Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-12-19

Judgment ond so little qualified 10 administer The i'm.
portan, aud complicated affairs Of great nation.
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We respectfully address fosv remarks 10 the com,
n'i'iees IF c'gitnce and correspondence appointed Jv
the Gs,ii Jackson meetings throughout The State
at no time has i, been more important the cause
we adyocote-,he Gauss of the constitution, and O
peace'' cv'i rule--that you SHOULD yourselves
10 aiosd your fellow citizens at large correct norma
W. ." me various points Of difference which divide
the TWO parties now struggling for victory The spr;,
Of misrepresentation Acknowledgment We ,vi,,
not say waa'on AID wicked--butsye Will say in mn,
conscientious behef false and unfoundea are ..;v.,,,
spread among the people, which require all your conrs
age and industry 10 dispe Ii indeed We are hear,v
" me cause; we are truly DESTROYS to ward of from
our beloved country, the greatest curse nv which -
vas ever set hieatencd surely is worth one y;ro
rous ard united effort 10 eiFec, it. Lei ms he an ~,
'ier' Let us go forth among the people, and warn
'hen oil Their dapgeri Let us hold I'm TO them tho
ample oil other nations which hare been ,nsed by Tic
sy oaubie OF military removal and have ,,o,. cd T.;
gloomy procession, 10 tie grave ofliberty of IN b,,
u'hese ight, and The vile SANDERS which have hitherto
oafhened the public mind, viii pansh forever Lott
oach OUT the last few months and behold tie cbano,
ihere IS Dol nook or in this COMMENCEMENT
'o"e'er nunoie IN which The spirit OF enquiry is M,
suy awake Men are casting or their FIRST formed
iesS'o's' 'oehded ON the partial statements and re-
pe''ea aisehooas oil the combination prints and ar,
seeking tor facts as they really exist What moo
1'' no oeco'ne OF The wfetched tale of bargain and
corruption The very men who have Civ eI, color r., ,h
most alFocious caumny; who have wnked AT tic c;,o
oi party purposes, do IN fact disc red tie whole
story. Witness after witness has been called and ~
& 20 ne 10 Inc accusation. All honorable and can
od men acknowledge, that Clay never co,,d b.y.
voted for Gen Jackson, after his ELOQUENT s,seob -
the Seminole War--and even Col Benton I'M. 20
douotabe Col Benton. now tba, the story itself hs
grown stale and ofeusiye-noiy that even tho I.,,
men are ashamed of it, and will no longer su;, .eo
pioneering purposes has had the nasnan,witg 10 co
out and acquit Mr.. Clay.
'" earnestly suggest 10 you gentlemen the nro
P''e'S OF giving immediate and extensive circulat;o
10 'hc residents late Message and the Report of The
secretary OF the Treasury. We know that the .u,s-
"''c 90 e'a@a' me Colonial Trade, and the 7ay0
o. Tue 'h'ee principal points upon which tile admins
"''o" uas oeeh assaiied. With respect 10 the two
lortner the message will be entirely satisfactory :,
o'Jsc''ons 10 measure, which in its origin
was approved by OF the oldes, and abIest s,,,
men and patriots 10 this nation II shows 5is,nc,,
that ITS failure has been caused BY the disconten,e o
q 1850 W american
hents' aud Is not imputablc any act of our own Gu
yernment or lis agents. WHY should the ad,,n;s.,.
''oh Urea DC condemned for consequences not within
ITS con'roul? But has the mission in f,ct boar
I'VE OF no benefit Has il not strengthened our Oh,
iac'er and influence among the Southern Republ;cs
SO inPorantin the political and inercourse
we are destined to have with that immense region,
T''o respect TO the Colonial Trade the messaoes !.
equally satisfactory. II shews distinctly that the Co
'e'nnent has insisted upon the only principle which,
',a preserve TO US our Jnst-rights as uation-we
'hedh 'hat onr navigating and mercantile interest.
a go mana IN hand--where the products of our in,
uS'iy are received there also shall our shps he AL
united. For this principle we have centended f,,.,
inc adoption OF the Constitution 10 the presant ,,
and II IS one uniformly recognized by all ma lion. ,,
whom we lave formed commercial treaties ;n,nd;,
u Britain herself, except 10 the single instance If ba
!" = 'faoe. bnt where are the disastrous results
pTedieated bout this trade? The President sars
IN the mean ne satisfactory to know. that ao,t c,,,
'he 'ncopveneDces, resulting from disturbance of tho
usai channels OF trade, loss has been sustained I'M
SHe commerce. Aie Hdcigotion, or Me Recenue Of tho
T. 0ta'es' aud none of magnitude is to be arprehens
ed from this existing state of mutual nterdc,.n AMI
yer me heraids of faction have proclaimed that The ,os
fthis patty trade reducing Us 10 na,ioo,, h,,.
ruptcy!
On the third point, The Tariff we would .,uese.,
IN tue ilTS' place. the Propriety of circulating Mr. Ma
a'sons letter 10 the Editors of the Lynchburg yirp
nan' which contains The opinion Of that able and re-
Meeting man. in favor of IFS constltu,ionality-Co-
vernon Giles aud the Virginia Legislature to the
contrary, notwithstanding. The opinion of Mr.. Ma
olson The father of the resolutions of 1913, WORT,
thousand Golden Caskstsand Political Dispositions
Pn' together. we would place more confidence in
single PenDy-weight of bis wisdom than So
ia Ton OF such rubbish we bsye sometimes
seen pass Tor current coin and sound orthodoxy
!" IN regard to the ezPedepcy of fostering our manu-
ac'ureS ny protecting duties, every day brings us new
PROOFS OF .'e enlightened forecast OF those statesmen
vino seeing the calanitou changes in The commerce IF
'ne World applied themselves to build up the prosperity
OF 'neF OVID country Oo this subject error and pre-