The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-27


less bsfe dihasissly 10 rey,sa, % ars ip lie
possession OF our reaieis. mil may lts traced IN
broad characters OF onf columns. Avoiding all
reference 10 alleged ieieeis Of personal ciiafae-
ter, OF which We had no sufficient Information
To ennblr Us to nfgg tirni- resting solely ~ the
records OF the county, aud undispuiad pahs,e
testimony, We nave bcIieyrd, aud have constant
" represented. his habits ~ofattion Ia he uniafnf-
abb IN the discreet exercise Of that sdbdued an-
thoIiiy which belongs To The chief executive pili-
CO., ol \ Republic. the sovereignty oi "llioh resfaes
IN the Representatives of The People aHd of the
States IN Congress assembled. We have. ca
clusiyely OF any such objection, been opposed
most decidedly TO his election, for the raasun, that
he was supported for the Presidency solely on
the ground of military achievement. aud inp,,-
ted military talent, and that he would owe his
elevation, " clioseh, 10 thu principle which has
been destructive al ihpSe eminent Republics. al
whose existence History affords the only trace,
except the monuments of their fallen grandeur
winch even antiquarian research eau scarcely
detect in the deserts by which they ATE encon
passed
We have founded our disbelief of the event,
which Is now known to have occurred, upon the
trust that we have had IN ihe Intelligence OF The
People, aud IN their respect for the lessons ofeS.
~ "AA' ~ wv ' w " ''lF''''N 49,
dom That disbelief has b eu strengthened hs
concurrent testimony winch appeared to us 10
he entitled 10 credit. tndt a majority ofthe vifin.
Gus aud enlightened OF the land weIe nrravel IN
favor ofthr present Administration, under The
conviction, IN which we have fully participated,
that lis only object hRs been tn public good-
the protecting Of all The interest. vi the country,
the cultivation Gifts =, sources, aud The prosecu-
lion oil The Legitimate ana lsudable ends of Re.
publican Government.
In the total disappointment ri our wishes aud
our expectations, by the result Of this contest, We
can truly say. with the illu>trious IErrrasok,
that our confidence ia the durability of this TO
vefnm,nl has been more impaired ,han 10y any
other event which has occurred since Us exis-
tence. Not TINT We tear that, during the adnin-
istra'iun often. lACUsnN. the sovereign power
will he usurped, or The Union dissolved OF
these dire events Hc nave no Immediate nppre.
hension. But the event has demonstrated TINT il
Is IN the power OF d frw willy intriguers. awaiting
Themselves ultlie casual popularity of a success.
tul soldier, 10 possess themselves OF The high pla-
Ccs Of the Republic, 10 the exclusion oi talent
Vtiae, nnd eminent public merit, sednlously aud
successfully devoted 10 the promotion ofthe best
Interests Of our country. IL has est ,biished
(mole omIuoasly stilD that the people oiihls
Rrpn5lic ave not proofasa,nsl the glare aud the
w 'afA'Af' iH'A' = ''' ''"' 'iif'1 WV
tirpnhlic may be safe under ANpEEw Jackson,
with but Il lew regiments Of well disposed sol
diers IN amp or garrison, Il may al some day
not tar distant, become, under the SAME Sort of
iunnence, subject to the sway NJ some soldier
OF fortune. with victorious lcsions under his
command. whose large ambition the consiiin.
tonai hon0Is OF the county may suffice not In
CRAFTY.
SO much for the forehodings Of what may
happen in time 10 come. We will, for The pre-
sent, dwell 40 longer upon that paininl theme.
Assuming Tor fact that General JArKsoN is 10
be- P,sidedt Of the United States for the nexl
term of that Office, we wish that his ad,ninislra-
ton may rebound 10 his own homer. and 10 the
national property that he may follow IN the
footsteps OF the Illus ious men VINO have piece.
ded MIN IN office that for his landmarks aud
guides, ne may take their submission 10 the laws,
then regaid foi personal rights their devotion
exclusively 10 III" public good that he ma, le.
pei the oiiicious intrusion OF tho interested coun-
Sellors by whom lIs will find himself surrounded
aud listen 10 the dictates only of good morals
and of 4 sound discretion that, in lis public III
~, he will cultivate harmony al home, and peace
abroad that he will in short, so conduct The al.
fairs of the govern nent, as 10 disappo,nt all the
pre- ELECTIONS and all the fears of his adverse.
r.es, aud fulfil all the hopes OF his honest sup.
purlera.
lor Ourselves, we have y PLAN path before 10,
ile pubic good our polar star. by II shall We
dlrect our steps trusting that our friends, who
navel with MS in pn SUIT Of thai object, will ne.
ytr have occasion to complain thai We have OF
tler deceived or deserted them. Peace abroad
perfect federation and Tranquil ~ NJ home, aud
the cultivation OF the intellectual and physical
resources OF the conntry-thrse are the cardinal
| principles Of good government; and To lhes" 90
e. = - ~ 1870