Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-13
il" ii"ess "tiai his CONSISTENT friend NJ. Richie
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cas- Ia Gen. JACKSON, would speak " b respac,.
Eve feel for him the sincerest gratitude. Yet even
grat,tude most have bounds, when the lappncss of a
"whole nation is at stake. Bring has qualifications 20
the bar of public OPINION and how will thry stand,
"fie saved New Orleans he is n warrior; an apt and
"a" able one; 'nau OF energy, of public spirit, IN
''egri'y oi gen,us. Bot these al, the quaGGca-
'tions which are required a President OF the United
estates? lie Gen. JAcEsoN1 is DISTINGUISHED sol
der but l. he Statesman Where is the evidences
"of ~ Where arc his political speeches. his Dispatch
'es: his essays? his measures Where are the evi.
dences Of that skill nni attainment, in polt 10 which
"a h'e o study, and OF experience is So cssentiav
necessary COMPARE HIM With ADAMS and
'trnh Crn'rfsrd, AND HOW INFERIOR MUST
HE bt.--when we take toto account the Sc, les of
his pursuits and the wan; of evidence which lie ,,.s
"exh'bted'"- Richmond Enquirer, Feb. 90 1924
|. III ms long been maintained as maxim, that the
,"'ah VINO cannot OBEY, ought not 20 command: and
he rule, IN the present least stands u, on this
Nsoupd reason that the man vino makes his own i'll
and pleasure t'e sole rule and guide of oil his acii-
0,ght not tn 1c trusted reh me large no,ocrs of
"a pres,dent N me T.. States. We wan, for that OF
lice man who vii! cOoly and carefully observe the
Claw and tho Constitution: for these arr t no bs
'gndes IN 'hn administration OF his powers INV ,s
Genera' Jochson possessed Of tbut cooi md ten ,ejc
spirit 'rhich ,oi it HIM for an Erccure ii,ris
,'Tratt3 Has he exhibited That spirit in mas, t;me.,
Wv hatsavs, Tor Instance the history of his measures
I'm l8i8'"--I Richmond Engvirer, .M1rch 10, 1925
"cneTa' Jackson, II seems. always thought MIR
uadson was 'one OF the best of men, erea, CT
V'''an-out did no, prefer him President because
"ae always believed that the mind of a phiioso,bc y
co"d not dwell on blood and carnage with auy con-
p0Stf'; of course, that he not well fitted for :,
stormy sea- lf0W prepos,ernUs is this oi,c,i,,
'Hen Il is recollecied tlIat Mr. Madison US ~
very n'an 10 recommend a war. 10 which war Gen ]
owes his own high reputation. The General, in this
one stroke ut the pcnc,l, draws his own Character
~ ar rs continNIHy h0aiing before his o,ra rDcs-
The man who can v;e;e blo0d and crr,age with com
pos"re' has higher qualifications The PRESIDENCY
man ne VINO Us great crilan or great politician:
ior' ~ VII Hiads':'s case, THIS is syuo,ynouS with
"a philosopher. What kind Of President wcn,a tb;s
great "irhinn' nac2 gentleman who can,.o; inte,.
pre- me pam expression Q me I,c---and vet woud
ne caea uTnn to administer all tho laws OF the land.
'he whose IDEAS are purely miL1drY. that he would
'r"nsmute trait1r into spy OF would punish ,rao
son not by slie c'ri courts, but BY court ,aayfiri,
Or VINO IN any great crisis would cunve-, the ,,hoic
'couny INTO ore great cnn, and would reduce I,nos,
every 'nng under martial io,o. If this nt.y idua he
va fpubficdn then indeed he says himself sno,,cs
n'e mere bu5bler!' What respect would such great
CIVILIAN entertain for the ia1cs and the Cbnssiio Of
'thi' country: IL such qualified for orr CHIEF
"euas'shdte2"--I Richmond Enquirey lloyt3 182l
we canno: consent to hend hand towards the
F.Fc"on OF such man az Gen. JAcxsoS. He is foo
"f " S'Hfes7ndn-t0o rqshoo rioicnt in hes teepey
fzS measures TOO mut inciaied 10 nrb,ror,, go,o.
cii- 10 Obtain hie humble support Of he Eliiors or
'h'sp1pcr. We WOULD pEpRrcArI ,,,s rprcrr1Sy
LAS 4 CURSE UPON PIE COUNTRY
fttctmon6 Enquirer. Oct II, 1924
III. Speaker STANDARDIZATION upaer F., s,,so 81
the dnty station imposes upon us, we referred -
the remark made by this gentleman in tho ,,.I> 81
Virginia, ''that if Gen. Jackson was NOT oIec,oa a..
Onion would be dissolved" we had no, thu o,o.o.,
WISH arising hon personal political feelns or IN.
Two conjoined TO injure Mr. Stevenson. ss., ;,,;
yduat, VIC ranked ourselves amopc ,,,e fr;snd.c NJ
Stevenson, and we have not vet arrived =, t,o ;,
brutality, TO permit think the worse Of mn, ~
10 ALLEVIATE cur good feelings from him. Jcr.usa no
happens to be of different political persuasion from
ourselves Fiat MIR. Stevenson kne,y these 10 bs ou
feelings towards him, and had substantial evidence of
Tue fact, will not be denied bg him.
1 his purpose of ihjurng bin. yc have rencatc1,
oisc'a'med. We have said orce and arn;n, that We
aid not suspect him of hostility to The Union ,hoh
we did believe that his associations dur,,r Tho ,., go
SOD oil Congress had put him IN possessiuo of , o,,
eoSc OF the views fthe Dissuonisrs which had oo
SEQ bun to express the opinion ascrbcd TO hin, Th
we sui believe; for he mos; understandable, y;J
press net opinion, Gd in The rcyy soir,. ,rI;5 ,1
UoT"s "er%drc, on the other hand We ccud M, ,i
do not suppose, that a man of his official STA nd;r ,.i
PGoh''y express 50 extraordinary and ALARMING an
op'nInh, without being in possession Of Al Ions, ,
Die reasons for entertaining it, Tn the last Enou;,o,
we ind the following letter from Mr. Stevenson
EFtracf Of n letter fran, 1ad,e,g Stevenson E.o
@dfca Saratoga Springs ,Jtiy 81 =
"fonr letter of the 24lh reached me 10 dar =, u.s
p.ace ana nasten TO answer and thenk you Tor it, !
0ad seen before received YOUR letter the fr n,hr
canoh OF me Whgt aud am indebted to You fo, Tie
Sefond, Containing the certificate of Mr. -
eeo pot my dear sir, express TO yoo SUNRISE and
p!nncalion a, this Whole proceedings the manner III
VINO" u has been gotten up and the use which has
oeeh made OF IT. You were right in surprising tat !
nave oeeh strangely MISUNDERSTOOD or risrepresented
'a and hasten TO put YOU possession Of
'he ftctS' 90 not knOw that it is at all uec.ssa,
l"a' ! sOonlJ do This, but am unwilling TO sit dowf,
qnetiy under such imputaliors, without at least an nm
qh'hbed disclaimer on my part As to the GcryGrnii,,
actioeu 10 me IN the certificate OF Mr. (scnarafed
4" IS IRON The oer parts nf the couveraatonl lrave
occo grossly misunderstood by him and take leave IN
say mat u was tHt-uded by tho publications Which
nave oeen made, 10 convey the impression 10 he rpbic
'na "eFe 49, or ever has been, any design or visa AZ
UNDERSTANDING, on the part Of Tire fieuds OF Zen 77c
50" KNOWN TO mel to separate or erdanre r the Inon
~ consequence OF Ir 4dapls's re eIecto7, or I'm
Jas'es2s "S,cGi, pronounce the whole base calum