Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-10-06

'c"on oil thH' rate statesmen who rule her des,;
Mes of defeating the election of Andrew Jackson and
ny "a' means of proonsng perhaps for centuries our e,o-
'io"' aud happy institutions.
teilow-citzens--Au these great and fo,u,,,. ,h;
may DC accomplished by timely steady exeron The
political and moral cec, of Virginia. vo.;r, ,,,;,s last
son would be ncalcu!abIe. She would preserve un;r,
GU her Character for adherence to n,c,I. sbs
~ou'" snow that her opposition Jackson in 1924 waa
~ ' VI """eS conviction, and OF the desire onIr
" making sen OF her own, President of the T. States
~ ''''"saS' "efseii from the tyranny Of some half
~ 'e" ABOUT f''hmoni' who have ruled public cpr-
o"' Tor the last 20 years. with 'icspo,c sway The 6
men of the State would nantes, for the fra, linn, ar H.,
that they could think without the assistance of rIs.
Ri'ciie y Gooch, s. whereas they thought Jacks en-,
heo Tor the Presidency three years ago. that they ou,
not think him qualified now, at the nperial mandate,
Editors OF the Enquirer. The loss Virginia loses J,
son tie election 10 certainty, would acre M
honour Of aveos state of things which the cool and
perieheed heads OF the country look with horror ard
whose ehect upon the stability of our Republican Ins,i,u
' 'S ali w''o are not transported with party fur
any man calmly contemplate the present condition Ut
the country without apprehension. Was society evr -
" 10 pieces oy oadieens? Did SANDER, fasehood and
hchar'taoeness ever abound? Did party sp;,;, ave..
eShioit SO ferocious character and ever so visible, ~
Ten the destruction of that atenal feeling which mira
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private Character before SO darneIv invade, g.,
hireliag rufan To what cause are we 10 asc,ih ,,,
state oil things? To what can it be ascr;bea Inn,
'acRsonsm-tat spirit which ,oera,es difference of
p'"' ""' winch requires OF all men, to fail down and
I i s "o" "heh heiore did any party in this coun-
'ry' retain speniiaries assassinate the ren,a,;
political antagonists? When before was ander taken nm
DIS """e' ana reduced to SYSTEM? When before the
birth OF Ja'ksonism was the spectacle exhibited in ths
nj Sirha
Yeas, whose sublime eoquence has so often annih,,,
moral aitos AMI reused the sinking spr, of ma ,ros
suffered to be hunted down by eounres whose pens and
whose oahs may be purha for per diem of Con,
gresham We say, that before the existence of Jackv
Ism as distinct par'y-heore became necessary 10 sn
po ms petrnsIons to the Presidency, by destroying IN.
ana the characters of his rivals, this Internal spirit
was unknown These infamous practices will be couse.
Grated by Jarksons success, aud 1t incumbent nm all ~
are friends to and good feeling aid in ayer,i4,
that object But VIII, need expatia,e or the subiec,
1t the motives that exisi not suffice TO stimulate or
political friends to exerton, is impossible that thew ca,
be stimulated BY appeal of ours. Once more we in
treat them 10 keep Up their spirits and put their shoulders
| to the wheel.
! 1"e american Systena.-A very able writer under
the signature of .sOid no" in the Charleston CITY ca
zette has kept at bay for some time past the Who'll,
tribe of scribblers and anarchists who have sousbt r.,
ernofoH The State OF South Carolina with the rest rs
'Pe Cnion One of his communications we this d,v
and invite The attention Of our readers TO
I'"e 'o'cioe facts and arguments which he urges I'm
Idefence of the "American Systemn 1t is beroni
'' 'o"o' mat the leading dernagogues of that state
nave used !ae popular prejudice against the Woolens
bill, and the tariff system generally for political and
lactious purposes. The same sort of maoape,,a,.
orr
conducve 10 particular purposes TO pffane the pph,;
mind. In Carolina and Virginia both the ,nos, So
ded and exaggerated statements have been made Of
the effects Of the protective policy; the srs,er hos h
ndustrIousy represented of frehtfu onpres.on
the sober calculations and deductions of exnor;o
nave been artfuy concealed, entirely disrerarle
and the whole subject instead of being considered Will,
that respect which dc the opinions Of enobtenol
men, has been welded party engine TO rouse fba
angry PASSIONS 1t is obvious however, that the peon,e
and especially the people of Virginia. are beginning
10 THINK tor themselves. this highly intere,oe snb
Jec They Ind That the terrifying predictions Of mo-
ca theorists, with regard TO The operation OF the IA
ris oil 1916 and 1921 so far from being realized arc
directly fa!si6ed by The result. In eysrv case t,o
believe without solitary exception) of sufficient pro
Election afforded under these tarf-thc arcle has ho
produced at home Of far superior quality and at ,,
'ron3O to 100 per cent cheaper than tho imported COM
modify when liberated from the protecting duty. II.
in addition to this striking effect of the powerful com,
petition which springs up under Legislative encourage
ment, The fact be advered to, that az manufacture
increase so must The home market for the consumption
Of bread slnfs, and the materials also-,te bcne
fits fthe system presented under two fold aspect
TO the agricultuTist. We believe il is conceded bo
by the friends and enemies OF protection, that the poll
~ ought not TO be far extended as either to crppIc
J our foreign commerce, or diminish materially ibe
Revenue derived from imposts. Neither of those effects
has yet followed the tariff of 1924; on the contrar
! whilst the Revenue has been sugnened-an annual
average export of FIVE millions value of our own man
ufactlres, since that time has inzieora,oa ,h ;