Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-21

of the contingent fund.- to esrlen, agent in I've
pool who shall coumtersign duplicate invoice TO be sent
| TO the Governor.
BY this plan will have pay the duties on 6,,.r,
so9ds. but may then obtain what wish cheaper
we get il from the north for is II fact tina, b, north
crn merchants, pay the duty reexpo,, Rri,sh
goods South America at n better profit tina, tho, go
export their manufactures ftbey will .nc,os. n, ~
circle ndmake the people Of this couu,ry v, M I'M ,c
let us have circle OF and restrict them to te;
| natural limits. 1900
We sirs, con,ending for existence as free norton
of this country at liberty the means for s,p,,,
placed in our possession by God and nature and ,;,,,
extra expense aud exeron should not he rec,,,da
Should this plan be adopted generally by IN. sou,hs
states, their seapors would become mats Of
Tor the whue unon northeIn CITIES come TO them fur
supplies, and the Ikcts of the whole world would no
for productions. is 10 he the o,d -,
e day, let us improve upon Yankee cunning, and if the
male OF the Drama is To be fighting. will be 6vb,inv nm
the defensive and of course consti,uiorallv MOI a
co., Benton q Cen JGckson-The public is appraised
OF the deadly luminosity which formerly prevailed he
tween those two gentlemen, and of its ABRUPT CONVEX
sion into cordality, at the Of Congress that he
gun IN December i8e4-tha session at which Presi
GEM was 10 be made by the House Representatives
we are not OF the number who find fault with this pa
c'hcat'on On the contrary, could be certain that
Gen. Jacasons motives III the general amnesty which
he that winter, nagnanimously extended 10 all his
enefn'es were any other than the desire of removing
to his obtaining the Presidency we should
greatly admire the proceeding. But let his motives
nave been what they may, all acquainted With his pre-
Fious Character and history surprised and edited
al The neekness and Christian love of peace which a.
bout that time, fist displayed themselves 10 t. dispo
sion Whether this sudden rev outon in his cha,ac.
ter was according to Dr. Ely, to be ascrbed 10 hi.
new born "faith in Christ and him cru,,ied " ,r =.
others less charitably surmsed TO the wil,inrncs, e.
neuraze the opposition of his numerous personal en-.
etnes TO bis being made President, fan event he he
eved n'nost within his grasp, not for Us to say.
give tue reader idea of the vir!ence of the
contest between Jackson and Benton and of Genera,
Jacson's influence abnn, Nashville we annex certain
extracts from letters of Col Benton lately published
IN Tennessee, aud vouched to be genuine by Dr. Arm
strong under his proper signature Col Benton i,
ees' comPs'hed IL years ago, of the certificate men
IN the service Of Gen. Jackson AT Nashyille-a com
ps'nt 'at mas oeen renewed SINCE the organization Of
the embarrassing committee. With Benton's letter
descriptive OF the "he" he was n, from the machna
tons of these gentlemen, the reader he has apy taste
will be hugely amused We can well believe that TO
man OF feeling such situation-whee his life and
nnour were at tie mercy OF the sort OF persons he je
scrioes was as the Colonel e.npin!cay calls il the
very middle of hell"
| The reader will have fresh occasion from theee let
tiers of Benton TO admire the placabi!ity and foreyine
temper OF the Colonel We suppose i, is known to ALL
that The Colonel this time strenuous advocate o.
the Generals election ti.e Presidency Imagine ,s,
at that time, Col Benton had been told that jackson
would ever have been thought of president and moi
only so, 6ut that he himself, should become his advo
| cate,
| These letters are extracted from Glib No address
ed to the public by DIR. James L. Armstrong; of Ten
nessee In This number the Doctor describes many OF
the striking incidents in the adventurous life of Gen
jackson Ills quarrel and light with the Benons fJe
Sc denton yet remains il is SAID his fast foe> composa
The i3'h OF these incidents We see NOT the leas,
ground 10 calleoge the genuneness of these letters of
Col Bsnon. Armstrong declares himself in BOSSES
zion of the originals, and to he ready TO produce them
if their genuneness is denied.
18th. Jackson and the Benons engage with nistoIs
drks and "ords-Jacl,son's force IS as six TO two
tie General fires a Col Thomas H. Benton g. misses
Benton returns the FIRE aud Jackson 10 wounded badI
IN The arTn-"heticr the wound inflicted by the
Colonel or ms brother Jesse do pretend TO say
as both red-severa! of the Generals party also ei,
gage the Ben;ous-the Colonel is shot at again and
then struck on the head with pistol; and Jesse is
s'aooch several times in the body severely.
crp'ion of it 10 Col Thomas Hart Benroys own words
and II the Colonel or the United States Telegraph or
the Nashville Republican, two presses consider un-
uer The control and Influence OF Gen. Jacksonl shall
deny the authenticity Of this description as having
been given by the Colonel, wlaub1ot the proof as
have the whole now in my possession IN the Cooncs
hand writing.
ISL the Colonel saws that he wrote to General
Jackson "tbai no (Jaclssou) had conducted the duel
'between his brother and in snrqre ,,,e-
squad Unfair and Ease manner" Again the Colonel
shyS' " am literally IN he'll here; THAT is in the vi
cIn'ty OF General Jacksou) the wrotches up-
der heaven To contend w,th liars, affdayi-nalers
land shameless towards. AL the puppies of Jackson
are at work upon but they i'll be astoDished At
what viii happen; for II them but their master
""h0r shall hold accountable The scalpng hnife
col fecumseb ismercy compared 10 the aTi1ayits o.
these villains. am in the middle Of hell and see mn
"aternatiye but 10 kill be killed For ] will moi
"crouch to Jackson. and the fact that and nv broth
'er defeated him and bis tribe, and broke his small
'Ssword the public square, will forever rankje in M,
'bosom, and make him thirst after yenpeance M,
sfe is 10 danger, nothing but decisive duel can