The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-27
POLITICAL.
ADDRESS u he hi Ia etson ceairai Comaia ca.
10 he People Of pifailia.

| highest, the most importan, duty. Il which free.
men can In called and IN. Central Com nilite
believ lng that an exposition of some of the pti1
ciples involved ~ that election, mud consrqurn.
res flowing FROM II, may be acceptable. prorfed
20 III chnfgo this final act Of their official du y
Tint The office II President OF these U Siaigs
Is the most august, aud at the samr lime, the
mosi responsible undot Heaven, not will deny.
Ga The judi Gus selection OF ,his officer, lnat de.
pend, The safety of these Siaies--ihe success bf
the great experiment OF man's chpaclt, Tor self
govefpmeni=Athe interests of liberty IN every
quarter of The globe. To the President nfe con
fidel powers. great. various aud complicated
liz Is oommanderin-chie Of the army. the IA.
w. aud he militia wten called into seryiee.
With the advice and consent OF the Senate, he
mikes treaties, appoints ambassadors, public
ministers aud oonsuls-iudges Of tae Supreme
Court, aud all oilitr Officer rs ofthe United States
~hnse appointments are not otherwise provided
Tor by The Constitution. II is has duly aao 10
give TO the Congress information Of tle suite Of
the Union. aud recommend 10 then eonsidera
lion, such measures as he shall Judge necessary
aud espedienl.
10 the adequate performance of dniies so ar
dnoas. AZ vatiuns, SO complicated, talents OF the
highest grade. cultivated by the hauh IT solenee
--mainred by experience, aud adapted to the Of.
y - MIN ~ fNNnfI ~ tNh7f VI
deeply read IN the school of politics, OF he viii
mo- understand the Interests OF ha government
in is various relations, external and internal l
-he m,isl be a jurist, OF lac will not undertaking
the constitutions AN laws OF the Federal aud
State governments, northe peculiar aud provisions
relative pi zach law presented forh his s,gnu,utr To-
be the safe depository of ~ much power he mus
have n chGrac'ci pure ~ unsunned SNOW "
and passions subducd to the voice of Ieason.
Such. fellow .clliyens are the office yUu are NJ
bout 10 I'LL. aud such y faint outline oi iha man
worthy 10 occupy Il, Two candidates alone,
ARE held NJ 10 your view--Mr. Adnnia md Gem
pfal Jackson. Que Of thrsc you musi choose.
II il a choIce of awful responsibility and In
making II, we coniure you, IA Americans, ns
Freemen. alive 10 the deep interests a, stake.
10 discard II passion, all prejudice, al paiiisan
1enl--'o fx reason firmly on het throne aud TO
obry, With unshtinking %Grmness, hft still small
Yoiee. Of Mr. Adams YOU ave had long etpe-
tience-trom his youth up, hr,has been IN The
public Sc vice at an early iifTiod III his life
he waa euloe aed, by " The Father OF hi. Goun-
try'-a, amba ssador To London, AT 81. Peters.
burg, NJ Ghcnt, he did tbs State good service
as . Senator he was faithful 10 his husband all
admit. the ability with which, for eight years, he
discharged the important and difficult duties of
Secretary of State.-ln reward Tor these servi
Gfk, llf people oil inc GHiitN Olllih III iHt iiif
aud regular constitutional, mode, elected him
President. For nearly four years he has dis
charged The duties Of this high office. and whai
are the .ins he has commitied7 Has he viola
ted the Constitution I Has he broken any law
Has h oppressed any citizen 7 Nothing OF all
this. Has he been eItravagant. wasting the
public money, instead of paying of The public
debt ? SO fhr tom II, statements from the
Treasury sheN, TINT within the last three years.
n larger portion Of the debt has been paid N,
ihnn witlIn my proceeding three years. But
Nr Adams Is \ friend 10 y Tariff and Internal
improvements His predecessors all %saneli0n.
cd n],eae!nes Of the ssnr cnaracter aud so hait
a majority Of the representatives OF The people,
the laws which Mr.. 4. approved II In said TOO
land scarcely denied by his fricnds) thai Grne.
rai jackson holds the Snmc opinions, ~ pon the
" hole. W. think. fellow citizens, we may safety
say. That the lirsi term of Mr. Adams Plesiden.
{, las Inflicted no wound on the constitution. .,
the liberties at his country and that judging Of
the future by the past, there will be no danger 10
either. IN his reelection,
II beoom. = now, pu, duty, fellow %cliizcus. 10
say = few wbids, of HIM, who has been apily
called, tho - Military Candidate Upon ihs
subject We euirt, with so feeling OF plcasure-
Tor, rs Heaven shall judge us we bear Gen.
Jackson 10 III III. Had he been content with
the station 10 which unlure. temper and habit
had fned hum, we should have been anong the
last I, disturb his rrpose, or piurk ono spiig
from thu laurel he had won hut VIM he is SO
VebfmentlY pressed upon IS AS irsideo,-when
our support OF him - demanded ~ = tone. winch
seems mote Ike command han eDtreaiy, w will
not shrink from canyf ss,nr his merits. In the
! performance OF tins taxi, 1t Is not our purpose to
90 oVr, III detail rh" various charges wlicli have
been mg Il against General Jackson Tie Int
long aud the itcus hcaVy--out limits would
hardly prfnit the bar" enumeration Of III ~
aud TINS Is llo' less necessary. as hey haVs all
been laid lslsre you, aud amply discn God
some OF them IN the Address OF the AntIa1ack.h1
fonventinn--others IN the public paper We
will remark, however, a. 10 these charge, aud
the proofs accompAnyng them, that they have
convinced us that Gen. Jackson would b. Who'll
" INV olthy ol the Presidency even 4 hi, tai
EMS, education, aud experience, wrie yasil he
vond what they are. We have sad tia Il Pres
ident ofihe United Stale, should be n man oil
general lesrnlng-a statesman aud II Iorisl.
Where is the proof which Gen. Jackson, N hs
long caree,. has gwen, TINT he posscsse. ono Of
those qua ,Gcatlons2 lie has been y Judge. a
Rcpre.r-epiaiivc in Congress. II Senator.
" blnre are his speeches. his reports bis ~
saysf' Where. on the Journals ii the senate,
on the Lower i%iouSr, 0r IN the reports oi their
proceedings, shall We find one Single Inc, Tex.
Gepl his name among the ayes aud noes, 10 IN.
dicnle 10 posterity that Andrew Jackson vas -
Legislator When we ask foi monuments OF
Tins kiod 10 mark the existence OF hnstlneto
j. flerson. Madison, 81. the Genius OF America,
with II proud smile, points 10 uur histofy teeDIng
with them. But all this IS nonghi-mere dn-l
in the balance, when compared with the bauit
of New Orleans. That single battle eleanses
from every sin-heais every wonnd--supplies
all dc elects may more, il gives talent, know
ledge, wisilon-eycry qualification necessary 10
make a President.-Pardo rs fellow citizens,
il we SEEM 10 uItic On so grave a subject. II is
with Sadness and sorrow of heart, that We speak
thus. Many and grave have been the les ons
read ms by nistorj aud experience, ON tile dam
ger Of mlli'ary glory 10 Bepubl.cs-of,en uase
we seen them pros rated in he dust, by the he
no whom they had raised to honor. because he
had tanned victories. And what, I'VE pray you
to weisi he que ton what is the fouedniion,
the sole foundation, of the present popular ity
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