The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-10

Ter for the Chef Magisira,s d Rsrub'ie Al
the readers Of ,he Enquirer will recolleet with
what earuesiness and apparent sincerity tia,
prin, urged this very sentiment agains. General
jacl'son When twas opposed 10 him Tint i,
does aot ring the same note. noe. IS no eyi.
dence that thc truth Is not the ZANE. though
The Editors themselves have changed This
too, was the sentiment 81 the great body of poll.
uciaus who pin their faith 10 th. sleeve OF The In.
quIrer, aud who are afraid 70 express an opinion
until the Oracle has given them cne. Without
intending 20 numoer MIR John Randolph in this
class, for II he belong 70 II, IT is new thing,
tsmce he once worr,i against the Enquirer
with as much violence and aspcri,y as the En-.
qoirer did against hipn,) we may also designate
him as one who entertained the same dread of
this military ttccr, and who has likewise mum.
bered himself among the apostateS Of the day
We must say, however, in Jus ice To that gentle.
man. that sc believe hs apostacy proceeds from
whim, and not froil interest as all his other
conduct has done. It would have been still
stranger, however, IL he had 3ai opposed Nh
hdaniss administration, than that he does Is
Mr.. McDudic once told HIN. lie has opposed
eccyy administration that ever existed from
Jrl rson's Gown 10 Monroe's II would have
been mar,cllols, indeed alr. Adams had es-
capped his -atu. And We venture To predict.
should Gou Jackson be elected, that this same
denigod otthc Jackson parry will he one of
the sharpcst thorns in the side Of his adminlstra
ton. But II may be asked has Mr.. Randolph
apostatzcd His friends may say. =" We
know he once urged arguments against nllitar,
prcdommancy, but they were merely against
The abstract princpc and uad 10 reference to
Gen, jackson personally This is not 50.
When Gen. Jackson'S pretcnsions began 10 ex-
cite attention, (for they had at FIRST been rldl-
culed) Mr.. Randolph lad embarked for En-
rope. He was then member of the House of
Representatives, and, surprising. from the null
tirlicity of candidatcs, that il would ultimately
devolve on that body to decide the contest, he
thus wrote to his constituents, from sea:
"Ih1ro on espe-t0i desire 10 be- ia TINT Cor
gress, wh'ch ri2 derae, fprobabig BY iaaircc.
H0R,) me th1f-I -t' o. nc LJoCbttee GBperHHeH
Of The coycdcr4H.a, fer a. ieaa four y qrs; per-
haps far erer, NoS, for he e. hme siare The
institution ofHe Government ne h1tf presented
II peoP'e ths 0,my candi IIte for N Prtstdat-
cy, IN ae person Of him, uh 2. Judging from p5s-
cent 7IrC1rfnres ,eW recs'rs The Support Of n
Bqrk IF n" UHiied S'atee also. This is an g,ioa
o. E'' purse md the aaar1 NTH reagcnnces one
wF''h ereH the sage i Potriei Heavy ietcr
adt@pmed IN his stIge. o. icaa'. Let ne Pc
pie ioottoH. or they re lot forersr T,e4 uR
TN MO nat gmf Vh ,, updc, tbe nrifci1i, M
h'ojY, and papcr systems Of Europe dirides Direg
lrom Lazarus, and g'o~s daiiy aud hourly broad
e. dseper, and more qppqiing. To tiis staic q
Ting u" are rapidly approaching, uu1fr an ad
riuiTrotior, NE head IF which sis an incubus
upon The Stntr, whRc The Ee,aenanis ofthe new
mayor Of the palace are airenly eoa'eaj.ng ior
the Succession; 1ndh retniptrs and nte1rais
are, with dQrni'y, kepffrom coming 10 b'o1s, e
ren on me foor Of ongreS."
Notwithstanding this earnest appeal TO his
constituents, and tins natural jealousy of militia
~ ascendan-y in n republican government, NC
now finding him throwing the weight Of his tn,
Tents on that SIDE Of the question which has
tendency 10 lead 10 the vrry result Which he de.
prccatcd; giving TO the adasc that Times
change, and men change with them a new
and conspicuous veriGcation