point
out the particular advantages in their immediate
nciShbnuThoods for the contemplated link, or
rather chGta; thus inducing each section TO en-
terrain strong hopes that the road NAV mass
through their neighbourhood. The people of
the valley have spared no pains in exhibiting
their claims. The people Immediately under
the east side of the Blue-ridge cherish strooo
hopes, not ONLY on the ground of their geographi-
cal claims, but because Montpelier and Month
cello may Perhaps gain sight oft
Observe the strong feeling expressed in the
resolutions of the citizens fthe middle country.
whilst the good folks about Richmond are rea-
DIV to cut the thiDats Of their sapient common
hall for refusing to join with the more wise Pc
tersburgans, 10 their wish to share some of the
loaves and tishes--since they are necesssrilv
TO DC distributed. Thus an attempt has been
made land successfully tool to influence the
INST powerful OF the human passions-seIf-in
terest-and whilst each is induced TO rive into
tle measure under the hope ofparticuar and in
dIvidual advantages, all are made TO send i'm their
allegiance TO this hitherto Objectionable power
OF the general government. The deception will
be continued, until at last the different candidates
for THIS federal muniicence will, in their zeal.
vie with one another which shall be most
strenuous in their eXerions 70 promote a gene
raj system of internal Improvement.
These things prove, Mr.. Editor, that the peo-