Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-17
Foa II coysriTuTTayih VINO.
TO MIR. THOMAS RICHIE.
No. II
"Who slorides General Jackson.

|'"N ''1rN ON NiilttN " ~ DEi u n nm rfinl ant
ts""''" republican: Feeble as I acknowledge rS humble
pc" To be, still ! viii en'eavour to expose your faults aud
your vices and If l can preserve from further violation, the
great principles which you have Invaded, and which ar.
.'k"iy to be dsstroyedby AN opposition, of which your par.r
- the organ, aud YOU, perhaps, the ordcte. You presump-
tu"uSly "Sa, IVY lao g'orihes General Jacksoni" and. feeling
al The same lime that, every que will ansve,, Thomas
itio''i". you promptly answer for Yourself ".vct u-e.~
This fashion, which You have long prac,iced, of asking
questions. and Answering them yourself, viii not avail yof,
any hing, assure yUu; N the contrary, the ueopI. Iyxil
view it as an inisx, pointing to ynus own gmut. iii, he
worth any hing, then the murderer may ask, who killed
ms Nic,im; and, because he shall answer himself, MT ne,
;hcn indeed he is to he acquitted. Notwithstanding Won
deny that you gloriiy Gen. jackson, rely upon il. tie ucuuIr
WI not b''eHc you, because upon This point. Yourself aud
your paper are at war. The liyrty of Others wnic, vou
weai, ANA your gl"rifcatiou of Gen. Jackson, are clear and
l%polpablci nor is the motive which governs you, less consui-
cuouS.
When the attack upon the Administration was fl rst made
by the opposition, you made your papcr wear , S;gnjG,5
dHiotStuty for more than eighteen months, durine which
time, you were calculating whc,e the majority was tn b,
found.
If the result of your examination auh reflections had
been c""victi"n on your mind that the Administration
could withstand the brewing storm, then ynu would have
been found an active advocate in support of wj,,, Won ~,
now pleased L" call the Coalition; SO, on tho contrary, As.
after surveying the whole ground, you bell. we'd ,ha, rho
I"m""t"i'o" would succeed in putting down the Admins.
'raii"n, you. at last, took sides With the Onp,si,i,,,. s..;,,
as you did, that in Virginia, at least, il VS. ,he s,ronr.
party. You have a great preference for the Jiyj,, n.y.,
the setting san, but YOU have no preference TO- go n;nI
Tor IN your estimation, that is the best principl. which vii,
Keep you most certainly with the majority. You af;ct n
blame Mr.. Clay most gricvously, because he did no, roar
{ "' 81 ~ HSi'b. ~ a. = sur ASH "A EIlylI her a.. tIo ,,;-.o.I
OF '"@l' Tor whom he Intended ,o vote as President: and
yet, the Enquirer CYGur fuihGI renfnsN w,. ,,,to :, -.
posi-, 'r"" March 1870 anti 1897, upon the subject of the
'ntriGurs aud corruption which, yuu now prnel.;m. y.,.
practiccd at Washington so long ago as January IS3,
SIR permit me to enquire OF yon. why you did not speak
out as soon as dagger appeared? You say vr, arc NJ,
sentinel nnnn the walsh tnwcr If liberty, ana IL ~ :, ,.,.
v0ur first duty to sound the alarm: WHY ,brp ,lI ,n, ,,
warn the people of that danger which Won n,. -, nI,;"In
So You no 'oobt read MIR. Adams fist hIcssa~,. ami
"rd' rstoOd il then as well as YOU do now, and sill van NJ. &C
a I'thy"i ce'tI'f'd' wrap' Yourself "p, as you say Ms. Clay
diI, /" mysterious silence; and surely sir, YOU caunp, COM
plain, If the people shall make from your conduct, the .
differences which you havn made from Mr.. Claws. UrMr
Clay $ silence was proof that he was ndea vnuriug to make
"e ocSt haigH'n he could, may not your silence, upon the
same siNJ"ci, although at an after time, bear the sam.
construction And fit may not, will you be good rnouai,
/" tell rs tho reason why? Pardon my candour. sir I'm,
believe me, tie people have thought. and will rnutiuu, In
uirnk, that you arc making the best cstinla tcs that Won can
for yourself, aud that III these estimates, cou,syy has vc,v
little to do, aud principle, less. Iou have involved yo,r.
self !" '" "'"y paip1ble a!surditics, aud contradictions,
that 20" are no .onser regarded by consistent politicians
as worthy Of confidence. Allow me now, sir, to bring back
youS attention to your remarks upon the Richmond Anil
jackson Meeting.
In these remarks you say tina, jackson is an homes, and
high minded man" and yet Won have said ,hat RI. rlcc,ion
81 'AIS hT"eN HaG hish mITdr1 man, would hc "a arse uuon
the coautry." Hare you well considered the situate ion j.,
w'ich yhn arc placed 10y these couiradictury, inconsistent.
paradoSical, mexrlicahle and urius,ifabrr remarks? ~,
you" h' pe'ee'V'' S'h 'hat 1t =, a plain declaration on your
: plTt. that yau consider the election of "a hirb ,n1H,,i.l ,ns
honest man to the Presidency ol the United states. ox n
curse "poa me co"'frH| Aud II so, what other inference
cam he deiucei from your own premises but that nan MINI
the President of toe United States should be a maj. ,rjbo,,
honesty, and of ioc aniaa? is such Il n,an really bet sui,r,
TO your taste?
II is in vain for you to tell rs that Won dill not anow a,
mhch "f Gep. jackson IN 1924 "a yo" know of him now
you will not be believed if you do, assure you, for ,h,
people every where know better. Ofaliti,e euIngi,is vbic,
Mr.. Adams ever had, none have ever gone IS far as vo,.
aud Of all the revilers which Gen. Jackson ever had. Won
have been the most keen and hitter. You have said that
"yom felt proud nf the honor OF having been born IN tc
land that gave birth to such a nran as John @. Adams;' and
you have said that you should 'd"pcccate the election of
Andrew Jackson TO the Presidency OF the United Sra,ce
rs q curse upon Mc c0unirg.' These were your opinions or
MIR. Adams and Gen. Jackson at ii time when VIM could
have had no motive tor speaking falsely, aud therefore. 7
take II for grauled, that you spoke the hunrs, convictions NJ
your mind. Compare these Opinions with your paragraoh
in the Enquirer of the 26;h Oct. and suppress ,he bI,,,cs
oi your face If you can: icok wpon, Aer, and writhc Under
mat torture, whic!: eclc f!t dc-Yada.ion ,;cvor fall 10 10
get. This is not my own Language alone / assn @ Won. sir.
I IS 'nr la'S'ia2e OF the grty-hnadcd Republicans and pat
riots of the day, who have given more proof OF ;lrir attach
mcnt to their country AMI its constitutions, than Won will
ever have II IN your power To exhibit. Won have noyv
turnad a complete somerset, aud the man who Eono5red ,n,
by being horn i'll She me land with Yourself. is no,y si;c.
matted by you, (cihoH nny acW Aghis1 as base aud
Infamous; whilst he, whose election you drprecat ted as ga
curse TO his country" is TOW Landed ska hjSh by YOU, and
his election TO the Presidency looked Iof. as u NIsgiaG h
o"F country. i all mankind were equally enlightened,
yo" would not dare thus to insult their undcrs. amdiucs;
bar you know enough Of mankind to know, that "a maioriiy
of them are unable to detect your false reasoning. rtlsr
premises and false conclusions, and hence tr pcoplrai; lion
of your false dnctEiCcs. Give the people r.ni. and ,be,
will understands; hnt engaged as tney are i'm the irt.rro,
OF the country, without the means of inowlroy.. :, - nv,
tn be expected tiat they should he able 10 und, rstauJ thr
true principles Involved i'll the various questions which a,
this time agitate the county, and seeing no other paDer
(until iately) but the Enquirer, it is nci io. be wondered az.
that they should decide wong upom questions whicli relate
either to men or To measures.
That you do eloriv Gen. Jackson no,withsta niior vo,r
denial, is proven by your own lnngHH,se al va iuuS time
published ~ rh' Enqui'er. Ito praise he to gln,ify, then
are sou ~ the daIiy habit "t clarifying Gen. jackson. and
you drtla! OF this serves ouly TO invalve Won in . - IN,
suriifias and Inconsistencies. So unolusiinrlv d., vor,
tecdc me Hrcrg of aud elorjG Gen. Jackson, that ven win
"Hi s've hm the trouble OF speaking Tor himself, bn, you
have SET yourself up as has mouth piece. In your iauruaf e
relating to Gen. Jackson, you scorH TO gre 0piuicus, Won
speak in terms PositUe, commanding and diciasoriGi. Fo,
instance, you say that Gen. Jackson is an honest and LjcL
,Rjndcd m m, that he 1could Sc0yD any Hiag mean nuJ bgyl
&c. NC NC. Nov, sir, you might as well have added. that
l these Uffe yOur opinions, and itfi Others To- the euirv,,,,,
oi their oPitroirs' whatever they may be. That on canro;
FAo" these Idcts, so boldly assc':cd by you, is what all
viii admit; aud nothing hut The NrCrY UL50i Uau b1gr. aud
/ your @i1T yfcnbot Of the General. could have caft1rd WV,
into such absurd and ridiculous cStremes. You ate pleased
also to say sand he (Gcn.J) las sheen hnw uob!y lie can
put intrigue and corruption beneath his feet" Now. sin
7 give me leave To tell you that this is rather a delicate
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