Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-17

nc dTFJTINGT. To VUININ OF TWI .OTTlVITg pCTsDDs: AIiTGu
~. Powell, WIN /. CLARK, John iIollingswortll. 7ios
Buck, sen'r John s. Tiidcn, James 3. IiaIl. Henry
Richards, Cen. Josiah Lockhart, David 5. Danner,
Mai. John White, Robert S. AI.Kav, Joseph Hackney,
Henry Gunnell, James Lyon, Col. James Bell, Major
Seth Mason, john iJeistell, joshua Lupton, Nicholas
1ierns, JOHN W. Page, JOHN NJ. Bronze, Thomas a.
Iidball, Da'idII. Allen, Humphrey Brooke, WIN. Ber-
~, Robert Montgomery, Robert Page, Col. James II.
Sewers and John Hay.
C.IEOLLyE COUNTY.
Al a respectable meeting oi Inc citizens of Caroline
county opposed 10 the election of Gen. jackson 10 the
presidency OF the U States, convened at the Bowling
Grsen, on Monday, Nov. 18th, 1927:
Wilson Alien, esq. was called 10 the chair, and Capt.
Games Madison appointed secretary.
@'he oject o. the meeting having been briefly stated
by the ciArmln. Un molion, a committee of twelve
persons was appointed to prepare and report q pream
be an! resolutions III lIi theranca Of TIE object of the
meeting, coneis,i"; OF t!'o following gentlemen:
H i'11o.' b 5'S. Dr. Dr.. @ S52gSas"''
Ter. White DR.. HOPKINS
aSr. Dickinson Dr.. Washington Tennant
thiI. II. Jones VIM. 4. Pcml!elon
3ohn Lawtence Or. Boswell.
Afor retireing a short time the committee returned
and feporic! the following preamble ani resolutions:
Whereas ne consider the present national crisis to
he one of sefious and sigma! import, we deem it our
duty as friends 10 our country, to make use OF those
efforts, which, under other circumstances we minht
not consider 10 he 50 iUlperiously demanded. Our
object in tie present meeting, is, to express our sen.
tnnents on the subject of the prc0dra!ial Question:
and To adopt such measures with regard 10 tina, mat.
ter. as prudence inay appear TO dictate, for contributing
TO the maintenance o! oar national --e and hap
I.neOS.
We hope ii is unnecessary to assure our fenow citi.
Gems wa may di.!er from us on this important u'lestion.
that we are actudtcd on The present occasion by better
motives than such which spring from paTty-spiri::
that we have no persona! p~r"iud!ces TO gratin; aud
That we are neither inlA!ned by opposltion, nor
pr IGnrtci by a desire 10 carry a faynrIte point. Wc,iI
10 Heaven, that feelings or dis sutt were banisheI fro,n
among tbs; or Il least, ,hat they we're swallowed IN
an The grand object-the common veal of our beloved
country! Nor shall we consider il ,eouisite to offer
I" our respected feliow-citizen. who may differ from
~, any apology for a measure which we all know to
be the privilege Of freerncn.
ii has been, we own, with a degree OF INDIGNATION
that We have seen u man Preferripg his claims TO the
highest cicH office IN tie gift OF the nation, on tie
sole ground Of military ec!at; uy1~cnerousiy ayaiIipr
Of the aGmirirg gratitude ofhi5 country, TO rain \ e.af
wh'ch we must consider him entirely unqualified 10 fill
Weneed not announce that this man IS Cen. .In3y.p
3t2tSYh. We say on NE sole %r09nfGr MILITARY Ea1e;
because we can discover no other none on WHICH, n
claim to this high office can Justly be founded: nor
have many cfhis warsnest ad!,erenis scarcely attcmpt-
Ell 10 pont out any such ground. And as II has beer
with Indignation tiIat we have witnessed the claims
"' t"'I gentleman; 50 ha' Il been with GgtO1ist aleaf,
that we lave observed The numbers who have become
Isis partihans and advocates in different sections of
our Country. We have beIeid with peculiar moriif-
Gallon aud g!Iefa great part OF Virginia arrayei Cu
this side of the question, and nave learned that host.I-
Iy 10 the present administration 10 thc os,cnsiye cause
uf this movement
We do not iniceJ profess to be the ;nJiscrim:nafe
algoCates Of all the pubic measures that have been
adopted; nor arc we at all disposed to vindcate every
sentiment that might he found in Mr.. Adams, creed
i'nt we are waterfront We wish our friends would
r@cur TO the same &C ls,deialionJ that perfection either
Of wisdom or goodness, is nOi 10 be expected in any
c3neF magistrate whom we may eject from among the
sans OF men; that even il It we're, allow aDce must
Ns1 ne made tor d"C-reACes Of opinion among the
people: ani that it is the part Of prudence rather 10 bear
with some little partial ills
Than fy to others that they know not o." o.
where ve have por;entcus indications that such ills may
be Of fearful and appalling magnitude.
That this is the case nov before Us, we feel strong
~ persuaded; for willie we consider the present occu-
pant f the Presidential chair, as in a higl degree Qua
lifted for the oaice;-we look upon his connection a.
entirely unqIaiiici; and while we consider orr Dre-
sent national situation TO be, rpon the whole a happy
O1e-:t - ''l' Hfe-v oar o~U Gsn"'n@s-;-vG ave s.
Ious!y aTprchcusire that the contemplated chanps
world operate deplorabiy on The ,late Of the na:ion:-
II moi IL its Immediate results al; least in lis remote
consequences. II IS indeed 20 the ,oI,2ic coascgueuccg
TIA! orr attention is more strongly and f~earfuliy at
traCted. When we contemplate the precedent with
which we are thT2ateuCii-~e mean the elevation OF >
man 10 the highest ciri Office upon toe sole ground al.
military fame; Ne CaanO, but Ueinblc for the safety OF
those republican iuslitu;ioas-the gift Of Ucavcu ard
tie delight OF our hsarts-uuGer tie sha low OF which
we have fcpOaeI 'Dr nearly aaf a century. -ior can
we refrain from begging OH republican brethren, Gu'v
~ reflect before they aCt-to stand alOof from The cor
tag!on OF party spirit, aud from dc giirl sooi Of per
son1l contentious: and with manly GrfnuCs3 and indie
p%cuicuce OF uiigi to assume an! MAINTAIN that attitude
which the cause of orr Cou1;ry may appear TO REQUIRE.
We think indeed that IT," general prospect has bGgl-
teher; and we are by no meaus without hope that This
may he TIC caee.
Before we conclude nes, ron1-..-z We axe occasion
toy iirt We are ar fro'o intending auy djsrespcct 70
the military character; and ihat wc src perfect; ,rIlnr
10 accord II Cen Jackson .hat need C.: q. altitude and
praise which lbs cOuu''y has boon disaoseI co amply to.
TenGsr LIST tue reward be aGD- oprt, T., and we Ica6i-.
~ concur. Bat We cannot oZf,e that Plsr:ou shall
DIVE ie chariot uf TIE SUI: 50 cannot agree 10 re-
make ,bi5 in'gh'y sacrifice; for aa.in we saw ana g.y.iI
: - "a c0n7i1fr hiu tiucJ3ij,'a; and - . add, di>gUa-