The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-27
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WIN JAIN SC4F NV IllD Vol
The following Is an extract fam Mr.. Grifiin's
speech, lately delivered in public meeting held
al Nnlchez. OfGen. jackson he thns speaks
GIN G1g.
II his private life has been continued scene
of rashness, and consequent errors, his public
life is moro deeply stamped IL his private acts
have besnpernicIous 10 individuals in his public
life the evil is two-fuld in these he has not on
~ tramplod up IN ,he hts Of the individual bot
has Indignantly violated tie sacred char tc;er
that guarantees TO him his political existence
His country has, III one instance, passed upon
the offence. But il could not reach the root o.
the evil no, sir, II could not wipe away the foul
blot upon the Constitution. A ualDry TN my
indeed atone for that datnnng crime the Seduc
ton ofmnoccnCe and lpvelines s--bui can il ever
restore 10 the Vretched victim heF uaSul led
chastity
Sir, those outrsges upon the laws and the
constitution have never been fully realized -
The transgressIon was never farl, weighed
Nationni gratitude precuded The possibility Of
an imnarfial Judgment. Time alone will dcye.
lopP the danger In a strict aud nost scrupu-
louS adherence to the Constitution. we must rest
our political salvation. That alone ST., will
protect US amid the convulsons o. political fana-
ticism--that alone, will save us from the vortex
of anarchy. The slightest infringement OF that
sacred compact under whatever garb, is dea
" stab ~ the existence OF the Luion
That man who leves war Upon his country.
is less to be feared, because an open euernv.
than he, who, under the imposing mask of . ne
ces,ity" or q e&pediency,' substitutes his own
will for the laws Of The land This has been
done sir it has been done hy Anare,o Jueiq9n
repeat sir, the guardians of tn law have found
HIM guilty He. himself has long since acnui
escrd in the lustcc OF the sentence And uIaf
sir man who has made the constitution OF his
country a bye-Word now aspiIe 10 its chiei ma
sistracy Well may We trembIe Well nigh
the sage OF Monticello tremble. when the succ, 8.
ful daring soldier, passes, with single nd
from the frld TO the chair Of state
90 l. is vain sir that gent emen tell us this is
| phantom-a bug-bear. THIS has ever been the
syren song that has luIled the fears of the pee
! pie, while the yoke has bren placed upon ,hrj,
necks. There Is danger Sin ifthe people can
thus be d uded-if they eau be thus led astray
| by the ftl,e glare Of military rouown, YOU and
sir may survive the dissolution of the Repui,.
! lie
In alluson to General Jackson s visit 20 tbs
place, and to New Orleads MIR. Griffin remark
ed:
II is well known sir thatno member Of tn.
present { abinel at Washington. is su6e 81 70
leave the city without being charged with the vi
! lest motives. Even the customary visits 10 the
scenes of their early life dear to us all so in
timatrly blended with all our enjuyments have
beengassaiIed by every blIcIing press-by every
Prosiiuted slandeIer who soTibbes for his daily
hread--and branded as electioueering cam.
palgns But what have We recently witnessed
here What meant this parade, of all the
pomp and circumstance of martial honors
Is possible. sir, that the hero of the drama is
the champIen OF this same faStidiors party
lheEery same, sir. The candidate for the pre-
sldcncy singular combination y receiving a
triumph not like the Roman couqueror CON
tent :" IN one, but torS 9th he claim half Il do.
poo! Nothing Ike ttecjioHstriEg in all this
suppose SIR On no II was glorious eighfh ~
me d7nirerSary u the battle before NetC Or
leans I'm cloak indeed SIR but it did not
cover the design. Ii was "hHp0c isV uitfom
me poicer Of dcearRg.' But where is the d" din
ner speech against which this party have SO
loudly decla med Why sir to save the curse
the General gives his about an hour and a half
oGiore dinner; and " hen the toast, the memo.
ranle signal, IS trumpeted at the festal board
he IN all the dignity OF silence seals his protest
to dioner speeches
! Mr. 4. Glanced at some of the objections rails.