Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-29

F'a TIE CoSsT1rvrIonAL WAC
I'e ht"N"a'"n q anger like that &c tue s,aps shows
MS 10 ciaefs out hides selves; we nuie cur
'o"n the opinion of the world ,yet we TOO
'so"a'a!y and eagerly defend it, IACoT
II is perfectly obvions that the friends of MIR Ran
dnlp" orc stiy'0g 10 make ms election party I1ues
:,IH III IS II at!sG that Fr MIA possesses Other
men .rhoFa principles accord with hers, whose talents
would T." useifsi u splendid and whose con
dnct "caid be more decent aud diguei than that OF the
present incumbent. The ocS;r has Already sound.dl
The EE1er has ttfcre! lis oracuiar dict.r and ,voe
be un'o ta' obstinate hereto WHO shall abide The melt
inS Of !ie f!ilaSs sormhe blast OF roscrption and
remuneration rrepaiIng For those who ti5ahcy e i;rpe
rial SUMMONS The Ministers and a;arcia;s g. ic con,
duct i:e secret movements IF party we'll apprissd st
Mir Rando could De cleo ted, if Candid and so
Der appeal were made TO the good sense sousd dscre
hon. and genuine pa!' otisn of The Legislature have
seized orna convenient pIeteXt rolsinr its State
pride and inang its aDrrs feelings 1t . alleged tina
the senate iIteDaeC direct idignity TO VIRGINIA and
her principles ~ emitting toTlace Mr. Randolph! Gu a
single Committee, aud that the finger of the Admins
raon IS visible III this ma i<ed insult as a wise con
ciusiOn Gednced from the assumed facts is conteped
hat to sacrifice Mr. Randolph such crisis would be
to cover the Administration and pocket tie indgsit
cf tie Senate.
IT, indeed, sha Improbable ard extraordinary ssc;
could be established. that the President and Cabinet
bad combined with the Senate to offer an insult To- Viz
sinia IN the person of Mr.. Randolph should no.,
even then deem 1t necessary to the honor of the Old
DOMINION S; sbe should CRAFTY her resentment at the
expense of her wisdom nd dignity j. would be moor
revenge 10 bb:ct INJURY upon ourselves, provided
cpud heTebv annoy our enemy, and should certain
" be te principal sufferer by RE ELEcT!NG FOR SIX
YEARS man. who has forfeited the confidence and re
Pect "i large majority of the State. But in truth
What fnIier"e foundation does Ibis Idle story rest
UPON Ct conspiracy to- degrade aud triumph over Vr-
g'nia-if the tIembefs Ut the Senate really designed
tbs imputed in-t! 20 Tie State and her principles why
do they Ooi also exclude from tie Committees Nj
Tazewe!l, '"bo jnst firm ard inhexible and far
more dfcciors and respectful than his colleague in
maintaining ;he 2i'hes Of his constituents YET Mr.
taIeweh las been appointed The secopd Member or
the hrs Committee OF the jjoUselfa majority Of the
Senate arc ec'usted by tie uoieraD spirit ascribed 10
them, WIN do ,ey appoint SIX Members of TIC ofpo.
siiion ChafmN7l Of Committees among ile,n Ben.
ron aGo Nan BGten. two Ci The pillars Of that party2
Again. does NAN believe that under tie rule ae
aGoye5 Us tic "natc. % Id could have c.x
crsrj A't Randolph iJoU every Committee unless the
mrb-i'v had pIso combined produce that exclusion
The thjag lrnposs be!-By the rule Of the Senate
majority Of votes only necessary in the appoint
rev of Cairmen, and the remaining members arc
chosen by bare plurality If the minority Of 81 had
therefore generally supported AIR. II. il is utterly i'm
possible that TIE could have been excluded from every
or fron, any Committee, unless sUppose only
that Members of the majority voted for themselves but
bs' ke"isc they had previously agreed in conclave
upoo every individual who should be appointed 10 each
Committee. II 'be Inajohty excluded Mr.. Randolph.
they could in hike have excluded every other
member OF The opposoD instead Of which eUeTy Other
member has been placed upon committee.
assert tbep without The fear oEoontEdicten dsi j,
lefe ba' 5eea a9y asalt e Virginia; e authors Of il