Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-30

person, who, il elected, would disregard the son
su'uon the laws, and the rights of his fellow .ci
u~ehs. Such' 10 use your own language, "is the
ana the zeal II can enlist, 20 serve it's unhallowsd
purposes--its chief instruments are passion AMI
prejudice wrought upon by fattery and ia!sehooi;
us cbiei end rs To excite and agitate-to silence
the calm voice of reason and truth, by stirring uD
tumuituous and bois:crous feelings, and thus TO
/ sunuue the Judgment TO its own views"
NAT such are the influences governing your
serves, gentlemen, you may not be sensible aud IL
! Is therefore with pleasure, that we have eptea-
s,yored aud shall strive to < take counsel only Of
an enlarged patriotism" and to avoid these angry
fdenunoiaons against you, which YOU have 80 iuS1
.le"pera'e'y directed agai INST others.
BETTER ".
Although, gentlemen, you profess to precate
EeVcry thing calculated to excite and auitate-,
silence the calm voice of reason ant! truth bv
;surring up tumultuoes feelings and suspicious
we nave never read an address, bearing such in
'ernai evidence as yours does, that you rely upon
teNcheuent, agitation and suspicion, al your abIest
agents. We are, indeed, constrained to saw that
there Is not novelty in the mat.er,or in III. man
her oil your addrcSs-it barely echoes the surmi-
ses ana the insinua;ions thousand times uttered
before, by those aiaraists who, being destitute of
arsotnenisto convince men, resort 20 such ter,ors
ID rhiSchieVo"s nurses inven, to silence children
kou insinuaie, that the friends OF Gen Jackson
contend, that the only road through which tho
Presidency should be reached is The field of ha,
ue' ou' yon have not had the goodness TO name a
Single person, who has ever had the aud,r;.v 70
| S'oI",c' OF ue loiiy to suggest such doctrine
you labor TO inst into the public mind that tbe
friends OF Gen. Jackson consider the sword alone
suHicient to open the door tue highest civil Of
nee In The republic; but You cannot point out one.
man, so destitute of patriotism and NJ conuo,
sense, as to entertain such n sentiment W., -
! you consider such conduct as this. Is il manl,,
i'oerai-yist IS II not exactly such course of ex
cteihchf, alarm, and intimidation, as you pretend
10 cehsures as the genuine ciaract rstc of actonp
/ nut although you will not venture "a meet o,rr
| appeal To yoii, to name single person who aiyo
Gates any OF tie doctrines which you insinuate ALI
me friends OF Gen. jackson profess perhaps you
VIII say, that our support of Gen Jackson sbo,ys
,hat such are our opinions. II such shall be sail
! the question will arise, whether Gen. jackson ha.
OF has not Qualifications besides those of a marv
| c!iaractcf y ou assert that lie has not and wa
! aver that he has W.
| How is t'iis point 10 he decided? Surely. not bv
your assertions nor BY ouis, but 10y facts vet we
~ VAN LOOK 'or iacls IN your address; YOU favor
We public with assertions and iuercnces onIv--
| nus, you assert, that General Jackson refired
soon, aud without distinction, from every civil en-.
pioyment, which lie flied; but the force of this re-
'''aiS "epehds not merely upon the meaning of the
words . soon and '' distinctions but Oh me mo-
t,ycs OF lis conluct which YOU ammo. kuow.-
GENERA. Jackson district attorney ct ths
court Tor about six years, ord then resigned
was that g soon!' ticncrai Jackson eyecn,cd Nth
skill and integrity, the duties OF every st,tion
which he fiiled-no compl int was ever made,
against hiin--was not this serving with "dstinc-
0'- VI "oeS your estimate OF distinction embrace
| tiie characteristics of swelling orators, oniv;
cur assertion, at least, admits that Gen Jacksou
ncta many civil Offices, and OF course he wac
lein1ed qualified by those " no appointed him: iii,
VI no consequence, therefore, how long he held
appointments, his tenure Of Office depended on nj,
own pleasure. Far from importing our confidence
| IN Ecn jackson, what you assert on this point in
cFeases IT. you bring iorcib!y to our recollection,
uat sienera Jackson has not sought offices bur
.iat he has been always solicited 10 hold them--
'hat, IKE W asliinstoD, he has usually served M,
! country when called on, but has resigned and re-
lFeo 10 ms farm, when the necessity for his SER.
wee ceased! Such conduct this is most remark.
ably different from that of your tavorite we
Tess; IT IS Tor The people TO say, which course OF
conduct they prefer. Mr. Adams has been in of
Hce "oou' iof'y years-has be resigned or de-
c'b9u ah Once: Ear from il, lie has gathered the
enoiumcns OF Office with most greedy hand =
! t'or mas MT. Clay been more modest--yes he did
Ga one occasion resign the speakers chair TO pro-
mote his private intes as member of the bar
| Se'e'"i Jackson, however, never deserted a post
! from mercenary views--nor has he ever Jra,cn
money from the pockets of The people as Mr. Ad.
ans mas done, Tor services never performed
| Such, then, gentlemen, is yonr evidence of
zen. Jackson 3 want OF Observation-Disclosures do yo,,
'nink II conclusive? or do you imagine, that The
american people arc incapable oil seeing the jalla-
| cy oil such proofs?
| tonscIous OF your weakness on this point. how
ever, you int oduCe u doctrine 90 the natnre .,A
tendency oil which we anx0usy call tho public az.
'chon' ih.order TO show that Gcai jackson has N,
.""ohs uut UloeU oil - military kind, you Les-
Spc ,"e 9haiiications which, you say, every oue)
sno"d possess who IS proposed for the presidency;
ne most essential OF those Qualifications in yo,
opinion, Is " an experience, or knowledge of pnblio
atars, foreign aud dojnestc: aud YOU saw that Inc
only assurance that an individual has such ouaIif
cd'whs, =, " The reputation obtained by Iong AMI
! tdi'ii'ii services of a similar kindl''
*"cb Is your dOrtrine-t does not surprise ne "a
" acceIds with tue aristocraiic characteristics o
your ADDRESS, IN other respects Win; Is fbis doc
| i"'e' u ~ Wndt Mr.. Clay once most bitterly de-
uounee"' ~ - what lac most stirdiIy uphol,rs
~caoiOct succession! NO man. YOU saw OUGHT IN
ne president, who is not /" tried and owed
s,a'esinhn who has not an cxtcn-ve knotyIcd re
oi p"'bc aiis'is, foreign aud dome sic: And no man,
you say ca" have that knowledge, who has not had
'Dhs anu iai'hiui services of similar sitl: car,
.u,y u"og he pldlncr' no man ssall be President
! broad " '''"'' "' a.
| ih', gentleman, is The plinc;plc which Won a,
sire 10 see established il U.s. TO doubt very convc
iicn1 TO those who make business nf s,it,on b,,,
H.is utterly al variance With the genius of our in
su'u'oii5, and-wc wish we c,iuli say--,yi fto,
| prac'iee under them; but unha ppily, the pennr
ap ~ WIS case great caisc for selrC proacii iliev
! sduVuoheo most pcrnciOus example; icy aban.
| doneu principle for cxpeslicncy they tolerated an
fd"use yesterday today IL - precedent aod q,
/ morrow II viii he law, unless the ncofls rrotest
| gainst The fraud.
DID you intend. gentlemen, 20 90 60 Car5 MA
you suppose you were, rot merely a,Ivoratiuo ~
erection oil Mr. Adams, but that Of MIR CLAY Ss t;s
succe,Ser--and not even iiIe succession Of MIR
1I'y' put mat Mt. Ciays Secretary? Your rstfv
va "Ccis0Hed % tdunt us republicans as Nsaoleor
passed from hrst consul to consul for fe--aud ffon
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