American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-27
From The Richmond E'hig.

TO JAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE.
ILLusrRIous VIRGINI.Ns
However widely separated we may be BY the
political distinctions with which YOU have been so
deservedly honorsd, claim the privilege Of adj
dressing YOU in the spirit Of our institutions with
the equality and trankness of Fl eeman.
tender to you in advance, the homage Of my
high consideration, and acknowledge with uneign.
ed pleasure, the pride | feel in the recollection
that my name, however humble, is compatriot wish
your own.
Your lives, full Of usefulness To your country
and Of honor to yourselves, faithfully committed
to the page Of history. will be held up as examples
of imitation to our posterity, who will exultinsly
compare them with the best ancient models
With these sentiments, which most sincerely feel
for your exalted characters, YOU will do me the
Justice to believe that in the ordinary progress OF
human affairs. | would be among the last Of man
kind 70 Intrude on your retirement or disturb your
repose. But crisis full Of danger TO our country
has arrived 90 not fear from you the imputa
ton Of ndulsing N idle defamation uniouud-
ed alarm. Though standing yourselves aloof in
your peaceful retilements, from the tempest that
howls through tie land. and of which jackson is
the fiery spirit, YOU cannot be insensbe OF its ex-
istence nor without apprehension Of the desolation
! it threatens. 1t is impossible that either your
feelings your judgments can be neutral, in a
| contest waged between the friends of civil liberty
on the one hand, and the partsans of Il military
chleitaln on the Other-in n contest between the
Constitution and the Sword. When YOU reflect
on the origin Of this contest, the means employed
to maintain it, the character of many Of il. sop
porters, and its possible, appalling end-it would
be libel on the Whole tenor Of your lives to doubt
| for moment the side you have embraced. In
forming this decision, you were not compelled to
resort to the Nashville Committee, nor to Jack
sons humble biogyapher, for the facts on which II
was founded. You both knew, personally, enough
to justify YOU IN deciding without hesitation on
the unfitncss Of Gen. Jackson to the Presidency
Without adverting to his utter disqualification
from tenn r and education, or his Profound eno
rance OF tie first rudiments of the duties OF the
office, you, Mr.. Madison, must stil! remenbe,
the surprise and indignation with which you wcr.
filled on being informed of his cxcesses at New Or
leans. Still more vivid must be your recollection
OF the horror with which you read the bloody re
cord OF the doom Of the militia men, To Won,
exclamation when giving vent to your feelings, OF
that OCCASION, will be readily ascrbed his ierociou
exception to your fitness tor the Presilency-tha
you we're too mild to look on blood aud earnao,
with co4nposure. You, MIR. Monroe, cannot hav
forgotten the insolent contempt he threw upon III,
civil authority, when by general order he direct
ed his subaterns to obey order from YOU unless
e sanctioned by himself. rhe remembrance mus
be lndellbe Of the dismay aud confusion of your
= self and your Cabinet when first informed If III,
violating, in the face of express o,iers, tp save
i reigntv OF country - peace wiz. the Unite,