The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-03
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1t is well known that the Oppositionists have
der Mr.. Adams odious and unpopular with the
American people. They have not confined their
charges and their denunciations to his public
acts or his public character, bur have ransacS-
to gather some circumstance on which they
might fabricate a tale ofSlander Although il is
an acknowledged factthat in hisdeportmentand
manners, he is plain and transformations even'to
fault, yet he is made 10 appear u very mon
ster OF profusion and extravaganza, lavishiag
the money the people, with an inconsiderate
and unsparne hand. The Richmond Enquirer
has not been hindmost in this ignoble career =
Its readers will not have forgotten the plausible
story to which ii gave circulation. and for which
false though il was it was indebted to an Ho-
nordbie NJ. C about the magnificent style in
which the East wing of the Presidents house
was furnished, all at the peoples expense, and
of its failure to publish the contradiction of the
falsehood, which followed closely on its heels
This shows the spirit by which the enemies of
the administration are actuated. They give
currency to tales which are not true yet when
their faSityis detected they fail to correct them
" Yet they are all honorable men, More late
", some ofthe " watch-dogs of the Treasury
have made attempts to throw odium on the adj
ministration by bringing into view the outfits al.
lowed to the Messrs. Kings, &c. representing
them unjustiiably applied, and although MIR.
Clay in his Report TO the House, proved that
what had been done had the sanction Of prece-
deut from the first foundation of the govern
ment, yet Tor the most part the presses deyo-
ted 10 the " Combina'ion' failed to make the
proper correction. But, what shall we say Of
Gen. Jacl,son's pecuaiarg patriotism After
the war had ceased, Gen. Jackson retired to
his farm near Nashville, still, however, holding
ais commission of Major General. He was, of
tlan if he had left the army and had been liv-
ING as private citizen, and yet we find him
charging the government $3.50 per annum /;
aud for what Let us view these charges, item
By ITEM
Quarters, 5000"
What charging the government $500 per
annuln for huuse-reit, whilst he was living in
his avn house. without being put to any add
ASTONISHING disregard ofselfinterest,
"fuL $3.50"
This appears to MS to be an immodcratc sum,
to charge, per annum, for fuel, particularly as
Nashville is not mi very Northern latitude. and
as the t0el had only to be obtained from the
Generals own forests.
!" Ra.ious anifiothag Jor"reH servants $1,000
Worse and worse The General was doubt
,ess waited on By his opa servants, who would
have ,yaited on him even though he had not
been Major Geaerll in the United States Army,
lift had been necessary, 1t is not too much to
presume, also, that they were more frequently
engaged in cultivating his farms, and bringing
to maturity the fine cotton which the Nashville
papers we're so highly bepraisng a few weeks
aqo for which the General obtained | cent per
lb more than the market price If this be so,
il cannot but be admitted that the General was
very well paid by the government, for being
agaiied on by seven servants
"Forage for sepsn horses, $500"
As Gen. Jackson needed seven servants TO at
tend him. he must consequently have seven horses
for them to ride, aud these seven horses mus
he fed All this is clear Bur, query. Did the
General keep the seven horses And, ifhe did,
we're they no, employed in tn'aking this very