Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-12

COMMUNICATED.
POLITICAL EXPOSE


Zen. jackson in Virginia and elsewhere, are ac-
cused oil Inconsistency because (say the Admins
trattorl party they formerly opposed the election
OF Gen j. This charge OF Inconsistency is so OF.
ten and SO gravey insisted OH, that il .cones ne
cessary TO notice it, 1t is very true that some OF
.'those who advocate Gen. Us election with gr. at
zeal were formerly opposed TO him-lt il equally
true that the State OF Virs mia, Mr.. Crawford out
oil the question, would have preferred Mr.. Adams
TO Ten jackson at one time. The great d, mocrat.
&c republican plrty-,he advocates OF state rig hts
the urn opponents OF the g dangerous doctrine of
implication -opposed themselves 10 Mr.. Adams
SO soon as he developed his principles in his iirst
message TO Congress. Their opposition was
strengthened by their strong suspicious of a cor
rupt agreement between Mr.. Adams and MIR. C
| and has been irrevocably fixed by subsequent de-
velopements, placing that agreement beyond
doubt. farther cause of our alienation from
MIR. Adams was the contempt of the popular
| VIII which was manifested in his election TO the
presidency We have had, too, abundant cause of
dissai'f "t;3n III Inc manner in which the govern
tuent has been adm nistered. Some OF us, indeed,
most OF us. spoke harshiy OF Gen ]. during the
former presidential canvass. We spoke indeed too
harshly OF him. We allowed our prejudices 10
carry us too far Ii is the very nature of mon
| (and we do no, ciaim exemption for ours 10
I run into extremities. But whilst make this
admission, II Is not our intention TO contend hat
Gen. j. is aultless; he i, irai and falible as thu
rest OF us-we take him, however, with all his
| faults in preference TO Mr.. a. His whole life
| proves that his errors have been errors Of the
head and not of the heart, dictated by necessity
, and not by choice. On the contrary all Mr. AS
alterations from the orthodox creed have beer the
| result OF mature reA-ttion: Cool, Cautious and
calculating, he advances principles which we are
| induced 10 believe will, If not opposed, slowly bu,
| surely lead 10 the destruction of all those powe,s
winch the States have reserved to themselves. the
destruction of civil liberty, the establishment OF
consolidated, and finally, kngly government.
| When MIR. Adams, In 1907 accused the leaders OF
the federal party, in New England, with treason,
and ,@.,I I.l..,
did not suppose that he could ever again be
brought TO with that party, but in this we have
been deceived. His whole political course proves
that he joined with US Ill order tha, &c nigh;
crush us, and on the ruins OF party establish
government worthy the admiration OF iederaliss
N inonarchsts.
| Mr.. Adams seems to have no regard TO the con-
stitution. He does not 10 consider ours as a
government OF limited and specified powers but
holds out the idea that cur representatives should
| administer that government solely with an cy,. 10
the welfare oil our constituents. How dang erous
do rime is thIshow well calculated miSlead On,
unrehecling! Oh,say they, we have full confidence
| IN our representatives-we know they will do no
| thing TO njure us--and Mr.. 4 must be one of the
; best OF men, as he advises them TO consult our
good alone in all their voes.-Not rejecting good
souls, In the simplicity of their hearts, that this is
the doctrine of kings and auocrats, that there is
something in human nature which makes us fond
OF power. aud that wise oreiathers have SET I'm
the Constitution as barrier between this propen
II.
only intInates that the Constitution is not worthy
the regard OF our Representatives, but that our
VIII is equally worthless. 0ur representatives &c
| says, should not " be paisied by our will" Thar
Is 10 say, he gives il his opinion that we are so
ignorant, actous and unprinc Piled, that we are in
capable OF thinking on political matters. So his ia
ther thought also
From these facts and reasoning the inference is
irresistible, that MIR A would, IT unoppoScd, esta,-
iish an unlimited government amongst us-A go
Vernment administered without any regard either
10 the Constitution the will OF the people. Mr.
Adams leading apoogist III Virginia tells us that
the expression IN his first message pal,ied by the
will of their constituents, is intended to con-
vey the idea at The representative is no pound 10
conform TO he viii OF the co,siiiuent-hc, howe
ver.admits that Is not precisely according 10 strict
rhetorical propriety. We, however, insist upon il
that we have not placed an improper construction
on this expression Mr. A. meant what we say he
did, or he meant nothing; he IS too much accus-
toned TO composition 10 have inserted whole sen.
tence without any meaning whatever attached to
IN so grave important s. deliberate State paper as
Presidents Message. When il be considered TOO ,
that Mr.. Il. was brought up by his father TO look
upon those whom he denonndtcd the .. common
people OF simple men,, the great mass of voters |
with the most sovereign contempt, and that he has
been strengthened i'll this way OF thinking by long
residence and all intimate association Will, kings !
noDies, and autocrats, hope that we shall moi r. !
considered as adhering with too much pertnacity !
TO our own opinion this subject, when we refuse
10 give them up for those OF Mr.. as celebrated a. |
poiogist.
If Mr.. Adams had been fairly elected; If the |
fountain OF his authority had not been poisoned at
its very il, in his first message he had adj
hered TO the strict construction of the Constitution
and had not launched forth the boundless dream |
OF latitudinaranism, we think know enough of |!
or party 20 pronounce with the utmost oniidence
mat they would not have arrayed themselves i'm |
opposition to his administration. The administra.
ton party tell us that Cen j and Mr. A. think |
alike on the subject of Tariff. We beg leave .
however, to differ from them. Very true Gen
j. voted for the Tariff Of 1921, and i'm his letter TO
the Governor OF Illinois expresses himself in favor
OF judicious Tariff We are at no loss to know
what he means by judicious Tariff BY Judi !
cious Tariff We think il susceptible OF denonsra- (
ton that he means Tariff, the primary object of
which Is revenue, and having in view the protec-
ton OF domestic manufactures only a. secondary 1
object We believe such Tariff az this entirely !
constitutional. w; DO not contend that Congress i
Sound to tau every article OF foreign growth and
manufacture alike. We believe there is room for
sound Discrimination. That Gen. J. is Tor such !
Tariff az MIR. Cay--a Tariff looking primarily and
indeed solely TO the protection of domestic manu-
features, we do not believe. We RELY upon GcuI |
Jackson's political creed promulgated as for back
as the year l6Ul, TO sustain in the conclusions
70 which we have arrived on this head In his
lett 30 Dr WIN. Dickson, dated Sept Isl, 1901 he
iniiuates TO that gentleman that he could not give
him his suffrage for q seat IN Congress unless he
could avow himself a." friendly To- a construction of
the Constitution agreeobly to the true literal
meaning Of The Instrument" and opposed ''to the
dangerous doctrine oil implication" The power
in Congress 70 legsiate solely for the protection of
doihestc manufactures, is established solely by i'm.
plication On the subject OF Tariff MIR. A. has
been guilty Of The most giafing inconsistency; for
Is uoiorioas that hc opposed formerly o the
Tariff system. Since his alliance, however, vith