Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-20
From the Lyncliburg Virginian, Oct. 10.
ANTIJACKSON MEETING

! ANTIJACkSON MEETING.
AT meeting Of the citizens of Lynchhurg
opposed 10 the election OF Gen. Andrew Jack
son to the Presidency OF the United States; held
at the Franklin Hotel, on Tuesday last, CHRIS
TOPPER WISFREE, Esq Mayor was called ,c
the Cuair, and ALBION McDAsIEL Esq. Recor
der and RICHARD il. 1oLER, were appointed
Secrrieri.s.
On .otior, a committee consisting of Messls
Jesse b. Harrison, Geo. w. Nelson, John NJ
| Orev, James Newhall, David r. Edey, James
w Pegram and Patrick II. Cahell, was APP
pointed 10 prepare resolutions FOR the consider
lion of The meeting; who, after having retired,
made the following report, which was agreed
10:
The Committee appointed to prepare and Of
fer 10 this meeting resolutions appropriate 10
rouuwIRg rrpurU r
Year committee, in common with most oil
their fellow citizens, have not failed TO form an
opinion on the TWO conflicting constructions .,
the constitution which divide the country: anu
we're the question now whether a cahuiuNl
nroressine the one, OF candidate protesting
The o,her. should be preferred, there Is not
much doubt that majority Of this meeting
would be found on the side OF strict construc"
ton. and ravoring the candidate who so profess
ed himself, unless perhaps that Candidate were
such person as Gen. Andrew Jackson. Du'
il appears to your committee that there Is no
pretence now set up that the cause oil s,rict con-
slruction is 10 gain one Jot by the sups''lu'ion
OF Gen. Jackson for the present incumbent; ana
The condition. of things may well be judged ny
The udicrous rxulta,on of the leading journal
or VIRGINIA. ,ha, the many endeavors 10 con-
vince Pennsylvania that General-Jackson is adj
verse to the tariff, viii fail al last. Its matter
| Of consolation TO the individual members oil INC
committee. that if now al variance win the
m,iori,y of Virginia, all schlsm will he heaiea
| the moment of Gen. Jackson's eleeuon, ana
Virginia will be opposed 10 him and his iataai-
| ro,S measures with united buck.ers and unbfo-
ken unanimity. -.
| Your committee declare that, after consider
inp the whole course Of the opposition TO inc
preseut administration, they are convinced ,ha',
in by far the larger part, it is faotious ana un-
nrinc;nIed. pretending no foundation but 'hr
fH,d. reruied and wholly dissipated charge OF
corruption in the late election, but res'"s' !"
FACT. 6rst in hatred Of the North, ana secona' ."
nersonal jealousy and malice against inc ''e.ie
iary Of Slate, heightened, IL not o'isn","b '
from hunger for office-Tha! there mas oeen
some re ason for opposition from virginia anu
the States protesting the slilc' cons.ru',o" A.
,aou, the same degree that mere was W w. w.,
! MOnrOP'S last yeaTS, you'
,hs corou. opposition Of the Virginia sGhoo'
,,hsn i, has evea inclined them to Zen. !aIh-
90 who with his thousand peculiar iau"s
rs m common with the President, latitudinou'
nr;no;nlcs. they can only attribute TO an iris
onc;l,,b,e hatred 10 the once federal Nor,"
md 10 the portentous circumstances '.a' '''
ron. 10 feeling in Virginia has been give" =!
80 senators who never had place IN r"'
hear, Of Virginia, in the glorious days o. 'en,,
s.>r. and finally, that man has risen 70 y"
helm of State whom the mild voice oil Mauiso
NAV rebuke Ia VAIN. ,sr
W committee declare that there are yer
h,;c characters in America whom inc
'eW 49,, nreGer 10 Gen. Jackson. Win no
J. Wo"'s asr,h,y oualifca,io for the Presidenc,
!, thai is no, in its essence merely m1aa'y' .n..
? ,:rs marked up 10 late age wi'n a.ino'
2 "a. snrcies of vicious habit not inconsis'el
c 80 - nrrsoual honesty, be had never imagihe
h WIZ il,f qualified by nature or education 'or
$ snhordina,e civil stations, till inns unequa
e "" has made known TO him ana ms irie";
-. innate fitness Of pure military e"'e''"'
4 ". ,"s highest civil Office in the lana.
u ior wv commi,,ee cannot consent 10 suosi'u
Il lou. thu, TO be brought in, Tor cue wn
oil .S,s he dissent from US in the cans,au.n,
w. ,ss constitution, has had The eoi''us MI
Of oil the .o" nT Washington, Jefferson, Maaas,
n applause ., in the mos, important civil pos