American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-06
From the Constitutional Hhis.
tn TIE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.

charged what believed to be solemn DUTY Inc
favor with which they were received was '9ua' !"
nv hopes. had not designed further to tax your
Kindness or fatigue your patience Dut ! navy
been driven from that purpose by perusai Oh 'he
late appeal of Louaiilier to the American people.
# il true that many Of the outrages which he dis
cIoses have been before referred to; but, IN addi.
tion 10 new and aggravating circumstances, Of
WI. RI had not heard, he has furnished FACTS re-
atinc TO previous chaig es and sustained by docu-
men,ary proof, which give deeper shade to their
atrOcity.
The ways Of Providence are dark and nscruta-
ble but their wisdom when fulfilled and the means
of their fuflment extot the faith even OF the IN
hde. They teach the awful lesson, that though the
guilty may for a season escape retrbuton, justice
will finally overtake them. and to render her tri
umph the more complete, she makes themselves un-
conscious instruments in the execution OF her de.
crees.
The unfounded and cruel ISLANDERS against Lou
isana and some of her most distinguished citizens,
propagated by Jackson and his partisans, nave
brought to the public view some OF his deeds which
might otherwise have slept IN undisufbed oblivion
People Of Virginia appeal to you all-no mat
ter by what party names you may be called, "heth-
er Jacksontes or friends of the Administration !:
the melancholy necessity OF the times will be
nv apology for using such terms of discrimina-
toni solemnly couture you all to diyest your
selves, for one hour of the military phrensy now
raging through the land, that reason may eAer
else ner calm and salutary influence, and then read
the case of Louaitlier. II is matter OF consola-
ton that the tyranny which oppressed this pat
rotic citizen, and those who attempted to relieve
him, does not now prevail over our land. For a
little while at least yet to come, the excuses OF
Andrew Jackson may be arraigned by the Press
without sub,ecting the writer who taies thus fore
warn his coun.rymen, to trial BY Court Martial
for libel or mutny. The idol indeed is already
set up. aud vengeance is denounced against every
one who will not bend the knee but, the power
is vet wanting to heat the oven. The furiou. pas
sion exists, and the faggo has been threatened but
continue to hope that yours will be the office of
the minisering angel, and that your voice will be
unnpotent to save. beg you, again and again,
to read the appeal of Louaillier. To estimate it
as it deserves bring it home to yourselves to your
own fresides-strike out the name Of Louisiana
and insert Tirginin. to yourselves band
Of armed soldiers surrounding the capitol Of our
ancient commonwealth and excluding at the point
Of the bayonet, the Representatives Of the people
from the hall OF their sittings-the commanding
General contemptuously jeeIng them with charg-
es of treason the misbegotten phantoms OF his own
imagination-see his obedent sodery patroihng
the streets with military warrants to arrest prl-
y
too, in the spirit of forbenrance, on one of his
btrary edicts-deprivlng him of his liberty, and
bringing him to trial BY Court Martial on char
yes Of mutiny and libe, -charses which only folly
and despotsm united could have conceived. See
the Habeas Corpus, that great constitutional writ,
which the wisdom of our ancestors had provided
against the caprice and wickedness OF tyranny,
trampled under feet with supercllious disdan OF
its authorty-see the Judge dragged from the seat
Of justice by armed bands and carried TO confne-
ment, for. complying with his oath and the injunc-
tons Of tie Constitution, in issuing this writ-his
counsel sharing his fate, and second Judge threat
ened; while this same General is proclaimng that
our whole capto! is his Camp, and that he will be
restrained neither by law nor the constitution -
From such a scene as this, see him approach to
demand your sutfages for the first office in the aift
of free people 3 what would be your answer! =
Then know you would not have so abused your
selves as to become his worshippers Shall the lapse
OF few intervening years cancel all remembrance
of these outrages Has he performed any acts of
repentance or atonement since Let his conduct
in the Seminole War, and as Governor Of Florida,
answer.
Three years ago the election Of this man was de-
nounced az "a curse upon his country" and
vast majority of the people Of Virginia gave eyi.
dence BY their sutflages that they so believed. Is
it possible that, now, unanointed and unanneal.
edo as he is, you have changed your opinions p
Then, his deeds were comparatively but little
known; they are nolc before us with these agra.
waiting circumstances. Then you rejected him -
can you nop with any consistency support him
By what process have his btterest opponents been
converted into ardent friends Has some mari
clan passed through the land, seducing you with
the high sounding terms OF his art, such as state
Rights" Tariff" bargain and corruption Y,
If this be the case, let me beg you to shake of lis
spell:by manly exercise of your own judgments
When you convict any man, on satisfactory evil
dence, of desire to destroy State Rights, then |
will join you in denouncing him as fool Or trail
tor; and hold it equally criminal in him who at