The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-05

we copy ihs following powerful argument
from AN ably conducted monthly work, publish.
cd il Cincinnati (ohlo,) called Truths idro-
cdfs and .bti-Jackton Erposttor -
TO GEN ANDREW JACKSON.
SUI No man who Is conscious ot having
performed his duty 10 his country aud 10 his
fellow men, can object Ia candid eAamina-
tion OF his conduct. II i true, there ARE few
OF us whose private aud public lite viii bear,
In all respects, a strict aud thorough invesll-
CATION II is human 10 err. We all there.
tore stand in need Of the (arhearunGe and
chnrllies al tnch other. IaHts of youth and
the mluor olenres Of manhood aud age,
should be overlooked and forgiven Not 50,
! however, III rfgprd 10 crimes aud offences OF
| n deeper die. These II "a always Legitimate
and proper 70 notice, both Tor the sake Of
public morals, aud for the pnnbhnrut Of the
! offender The practice IS 81 ctioned hy our
! laws aud imposed by necessity IN nddress-
! ing you, therefore, invade no right Tor |
! shall only call your attention 10 IA subject
| which has been made public by yourself,
and which relates 10 matters oi great political
| interest
| A. II candidate for the Presidency YOU viii
At once admit, TINT il became You 10 observe
u high minded and honorable course IN refer.
1
| towarde Mr. Clay, which propose 10 exam
me. Whatever may haze been his faults,
they Afford M apology Tor your. Your duty
wa plain--to remain silent, 81 10 shy nothing
| concerning him that wa moi strictly true mud
| susceptible Of proof. Impressions aud
I a bciie5" furnish no ehrusr for the circulation
! 81 SANDER Otherwise the chlumniator might
! go unpunished, aud the iairesl reputation, bc
ruined without the possibility Of redress. l.
/ Is equally reyrphcnsible ior man 10 hssai n
mother by insinoalion and sufmises. This
mode ol attack Is more fatal aud malignant,
( though II possesses at the enmc time, all the
! damnm9 qualities Of meanness 4 coWhrdlce
| II addresses itself 10 the morbid mhRinattons
! Of the vulgar. VIM magnify II ned or IN inn
| endo, into direct charge, while The dc famer
shrinlU from responsibility under his gphrded
expressions. No man of sensitive honour
will assail an adversary ~ either of tLcse
| mode. II he he disinterested, and hive 49,
| thing TO say, he will speak with precision and
| boldncss that cannot be mslnterprrtcd Orlnl5un-
/ dcrstoo
| That YOU have both spoken aud written Of
Mr. CLAW = conduct, IN reference Ia the last PIE
| sidcnfial el"e5 on. cannot be DENIED. HI" char
! actcr ofYour remarks, both verbal and written,
| Is Of az extraordinary kind. say crira0rdiHn
! ~, because you have cYinced the same tquivn.
! ea' temper so conspicuous :" g"'" ,e''' 70 ~
'"''h'"p. on me s"uIf'' o. ''f l"'"' H"' -
MOI f'"Hp'nh"P. 'h'' man 81 F""' 'ep"'''
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u'IS''"n 10" '"'' NV "''"iP"'" =" ny
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me '''N'''h''"' qors'""' u y"" INV "''. -
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showing ny YOU e""apc'' ''a' w" IA" ''''F
confluence ~ MS m''elNy "na aIrnN. h'''l
sp'"h''R ~ '' ''''7' p''''' ''ln' - W. NY"
your 'c'''' \" 7"a''""h'' you P'o'e'n j" 'hc '''
OWING manner
I" When the people failed IN Their colleges 10
make choice 81 President no mr. b'h'h me
stehing Hr0uph nj Or management, 10 G3ice any
rePrcsc1tai'De m GOngIt@ irom n c0nsrtehf0u8
rrPOabliiVt0 ms urn, or Mc p'stcS " ms rom
HtneRtg M mdHgh tapcr burnt IN MI no
sfffet Co1cidfes cfrc hth no cdbdts ctierFd ihio,
10 ptrsHadc any one 10 ri0idti0H Of PicdRes n
rem, N " uiafncAo1s rccclrm RR M no piaB
mere c0neeitdto paPar hfPtfe Pft"ripieS9 mn
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