Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-19

TO as general hHg, aud whe he declared his dis
sent from the views and Conclusions Of the address
expressed his respect for its authors and ITS own abb
lily. ~
Mr. VIM. NJ Peyton Of Augusta, urged the propri,
ETY. Of an address, aud declared his conviction tina, un-
less that Of the Convention answered, such was
the authority OF Chapman Joinson's name and weight
Of character in certain parts of the State that the nd
dress drafted by him would carry whole counties a.
gainst Jackson.
The resolution declaring it expedient TO ssanswern
the address OF the Administration Convention, was
then amended at the Instance Of Mr.. Hunter, who
thought that this phraseology calculated to give
more consequenoe TO that address than deserved
AT ma suggestion the resolution amended as TO
declare an address expedient, but ansDer that
Of the Anti jackson Convention. We give Mr.. Hun,
ter great credit for this ingenious movement. There
has not been more judicous step taken by the eau
Gus, than to absolve their Central Committee from
the task OF nns,oering the rival Address! Nothing was
easier than for the Caucus to have voted such reso-
iuon, and nothing we opine, more difficult than for
their Ces.Sal Committee 10 have obeyed the order-
Finally, 1t determined leave TO the discretion
Of the Central Committee to address the people of
Virginia to let it aIone--a discretion which we are
sure the Central Committee will use ,oi.h g,eak dis
erection!
Col Benton in letter to friend, published in the
Lexington Inelligcncer acknowledges the substantial
correctness of the statement that lately appeared in this
paper, quoted from that in which Col Benton acinow-
lodged that Mr. Clay. before the 18th Dec 1894 id
formed him OF his resolution 10 vote for AIR. Adams.
This The reader will please remember, is from Col
Benton, jackson of the first head! Yet the COL
has undoubtedly, snauced e has not openly
pressed his belief the charge OF bargain and corrup
lion! When lie knew from FIR. Clay himself SO long
before the election, that he could not and would not
vote for jackson, is il elously charitable in
the colonel, TO ascribe (which the same liuei to
permit Mr. Clay's vote against Jackson to be imputed
TO corruption? But the colonel may say that the bar
gain was struck before the 18th Dec. 1924? In that
event, we ask him to say upon his roire dire if he
who had been intimate friend of Mr. Clay and
bis connexion by marriage did not kno,v, from tire
very commencement of the Presidential ass tina.
Mr. Clay would not, under any imaginable clrcumsa-
Ces, vote for Gen. Jackson President the United
States? Should he ccndcscebd to reply this iuter-
rosstoy land certainly expect such condescen.
sion from COL Benon) will he say further if he did not
at Lexington, in Va. observe, lin substance) that
lie knew or believed the charge of corruption to be
upfounded, bat that it ans,cercd The purpose Of the
par7y-and (inuepdo) he bad therefore suffered it to
run its course, uncouradicted.
Coz. Cles.-We give place to the following address
TO Chapman Johnson, Esq from Gov. Giles at the re.
quest THE latter gentleman. We beg leave to remark
however, that the call upon Mr. Johnson seems to U.S.
an act OF supererogation and will doubt be viewed
by him in that light. We undertake 10 say that Gov
Giles toast the Ath July last in which he ascribes
most unwarrautably and logcafiy the claim of hold
ing his power re diuino, TO the President of the u S.
in the contemplation Of the author of the address,
and that the quotation from the address was intended
TO be applied exclusively to the sentiment onveyed
IN that toast. Gov. Giles was the first and last to
attribute such claim to SIR. Adams, with no other
authority for the ascrpion than the Presidents all-
sion to his oath of Office, imposing an obligation
above all human law. Party bgotry before his oas,
had stopped short Of lis extremity, and what is more
remarkable, since such opinion was attributed to
hIr. Adams the high authority Of Gov. Giles party
bgotry bias not found srgie individual to echo the
senment-so improbable, say impossible
has appeared 10 all, that Mr.. Adams really int ended
to claim, or had give ground suppose that he in
tended to claim, 20 exercise the power of the Presiden.
cy, by the express viii and call OF Heaven.
The toast given by the Governor follows.
1.-THE infatuated President of the u. States who
claims policai power from .sthe author of our ex
istence," as paramount TO own constitution. This
at once, all the disagrecable troubles of con.
Siruction.3
CoHNU NICATFD
To CARAVAN JOHNSON, Esq. Chairman Of :he Com
mi'fee Of the adams Contention.
SIR: Believing, and having reason TO think, the pub.
Ire believes, that you Intended to include amongst
Che anonymous men, uucharitably denounced by you
convention, 10 wits but when such charges are
ously made aud reiterated by holding high stat ions
in the government, and exercising influence
public opinion, they cannot be loo strongly condemned
feel most reluctant, but indispensable duty imposed
upon TO call upon you, Sir to slate explicitly TO the
Inblic, through the Enquirer and Whie wLelher Won