The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-11-07
From the Richmond Whis.
TO THE PEOPLE OF RGINIA
No. ".

! NO. ".
winch OF the two, Adams or jackson.
( mas given the strongest pledges of a wise
ana faithful administration of the dnties
that belong to the Presidency What
constitutes pledge, of the character re-
Ierred to! Qualifications and service
1 he qualifications of the two have already
Deen put IN contrast and it is fearlessly
assumed that no unprecedented mind will
hesitate IN giving the preference to Mr.
ADAMS: Let US now see how the account
stands between them as to services.
In reference to the office for which they
/ are named, can there be doubt as to the
4 superior services of Mr.. Adams? For
forty years, with but short interval, he
has been engaged in those public employ
ments, abroad and at home. which were
pest calculated from their nature to render
MN familiar with the official duties of q
PRESIDENT. Jackson's pursuits, on the con-
trary, have been such us to exclude him
from practical knowledge ofthose duties
and at the age ofsixty, it is too late to COM
mence the acquisition of that knowledge.
II jackson gained the battle of New Or
leans, Adams has served YOU faithfully for
/ forty years. Shall the fortunate result of
I a battle, the fruit of a few weeks services
outweigh, in the judgment Of the people of
virginia, whole life of useful labors in
important civil stations If this be the
scale OF rewards, farewell to peace and
! It's blessings How foolish for a man to
devote his life to the toilsome drudgery OF
I civil duties Let him at once buckle on
/ his armour and draw his sword, since it is
to that, and that only, he must look to win
4 the appreciation of his fellow citizens! But
are we yet prepared to aUole this pernicious
/ doctrine The Dartisans of jackson care
! fully avoid all discussion on principle.
They content themselves with shouting
! huZza for the Heron NY fellow citizens.
wisdom and experience have left us home
+ ~ adage, : Let aUelI enough alone You
I have already had the benefit Of an actual
trial of Adams. Why dismiss him to try
another? In the result you mag lose, but
cannot win. Do you play this losing game
In private life? l answer for you, no.
But you are not satisfied with Adams.
! why pass over now the foul calumny OF
/ his getting into Office by bargain, intrigue,
I and management If the combination
thought they could balance that account at
! present without loss to themselves. am
: Pursuaded they would be glad to compro-
mise. No man who respects his own CHAR
acter, or your justice and detestation of I'M
manly persecution, viii ever again recur
to this ground ofohiection. This. then re.
moved, what are your other objections to
Mr.. Adams? lie has recommended, you
say, light houses of the skies 2 In plain
language, an observatory. That is, Jefer-
son having caused all instruments necessa-
! ry for such an establishment to be procur-
! ed, at an expense Of some $4,000, Adams
! recommends the building Of house, to
cost about $4,000, in order to render the
/ instruments available, and hereby relieve
US from the colonial badge Of looking to
/ England for our astronomical science. lie
/ has recommended the establishment of an
university in the District WashingtoB,
with the consent of Congress, selected and
4 set apart, in the city of his name, site
! for that purpose and Jefferson and Madi-
son recommended its Improvement. He is
a friend to internal Improvement. Jefferson
and Madison both declared that the exer-
else of this power would have the happiest
influence in preserving this union. The
/ latter, in '96, recommended lis exercise in
the establishment ola national road through
/ the whole extent of our country from north
/ to south; and the former did actually ex-
cercise il III the great road from east to
west. Congress have i'll q hundred in
stances done the same. The people of the
! United States who made The constitution
have so interpreted it over and over again
| Think you they win have President who
differs from them? If majority Of the
j American people should even he wrong.
I who, ] pray, is to sit in Judgment on them
| The minority? Reason and the constitu-
ton both proclaim that the majority shall
/ decide, and that their decision shall be
sovereign. But Adams claims authority by
divine rights. So, at least, says Our Cover
nor Giles. Alas, Virginia, how have YOU
fallen The time has been, that wher
you spoke or acted, your sister states offer
ell their spontaneous respect. Your pru-
dence, your dignity and patriotism, stood
sponsors for this homage. But how is i
now? Your Governor with wiiGul pur-
pose descending to a grovelling misrepre
sentaton of the words of the chief magis
tratc Of the y States-and with an lmplous
inockery seeking to pervert simple dec
laration Of bis respect for the solemn obi
cation of his official oath, into foolish anc
reasonable assumption of power. Let us
nv fellow citizens, relieve ourselves iron
the imputation of participating in this
abating act, by an indignant frown on III
author.
What other objection has been urged
AGAINST Mr.. Adams? That he has said tina
he has power to appoint Ministers during
the recess of the Senate. So said Wash
ington; so said Jefferson; and so sai'
Madison and Monroe---and they exercise,
! the power-the Senate of the Unite'
States, on argument, deciding that it was
necessary and constitutional power.
: But Adams, it has been said, has recelV
ed more of our money than he was entities
to. A reference to Monroe's allowances
as settled by Congress themselves, wi
! show that Adams has received less than b
did for the same services. Can you Ger
= sure Adams without censming Monroe an