The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-15

otsm will always dictate.
CoMmuNiCATEp.
Mcsvs Editors--In this highly favored coun
try 1t is matter of deep regret TO see party spi.
rit, rage, To SO great degree. II is no doubt
admitted by all, that mn people that have existed
on the face ofthis earth, since the flood, 10 this
present time, have enjoyed civil and religious
liberty to the extent now enjoyed, by the PEG
pie OF these United States
in country like ours, where the great mass
OF the people, is enlightened on the subject Of
government, and understand both how 10 en-.
Joy and defend their liberties; they WILL if left
to themselves, always judge right
Demasogues, and partizan politicians we
must expect 10 arse amongst us. In all gov
elnments this has been the case. So long ago
is the time ofklng David of Israel, we find a
demagogno IN the person OF Absalom. The
language oithe present opposition to the gov
eminent. or rather to tue administrators of the
cove, nment is precisely that OF Ah,alom. "Oh
that were Judge in Israel h'-Onc At least, OF
The opposition, has gone 50 far; taal ii he were
IA that country, whose welfare lac seems TO pre-
teI 10 that OF his own, and were guilty OF the
same offence he would no doubt find a resi-
dfnce III the tOt0er.'
The whole and sole foundation of opposition
remove them, aud make room FOR other men.
No change OF principles can, from The nature of
the opposition, be intended, Every preicHSton
to change ofpiinclples IS a gut Eleclioncer-
my speeches are ali One-slded, and are complete
guits
The most singular thing in the whole business
Is that Virginia saoud vote for the GeHetat. A
man whom sac has Ia fctoipre denounced Al
ter she docs tbs, her c.nn, 10 consistency will
be forever foifetrd,-By ,hls somerset she may
by the next electioncerlng campaign, be able 10
introduce one of heron citIZcns as aCandidatc,
ior the presidential chair.
II Is matter of fact, aud greatly to be regret
ted, that even hgh-minded pirgininlS, IN the
opposition, should be governed by personal con-
sderations But a short time ago, in our own
corporation, an hon. partisan politician sand
publicly, he could not agree 10 have a Yankee
President Here is the rub this is the head
and front of The oilendng-not that he was II
minority Presldent-not that he is violator OF
the conshtutlon--not that he Is not republI-
can--no no lie Is from a section OF country
that has no night 10 President-lIe cunuot say
Shtbboteth as We do.-As 10 decrying the Gone
rails pretensons to the Presidency, far he it
from me. But by admitting them, we admit an
host OF men equally deserving. There is Brown,
han, with many others, whose bravery cannot
be doubted aud who had much more bloody
contests with the enemy, much harder fighting
than the glorious contest at New Orleans, on
the Sth Of January, &c. contests IN which much
more military skill was displayed But does
tins give them claims upon the people of the 4.
States to make them all PJeSdentS7 And what
shall we say of out HUI, our Banbridge, our
Chauncey our Rodgers, our Stewart, &C. &c.
&c. il brdrery constitutes claims 10 the Presl-
dental Char and this is all ] believe that is
reCkuncd & the account OF General Jackson;
ms personal brduery. Who would have thought
OF the General for President, bun for the victory
at New Orleans! | venture 10 say without lhe
fear OF contradiction, thai such thing would ne
yer have entered The head of any man llvlngs-
The intriguing part of Jackson's friends are
DESTROYS of promoting HIM upon the same
ground thai CHsar desired l. promote Pompey.
In order that they may have AN opportunity OF
making him odl9us to the people, mud of setting
nm ASIDE, when seme other aspuant is to he iIl-
iroduccd II is admitted by Adams 5 most IN
vrtcrate enemies, that during the last canvass
for President he used less means for ms own
promotion, than any of the candidates. HIS
merit as upright man, and his qualifications
which peculiarly fitted him for the Chief Magis-
tracy, were the steps by which he mounted the
char of State. The present opposition, like
the faithess shepherd boy, are ever crying
lColf; but when they, the Wotres, get into the
fold, the poor sheep will be. (bcng of their
guard an easy prey. On the suppoSiton that
the General should be the next President we
congratulate ourselves, that four years will
hardly be sufficient to prepare razor to shave
us OFF close by the ears. | never can help assO-
cating COpGnhdgen with the nameof Jackson;
and like the Copenhagen aiInir, We may have
our own guns pointed al our breasts, in order to
make us point our pens TO praise the General
There is something extremely nauspicious in
promoting to the presidential chair, a man ia
nous only for his military achievements We
are now about To make AN experiment that Is,
TO leave tie course we have pursued for nearly
forty years, and make military pr0ress neces-
sary qualification in a PrtSideiH. Let MS pause
before we approach the precpice Permit me
TO ask what " ould General Jackson have done,
dad he had the powell last winter with Gov
error Tloup Suppose he had been President,
does any one believe that he would have acted
with any more talbcHauCe towards 1Toup,
than he did on former occasion towards ta-
bun ?--llazacl, when the Prophet in. contcm-
platon ofhs future conduct, jcheH he atOukd be
made King, wept. asked, IS thy servant dog,
ihat he should do tins great wlckcdness Ne
ve'theesS, when Ilazael became king, when he
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