Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-07

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having been for forty years Pastor of The Episcopal
Church. al the end of that time Joined the persuasion
oi Baptsts, which not insprlcabe TO YOU and nv
SELF hen his rcnuncia,ion of the doctrines which
be had been preaching fer a long time became known
ooc OF his old locS formally waited on him. and
sraVey demanded restitution OF the tythes which hc
had Pad him: for rs lie commended the abjuration oil
que Church, and the joining himself another was
an acknowledgment that !.c had taught false doctrines
'or which instead OF deserving pay, lie had neri,ed
punishment. Ii Ike Manner | require III YOU re-
payine", FOR iittoou Years subscription the En-
Inrer. This Will be bat a poor cc,npensa,.on for
thc i:eparablc injury you have inflicted on my poll
teal prospects. From You ab bed my uosavorablc
opinion of Gen. Jackson. You taught mo 10 think
h'n military despot, and cousiier his election rs
a curse upon tie country Your arguments forced
me into that minority, in which find myself for the
iirst time. IS il not reasonable that who paid YOU
for political instruction, should be inIeInnied for the
nrTors into which you have led nc: at least, hope
that when become candidate for popular favor,
YOU w not bring to bear against ne rs an anti
jacssouian, the boosted influence of your Enquirer
hope yon viii! reject. that if am hetero,lox ven
Lave been the means OF making me co. hope tic
compliment; paid 10 the force of yomr arguments
ganst Gen. Jackson from 1915 10 ,2i in nv entire
cornerstone will soften yonr Indignation AT ms rresu
ing 10 differ from yor pcse opinions of his conduct
ard fitness for tie Presidency. This lnmbly en-
treat Of you foi acknowledge, that if Won and your
PAPER against me. any prospects political Cyance-
meni hopeless. couess iii. humility ti,a; nv
fate is III your hands--tha, sou are and have beg,
the sole umpire OF public affairs in Eirginiaani the
single arouet OF who is, and no is uot Republican
This is perfectly light. Your talents re entitled to
great weight aud jour unito submission To The will
of majority, proves you be tie best OF Rop,,b-
leans. II the purity Of democracy .nay be .s,e, iy
This last standard, Cato himself did not ring t.uer
and clearer i!'an you. Cato ,rould sometimes re-
rrove the whole Roman people but such stain
upon Repub!icansfn, never has attached, and never
1an attach 10 yon You have never SO far forgotten
H9''F Republication, 10 questions tie orthodoxy 0l
majority, bat with lauiab'e complais;,nce unknown
before your time you hare been known To
take sides. until it was Obvious upon what standard
victory bad pcTched This is quality ti;naLle III
aNepubiic7n a." one imaginable thing, can go in
dspu'abiy prove your devotion 10 Eepublican primer
res as the absolute and ready surrender OF your pri-
vate oPn'o~' to the opinions Of majority. The fun.
damentai maxim of Republican sn IS dat whatever
the majority wills that is rsht-ior If wrong in itself
IT is made right hy its being their pleasure. Noy9 az
you always stick to the majority, the III cIAunstra
lion OF Eic not more clear than ha; You are al
'cays right, Us whatever the ma gritty does is rghtand
tie best of Republicans, lie who is in the majority
must, according 20 the xim asov toned he con
sdered true Republican. ] take il therefore for
granted, that in your present support Of Jackson ECU
are right, convinced rs am. that yen did not come to
fhe resolution OF supporting him unt,! entirely assured
thai Virginia was reso,: Cd to DO the thing True
Il is, you have lett and macy others III the urc! BY
!!rst convincing Us OF Gen. Jacksou's eminent unGness
for the Presidency, aud then leaving us tie bag tc
hold f}u; as sou! devotion 10 Democracy, which
have demonstrated above h the will Of the ma
;o:''y and ourinvR:iabo practice since you have con
Quoted newspaper, )ubtedIy the causes which
have led yon To ths course 90 ,hiak that and
the other converts Of year Gormcr Arguments against
Cen Jac}sson'i illness, have ANY right &, complain oil
YOUR Abandonment. Perhaps me Ought in Justice II
admire that inlexb!o adherence TO principle BY winch
your life has been greatly dsiinsuisel-,hat IN
stnctiyc sagacily, which it has deceived ,ou
as 20 the strong side,so proves you to be alays right
by Identifying you a!.gays with pajori's.
Bot as eyGrae "a: net devistin@ with rou into
lie supper; Of iscsoa notwithstanding The fo!cbi,
reasoning ;viio! prove yen to be right or bis ana al
other occaSions-uameiy, your 'uyario5ly ncng in q
'oajoFi'r, Bag leave 10 REGAL your attention some
the arguments by which yon IN 1924, tconbaet
Jackson. election, ard 'oa'e powerful infressor
on my judi .non that 70 tai, day. have been nnabl,
to overcome it. Your opposition to jackson u, t.a
day, proceeded from precisely the same consideration
hat have iattcg!y urged you into his ranks; and a;
you were ijsbt then, 20" must be equally right nov
Some rreteoi 70 tbinS you inconsistent, Tor first de-
nouncinz and then supporting him, with equal warmtl
and totally in both These old fashioned it
heir na'ans-mcu who Judge according to Icelars-
ions and deeds. and not according to fiat AMI H.
ia'liblc standard Of political truth The eii If the n.e
jo'iiy, by "b'ch you wisely and jadoionsly regulate
your con1se For NY own ra-!, ! -a.e .an-e thorn.