Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-08

pecteds President. He chaunts the loudcst of the
whole choir and claims to be the leader OF the band
FIlsome panegyrists Still his opinions of Jacksons
Conducts heiotey told the Public, remain unchanged.
. Mr.. Richie, Mr.. Ritcie. If (as the N. Intclli-
gencer justly relnarks sit possible for man by
any perverson of taste, to desire universal contempt
surely he Gould not have sought it by exhibition of
apostacy more open, pal pabc and dsgraceful." The |
aposacy Of Mr.. Richie stands peculiar and alone--
1t Is not only the most gross and papabe, but his
guarded cpnfesson of thinking of Jackson as he
aiws DID strips of all extcnuation and leaves it to
be accourtedor by the only possible supposton, of
mean and cringlng subserviency to the times. Do we
do the gentlemcn injustice, What, when he says
himself, that ms sentiments of jackson and his con-
duct remain unchangcd-whcn those sentiments were
the most violently hostile and navorable-when we
find him i'll the brief space ofeigteen months become
from the loud and bitter the soft and hone
court'er OF the "llcro'-is it doing him injustice to
ascribe his regeneration to the contemplate motive
OF swimming with the c,rrents No, it is 10 inus-
tice Friendship itself, can conjecture other mo
tive, and bcnevolence must admit the degradation of
the Richmond Enquirer.
But manifest and unmatched in any other indi, i,,-
al as the example ofapostacy is, to which have
Just referred, Mr.. Tlos Ritcic stands branded with
another, to the full signal and unprecedented The
gentleman though unnatchuble by all the world has
contrvct to match himself: The worthy Editor has
succeetediu verifying that line of poetry which &C.
lebrated critic pronounced paradoxcul --GNone but
himself can be his parallel" This second case of
opostacy is connected with MIR. Adams. On the &C.
cason of the vndication of our Government made by
Mr. Adams to Spain, Mr.. Richie broke forth in the
following rapturous and exulting acknowledgment of
his athletes:
81 cannot sufficiently enpress, the PROFOUND
sentiments of admiration, and deiight with which
have perused this state paper. Ir. Adams vintica-
] tion.) 1t is written with an ASTONISHING force
ofngenuty, and adorned with the most CAPTIVA-
TING eoquence of all descriptions 1t has the air of
4 who FEELS MOST ACUTELY FOR
THE WRONGS OF HIS COUNTRY; who il
indignant Mt the insults offered her by the appressor
pretending to demand redress, ana who pours ont
those feelings in the most forcihlc strains IT rs
MONUMENT OF DIPLOMATIC GENIUS; it is
AN ORNAMENT TO MY COUNTRY l feel
PROUD of belonging to nation which has produced
such BLAZE of talents. 1t shivers the manifesto
OF the Spanish Cabinet in dust and ashes Into what
utter ins'gncance does the redbubtable Chev. Onis
sink He scenis like pigmy in the hands of
| GIANT"
Jenny Thompson Now some of our adverse
res have called MS, the flateers and alulators of
John Quincy adams, and true it is, we ever and
anon celebrate his splendid abilities and great ac-
qulremehts. But never-no, nevcr-have we launch
Gu out INTO such n tremendous pancgyric this, in
favor of Mr.. Adams or any other man. sPRO
FOUND admiration and deli ght." "ASTONISH-
ING ingenuity" sCAPTIVATINC1 eloouencc >,
MONUAlENT of Diplomatic Genius" "ORNA
MEN T OF his Country" BLAZE of talouts and
GIANT III vinlication Of the wrongs of his country
But be not deceived reader! Don't fatter yoursolf
IT you are an administration man. that Mr. Richie
Will support Mr.. Adams for the Presidency Whom
he said al! those fine things of him. he beevn them
indeed, but 1t was in 1919 and before he found ont
that Virginia did not like Mr.. Adams. He prefers
Gen Jackson 20 Mr.. Adams. He decidedly prefers
for President Of the u. States him whom in 1924
he thought too much inclined to arbitrary Govern
mek, and whose election he deprecated as q course"
to this ORNAMENT ofhis country and GIANT in
~ defence This is not all. He will allow no man
| to praise MIR. Adams, without calling him tatterer
and sycophant. and to repeat his own words aoainst
Gen jackson, is to kinde his ficrccst jndippa
ton Woe TO the wight. who ventures to sdcprecate
the lection of Gen Jackson as cTrsc!" Mr. Tho
mas Ritcle immediately paragraphs him in the En-
qllrer as Il lcfaIner and slanderer.
Citizens OF Virginia. this is the man who aspires to
rule your opinions, and writes to bis colleague Mr..
Van Buren,, that he will answer for your vote He
who has not stability of character, and elevation
and fixedness of principle sufficient to preserve
himself from the absurd and lutlcrous nconsis-
fcncies which VIC have just traced out, presumcs to
dictate to great people, and shuttle the cards for
Empire
II second Dand rome to Judymcnt!-Judgc Win.
Daniel Of the Lynchburg circuit, in pressing letter
to some Post Master i'll N. Carolina, which the latter
has been simple enough TO publish, says-"EIe is clad
to hear the good people of N. Carolina especially OIL
Warren county, will support Gen. Andrew Jackson
against the .IonorchiuL Federal Candidate. John