Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-09

pursue course the best calculated Of ell possi-
Die plans TO stab the military cbieftain' TO the
heart. Was this too for dramatic effect? You
say in your letter TO the Committee oftwen,y four
al heartily concur with the meeting In the object
they have i'm view, and approve the convention to
form an electoral ticket as appropriate means to
attain that object - Nothing has given me more sc
rious concern, or filled my mind with more gloomy
forebodings, than the prospect OF Gen Jackson
election to the first Office In the Government and
TO be ins.rumsntal in preventing it, would afford
me much qualification" You say also ycu .sfcel
much more Jisirust of Gen. Jackson than they have
expressed, and while u5hesitatingly prefer the
re- election of Mr. Adams TO the election of Gen
Jacksop, I wish il distinctly understood that my
preference is not founded on opinion of the ft.
hess OF Mr.. Adams my confidence in his Cab.
met, but in solemn conviction, that Gen ack son
Is altogether unfit and eininen,ly dangerous" You
then decline the Office the ground that 4, evil
be agreeable TO the COMMITTEES, 20 nave Delegates
in N. Convention more entirely concurring in the
Seatimen,s Of Tho mesipg.'' The COMMITTEE in
ai,swer TO Mr.. Johnson, state that their paramount
object is In. exclusion of Gen. jackson. Very
srue; and did not you know this a, the time of the
meeting? Why could yon not then express your
self to that ctfec'? What did The Committee do 10
remove your ohections? Why, they stated VIVA,
you knew before Or, If you did not know it be-
fore if you It'll doubted the object OF the meetings
how comes il to pass that you did not Judge for
yourself from all the proceeding, but let this Com
mtee judge for you? For, the very MONIES they
give in their exposition, you surrender all your
doubts and aceuiesce in their wishes. Who APP
pointed them the interpreters OF The will of the
Meeting! And when before did you sacrifice your
judgment, to that of others? But il not called
an can't Jackson meeting for the "paramoun
purpose of excluding Gen. Jaclson?" /, could
have been other. Yet you first have the great
modesty resign the honor, and afterwards very
modestly accept il upon the simple Interpretation
OF the COMMITTEE e. Now, this is very curious
way of doing business. II certainly cacuia-
ted, though il might not have been intended, for
the very purpose of giving you The opportunity of
issuing your manifesto against Gen. jackson. So
much for your part of this singuisr Dramai
MIR. CAL. Sir, You appear To be the last on the
list of the three Consuls - am sorry to mention
il, but have been told that you were a supporter
OF MIR. John Adams administration, (of Alien and
Ssdon, and Standing Army memory If am
misinformed, should like to stand corrected you
can cay aye no. If il be true, are you fit and
proper politician TO recommend TO the people of
Virginia Chief Magistrate? really should think
you are not. The people of Virginia did not sup
port the administration of MIR. John Adams: You
know they did not. They resisted with all their
weight all his unconstitutional measures -unde-
TERED by any threat TO grind them ''inio dust and
ashesn' And has no, his son gra-ped at more un.
constitutional power than the father In his
t'superadled obligaiions," in his political compe-
tency ''to appoint ambassadors" In his usurpation
OF powers that not intended to De conferred
IN fact, in doctrines so abominaby hereical, that
there is not juiicious federast of The Old School
who can venture to sanction them! And then
what do Jou think of the coniemptuous sneer With
which he refuses to be "pasied by the will Of his
cons,ituents?' And this is the man. whom you
are pleased to recommend the support of the
People of Virginia. - Depend upon il, Sir that
with all the respect which the People feel for Jou
Man, they will not implicitly follow you a
Politician You failed before in your exe,,ion 10
Hay md IL ia ahrarx Iix,
suspected, that you viii in vain attempt, in your
new representative character. transfer their
to Mr.. Aisms. Even in Kentucky and o J.
hio, MIR. Clay's friend have lost much of their
transferable stock In Virginia, they have not had
great deal to tranfer.
One VOL before close, upon subject spring
ing out OF the matter of this address Il mean the
Richnitu,d 5Int0. For many years in and out oil
this state, If has been cried up that Junto -ha.
existed in Richmond whose designs have been re.
presented to have for their object diciation and
forestslling of public opinion. But, was there
ever Juno, having for their darling object =
the election OF any particular person to the Pre-
sidency, which more completely and fully. come.
up TO the description of Richmond Junto
than some OF those very persons who have beer
the loudest and boldes in proclanling its existence
These gentlemen have distinguished themselye s b,
dictation to the state and public feeng-by yio-
lent and nioerant accusations against the opposi
tion-by great devotion and veheration toward.
tue object OF their choice, and the idol of thei
hearts.
This phantom Of a Junto, Of which so much ha
been said. which has been 40 long concealed in III,
dark shades of night; to which so many horns, &c
many gorgo,l heads, snd bloody bones have beef
attributed, but which has long been concealec
from human ken, that none but the foolish and III,
superstitious beevedin i,s existence seems alas
to have taken local habiistion anu corpora
presence" 1t no longer shews and exhibits it.
self as shade or apparition, not in doubtful ha
bit, not in unseen colours, but il has two NOR.
horns and heads, than have er been attributed tc
it. IL has Tamihcaiion In one of its horns -
The LIST head and horn, is Religion mixing with
elections The Pad is Justice descending from tn,
bench and getting in The chair OF Politics
VIII not the people see, that this Junto il en-
deavoTing 10 use i,s influence on The presidential
election -Judges by their official influence, ,
minister OF The Gospel, supporter of the odiou
alien and seitIon acts all combined to exteBt
an undue influence over them? Let he people
prepare themselves for such Management.
ARISrIDES.
Alta meeting ofthe citizens Of Richmond coun
~, opposed TO the election of Gen. A. Jackson a.
next President of the United States, held al Rich
inoBd Courthouse on Tuesday the 10 Oct. 1927
agreeable TO notice.
Col Moore F. Brockenbrough was called to tn,
chair, and John +. b Jeffres appointed Secretary
A committee consisting of the following per
sons--Dr. Richard D1nett DIR. Horace Wexford
Col. Philip a. Bramham and Joseph Palmer wa.
appointed to prepare resolutions and report HAY
ing retired short time, reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which were read ant
adopted by this meeting:
Aimonished by the fate ol all former Republic,
Of the danger TO be apprehended from promoting