Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-17

We are done with DRAPER. When he again ad-
dresses the people, we hope he will assume some other
signature. That of "Drap;er' is consecrate,i by the
patriStism of Swiftly his profound Investigations and
rigid adherence to G,ets. OF the statements which cur
Stafford DRAPER assumes as such, not one hut admits
of easy reiutation. We should insult the intelligence
of the people of Stafford as much as he has done, if VIC
presumed them so ignorant as TO require a refutatjou
OF his .fUctS, iii detail.
To THE EDITORS OF THE CoNsrfTrTIoHi WurG.
In your paper Of tie 7Ih instant an inyelHre:.. mr..
respondent whose signature is IA Militia Man. IN.
vesiigates the apology made hy the m of GI,ar.
dams al Nashville for General Jackson,s execution
of the SIX rnilitiamen, with much acmieness and ac-
curacy. lie has, however, committed one error which
ought to b. corrected. iN supposcs it to be ,.eyiden,
that both Governor Biount aud General jackson r:ere
fgnordnt ~ fftas upon tic subject OF the militia. :;
If this wfse tf'ic, II suitl be b;it IL poor apology
for one WHO asPircs 10 tine highest Office ia the nation.
But / takee i, not be true. General Jackson fine sin,eI
at all, did SO deliberately ana wiIinNy-wM opcn eyes,
and with a previous determination to EXECUTE his own
designs III despite OF every obstacle.
The same question as To the tine for which the
militia were bound to serve, bad been raised hv the
preceding drafts of Tennessee militia. What General
jackson calls a ntHtin1had been committed by them
also: they claimed Their discharge al the end nj Mrss
months. He was about to execute summary yenoaance
upon them, when ho received a letter from the Guy
enor OF Tennessee, m answer TO one from himself ad.
visns Their disct-!ge: AID IL consequence of that letter
he was Compelled 10 permit them TO depart, ready as
he was TO execute the law upon then uccOrdiur I'm mi,
mode of erectiinS irtr. 4 bloody scene. probably ,
most bloody one, was avoided by this circumstance
Yet Notwithstanding this, with the decision ofthe ex
ecutiVe oil Tennessee staring him in the face, hc slcC
The blood of the six nihtiaincn nj Mobile. What es-
innate can we form of the temper which could perno-
trate SUCH an act under such circumstances! And I'm;
Is a Scybnd WaShingfon!-tbe only man Gt TO he Pres
ident, TO guard the laws from violation. refer 20,
10 the 9TH Chapters of Eaton's Life of Jackson, IL
the account which he gives of The preceding cam.
} paigu, for proof of my correctness. r.
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To TIE En'ToRs or THE CoNsT1rUrtaxsL WnIc
| nave peTused with some attention the address (,
MIR. Madison and Mr.. Monroe lately published in Won,
paper, by n writer under the signature of ga Farmer
| confess ;hat on the first reading | thought he had gont
too FAR in his apustrophe to the Father of his (ountry
but on reflection. a question occurred to my mind which
] could not satisfactorily answer: and until ~ is answer
ed am Tree to admit that ! CannO: vote Tor JAG kson
As Fir. Richie Is a man of cunning in solving diff
entities, and fIas evidently looked at both sides of the
Presidential question. if he be not m the secrets of botl
parties, ! PROFOUND the question TO him, and hone lac
will answer ~candidIy. if jackson should be elncfel
President, would AIR. Richie dare IN his prescnce tr
refer to the civil virtues of Observation-Disclosures
to- bis InyaTiable respect for the civil auihoritys Nuw
1t he answer in the negative, is it not a serious prounc
OF objection TO Jacksou's election, that every reference
to the leading virtue of ~ ashiugton must be careful
y suppressed? Can i be endured, that the subIimesi
trait in the character Of Washington must be shaded
lest ii give offence - Jackson? That the successor o
Washington, instead ot printing with admiration 10 th'
& counterfeit rcsCmbiaUcer Of this great man, which il
seems adoins the walls of the Presidents house. anC
dwelling with rapture on That peculiar virtue for wbic,
"a Farmer" has justly said he enjoyed 'ihc high priv
iege of standing at the head 0! human kind"-shoul
recon- ab5shed from the spectacle as presenting II dQii
bc1ray Mnt ndde hin, Uciy! Would it be more CRATE
ful to Jackson TO listen To The eloquent strain of hi
partisans while rccouutiDg the virtues of Cl-,0-, Crom
tDcH and Buonnp7rte'-"Wh il lie hal been = RornaI
would not have preferred the dominion Gi C;rsar?-
Who IT he had been an Englshman would not hav,
preferred the dominion of Cromwel?-Who if he hat
been a Frenchman would not have preferred the mill
tary ~desPo'isrD OF Buonaparte>' For these bighvrouCl
efforts of patriotic oratory- see a speech of MIR. Nc
Dufie at a fctc given 10 hin by a MIR. Shuliz, who
speech has been echoed By a village paper in tn
state, Seeking notice by any means, together with hi
praises on these usuTpers for having relieved the rec
Pile from the evils Of faction. Why are such detes!abI
sentiments now for the first time uttered in America. an
By the partisans Of Jackson? Docs it not present
fearful coincidence ! pause foT Mr.. Ritchie's reply
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