The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-10-09

arts peace; and nothing but a blind infauI-
alton for military renOwn can endanger our
tranquility.
Military glory, fellow citizens,s sometimes
like a brilliant sun, the brighter it shines, the
more it scOrches.
For General Jackson personally, we en-
terrain no unkind feelings whatever.-
We justly appreciate his important public SER
vices.
We never gave credit to any charges a.
ganst him, touching his allegiance or his in
tegrity.
The sanctity of the fireside,we should scorn
to invade. Our objections to him as Chief Ma
glstrate, are altogether of public character,
growing out of his public acts.
Who can look at the conduct of General
jackson, at New Orleans, and in Florida, and
see him suspending the Habeus Corpus,
and imprisoning the Judges and LegisIa-
tors, and prostrating the Constitution and
Laws?
We ask, who can look at these acts. and
say that We can with safety to our liberties
appoint him our Chief Magistrate, who is in
great measure the depository of the public,
peace?
But what alarms US more than any other.
part Ut his public cOnduct,s, his recommended
t'on to the government, to invade Florida. for
which ne assigns the following reason. 1T
"ould afford actiUe service to some of our re-
glments, who have grown sluggish from thu.
inactivity of garrison duties"
With Military Chief Magistrate, entertain
ing such views, how can we for a moment ex-
pect to maintain peace?
Fellow citizens, in concluding these letters.
which we have taken the liberty to address
to you. we again implore you to ponder we'll,
before you leopard the peace of the nation,by
placing at its head one of the greatest warriors
of the age.
Merchants! Do you wish to see your COM
merce destroyed Or crippled by foreign
war!
Agriculturasts ! Are you now ready to
abandon the Plough, and to follow the
Drum
Manufacturers! Do you prefer the sound
OF the Trumpet to the noise of the Shuttle
Mechanlcs Are you willing to exchange
he Workshop for the Tented Field {?
Citizens in General! Do you prefer Mar
tsot Ldv to Civil Law If so, vote for Gene
raj jackson, who mends his pen with lis
sword, and who procIaims his laws at the
CannOn's mouth.
H. on the other hand, you continue to rev.
erence the Constitution, and resolve to main
tain lnVlolate the Sovereignty OF the Laws,
vote for your old, tried and faithful public
servant, John Quincy Adams, no.O, the first
citizen Of the republic, and alaUays the first to
bow to the Majesty Of the Laws.
SIMON SNYDER.
In the Washington Telegraph of Sept.
10th. we find the following editorial re-
mark -
"B"t Gen. jackson IS not supported as an
ADVOCATE or an opponent ofthe Tariff. Whether
the present duties shall be increased or diminish
ed, '0H depend upon the decision Of Congress,
and not upon the opinion of the President !: be-
ca'tse 1t Is not to be supposed that Gny Pres;-
dent, upon such a question, ,couh arrov himself
against a majority Of Congress-"
Now we would inquire whether this does
not chime 10 precisely with the idea which
we attempted to enforce ? Has not Gen.
jackson been supported in some parts of the
country upon the specific ground that he was
opposed to the system Of policy out of which
the Tariff proceeded !-What was the mean
ing ofthe Hon. Mr.. Hamilton, of S. C. when
he said. year ago, at public dinner, that
he would support Gen. Jackson. because he
,cas Southern mar, and had Southern feelinps
and Southern interests! And what are south
ern feelings and southern interests in relation
to this important question Are thew not
constantly represented as being as strongly
opposed to the Tariff as can be imagined .
Have we not seen evidence enough of this
spirit and this feeling, in the proceedings of
various collections Of men 10 that region,
where the most angry sentiments, and the
most violent language have been used on this
subject? Indeed, the President has been a.
bused,in the most gross and indecent manner.
times innumerable, for being, if not tue open.
at least the concealed abettor and promoter
THE Tariff policy And in truth, the con-
test was for long time carried on mainly up-
on this principle; and it is now the governing
point 10 the opposition of the southern states.
But as the great body of the people in Penn
sykania and New York, as well as the wes-
tern and eastern states, are we'll known to be
in favor of the manufacturing policy, it be-
comes necessary so to manage the matter as
not to dlsatfect them, otherwise the success of
Gen. jackson would be rendered absolutely
hopeless. Hence we find in the TELEGRAPH
the very mild and cOnciliating language above.
quOted-'Whether the present dates shall be.
increased or diminished depends upon the decis-
ion Of Congress- and not upon the opinion of the
President; 1T is NOT To BE PRESUMED THAT
THE PRESIDENT, UPON SUCH QUESTION.
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