Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-22
remain, with great respect Yours &,

me J9"otc'nS rs q copy Of Mr.. Jefeyso,,,s
teSIef alluded TO G60ce, and eoYiten il. NSre,nbsr
" In Jefferson returns his thanks fo Garor,1
jackson Tor the copy he has been SO good as to
SEND hin' oil the yindication of the proceedings II;
Tue seminole war. II doubts en- those PROCEEDINGS
HHoe existed IN candid minds, this able vind;catSn
can scarcely fail TO remove them. In adJ;,ion ~.
what had before been laid before the n,hU -
brings forward some new views and new fa.ts -.
great weight On the whole, he cannot donbt bnt
cmeFcments will Be fortified by those ,ielp ,,roo1s
~ He $d!Nt0Ty cnergieS offheiT great 6eaefacfor
He salutes the General with assurances 80 ~,
constant and aftectionate attachment and esteem -
COMMUNICATED
respectable number of the citizens of Ro-,f,.,
county, friendly to the elrction of Gen. Andrent
Jackson to the Presidency of the United States ~.
enD,ea az the Court House of the said county, on
Monday, December 24, 1927. va
The object of the meeting hayinor been a,,pI,i,
ed by MAJ VIM. Cook, Coz VIM Cau,pbeIi -
called to The Chair, and Nathaniel s. STRANGE and
'oi ~. a. harton appointed Secretaries.
On motion, Maj. William Cook, Col. Nh
lard, Calohill MEMS, BENJAMIN a DonaId 60
hlchard Davis, Simon ". NOEL, Cant FdJyat-i
Gwatkln, William C.. Leftwitch Doct Natboniai
w Floyd and John A. Wharton were appointsJ
~ uie Ihar Committee to prepare and report
preamble and resolutions, expressive of the sanso
OF the meeting; who, after retiring for sbort
ulne' reported the following, which ON rno,ion
were unanimously adopted ''
me citizens OF Bedford county, friendly IN The
elec9on OF Cen Andrew Jackson to the Presidcn-
cy OF the United States, conceive thot cr;s;s r.
arrived IN the history of our country when Il he
comes the duty Of every one TO take dcc;Jed
s sLahu against the progress of principles, which
threaten 10 break down every barrier of the cor
shtutIon, and subvert the liberties of the Pen,,Ii;
silence, III the present lowering aspect Of afI,irs
would betray culpable indifference 10 f,e host ~,
reIests o. our country The ancient landmarks OF
parry nave been attempted TO be a5lilerated, The
principles, which were asserted in Us and '9g and
wmch triumphed in the revolution of 1901: and
the polcy, which secured peace happiness ami
prosperity to the nation, have been abandoned b,,
our present rulers. Animated with sincere de-
siFo or the preservation of the union of the STATE
ior the maintenance of liberty and the intaeri,,..
Vi uIe constitution; for the continuance of public
harmony and repoSe; and yet filled with alarm for
'he security OF each OF those great objects, this
meeting will proceed 10 state some of the reason, To-
which they prefer the election of Gen. JscIsson
oyer that OF John Quincy Adams. And tbe,,
uoe, III expressing their sentiments they viii nor
indulge IN any uniustifable acrimony Of feeIiDp
OF De wanting IN charity for the opinions of others
ms meeting Is little moved by the violence
which charactcrises the proceedings of soIoe ~
.iiose, VINO differ from them in Opinion nor wilt
they be provoked to the imitation of an examine
so unbecoming. That General Jackson is no. al
see9eI Hee from Objection, they do not deny;
'nat ne mas violated the constitution thew readiv
adnii; but It IS, perhaps, TO those very measures
Which are charged violations of the constitution
mat we must ascribe the preservation of our Sou
IRON all the horrors of savage warfare
ana New Orleans from all the miseries an Iinre.
strained aud icentous soldiery could infiict 70,
az 'ncse actS Gen. jackson can plead the purity
OF ms motives and the necessity which existed Ior
ule adoption OF prompt and decisive measures
MS meeting feel no hesitation. in declaring Thar
lhcy view General Jackson's opinions with respeC5
70 the powers OF the General Government over
IheIhal improvements and the Tariff AZ obisc
uonaDle; But on both these subjects the opiniona
ol mr. Adams go bow shot further than those
oil General jackson. And they declare that their
preference Of Jackson, though relative is decided
OF the State. 80
we look upon General Jackson as a patriot and
',..caIi; possessed OF unbending integrity and
superior degree OF th9t sound practical conr.gn
sense, so necessary in conducting the afs,irs OF
mem AT different times ne has filed the offices OF
Legislator, Senator, Governor and Judge. and has
nau no htlie experience in civil affairs; and he
discharged these various and important trusts Win
an inpardality, fidelity and ability. which ills re-
ieVcd, gave entire satisfaction 10 those bv WHOM
he was employed. Where is the instance. fbis
meeung would inquire, in which his mind has not
fOFcu equdi' ana more than equal, to the emcr-
gencieS Of the trying situation in which he has
been placed Iii in stations of dificiltv that his
genius '.nloids and expands ITSELF and cxerts all its
powerful energies. II is true that Con J,rLsor
mas MOI inhaled the noXious atmosphere. nor been
~ $3.50 't'n VIC pump ana glitter and paoeanfrV OF
the corrupt European Courts. but he Il q rcn,bli.
can 'au9ht 70 the simplicity and extraordinary ca.
Ptcy o. tne institutions Of his own country T. Sc
cure the liberty, happiness and prosperity of the
os'1eh; but We are warned against the elevation
0i military chleitans' by the examples of Caesar,
Cromwell and Bonaparte Upon ar, 5,tort;,,, cor.
slaerauon OF these examples, it will appear. that
ulgse men owed their attainment Of the chief pow
- ~ .yiI respective states, not to the brilancy Of
','iy eAPioits alone but to extraneous cir
cuinsianees also After the conquest Of Greece,
INC "ealtn Injuries and soft elegancies Of that re-
hhed people, were transferred TO Rome and vice
ahd chsmlnacy gradually expelled those hardy viz
tues which distinguished the earlier ages Of the.
Republic. And it may easily be supposed, that
me reins OF government would have been Welded
Hil9out an effort into the hands Of any aspirant who
.l,l9ht cH29se to seize them. In England, Croni-
wen ariiuily and successfully avaicd himself a
ile dsconlent With which the tyranny Of the Stew
iIS had hiied the nation and tbe religious fanah-
clsm which prevailed, to usurp the government.
ne expressions Of the Bourbons had first compelled
rance 10 resist, and, intoxicated with iibcr rshc
v vas ~ 20 means prepared 20 enjoy, she Il into
me oNlcme ct anarchy, in AVOIDING the cx ..crrs