Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-31

QUESPION A.,D ANSWER.


people Of S. Carolina also.
Frcr, Stu.u,nnt .lercury.
~ fie last Rtagf,T; Gazr,e Of very noynr
v,rou addressed people OF the Stale. Surprising il
?: ~ 1a,'y on answering ;'e" AZ iu, have taken the
qtsh l-"Nre TIE iroic sooepta5!na ashamed Of the
Sn'! Tariff eXc;;c!,eu, of the last yeaf'
Qoe.t 2Are they satise that tie grounds
With they ;L have s iaAen or years are unenabie"
q~ess 5'po they believe that President Isck save
.4nsfhe consider him o,nnipoenol,ers look
ufon him as the tool Of Dun Green
2'est 4.-''Wese they in earnest last year3'
;5nsISo aoseiher
Qtest 3-'Werc they the tools of dcmagogues:'
q'ssf s-nd they talk of their violated liberties, thus
F'ine len for the purposes OF party and to exat man'
aes' Do they hope that Virginia will rcsurne
: dernking.
Quest Twas the opposition Tariff deusio.,:"
Grss as AZ the excitement, as our sco.s sa dog
sdSH tevcr and a:c the people sick and tired Of it,"
s.assE@lg-s the deep silence which las followed the is
sunny Of lha Protest and Exposition, caused by the certainty
speestv reenr is it the apathy OF modification and disgust:
~ !, there l aud deep tlve To porscvere, which will
I've Known bv actions instead of Words"
Inst the apathy of modification and disgust Nothing
now heard save the sotlered excavations OF few partiza
VINO have not been properly rewarded
NJ The President has returned from his visi. to
Mr.. Carroll. Mr.. Van Buren is in Delaware. Mr..
Branch is in PHILADELPHIA. Gen. Duff Green is in
Boston. Hon. Isaac Hill 1--WE like to give him his
title,l is in New Hampshire where ne has been for
three months, taking active part in State Politics
Maj. Lee has not yet sailed for Algicrs nor do we
any mention made OF when he is likely to do So
Qucry--when does or did, the salary commence:
Nai. Campbell the Treasurer, feels the cuntine
ment of his Office and the deprivation of his summer
wanicrings in the mountains, cruel restraint but
III
His leisure hours supposed to be devoted to
treatise upon The cart Of rising" or how man Of
mediocre taieprs no turn talent for business and
no c'ams upon the gratitude of Ike rublic, may
nevertheless contriye TO live of the public Corn
Crib all The days ofhis life This treatise it is thought
will be very entertaining and Instructive and CON
tai! valutbie hints to political a,phytes. 1t is to be
Sdedcated 10 the greatest and best" The new
Treasurer it said has the best office in the Govern
ment well paid and nothing to DO but to sign his name
some dozen times day. The tolls and prvations
endured for his country. and his energy, f
y entitle him to this pest Of dignity and afu
Having thus notified our readers what the mug
mates the grea, Of the land, about, we will make
an end
1J' We understand that some person or persons,
misundGf sod, pretended TO misunderstood u.s. US
having sid that Watkins punishment a hard
ship There people who find it difficult 10
understand plan language, and others who prefer to
misunderstood. We address what follows 10 The
former.
We nsver said (sincc we bccainc satisfied OF his
guilt,) that Watkins punishment was hardship
We said the very Our language was that
Inc hardship of his case did consist in his pun
I.hD but on al urp;s of
default tina. had occurred iro!n the foundation ofte
government the present time, his alone, less ag
gravatcd certainly, than many ohers--should have
been selected for criminal prosecutions" This ex-
pressIy disclans the idea that his punishment in it,
self, vas hardship. We still say, it hard.
ship, that ou of nnumerablc cases that have occur
rad ia the space of 10 years. his only (within or
knowlcIgc) should nave been singled out for the
criminal vengeance OF the Government. NotwitlI-
slundinE, al must admit, that Watkins deserved it,
and ali viii hope that the example viii prove whole
some and valuable.
The jackson prints, have slrenuously incu'cated
that the Opposition Press manifested a wish to
skreen Watkins, and synpathiseG with him. The
first assertion is untrue. The animadvcrsiou Of the
opposition press has been provoked By the unfair
dculng Of the tools Of Tie present Administration
towards its predecessor, by inputlng Watkins guilt
20 Mr. Adams and his Cabinet 10y the diabolicai at
tempt to infer the guilt OF ali persons removed from
MIS- and by the despicable ortfce Of claiming from
tho detection Of Watkins NAL practices, credit for
extraordinary vigilance the part Of the existing
Executive. Ii Is this lrickery, unworthy of any
Administration that has provoked the castgation of
the Opposition Press, and motive wish, to cx-
enpt Dr.. Watkins fion the legitimate aud proper
cons, quences Of his actions. lie must however
be much wanting in sagocity, who docs not
perceive that political calculation led to the pro-
sscut.ou Of Watkins. that whatever his mis-
deed. they were laid bold Of not so mNch