Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-20


sion by better motis Than such spiine from par
~ spirit - that we have personal prsinJices TO
s;taiify: and that neither innsmed by opp"-
point Would to heaven that feelings of this sort
were bsni-hsd from smorg US; OF at least. that
they swallowed w the grand otject-the
common veal ot our beiOve, country! nor shaii
consider II requisite to otter to our respected
GelloYv citizens who may iae from Us, any apollo
Nv Tor a IN easure vi ish they Themselves make u-e
Of, and which We all know TO be the privilege OF
frecmep.
1t has been, we own, with degree of ind gna
iion that we have seen M preicrirS his claims
In The hg CHEST ciad Office in the gift of The nation.
on the sole ground of his military eci.t, and tan
generously awaiting hmsel oi the admitting gIaii-
tude OF hts county, to gain seat wbirl We cons-
der him entirely unqualified To fill- We neei not
announce tha, this Is General A"tlrev Jack
son. We cay, on the sole ground ~ military
fame becai discover no other
which claim this high iIice csn Justly lie
founded, nor have many OF his warlnss' adherents
scarcely attempted to poiut out any such ground
And IA IL has been with ini on0t,oH that we have
Witnessed tie claims OF this gentleman, has j.
been with aatOgishiasH that we have Observed the
numbers who have become his psiiizsBs aud ;jvo-
Gates in different sections of county. We
have behell >ih peculiar modification aud grief,
great part Of Virginia arfaysd this side OF the
question, aud have earned that hostility to the pre-
sent administration 10 The osi.nsive cause OF this
movement.
We do not indeed profess to be the indiscrim-
nate advocates of all the public mcasuF that have
been adopted; we a; all Disposed TO virdi
cate every sentiment that might be found in Mr..
Adams political creed. But we aware, land
wish friends would recur to the same conside-
ration that reflection, either in wisdom good
ness, is not to be expected in any chief magistrate
whom select from among the sons of men
that even if it weTa allowances must then be made
for differences of orinion among the people and
hat - NJ roth ~, HSar ia
come little partial ills,
''I,ha, Jgy 10 Others thot they Iao,s no, Of"
where we have prenton- indications hat ruch ills
may be Of fearful and appalling magnitude.
That this Is the state OF the case now before Us
we feel strongly persuaded; for while c con slider
the present occupant Of the presidential chair in
high degree qualified for the office, we look up
on his .npet!ior entirely unqualified: and lille
we con-ier present national situation TO be,
upon the whole, happy one--if we but knew our
avn hsPpines>-we seriously sprTehenEive
that the ;empaIsd change would ope a lie daplo.
rably the state OF The nation, if In it, imme
diae result, at least ia its remote conscqur.
II Is indeed to the remote consequences that our
attention is more strongly AID fesrfully attracted
- hen we contemplate the precedent with which
we ave tht estenel we mean the elevation of
man to the highest civil Office upun the sole ground
OF military fame-we cannot but tremble for he
safety of those republican institutions he gift of
Heaven aud the delight of our hcar's-under the
sn2uOW Oh NhicD we nave repOSeu Tor merry han
century. Mr. can we refrain from begging our
republican b. eihr duly reflect before they act
Ito stand sloof from The contagion OF party-spi-
Tit, and f. the whirlpool of personal entions
aud with manly fiImness ead Independence Of
mind, 10 assume and maintain that altitude which
the cause of couatfy may appear to require
We think indeed that the general prospect has
5rishened; and we are by means without hope
that this may be The case.
BeioTe conclude ihe-e remarks, we take
occasion TO say, that far from Intending
any Gisrespcc to the military character; and that
we sre pefecuy willing to accord 10 General
jackson that need of gratitude and praise which
his Country has been disposed amply render. |
Let Inc reward be appropriate, and readily |
concur. BOT we cannot agree that Ph9ton shall |
drive the chariot of the suo--we cannot agree 10
e"aId Jackson with the prssideu iel chair W.
cannot make this mighty sacrifice: for again e
say, and must say, consider him nnquaiified;
and we add disqualified TOO; unqualified Ey the
want OF proper talents for that place. diSgu1ffed
by bis temper and general lone of mind. Herein
we judge of the tree by is fruit, and form our es
iiDa;e fro undispuied documents and accounts
l Resolved therefore, Thst we deprecate the
pfogpect of the elevation Of Andrew Jackson, to |
the presidency, and decidedly oppose that meas
uTe: and, there being but two candidates OF this
crc--on
Resolved, Th'. We 10 "a decidedly pr efer
the continuance, for the next presidential term,
q.
in whose integrity. ability, anl general principles
we continue 10 repose high .adence
S Resolved That Ave persons be chosen from
the county of Csrolinc rs d-iegsies TO the p,ono
seG Convention 20 meet in the City of Richrn nd
90 the SIh OF January next, for tile purpose of
framing an Electoral Tirke', for the ule of our
citizens opposed to the Iretens;ous OF General
Jackson and thai Lawrence Battaile, Robert
Coibin, WiI-on Allen, DR.. z. Robb and Capt.
James Madison, be delegates to The said Con
vention, sny two more Of whom 10 act
Resolved, The committee Of cor, dependence be
appointed, which accordingly done, composed
Of
Capt. John G. Cs'le't DR. boswell
jlr. Jno. * Stone Phil. II. Jones
VIM. D. Qusebbery w. II. Care
Jno l.. Pendietoa DR.. HOPKINS
Jno. g. Lawrencs Dr Wight
Or Dfquhart Hump. Hill
Frs. V. Sutton Dr. Tho IL Acd,rson
who are also 10 Gli any yacsncy that may oc-
cur in the delegation
Re~olyed, That the Editors of the Enquirer &
The Wbig, io Richmond, ard the Editors Of the
Herald and Political Arena. in fredericksburg. bs
reqsested to publish The proceeding. Of this meeting.
WILSON ALLEN, Chairman
L. afrg NJ Ayfso,-