Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-09

Internal Improvement and the difi,son Of hro,,.
so Tar as they eau be promoted by tho consti
.u.onn acts OF the federal governnent are of high
importance. This is all that is eaid on This ,,st
Important subject; and il ia, in a high decree ovu
s've ndecisve, and jesuiticai The speech does not
now Tar tue eo''ftutionat acts of the federal gov
S.nent can promote internal Improvement and the
u'nus'on OF acknowledgements how far Gen Jacson will
70, in enccuru ging and promoting them. Thus Is
h,s great question passed Jy.
,,;,s "a tue speech, Oh the army, navy and
.''ia VI the y. ttaies, are very proper. But the
rev words, IN Which "the Indian Tribes within our
limits, are spoken OF, are perfectly vanue and arc
"nss,isaetory; yhe President "will observe just
and liberal policy and give that humane and consi,e
rate attention To taeir rights aud their wants ,r6;h
are consistent tcm The habits Of our government and
tae feelings our people" Why were these last words
Swnich 1 have put in italics) node use of by Gen.
lackson' Could It have arisen from wish Gain TO
leave every thing in the dark The habits of our
government have not been always very friendly TO the
Indians within our aits and the feelings of many of
our people are very hostile to them. srhe huaiar,e
ana oonade,ote attention to the rights and the wants
Oh the INDIANS, which would be consistent NTH tba
haofs Our gooeraoeEt aud the feelings of o,. peoDIe
would not always be the offspring of genuine phiian
tnropy. 1t beloved Zen yackso TO - more cxpli-
cit on this subject, than he has besn because h
been accused of habi,s not very friendly aud of fec
lings not very kind, towards the Indians within our
I borders. - 49,
But what shall say oc that orion Of the sncco, in ~
is avcrrcd, that t,,c recent crons,fu on of wIic ,
ef'oes the 'osk o Rsdoa, tie list of executive duties
!
PRESIDENT tdt Inc required correct ,osc abuses ,ha, a,
brought the patronage of fhc Federal Government no ronc
WIN inc cesion of elections and bo
which have disturbed the rth course of appon,ns, ana
nave p,see; or continued power in uniaho incompetent
hiiis: no two men will agree in their ineprr,.tr o
fathe translation oithis of the speech Some will b. IL
ieans oc thing and some another But all candid Icra
higlhmuded men will the opinon tina, IL - -,
ruhanke and pusllanmous attack the reputation of nm
urs'tecsyu Pohtcaf oppOnenti will NOT saw en-. o.
John Quincy Adams has fallen. His co,ny y,rrn 49,
dealt hasy with hm but they not s,rip him of b;s
honor, his patriotism, his lustrous worth Ic ,v, IN, 80
Senate AT his heels" But cruel and unuany ard Cor
elusive evidence of vndcve temper in Cen J,csso .,
attempt wanionly 10 n1ict wound ON the fcelnqs f an
qu,shcd political foe. - - 80"
The speech declares that ain the pcrtor,n,,c ne ,
thus generally delneated" Prcsie,, ,yl er,,e,vo m
select whose diligence talents will ensure IL, h;
respective stations, able and faithful cooperaon Sc C.
he people nave 9on correctly inonned the selection of
officers OF high grade, which already been made nv Cen
Jackson they can, even now appreciate his srorors 10 [
men ~ diligence oid talents They will son lnncn, il; h,o
ness of SPIRIT the want of dscermeni in the eec,ion and tho
Want i TALENTS IN the persons selected aid Cen Jackson il,
administering the government ID ~ ."
The 9Bfence expressed by Gen jackson st bs o,- ,,
NC atoms Tor the oce which be fills, certaur well
sincerely JOIN him in hoping, that he will rec, i've ains,rco,
ad ai from the co ordinate branches of the government,
hnugh appearances al present favorable horc
1r tho good OF our common country that Gen ackson,s
administration VIII give him title indurence and ,,
OF his fellowcuizeus generally But very respec,ahe
Dor OF mue tells me, that this is a hope springinp from
enlightened patriotism lie says that the peope of tho ;,od
States ought tn be- made learn in the school ~,
important truth which they lately rejected no ~
mere ntttGry man IS incompetent rt orer free peo,s
Inc style OF the speech Is obnoxious criticism i, an,
sal of this extraordinary production The "earchnr opca
on OF Just criticism be undertaken y Others better %
fed for the faithful performance of the tass than ~
ONE OF THE PEOPLE