Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-12

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as the original Of the picture, and am content
he should not-Requiescat in pace.
From the Providence .9mer'con.
VIEWS OF THE OPPOSllloN.
The motives which actua'e the COMBINATION
party IN their attempt TO bring up Ten. JACK
son as the only candidate against Mr.. Adams
a, the next Presidential election, are well pour
,rayed by the following remarks from source
entitled to implicit credit from the friends OF
the Administrator; and especially from the
friends Of internal Improvement, and the pro-
lection Of Domestic Industry, in this quarter.
II is not tina, these men love or respect General
Jackson, or have the least confidence in his a.
bili,ies to sustain the Chief Magistracy with a.
bility: but it is because they hate MIR. Adams,
and hate him the more inveterately Tor his uni
form uprigh,ness and independence OF conduct
that leave them no grounds 20 assall him, with
the prospect Of success, in single point oil his
wise administration Of the government.
"Gen Jackson is but the stalking horse Of the
party opposed 10 The Administration. IL they
can find man more likely 10 run the race and
win The goal, they will push the War Steed
from the course, and mount his rival. The dis
covery recently made by the Governor OF New
York, Of a want Of power in the General Gov
eminent TO apply any portion oil the national
revenue 10 purposes Of internal improvement,
seems to have qualified him to become Vir-
ginia candidate, and Mr.. Van Buren's final vote
on the Woolen Bill, (for his premeditased alb
sence from his seat at that time was equal to
vote, 10 lay it on the table, has also qualified
him for the same situation.
"Some part Of the Opposition are altogether
unprincipled, and have no object but persona
without principle, such as it is, and they are
steadily governed by that principle. With these
opposition is like the greasy complexion Of
D omio's mistress-''in grain; Noah's flood
could not wash it out" 1t is found in the an
swer to this question-"At the same expense,
which is the most productive, the labour OF
slaves, or the, iabour OF ireemen" All The slave
holding states have answered this question, as
Adam Smith answered it fifty years ago. This
answer with these men is not the result OF fair
reasoning and honest examination, made in the
spirit OF patriotic statesmen. 1t has come up
on them against their will, and in despite Of all
their proud and dreamy hopes. They are now
compelled 10 believe that the free states have
been increasing in wealth, population, and pow
er, while they have been decreasing when COM
pared to them. They cannot shut their eyes
against the fact, and they cannot now call IN
question the cause. They, moreover, know
that the federal government, administered on
the true principles Of the Constitution, and &C
cordine 10 the commentary made upon those
principles by the administration OF Washing'
ton, has and will continue TO increase and ac-
ceerste he relative difference between these
two classes Of states. While the weight OF sa-
very lies upon these states, thcy-can never hope
TO rise 10 an equality with the free states OF the
Union. inequality they cannot endure; but hey
cannot avoid the evil by any other means than
by such as will cut down free labour TO level
with that of slaves.
"This can be done by nothing short oil ra-
dical change in the administration Of the gov
eminent. Take away all encouragement and
protection of the domestic industry Of the free
states, and, as ,hfg;believe, in FEW years the
accumulation oil northern capital will be melted
do Sn by foreigp'compcti,ion. In the language
OF their politiSa1e economists, our manufacturers
will remove TO people and cultivate the wilds OF
the west, and the northern states will become as
poor and as powe rIess as are the southern. l his
is their great theory OF equality, fsderatlye e.
quality, and national prosperity. Those oil the
belonging to the free states know
all this; and they favour their schemes, because
they hope to come into power, and share with
them, in this overthrow OF their country, the
spoils that may be made out OF 1t.
"This project will not succeed, it the people
(as they Will be) can IN time be put in posses.
sion of the truth Ever friend of his country
has a great duty TO perform. He has to tell the
truth. This is easy. He has to make it be-.
lieved. This is difficult. Every arlihce Of
falsehood and concealment is continually prac-
tised.by this party. The press is to be the great
engine Of overthrow BY this every practica-
bic point will be attacked. Every friend of ma
lional improvement, as it has always been un-
derstood, is obnoxious to this partisan opposi-
ton. If they have no hopes Of overthrowing,
still they will oppose him. Their policy is to
seize upon every pretence for the slightest in
dication Of change of sentiment, II but affect
ing single man, in the Administration states.
A lie let loose in one of these states, though at