Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-30
Io2 rnE CoasrIIsrIovAL WING,

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oni'heir shoulders the weight of the Jackson cause
The publication of the of their Central Commit
zee here alarmed your quick apprehension. You saw
,hat however respectable those were they were
greatly oVernatched--'hatt the time was come when
your assistance which any former period since 1906
would have been disdanully rejected on such an oc-
casioa, would be thankfully received You felt that
tne names OF Brooke CaScI, Ccalcr Carr, johnson,
o'anard and iia'vie formed powerful array OF talent
not merely sufficient TO crn, the antagonist Central
COMMITTEE, bat that command from the lop. ex-
pefience and ried republican ielty Of those distip
snished men, the rcspcc: and onEdence of this Com
monweai'h You who are the undoubtcd head of the
jackson party in Va and the unhappy cause that she
who IS the mos, celebrated of all the States for her IN
V'oiao!e adherence to the MAXIM otsa f,rincipiis,
max I'm which you praise without toowipg-you who
are The unhappy cause that Va. is this moment CLAIM
ed Tor The Hero felt il incumbent on YOU to come 10
the rsscueto fly TO the aid OF those who like you and
IN humble imitation or you, have exchanged their
plain coarse costume for livery of the military c;ef
'an' what has become oi your hatred 10 the bayo-
net ana the epaniettt! Where are the professions
10 'hs purp3se, ct your whole life! Where is your eo-
queh' remuneration OF tho sword, tie accursed IN
strument Of human oppression and calamity? What
mas become OF Jour veDeration for The abeas Corpus
the "pcrsonai safety" writ as borrow ing the always
graphic language of VIM. Goblet YOU snpronr;at,Iy
termed u! W here is that supe ts{ous reverence ycu
protested for lie Constitution when ron ref. se To-
nave u pFoianed even By amendments? These " re the
TRAITS IN your political Character that redeemed that
eogfo sing sel>hness and cgotisn which reader you as
Formidable to friends ,as, and that restored you
alter years ut DIS public fayour These we're The
ai's than 10" estimation OF many, cunsecrated YOUR
errors anu paced sou in their npniun Il once in mine
next TO Jefferson, as the statesman who best under
sood The nanre of our institutions an, whose pr,n
cipes were the best calculated eustan and peroe.
'ua'e 'hein Are ret usrse professions virtually re
hounced ny your present political come xiops2 Is
not remarkable. that the man whose admra ton of
maj great bul*ars Of personal liberty the writ of
tiabeas Corpus, has transceUled lin profession at
ionnd exe'ng himself to the utmost to elevate 10 the
Presidency, tie single individual! who has ever dared
TO deprive citizen af lis benefit What is not less
remarkable, yon wfuse denu.lcia lion of arms n, in
compatible with the duration Of Republican Govern
inert-as The t1st unicns oil en,avi,,y and DESTROYING
nankind-has surpassed the holy horror of Mr.. JET
iersoh himself FOR the prnfess:onare now seeking TO
procure the election II The only FRESH, si candidate
who since the foundation OF the government; has a.n;re
10 the lFst office, upon the sreng CT claims entirely
and pur!S military S',aagest u aN-yoa whose sup
posed venerEtion for The CONSTITUTIONS has procured
you, what f2niien2a you'd have procured ,ou
-absouon Fl ON the sentence pasged un.n vou nv
the Republican party OF Fivgina-you who have never
LETT un'rproved. opportunity of ostentatiousy ex-
to'hng your fidelity and devotion the constitution
can now reconcile it to these thousand times reneat
Gu pro'esS'ons anu to Your conscience, TO sup
port the election Of 4a1reho !Icksoa whose profaua
TONS OF the constitution exceed number and surpass
IN hagfahcy az the violations inflicted upon It
oy oft The public agents united. the period Of IFS
adoption how are these wonderful Inconsistencies
10 be accounted forreconcited they cannot NOTHING
Is more easy The names OF Adams and Clay furnish
key u Tie enigma You have preferred your re
sentiment to your Consistency. Yo,, have persr,de1
others iand perhaps YOURSELF that private srief was
public feeling. u have msta en- hatred 10 the Pre-
sent ana ms Secretary, for love v country and the
cons:it u.ion-that is ALL
But, SIR, is not ian,cntae-"is j, not mscrab,e -
think oi"-iiat in richly, nohy endowed as yo
me pad should So triumph the good Of human nature
'Alas! poor human naiure."
Perm limo TN ~,
cation OF chapma" johnson His corporation with The
Convention only gave the apology Jme;ext for what
was determined upon since his Senate of Vr
siha, two years ago His conscientious belief founded
upon the plain of tho Constitution that the tariff a
Delegated power, avowcdi in Senate md sustained Inv
The opinions of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe was the
incapable offence and that occasion, the true date of his
by these who heretofore taken the lbe-
OF stretching every upon the bed Of Procrus,cs and
nave only bad to say this is Rcpuhcanism" to make i,
epubllca 'ths is Federalism" to make il Fe
der ism. You know experneniallv sometime of m.
arbitrary and iuctnang an'a admea used
by our fichInond Politicians, and by the way il must
appear ridiculous enough nan Of your understanding
''at s"oh men as --sand -, and -, should assume
the right OF debating orthodoxy Virginia. and tina, the
cah should have been acguiesced fer years. even by
men every way, and in all resrects their peors va,
"He Oh t"e lew who dared - this sclf.constitu
en hierarchy, and you with all your genius reputation
were Ieiuced TO submit your proud neck to the
yoSe at last NoG iudcious historian said of the
Gree independent and refractory Scots, after the accession
oil George the 3d. their Rarsies have no more
"e'e' s'DJeciS: You anticipate their wishes in the
"s'i.oiation OF Mr.. Johnsonyou approach the man
whose high worth and uprghtpsss so we'll kuon to
WIN rudebess which startled as much as i, erati6ed
e-an Vi fumor may bc credited, you now address him
VINO used 10 be TO yon, the swotdfsl is TO the whale
DeD -. have M objertion The kettles calling the
Ae pol po'hc But wished To say, that iis,asen
20 VII Johnson preceded even his vote on,he tariff This
was founded upon specific act of his publ;c
rh;oh no act OF nnn-contOui;iy doctrines Of the
schoo OF tire old Repubcansfor tr ill., there was no
s"sh act. was not founded upon any opinion of hi, Al
variance with that school, for there is no such opnion
'"He Tue panic has been possessed Still there nus,
nave oee some cause for this "istaste and that caus,
wa. Ills dsdaih of the political quackey that prevailed in
I'chnons and the lofty Independence Of his political
He went his way gned by the lights Of his own
understanding aud supported by the appreciation of his
own conscience This the true ransc 5f "his fallinp
from grace" $50 s
reach az last, the address Of ksis There is in t,,
oction cool and studied nsoicnce Of tone no, no,.
eP'ebehsole towards him whom addressed Than i,
was 10 save been expected from him wbo addressed H.
mere IS distortion of fact, and obquity Of inference M,
oe'te calculated 10 mislead thew were reasonable -
rave been expected om him, of whom a comus,e -, ;Gds
oS ago SAID, "he cannot reason will In NV peyt No
oow you step by STEP and endeavor to convince the pblc
That what say true. CLEoNrWEc