The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-13
-IYYrHBuR6. APRIL Is, 1896.


ths Ist inst. with considerable r..
~ and only because it Is our duty,
.s'hli' ebronielers, to record such events
r. Inc day AZ may srat'tl the curiosity Or
"A IA the information uf the reader. Ihc
sent session Of Congress has been dis
p,a;sh.d, so far, by more frequent aud
"a acclin0nioos lnVectl'e than apy
NV" ,h. famous war session, and one or
s;rnnediately succeeding. II is natural
,,,,,rp what ia the cause bf this depart
'.,o fro,n parliamentary courtesy? aud "ho
w d. som.otors oflhe disco d that seems
sax, converted our legislative hall Inlo
a,l,,,ir theatre AID when the cause
,,sclx.red. il behoo,es the people to m
.,,.ose their power to rescue their ,ep p.
a,,t,,ps from conte pit. aud their conn
,y from disgrace. what rs the cause o.
ts,,, unparliameniary proceedings? 1t has
-. ,,igin m the result of the late Presiden-
.;talrction: not, indeed, because that re-
I'd, tended to the defeat of any great prll-
81. f,r which AS honest mn and as pit.
.;,,. ,hr defeated party 10 vet contrndng !;
hn, b.rause it consigned to honorable ~
,ran,n, The opponents of the present 1 hief
M,r;o,ra,p. II is due, however to The
t;, nd. of one Of these gentlemen, Nr.
Crawfard,) to say that they have generally
b,d but Il tie participation in the di5gracrinI
npn.ifion wsged against the present ad-
r,;nI.irafion, but acting upon the liberal
,eotiment of th"ir leader, are disposed 10
,;se +. his succes sful rival a fair aud candid
,,ial. If thrre.be one or Two Distinguished
syreptlons tn this remark, who seem to
bend their bow with the greater vigor be.
capsp the mark at which they aim is placed
Nv consci ris integrity beyond the reach If
tIrir shafts, It IS because they have been go
long engaged in tnrmoll md strife, that they
fnd il difficult If not Impossible to eradI-
brtp the aabit, or because they have be
rome infected with the Jackson mania,
which We vgriiy believe threatens alike the
purity and fhe permanency Of our govern
ment. We shall not stop here 10 make
this assertion good. The time will arrive,
soon enough, when the attitude in "hirh
Gen. Jackson has been lac before the
nation, and the peculiar circumstances
which have attended his second nomina-
ton as candidate for the Presidency
will make it incumbent upon us 10 express
ourselves freely as To his qualifications and
his deserts and "snfficlept fof the day alll
b the evil thereof 1t may be asserted,
no, thai among the origHlut trends OF
Grn.Jaekson, but few are found head
,fand intrmpe rate enough To participate
conduct calculated 10 h ing the cause of
.hei h,orie iutn dsgr &c, and TO blast his
prospects of future elevation. We use the
Erm original friends" in contradistinc
tun 10 Tho who have recently put IN the
badge of servitudr 10 the "AllIitary Chief
tin and " no VIII support hi inst So far
s' their support ma, teI 10 elevate aao-
ihrrand more ambitious Statesman. The
willy and artful man vino, by a singular II,
Bsninity, pradaced by 4 train of clrcum-
stanees equally singoor, succeeded in
reaching the secord otficp in the Republic,
With few devoted friends, Constitute that
put Of thu opposition party " hch stjckles
al no mssns to effect their purpose. John
Z. Calhoun is the sanl nf the noisy b aHl rs
who seek 10 pull down, by any means, the
present administration, thai he, and not
Gen. jackson, As Is prete ded, may reach
Che Presidential Chair. lie is the silent
organizer oil the factions which attempt To
tVr0w obstacles in the way of Nr. Adams
who charge him with crimes of which he
vas never guilty. aud With designs Of which
D. never dreaned, that h" may b. come odl-
Ons IN the eyes of the people AID verify the
re,naik made By NJ. Randolph, with The
prophetic fire on his tongue, that he was
ally Swing the last foui yeas at hi, ia
TIERS administration With such , leader,
skilled IN intrigue AID article, con, ersant
with men, and an able Judge OF the mrsns
h reach the "weak sides of those with
whom hr comes in con act and who are
capable Of frrtherng his riews-amhtinus
a. Luci'er, aud not very scrupulous in his
Means, II would be sing lar if he had not
embodi phalanx olcrugenial souls, who,
orieImlnsd, to oppose, would constitute a
formidable and fearful opposition TO any
Prs'den' and any administration, but more
particularly To President coming into of
nee alter hard fought contest with the
feelings of various parties excited against
olm. all eager 20 detect some error in his
conduct to make their previous predictions
sne. Many were heard literally enough
Canning for Nr. Adams fair and candid
ttrlal; but while honey distilled from their
nps, The venom ol ssps was lurking ~ then
hearts. And now il begins tn fnd vent
The smoking flax begins to blaze; its long
Suppression adding ten-fold violence TO the
hame Is not this evident from the posture
or things al Washington? Do =" no Sc,
pom the nature Of the debate Of the 1t Of
april, that the administration is not 10 al
judged by its measures, but that the CIR
:omstances attending the election of Mr.
Adams are to be made the stalking horse
~ opposition? that Mr.. Gays support of
T'r. A. is TO he brought forward as Prtma
.Fc's evidence of corruption, and that upon
@'S wheel they are to be- broken? Was
ever boder aud more sudacious attempt /
made tn cover with infamy the representa-.
s nnrs ofthe people than that made by Mr..
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