Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-12
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The thorough-going partzans and wholesale adj
mrers of General Jackson will of course praise this
document 10 the skies. jus, in proportion 10 their
former abuse OF tho Hero, some of his present wor
shippers will laud every syllable and sentiment IS us,
wise and eXcel'en-as perfectly Incompatible in the
sitnpcity and clcatncss ofts sivIa the sronr conn
mon sense of its views the drecncss and value Of is
propositions md above all tho Just and admirable cy
P"S'I'o.'' winch 1t furnishes of the constitutional
principles OF our Government" These are cornpIi.
mems which quote from the Richmond FCqq.j,er
whose Editor a very few years since regarded Gen
1achsons election public "carse," and himself
100 igunsant" and ''ierocous TO take charpe of tie
mighty concerns Of this nation. We are asked by
AIR. Ktcin IN tie exstacy Of his admiration Is this
'he man %ho could neither erte nor speil'" We an
swcr that this Is net nc num- and we say fearlcsslv
uat wcdcu5. either the understanding or the honesty
OF any Individual vino either to persuade himself
or Others that this message is the production o Gen
erti Jrctsoa. Mr.. Ritchc knows as well as Mr. So
creiary Van Ruren, that the writer OF the anol rs
Dnsmoor epse, is not the writer Of this lone corn,
mnnication 20 the 2ist Congress.
We should perhaps, not have said thus much two
had not been provoked at hedisgus:ing and rer bic
cant by which this state paper is sought to be sus
tanned at the eHpcncc Of those abc.and upright and
prosecuted citizens, who are now no longer in power.
we Should have even borne with the fulsome and
sickeni' praise oftAc Enquirer, but for its narnau,
references to Mcssrs. Adams and CLAY.
Tins paper which has clnanated from the National
Executive, we arc DESTROYS of treating will! The res.
pect Hhioi IL deserves. We acknowledge that We
see much in tito comuend that there is no par,jcI,,
obJec ion to It's style andthat some of lis opinions and
! sentiments w ont ..'t., 4
ccde thus huch however, VIC feel ourselves =, I;,-,,
as the c'ndlcto Of free and independent press. I,
cens"re what we deem ccnsurabe, and 10 orrai.,n b
'''S our readers Whatsoever opinions or doctrines we
consider at war with the interests Of he milton -
rcpFoaohiui to lis character.
f.FSt then We think the whole passage about IN,
i"o4uhs winch the Enquirer thinks "a beautiful ant
PoWeFid. composition" ari atteinyt to
Tic most mqn'tous project that was ever concevo
ny the Rulers Of great nation toward n f.ebIo de
"ce'Ss ana almost eNtrpatrd race. The Indians
Alabama ana Georgia have been advised so,.. =,
Message "ehcr TO crnjgratc beyond the STisissjn,
oF submit To the laws OF those States" These =
the aIicrnatiycs-and we will venture 10 snv Tint
more unauthorized INVASION Of human rir.t or more
open and daring violation Of the Cons,i,n,;o, On,
laws OF the United States, was never before editater
/
10 the Indians, when truly interpreted means no;bno
more OF less than ths--Tou must forthwith abandon
your lands which you have now cultivated and II,
P'o'e"-you must fly forever from your native woods
your ancient hunting grounds and the graves of vouI
"'neTS or S"brrt yourselves % the laws Of those
very people who arc seeking your destruction. a.
coon should We think OF committing the lamb 10 the
keeping OF the wolf, the Cherokee Creek snf
ChcctHw, and their lands, the tender mcrces and
guardian care of Alabama ana Georgia.
That the fate Of these unfortunate Abort ,incs j.
sealed forever. without the quick and powerful AVA
kehng OF public Indignation. is as clearly revealed II
the Presidents Message, as the hand writ;nn on I'm,
wall Of Rcichazzur Even in cusc of their ouirt sinh
mission TO AIbama and Georgia, we are d;stiuctl,
Informed that only such possessions as they have in,
Prored by Mcir industry, will be secured to them
I'll seems TO mo Visionary" says President Jackson
10 suppose that in his state of things claims an be
allowed on tracts Of country on which they have nei
Their dwc.. nrf ""dc improvements, merely bccaus,
they nave seen them from the mountain or passed
them IN tie chase" What is this but saving Tim
the faith Of dozen treaties, somc Of them nccoate
by Andrew Jackson himscc) BY which the limits an,
boundaries Of the Indian Territory have been SOLEMN
~ guaranteed may hereafter be violated nj the Milan
sure OF Alabama aud Georgia lanl-iobbers and spo
cn'at"ts' by what authority, we enquire. are h,
Indians to be thrown out Of the protection Of the
Of Congress, of the Constitution Of the United States
aud OF the treaties so!c,nE'y ratified by the trcat
making powc We shall look to Tins matter. an,
with Whatever soPhstry the cringng parasites orth
present administration may attempt to gloss over IN,
most supElous niquIty, We shall continue to cxpos,
it in It's naked doformiy.
The President, We think, makes but sorry ano
logy for his numerous removals from office of some o.
The best and most meritorious men in the public ser
vice. Were VIC however. to agree with him in opip
ion "that more is lost by tho long continuance O
men IN Office, tian is generally be gained by tbci
experience" what shall say to the manner il
which his own doctrine has been applied? Had b
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