Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-29
Vol. IV.-NO. 81.

eu HIS services. immediately after his resignation.
ne was appointed one of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court o. the State. Sensibly slive to the dificuIt
oues oil ihs station and impressed ,ris tie great ur
yHry ne n$ht do 20 siitors, by erroneous DECISIONS
he advanced 10 the Office with reluctance and in a
short time resigned it, leaving open for those vino
he believed, better qualified than himself 10
discharge IFS intricate and important duticso
Comments Of The Enquirer on It's Esrc1Y
1--WE discOr err that he grew tired fpoliticu lifs
and resigned his seat in the Senate one whom fe
thought better calculated the country than him
SELL We discover, too, that he resigned its judicial
functions, leave open for those who were be,ter
qualified than himself TO discharge its intricate and inn
portant dnties But if these dues are 40 intricate and
important, hat shall we say TO these the Chief MAJ
igistiate of tie Y. States?
owe commend Gen. ,J,s modesty in retrInu
from the Senate and the Bench when he disuoy cred
the superior qualifications Of other People. Can ne
sag as much for is naodesty schcn he IS aspiius
tn kae hh%hest 9Bfce in the HaioHP Or pres
su'he that. he retired from the Senate md the Bench
wien he discovered his deficiency, he may in the same
manner retire from the Chair, he shall have
discovered that he is welding the bow OF Eys-
seS:'
F'oHi TIE RICHMOND ESarIRER, OF MARCH 6, 1924.
." pass over the earlier scenes that wore cxhhf--
led al New Orleans in December and January 1911
1919 We shall not enter Into examination of tue
question, whether martial law ought 20 have bpcn
proclaimed, or the Legislative body put in state of
Sufrentdnce These extraordinary measures, however
harsh might have been necessary-und there ara crsis
when the safety of tue People is the supreme lsw,-
But why SO vigorously maintain martial law, when this
necessity seemed vanish? The British army h,,
withdrawn Mr. livingston had arrived nm tho 1f,i,
tot March, from the British fleet whittier Inc had
gone ~ eject general cartel through him Admiral
Cocrane had announced tue arrival Of vessel from
Jamaica WIN news OF a peace having been agreed
by the two Countries The same inteiaepce had
reached New Orleans from another quarter On The
IA March Gen. J. received expres,, sent By the
Postmaster General bearing communications from the
Government ii is understood that the Treaty. Of Peach
! bad been signed the Gath Of December l81x Wax
ii not time, them TO close the odous scene of military
power: DID necessity require that Mr.. EQUALIZER a
member OF the Legislature should be arrested and con.
fined; That Mr. Hall, Distrc: Judge OF the United
States for issuing writ of Babeas CORPUS on appii-
cationot Mr. J.. should be seized and dragged TO the
Generals camp detained in close custody, aud then
sent hey ond tie limits of the encampncn, until thu
ratification o peace Is regularly announced or until
the British shall have left the Southern COAST That the
District Attorney, MIR. Dick, who applied TO Judge
Lewis for iJeas c0rus berate Judge Vail should
himself be arrested? and that order should be is
sued also for the arrest of Judge Lewis, Were these
high handed measures rendered necessary by The cir
cuDsiahCes OF the case! Or d0 Mey raey 5espen5
that EpectcS y temper in Gen. Jactso7 ,rhich as six-
posed TO MAKE his Owls TIE soLK RULE Oh
MS ACTIoNs:"
On TUE GENERALS LETTER TO GOV. nARux
"Wha would be the Bluati1 OF the Southern STATES
If, IN tie midst of - insurrection thew were com
peiied TO wait, nrt' the commanding officer of the u
states should please TO issue his order for ensurin
Their safety Or where is the respect in which the
States OF the Union would be held, the;r Chief Ma
gsracs should thus be bearded by the military officers
OF the u. S? Or, where is the respect which these
S"ieS Dlghi crpect tn receire from The hand OF q yrl
Sident rho should entertain Sact sentiments and t,a
press ttc,n an slc!t ntqnner?;,
FROM TIE RICHMOND ENQUIRER MARCH 10, 1921.
NY have attempted 10 show, from be course of
bis Iiicn JAcEsoN's ue, from the confession of bs
own pecabe biegraphcTs, that he caDnol possessed
{" Tue extensive Information ola great staestaan-that
ms dGci n{oee is sufficient to dsquafy hin, for 1ts
! ETecusice Chair
Owe have attempted also to show nv the reccrd
chat he has exhibited at Naciiez, al New Orleans and
IN his correspondence with the Governor of Georgia
an mpetuous and arbitrary teDper-auhlch i!fy 0laH
.cSHi!a fo' The high stGtiDn TO lcAich he aspireS.
lit has long been maintained as maxim, that tho
man hO cannot obey, ought not 10 ComDand-and tire
rule, in the present at least stands upon this sound
reason: tiat lie man who makes Ibis will and
pleasure the sole rule and guide of all his sctions'
Oug IN! he dSfta ruth he large pOgers Of Presid:1I
of the IT, s. We FOR thai Office man who viii
cody and carefully observe the law and the Const;
tuition: for tCse 10 be bis guides the sdmnistra
! lion Of his powers Nov as Cen IT. possessed of I'M,
coot ant fcnpfrtd spirit lohich aoW him for an Ez
ecfice .EdstirHfe? Has he exhibited That spirit i'm
past times? What says, for INSTANCE die history of =
his in 1911 G:n -
From rHE ENQUIRER or MARCH 90, 1924.
10 Gen Us friends pretend 10 say, that he is equal
to asbingon? When they modcslty lag claim TO sucls
Prce1SIon, 1t Will be time enough To- answer them
General j. it is said has given some essnys at New Or
leahs, &c True, they fne essays but they were
military You might as we'll pretend that the
Baron Stenbcn could write mastery essay on the Lazy
! al nations"
FROM THE ENQUIRER MAY IS, 1924,
! Cen j., II seems, always thought MIR. MADIs0N
was onc OF the best OF and great Cyiliap'-bnt
did not prefer bin President, because he always
believed that The mind Of piosoper could not DIS ell
on Gl00G and cauagG with any c0mPOsUre; Of course
| that hc not well fitted for stormy sea- How
preposerous is this objection, when is recOllectca
/ that Mr.. MADISON the very to recommend "A
war, TO which Gen J. owes ITS own high repuia-
too. The General, in this stroke of the pencil
drays lis own character. War is con!iaaqHy fOa,intc
J,j6re his eyes, The man who can view bigod and
cor1.n-c with cogposure, has higher qualifications for
The Presidency, than he who is great e,piiicn,
great P2c1n: for in MIR. Madison this sype-
nlrnous with phl!os2p!cr)
"lYha kind ct President would this great civitjGn.'
make2 gentleman who canaOf interpret The PLAIN
expression IF enc lagaDd yet would be called upon
to administer all the laws OF the land! One, Wbnse