Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-30
FoR THE WINS
y FREEMAN-No. III.

10 The Jachson Centrol Committee.
Gen'emem trust have now shewn that the votes
OF the Kentucky ILLINOIS and Missouri Delegations
were either not in conflict it'll the wishes of their
constituents or that they afterwards received the,r
sancon-t!a whether such had been the fact or moi
hir adams was nevertheless the choice of the peop!e-
and consequently tha 1.-The fundamental PRINCIPLES OF
ree eoyernnent were asserted, and not ,vioatedn IN
his elevation Rnt before take leave NJ his .nboc,
permit me 10 notice the remark you made respecting.
the members from Illinois and Missouri. sit is beev
EDS you say thai al least one of item found consolation
Tor his sedvYoon i'll the bounty Of tie friends IS HON
he contributes TO elevaten These NO, DIS do moi indeed
amount to charge or direct bribery; but are they 10;
calculated 10 convey that mpi ession The cusoy rca
DER or at any rate, 10 raise injurious supicons aga
The honor aud !air name CT these members? II did
moi intend tie remark to be unierstoad, you ought
not TO have made il, especially il wo0 then have
no bearing on lie question: and II you did intend 1t.
men you ought 10 have been explicit, ven sboui!
have stated the character of 'tAe bounyn receiy ed
and the particular individual of the two arans, whom
tie evidence was strongest One of them has Quit ted
the political Stage Oh which he played idle or ndif
ferent part 10 return 20 II morehe rests in pre-
mature grave and the duty of repellipp the charge G
uniuuBded deyOives his widow aud infant children
Ii appeal TO your better feelings husbands aud ia
'eFs tiese considerations ought not 10 have imposed
silence 90 you on this subject 1t IS but Justice 10
tile memory of this gentleman 10 add that although he
had enemies, as all active politicians must have tbs is
the bTst time that Hnputation OF the character al
luded 80 was ever heard by him who now addresses
you The menher from Missouri, indeed, according
to The jackson prints, claimed and was allowed mileage
according 10 Tie rule that Col Benton from the
same State, had invariably been allowed In the Sc
pate. Ii this was what you meant, althoug The al
iowance wns according 10 my understanding of the
Jaw ncoTTeCt yet Mr. SCOTS right was certainly as
good as Mr. Benton's, and though he had the PIE
ceGen OF one of the main supporters of your party,
do not see how the money thus ed by Mr. Scott
whch IS always left TO be adjusted by the individual
members and the subordinate officers Of the two Hou
no rtnfd. r.pFk DJsJ7
uub IS, gentlemen. party have now become so
ahar WIN Tie accusation OF bargaining and coTIup-
uon Tor tie purposes OF Intiaming the public minds
against Mr.. adams and Mr. Clay, that you resort TO
II as freely to figure of speech, altogether reck-
less Of the injury you may do the country provided
yon can iGjmre your sdVersaries. We have hhcI to
deemed ourselves exempt from this canlser of older
governments and more advanced stages Of society hut
any thing hasten lis natural progress fproyidcd
We have natural progress,) or lessen our sautary
horror OF the CRIME, it is TO 'anlarze mems minds 10
discussion OF IFS probability. Do you thok IL woud
lend to Increase female purity and virtue II were
TO accusoin ourselves TO investigate the character of
this lady that in the Dewspa pers2 You will agree that
it would not; and the differ only in degree and
not Ill KIND These considerations ought to have the
weight with you, as be il remembered the mem,
hers from Illinois and Missouri as well as all the eight
! representatives from Kentucky who voted for Mr.
/ .9dams, VTginians bred and born like your
selves; and consequently that the charge of having
ted cOrupty, must operate with peculiar force the
>'i' oO'C w '"6'"a' "u'ce9 "u9eo ~" I'd" dOS"lu'
y suppose that the western country was Botany
Bag, and that these OfscDSe, OF whom Virginia has
been, and will again be justly proud, the fe-
! fuse OF population.
Let return from s somewhat long depression.
entirely assent TO your sensible remark that "had MIR
.1jams been elected BY free and full expression oil
the public will, this would constitute no concu
sve reason for his eIection,n and admit that the
question really is, whether comparison Of his me
rs with those Of bis competitor, he ought be chosen
We III then proceed 10 compare their merits bepir
! with your objections TO Mr. .4dams.
You commence with stating that Mr.. Adams "opi
Mons Of government have always "ranged on the sid
of the energetic, he lofty, the magnificent and tic ayii
ftirL state affairs" may he traced ''froo lis 20
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