Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-03
Fran me South Carolina Spectator.

From HE South Carolina Spectator.
Tn. Knoxville (Tennessee) Inquirer OF
y.n.h contains circular addressed by John
p,a;r. Representative in Congress from The hrsl
Conure ssional dstric, in that State, TO his con-
s,i,uen,s. in which he enumeratfs the goo
things he has done and endeavoursn 10 q" 'of
The goood people oi his district. Having COZ.
,mded nurely for their benefit, we presume, 10
serve them again in congress, he very frankly
,.,,s ,hsm what he will not do, when he gets a.
pa;n in the Representative hall, and among oth-
o. ,h;nvs. he will not vote for the establishment
of The great National Road from Washington
~ New Orleans, unless il pass over that route,
which his constituents will be beneh'ted by
This is undoubtedly legisa,ing upon very oroad
nrinciples There is nothing Ike mario" or
sectional feeling here surely. Inc memoeF
from the "First Congressional District Is IN
possession Of truly expansive Palrio'ishC =
Ru, he thinks ON the whole that the interests OF
his constituents would be advanced by 6elay
Of This important work, which he admits would
hp vastly beneficial to Tennessee, and what do
Won think. gentle reader, are the r. asons which
this pa,riotic L. legislator gives Tor this behei
w. will let Mr.. John Blair speak for himself
al might also add, tina, perhaps our interests
would be more advanced in being DELAYED until
changes shall take place in our government,
more auspicious to those who have no eqnivA-
lent TO render the present Administrator ior
the bes,owment Of such faVors
We hsss aass y, &C
ed importance 10 the country, TO be postponed
until Mr.. Adams can be busted from the Presi-
drnov? Is public measure to be delayed, lest
the Administration parlake of its popularity?
Is there fear of giving celia, to, or brstowing
credit uponMr Adams, by the adoption during
his administration, OF measure beneficial to
the whole country!-and is it therefore TO be
opposed and defeated until some person come
in, TO whom "an equivalent can he offered for
the favor?' This is precisely what we look
upon as political abomination.- and whether we
hear it uttered by John Blair, of the frs, Con-
gressional district IF Tennessee, or any other
John Nokes whom chance has given the op-
poItunity 10 write circulars, or make stump
speeches, we hold il in utter adherence And
the demagogue who 6eseends to il ought TO be
taken into custody by the Sergeant at arms.the
moment he enters the capitol alter having ma1e
such an avowal; for he has forfeited every RICH,
to the name OF an American Legislator.-We
care not for JohnQ Adams, but we have some
regard Tor our Government. We have not ye:
made up our minds to see il de ..raded by such
Maohiavelism as this-we heartily despise it
we do not wish TO see Mr. Adams reelected. &
if our vote would decide the question he never
should be; but while he remains our consti,u.
tional President we want TO see him and his Ad.
ministration treated with the respect which the
freest form Of Government, on earth deserves,&
which none hut recreants to the principles of
that government will withhold.
1t is at the polls where electors Cor chose who |
appoin, them) are chosen, that the administers
ton is TO be put down, and there we will go
with the warmest opposers Of Mr.. Adams =.
There wifwe go to assist in his do,UntdH; for
we prefer other men for the Office he holds
But we hold an honest preference for other men, |
TO be quite different thing from disposition |
to villlly the Presider, in every thing he does |
"right or wroi e." No where but a, the polls |
can MIR. Adams, or any other President be |
pulled down. There and there only 10 the
place Tor political erecution--where public men |
are made TO die political death There will the
presents Administrative be sacrificed if its op-
ponents act with common discie but we br
heSe as muchas we believe any other pasona
Die thing, that II the present bitter, indscrimi-
nate, and frequently unfounded course Of crimi
nation be pursued, that the people OF this conn
try will sustain the Administrator even against
the present public feeling on the subject, and
that many an oppositionis, will be made an
Adams man, merely by the overheated attempts
to make him Jackson,an. For ourselves we
have never breh more staggered in our dislike
for the present President than in wl,ne .sing the
zealous efforts 10 make US hate him too much!
: We know what he is as well as the 6riest
demagogue can telius-we know he is man
Of splendid talents. aud probably honest princi-
pies, with most of the requisites Of an able
chief magistrate; but we think he has cardinal
faults, and we like others much better; and to
others We intend to give our MoDrcrM OF sup
port, unless the bitterness Of his calumniators
:onvert ~ to q better opinion Of him.