Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-28
From The Mafioncl Journal.

| From The Nafionci Joarnai.
Had we required any stronger evidence than
had been previously afforded US, of the determ-
| nation Of the friends Of Gen. Jackson to elevate
him, at all hazard Of principle, and in violation
of all truth and decorum, we should have found
enough and TO spare, in the course which they
have taken in relation to the letter OF Mr.. Blu
chanan. II is true, that some Of even the most
determined Of these advocates of the military
right and eivi! might Of the opposition candidate,
on the frs, perusal of this fatal epis,le, were
unable to resist the convictions which il brought
with it, and poor Mr.. Coleman was himself
SEIZED with paroxysm Of honest capdor,which,
for the moment, paciied his enemies, and sad
ly alarmed those whose political livery he has
just put on. A sufficient dose Of rcbuke and
remonstrance having been promptly admins
tered, however, the violence of the paroxysm
was quickly reduced, the symptoms were put 10
fright and The redeemed editor was seen pursu-
ing the same path offaluiiy and violence in
which he had previously been wandering
II is melancholy dispensation which COM
pels Editors 10 retract to-day, the words
which they uttered yesterday. 10 veteran
in the profession, such disgrace must be
douby Notifying; and when tacitly sub
mitted, is a pretty strong indication that tho
uGrnties with which time and his allies nave
visited the frai flesh, have also subdued The spi.
rit below the ordinary standard Of moral vigor
aud independence. We feel, therefore, no in
considerable amount Of pity, mingling with,
and abating, the indignation which, in great
er or less degree, the inconsistent and absurd
conduct Of Mr.. Coleman is calculated TO pro-
duce 1t is the first virtual admission, and jtis
so stroag as nearly 10 amount 10 actual comics
IL. Dc. o,.o
no longer under his control, or that he himself
is mere automaton that fills the editorial chair,
and whose movements are regulated BY con"
cealed hands, which pu, the wires in motion.
The summerset Of Mr. Coleman, and the
powerful tendency Of Mr.. Buchanan's letter 10
dispel the mist which had been so ingeniously
and indus,riously raised about the public vision
with view TO prevent too thorough an irwesi-
CATION Of the character and qualifications nf
Gen. Jackson, were sufficient TO alarm all those
who had bound themselves III league to elevate
him, right or wrong. There was visible and
a great alarm among them; and ii became neces-
sary to adopt course, the desperate nature OF
which should accord with the desperate position
into which they had been thrown. 1t WAS deter
mined, therefore, TO mask the pale conntcnanec,
TO throw a cloak over the trembling frame, and
TO hide the quailings Of spirit under borrowed
bodne IS Of demeanor; and, with this resolution,
he leaders Ut the party threw themselves before
their discouraged followers, and endeavored 10
frich,en back their assailants by false show
Of confidence. and valor too slightly covered
not TO De rec ognized as the offspring of despair
If by this movement they have succeeded in
deceivirg any Of their own party, ii is all they
have been able to do. The article has been
seen through. not only by their opponents, but
even by the discerning IN their own ranks, and
with these IL will react 10 The discontinue and
dismc- OF those with whom II originated
Whatever management may be devised and eA-
ecuted; however various and ingenious may DC
the schemes resof,ed TO, 10 counterfeit tho naiu-
"a, effect Of truth; team no longer be conceal
ed, that Gen Jackson has fallen in the public
opinion, and whether he is the victim oil his
own ambition or the dnpc of interested coun-
sellers, the result will be the same. He has
BETRAYED his utter disQua6c alton for the high
Office which he seeks, and, al the same Tune,
has disclosed the restless anxiety with which he
seeks it. Will his advocates any longer place
him in the same scale of elevation with WASH
ington? If they do public indignation will
speedily frown down the impious attempt.
Will they denominate him the Cintinnatus Oh
the age, Indifferent to, nav almost reluctant to
receive, the high gift which his friends are
pressing on him? Public opinion will point
70 this attack made by The General on the char
acter of Mr.. Clay, without any foundation, and
for the sole object of throwing GENUINELY on
the present Chief Magistrate, for the purpose
Of facilitating his own election. General Jack
son must rid himself Of the imputa,ions whic b
now attach to his own character, before he can
hope to spot the char acter OF another He stands
now in the light of an impeachable wiress,
whose evidence may be disputed and over
thrown. Can such man be I'll 10 occupy she
hishcs, station IN our republic: If so, we have
fallen OF evil times, and we shall find lew lis
leners if we presume to boast Of the SUPERIOR
~ of our institutions, Of the elevation OF oui
morality, and Of the promise oil perpe'ul'!
which is TO be found in the principles OF ouI
| Government
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