Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-12

behoves US in time, to examine them; ana 10
take care that no '.beast with seven heads and
ten horns" shall trample on our best and wisest
measures ofnationa poll y, and our long tried
and most faithful statesmen and legislators.
Il is speaking in plain terms, then, but so is
the fact, that the issue about to be presented
10 the American people at the next election,
merely that Of SUCCESSFUL MILITARY coMMAN-
DER against MEASURES, against PRINCIPLE and
against STATESMEN. An opposition is organls-
ed and disciplining, whose sole and all-absorb-
ing motive Of union and action is the elevation
of an individual, without regard 10 measures
without regard TO his fitness or unhiness for the
hiph duties ofthe station he is to fiIl-and with.
out much regard 10 the means by which they
are to accomplish their aim These are serious
charges but the materials anc recent history Of
This combination will fully justify them all
"The name Of Cassius- honors this corruption
blu, the thin veil OF military glory cannot hide
the maneuyres OF a faction from public scru-
,inv. Who are they that are now loudps' and
6ercest in their support of General Jackson
Are they those who at the late election made
their shouts reach the very star, IN favor OF The
eHero of New Orleans? Alas! no They he
gin to hide their diminished heads, since his
new allies have taken his fame and fortunes,
and POLITICAL conscience into their keeping
The unambitious, retiring, reluctant candidate,
who bore his TO, mer defeat with such conlrn;-
ment, tina, it was almost doubted whether he
would have accepted the chair OF state II he
had been chosen, has been prevailed on To yield
10 the opportunities Of the apostolical coosltu-
lional Church in Virginia, aud TO take Abe field
as the last hope of"a downward age 20 slavery
pronr!" The champions Of sc construction con-
slrued and constitution indicated have I'M
2lored the aid OF the expounder OF the second
section Of he rules and articles OF war, IN con-
strung their construction and indicating the
constitution from the alarming progress OF IN
ternal improvement, The star OF Virginia is
not set forever. There is hope Of its reas-
cending, when they have placed the hero OF the
Seminole campaign at the head'oi their constr.
,ional phalanx! Hear il ye little States! and give
ear We great ones! the wise men OF the ancient
dominion are crying "tisil 10 the Chief to him,
whohl but yesterday, they dared TO call "mlli-
tary drspol"-ay, fhGt was their word: not "mi-
litary chieltain," but "military despot." Alter
maintaining contest against him as long as
Troy held out against the Greeks, they have at
length, though unsubdued by his arms, fallen in
love with his craftsmanship and yielded 10 his
civic palm what they obsiinaleiy denied 10 his
laurel. Even CQSSnHuTn HeTSeii \'ne Ni.h''ohu
Enquirer) forgels her own prophetic warnings,
and beckons onward the stalking horse OF mi.
li,arv glory. with its womb full Of armed men,
into tie inmost recesses OF the temple OF LII
berry! What would they have? "A change" say
they! A change Of what, my masters! OF mea.
sures? Would you carry the Richmond creed
into full effect at Washington, and repeal the
Tariff as unconstitutional? Have eare-Penn-
sylvania has head, and at least, a pair OF horns
as good as yours, 10 butt against you! Or would
you arres, The march of Internal improvement
as v1oIatIon oil state rights? Would you
plough up the Cumberland road and SOW it with
salt, as mrmeh,o TO future ages of the supre.
macy Of "constitution construed" "Tread
lightly on the ashes Of the dead;" for Jefferson
himself was the father Of that inroad on the
constitution, and the West with one united voice
will resist your reformation in tina, quarter
OI would you regain your invaluable trade to
the British colonies by your new candidates
diplomatic dex'erity, or his profound skill in
legislation? Why. he would scorn such patry
expedenls. His trade is fighting. and he woald
take up arms, sooner perhaps, than even you
would relish
but | will have more last words with my
worthy friends Of the Enquirer on this subject,
hereafter. CHEVFS