Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-04-20

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fact Ua' IN his 6cpsr,nen; aud manner, lie j. plain and
"""S'c''a'i"ns even To iau yet he is made TO APP
feiy monster oi proi:sion ADJ extravaganza law
s""5 ue money OF the people, with incousi,ieatc
auu unsfa'inS hatd The Richmond Enquirer has not
uccD mes; in this enubie career Its renders will
not have forgotten the pau,ihic story which it gave
Circulation, and for winch (iso though il yas) II was
indebted to .l}nordbie ..hl - atou, the ,narnG
cent style IN winch the East wis, of tie Presidents
house was furnished, all at the pa.p,e's expense, and
otits failure to publish the contradiction Of the false
hood, which followed CLOSELY its heels. This shows
.he spirit BY which the enemies of the aninis,ra ton
are actuated. They give currency tales which are
not true yet when their lasty detected they "a il tn
correct them Yet they all honorable ,,,cn ;,
oioTe Lately, some OF tie "s:a;c dogs OF the Treasury
nave raGe attempts 10 throw oiiin the aLnins;ra
ton by bringing into view the Quits allowed TO ,
hicssrs Kings, Sc representing them rs unius;ifiab,
applied, and although Mr. Clay, in his report 20 the
House, proved that what had been done had the sane
ton OF precedent lrcm the frs! foundation ofte govern
nent yci for the part the presses devoted to the
NComOnafton" failed 10 make the proper correction
But, what shall we SAT of Gen. Jaci1son's pec,niG,
PATRIOTISM! After the war had ceased, Gen. Jac son
retired 10 his farm nea. Nashville still however hol
Ding his commission OF Major General. IL, was oil
course subjected TO other greater expense than
II ne tad e't na army a"d ad been liyi ing as pri-
vate citizen, and yet we find him rinc The ovcr,
nent 1910 per annur; and for wha;. lie. Us view
these charges, item 10y itcrr
"Gxg'fars. 5000
What? charging the government 300 per annun
wa 'AoosS-'Ch', he was iiNlur house
without being put to any additional expense: Really
This is ~ evidence OF astonishing DISREGARD Of self in
crcst!
"Tacl et.or
This appears to to be an iinm6Jerate .n,n %
charge per annum. :,r fuel, particularly as Nasty lille
Us rot IN very Northern latitude and as the fuel had
only to be obtained from The Generals own forests
'fHtoas and cfohtng for SsreA Scrcn7ts Sl0GOn
Worse and worse! The General was !onbticss ,r1;
c on by his on servants, who wonl have ,y1ite! on
HIM even Though he had not been Major General in tho
United States army, if il had been necessary !, is
not too much to presume, also, that they were mos,
frequently engaged IN cuiiivatinS his farms and brinp
ing to maturity the fine cotton which the Nasty lie
papers we're so highly bepraising few weeks aro for
which tho Geseral obtained cen, per H. more than
he market price! II this be So if cannot bu, be a
united that the General was very well paid by the
ern'ncnt, for being tcsi!cd az by seven servants.
storage far hArscS cGGOn
AS Zen J"ckson needed seven servants 10 at,cnd
him. he must consequently have horses for them
10 ride, aud those seven horses must be fed, An this
Is clear. 'ut q''"TV. Did tc General keep the Sc
yea horse? And, ifhe did, were the, not emu,ove6 il,
"iaS ''is very "forsgc for which Uuc!e Sam las, 10
pay $3.50 per annnn'
The General certainly entitled tn lie my opl
all other 'mean and appliances 10 boon and we shall
not OBJECT to the item, although his only oc;upst ion
during tie six years he drawing the sum or 5no
from the National Treasury except dur,nor H." ;,,
months employed in the Seminole War was 70 rccorrt
alter the manner Of Oiheo, his percus adventures in
Tue tented eld-''his ha ir breadth sGapeso from ood
and foe-and to show how fields were won and lost
II must he admitted tina, for this arGuous c,,nI,yn1t
during SIX years, the $4,000 was no mean re,nu
neFa'Ion. Nothing is said about this sum being raid
to Gen Jackson, although it is known tina, the Office
nc held subjected him to lint few if expenditures
which he would not have hccn conuecI IN ,oaa r io
nad not held IT. While The ontit Of 500, allowed to
ohm a. King is rnadet'Fe theme orconsi;n abuse both
OF hin and the Administrations, although il e well nowo
mat the station lie occupied at the British Court necas>
Is
not aDIc TO meet Such is Tie consi,,eacy Of some
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