The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-08
Anti-Jackson Cosoaation in Virginia.

! The " waters are moving and the tide Is set
which has SO long orded /, over Virginia
meeting has been already held of the people of
Spottsylvania (whose proceedings we shall pub
iish in our next) and have appointed Judge
Francis T. Brooke aud Col. Hugh Mercer dele
gates to attend the Anii-Jacllson Convention in
Richmond on ID Tuesday in January next. q.
Their meetings are announced in Loudoun, JEFF
ferson, Hampshire Hardy, Caroline, Stafford.
King George, Richmond Westmoreland, Prur
dleton, Berkeley, Augusta add Rockbridge-The
people Of Virginia are about TO put an end 10 the
reign ofthe Metropolitan demog9gueS, who have
SO long dictated 1othe balance oil the State
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MIR EATON'S CERTIFICATE.
The popularity Of Gen. jackson in certain
sec ions ofthe country seems to have led 10 III.
opinion there that he is equally popular every
where else; and hence the rare spectacle eXhl-
bited in Tennessee, of an Adams man as bur
few have the courage TO take that stand, who has
any thing to. lose by opposing, or any thing 10
leans. This is the reason Why, among men of
high station, both ia intellect and office,
so many kneeling iumbly before one every way
their inferior, and submsssely plusing the part
of JackaH to the Lon. Gen. Houston might
have been thus mbserrie7lt TO Gen. Jackson with.
out exciting remark ; because his subServieucy
4 is not less an exemplihcation than an evidence of
/ his inferiority TO his idol; but wheh White,
lsaacks and Eaton TAX such course, we mnst
refer their conduct at once tos vile serviIitv and
sIayish sycophancy. The first named gentle
man possesses too powerful mind not long ago
! to have detected the absolute mcompetency of
Gen. Jackson to preside in the councilso { great
nation; and the TWO latter, though mol remark
able for strength OF Intellect, are certainly quail
fed To decide on The capacity of a man who is
even their inferior But in the midst of the TEN.
porary success OF these trirnmers, there is one
consolation left TO those who pursae the course
dictated by principle, and who regard their IN
terest only as it is compatible with the dictates
of morality aud patriotism e. that is, that soon
er or later the mask will be stripped from these
Janus faced conspirators against the public quiz
ct They will stand before the public, when the
nomcntary excitement of fdetious zeal shall
have passed away, in their true characers,--as
demagogues without principle, aud zealots with
out discretion. The punishment which will inc
vitality follow their detection will he commensu-
rate with the oifence--and as destructive 10 the
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uness, indeed, new era shall arise, WHEN they
may again have it in their power to ride into of
| flee on some other popular hobby.
But, to Gen. Eaton and his statement. And in
the outset we pronounce il TO be, so far a. II Is
iGtended 10 sustain Geo. jackson. a mere repc.
tition ofwhat has preceded it from the pen Of
tine noble tri0, consisting of DUFF Green, J. &.
| lsaaci.s and John BaanGh-and so far as il is
intended as a defence ofhmsrlfi is proof positive
ofgross briberv--a crime ofwhich he mad been
only suspected. but which not even his bitterrSi
enemies could have hoped that he would have
the eifrontery to acknowledse himself guilty OF
! The first ground we have assumed will be rea-
dily admitted by every man who may peruse }lr
! Gatons statement Mn Eaton, indeed has the
| c ~ Tor to admit that there are " some difieren-
COS between the statements of jackson and Blu
| chanan but, at the same time, says, they are
| principally rerbaI. and not n,ateriai'-voS EFT
| rRErEREA Mill! We shail make few re-
! marks on this precious admission and the strasge
language in which il is couched. and then proceed
! reconsider Eaton's yindication of MS immaculate
and important self! Gen. Eaton would have
obliged Us if he had told ns TO mint " verbal daft
| fcrences' he alluded existing between the
| statements Of the prosecutor of Mr.. Clay aud
| his witness. We should then, as we'll as the pub
lie. have b4eh h tier able to uige whether or NOT
they are MATERIAL" The Senator may, indeed
I have keener optics than humber men, and
may see farther into milestone; but humble
i men may sometimes have more honest hearts
! and sounde, judgments than even Senators H.
deed we happent 10 know of men as honest, as
Intelligent, and at least as disDHeresied as 5ena-
tor Eaton. who aver that the differences between
the statements ofJacllson aud Buchanan are re-
| ~ D.nierint-and even TacksOR Wriier (sisned
" A Ploughman' IN late Richmond Enquirer,
aud honorsd with the leading place uNdCr the
editorial head OF that paper, declared that they
were totally rreconeieabIe and that it was en-
tnev absurd to attempt 10 make them agree by
neutrality-suspicious. Of word, and terms. Agree,
indeed All the iniiirted know, that Mr.. Bnch-
anan, while he intended his statement as fiat
deuidl Of Gen Jackson's, Intentionally so guard
ed his expressions, aud refined upon language,
as that he might not wound the feelings ola man
whom he hal believed and pronounced to pos
sess both talent and honesty, and the latter OF
which qualities he was still disposed TO concede
10 hun. though he must deny to him the pos
session of the former. when II became appa-