Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-11-01


Ia aiinttcd, that his department to Mr.. Adams mmo
"iat"y alter the election, digniied and BECOMING
upon the surposition that he deemed Mr. Adam
conStitutionally and fairly elected. But if az.
subsequently appeared, he believed that his c
iccthon was bcguttcn in sin and broupht fort
IN iniqulty; that 1t the result of MANAGE
inent and intrigue. bargain and corr,lpton,' no,
could he offer the hand of Soldier and the conprat
uiations ora Patriot. to the man who had daInne,
himself and dsgraced his country How does tn
known agency Of the General in brinpiup befor
the puoilc, second time, the bargain and cor
rup;on chirge, andhi manner of doing it. tally wit
!he HditoFs notions OF what is proper and betting
III man, standing in the relation in which Cen Jack
son stands to this natious
! !here wore some strangers at the Generals tabl
ana the late presidential election became ,,e suh;,c
o' cohEsrs;',lon He had perhaps, confused no
'oii III ms mead about intrigue and nlanapemcnt: HI
certainty had some conversations on that subject viii
certain members OF Congress- of his party. His idea
appear to nave to have been about rs clar md cor
recs as his construction of the Second Section "
INFORMS MS gaping and astoniShed guest that h
could have been elected with the greatest casc-avs
III one hour Ii he consented to soil himself with tn
iinamy ct bargain, those who were successful ho
.ohe. Tow beg the Editors of the Enquirer t
forget, II c:Sble, for one moment, that thew ar
chahcd to the Chicfain's -plcdgcd--irrcvocabl
heaged to supporto lay their hands OH their hearts
ana answer w Quiz George Washington have don,
ts 'hilS' would he not, had he possessed stficen
evidence OF so tout Transaction have arraivned TIN
cupri's before the proper tribunal and cbbctted ~,
to everlasting infamy5 If he had no other evidenc
IMAM the strmses OF few jealous friends worl
he nave int! ged himself, at his own table in thu
presence OF strangers in deinatory gossip-in inf,
nous and unloundcd charges against the first mon i,
the nationo ~- -
The Editors of he well COINED and concoctcd' ne
giols OF inc President and ofther flying words.
III what sense they call the language they have
az Inherent times applied to the Presidential Candi
oates, living words ii is difficult to imariue .Verb
,"lant, |hera sc'!D'a mnna.' Unluckily for then,
me words III question were not the vcrba voantia-
the flying words OF c.sua and careless or p.rhaDs
conhdentlal chat bu, TIC ltera scri,ta 1nanens
written printed, and published. scococtc,i and conn
e.' over, as beng int ed for the public eve De
MAJ Is impossible ana explanation hopeless Their
they stand, naked salf-convctcd. and cowerin.r mn
der the scorn and indignation of honest men,
=" nie one IS suspected of Intriguing for an Office
me oI1er Is known to have disdained all intrigue
LOW stands the fact? We have The dispositions G
buchanan, Markley, and Eaton-the evidence prin
cipaiiy relied in this case-and what is 80 a,noI,,
Oh IT, " NY that there WAS Some talk amonn thes
inen-a OF them the friends and supporters of Gen
ackSoh' ABOUT the means most likely to procure, 70
tic Ncner2l, the votes necessary to elect him. bu,
that neither Mr.. Clay nor his friends had nnv concer
III, snare or knowledge whatever of the matter The
whole ;.ttar originated and ended with Gen. lack
son. ana his friends without any participation or eye
knowledge, that is much as nsinuated bv then, ~
the part OF MIR. Clay or his friends Yet f,ct;o
does not cease, not only to repeat and reiterat
this charge, rctnted and demolished doubly nm,
Ifeniy' as 1t Is. ana as they well know il to be
but has the matehless audacitv and imnudence i
the face of the American people, who have heard n;
the evidence, to refer to the statements of Buchanan
and MarbIley, and Eaton, for the proof!.!
The Editors otthc Enquirer are not ashamed +
state, when he (Mr. A;lams) ,cqs elected we v,er
anxious to do him Justice. We wished to iudec hi,
by MS measures Bat the first message decided eve
4 ry Doubt Objections then broke in upon the mo.
inconsiderate politics; which subsequent measure
have only contributed 10 confirm" No one T thinL
INV aft antin fbn
these Editors, for few years past can give any Gre
dit TO these statements.
There is q simple clue that y.ll carry any one VIII
| is disposed to follow it through the whole lahvrnt
ofthcr selfcontraictions Inconsistencies and tora;
versations. William II. Crawford was the candidat
nominated by a Caucus of that party which bs
once been oinnpotcnt. and would have been so still
nad 1t continued united. He was the candidate c
virginia There was reason TO hope he would be In
candidate of the people.
Inc Editors Of the Enquirer always houriship n an
fashionable politicians, meant simply to be- as ,,s,,o
on the strongest side. From causes which are vel
known, and which 1t Is now in vain to regret the
nave found themselves the weakest IIhev wer
rs little content with this false and unnatural position
as the Scotchman. who, having engaged in thrc
unsuccessful rcbcions, and smarted well for it eac
tlilf, resolved never 10 be the wrong side apain
Coevai with the formation of the Administration
was the organization of an opposition to it. composn
OF the strongest and most heterogeneous material
that perhaps, were ever brought together for an
|
might, perhaps, furnish faint idea of the discor
dancy OF It's component parts.
| Ostabat ai:s aliud: quia ccrSoTc in 1uo
! frg,ia pugnabart caldis, h,mentia siccs
| hio!ia cum dur;S, sine Pondere bahcntia pondus
Clayitc, Crawfordites, and Jacksonitcs strict con
sruconlsts, aud latitudnarians tariff and Anita riff
| bitter Fcderallsts and ultra Dcmocrats-men betwec
whom the only relation subsisting for years was tina
OF Frank and Spanard- War ut the knife point >
shook hands, kissed and were friends Men upo
whose sensitive vanity, the malignant wit Of Ran
doPf, like the arrow Of Philoctetcs had inflicted IL,
immediate wound, forgot to hatc--nay, even ioiue
to help him blow the Administration sky hich'
The Editors Of the Enquirer seeing an imposin,
array OF force against the Administration-k KNOWING
that Virginia would after the defeat of her favo
RTE candidate, any other man ut the helm, and espcci
ally Yankee with infinite sourness and reluctance
KNOWING that faction would fight, as it away
does when 1t fights for empire, with no faint anc
countertcted zeal but with 9l the ranc0ur and fury
that the love OF power breathe into the ambitious
the love of self in the