Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-29
EOLxTTCAL.
From the National Journal.
NO II
10 2yN7REV JACKSON: Presideu, Of he c-,i

life would if faithfully aad fully pnr;raved nroye
valuable acquisition to the political literature of orr
country, and should it ever be in v"ur power to
cute with candor aud with truth complete narrative
of your acts their origin and their consequences the
motives FROM which they sprung the friends who adj
vlscd them. and the effects which have resulted from
hem, you would confer greater blessings upon the
nation than Ii has yet been your fortune to bcstow
The people fhe United States like the hero of old
require but light. They may be hoodwinked and
d"cc'Ved, but can never be corrupted Their fee
iIngs may, Tor time, bind their Judgments and mis-
lead them In their estiinute of mon; but t,v can
never be prevailed upon admire qualities Which
arc a, variance with the principles of honor, magma
:nlitv and chivarv. Ynu have never more grossly
deceived vorselfi If Won have been so coniIeev the
dDpe of your childish vanity to believe for mo-
,neEt that you hive received tho anprnhation and
condolences OF your connfrynlen for the real Guaf-
Cations Of your head or heart Should you dstrust
this assertion, Is in your power hrirr its accura
~ to the Test Give candid exposition or your
sel nnvo your rea springs nj actor disclose to
the motives by which you have been prompted and
my life upon the result. YOU will speedily find vonr
self tho chcd object CT universe! scot dctesta
ton ard cor'cr,rt.
When your name was first presented 70 INC rub
lie as candidate for the office Of Cbint Nnrs,r,te
some of those who surround your person and
enjoy your confidence competent to inform, Won
ut the feeling of mingled surprise, incredibly and
r!licnle, with ahich the rrnunca;on was received
f; Mr. Ingham vouch for MS personal and political
friends in and out Of Congress and can state that the
iIrst movements made Your favor in PENNSYLVANIA
were understood to be designed ms stab mined ,t
Calhoun, whosc paTisans resorcG TO every means in
their power &c check the current its source I'm
I'll II was ascsrtained TINT it rolling h.yond con
troll thrcnt"ning to overwhelm i'll r,,in and desela-
ton all VINO would rot lannch themselves rnon its
stream. Mr.. lnrham, Mr.. Dallas. and other cham.
pions of Calhoun, were among those who n,,s. oar
nest!y deprecated your Al still LATER period
MI van Buren can inform you IN what estlna ion
You were held ny him. and The consequences which
ne anticipated " onld result from your elevation
Enow not whether he adopted to its full extent the
language of Mr.. Richie, and deemed vour success
the greatest curse which could be inflicted upon the
nation; whether ne was willing with his notorious
Month-p'ecc koah, to compound with his ears prov-
ded you would spare his neck. or declared with Col
Benton. that be should be compelled either to aban-
uon MS scat III the Senate to perform his duties
inc legislative hall armed with brace of pistols to
protect himself from your brutal ferocty Your
Premier CO: doubtless recocct the courteous mira
ses in which he expressed his adherence of your
character, mis- contempt for your qualifications, and
nus apPrehehSIonS OF the consciousness to the coun-
try you should attain the Office to which Won asp
red. lie can also inform you how far there was
foundation iuT the belief that his eyes we're first OPEN
co To your varied eXcellences and his faith confirmed
III your foul accusation of bargain and intriDue bv
Inc direct and perenptory refusal he received from
the late Administration TO his profcrs OF connection
with IT,
True it is that at the period when your name was
first promulgated rs a Candidate for the high office
Welch you now occupy, you were comparatively uri-
known - The nation. Your achievements durinp the
late war were fresh IN our recoliecions sy had re-
sounded IN every ear, and filed with gratitude every
heart which eXued in the glory and success of our
country flag y gallant and chivaIrous people could
and did appreciate these claims upon their affection
Ihe details OF your private character were unknown
to many in the cvi! offices you had filed yer nsig-
nicance had scarcely preserved alive even the mem
DRY Of your existence The American people never
forget benefits received those who confer thcm--
Recognising lii you one who had done them service
with generous confidence which if You could have
compTehended and appreciated you would have re-
sPondcd to, when the past enormtes of your life
were revealed, when your daring outrages upon the
constitution were exposed, when your reckessness of
life exhibited to the public, they would not list
en- to the accusations against their gallant soiier-
lhe ample evidence by which they were s,,s aimed
was either not examined or not regaried and yon
found that the very enorinity and multitude or vour
transgresslons generated a feeling Of ncrednltv
which no testimony could shake, and in which alone
you have found your security.
The Fictitious glare which political cortrovsrsv
creates and spreads round the objects Of nrnnIa1
idoatTy Is as tieetlng the passions in whc! it o.
rgnates. Time VIII, ere long, cause it to dssp-
pear Your true history will be given to the world
freed alike irOR the aduaton of parsaus and the
misrapresentntio Of opponents. Your choroc,er
VIII stand d'ueated by the bold hand of truth; and
submit to your own conscience announce the YER
Dict which your country must render before the pre-
Gent generation has passed away.
az hsrEnicAS C.rizrx.
.Tr Ciay and he administrator Prir,ly-Ii i cr
rous and amusing to observe the RELATIVE positions of
This retired Statesnan and the busy barking monfb
pieces OF successful opposition BY the legitimate
expression of the public will, however improperly or
otherwise that nay have been BIASED, Mr. Clay'b
been removed from public authority. lie is now no
than any other of his fellow citizens ca far ne
the weight Of 0dice is concerned-and is only 70 be
distinguished above the most indiflrrnt members of
the community, by his personal quaiIications-his
talents hs virtues, the services he has rendered the
country. Wherefore then the abuse and persecu-
ton wil'ch persue i.im Into The shade of domes
TIC retirement Way after the successful issue Of
tnat bitter and unspariug conflict, which drove him
mo that retirement and PLANTED The standard of
triumphant chief on the highest citadel of power, is
the generosity Of victory forgotten and it's glory tar
ptshed ~ mean-spiriicd yindlctjvcness' WHY in
hne the dignity Of manhood sunk INTO the feroctv
of the brlf;cs ''