Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-08


Washington When he To the Senate Chamber,
The late Jno. W. Eppes, Senator from Virginia was
animadveriing upon his conduct in ilat war. Co
ing NJ 10 Com. Decatur, who " as in the lobby Gen
jackson addressed him the following purpori: You,
Commodore are military man. and can estimate the
feelings Of military What ought to do,
who feeling thus, finds bis conduct censured as that
Fisginiau has censured minc" Decatur replied that
''tle doubtless hard be borne, parcu-
tally when accompanied by the OF desert;
but thai every good citizen must submit 10 have his
public conduct Investigated by those who clothed
by the constitution, with the rgbt 10 investigate
it," General Jackson replied hat ''le would sub
nit, and thai he determined 10 drag the Virgil
niau from the Senate Chamber, and TO sacrifice
him the spot, 10 his resentment and dat he should
like to sec the who dared oppose himn ",n re-
piled Decatur, lare oppose you the moment you at
tempt TO execute your threat | will lay you a corpse
at my feet" Jackson replied by to!liug Decatur BY
he arm and indirectly apologizing for his conduct BY
eniargiug on the state of his feelings.
Say, Jacksonians, dare you deny thsa Say people
OF America, will not Gen. Jackson make cool, relec-
ting, temperate and tyaetatie Presidente
Judge Smith is said to have been elected to the Sen
ale of the u. States from S. Carolina over Judge I!u
ger.
/ On Saturday, the General Assembly will be engaged
in the amusing duty OF scratching two Councillors
have perused the communication in tue EnGnjrcr
of;le lst inst signed "Filelityn and kuo,y not ,ye
ther 10 smile at the folly to be offended at the pre-
sumption of lis author. II is not my intention 70 cx
anime the Pretentions of MIR. Taaerro 10 tho office
which he fills, my wish induce the belief that the
people OF the Northern Neck entirely satisfied with
The course which he has pursued. Such is not the fact
The spirit OF enqurys abioad and pub!, voice i'm
perstVely demands full and candid exposition of his
pot'ical opinions But the peopeofhe district are in
dependent and Inagnanimous in their views and ,oiI
not allow their representative TO compromit the dign-
V OF his station by enlisng under the banners OF any
individual. they do not ask him 10 aGNSe Mr. Adams
or TO JaHc'' Gen. jackson. They require him. to
maintain the principles CT 98--to defend the tue doe
erlnes of the constitution, and sustain the DIGNITY of
Virginia.
II is degrading 10 the Congress OF the u. 6. that
IFS members should be the mere personal ru,tizane
lof the various candidates for tue PIesiJencv. -, Il
IT is equally degrading 10 the people who elect
them, that particular opinions as 20 men shouL
constitute Fass2ort 70 Office But whatever ma,
be the opinions OF the people of the Northern Neck
as TO the merits OF Geir Jackson, the political sins
OF ME- Adams, or however great their objections 10
their present representative,-bcy are l3raI a ic
StouS "a 7fActa9 people, and they cannot accett the
proftered services Of Henry Lee. They cannot be
se,rced rom the path of virtue, by the most enticin
aiuteHens; not even by the oer OF the rrlic se,yi
ces OF an individual Justly eminent for his aiuncn.s
ana distinguished for his talents 'sFidciit, has mis-
taken both the moral and the intellectual char cer
OF the people when he addresses. They are not so 10
nuran as To briuuencel by hss dictatio nor so cor
'pt rs 70 have abandoned all sense OF moral proDrie,
hey Sui! retain the spirit of their ancestors and will
never conGesccnd to te REPRESENTED by man! who
regardless OF honour and OF decency, has impaired Ius
ire to his talents ~ casting cloud over his reput-
ton II painful 10 make these remarks; but sense
Of duty, comrels say that the great BODY oc the
people OF tue NoieEn Neck, would consider themselves
disSraced by tie mere supposon that they are capa
bic OF forgetting far the distinction between vice and
virtue and 81 losing sight Of what is due to thcr OK N
ae to seat ia Congress. Silence might be cn:sfru
en- by The public as an acquescence on the part of ;he
people OF the Northern Neck, in tie preiemsuns OF
ilrf~ Leo !ayc thought il proper TO make tLe;e
Remarks, in order to remove that impression and so VIM
dcate the character Of the district from an inde;bie
dIagIace. They made under the influence Of n,
feelings personally unkind towards Henry Lee; and if
they appear to be harsh, he must attribute their harsh
ness 10 tie folly OF his pretended friends or TO his o
ln.scre"n let him return 20 the scenes of domestic
iiie, and lis quictude will not be disturbed LET his
friends cease to obtude him upon the notice of he
public, and his SINS viii be forgotten or remembered
they will be remembered the spirit of charity and
compassion. WESTMORELAND
To TIE EpIroEs OF III CONSTITUTIONAL VINO