Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-27
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TUESDAY MORNING. TEn- o. lae7-

The Prince Edtcard .qdfress-As was to be ex-
pec,ed. meeting has been called in Prince Edward
10 whine over the renova! of John Randolph from the
Senate, censuTe the conduct of the General Assem-
bly, aud afford TO his satellites an opportunity of dc
monsrating anew, their savish and degrading devo-
ton TO his person. This address is masterpiece in
us kind-condensirg in the compass of half column
newspaper every vile infamous SANDER re,r cd out
OF the brazcu throat of Ca'unny since the entrance of
The present admins ation iato oIcea thousand times
exposed and rcfItelbu exposed and re ,ied only 60
be again repeated by the auiacous aud shameless
spirit o! misrepresentation which is stalking over The
land Well has it been said that we have fallen on
evil times. Never before has this country manifested
so dcplorable disregard Of noralsso dscreditabIe
contempt for uit $50 wanion an nrao;ion OF poll
teal justice Believing thc administration unpopular
III Virginia, evcry de,nagogue, every grocery cross
road tavern an court house politician every neigh.
6oriiood little great man. every jack leg lawyer every
pumpkin who thinks himself qualified for the I.eeisa-
urc, but does not know bow to get there has made
abuse OF the administration the theme OF his indignant
eloquence Abuse Of the administration is the paent
political grand universal elixir, TO heal all manner of
sIscasesto convert rank and rancid federalism into
sPoticss democracy-to nake carly stupidity rive pro>
misc OF meridian spIeudOr--to change meridian stoli
dity into evening greatiessto wash the rooted stain
from hoary and invetora.c viceto hoist intellectual
nsIgn'cance itself into consequence Say yc tlema.
gogues--ye men of Republic " 10 value Republican
freedom only as giving the privilege of unlicensed
misrepresentation of those above you-whose trade
Is to deceive the ignorant 10 promote your own puny
views OF arabiion-are not these your arts? But TO
return 10 the Prince Edward address
The address says-"We have seen the constitutional
restrictions dsregardel constitutional grants distorted
and enlarged and every art and every patronage en-
p!"yed IN neglect of the best interests of the people,
to strengthen the arm of the present coalition and
secure them in their eats.''
Now we viii undertake TO say that tic people OF
Prince Edward have such lhing-and if the,
VIII depute any one of their wise men as their cham
rioh 10 sustain their opinions by fair argument before
the people OF rgnia i'll undertake 10 prove that
''is administration has advanced single principle
has done no single act-whch was not advanced and
Gticd uP0n, by preceding Virginia administrations
and approved openly, facility, by the State of Vir-
S'ni" !e'soif This is empty boasI---I, 10 o,r
Tenn and deliberate conviction embraced after The
most mature and full examination and comparison Of
tie histories of Jcl. sons, aadisons and the present
administration. The people Of Prince Edward are
good Presbycrians:-we 90 not know that they arc
any better on HAT accounbut at least Il should make
them cautious in advancing general assertions-niu-
rlous to the characters of who stand before
their country--rsiiose truth they cannot establish. il
whose aisehood they do not know as from the asser
lion itself we bound to believe tley do net. We
would reason little with this poltco religious people
upon some OF their '?ecifcations against The admins,
traon' contained in the next sentence to the one
quoted above We would DO plainly, and candidly
as 1t becomes us TO address the followers of Calvin
and Knox. We ask them 10 lend us for the ,ae, the
aid ofticr naginatons, and ,ry to conceive US to be
'e Rev Moses Iogc lpcace 10 his gentle and arnable
shade while we hold forth to them
You first cite the tariff, as a prof tlat the "coa
ton" IS Engaged in dIsregardrg the interests of the
people. 10 strengthen themselves in power. What
tamil beloved? DO you not know that this admins
iraiIon, frofanely called by you the coaLiinq has
passed no tariff, nor hath Congress passed any tariff
law, since it came into power? What hath induced
you 10 say 50 brethren Did you believe it, This is
not an entire jr5iifcation beloved. Ia our moments
OF rejection and relaxation, may be allowed TO
sport our opinionsbut when ye undertake TO .oaIe
heavy charges against fellow neu-vIcn VIC stand
forth as political refofiners-when we undertake TO
become teachers OF the people and to enligen public
oPnion--sben it becomes US, beloved to be crcum.
spcct in Conduct and wary in speech. He who sc,i
ousy and positively asserts what he does not posjtive
know, is almost as blaneworhy, beloved rs bc WIN
advances direct untroIh II will not excuse hin,
20 say he believed il to be sof it was important for
him 10 declare it, important for him to know il
By declaring il, be attaches 10 the weight of his
character aud thus among the ignorant give. curreo
cy 70 an untrnth THIS is not all the mischef-for
when the unlruth is detected, ii rccoils upon him who
gave 1t circulation, to his exceeding injury. Though
therefore brethren, you may have thought and no
doubt, really did think that this administration lad
passed The tariff yet brethren, in matter easy oil
certainty must say that you egrogiously erred in
making the assertion in The absence Of positive know
edge 1t showed more zeal than discretion more
hatred OF The administration Than love Of truth II is