The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-31
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jackson in 1879. have no means of sa-
tisfsctohil, estimating the pubic feeling
in regard To him, neither near NOR more
remote, but my impressions are, his pros
poets are mol encouraging for the ensuing
election. There are no peculiar evidences
Of hostility To the present administers
ton IN . large portioa Of the delegation of
this State in the late session of Congress I;
nor are there any strong evidences that
they we're not in perfect harmony with a
large portion uf their constituents. Yon
wish to influence public opinion 10 favor
Of your candidate, bot di corning public
will want some other aud better proof Of
his merit than your assertions, that he is
eminently .rtuous, intelligent, and valiant,
aud pure republican,. Where is the e,i-
dence of bis virtues, public or private, ior
the first half century of his life ? They
were not heard of 10 Pennsj i,ania and
in what way have they been exhibited
since the commencement of his military
career in 1918? That he has been IA
brave and successful commander has ne
yer been denied but yon search in vain,
among his achles cments, for those acts of
humanity and magnanlmlty which essen
tally constitute the hero. VaIor is
common virtue among men the ahsence
! of It would be rare If not regarded as a
vice among Anericans. So far as valor is
concerned, General jackson has many e.
quals, wnom fortune has not favored with
occasions 10 display it. But martial va
Tor, unless you pant for war, and want for
your Presidents military cheftan, is an
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slrdb" IN Presidential candidate. Let
| YOUR President once assume the actual
c,Nnmand ofyour army, and you may ere
long mourn over your fractured constiiu-
ton and departed freedom. The intelll-
gence of your candidate is certainly not
prc-eminfnf, when his blographrr claims
merit for him for having retired from in
| frIior stations To make way for those " no
could br more useful. H. has resigned ey-
cry civil public station hs ever held.
Lastly, as IN hrs pure republcanism,
which you say we have all known, wit
messed and felt. Was il his mldness and
respect for the laws, that subjected hun
to heavy fine at New Orleans, the thea
tire of his glory, while bis laurels ere yet
| fresh on his brow? Was the policy he
urged on the late President to make his
selections for Office without regard to po-
| litcal opinions, and his dee larailon that
he would have brought the leaders of the
! Hartford Convention before a court mar
tia! on capital charge, of republican
| character? Had Mr.. Monroe followed
| his advice, would you have thought his
appointments republican Was his ap
| pearance at Washington while his Florida
Campaign Was the subject of discussion
and legislative inquiry, an evidence OF his
rel ect for the public authorities? II was
in his divislsn that Neale Cameron was
put to death without the form of trial, and
his body left u buried prey to vultures.
! As Governor ct Florida men were banish-
ed and subs quently imprisoned, under
his good pleasure, and released by ex-
press from the psident, While their pet
tons "ere debating in Congress. These
| gentlemen, are a few Of the many strb-
born facts that ought to admonlsh you to
hold forth On the parity of his republican
ism rather disirusttngly.
But fnlsome AS is your panegyrrc on
! Gen. Jackson, your sweeping denuncia :.
ton f Messrs. adams and Clay is more
exceptionable, and equally unsustaned by
facts. Why assume the prerugative of
the good people Of Kentucky, and de-
nounce their RepreseDtatn while they
receive Mr.. Clay most courteously, and
others who voted for Mr.. Adams. for
aught that appear, stand ~ well as ever
With their constituents You charge the
representative of llIInois with acting re-
gardess i" If public pledge" and the one
from Missouri ms following in his wake, af-
ter "prolaacted struggles of conscious
sense OF duty" and that Louisiana,
whose soil had been redeemed by the
transcendent heroism of Jackson, was a
bused by two of her Representatives. w o
turned upon her preserser, and pierced
him with the fsngs of ingratitude. Nor
can we forget, you add, that the mast or
spirit, by the power of whose Influence,
mysteriously eXerted, these facts so oppo-
site TO Republicapism were produced, was
rewarded with an office long an object of
his ambition" Really, gentlemen, this is
dealing freely with the characters of men,
who have some title to respect, who may
| think it necessary to call you to the proof
Of what you assert of them. But how
stands the account between your hero and
the two ungrateful Representa- ives from
Louisiana" Mr.. Monroe's extraordinary
exertons, with Mr.. Madison's co-opera-
tons, prepared the defensive force for
,hat point, and urged General Jackson TO
repair there. In Your ardor to exalt the
nero thess things are overlooked. The
enemy were checked on their first landing,
in which action the Orleans Rfiemen con
spculously and bravely served. Gen.
Humbert, the invader of Ireland, is ac-
knowedged to have been serviceable, in
the official despatch. Speaking justly, the
government and the citizens of Orleans,
Gen. Jackson, and those under his com
mand, each performed their duty, and the
result was sixnal repulse of the invading