The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-21
LlNCHBukG, DECEMBER n -
PRESIDENTS MEssAef -.

/ ana OF the operations of the different 80.
Engineers during the past year; and cly.e. =.
beautiful siiusion to the cotemporane.,..
mise Of the illustrious author and sup,.a,,..
the Declaration OF Independence.
The paragraph which concludes tho n.
furnishes me only instance IN which the p.
dent de'iated from the simplicity of n,,...
j style. lie has, for once, at least dsan,o..,,
the prophets, who, prcsuming tina, AIr Il
was eternslly haunted by an ambition IN t., /
MS great talent IN composition, had pronou. a
him incapable of writing plain practira, =,
Paper, which should treat alone Of the ot..,s
terests of the nation, aud be entircl, 6.o :
that lofty imagery aud those graces AZ e.
winch, While they are so admirably calculated T..
win the popular ear, are supposed to be mis,I..
ed ~ an official expose of the state of the n,,...
Whether eloquent illustrations aud lne,anJ.o,.
beauties, are on are not legitimately in,rodncet.
such documents, it behooyes not such ln..al.
| penmen as ourselves to decide Perben, -.
President, in his first Message, had eonGo.t
himself 10 a statement of actual occurrence 81
had not INDUCED at all in speculation he u.,..
have been censurcd as toe cold aud phleg,a,,,.
by the same individuals who under different -.
cumstanccs, thought it right to school bn, T.,
not having restrained the luxuriance Of his ina.
ginatoD, and curbed the high aspirations nfLi,
enthusiastic genius. Indeed, the censurerS ofb,
former Message, we think, manilcsly sbop, tb,,
this would have been their course. by their mn.
dissemblcd modification & illy-concealed rpg,,t
| that they have now no ground on which to has, an
objection, No longer does the fear Of theerec5
ton ottbclight house an the skies by the national
government disturb their sound repose tho n,
preventative is no longer taught the heresy ola
disregard 10 the popular will aud, therefore the
notes of opposition are becoming "iew aud fee
bic '-awakening neither the anger Of the opp
nents, nor the disgust Of the friends of the ad
miuistration. Opposition itself, is scarcely bead
of-as if it had persisted by seltinanition, Lie
other appetitcs ofWhich We have heard thai in.
crease by what they feed on" SO has il been with
the opposition ofthe enemies of Mr. Adams IN.
then, indeed, the food became disastciul, and tie
appetite cloyed.
We are grateful to the President, as are al
MS friends, for the prudent he has thought
proper to pursue in his late Message. This ad.
mission, for aught we care, may be construed in,
To censure OF its predecessor. We say, for
uugM are care, because we did not hesitate, on
the appearance ofthe Message of ISIS 10 ez.
press our unqualified disapprSbatioa of many of
its sentiments, But, what Of this Because Mr..
Adams is of opinion that it is a constltutionally
vested power in the national government 10 take
municipal jurisdiction over the soil of the States
and We think differently, are We therefore to op.
pose him, when, if we do oppose him, We mult
advocate the professions of Gen. Jackson, who
is, on this score, equally Objectionable Because
MIR. Adams thinks it right to impose high duties
ON such articles of foreign importation as con,
tlict with our own manufactures, and we are o.
opinion that such duties are Objectionable, phe.
thcr viewed n relation to their justice or their eyy
pedieney, arc We therefore to denounce hm,
when the only alternative that would present
itself would be TO support Gen, Jackson, whose
recorded vote in the National Senate, shows that
nc Is also in favor of the imposition of these d..
ties We marvel at the inconsistency of thoss
gentlemen who object TO Mr.. Adalus solely %
these grounds, and who are yet willing 10 suf'
port another individual, whose opinions ale tz'
actiy similar. But we have dgressed from our
purpose. We shall submit few comments On
the Presidents remarks relative TO the Army 10
day, and in our next, relative to the Navy, aud
close these Numbers,
In relation TO standing armies there is but one
opinion, and there never has been but one among
the republicans ofthis country, as to the prolre.
ty of keeping them on the smallest possible scale,
consistent with the interests of the nation. 1he
different policy of the administration Of The elder
Mr. Adams, by whatever mistaken considerations
II was produced, furnished its enemies with one
their most formidable weapons of attack and
aided essentially in its overthrow. A natural
Jealousy ofmilitary supremacy was carly mf0R
Gated among the American people, as one OF me
most useful lessons attended by the history OF the
world to d nation of but few years exlstcnee'
butlihle experienced in the science Of govern
ment, and whose principles so far as they were
settled at all, were settled with an eye TO tie SD
premacy ofthc people, as the only source Of pow
Ell. 1t was not then questionable GOr no iea.
Jackson then existed, crowned with n3rtado2
lawels) to tell how al! the polished states o
Greece, after having successfully resisted IN.
hordes of dem-barbarans which Persia poni''
+ into their BOSOM fell, unre;iSting victims to u''
superior genius and towering ambition oil '9s
+ Macedonian Warrior. 1t was not hcn supPos'e
inapplicabe to endeayor TO warn the Ameile''
: people against danger by quoting the cai's,''
pine of the Roman Republic. 1t was mol u. =
deemed irrelevant (to guard us against the p7'
slble consequences of trusting too much III ny
whose fame had been won at the swords popel
to bling into view the degraded situation o. w
English Parliament when "A successful uehtl"i