Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-05
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h'ee years have elapsed, and the President has mr.
sued IN the main, the path chalked out by his pre-
aecessors, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. His an
Poinlmen,s have been republican and able-his mea
sures' deemed unconstitutional by Virginia. but vet in
no respect differing from her o,cn Presidents AT the
worst he has not turned differently from what was
expected by Virginia, when she vet preferred him to
Gen. Jackson In this state of things il was TO have
been expected, tina; the administration woud AT
have received fair hearng-bat the tree would have
been judged by the fruit. But from the moment sf
their accession to power organized opposition have
opposed all their measures:-appointments the mo.t
opposite in their naure--NIr ing and Mr. G,lIa,i,
Tor exaiDpe--haye been equally and mcrciIessly cen
sured-acts IN conformity with tue acts of other ad
hinIstratIons, have been denounced as the nt}pr;no
OF corruption and usurpaton-n short no measure or
opinion, uttered by the Federal Executive A, anv
tune, or under any circumst required
by The constitution and aws-how ev err CONFIRMED i
previous example and precep,--howeyer be excus-
cd or paated by the attendant circumstances of de-
caoy aud dhicu'yEbut have been Represented as
unconstitutional monstrous, and alarming TO the lib.
critics of the country. Nothing in the conduct
lof 0uessrs Adams and Clay, but a deliberate design
40 snbvert the constitution of The country Things
Itarl, the fruit of .ur Jefersons policy-roads and
Canals having their origin in the early period of the
government and pursued or less extensively, by
all succeeding administrations, are now discovered to
be the evidence of corruption in .Nessrs Adams aud
! Clay -
; But it is discovered by the enemies of the admins
tra,ion, that the only who can correct these euor
nous grievances is Gen jackson. AnaIy se the only
NH Ilon int ,a 4 l.
more, than that they friendly to tile tariff Il roads,
10 correct these grievances, would suppose that
at least, man would be selected who W as himself
! on principle opposed 10 them, But no, The original
friends of General Jackson even make merit of his
fayorIng the tariff and roads, and all the doubtful
powers. involving what we ~ Virginia call state rights
In Pennsy iyania and Ohio lie IS expressly supported
on these grounds if,s ycles the Senate of the u
States, leave docoi ihis head. If tbs be true
what is TO be gained principle by his eleyat to
the Presidency? What have become of the loud OBJ
jeotons, made against him before the late election,
and which his central committee With all their ex-
pense OF labor time and paper, have been unable to
answer Ills eVying troops without auihority-his
putting TO death .4rbunot and .4nbriseI-hs impr-
sonment OF Judge Hall, and suspension the act OF
liabeas Corpus-hs making and Invasion of For
ida, upon his own responsibility, and in violation OF
instrucsions-bis insult aud intimidation of the Exec
utive of Georgiahis gross abuse of Mr. Crawford for
ccnsuring his cOndncl-hs threat to cut Off Ihe ears
Of members of Cougress-bs slaughter of Indian wo
men and hidren, who, their husbands and fathers
slain, implored hun vain for mercy Have these
innumerabc aggressions OF the Cons ttuon, and IN
fractions of humanity. been aoned for? Let I'D
and Clay be all that The deadliest personal hatred
ever said of hem-are their sins comparable to these?
| Has the letter of the Constitution been often and
violently inyaIed-has its genius been so often insul
tedhave the prime Piles of humanity and civilization
boon often aud Aagrauuy Outraged by them in their
official conduct No will say it. lnstitu-
ting no comparison between their qualifications and
those of Gen. Jacson-but Judging them by the stan
dard ofhe Constitulionwe fearIessIy ask whose pub
'c conduct has manifested the greatest veneratop for
the Constitution, Gen. Jackson's or Messrs ADAMS
aud Gays?
We are not 10 learn that when party spirit is up all
address TO the idle and useless. We address
not these observations 10 those who have been seized
by the jackson mGnin Their is hopeless, for the
very good reason, that the geater portion OF them,
wiliu! IN Their blindness, and give into it, to pop in with
party, whose denuncaIions might impede their ad-
vance 10 office. But we invite the neutral portion OF
tie Community THAT large class who yet remain un-
/ communicable deliberate upon these views.
II Is fair question to ask thefn-hsd they rather
submit TO civil or military misrule? Granting the
conduct Of tue presen, administration bad as rep
resented not better to tolerate them than to vest
with the chief authority, whose whole career
demonstrates HIM to be ignorant OF the sancty Of con-
siItuona law, iDseusibe of its obligations-whose
violence Of character, IN every official situation in
which tie has been placed has led him to grasp and 10
exercise, dcspotic swsyaDd who President of the
United States, can iphiCt upon tie peace and instu.
tons Of the country injuries which time itself can ne.
yer heal!
Moo Pork.-The two great parties which agi,ate
the Union upon The subject of the Presidential election