Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-23

ses; those who print q by aulhori,y,'' 10 dan n
The feputstions o. su~h men razeNel Gars .
N Buren,, White, Rowan. Rirhafd NJ John Ion :,
Hayn- Benton, S-mu-l NTH and Others a. an
un rinc ipled combination TO opposition nOi O the
pilnciple-"r OF the admirSlrs' ion but II ON
personal and hostile feeling toward Henry az:
hit such men and many o he's, constituting
msjorit. the SGna ani House OF R-pre-e. a.
lives. and inferior in tslen'- and patriotism 10 ne
n,er living, should be styled fac,ioni-'-, con b,ned
and lei by an srch-intrgue in defiance their duty
and their oath, shows the bold and dc ermined re
solution, but yet the desperate condition OF our
usutpers
We are of opinion thai the ,,rosent admini-tra
ton grasped he power of the government by un
lar altho' constitutional OF his we ohe,
The folio wing cTcumsian evidence: In addition
to what has been said of the hostility Of Henry
Clay and John Quincy Adams and that the ster
was elected by the personal friends OF the former
with hiTself at their head say that the punish
ment OF John Scott of Missouri s. Daniel Cook
OF lllir ois. inflicted by their nsuents ha been
ayerted. aud act a. defiance as the had
lost heir elections, places OF trust and IIoft ere
provided ( them by hose serve whom they
had deserted the people; and they, we view J.
nave received the wages OF their iniquity- we
conceive ther' 4n.ihing y -clo>- (which
ran be go al, If Henry Clay chooses 10 ASK an in
ve-tigation, which will chow, that allho' h' msy
not have bagained direc Is, has particular friends
who violated the will of heir constituents, did
6s given 10 him as the reward OF their tes.--
John Quincy Adams made president to the
intent ana purpose, and upon consideration that
be would make Henry Clay, Score airy of State
the office OF president has beer sold for the offic-
Of Secretary OF State and 1850 err Henrs l.
and hts friend have made John Quincy Adams
President, because he would make Henry Clay
Secre'arf OF State; and they eused 10 make An
drew Jackson president, although he was preferred
oy then constituents, because he would not mske
hW Secretary OF State Henty Clay made known
tn his friends his de.ire that they ould make 10
Quincy Adams president, that thereby he nigh
obtain Office and power. But whether they lie
guilty either IN part or in the whole, of co rup-
ion' bargain, intrigue, or, management" We
feel and believe hat suspicion, foul suspicion will
stain this page OF our history-and that, vs. the
hrst great representative republic, acting under &
governed thro' written constitutions, n behoves
In the beginning, TO see tspurIy and virtue free
from suspicion. indispen- qualifications of
the statesmen ~ no would seek to guide aud drrr'
our de-tiniss- as we suspect we ere jealous. and
VII never never sanction the late election, and
the conduct OF this administration; therefore. we
are necessarily compelled, in duty 10 ourselves L
posterlty, TO oppose their continuance in power.
AS citizens OF a great and g'oNing empire, the
destinies OF WHICH we have much al heart we ex.
press 'uT wishes and preference on the coming
Isl election with due sense of he rights
md privileges of all and every other CITIZEN Is this
union And first, we will state, that the mis-
fortune has befallen us nation, twice since The
adoption of federal cUnsiituii n 10 have an e.
lection OF first magistrate IN the dernier manner
pointed out therein, to witt by the House of Re-
preseniatives; anil as an amendment OF the "ons.
u'ion divesing thai body of any agency VIVA ev +
10 -ad election, has for The present failed and
thai We fear, through the influence of the execu.
iive,) we decidedly of pinion it is impnlitic
to- the people 10 bring forward mo than two com
Petitors for the Office IF p esident if there are but
I fan al - Il. 4, -. ~
ieel confident Ina thi- point we are right; be-
cause on both occasi of election by the II
OF Kepresentativ es, the happiness and pesce of IN
| co 'c'ry have been jsOpardzei; tie natio n CHI
raetef, and the stshliy of institutions sked
and IN the latter instance, the Will Of The eopie
violated; and feeling excited throughout the
Uni II that those in power well know. is likely
"a sweep them from it., Nth the bosom of de-
s'ruction Secondly. as General Andrew Jack on
OF Tennessee Is the candidate of the g, eat and lie
m cratic Safe of Pennsylvania; as his interest and
his irieni- widely extended and public regard
firmly hSed on him many other paris OF the u
zion, and, as WE have reason to believe from tue
W IN j : favour by the people on former occs
Sion, that he is The candidate IF me peopie /.
me proper sense of that expression; and e
have no insurmountabie hjsction him. we ill
- e bin our decided support in preference o John
y roy Adams az he next presidential eec'ior
We would here remark, that do no feel that sp.
pTebenslon az ths slecci OF Andrew Jackson thai
he's have professed to feel; we cannot agree thai
the riot h by some splendid fests OF arm haz
a CURED military glory in the defence of his coun
i's IN ~ bs iut under the ban of he empire we
can coucede the principle thai sueh man -
'a"ks0 q IS. and described by j Gerson an
h1 E. sincere, firm, clsa headed & strong minded
~ the soundesi political principle" for hay
ing stepped forward & rsked pr perry, life S fame H.
The service OF his country the darkest hourof her
vail, hould be -purnsd from h polls & b ck-
ened az an 6 aspiring militar cheftsin.'' & nd
here declare. that although Ge,. Andrew Jack
son may, when defending OF Ne Orleans, and
counieTacted by traitors in heart, have suspended
he vTit OF habeds corpus, say fha psirioisiu
the emergency, the sslvstoD of the country, re-
CURED "easnres of extraordinary energy aud that
Andrew ia. kson as perhaps The only American
citizen living who could have saved New Orleans
which be did, at every hazard
OF all men living Andrew Jackson is ,hs least
greedy 1T Office, and nficial em0Iuments- this
appears by his Iesigning the Offices OF Judge Sena-
0t0f, Governor and General, and refusing the mis-
ston TO Mexico OF all en- living he Is the most
incOrruplible; any other would have declared
nat he would not appoint John Quincy Adams
5 cretaTy ut Stais, IL thereby he co I'D have Sc
CT ed The Office Of President bur Jackson would
not.
As TO J. @. Adams, should IT be said thai he is
not patriot, would be justified by his letter TO
Leavn Harris-should It be said thai he is not
,Spubirsn, that would be justified By bis letter
signed Publicoa -s should IL be said hat he is un
auhful 10 his friends. that would be proved b
ms disclosures 10 dr Giles should it be said
al he IS not stficily honest his official accounts
allowed under hi a;ho ~ y gld 60 "a, 80
support the sssertinn-- and should IL be said hit
he is corrupt that would be jus fed by showing
that he has purchased the government by promises