Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-04
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1928.

on the s,h sep;. 1928, the following, among
other resolutions, was adopted:
Resolved, That Richard H. Henderson, Cuth>
bert Powell, John Janney, b. w. Harrison and
Jas. M'Iihany be, & they are, hereby, requested
10 prepare an address TO the people OF Loudoun,
upon the suhiec, OF the Presidential election
In conformity with which the following Ad'
dress has been 2repared:-
TO THE FREEHOLDERS OF LOUDOUN.
FELLow-CrrIzEss: The period OF an election
Of President and Vice President Of the United
States is rapidly approaching. Every citizen
must be fully sensible of the importance OF an
election, which is to result in the choice OF the
two highest officers under our constitution Of
government for another term Of four years.
Circumstances, to which it will be our purpose
briefly to invite your attention, have impaired
10 the pending contest for the Presidency a
character Of unusual interest
To attempt concise history OF the origin
ofopposition to the Adminis,rasion-to expose
The ambitious views Of those, who would put II
down. "rirh, OF wrong"-to detail even the ma
terial facts, which in any way affect The ques~
ton, and to yiudica,e the general policy Of The
government, during the last three years, would
swell these remark to a tedious length. Let II.
saffice to take view of SO much Of the ground
as will lead TO right understanding of the SUBJ
ject.
Tina, this opposition was contemplated, and'
in part, organized, before the Administration
had done single act, furnishing any evidence
Of its capacity, Of its claim 20 the confidence OF
The People, and Of the general scope oil its pol
icy, cannot admit Of doubt The "combina-
TONS % break il down were
power, as was olsciosro,
at the time, by distinguished member oil
that party. This combination, as is well known,
consists, for the most part, OF certain disaP>
pointed par,isans Of the unsuccessful compe'i>
tor, Of Mr.. Adams. And this def at mainly
accounts 70. the bitter and unsparing hostility
of the leaders of the opposition: in other word',
the clustering advocates Of General Jackson
A plain and ur2relending citizen is totally at
loss to assign any jus, cause for the rancorous
abuse which has been poured out, in one con-
,inued torrent, upon he heads OF the individuals
who administer the government. There is, In
deed, cause for it, but mistake not It's nature
II has its foundation in the most pernicious
passions which can agitate he human breast
unrorgiving hatred and unohas'cned ambition.
Happily for social man, these unhallowed pas
sions, in all he widness and fury Of their inhu-
ence, never, or rarely to any injurious extent,
pervade the peaceful dwellings Of the farmers,
mechanics, and other citizens OF our country,
who love the order Of society, and The Prospe. /
rity of the republic, more than The advance
ment Of hungry, noisy, and ambitious expec>
tan,s OF Office. II is, nevertheless, amazing to
witness the recklessness and desperation with
which men, under The dominion Of these feel
ings, will employ any means, however unwor-
thy to elevate themselves to power, with It's
train Of honors and emoluments.
The distinguished talents and Acknowledged
fitness Of MIR. Adams, and the high character OF
the statesmen, whom he had called to his aid,
In the administration Of the government, for
babe any objection to them on the score Of
TO- star, some other objection. Accordingly,
the charge of bargain and corruption, in the
last cleo ton, no, less silly than unloupded, was
raised. How completely the groundessness
of this charge has been exposed by Mr. Cay,
in his able and conclusive vindica,ion, is we'll
known; and how triumphantly the aliedged
disobedience Of instructions has been refu,ed
by he late elections in Kentucky, is not more
gratifying to the friends of that prosecuted
statesmen n, than it is source Of deep NOR inca
ton TO his opponents, who had marked him ou'
as the chief object, at which TO aim the en-
shafts OF calumny; but which, happily
for his hard earned lame and his coun.ry's ho>
nor, have fallen, ,powerIess, at his feet. A man
In letter from Ger. J. Floydto Gen. A. smyth.