Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-03
From the Boston Patriot.
THE JACKSON PARTY.


Washington, after the war, being lost in the
mazes of the Capitol, he drew his sword, says,
7 am Gen. Jackson, and swearl'll be the death
Of any one who undertakes TO poke fun at me-
Now this story, fiction as it is, is very good
illustration of the conduct Of the Jackson party
a, the present day. Their whole system is one
of braggadocio, and it would seem as though
the McDuffies, Haynes and Ell cetera, ,roaId-6c
great men, were full believers in such ,s'oord m
hand arguments as helped their Cheitaln, &C.
cording TO hoyaA, in safety through the mazes
of the National Capitol. Unfortunately, how
ever, for them as well as him, and luckily tor
our national character and happiness, there eX-
lists natural sturdiness olfeeling and contempt
of bullying among yankees, which are by no
means adapted TO the successful application oil
such means and appliances, as the JacksoniaLs
seem disposed 10 resort to. II General jack
son, or Gen. Jackson's DULLES, whether in Con-
gress, or oH oft, think 10 COW the people into
subsection, they have sadly mistaken their own
influence, as well as the character OF the Amer
lean people The spirit which warmed the
hearts and neryed the aims Of our fathers, may
sleep, but II still is, and but little provocatlon
would be required to arouse it to exerlion.
Nor are these remarks either overcharged or
uncaled for. when We reject for a moment on
The unseemly conduct which has characterized
several recent movements OF the S,Cord-in-hnnd
or Jackson party. When men are assembled
on great national festival, & have become
warmed with wine, some apology may be
found for an overcharged zeal in favor OF
fayorire le ader But when we find the same
overbearing spirit peryading all their meas
ures, when we find them extoling their
chieflain till impotence itself is obliged to
blush, when we hear them charging with LY-
INC; EFrRoyrRY, that the tabled ARCH ENEMY him
self might envy, corruption upon men whom
il is no compliment TO assert TO be FAR more
honesr than their accusers, when We lind them
dealing out, like base money, their impudent
THREATS, il becomes the duty OF every high
minded citizen to rally around the government,
and to trown into silence such noisy pretenders
to patriotism. A recent Jackson newspaper,
published at Charleston, 5. {. in the true
S,rcrd INLAND style, says the people are anxl-
Gus to regsnerate the republic, to trown Gown
INTRIGUE and CORRUPTION" Again: "ANp
THE People WILL SUCCEED. Their voice VIII
be heard; their opinion will be obeyed. In
1929 the ,rammels of corruption will be broken;
an impure and disgracelul coalition will be dis
solved; and the People will rise, 'regcnerated
and disenhralled,' re joicins in the virtues and
purity of JA,Ksox" Now in the name OF COM
mon sense, and it may be added decency, are
the Americau people to be insulted in this style
by the sUord.in-dand gentry? Are they 10 tell
US, tina, we have been defeated, tina, our voice
has been disobeyed, that we, the sovereign
people, are unregenera.ed and cnthralled!-
Shall we submit TO be thus re,iled and SANDER
ed by the sWord-in-Aand gentry? Is there one OF
these unbushing slauderers, who believes the
lies he utters. No, not one He utters them as
coun,erieiters 10 their base money, knowing 1t
to be such, 10 defraud and cheat, and like these
petty rogues, he deserves worse punishment
than Imprisonment and hard fare, the scorn OF
an enlightened but insulted people.
But not contented with slandering the whole
American people, these s,Cord finland patriots
deal largely in abuse Of those men, whom the
American people have deseryedly delighted TO
honor JOHN Quincy ADAMS, whose fame is
identified with the present and daily increasing
prosperity Of his country, and HENRY CLAY,
whose efforts in the sacred cause Of liberty are
acknowledged in both American continents, are
by them unconinently charged with faithess-
ness to their country and pronigate corruption,
and this, too, in the same spirit oflying eifron-
terry which marks the general conduct Of tn e
sncood-in-hand gentry. Mr. Adams is an " ally
of the Hartford Convention Vaccinations
of which he more than any other man in New
England contributed to defeat. Mr. Adams is
fcderast and friend of New.England fede-
ralism-of which, under Providence, he was the
principal agent, by his patriotic conduct and
writings, in achieving the downfall. Mr.. Adj
ans changed sides for the purpose Of getting
office when the immediate result Of his refusal
to cooperate i'll federal measures was non-eIec-
zion TO the Senate of the United States, and
resignation Of his seat for the term then unex-
pred. Lastly, Mr. Adams is an enemy to re-
publicanism, because he is the son Of his father
of JOHN ADAMS, name that is associa-
ted with all that is great and good in the latter
history of our republic, and upon the immorta-
itv Of whose fame heaven has stamped its own
broad seal, by summoning hence his happy spi-
rit on the JUBILEE of his coun,ry's birth.
HENRY CLAY is corrupt-becausc preferring
his countrys welfare 10 private plque, he elect
ed for the head Of the National Government,
the man whom he knew to be qualified for the
station, rather than the man whom he well knew
10 be wanting in quali6cation-an because he,
now, in an arduous and responsible station, is
devo,ing his talents assiduously to the public
veal.
But enough has been said TO shew the absur-
dities and folly Of our S,Cord-in-hand PATRIOTS
The task is too disgusting to pursue it longer
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