Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-28

leney HARMLESS to Vs. hui on.inous ,ne tie les,tuc-
fafrur.
There soac remaiaips ;o:1 20 yyc, yvr deem, +: essen
'aiy due 10 c1Cc!vcs.as re!. thos> whom ~ s,po.
10 advert: we ;aean hr charge q! corropt aims lr
once Preferred against Aie>S. Adams and CLAY n wa
could believe tina there any sona non f.,
mat chnt 90" w should iJa backs with in.n,,, MI
."E'et upon an administration tina shouoU.c,l ms
iniec1 !; '!IS, would Justify, wuui dem. nd
"i political agents v;hou; any change Of
mental nc 'sures We have hat impartial but s,r
Inquest nppn this charge; considering deeply fee
ing The honour a; the country, well as the characters
The individuals implicated. Nofavu any personal knew
raSe OF the C'c charged %! course looked 20 the s-
''oy0i offers We segatced such testimony as the omy
medium by which could arrive at the kowi.l,e nj y
fact not attcSted by ourselves. We have seen m
Ell attempts To supply suci, testimony, icoo urru the oass
OF me accuSe's and witnesses The evidence aud the
ci'agc, possess alike P,otran nu,a6;.y Tine p,oru
non no soacF hears tho relations Gifts WITNESSES ihan
seeks To dscEcd cnE..aSct them: OF, in ride, q, con,
'''e "ei inconsistent Statements makes line charge Pro
cnstes bed 10 the evidence. We ,vc seen III. accused ,y
"n ey' mot dtHGhd Investigation and The erc,.ss
SNN rom az aud that too, place where n. D,aorr
ct was committed iii tie presence OF the witnesses "a
e lace OF enemies eager 10 sustain, pre TO believe
~ anu "e!"Fs tribunal amply competent elicit
Hehcc, and promounce up0n ite ctase Notwithstanding
all his we hear the charge coAtiraiiy rrrcaed aud We
emeniy urged; and 10 sea' surprise Upon ,;le
al the testimony, This JauS;Ce defended h. the u.s.
sation that the fact being ncapaNa Of p.ou ought 4, be
believed wit!o't it, We regard vi indignation ur,.
position so UNJUST as we'll absurd The ou'y cvileui
IN support OF tie chntge iste fact shat Mr. C,,y v3te
fer Mr.. Adaius Pfesidem, Of tie Initea STATES D, liza,
Mr Adams nominated Ms, Clay as SeoretMry of st,te =
TACT which II prove The charge will prove like cha re
against any Administration that be formed, un.ss
indeed any future President should be so bsrd as Il, com,
pose ms council MOI OF the supporters lis principles au
his cause, but OF persons oppose, &c both.
We do approve the cha racter or co5, az the orro
son waged by the leaders of the anti
paty considering the former rs too personal and the LAT,
,e a. "nFar'o'c Composed of nconsuou elements and
combined W no ccn:cn' but hostility to the aina
's'raton its success wouldbc the sna of lis dissolution;
and its members obedient 2a antipaies would he
io"nn aayed on opposite sdus aud Of them agaus,
the very whom they had aided to elect And u p view
with Misrepresentation ami rgrcr, the pcTsevcrine aemt OF
tint opposition without evidence blast The reaut
poii'cai aid moral! OF cur most eminent ciiiyeus ana
merely to give bitter pHronai carace. the contest
ana to dis..nnor us la the eSna ton fsrel nations
Wemcan not to Impeach question tie opinion or mo-
tres ct the great body OF fs!ew citizens who icrs
with II" on this occasion. aeing common interest we
can nave onIy common obnc-.e honour and ycirar
OF our country and merely differ with regard 10 tho
means to be employed for its attainment Indeed ~, seq
IN tht attitude am ia the composition of part;e more
man ordinary reason fer mutual federation and
acc; regarding the diSsonan, mates ials Of yLrb holt
t'e oomp"se' h"d the frequent mutations watch buh
have Undergone.
Loookne Only al the question in controversy nd con
tent to exercise the privilege Of io pendent opinion we
nave listened 10 the arguments our oppomc.,, mi rave
not Counted their numbers. But IL sacrp! and 1,
da'i'"hta maNim with us, prefer w,fer lN crry,syc1
al our fellow citizens should coucnr with our own
a." Wes''hi SHOULD he elected our choice we
shall 'j"ise his admnsra lion by his measures" and m,
prove OF condemn those measures, reference TO the pb
ic good, whouf sefve compliance on the one hand or
iactHus opposition on the ot.sr.
iifSoref' fhsTLf0re. That in the FAR the p-es;-
d'ncy heiwcs" ki Adams and Gen. J.cksut Nh Adam.
IS emitted TO our preference aud srt mort.
1ttS';"ti' That We approve the no? pursued w
a:Ee ror'ion of the people of HIS state for proroi;r
the re election OF hr adams, By scudpg delegates to
convention to be ke IL c Ci'y OF Richmond on the Gt OF
J"n""y nFA'' Tor the il.ress of making up elecofa!
';e%r and Tor other o.iects connected herewith,
]feSoiVe6, ihEt capt Jchn AIacrGe COL Barnahv Cas-
non end William a. Linton. Esq DC appointed dele ..s
In aitrah III" aforesaid convention behalf Of this
ad o. otter eea!deFs Of this couaty, friendly 10 the re-
i!eSo'Fed hat Moueca b Sinclair, cant fobu TTcoa
n a. Joseph r. GilhcfF, col. Baruaby Cannon AchaeI
-!earY " iian' A. Luton, I.enty =. Barron Samuel \
Marse'!rr Richard 7. Mitchell Lawrence G AI.xno,o
Richard Footc' and Geose Cop:, be coun,ee Of corr
rezp"Hdence 10 communicate VIII: other like bodies
ted 0y similar meetings in relation SUBJECTS conaec ed
win tie proposed convention OF te Sh of January; and
a' ihey have power to III up any vacancy which may
occur ~ the delegation in The hind resoluiion
NM. y. {. D.DE, Ciairnian
D.. z. SINCLAIR, Secy.