The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-22
From the Concord Statesman and Resi.terl
Black spirits and "h'e,
Blue spirits and grey,
Mlngle, mingle, mngIe,
You that mingle may.

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[Shakspsns.
MIR. Editor-Ynur readers may imagine,
that a secret session oftae Mosaic Oppo-
s'tlon" was recently held at Washington,
for the purpose of dryisng ways and
means OF opposing with ,igor the re.eIec.
ton OF John Quincy Adams. As it was
nd sable that the utmost freedom of debate
| should be enjoyed, Mr. Vie Presdenl G.,
Nas called IN lhe chair the meeting rec
serving to Themselves, on the suggestion Of
Nj, H. of Virginia. the right OF amending
Their journals, and the appointment Of tie
candle snutfrrs. sweeper, and door keeper,
Mr.. X OF Virg mia, then rose, and after
most unconnected and rhapsedicaN speech
! of four hours on the subject of the N&e.
warmness Of the people, by which he
meant, he said, the freeholders, aye and
the negroes, for they. thank God, have
voice IN the election of President, he con-
cluded with offering the following resoIu.
ton:
Whereas, there is some reason to fear
that the people of these United States may
be so iukeWarm a. to re-elect John--not
John Cor John the Baptist, or hing
John of England, or Prester John, hue
John Quincy Adams; resolved, that we
will oppose his re- election for the following
welehiy reasons,
l. He accepted the office of President,
Notwithstanding all the Virginia Delegation
with the exception of one member, voted
agrinst HIM.
O. He belongs TO a -slaveholding
State.
g. He is the son Of old John Adams.
d He appointed SFederaIists to Of
fS.
5. He has recommended the erection OF
a National Observatory.
6. He has recommended the Panama
Missoo.
7. He is friend to the system of intel'
nal improve
8. He does not spell Congress with
Mr.. B. of Georgia. moved to strike on;
the following clause. He appointed two
fedrrallsts 10 office, This motion wa3
seconded by Mr. r. of Kentucky who OBJ
served that il woeld be queer indeed if he
and MIS- friend from Georgia were to JOIN
the torIarn hope with no other prospect
from victory, than to receive yard or
80 - ""i"'J didNby luu W nlHL Wy w.
wounds, or at most. leave to retire from
the service. Was it becoming in them,
fedetaIlsts ayowed, to pronounce them'
selves UNIV orthy of oficp--and iii only to
encount prescription , Nr. Il. Of W.
gina. then made most fender appeal to
these aenl!pmrn-besought them to sacrl-
fee their old federal preudites-assured
them that the Richmond Enquirer should
hand their names down TO immortality
and he soIemnly promised that ifit pleased
God, aud he State Of Virginia, (and Re
begged pardon of thar ancient and reno"n-
ed commonwealth for not placing her frst')
10 cont!nEe him in the Office hp then 50
unworthy filled, that he would give thenl'
and III of the fedr' al party who would 60
operate with him. the benefit of the little
influence which he might have With the
next pre9ident-proyided, nevertheless
that Jackson the chieEtain WAS not the
man elected, or the chairman, J. c {. for
tor there was great gulf between lhenP
or the New kork man, the great d1lchtf'
&r. De Witt Clinton.
The clause was then stricken out.
Mr. {. of Maine, then moved to strike
sut the following clause, Ne b,ougs TO
a non-sla' eh@dlug State"--bnt after
most touching appeal to him by Mr.. IT.
was called upon by him to sacrifice ms
Jahdt'eal prcjrdicts, aud narrow NJ"
England NOTIONS and scruplps, Mr.. {, with"
drew his motion, apologzing al the same
time for tho liberty he had taken 10 ou:'-
ngi;.