Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-05
SOUTHERN REVIEW.

From tire Atrbern mo. Cal Sycc5aloy.
Inc physical boundaries ':hich separate and sub
divide Kingdoms, Nations, and States are said by
geOgraphers to operate materially, IN the formation
! Of National or State characteristics, manners and
taste. However perceptblc this observation NAV b.,
TO the eye ofthe political economist, it does not exist
Win us. Although the general features OF our Gov
crnment peculiarly unique and uniform THROUGH.
ont our country, they have not been able, unassiste
even as they are by the operation of natural .auses
10 produce similarity manners and taste Pro-
toSslng, body polite does, be linked topcth
cF by INDISPENSABLE charm. which, while IL prc-
serves the unity OF orr Government, maintains also
the distinct independence of State sovercigntcs
1t would seem almost paradOXical 10 say, that such IT
government, constituted could have diversity Of
interests. As lamentatlc as 1t NAV ultimately m.
pear, It IS nevertheless true The force and effect
OF education upon national manners and taste strr
giles hard Tor the asccdaGcy with nature herself and
j, Slight and as ndstinct may appear the line Of
den3rca'Ion between the relative positions Of the
States which constitute our Confederation, vet there
is broad and garng distinction, equally as Obvious
in politics and Institutions, our manners AID
habits. We would by means sanction the doc riua
that this local distinction should produce i confneu-
suraie eh9Ct upon Cur system of Government; for H.
wouidbc a tact assent 10 Is present cxparte al
mlnIstrGtiOG the pr0sCrptiye measures o which have
apOstatiZcd the talent worth, aud genius OF orr land
We have always thought that there was greater
disposition cyIuc at tie South, 20 preserve the pu-
rIty Of institutions than il any other socio Of
country and hatthls feeling could not be better
promoted and kept alive, than uv free interchange
and expression Of public feeling and sentiment
Undcr impressions like these, We hailed tho announce
mcut OF the Southern Rcriew, as Tic harbinGcr Of
friendly FEELINGS e bond OF closer alliance and t,
pIomugntor oftnat true policy which aims NJ the pre-
sCryatJA Of the Whole and Is nfullv determined to
PVT down every system OF innovation AMI oppression
Hich seeks 20 support the interests OF the fen, ut
the expense o. the MANI. BIT we must COZ H. s. that
70 time fears got the better of our Judgment
and we @cre wilnr, when we considered The origin
and land of It's brth, 10 withdraw the expression of
our more favorable opinion First, because 10 purpor-
ted 30 he conducted and supported by the politIca
haIrbfaHcJ liotspurs ofOur refractory neyhbor: Sc
cOud bgcaus. tue Var1dcyioal doctrIc. That The T.
states orc not u'tIcr mud consequently each State
n1s undlcn1hr right 10 withdraw AZ anv time from
h" confederation is not only openly G. boldly asserted
Uut even ua.Auiy maintained, and iasly. though not
mo- 'c'st w i's elect upon aoIses, because the
mon we're tho very Ajax Fai3mou of tho 0rCat polt-
.c1l struggle which rl IJ'c Cnnvglsfd Cur country.
l-i ssh entertain the ho'crodo-t op Mon, that Sic
election OF Con jackson IT. Lu. tia revival and rciu-
ycnesceu~g OF TIC guod Old republican doctrines Of
orr iath,Is. Fhcsc notiois are no. only NJ war
vial! principles and belief, brt nrc even fai-ifcd
'y the v.ly a,.s Of the administration thus 70 de-
uriOped. Whilst upon tlis suhioc, w. must b. per-
mIitcG tn remark that Tho present administration Of
TINS Government, ls al anomaly tho political hIsto
ty of Oh world; III vain have wc searched our I'm
suogeto ind som" i1onatic term rprosy.vc Of Us
peculiar p0.a. Us yartisans assert, and enJcovor
by ptut bic arruon'f tp muirtain, tbDt D. s hct q
counterpart 81 the administration Of HAT High
Fr'c5t Of EspW 1isu. jcGrf.,n hrnsec This
may sasy tho crcduv OF soinc hot as for ourselves,
We br'cYe 10 90 be s7n1er upnu jefferson, ana IA
, DuTicsone upon Die syslcu &c policy. We ask who
are they that f tie Offices cf jlis Government
with 90" exceptions, they ore ail % man, uoyi AOH-
ines, distinguished neither for talent. scrtices, nor
worth. and politically mkhcvnN ao,g, save the par
tIsang OF General Jackson. Prll'v .ts adoinIstra-
ton Is in fair way 70 become Jeio ne se. But 20
r.sumcNVc r1ust confess Ina: orr fara with regard
o thc Southern Review have becu ~ TAR uufoundcd.
Upon oli questions o: National poley, tho standard
rf per!sau worlare las remained uniuind, and the
N'e interest Of our country has been ably aud man
Wiy maintained, with split 1a0 iu tyne ,tIy char
"ciersiir Of southern 9elng md 2cutiv. II literally
peaks ,hc 7cn' Dc1s fthe SOUTH vi DlnrcIu Tc5ic0t