Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-18

joct ofthc Presidential election became topic. In
the progress of tho conversation. Mr. Rowan made
remark to this effect That il WIS his op;rn or he
would ~; besurprscd, ii ~ Albums was reelected
that the next Congress would bc the last" NAV not
rccoi'cct his words precisely, but positive tut
dld not mistake the idea he expressed.
1t was ordinary public ersation, in the pre-
scnce oi other gentlemen ana II did occur me
trt Mr. Rowan had said any thing, which he would
hc unwilling tn have repeated. ! afterwards men
toned tn others his expression of the above opinion
Within week or two, the Editors of the Fo-
Gus inquired oi me- whether 1t was fact, that Mr.
Rowan had made such remark. gave him IN afiir-
native answer. 1t was thus and not my direction
or desire, that it got into the public prints.
10 satisfy myself that ! had not misunderstood
!ar Rowan, inquired of others. whom -croilcc;e ed
Z" oe about us at the time and found that some of
them had attended to the conversation and dis, nctly
recoilcct the above remark l. learned that one of
them, MIR. C'"nnls, (who Jackson man.) had
| mentioned it al Mifdlctown. Upon requesting him
to state what he had heard Mr.. Rowan saw i. that
conversation, he irrncdately without any hint from,
mo repeated the remark substantially had repor-
tee IT. Mr. Cu'nmns may not be much known To the
public but have the authority of Mr Edward John
son, IN whose employment he has been for man. vaars
to say t!a, he is OF the strc,cst INTEGRITY and
veracity, which corresponds with my own knowledge
of him ARUD ALLAN
This is to GRITTY that present. AMI We'll re-
collect hearing ne declaration OF Mr.. Rowan, Of
which the above statement OF Mr.. Allan is the mar
port Hs was understood bv
DAN. r. SOUTHARD.
heard conversation between Mr.. John Rowan
and Mr.. Archibald a Han, some tina. in June in which
they spoke OF the Presidential election; and hear,
Air. aowan scv, III substance tina. if Mr. Adams was
elected there would he no more Congresses.
JOHN CUMMiNS.
esorcr'or Gifcs.-A correspond mt SAYS sslv w;ny
oil exposing he Inconsistency of reloubablc Co
Ver'"'r refer You to his speech on. the Convcn:ie .
question In bis newspaper essays, he is the clam
pom OF the Hero whose only Linn TO the first oft of
the people IS the credit of the 9Th January. Now see
how this. able defender Of military chief can change
sides, as the case may require. Mr.. Cries speech
VIII save you the trouble Of depicting militar des
pot, and the CURSE of his ru!c. This speech was
delivered in March 1925"
The date is somewhat curious for Il WAS in March
1875, that Mr. Stevenson, another cf orr consistent
public men, so Indignantly repealed the idea of the cor
rupton otthe House of Representatives. What are we
coming to? What has become of the honorable pride
the dignity, the self respect of our public mcno Did
'he wo:lde'e witness so many fragrant and coinc-
dent examples of regeneration the most bic and
shameless! One member of Congress expresses his
wish that New Orleans had been sunk in the Nss;s
Sppi, rather tlsn successful defence shoul1 have
oeen the occasion of eecing Gen. Jackson Prcsd,,n
yet IN very brief space of time and without the least
pretended change in Jackson, we find this member
his decided advocate. Another for II months denies
the corruption of Hessrs Adams g. Clay: vet spd.!en
j., without any known cause, he turns round th,ir
terccst accuscr. a Senator declares if Jackson is
resilient, no honest man can consent to serve
his country Ill Congress; yet in a few mouths he
who had known Jackson for 80 years, becomes
MS cIamorcus partlzan. Mr.. Giles, in 1926
deprecates the payment of military men with civil
rights; yet Mr.. Giles too exchanges this opinion for
allegiance to the Military Chieitan. Mr Richie
declares that he cannot lend CHS humble helo TO
make such man jackson Presidentr-he thinks
him 'too little of Statesman zoo ,i,cb rcr;,od -,
arbitrary Government, too rash, too dcapotic too
gnorant-nay his patriotism would de;,-ecato bio
election ass CURSE yet Mr.. Richie too, in a few
Snort months becomes wholly his that he vilira,
al men who have not changed with him. What is
10 oe thought of these most singular chlnrnso Are
they honest' lid these men formerly express their
true estimate Of Gen. Jackson? And can thew have
changed, when Gen. Jackson himself is UNCHANGED,
and when the acts by which they Judged him, remain
una!tcrcd and unmi,igae,i' Ii certainly requires the
most nbonGcd charity believe the last hypothesis
If not now. Jet when the ardor of the time has
~ w i''''.'''' iic" VIII !hlhk' men 1H7'd THINK,
that these gentlemen and hundreds besides who
stand IN their r"dicamen have bartered tLcr honest
opinions, their true estimation of Gen. Jackson for
'hc sole object OF keeping in with majority. But
we have kcpt the reader TOO loog from Mr.. Giles
speech.
HOUSE OF DEI.EG ATES.
Mn. GILrs on tie CDnrcniion BIZ.
fear, Mir. Speaker, that | am iatigueinr yourself
ana TINS honorable House by going ninutcly INFO
deta upon this subject so SIR, Let It's Importance
plead my excuse. and before lcnva this part ne
SUBJECT let me be permitted TO pre- sent comparative
view between the freehold right of suffrage and ano-
thcr principle Of limitation sad be the most popular
OF all the substitutes proposed end the rather as this
IS Mr. je'rsCns iavorte principles whose orcst name