Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-11
From ihe Western Yi;rsiniGn.


a GREAT C1vIIiAN.-ln his letter to Mr.. Monroe,
of January g, 1872, Gen Jackson said
81 am free to declare, had commanded the mill
tary department where the Hartford Convention met,
II IT had been the last act of my life should have
punished the three leaders OF the pariv am certain
al independent Court Martial would have condemned,
them under the second section of the act establishing
rules and regulations for the government of the armr
of the United States"
ReInarkng upon this extraordinary declaration, the
Richmond Enquirer says, rather in MAY 1894 said:
''Now what the Cd section of the act of Congress-
by which the general would have dung uD these aen
bcrs OF the Hartford Conyenon7D
sec. g Ind DC tfnrter enacted, That in time OF
war; all persons not citizens OF, owing allegiance TO
the United States of America, who shall be found
inrhing as spies III OF abon the Notifications or e.,
canpmeDts o. the armies Of the United States or any
OF them, shall suffer death, according TO the lazy and
usage OF nations, by sentence OF general court mar
tia!'
The Enquirer then adds
NOW how can any bring the Hartford Conven~
ton within this seciion Were they aliens? No: they
were citizens Were they lurking spies2 Call
them traitors, If you pease--they were not Spies
again, were they in about the Notifications &c
when they were in Hartford where no Notifications
perhapa were erected, no troops encamped?
's hat kind OF President would this great cD,l;an
make: gentleman who cannot interpret the plain
expressions OF one awand yet would be He'd to ad
minister all the laws OF the and One whose ideas are
so purely military, that he would transmute traitor
into spy, would punish treason not by the civil
courts, but court marfiak2 One scho in ann ere1i
crisis tcc.d conoeytthe 1cole country into one rea,
camp and mould reduce almost every hing unaerina,-
| tia1 {ulc!
.lf this individual be a Republican, then, indeed. rs
he says himself, names bubbies What respect
would such great civilian entertain for the laos
and constitution OF this country is such an one ouali-
jtsd for oar chief magistrnte?D
Sure enough, MIR. Ritchie! thou hast hit the rich,
nail on the head. hat kind of president would this
''grea civilian" make? Gee, who in any great crisis
wonld convert the whole country into great camp,
and reduce almost every thing under martial law
MIR. Richie, ';S such qualified for cur CHIEF
magistrates? Is such one, who cannot interpret the
plain expressions OF law be called upon 10 a-
minister al The laws OF the Union" That would be
pretty business Mr.. Rcbie!-especiaiIy when, more
over, his ideas purely n7ii5ary that he would
rausnuie traitor into spy, punish treason, ny
The civ'l courts, but court martial" Indeed MR.
Ritche, it is most true that sf such q man be n Re
PuJfjcGD then he says himself 'snan7gS are b,tb{es
and more insignificant too, than your great splendid
orersiIadowiDg bubble which 10 about to fter away
the Rights of the States, arl humbug this Union in to
frigbtfUi consolidation But: Cui 6ouo. masks off,!
~ hat respect would such great CIVILIAN entertain
for the lGaos of bis country? most apt pterroga-
ton point Mr. Bchic The words TOO, were fly
spokeD' they are like apples of gold in pictures OF
silver. ''Wbat respect would such great civilian
entertain for The taos and constitution of his couptra
Why, he would convert the whole country into one
great camp-aDd reduce almost every thing under mar
.'ai 'aw1,he would transmute a traitor into spy,
and punish treason not by the civil courts, but a
court ai'-Candidly, Mr. Richie, is such al
one qualified for chief Gagistrate?'
But, we are told by the Richmond Enquirer, that
independently Of his political doctrines, Gen. Jack
son. far from being qualified administer ALL tfe
laws Of the land is not capable Of Interpreting the
plain expression of law; and moreover, that sin
any great crisis THE Georgia controversy for nsancc
lie would convert the whole couDtry into one great
camp, and reduce almost every thing under martial
Iaw!' Now, thn Enquirer has dared to call into
question the integrity and purity of Mr. Adams life.
his ability, bis devotion TO the best interests of his
ic,,, II f;cpc
sttuiOUaity of the means by which he wonld promote
those interests Yet the Enquirer, with what patrio-
tisn consistency shall not dctcrm inc, is using
all its efforts expel Mr.. Adams from Office, to make
room far the great ilan' Of whom it has soDemnly
avowed IFS belief that he would su5vert the liberties OF
bis country!
So much for principle!
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From the Village Record.
We see in several of the Opposition papers, that in
of for President ia Gel