The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-11-15
POLITICAL.
From Tho Richmond Whig


hsc cTutable, but their wisdom when fulfill
ed, ana the means of their fulfiment, eytort
The faith of even the ihiidel. They teach
the awful lesson, that though the guilty
may for season escape retribu,ion, lus-
tice will finally overtake them, and 10 rens
der her triumph the more complete. She
makes themselves waeonscious Instruments
in the execution OF her DEGREES
The unfounded and cruel slHnders a.
gainst Louisiana and some Of her most did
tnculshed citizens, propagated Ivy jackson
and his partisnns. have brought 10 the pub
lc view some OF his deeds, which might
otherwise have sep, in undisturbcd obli-
won.
People of Virginia | appeal 10 you all.
no matter by what party names YOU may
be called, whether Jacksonans or friends
of the Administra,ion-th melancholy me-
ccssity of the times will be my apology for
using such terms of discrimination. sol.
emmy coniure YOU all To divcst yourselves,
for one hour, OF the military nhienEy now
raging through the land. that reason may
exercise her calm and salutary lniluences
aud then read the case Of Loudlier IL is
matter oiconsoatlonthatt the tyranny which
oppressed this patriotic citizen. and tEose
who attempted TO relieve him, does not now
prevail over our land. For little while
yet TO come, the cXcosses of Andrew jack
son may be arraigned by the Press, wth~
out subjectlng the writer, who dares thus
forewarn his countrymen, To trial by
Court Martial for libel and mutiny. Tho
idol indeed is already set up, and ven.
gc0nce ls denounced against every ono
who will not bend the knee;-but, the pow
er is yet wanting to heat the oven! Tho
furious passion exists, and the lnggot has
been threatened but continue TO hopo
that yours will be the office of the minis-
turing angel, and that your voice will DO
omnipotcnt to save. beg you, again anti
again, to read the appeal of Louallier. 10
estimate IT rs il deserves, bling it home TO
your own firesides--strike out the name OF
Louisiana, and insert Virginia. Figure I'd
yourselves band Of armed soldiers sur"
rounding the capitol Of our commonwealth,
and excluding, nj the point of the boyonet,
the Representatives Of ihe People from tho
Hall OF their sitiings--the commanding
general contemptuously jeering them With
charges of treason, the misbeg often phAha
TOMS of his own imagination STE his obes
dent soldiers pntrollipg the streets Win
military warrants to arrest private citizen
for presnning TO nnimsdycrt, and that too
IN the spirit of forbearanco, on one OF his
arbitrary edicts-- debriving htn Of bis lib.
erty, and bringing him 10 a trial by 4 eobrs
martial, OH charges bf Mutiny and libel
charges which only folly and despotisnl IL
nted could have conceived.-See the Hds
bedS Corpus, that great constitutional witt;
| which the wisdom h our ancestors had
| provided against the caprice ana wicked
ness Of tyranny, trampled under foot with
a supcrcllious disdaln of It's authority
the Judge dragged from the scat Of justice
by ar,ncd bands, and carrled 10 confaea
meDt, for complying with his oath and tha
nlunctions of The constitution. in issunE
this writ--hls cbiinsel sharing his fate. and
second Judge threatened; " lilo this sathb
General is proclolining that our whole cap.
ito is his camp, and that he will be restraints
ed neither by law nor the constitution
From such scene Ms this see him 3p-
proach to demand your sufIrngcs for tho
first Office IN the gift Of free people -.
what would be yoin answer? Then +
know you would not have so abused your.
selves as TO become his worshIppers. Shall
the lapse Of A few intervening years cam
Gel all remembrance Of these outragcs /?
Hns he performed any acts Of repentance
or atonemeht since? Let his conduct in
the Seminole War and Us Governor of Flo.
rida, answer.
Three years ago the election Of this man
was denounced as "curse upon his coun-
try" and a vast majority Of the pcbplc Of
Virginia gave evidence by their suf'rages
that they 80 believed. Is it possible that
now, "unanointed and unaDnealed" az he ia.
you hate changed your opinions? Then.
his deeds we're comparatively but little
known; they are nop before us with these
aggravatlng circumstances. Then you ro-
lected bin: can you noW with any coDsis-
tency support him /? BY what process
have his bltterest opponents been convcrt-
ed into ardent friends' Has some magi.
clan passed through tho land, seducing
you with the high sounding terms of his
art, such as estate Rights" "7uriE,""bor1
rain and corruption 2" lf,his be The case.
let me beg you to shake of his spell, by d
ma hy exercise Of your own Judgment.
Wien you convict any man, on sotisfa, to-
ry evidence, OF desire to destroy State
Rights, then will join you in denouncipe
him as a fool or traitor; and hold il to bo
equally criminal in him who attempts to
impair tho constitutional powers Of tho
Federal Government. Bot canno, con-
sent to the injustice Of punshing a man a
guilty without the most uDauestiobsble
proof. To infer a criminal design in those
who may honestly differ from us in opin-
ion on doubtful questions, indicates not or
y narrow understanding, but bad besrt.
But how fagrsntly inconsistent are those
who claim to lead the van in defence OF, tho