The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-18

Wat other o5je-tFaa has bssn urged against
MI Adam. That he las sid thai he has
power 10 appoint Ministers during the recess o.
az oeoute Sossid Washington 50 said JET
feIsoa aud 80 said Madison aud Moaroe--and
/ they crsreised the p0weT-tbe Senate attn L
aifed states, On aTesuent. deciding that Il was a
accessory a4d Constitutional poaer.
>Ba Adams, it has been ssih. has received
| thufe oiotr tnanef Than he vas sHttled to A
/ reference To Honf"es alip~snoes a. settled
/ ~ eoae - themselves wi snow that Adams
las received les than he did Tar the same SER
/ sicrs. I'm you ceR.uIe Adams without censar.
h@ Monroe and thu Congress vino thought tire
allowance b,a scaaiy justice 20 hun :
/ have aow l believe, gone over the whole
/ list Of objections "a the present incanbent: let
rs turn our attention To those against his comp
titor. 10 rervunt the whole Of these would be
| To write volumr shall coufne myself there
! fore. 10 some Of the most prominent lie has
| excluded "A Legislature f,on the hall of its SIT
! iags.-lle has arrested pAraded through the
streets under file of soldiers, and threatened
| with fhe glJbet the venerable Judge OF a nation
alDi,trrt fIe has insultiugiy told the Chief Ma
gis'raie OF Starr, that he had no right 60 issue
military order while he was IN the field lie
has abridged the liberty of the press lie has
disregarded the wGt of habess corpus, designed
tor the protection ofthe citizens from arbitrary
oppression He ha waged war against a net-
trail power IN the iace Of his instructions. He
has exercised the power of life and death on
prisoners, IN contempt of the decision of his Ia
yoriie tribunal. an " independent Court Mar
tial.' IL has oprniy directed the officers under
ms command 10 disohry The orders oil the Pre-
sldent Of the United states. lie has threatened
10 enter the tdl- ofthe National Legislature 10
cut oil The ears o. Senators who presumed TO en-
qnre into his Conduct. He has nnIcied death,
aud ignominious and degrading punshments,
upon hundreds of militia against all necessity
aud against all law. Aud he has deliberately
TO his conntrymen, that il he will.
I'D 1t in the Absence of law. he could find 4 sane.
ton under the I'd section, TO hang whom ne
pleased for il hr could feel justified in hanging
ia the case referred to under that section, every
man must admit thai case could occur in |
which he would not find the same Justification.
Now, take any one OF these offences commit |
ted by Jackson, AID weigh It npartIaily against
the whole list Of objections to Adams ask you |
10 say canidiy iii wonld not overbalance them
all. Speak out honr- and franly, 1 conlufe |
you, IN the name OF that liberty of which each |
man T. IN pat tn preserver. Look al ms threat
IL cut oil tine ears oi a SenatoT--eVcn those OF
our lamented EPPE5 See him IN the ani-cham-
Der OF the Senate, surrounded by his body /
guarded Of AIDS aud dependents, beching forth T
his nprrcatlons, and Just ready 10 enter the
door, when the patriotic Decatur interpos@s,
and declares ifhe pass, II must he 0rer has dedd
b0dg by this int, position alone was the SEN
ate chamber preserved from the threatened pol
luton. When you have sufficiently contempla-
ted this scene, let me ask you can this lnan be
fl fJr The Presidency ola free people II you
doubt the truth Of the story. besides several per
sons now living Who were eVewltncSSes of the
dreadful spectacle. there are hundre Is 10 whom
DkcATUR communicated II TO whom could p
ier yOu--and among others, ONE senator AT
least, who was wont, before be put ON the livery
Of Jackson, IN dellneating the character of his
ameuted and gallant hiend. 10 dwell with par
ftcular delight ON this instance of lbs hrmuess
and stern Roman patriotism. II you shall still,
titcl this, regard Jackson the only man in the
Mon whom YOU vii have To rule over YOU, be
9 SO But fear that like the foolish frogs, who
INSISTED on having the stork AZ their king. Vou
nay ION have reason 10 rcpent, and 10 regret
ne peaceful administration you have SO unWIse-
Y abandoned. can scarcely think thata ma
ority OF you eau wash that this act had beruper-
aud Congress expelled from their sit
iogs--nuleSs, iadced, Won belong 10 the school
j modern o ator, who see noting otIecuon-
'bIe in Cesar's usurpationss" u the liberties of
II, country, and whose morality converts this
monster into patriot, and bRUrUs INTO AN as
ASSN, AFARMER.