Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-22

white-washing committee, and backing the
ISLANDERS of their Chieftain, have given us a rare
specimen of the folly and wickedness that Ia
tuity can perpe'rate.
On the 18th of October, Mr.. Brown sub
mi,,ed to the Se6ate three resolutions in The
following terms:
"Resolved, By the General Assembly ofthe State
of Tennessee, That the constitution OF the Unit
ed States should be SO amended as 10 give Inc
election OF President and Vice President direct
" and exclusively to the people, preserving the
presen, relative weight OF the several states IN
the election"
"Resoived, That the measures OF the present
administration Of the general government are
injurious TO the interests and dangerous to Inc
liberties ofIhe country"
"Resoived, That the surest remedy OF these
evils now in the power Of the people, is the
election Of Andrew Jackson to the chlei mdgis'
tracy of,his union.''
These resolutions are accompanied with an
expose Of The reasons and arguments upon
which they are predicated. They consist alto
gether Of the false and impudent accusations
Of bribery and corruption, which have been SO
long and so DANGEROUSLY asserted without PROOF
10 support them.
The Legislature uf Tennessee thus state the
case and the evidence:
"rhc crisis was calculated to awaken the
worst designs Of selfish ambition, and If the mo-
tives of men are 10 be determined by their ac>
lions, seems 10 have had lis sinister oppnrtuni-
ties fully employed, according to Mr. Adams's
declarations in his book on the hshcres,as well
as 10 recolltctions and convictions resulting
from the public observations of public men;
political hostility, and personal estrange-
ment, had, for sereraI gears, and on naon,e''-
tous subjects, separated himself and Mr..
Clay. No approach 10 mnion, no incliaa-
ton for amity, ,oas manifested By either,
until ii ,UaS aScertained that as long as they
obcyed The principles and supported the Opt
Mons ,ohich lad formed their respective pre-
tensions and produced their aOoce3 opposi-
ton, the p0,cer at ,ohich they graspea OaS
not TO be obtained-th0t continued disanion
,oould fiustraie, andthat instant com6ina-
tion would crafty their ambition. Then
and not till then, long cherished distruSt
was mutualiy forgotten; oft expressed opi-
Mons were practically renounced, md ad-
rerse principles openly abandoned. Each
became the artifcer ofthat mans promo
lion, ,0hoSe depression up to The moment had
been chief object Of his e;reri0ns. The
highest amount ofex cu,ive power was d,vid-
ed, and the closest fraternity Of political for
tune was established between them. What is
enormous need not be exaggerated; what is
fragrant requires no demonstration Mr.. Adj
ans desired the Office of President: ne went in
10 the combination without il, and came out
with it, Mr.. Clay desired that Of Secretary Of
State; he went into the combination without it,
Iand came out with it. OF this transaction, the
simplest history is the best analysis
The first thing that strikes a ronsidera'e ami
rejecting mind, on perusiug this paragraph, is
the total disregard of truth that characteriZes
some parts oft. The second, and equally for.
chile matter is, the strong and pertinent appli-
cation o. The :sss.ssii"as and differences 10 Gen
Jackson himself, and TO the Btntons, Van Blu.
rens and M'Lanes, who now support him.
1t is said thai "PoLrrIcAL HOSTILITY AND PER-
soNAL ENHANCEMENT HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS
AND ON MoMENTous SUBJECTS SEPARATED (Mf.
Adams) AND Mr. CLAY" 1t is added, mo np-
proach 10 union no inclination for amity, ,oos man
itcsted by either" All this is false. Mr.. Clay
has publicly asserted The contrary In Februa-
ry 1928, the most amIcable relations existed
between these Two gentlemen. Mr.. Clay in
reference 10 his own publication, and to the
then existing controversy between Mr.. Adams
General A. Smythe, of Virginia, thus address
sed Mr.. Adams:
"The General gives you so much employment
you eau the more readily excuse me for not
entering the Isis with you, al the same time
To which MIR. Adams replied, with good hui
INQUIRED smile: Il excuse you very readily, Sir,
but think should find no difficulty in encoun-
tering you both" 1t was impossible such
scene as this should pass where there was either
political hostility or personal esirangemeni" be-
tween The parties. These gentlemen were rival
candidates for the same Office; but it was not
hostile rivalry. They had differed in opinion
upon some points of public policy, but they did
not therefore dislrust each others integrity, or
assail each others reputation. This, it would
seem, is The course of General Jackson: He. il
appears, usually regards an opposing candidate,
as personal enemy, and holds that TO differ
from him in opinion, is 10 commit crime
He has prac tised extensively upon this scn,i,
ment, and his followers now practice upon it.
They have, therefore, some apology, for impu-
ting it to others.
But what Is The force Of this argument. as il
may be applied TO Gen. Jackson Take the