The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-29


,..,ce To ITEM rs a justification Of MS vote
,or Mr.. Aams.
I, ,s cftan that PERSONAL feelings will
=. mot or less exciltd in all political
.,,l,s and that they inevitably mau-
on,.. ~ opinions. More partenl,tl,-
:. "a the case when men of warm tenn
bent come IN coflilrct, and when. 10
= l.ercisp Of Il high aud soleuln respon-
lily, It ~ necessary thai the conduct Of
u nIn dual should undergo the super
son aud be subjected to the censnie Of
= joiiler. These i.oisms being admitted,
proceed 10 maxi the application which
len admission sanctions.
| has always been matter of Profound
hstonlshment with us that 1t ever should
haze been ioi moment supposed. Mr.
ICias would give his suppnt IL tIeu.
Iaek,Un. For, although Gen. Jackson
WIS CjllZ'n Of the est, and therefore
brought 10 his aid the inh ,ence ii local
considerations tllhoash NJ had fought
the battles of his cnuntry vita .ucurss.and
vas brought to, ward backed hy the inn.
posing claims OF services rrnder.d. and the
allulne tnllcemehts of Lultdr, reuaAn /:
although the rtf1Iis made by The 4" Rich
mOnd Enquirer' and lhe h,chlndnd poll.
ielans, IA Which dizzy were powerful,
s,uaGed by Henry Clay, la beng thr
General to punishment. for his canduct
daring tie Seminole G. npai.u, had la4lpd
and Inc Hero, having trlunphtl over his
civil as wei as his mlltary furs, srpiNrd
pLared abU'e tit1 { dread oil fPproach :;
Ut, IN all these circumstances, ei,her of
tA m cslcnlaed, WHEN viewed ahstfaeted-
h 10 iupiie Mr.. l5 $ friendship. hlnu Isis
udgn.nt, subdue any thing like person.
NJ amnesty, there were cutAitefacilng in
huences, wher properly relet ted OF, " hich
inevitably tended 10 excite his personal feel
ings az ainst the General. 1t Gen jackson
was d citizen of the West, and If. there
fore, It was heedlessiy uttered that local
rladlcfs would operate on Mr.. Ciay's
feelings ~ his favor, the event has shown
coz Lsively the eltoneousness of such an
g,i, ente, and the history Of ceItain mat
T. remotely connected Nith thesteat will
also show lhe act which led 10 it was
Dictated by ever, f.ellug, W hich ininerces
honor hIe nen 10 action --dtn. Jaoh3sn
bad hon, before shonn ih't he hid fully
tlscaid"u all such narrow snl hisottrd
fabngs himself, AID offered he shn.ld o.
h. example IN defence at ms western RI
sn. In III. IL Ter af td, ic, oft red by
Gen. .ckson ~ Mr.. Monroe, when. the
Liter gentleman nds elected to thu PEST
deRcI, aud as sngd- ed ~ the formation
ofhs cabnet. nv TX rrssiy oily rted 10
the appointment OF Gov. She BY of Ken
tucks, IA tne Department at ~ ~, although
he VAS r"pnbilcau,a soldier ut the r.Io.
h1iao, and agaln soldier If The war ol
1872; aheglng that h. was Incompetent
NJ the performance of its duties. Gen.
Shelb, and Mr. Clay Nert,rcnds, no1 of a
day bat OF long staadlog. Il Was Useless
to say, therefore, that even this circum-
staocr had no sligh effect upon Mr.. C's.
personal ieeIIla,, aud that these feelings
were not at kmd calculated 10 favor the
General. - The militia OF kentucky, too. A.
gtinst which State General Jackson seems
Betel to have entertained any very kindly
tcthnes, eame In for a share Of his rrnsurr.
Jhc4, according to the GeneTal'7 Official
ropori If the battle Of New Orleans, Mere
&c authors Ut t1e only dark spa1 which
elondtu the brightness o. the glnflous 9Th
oi Januail. They we're charged WITH
ha'ms lsoomlnioHsiy retfedied ntere az
anienor i"rce, "itaunt sea-, eit makiaS al
stnrt to d.trud t0rir position. IMz
ch re, thou-h long sincr m nsirated 10
b., = great measnlr urip0ndtd Il, IL vel
un'elr"c'rd =; and SHORTY otrl tie "ar. It
had ntdri> i',ulsed in Gu,i between Geu.
jackson ana Gen. Adair If kentucky.
here again, WIS circumstance calcnia-
tei 10 lessen Gen. Jacksou's hold on the
loral feelings of Nh. Clay: for Mr. {.
might have thought, with, MIR. t'rmblr.
that, It he had gwen his tup1oat tn Grn.
ldeksun WIKI thus tauntIng rrproacll Of ms
constituents, trt una'nnrd f and uncon.
hadlrled, he migh have been net with
cohinmchous brooches on his relurn
hnmr, asa repre- >rbtat>e alike tnsens'bIt
u his own "a or \ o he chafa I 81 his
mmrdlair fellow ri'iZeus. Gen. j OK
son9s r0u,iuct. Therefore. II W. regard IT,
personality towards Cru. Shr,b}, thr lat-
maie aud long otandrug Eeud NJ hf. clay,
and the idol OF the ,aIorous people who
had conferred 90 him varnns office, ma
n, of th'm ola most important character.
was certainty such as To render HIM I'M
@p"p"I"r with tho Kentucky people aud
representatives. ~ spite of his t0cat pre-
"hsi"n~. No less 80 Was hls conduct, IN
. FtlaJl"n to the kentucky militia. Whtnthe
people nitrat STATE referred to his militia
~ splendor. aud mere reminded OF the
lilo of glory waicl, sarr,undrd h,, name,
N connection With the mighty victory OF
thr 9Th January, they we're also remlnded
oi thelr. own disgrace. and The calumny
winch would nset The eyes "f their ch'l-
dfen When They vere rrp"slng IN thr
tomb. THIS chilling rslpctioa maakrn'd
mi did not destroy his claims. and shaded
ii it did not eclipse his rrnown. They
were hound, by seif-resprct, not to ad-
Yanre the claims aud further the prcten-