Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-23

"0s oy us miutarY eefSlces; but there same olnn
'eS ""ch though they may be forgiven, the offender
ought never again TO be trusted. The man who Ia,
consp'red against the Government of his country
e'eF 70 DC trusted with ITS highest Office. Geu Jack
son mas been most literally compensated for his
ceS oy 'he gratitude of his fellow citizens He has
'ePeu rch harvest of wealth, and he has run away
WIN ''e "no'e glory OF the war of 1879. Not merely
'he en''re glory ct the victory of New Orleans has
conferred 10 his single person. but the country seors n
nave forgotten that there any other battle ourhl
or any other hero who gathered laurels i'm that war
ought not these TO satisfy his aspirations for distinction
ana wealth. Ought they not 10 satisfy his adnro,ss
cugh To TO have permitted his 10 be entered for
an oftce which he knows himself wholly incompe,en,
TONI! lie Who successfully resigned Judreshp and
senator's place from admitted incompetencr-dpes he
not otter an insult TO the understanding of mankind.
"hen he proposes himself for the Presidency of the T.
States.
member of Congress (Mr, Randolph we believe
SAID that suspicion against men high in office was
equivalent to proof Is there no "suspicisnu that
jackson was epgaged with Burr? Is not the SUSPICION
against linn, thousand fold stronger than the suspi
con OF corruption against Nlessrs. Adams and Cls,
The Old Ludy-The Old Lady YESTERDAY in refer.
ence to the assertion made by u.s. that Mr. S,eyensoo
had wiiho short time, expressed the opinion SHAT #
Mr. Adams was reelected the Union would be a;seo
ved,n gave herself even more airs than o,,d
roundly, and fatty denied that he had eX,,sssed w
such opinion. She is rnanifestly in her do,aoe and
deserves on that account to be used with gen,enes
Hui that firmly L.J rs eli, ,r,,s
should punish her imperlinence with severe rep.i-
inand.
II seems that the chief cause OF her taking. oGeoce
Is that Mr.. Stevenson should be TO have
an opinion, winch she had not heard him utter. We
should not be surprised, if when she becomes satisfied
las she shalt hey that Mr.. Stevenson did express this
opinion, that he fcrfeis her favor for EXPRESSING IN
opinion with which he had acquainted her, To such
state of arrog has she arrived from long indu
gence OF the fancy that she controns the destiny of
Virginia! Bonaparte did not feel more Imrlci,lv as
snred of The government Of the French Empire, than
does this bedame, that upon her nod depends the fate
at public men. and the direction of public opinion in
virginia And that Empire not more certainly
overturned, than will the people of Virginia burst the
degrading letters which Nessrs. Rtchis and Gooch.
have for long time imposed upon them. The people
are finding it cut. They daily becoming sensible,
that the Enquirer presunes transfer and 10 youch
tor their opinions aud course-,at ambitious men 10
other states who have designs pom Virginia address,
themselves to the vanity of MIR. Ritche and think that
1t the Enquirer is gained all snug and Virginia se.
cured Can freemep brook such idea with patience?
What the vote of Virginia for this man or that depend
upon juiicious application to the vanity Of Thomas
IL 10
some may think The principal features are true to
fact.
The following the commentary OF the Enouirer un
on what we stated relative TO Mr. SteyeDson
The N Inteiligencer is also siv enough to rely .on
ap assertion iii of its ssaiiliatedn presses that
"the Hon A. Stevenson some two three weeks ago,
publicly expressed the opinion this city fRichmond
fhnt Gen y. elected the Union 1rn,,li be dis
snfDed We haze not the slightest belief that Andrew
stevenson ever made any such declaration. awe
should like TO hear says the Nat Integencerl what
opinions other eminent men, admitted behind the cur
tain during the last session of Congress- hare disclosed
ID hetr friends their return homer Without pre.
teuding 10 know what other members OF Consr have
disclosed 10 their friends, can only undertake. TO
answer for ourselves and for Andrew Stevenson We
are probably IN the habit Of communicating as freely
with bum, any other persons in the world We
f'ave had frequent conversations with him on politics
since ms return homeland never for one moment have
we heard him breathe any thing like the prediction
which is here asc!bed 10 him HIS political comments
may have been more fortunate than his riends-hu
from the tas certainly from e has withheld every
sentiment every scheme, which squ,nted IN the most
remote degree at the dissolution of the Union of these
states. MIR. ). 10 with his family, 10 the North
ar else we would appeal TO bm directly for the truth
"f The declaration which has been attributed to him
we bare had frequent conversations with MIR.
since his return hotne and never for one moment did
we bear him breathe any thing like the prediction here
aECrIbet TO hin.D Becausp Tina Pjfch;e 80,
beard Mr. s. say lis, he felt himself justified in uaJer
taking to say that Mr Stevenson never had said it.
" should be entirely justified in retorDg the dsrtsl
o VeTacty for that mans regard for truth may well BIO
suspected, who undertakes to affirm without ouaica
ton what be neither does can know Whether Mr.
s. did use the expression not we submit TO the uJc
the nnnlic Or fIlnr harn .Or,,.0