Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-05-10
FOR THE CoHsTiTUTIo1AL WING.
THE FREEWAN-No. VI
To he Jucisou CsnfroI Co,nn,;iie,

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'so".eh oar 'p'oclaming 10 the word'' tins excuse
i not Improving our poiltICa! coad.tiun. .!ure nj;
! 80 VIC NC" 'af anu natural explanation bcc.nac lie
"o !cdiy ce0Ie aCverted IT, the .niscles ~ false
sceoc'ft S1 because sipIiiaI sentiments have been
o''s" Oppressed b, cest and w.sest sta,..,,er-
| gu, ms '''s was U'ost probably the meaning Of mr..
! "''' "ea''hy ad'nt tliat the words may also De
NoHstueN 10 Gshy HE uoi, CT the
:" |''SEt tie isles Oi ms constituents II su ,in
""' !'tan 10 defend the opinion. tor t,:;, The con-
'aty ucctHe To lie 5oth the soui,dcr AM; more ,ra
",h 7! i"s t"o- But IS = subject winch repub-
'| aye o'sGCc: sotEO thinking a;d troh,t,iy
5oe do; and Ue;s insisting that the
! "oHHu l" c"sn the saic! ,a.s ui his constituents "a
e' '''' theiE 'cisheS a:id interests ct The shots
HaYe elected hun ''
lie u'caGng of the sXccD';ona,!e wor,'s - loo.
emu GstncI, becaise thGY a s.iIorG-
'"e '"'i'osf Z! "e seniencv; !ead,n idea IN the
"'i "i Ihe writer beng 10 warn the leg sIa;;vc hn
- =" 'i'e "iStGieis aiid Ill gEace cx"cisr,e
'''e,f legitimate ronGra and Ihc probable ruuyes ~
/ " "E"on o.inS aseconoary and iTciienai cons,
"e'atioh Tat the same WHICH ,.iscsa
meaning oi the expression less lCtate makes II a,.,
~ Unfair object Of attack and gave yon so,..e ere
N !t i9i having noticed ii, especial, a. wa .ays
''''' 80 ''c 20 ESCAPE you iarrrchei.d howe yDr.
ui"i 5oi ihbeaiancc VII! e:; CT or ,se Il :,
";coFcref az tie he WINCH iicst words ccnr.a;
"h' 'i!i DC as unwilling give TAP Ills i .coy.,, as
P,' S5tncs 10 give up his, although. ia, been a.
0anHn:td 0y FIR ktyuoi,i7 and w.! s.,i r:.s.sl
'hai 's SauGtiy c3f.eSsiop contains 81 many bsi
'h!ies as the Iosoy,ci SAYS ti.e n,.r,or 81 me r,,,;
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contains 81 good 0n.s hope tirs wilt he thought =
'e'soiI for ny dwelling long sria 10 80
/ part q! your address 10 tuc ,.cu,ie
iia"ia5 defended Mir .,lai.,' MESSAGE as.ir,;
'ie diaIngsn'J,Is ATTACKS o.: ycur ,ar, ana, r,ej m
u!sao"ss Tie pubic OF sriuts winch tsat par;v
pave i'oP"s&ed comcci"'"g III wlii frankly confess
'i"' i"cfn isfnuch III that ndIss inch go ru, st-
prove - Nho"' contaiuGg any dnctIiue wLI2., va,
not previously imputed 10 Mr.. itans a.d r.i,,cl.
iii Oh las c"mfTtiinfa were f.u h.lwu 10 lurur !.
'et"si |" me 'lnPfoden Va the selection topics.
he! ng On tie Iu'Uy bis Intentions ai,i no r..,.
nc "nFrt"ice .! u.c !!uy national measues At: 30
i"u''f',a ~ A.i,'n AMIN iuuey. ihal lie .,..s
'''i"t % '''"seine"s"rs wU'id give welcome
reception VITA tie larger par; :ha nation ). i,,
thought them r-utuna AMI HAT ia. ra,,.ri,. f.,
''tgS wiuch dictated them rs ", il as the rc,ycr -,
eAeSSeu .2F lie CONSTITUTIONS ani the gifts I'll the,
s'a'eE' N0c excuse ii!n ";it tie paIi. Eui he
!onnd What every i'll find, WHO ait, np's ~ con
ci''te twn heated aud conflicting pariie, h.. IS SIM.
Is. dspease one, lie may drspi, a... bu,i II al Nc
/ ADAMS h"en as mnah OF a political manager a ,e
sometimes 's credit TOO bei !ie ua!i have avoid
81 touching on 'uv great party guesi,ons--anr cons,
tht'oA G"ciI nts--or general polcai pfnc. pies hut
c"ntGed msei 20 the foreign rcia lions OF L. count,
''s h;'Hces-tt aiinyt!'e uavy, & ssc oE- matters
As MA iot embodied opposite parties lie sncrlt ayr
i"'"'' 90! The example Certain riGce have head
90 "i'se GsCIa."ns ere seldom appealed from and
whose "is';pn every body acknowledged Upou b.,
ing 'eHed how he contrYed to give genei! sat,s-
'ac'""' tie replied that in making decisions he nersr
care 1EH TefSp"f. IRIS reasoning Judge az ,oi
may sugfpsr, was III rguia.
IL 'hc N&i Message h2t been like Tie second rr.u
~ sensible GusIu"s,-!itc paper cons ciousy believe
';a' 'Ic friends o! sen. could have a,ncd Vir
g''fa' as erc IS but too much reason TO fear they will
>ot 'ai ell those who arc now ooros ed 10 MIR Adams
"oA'o III that case bav9 been Iecouclled TO him or MOI
mag mere wou'd hare been opposition. no. the
"""oa!ion Tor that lad, long before Tie ue,sape
was thought o.; ami 6efDre the inauguration. MI
H!ey 72t dcGreTcR but they would not have been ohio
iocATI The state. The plain planters" as Won like
|" eau ''e"', are very nnch in the habit Of Judging OF
''"''c men Tor themselves ard although il is probable
'' maj class o. OiiT citizens " hcb has right To veto
are less Intelligent than the same description of NOR
SENS ~ TIC Northern states, yet the compaTatiyelv
STA" c'oss OF on n 'td0fdcr$ certainly more so
tt"H a naSs OF iigoir voters This class had in ee
hef''' very sfrorT objections 10 General Jackson
a. Pfes'3en' MIR Clay too had many and ve,,
+ warn iucrt57'noNg them, and hIr. Crawford yrs
sVrpo'fh t' have peter ID Nr. Adams 10 either a. liza
rnioPeii"iS. hin!< therefore t,at, Il tie MESSAGE
nov nc. iafnShcd 50 1aDy materials for preventing
aud ia's'e7re-en;lng tie WRITER'S meaning this chs
o. o"F CITIZENS could not have BEEN gaIucd on or To-
Ven. '"ris2p. tiuk Oh this the message
was 'nuiici0@s. Yrs gcntlruen, II MI Adaas l,al
w 'h' !HPss#gc enc half o. tltu--w!at shall
coll i'--cHTt'r- 80, that's coarsr--q-lHo,,7 Tit
again IS too strong Tire other way--,ccuriry.7 Ave-
"i Is ibr ~"Td--F'ad s'c1n haf ruch wearnegs q,
yon have manifested N yOnr address. most c vou would
move DC t7orJ amoug MS supporters and the address
Itself haH n.rer been rriitcu.---i owe !, IN firth
80 1" -ie t"t d. not 1ss"pi 90 construction 81
.He csns;i"ii3n belong that somewhat anri1ua,
nent IS more threatened with tie danger of conso!i.
"4''oT thar Of d'suniou THIS is problem hich tip,e
al"no can soige, but IoIs rs It shall happv 70.
remain rbs"yet, sec With reluctance any aiiemp,
10 CnaIC" The power influence Of the General ove,
ncnt "ieihef y constitutional c1s or ot:or,risc and
- 'cs7cu those o. TIC States. therefore cnrd not
approve Of some parts of the tnnssagc and ay rnio
nave cpangcI my feelings towards Mr. .qiafrs II
H'n hn. h"o"n bis sentiments before, end If had
not iurther known hrs competitor
Ho'T"hsi7nding your declaration tl,7t Won decline
n r1r'icU'rne the objectionable parts Of the
n'ie ho'n the motives have suggestcd) yet you "
laics 30 tive Panama mission, and say that s1le nro
Fensiiy Of Mr. adams 10 grasp ali power Tor the frnc
tIouarias IT the Federal governmcn unsl,acl,leJ \,
auv constitutional restrictions. further ev,nced m u
message in which !e The independent right II
the President 20 institute Foreign missions and 10 o.
point anP7s',l7rs. a'ao';-a TIE constitution bss IN