Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-15
To which the good General, being SO mind
ed 1,niphi answer make

To which the good General, being so mind.
ed, might answer make
"Cousin of Buc kingham-and sage, grave men
s'since will buckle fortune my back.
s'To bear her burden, whe'r will, or no,
''I must have patience TO endure the load:
s'But If black scandal, foul-faced reproach,
"Attend the sequel of your imposition,
'sYour mere enforcement shall acquittance me
From all the impure plots and stains therof:
''FOr God he knows, and you may partly see,
elbow far 1 am from the desire of this"
To which, here them reJoin-
"God blessyour Grace! We see 1t and will say it,"
Seriously, these symptoms are alarming 10
all the friends OF free government, and civil
liberty. We confess that We are struck with
greater alarm by the tendency Of these signs 10
reign Of despolism and darkness for our
country, than even the Editors ofihe Richmond
Enquirer, Of the Evening Post, Of the NewYork
Enquirer, were, three years ago, al the posibil-
lily Of Gen AcKsoN's election 10 the Presidency;
the first Of whom deprecated it IS "a curse up
on The country the second Of whom represen-
ed Gen JACKSON as man "whose will is law,
WHOSE MARCH is DEsoLATioN;" and the third Of
whom declared his measures, whilst in public
service, 10 have been 'conceived in MADNESS OR
FOLLY, AND WRITTEN GIN BLOOD! These, these
are The very men who now cry havoc against
those who did not 20 half as far as they did
then, and still stop far short Of the ground they
formerly occupied, these are the men who lead
the chase! 1t is the associates Of these men
who send Populations 30 crook the pregnant
hinges ofthe knee 20 this curse, this 'desolat-
or this "madman!'
What inconsistency! What fury! What
treachery to the public interest For them there
is no escape. Either they deliberately ard will
fully incuicate error three years ago, or they
have surrendered their principles 10 factious
purposes. General JACKSON is the same man
now that he was three years ago. He is not
changed in any thing-or, if changed, not for
the better. Three years ago, the Richmond
Enquirer said Of him, "Compare HIM urih Id
ans, and how infe,ior must he be-" He IS COM
pared with ADAMS, and the Enquirer, with
such opinions as these joins in the train oil his
followers Such are now the means employed
to bewilder the public opinion, and prepare the
People for master. They will have proved
themselves Fl, for one, il they, in the end, con-
sent TO follow such guides. Let them awake,
examine for themselves, and reject the bit with
which il is attempted to bride them.
We say now nothing from ourselves concern
ing the merits OF General JACKSON, but we do
maintain that the conduct Of his leading sup
porters is OF itself efficient ground OF oppo-
si,ion 10 his success. They dislike him; they
fear him, they have no confidence in him, and
they crouch to him. They do worse. To adj
vance his cause, the success Of which they have
heretofore deprecated as A CURSE upon the
country, they prosecute unrelenHng'y 'hose
whom they have pronounced 10 be his superb
ors, and those also whose only fault has been
their having been partly, but not altogether
of the same opinion. DO we speak too strongly!
I.e, the extract, which will be found below, an
swrr the question.
AS for the r.su, Of the election which has
Just terminated in New York, lei it induce all
the friends Of the Administration, Chan which
we have never had better, say what It's opPo"
neuts willy and all The opponents OF the military
succession; to stand firm 10 their principles, 10
assert the right, and avoid the wrong; and to
lose no opportunity Of calm and serious remon-
STRANGE with such as are open to conviction,
against joining tina: military party which has
been the bane ofall Republics, and has sooner
or later produced their downfall. The "Signs
Of the Times" are awful, but no, appalling: in
stead Of quailing ., their appearance, let them
animate our steps and mark our path 10 an ui'
innate triumph, more glorious than the blood
les, feld-the triumph Of truth and reason, on
our side, over the passions and prejudices OF
men which are stirred up and arrayea IN deep
2haianx against US.