The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-15
A SOLEMN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE. :

The friend of the military candidate for the
Presidency, as has been said a thousand times
have but one answer to give, when interFoga-
tea as to their reasons for wishing to elevate
him to the executive chair. He was COM
mander-in-chief when an important victory
was obtained at New Orleans, and was very
brave in battle. So, for that matter, was Cal
igula's horse. But was it not az insult to the
Roman Empire to make the gallan. quadr,,-
ped consul? Now while this is insufficient
reason for eectng this soldier president, there
are so many against it, that it is difficult to e.
numerate them ALL. Passing over numberess
instances of his conduct and indications of
his temperament, which prove him unquali-
fed for any high civil trust, we extract the
following appalling summary from the U. S.
Gazette. which no one not utterly lost to rea-
son or wilfully blind, can read, withous trem-
bling for the safety of our country, should its
destinies be confided to the hands of ANDREW
JACKSON.
Merchants engaged in business, and the Sc
date members of the Society of Friends, too
often neglect to exercise their electoral fran
chise. We hope that at the approaching e.
lection they will feel it an imperative duty to
repair to the polls. The remarks of the wri-
ter in the Gazette, are worthy of their consid-
Grafton.
What ought to be more dear to a citizen,
and freeman, than the estimable right of suf-
frage? Why then neglect to use the privilege!
No man, who omits to vote has right to find
fault with the conduct of the officers of gov
eminent, because he has not used the privi-
lege guaranteed to him by the constitution, Of
making his own selection. To such as these,
/ feel disposed to make a few suggestions,
touching the important and responsible Of
ce. viz The President of the United States.
Andrew jackson is a military character-whOse
conduct on one memorable occasion, has emit
tied him to the gratitude & thanks of the peo-
pie. As "a warrior he is first; but as states
man he has no claims or pretensOns whatever.
Andrew Jackson has distinguished himself
as soldier admit-but would it be prudent
to trust him with the reins of the general gov
eminent solely on that account ?-Where has
he shown himself to be either a statesman or
politician shall enumerate the objections
/ have to him, and the errors which con-
ceive he has committed, in his career through
life. If the objections are founded on fact,
beg the attention Of the public to the weight
of them. They are not mere chimeras, Or ia
bles to deceive the multitude. They are SUBJ
Stimulated by evidence and hottomed on au-
thority. All that ask, is a careful perusal of
them.
LIST. He has excluded legislature from the
hall of its sittings,
Cd. He has arrested, paraded through the
streets under soldiers. and threatened with the
gibbet, the venerable Judge of national strict.
Sd. He has insultingly told chief masis-
trate of a state that he had no right to issue a
military order, while he (JacksOn) was in the
field.
4th. He has abridged the liberty of the
press.
9Th. He has disregarded the writ of habeas
corpus, designed for the protection of the cit
liens from arbitrary oppression.
9Th. He has exercised the power of life and
death on prisoners, in contempt of the decis-
ion ofhis favorite tribunal, an Independent Court
Martial.
Sth. He has openly directed the officers un-
der his command. to disobey the orders ofthe
President of the Uuited States.
9Th. He has threatened to enter the hall of
the National Legislature, to cut of the ears
of senators who inquired into his conduct
10thn He has inflicted death and ignomini-
GUS and degrading punishments upon hun
dreds of militia, against all necessity and a
gainst all law.
18th. He has deliberately announced to his
countrymen, that if he SD wied it in the alb
sence Of law, he could find 1 sanction under
the ed section, to hang whom he pleased
now. if he could feel justified in hanging. in
the case referred to, under that section, no
!. case could possibly occur, in which he might
not find the same justification.
These objections eleven in number, are ex-
tracted'from the Richmond Wing, in Essay,
No. 4. signed A Farmer addressed to the
people of Virginia, and attributed 20 the pen
ola distinguished statesman-who says in adj
diiion:
Look at his threat to cut off the ears 81, a
senator, even those of our lamented Eppes
See him in the anti-chamber of the Senate
surrosnded by his guards and aids, and de.
pendants. just ready to enter the chamber
whenthe patriotic Decatur in:crpOsed, and
declared if he attempted to pass it should be
4 over his dead body. By this interpos;tion a
lone the Senate was saved from the threat
t.ned pollution. When you have sufficiently
contemplated this scene, let me ask you, can
this man hss6t Cor the Presidency ola free peo.
pie? III