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of his Country, has been proclaimed BY b;s ,s.
GUS friends, as an action supereminentlv % a.
rious, unique and inimitabe. But, in NV bunsa l
opinion, he acted Just as many millions more wonls
have acted under like circumstances. He IVA. sI
! ly convinced that he was guilty of crime of q.
most dangerous kind-he knew that the eoal NJ. @s
ecution against him was just-that he was arrs;a.
ed before the proper tribunal, and that the ahsI.
proceeding against him was lawful and exnal;ss,
| laying precedent the most necessary and h sa
efcial. Had he acted in any other manner tb,.
he did, his heart must have been less than human
his spirit must have been diabolica, delohtr,
in deeds Of darkness, horror and blootshed, ~
any person imagine himself in the like situati1,
looking on his Judge with feariessness and sp,.
rounded by hundreds Of worthy friends, aodh
heart would give vent to his natural beneyoen,s
and prompt behaviour to his superior in nower
and office as courteous and as magnanimous r..
Nj. Nj. Noah, Duff Green and S. Ha ker, each i'm
asine himself apprehended, by a due process 4
Law, by ]. Q. Adams, for the shameful abuse and
misrepresentation which their apparently nalr
nant pens, have poured forth against him. Is
him fancy himself summoned to the bar Of the S.
nate Chamber Of the United States, and j. o Al
ANS acting as Judge on the case let hin con.
lecture himself sitting with tlignifed silent COM
posture, while hundreds crowd around him await.
ing With awful anxiety and suspense, for nod, .,
a movement of the hand to lead them to the onse
Of riot and murder ;--let him imagine that the ppr.
son and life of Mr.. Adams are at his disposal. and
one word Of command would let slip thousand
intlamed citizens upon his trembling victim 10
rend his limbs asunder and crimson the elevated
chair with streaming gore,-while fragments Of hi;
manged frame and his crushed heart are troddpn
! by the inturiated mob with malignant triumnh nm
der their bloody feet let him imagine this and
more, and will venture to say that spirit Of
forgiveness would peryade his heart and with mora
humility than General Jackson announced n
magnanimous words, he would submit to feayy
fine and bid John Q. Adams go in peace
Now these gentlemen referred to above would
have acted just as magnanimously as Gen Jack
son--perhaps more so; for NJ NJ. NOAH Duff
| Green and Mr.. iia,kcr are more inveterate enc
mics Of Mr.. Adams and fain would do him, to
certain extent. more injury than General Jackson
was Of Judge Hall, therefore forgiveness in them
would appear more wonderful. Although they hate
him 50 much, yet they would not iniurc his pro.
perty or his person. il they had power to do So
| Now il these men would act so magnanineusly
towards their presumed enemy, is 1t wonderful
that the brave Jackson would act less SO towards
his, and disregard all law ard order, and spill lie
blood Of fellow creature whom circumstances
have thrown into his hands NJ. NJ. Noah, Duff
Green and MIR. Iiarker are not as great or hgh.
minded as Gen. jackson, yet eren they could for.
give their enemies Then let not Gen. Jackson's
conduct at Court be lauded to the skies, while
others much inferior in authority and greatness
would have acted in like manner.
! But General Jackson is Candidate for the Pre-,
sdency, and every social and benevolent act oihis
must be called great and magnificent. Every
thing belonging 70 his character must be emba2on.
ed to the world as singular and glorious, while
an impartial examination be made 81 his whole ca.
reer through life, many defects might be discovered
that would far outweigh his worthy pecuiarities,
and disqualify him for the arduous duties which
his friends wish to lay upon him. And perhaps il
many Of his acts which blind praise may call pecu-
liar to his great heart we're closely traced to hei!
sources, they would appear to originate from a ma.
tare possessed by large majority OF his fellow
creatures and not confined to his breast alone
RODNEY.
The above communication from the writer OF the piece
pubisltd OH The SO,h ult. the signature "R. M
larker IN commenting upon the former essay concludes
that i Is from The author Of piece, the sigma
ture, published last fan during the guhcrnatoria contest
lie IS mistaken and to avoid msconcepton confusion
Names the writer of the above deems it cypedeEt to %
sumo another signature
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