Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-11-10
POLITICAL.
From the Missouri Re5

From The Missouri Republican,
TORCH LlGHT.-NO. VII.
Statesmen who like the President and Secretary 81
STATE, have, through long period of public liie sus
tanned spotess reputaton-bavc been DISTINGUISHED
throughout Europe and America for their talents their
integrity and their virtues and remarkable for the can
DOR franxness and fearesness, with which they have
at all times, avowed and maintained their opinions and
principles cannot DC justly suspected ofdesgns hostile
TO the public good, dangerous the liberties or no
lcal existence OF the country, until some overt act
OF folly or depraviy is established by unreasonable
evidence. Until thcn those who feet TO detect ST.
mister design, artitce stralaoem in every
OF such men, must be considered furnishing bv their
suspicion, an lIubtabe token of their own poliical
depraVIty, as deriving their conclusions from The con
seriousness OF their own disposition, and imputinr TO
others the inclination which they feel predominant in
their bosoms. Such is the source and sucb the
character, of all the charges allcdged against the A
minstration by the 'peoplc's men, Unable 10 obtain
power, the object of all their designs BY regular means
they endeavor TO prepare the public mind for their
own preerneDt by fabrcating, and ndustrously cir.
culatng, calumnies, designed 10 overwlel,n with
ooloquy, all those whose talents and virtues have seem
red 10 them public confidence. Hitherto they have
been defeated often their charges were reduced
10 speciuc accusation, and the statesmen TO whom this
nation is so much indebted, triumphant from the
contest Though discounted, however, they were no,
snbdued have they renqusled their fyorite mode
of annoyance; but avang themselves of every oppor.
tuny to unite the disaiectcd, TO form ga compact OIL
union league and conederatfonD between all those
whose ambition has been bailed, the commencement
ct 'he last session OF Congress discovered oalion
such as was never before witnessed avoV cdly orran,
zed to oppose the Administrations in all lis measures
right or wrong. The nomination of ministers 90 Pa
mama, seized upon as a fit occasion for renewing
Tie attack and this measure, dictated By the
OF the nalon sanctioned by the policy of the late Pre-
sdent, and supported by the whole nation, was assail
ed oy lIiSnuatlons OF suspicion, that the present Adm
nfstration was about TO engage the nation in enapcn
Alliances abandon its neutrality, aud involve us in
II is not my purpose, is il necessary, 20 enter
INTO arguments IN support of the mission; expeency
has been unansweraby vindicaCSl, and triumphap,y
maintained, by the President and Secretary and bv :,
host OF dlsinterested statesmen, in both Houses of Con
Sess, whose principles have not been overcome bv eir
productions for one man, their dislike for another
and vino are willing 10 Judge the tree by its fru,sthe
administrator by IFS measures recurrence 10 facts
IN the recollection of ALL will demonstrates that the
opposition TO this measure, does not arise from any love
oil country or real apprehension ofdan~er but from fle
ambition and self love- envy and revenge of the con-
ederates; and, BY reference 10 The constitution if
will be seen, that no alliance can be formed without
treaty, and no treaty made obligatory without the an
probation of two thirds of the Senate nor can roons
oeTaIsed supplies furnished for the purposes of
without the previous sanction of the National Ieris
tureTconsequeDtIy, all arguments urged arainsi tins
mission on the ground that such treaty might proba
bly, be formed, would apply with equal force TO any
mission whatever, and amount to objections AGAINST iii
foreign intercourse, which must be conducted by ile
agency of ministers, the President and Senate all
oil whoin are as liable TO corruption in one case as
another. 80
When the late President announced to the world
mat this nation would not view with ndifFerece an
attempt by Of the powers of Europe 20 nerfere
between Spain and her late Colonies the declarat;on
vas approved and cheered By the whole nation and by
none more heartily, than by the leaders of the Opposi-
tion' aware however, that their present course is al
war with the determination, indicated in this dec,ra-
ton, they affect 10 consider it as Il mere vaoo,,r-
ing, and, TO escape from tile mputaon of inconsistent
cy atenP 10 convict the late President, the people
ana themselves OF IDLE gasconade but il not so
considered by Tie Holy Alliance or by any other ma
ton or the globes it has had IFS effect only because this
nation, in the opinion Of the Allied Powers naDifes-
tedly stood pledged to second il by action Although
recurrence 10 these iacs, Is, by means, necessary
TO justify the mssIon in which armament against
the Holy Alliance cannot be contemplated because all
apprehension Of danger from that quarter has ceased:
yet 1T will serve TO show how far the Opposit ion were
once disposed 10 go order guarantee the indepen
dence OF the Spanish American States: whether they
would have avaled themselves OF the pful subier(,pe
TO winch they now resort to skulk out of the conse-
quences OF The pledge, f the Allies lad disrcrarded
tie MANAGING attitude which this Daiun assumed can
not now be determined. But it seems they are vii
ling to foregO all intercourse with their once favorite
REPUBLICS although this nation has become imediafe
interested ~ their movements, and especially in their
contemplated plan Of prosecuting Just war bv invad
ing the colonies of Spain Immediately in the vcnitv
OF our own borders. Thus the slecGon of Mr. Adams
to The Presidency, has not only reversed their princi
pies and changed their opinions the policy OF this
government, bat has evaporaed all their solicude and
enthusiasm for the New Republics
TIE assembly Of American nations at Panama is
known 10 have originated in separate treaties formed
by Colombia with other Spanish American States Chill
Fern, Guatemala and Mexico. The two first were
promulgated in july, 1875 the third in April, 1895,
ano Tue last, IN September, in the same gear. They
IL IS true that Gen. Jackson did appoint enil,odv
mo muster tcdi into the service Of the United States
without any law even the orders of the Presideo
uSu'P'Uc" which might be repeated a more alarming
' vigorous extent, IL this nation should confer on him
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