The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-06
GEN. JACKsoNs OPINIONS

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GEN. JACKSON!S OPINIONS
! We call the attention of our reader, = :,
following letter, written by Gen Jarso,
ing the last Presidential election. We nm,
the General the justice TO say, that howe,,,
we may doubt his capacity to porsy, tho .
public we cannot deny his talent At ,,s,,;.,.
This letter IS ONE ofihe bes, specimens oc :.
at cnpfa"dsm school, we ever saw. From u.
margin ofthe Potomac to the extremes, S.,
ask any and every man what is his onini,, =,
idr!f, aud you will receive the same ansv.,
l am III favor OF Judieious tariff Go 5, IN.
North, tf1t East, and the West and YOU will 20,
The same answer But when we come 10 en
quire mhat Is aJ@dietoas tariff, we NAV e,u,,4
difference OF opinion ana the Genera ca,
tovsly avoids eommitta on this point po,,i,b
standing his friends boast of his bolioess a,J<
his franlness. In Virginia and the Sou,b od
per cent IS deemed Jud'cioas duty on Wool
ens-Gen. Jackson deemed ~ per cent ~
etouS when he was 10 the Senate as well a, III
Pennsylvania politicians at that time-bin u,p
! PeInss ania and the other manufactured
States ask loops cent. and say that that i; !
juticioats regulation. SO that this word " IL
dicious" MEATS any thing or nothing ye lroa}
that Gen Jackson teoS in favor of the. hieht4
ra!e o. protecting dutieS-Aand We believe tlstbz
is still so-But We knor further, thar, irhe is mol
nVtt IN favor Of them, he mas thrown away Il 1
settled convictions Of lis Judgment, to bud
golden opinions of his former enc mics. lha
Is in the frs pteaicament, he IS. OF that scols
sa.,iatiy objectionable win Mr. Ada,rrl # n
the last lie IS more Sc because it proves that Il
would sell his own opinions to gr atty ms amb
ton. We had rather have man to deal gith4
whose opinions, although opposed to our inter
ests, are Carried in ms hand, and boldly nam
tanned, than one who conceals his in mysiI
fed jargon, that he may obtain office by ~
cunning:-
The following letter. from General Jackson wa
SEM 10 pr. L. Ii. Coleman, of Warfenon3
North Carolina, in answer TO some nouidesa
contained IN Il letter addressed BY the LATED
10 the former. Similar inquiries having bee1a
made from other quarters. the Gcueral sta
ties IN a note, that thesame answer had beea
returned 10 tAem.
"Asuu'cfoN Cry, April &c, 1894.
SIR II have had the honJr this dav. @
| receive your letter Of the 2lst inst and, Wu
candor, Shall reply to ii. MY name has Loo
brought before the nation by the people thee
selves, without any agency OF mine for vsi
1t not TO be forgotten, that have never solihed
Office; nor when called upon by the constFhes
authorities have ever declined where Con
ceiSed my services could be beneficial . ny
| couotry. But, as my name has been fought
! before the nat.on. for the first office inlhe sh
Of tie people, IT is incumbent Oh inc ven ASK b
ed, frankly 10 declare my opinion Pon any
political national question. pending l'ois aHe
about which the county feels an intaSI
GU ask me my opinion on Z i"i.'
an 'wer, thai lam III faso. OF a t%''"S cam
NATION and revision oft and - 40 'ae -
flti before as embraces the deg o'a ios'eiHs'
protecting, and pl eseNlng VIZ uoi '''' > 'e
| means OF national defence o n'u'pel'oe"'c'
particularly ia a state Of waJ "ouia "nFo'nr
and support it. The eNp"hee o. Inc ia'e
warought to teach lessl ~" Que never ~
be rgotten. Ii our PH an" ePuDii'@u
form OF government, Pr i"' u ~
evolutionary fathers, W., ~ '"e oloou avs
treasure at which they "o'3ii1'u' s",.P
is orr duty 20 proteg y" "o'Tn" sifh IAN
! there he an America ".sD' Nio> -" lug y IL
Tor lilss y.gfs At jermeans Of defence during ~
the last war vi You'd be Wiling again 10 nd.
card the safety our country, il embrolea " Fl
rest it FOR de Re on the precautions means OF III
national re- So to se derived from commerce
in state of with maritime power. who
might destrJ that commerce to present CIR Oh FL
tanning the FANS ofdeienee and tbefeb, sub
dc us 2 | pc mere . not and ifthefc is I'm
arc he d, p';' deserve 10 enjoy the blessings
u ireedc Heaven smiled upon. and gave "a
liberty 4 ependence.--That same Prov.
deDce blessed as with the means OF national
defeng 1t we omit on refuse 10 use the g!Is
whirHe has extended TO MS, we deserve not
the otinuation of bis blessings. he has filled
our fantains aud our plains with minerals
"i'Taa, IRON q copper; aud given US climate
an@ii Tor the growing Of hemp and "oo.
ne oemg the grand materials of our national
aeife, they ought TO have extended TO them
ada'te u faIr protection, til at our own man
afafiies and iaborers NAV be place,l OH a far
coFflhon with those of Europe, aud that We
inalaEe within our country a supply Of those
lealS ana important articles so essential III
wa Beyond this, look at the Tariff with an
eyo the proper distribution OF labor. and to
fehue and with view 10 discharge onr ma
tiol debt. am one of those who do not be.
ls that national debit is a national blessing FL
g 8ther curse 10 republic. inasmuch as
ilcaleuated to raise around the administra
q a moh'ed arlstoclaeY, dangerous TO the II
nleS OF the country. This Tariff meana
y eiouS one--possesscs more fanciful than real e.
yer. will ask, what is the real situaiouo Of
y asrienitarist Where has the Amer.caa