Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-10-03
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! From Ete Democratic Press.
I'VE know the waua lei Pigeons by their Aut,crin.,'
| writer in the RjchnonI Enquirer of the 18th in
slant has assaed the letter of Jonathan Roberts on ,l
! Presidential question. The continued fire kent I'm O,
Mr. Roberts proves the Influence which his letter ha
bad upon the mind Of the public and the necessit
winch iie opposition find themselves unJer of atte,np
ing To counterfeit il. As Tie Virginia writer has NOR
petensot's TO deccncy an OF tie sciibblers w
have vented their spleen against NJ. Roberts we will
briefly notice his piece and correct some of its errors
me article begins with autibutng the letter O
MT. Roberts 10 "some secret offence or disappoint
inen' hat ground is there for this ci.armeo IYhe,
nc was on Inc sa'lIc side With the Eaquicr support
ing Mr. Graz ord, ard declaring the total u,.suitable
ness OF General Jaclon, the Enquirer was s lliur f.
praise ms motives Is his continuing ofhe same opin
ION as he then was evidence of offence or dsappoint
ineh':" w oui 1t not be proIcr To charre TN,
Enquirer with being governed by sucl unworthy mo
ives, when II iound praisg and supporting Genera
jackson whom II before strongly condemned: esna,
eiaiiy when every one that the principal rcaso,
cabinei' ~ -"
''Those WHO rally under the name of Reu,s5icans
says the writer, have selected Andrew Jackson ~
tacir kcpi sentative FOR the Presidential Election -
lie takes not say. those who ra v undcr tlo
name of Democrats Tor that would be carrvinr tle
JoNe 100 TAR lasmuch as General Jackson has denomn
Goi party ami party sPuit BY tliosc who, in the
language o The writer for the Enquirer, rally under the
name o Republicans, 10 understand the most vi
oent Oh those gentlemen who in times of peril were the
uis.F enemies OF General Jackson and call themselves
! 1891 '>SI"''CdHS litlCkDev, iiurCr, and others
at the Same cast in South Carolina: the onponents ~
universal sni' age and john Ranlop and w g. Giles
III Virginia, Mr. Nancy, and other strong fcdeTaIis
IN Mary iand the Federal con erees WHO nnnu,teJ
jackson man, most respectable one unfairly fo,
/ congress m Delaware The Federal confarees who
S. ana SIN DO the same, in Pennsy ania and James
moss OF i"l'bnTgil Mr.. Rowan, of Kentucky; Gene
raj W AL OF New jersey; Ambrose Spcncer of New
! ork, who advocated in the Convention of 1900 .
irceh"!d qualification Of ESQ dollars TO cniiIe man r.
<or' ana timothy Pickering and the leading Iarifort
Convention men IN New Enga,,L:-such ar. tho
ItGp"1!@cGnS whom the Enquirer ,voud DESIGNATE a.
Jackson. ~ ' q
In ailusion to what Mr. Roberts s7rs IF tho ;,o,r;
soh'ieht OF Judge Hail. at New Orleans the write,
says, 'nonc but enemy would ever revert to ~ "
circumstance And in defence of that imprisonment
lie inS!hnates That 1t was when some reasonable citi
Eehs were deli5e ang the surrender of e citv q, H.
British" when 's uuprcpared and desIinio cnr,,;ti
WIN dangers IN every sap pc pressing pon him b,ean
c' events 10 that c'tica period lrhc the eoJ yxfco
tho "o;I t m"rt IAN enemy was not only invading
'e So' nut on Tie very threshold OF the can3p Now
All hcse lntiinations far they have refaranco -
'""Se iiats imprisonment, utterly groundle,s-
l'c 'e Oh mat event, and of those which led TO IT,
mere was no enemy The city there yrrc mo f
i1f us surrendeT entirely ont of danro,. t,
niIs had long before been driven ont of the commit,
On The eighth of January, IGc. attention, Ia i5c yyc,
'e enemy were totally defeated with The loss of ore,t
poFnol "i his army. On the 8th OF January they
embarked on board their siIprinr and ON tho IOu ~
co "aT!' H'r. Livingston returned from the British
iGe' WIN 'ie news G peace. 1t was about the Isi nj
t'afci following General jackson issued las orIc- G.,
TIC French Consul and French Inhabitants 10 Ioo
me CITY aud not return until peace was officially pro
claimed On lie 9Th Of March, Mr. T.nna!iicr = mem
OF 'Ie Legislature W." had fomglt rs a volunteer
~ me '"ics OF 25I December and 81: Jantiary pnb
'''ed IN Ic Courier, some co;n,cnis on The irnrrrr,
ciy OF ihis order: on the 7 OF March Mr. Lima liz,
was arTc5te; on the 9tl 10Th Judge Hall issuoI Tho
himself arrested.
ms high handed measure which has no rarallcI in
oo,I"c' Oh washington, or OF any other American
Genci al, was executed rs the oqscS Jey,o,e,,,ic 80.
"HEF5 iFrER Al TUE BRITisu WE'RE TOTALLY De
FKRrEp, and ali imminent Danger was AZ an end AMI
moro man scYcn weeks after there was no enemy left
upon the soil ' ''
Such arc the ciicurns'a nccs in Which occo~l,c r.
The writer in the Euu1ircr CHE end i,,t;foi ,I
means W hat the emf was, II would be ,itHcuil r,
'7Cert''n' ne '"eTHS were the imprisonment OF a
"'ctnocF on me legislature, ana Judge. The ono for
aFaihHg Himself Of TIC freedom Of he press l,ar.n
'eed ny t!6 constitutions the other for merely ,,i
sing s Official duy, according to that provision of o
constitution which declares ha; Tie fIabcas Ccrnn
ny4siOn. ~ ~ anu
y" g "nnld beg leave to suggest 10 this ANONYMOUS
assa''eT OF Nj Roberts. tc policy OF CONSIDERING IN
~, ~ hummer The conduct ri Cen Jackson in Or
u0i'8 man 10 be hing, whom court martial selcc
go oy ""s'ii' nd sentenced to hard aoonr Had he
any more right 10 do So Than CTS lre before ,ybor,
=, ~ "'ns'"u%htcri Is returned by the Jury, has
10 alter The verdict 10 murder with his own non and
',tn o'"er he defendant 60 be executed We would
also IKE 10 know, what ne has 10 say Of the treaty cb
GENERA, jackson made With he conquered Indians in
Wbicp besides The cessou OF Ind 10 the United States
mere was stipulation for The present Of largo tract
10 nc General hiD'7eiC Did The Senate of the United
"taeS 90 right or wrong. in refusing 10 rafy this part
OF me treaty. II The Senate was in The rrht who
IN The wrong? These arc questions deserving Of some
attention.
writer III Tie Lancaster Journal does not deny thaf
thc most inyecrato ultra FodcraIisls arc General
'nosi jealous parzans," bnt enquiries yrbe.
te- 'thc most inveternte and raDllest Deu,1crau L
were opposed TO Mr. Adams election arc not now dis
most jealous pariizaussp We incline 10 flnl, if ;e =.
suggested NoiHng can be more natural than n,of
we '""h ana IuYetcrac democrats should be found ON
me opposite side 10 The 'nost invcerate ultra Teior
ISIS " men, therefore, IL is admitted that fl,c ss,ro
'nFceraie mira Federasts," the most jealous mar
t'e 'nost nveeTate and rankest Democrats sfar he