The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-22
C0UMUv.CATIoNS-ro.a r r,,g,aup.
THE pREslpENCY--No. 6.

FeH0p Citisens--Aih this No, commence
nv second proposition which Was, toexhmine
the conduct and design Of tey NJ The principal
advocates OF Gen, Jackson
II will be admittcAthat this is most un.
pleasant task Il Is indeed unpleasant. II is
more--it IS, md must be known II be-, painful
not only to the writer but IL rejecting mmds, To
behold wee and is concomitaut evils, IN auy
shape OF form they may take OF assume always
pregnant With danger-and TO let them pass, IN
der a hope that an oyerrung providence.
through some of It's innnncrahie and insCfuta-
bic means might arrest their progress. aYrt
their force aud save both the authors and the
obi cts from their hateful Consequences. Prov
idenCe. though not requiring mems 10 accom-
push lis great and glorious purposes, often uSrS
human means, TO fulfil It's designs tor the good
Of man, IL is more pam fol still under sheer
sense of duty. in becoming one Of hose means,
to be compelled to unnask the authors, aud eS-
pose THEN conducf, naked ani shameless to the
contempt AMI indignation of an IN ired aud m
suited people; for whom thcy are forging ih"
chains Of drspoism, and soothing them ny fiat
teTy and deception, that they nay iasten en-
upon their necks The writer viii handy be
suspected OF want OF csndour, wEcn lie d.
clares thar it IS only under most painful sense
OF duty, thai he ha, brought himself 70 under
take tn part OF his engagements The horror
that he feels al the prospect OF seeing (ten. jack
son elevated 10 tn frsi oiico In the government,
is greatly increased by benolding the base and
corrupt means employed 10 accomplish ii. No
character ls too exalted No tdmr for long and
faithful services to great: No affections too
strong for the all-drvounne sword Of ambition =
For himself the writer has little TO hope and
less 10 fear. His grey hairs assure him that he
cannot he robbed Of many years Bot, when
the " Ruhicon is passsd'-can he forget his
country Can he forget his children Under
the painful necessity, he will now grapple IN with
the enemy.
in former No my feow-citisens it was said
thai corrupt ambition had sprung up among us.
which as clearly leads to dpspotisn rs day does
to night, or life to death. A pledge was alsp g-
ven 10 prove that these were not mrre asse' tons
But, how short am cut ~ and faed 70 fail Of
my intended purpose How quickly, land |
must confess unexpectedly have all my hopes
aud prospects been blasted
Not only book-lcagniog, Auaions aud comic
section. botany mneralogy, chemistry : truth,
AZ d the means of arriving al it; Logic and
mathematics :" reason, religion, aud thes sciences
are doomed 10 Weld to the sword and the NIGH
" hand thai wiclds it, Hume Is no longer
I, be credited aud the works OF Newton. locke,
sidney and Montrsquipu are to be committed
10 the flames tomBkr room for the lives OF the Hill
deb ands I, a NatIbornueh,a Cromwell; Ior Casa,
Bonana,te u Gen Jackson Can II be reaSona-
bly, required OF me. my iellow-cilZenS 10 re-
deem nv pledge. when nothing IS now reduced
to a certainty. or susceptible OF proof, but that
the ne plps ultra Of the human mind is 10 know
how To WELD the sword And that Consequent
" Gen. Jackson ought 10 and "ill be elected the
next President As the writer stands pledged,