Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-09-12


a gentleman has SAID who heard him public and IN
private. during tue canvass, and who resides 10 the
District.
That "at the time OF the subernatorial election, it
"was known that our enlightened Governor had re-
"fused pcremosiy, AT Petersburg 10 pledge himself 10
"vote for the General and that his refusal received
with bursts of applause That it was also known MIR.
"Eioyd and Mr.. Nelson favor OF his election;
"that Mr. Giles, whom mention with the respect due
"to him for his faithful services in an hour of danger
sand difficulty, elected on the frs, ballot; that Mr..
"Floyd and MIR. Nelson both received only abnut nine
"ty votes that Mr.. Giles received upwards of one
''hundred and that if all the members had been pre-
"scnt, he would have receiy ed many more" .4dmit
| ted
That "the highly respectable gentlemen who were
sbaoted of the Council were for the General,
land four of the remaining six were against him"-
Yon reply that was for Jackson and the other
against BATH jackson and Adams. / receive the
rcction, but the Inference is the The Genc,al's
friend and MIR. Adams foe each ballolted out
That "the gentlemen who were elected into the
Counc were, as had been informed, also opposed To
"the General" Not dcn,cd.
That "the districts represented By Mr.. L. p Bar
"bour Mr.. Allen, Air. Smy:h, Mr.. Davenport, MIR.
''Roane, Mr. Trezvant, AMI Mr.. Rivcs were said to
oe for, and nine others against the General" In ge-
neral terms you deny this. have protested to pos
sess personal knowledge Of the the districts
and have relied on the calculations of ohservant
gentlemen You will, il is expected, furnish the pub
lie with list of such your wishes NAV induce you
TO believe for your candidate. IL you exceed the
seven, you Will afford food for laughter of the
uiSlriCS helr regrets not to be increased; the
Richmond Enquirer once HE able organ of the Repub-
iican party, has united itself with who have but
one object IN view, to put one out OF office and
other III. There is 10 common principle of actiop-
There s motive but no political affinity between YOU:
the elements ofyour league disonant and dscoedanl
and, like the robbers in the fable AS You have
possessed yourselves OF the spos you will. You must,
qnarre! about the division And, the motive past
unity will with the election, your alliance will
orumbe to pieces. What is to keep il together To
what object will your further efforts be directed. If
you asSai the doctrine of the attudinaTaus the former
friends of the General will oppose Won; they must ,-
hold him, because they knew his sentiments when they
voted for him. aud cannot and ought not betray him
You have too much intelligence to have discerned
that Virginia and the other Southern States will nos
agree IN relation to the doctrine of the unlimited power
OF Congress TO appropriate money nor will she agree
with Pennsylvania aud the Westeln States on the same
subject, and upon the taiiT They have never agreed
Bot she has agreed and will agree with the larger mart
of the People of New England, and New Yo.k; and
notwithstanding these facts, you are excrtinr all your
influence TO separate her friends, and unite to those be-
tween whom and herself. there be a com,ron
sentiment or interest the points referred Tou will
diier in twent y>our hours after the first CONGRESS Nm
der the Generals Administration shall have common
ced its deliberations! In conformity with the opinions
you have heretofore maintained, Won could have advo
Gated the claims of the distinguished Governor of New
York, and there is but little doubt that he would have
been elected The monument of his genius, his skill.
his learning, and his sound practical ability which is
so deeply engraved on the soil of that eDerprIsinr ON
monw ealth that nothing short OF national delirium or
a CONFUSION of nature, destroy, has placed
him upon an eninence from which posterity for twen-
t. centuries will him. Enviable distinction!
acquired not by the invention of to destroy his
species but By the multiplication Of their comforts BIZ
one of the greatest bencfactous ever conferred
upon mankind. Why have YOU not support cd him and
tho principles Of '98? You would thea have been
spared the trouble, and ceved from the oHensivcnes
ofan equyocation which in private life you would not
venture to attempt for fear of the world cannot re-
concAe these opposite traits OF your editorial and p-i-
yate conduct. points ne
Illustrates the morals of who engage in a cause
I waged without principle; and where desperation
seizes upon them, and oblerates all the sensbities
| OF social, ChrisaDiZ"d The fury which has
marked the course OF the combined Opposition is the
precursor of calm which may end Iespolisn: if not
then beware that political euthanasia does not
to yourselves.
i Let me return to your remarks. You have admit
/ ted every circumstance but one which men,ione;I.
and that yon have only partially varied. Many facts
you have stated are true But you know they in
,, conflict with those spoken Of by the writer You state
"thai many OF the warmest friends of jackson voted
/ for MIR. Tyler.p But why did you not 60 further
and say what You know 10 be true that nanY If IKE
1CnTnaest opponents If tie General po,ei Go. mr.
Rupioiph. You also say, '.tbat if the writer was
member of the Legislature, he knew that the elec.
ton did not turn upon the Presidential eleconn The
writer did not say that no other consideration operated
upon the minds of the members of the General As
sembiy, but the Presidential election: and he did not
say what he does that he believes the defeat OF
Mr. RaHdolph was, the result ofhosy TO tire General
| piCie'ebCe iOE W.T. hu5UDS ana opposition to MI X
The writer has no where said that The majority ii the
Legislature were friendly to Mr. r. bit he has men
toned facts which justify The presumption that they
had insepurable objections to his competitor. The
writer has gone Ther for he has every rsason TO
believe that many persons known the public would
receive the support of Virginia against either and as
you will no doubt contradict this opinion for tic sure
0fconSistenry and through fear concurrence with me
VIII give my reasons for the opinion. They ar found
ed IN The intelligence, pride of consistency and Tie u
Uniformity Of the conduct Of the people bIy dctiuc
tons are drawn from their past character and virtues:
yours from what YOU desire il shall be for tho ,iure
and from the calculation upon their suppeness TO your
purposes and their corruption. Upon other ground
do you believe that Virginia will join her suHrages
With yours.
As 10 the election ofthai great man Mr. Giles smoke
only OF what you have admitted be true; and while
did not expect intend that should be consj-
ueTed triumph for Mr. Adams, it surely confirmed
tie impression derived from other circunsarccs that
regard tor General Jackson did predominant in the
Legislature As TO the adoption ofthe resolutions of