The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-02


"adins through ii thousand difficulties, bearing
up under fafiguge aud hunger. endeaynurlna 10
secure 10 bis country men the u e earned laurels
brquedited TO them by Their patriotic fathers.
who fought their way through 1.-THE peril, Of
the keFoiuton These aIe some ithe opportu-
mites which nc has haa OF rendering himself
conNpicuous Is jurlsl, legislator aud a diplo-
matl,i. But, under all elrss disady ,ntages, and
several others, coniured up and asserted 10y his
enemies (who have closed lheIr eyes, aud are
determined not 10 see him Ia ms true character
We suppose he could not commit a lnorc cgregi-
Gus blunder than has been committed relative to
the colonial ade. II this be the effect of deep
dlpl1mauc skill, we mty very Justly lmploIc hts
honour never 10 attempt another display, for
the loss OF a trade amounting TO five millions
per annum Is elmo trlfime consequence Oar
Republican tells ms, title Generals marital
skill brought him iulo notice aud. but Tor that
he never " ouId nav. been thought of for Prr,i-
dent. lhs Is all guess 'vori> with our (cnubll-
cau,' Wild conjecture; for unless he is blessed
with SpIrIt OF diyinelng, he could hardly tell
what jackson would have bccu # he had not
been a General, butt Is like The rest thinking
and guessing. Our " Republican must know
that II takes man of deep skill to make a gleat
General. Moreover, the smell OF gunpowdcr
has powerful etlcct on many persons | dare
say that neither OF US would feel so much com
po'ure As we do at nome, spending our opinions
| about men anu mcasures--JacksonW always
the same. lie was the dauniess hero; the
brave and virluous General Yes more he
was beloved By his soldiers, upon Dom he look
ed. not as creatures inferior 10 hlm, but as his
brothers, engaged Ia the slime common cause.
Blush then, We sons oftpis republic, who seek
by management, intrigue, aud black suspicion.
To destroy ouf respect for such a man. yes
blush ye, who desire, by your toultouch, 10
td'nlsh such iaurels as you can never even hope
! to gather. Ills conduct at New Orleans the
dea IA Of Arbut 3n1t md AmbrIstcr by the sent
On e. of a court martial and the banging Of SIX
in,ir'a men no were the lng leaders OF an IN
sur court n his camp, under a like sentence,
aJc the three great SINS LAID 10 his Cnarge. But
he stands acquitted ali e,dv, our enemies them
selves beng Judges. Ii Is SAID that he is an as
pilins clieilain If So he would hardly have
submitted 10 the civil authority AT New o leans.
| Tins shows how htly he Is com, arcd to AieXn-
der, to Cesar and 10 Napoleon but, as our Re
publican ~, al the t.ouble OF looking back in
10 the history OF otaer times, he mlgnt have
found other generals, aud sucn as never attrup-
tea 10 pull down ruin upon their county, TO
whom he might, Will rather more justice, have
compared our American nero. Where Nds the
brave CucIHnatu., whose widest passion was
love for his country Lived tuerc not Cato,
ocpo oempronus. and many others whose
hearts aud affections were glued 10 the cause OF
liberty I Bat, II was general who overturned
Gcm, and therefore We mus not pat confidence
~ general LIS Is strange reasoning. Il
would seem thai Il man is only TO become a Gen
,ral to be disqualified tor holding cl,lI office;
at least ia every other caSr Savc that OF Wash
Iuglun. lie is 10 staud an exception 10 the
General rule. Believe me, read ., We are not
10 cunine ourselves 10 ANY particular set otmcn
OF t. any pa ftctldr profession So looking after
a man qualified 10 manage state affairs. he
-tcd Washington was Il Grfctll ms successor
q diplomats; AID vet. tie L. -eI was found 10
be IS capnbIe Of holding the rcius Of Go,eIn.
me Il than the ioruat ,hgugA not less 50 ,han
his sou. From III # non.d seem, that. having
- 'c, di,dppulut in two dIpomat,>tS, We might
very re ssonabls lfY another General But, II
We de tins, II /, pretended that W. shall step into
the sawning avs oldestructlon. And, with an
appearance 81 Wy Ii is said too tuatlf Cen
cral Jackson be Il uield 10 ~, country he cuuot
wshit! Nh1 tIl> - Il, ia 1liv admit ed ~ on r.
publican, II hi toa H. tat he WAS sat- Il ed Of
that tgc, Batn i. .ltcksonwrsbos to hyel, ctrd
he canuat b a frie d u IN, country. 30 u Gems
! at our Kepubncan becomes General Jackson
| i.ctatOr, and ,hdt too IA Il matter IN which no
IN has rght 10 dlctae or another. II Cen
etIl Jackson IS consrentiou,ly satisfied that
! ere /, no I'M JrupIletx III his Wishing to he
| III IT, President. although he IS a General, sup
| pose It will BE- a matte.ot out lltue Consequence
| to him 3" nat 1uf" Rgptbhcn tulnks about It,
| / am satisfied that iIcnrral Jackson world
! Clerrtutlv step INTO the lusaesi office unter g
vrrIulcnt, II Jout dhY o ,cientous scrupleS,
90 tlin Is but man : ald nhere is NJ who would
not have honours crowded tnck upon h ia
! But, # General jackson Is made president it is
rather limited thai We sail unite power with
| lmDirion,' and then fountains will bow their
{ proud heads When We make choice Of "A Pre-
| deaf, We give bim t. Know nj the Constitution
/, Ia be MS guide anA can hardly think
/ that nr viii ever be able, ~ his mandate, 10 do
mighty things here. II avery true that Gcner-
al Jackson mlg hi use greet yelling words It ne
40. President, but he vol Mt be so ignorant,
knowing that they could avail him nothing.
| Now | c>p q that II ~ Is Inade president, ne
viii give ms opinions IN M messages, and act
Ia ali respects like other pfsldents have done.
/ No man cau suppose tnat lis election can ca .,e
Il change III government; bat Is, no man can
! thlu, 50, VINO knows amy ting otthc nature OF
oul Government. our sliot one OF our htlo
Grccan or koman 8cpuoi4si II Is poweuH
repre-, tutdilyc Democracy not to be overturned
by ever, little .tofm. - bald IN No. /, The
NJ. st serious evil TO be dtya4 VII - hdl of cOuso
dd,ug the Government, "Lcl Is the desire of
some; but they vii o be ALE TO effect II; and
| therefore, rest satisfied Our Republican
drinks there mus be strife dlfng lackson's ad
muenaton should he be enc ted, and tIat he
cause naut of Ills irienas areoppuscd 10 the Ia
iii and internal improvement. But the gentle
mans entirely mistaken "edo NOT eXPecl ne
ucrd Jackson To smother his real sentiments,
tor be pa pose Of buy ng dr vote. No he
mas il is a nee gift. We support nun with the
expedition thar he vii mold 10 Ii, opinions
Bat lire j, tue point We tunt his opinions far
less ollecnonah,e, than Mr.. Adms" Is to those
states Of tn 80 It'll. 10 the AXE oiwho,e votes
oar RtpubIlcan' THINKS il probable that Gen
crtl Jackson would slit opinions atraSt M
drrs,a1d nm , taefe needs no ,upuaions
with teen, Tor they are iacll>onan', aud that IS
quite sufficient Those, therefore "iO support
the 6 ae al Will do Il from the purcs motives ;
Tor idv see less grounds iol ohlc non IN those
s.uln ats which IL has openly avoved. tnan
they ,O in the 1oIicv pursued by tlr Adams.