Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-04-11

"'ii haze the neA deal, and il promote Mr.. AS cleo
ton, his friends next time may promote mine-Craw.
ford and Clay both southern men, and if either s,
ceeds' my hopes postponed least i6 years Mean
whe will hold on and await events and il old Penn
syiVania sticks TO me- aud luck holds NAV succeed Mr.
Monroe yet" But after a time Old Hickory stalks nm
the stagc-at first, introduced merely 10 amuso tho ~,
d'ence with recapitulaon of the victory of the 9Th
and the salvation of New Orleans whilst some pccess,
~ and secret arrangements were making behind tie
scenes-but soon, discovering his consequence to set
up for himself, and strut the Hero" oftle piece Men
Of the most opposite principles ocked TO his standard
the military spirit of the Western States-the Dutch s.
Quakers of Pennsylvania. Seeing this Mr. C. made :,
merit OF necessity, and his interest in PENNSYLVANIA
transferred to Gen. Jackson. Then il was that re-
me'nbering Gen. jackson the saviour and second
founder Of the Republic, all events seeing that he
mad most hatterins promise of being elected he be-
gan TO think his claims better than Mr. Adams, AT
this tme he probably reasoned thus:-s shall be Vice
fesoeht ioresce-for these foolish Adams People viii,
ensure my election. Gen. jackson is old and is said
IN not very good health. Suppose he dies during the
hrst ern-then as Vice President succeed 10 the Pre-
s'dency for the remainder of the teru-and being Pre-
Siden dc acfo, and welding the patronage of the Pre-
s'dency the Devils IN it, if al the next election can
not come in as John G. Calhoun, President rocc po,ui
OF the United States" and can tell you, the first
part OF the scheme was very hitting. Gen Jack
son grazed the President y-whether he would have
chosen to die afterwards, CRAFTY the Vice President
cannot yet determine, he is still living thourh oe,
ting quite DID, Now do you understand how the "ean
der hops" at Washington.
begin to see little into il, with the lights YOU have
given me, account for the opposition Of two nn
tlemen, Alessrs r. s. c. TO the administration. Dut
want 10 know about some others-hIessrs Van-I)iol,
-Row-&c.
may "swap lies" with you about them another time
but now must go TO bed.
C"neent'o.-in his speech the amendments TO
lie Constitution, Mr. McDufe said if they failed be-
tore Congress, lie would go to the people and call
Convention-as Owen GIendower called I'D shirts
from the Vastly deep. But if he really has any iucan
TALON by when such result may be effected VIC wish
he would communicate ii TO Virgnian in favor Of
State Convcnon-tnough it should drive TO the pte
rior of Africa of most valuable citizens az
has been threatened by one of them Pertains tbe
State could afford to exchange one or more of her c.i
Iens, trough they might be, as in this instance the
most intelligent and useful among her population for
benefit so great think the Convention womb
proye~'fhe unreasonable and bigo,ted attachment of
mankind TO what is old, surely never more str,n
ny exemp'ihed, than in the conduct of Ike AntiCon
ventions in Virginia. Admitting their Constitution to
he full of defects-achnow lodging that il was prior in
tlme 10 all otheTs,-adopted when war hung ever the
country, IN haste, without experience and By men.
VINO great as they were confessed this their work to
need amendment when time permitted ami when OK
Perence demonstrated the unsound parts-vet tbese
gentlemen insist that Improvement shall be atie,nnt
ed. Every public work that is undertaken .noudcr;oo
IN ruins before is well begun-thc Legislature sittino
one-four of the year, consuming the fruits of the peo
pies labor, and passing sir aws--lavs invading the ina
henabe rights of man frequently passed BY tbeln-the
Executive paid since the organization of the State Co
vernment, between and $780, 000 ar doing what two
men OF business could do in three hours each day
OF ourjuiges palsied and public Justice deuiel-Thcse
are the fruits of this Constitution, Which is incaoable
of mprovement-ioE long, people OF Virginia, " IL ,e
submit TO evils so monstrous, increasing, so dcersd
ing TO your right of self government, and so easy Of
redress
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