Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-03-24
Vol. Vino. II.


Tor the Presidency unfortunately however, he died
and things being rather squay for Mr.. Clay, crop
ped all design OF supporting him. and took Mr.. Craw-
ford. When Mr. Van Buren, was in this city some
lew months ago, paid him every attention, and lie
even visited me. He gave me an accent ofall the
schemes which before the actors of all the
political mtrigues ON foot, and advised how to
I manage matters In Nrglnia,-I have been endeavo-
ring to follow his advice, but difficulties are continual
y rising before me- amongst others and the least
is the necessity which existed some two or three
Years ago for taking up w. B. G. my political
leader, and this did, though hated him ut tLe time
and have done ever since. The time has been when.
OF all the politicians who lived hated BIN most
he has abused and traduced Gen. Jackson beyond
all description, and though abused the Generaltoo
yet this man w. 81 q. sent me three nt0,Ge1s
which he had written against Gen. J. and the the,
administration which considered so vile that would
NOT publish them, and they afterwards appeared ii
the Virginia Patrot'-This man. my leader, is pet-
ting me into new difficulties everv day, and lam
brought to an open denuncation Of the sage and pu-
rot Madlson merely because know how to oct
clear OF this Cttuij,,ian leader and what ether dill
cuties he VIII draw into, | cannot foreaee--As
to my defence ofthe Hartford Convention men, do
not at all regret 1t yet. because ali e southern pol
iticians who nave gone into the eNcesses have
made common cause with these northern Offenders
and therefore, L may safely go along with them
But must return to my leader; every party
hates him, lie has only been taken up Tor party pur-
poses, to answer particular object and that
being accomplished he will be cast aside, as soon as
his present hUnors cease, nece again 10 be 1tlein
rem eHbTance. In such state OF things as I lave
here described may please Your honor, now could
avoid the tiattery anu the mock attention Us now
fearit is, which is every where pracsed towards e:~
Thus sir, my advocaton OF mon rather tiIJn iocyie
may be easily traced, and | have Low found that,
with him whose determination is to keep with ma
lority, these deceptions must be practseG0ie7 must
be supported though principles perish.
q. by tie p:OsecutOr.-l have observed sir 10 n
late Enquirer that YOU have passed unmcus,,red en-
logy the inaugural address Of the new President
and amongst other things you say there is no at
sii
no pcdautc lumber OF the schools. but is equcy
''renurhablc for the simplicity of its style ana the
common sense which distinguishes every passane,'
and observe in your paper OF March 1909, equal
praise OF Mr.. Madison's inaugural address but for
different reasons for in the OF Mr. Madison vo,
dwell upon the beauty ofAr. NJ. style the ricn taste
displayed III his correspondence Sc &C: pray sir,
con you explain the paradox?
Nh. H-Sir it Is the easiest thing IN the world TO
! explain. The times the times! ny dear sir, have
changed, and unless politicians change with them
they will become understandable aud laid upon tie
shelf DO you not see that every thing is turned
upside down, Even language has changed, and Mr.
MOAN has lust come out with dictionary suited TO
the times. w no was once more deservedly popular
than Mr.. Madison? And yet under the influence OF
new and times, he is now denounced | tell
you sir, that all things changed? Do YOU not see
that those who not born when the H. Constitu-
,on made. know what ro makers meant bv GER
tain parts OF it, much better than the makers them
selves could possibly know their views? With all
these examples before me, found the least Difficult
ty IN pralslng the late inaugural address tor reasC-s
very different from tho Sc which gave for prasino
Mr.. Nadson's -Besides does not every body know
tiut few persons only, watch me so CLOSELY
to find out all these Inconsistencies; and indeed
none, except those who keep flies OF my paper.--I
have done.
BY the Couyi.-NTr. Richie, Won have been mr.
I9igned and tried before the peoples court tor the
crime of apostacy and your defence has been inreuf
Gus and able. You have been found ouiItv and !
have attended to your reasons why judgment of the
law should not be pronounced- against YOU. These
crimes, than an argument against the lawful sentence
yet to be PRONOUNCED, and before do pronounce it.
permit me to say to you that YOU ate now UPON the
verge of your poiitcm grace and IL becomes you to
repent of the manifold sins which, by your confession
you have committed Your postacy is not even denied
by you, and from the evidence, it appears that Won
have been the alternate friend and ciicrnyof Madison
and Monroe, OF adams and Jackstn, Of CLAY aud
Tazewell, of VIM. B. Giles and John TavIor Of Car
olnc, OF John Randolph, of Il. Pickering of the
bnttiord Convention of the Tariff, aud of men and
measures in all their varieties, whenever they have
appeared; and The only you give for those u
justifiabe acts is that you wished to keep in ma
lorlty, plt YOU longer to range at large, IN
der such mass of guilt would be not only to dsfc-
card the law and the evidences but all the presses Of
the country might be destroyed by the example No
thing remains for me but to pronounce the judgment
Of the law, which Isl that you retire to ihe place
whence you came, that you lose, all your influence:
heretofore so deceptoIsy used. That your paper be
henceiolth, denounced by every intelligent man TO
whatever party he may belong, and thnt Won H.,
chained to the Of his GubeTnatorial ExceiIcuey
and there dragged until the political partnership here
ofore formed between you shall be dissolved, ~ hich
the law considers the greatest punishment that Won
can endure, and may God gront you pardon for vU;
matchless political offences.
I NON-FREEIOLDEES.
Al meeting Of respectable portion OF the Cii;zcs r m
Town OF Petersburg (treehodcrs and reefodcrs fend
TO extension of the Elective Frduciss al the Cuu,
Saturday evening, March ~, i829:--
Major DAM. e. Buts Chairman.
End PeScud, Secretary.
Major Butts, in few lucid and uc,tn,eri rs,,.t r,a,
explained the object of the meeting '7
Mr. VIM. Robertson Jr. rose and al Jed the ,s,,,1f
series of argumsniative and orciblc observations xl,
OF the 0eprIva0ns mmler M.cL Nm.