Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-27
From tic Fredericksburg. Political .qrena of s,p, /,
EDITORS vALEDfCTORY.

From Tic Fredericksburg. Political .4rsna of SEPT, T.
EDITORS VALEDiCTORY.
When we undertook the establishment ancsconduct
Of this paper, it was with firm conviction that the
o2jcct OF misrepresentation to acquire inorma-
lion OF what was passing Ill tho world, especially Oh
subjects connected with our country-and that
therefore II we were careful in the selection of well
authenticated facts bearing upon the matter in con-
troversy between the two great parties of the Union
VIC should best please those whom it our interest
TO crafty. were not then aware that party spr-
was Ike calenture of the BRAIN which gives the
uist' SIC bliows o. the ocean the likeness of ycrlant
meadows and purng rvuleta-that the foulest and
most unnatural conceptions ofhircng paragraphists
more hldeous than the dreams of Fusel could be nj
nlred by parzans, and audcd for their fair proper
lions. 1t Is the curse o:ths passion, which. INDUCED.
becomes disease, TINT II not only prevents those
upon whom 1t nstcns from regarding any side but
that TO which they mny happen to belong but oven tia,
Is dCtortcd To this cause mainly do We uscrbe the
necessity which conpcs to bid adieu to the patrons
OF this paper and we earnestly request them to be-
llevc that nothing bat necessity could force us to re-
linqush post which, though laboriots was far from
being therefore unpleasant.
10 those patrons who have adhered to US from the
beginning OF our career, take TIL occasion to ten
der our most grateful acknowledgements We have
indeedcypcrcnccd some inst ances Of unycldinp nor
fpnsl attachment which neither pecuriary nor party
considerations have been able to overcome. Thasc
friends may think lightly Oft their kintnasscs-hut we
cannot.
Having the reader will per7:niye become the Eli
Tor OF tins paper II may BIZ expected, that we should
Glsnctiy slate the principles which it is to be con-
aEc,cd- he practice Is colcmcndabc, and we feel
no disposition to shrink from il. Promises however
are go easily made and so little adhered to-profcssios
OF lofty ropublica nis and of tender regard for the
fi9hs OF the people arc so much matters Of courses
hnt the pubic has long ceased to attach much impor-
tunce to these Inaugural expositions. We shall en-
d2avor TO manifest devotion to the constitution of
our rouniry and our sense OF the value of Republican
institutions, less by well rounded periods of decana
g
duty to the public. Ginning cur privilege on all oc-
caslons OF speaking Of public al measures with
the bodileS guaranteed by The constitution. we shall
exercise The right without Righteousness and tolerate
difference OF opinion incident the human mind
and as teng at once the offspring and safeguard of
free institutions.
The events of The past summer justify-if indeed
they do not require procstaon5 hitherto considered
unnecessary, of attachment to the conf;,Gcracy We
shall not Ipsult the good and parictis of Virri-
mans, by aboring TO prove the inct nabe blessings
which have resulted from the Union its vast ipor-
tancc to our future welfare. Should there be among
us, however, whether i'll the high places of authority
or III the walks of private life, men Of reputed sanity
who cherish or avow the scheme of disunion We
pledge Ourselves TO lose no opportunity to hold
them up 10 re scOrn and dotestation oth O. immunity
We arc painfully alive to the fact that Virginia is
last rccedlng from that prominence which she once
occupied, and deserved to occupy, among her Sis
ter states. The in part, we believe to be-
that exclusive attention, which she has paid to the
affairs OF the nation, to the ncnlcct Of her own
more immediate interests. Possessed of natural
advantages equa!-nay superior to those of any
other state, she has strangely neglected them Mt n
time, when the spirit of Improvement is abroad u
riong her neighbors. She has remained stationa-
ry-or possibly has retroGraded, while they arc on
inc advance with giant strides. The consequence
IS that the contrast is yearly becoming more mani
test and our inicriory more Observation-Disclosures
humble abilities shall bc devoted to the task of a.
rousng public attention to the important subject Of
internal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by individuals
by Incorporated companies ard by the state. We
snail do ths--by emitting opportunity of show
ing what has been done elsewhere-by soothing soc-
tional Jealousles, and conflicting interests and nv
demonstrating that efforts must ever be spasn,o
die and Ruthless. until the energies of the state arc
concentrated and in succession applied to objects pro
Tns1ng the greatest amount of good to tho greatest
number.
In regard to the great contest which is soon to
he decided, it Is obvious that come into the field
al late period Of tho campaign that If can he ne
little moment to which of the Bellirerents yye he
como auxiliary even were sphere of operations
more enlarged, and our force more effective we
say this IN perfect sincerity, and not as some NAV
think to evade the expression of our opinion on tho
subject. We desire neither concealment nor subter-
fuge. We decidedly hostile to the protensions of
Gem Jackson TO the Presidency, we believe him TO he
TOO LITTLE or 4 sTArEsMAN-Too R4sr--roo ,.ro-
LENT ~ HIS TEMPER-TIts MEASURES TOO MUCH ~
cLTNED TO ARBITRARY GovERNMrNT--tND DEpRr-
eating HIS ELECTION As A CURSE UPON TIE COIN
should be guilty Of moral trnason did we lend
/ helping hand to lis elevation We are onnosed IN
him have Just saidand shall manifest our on
position in fair and honorable yvay Should tbc
people ofthe United States prefer him for their Chief
MapIStr1tc-sO be tive will bow to the will of fhr
majority, and Judge Of his administration by the ten
dency Of his measures So little factious are VIC in
orr hostility towards him, that whilst VIC must rerard
his career with the jealousy and suspicion which his
past high handed and arbitrary acts vel cal