Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-10

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that the people of the United States are ready to
take .he ground of fulfilling their contracts long
oy as they can be oveiawcd by physical force; that
we can be restrained from injustice by ycn. alone;
not the fear OF God which is a most ennobng and
purifying principles not the fear Of sacrificing
tional character IN the estimation of rood aud Wise
'ncn in every country. and through all future time;
not the fear OF present shaile and public but
simply, and otv, the fear of bay onets and
| But what does the letter OF Mr.. Jefferson, thus
adopted and sanctioned and made the mouthpece of
tie nations what does this letter, written after much
delibera;ion and much experience, and on the of
quitting pC3!ic lille, say 10 the Chcrokces? Il says,
t!ict the United States will always regard both bran
chrs the Cherokee nation as t6iT children. a
2cH lath2r, suppose, does not tel! lies to his chill
dTen, nor break his promises to them, especially
promises that have been often repeated during the
tpSe oftorty years Ii says, chat the Cherolccs Of
the Arkansas must not enter upon lands ciuiDied Jy
other IUGions thus admitting that the Widest Sava-
ge5 lave claim to lands. 1t says, that all the in
dIvduals OF the Cherokee mutton hare right TO then.
co"nt'3f and, therefore If u part Of the nation sur
renders TO the United States lis right to lands East
81 the Mississippi. i, receive from the United
states right lands West of that river. II says,
that those Cherokees, whu wish 90 remove may
'grAte with the good wishes ard assistance OF the
United States and that those. cto remain, mag be
a5SHt1, (yeS, oSs'rd is the Word OF Ar. jefferson
adopted by Gen, jackson 'n,4g De assured Of ON.
patronage, GiG md g1od nsisiborkood" 1t would
DC dicicult to make any comments upon this pas
sage, winch woad add to the impression which it
cannot tell 10 make upon every fair and honorable
mind.
Phe preamble says, that the Cfcro':,,es relied
U1'n ihe promises Of tie President Of the United
a'a'es, ani took ttclF measures accordingly. WHY
should they net rcy upon lis PROMISES No Prcsi-
dent g! the United States lao broken ili;h with the
lndians But i: these yer: PROMISES aud a ihous-
Gnd others, should he broken. there viii be an
end OF reliance promises: and out OF teuder-
ness to my country, ami TINT we uli,rl not be I'M
necessarily remHdci of the ntainv thus laid up in
store ior future GENERATIONS, could heartily wish
ina; none Of our public iaucti2nares may ever here
aitef make promise 10 an Indian.
O'CoNHEI.r's SrEEcu.-The following extracts
irom Ar. OConnells Speech to tie Electors Of
Clare, alter his late election, viii be per,lscd with
interest, illustrating his views as British. Lcris
ia'"r, ana presenting a sample Of his ceieb,u;.r
haranrue on that occasior-
f1@m Tic Loac'on Morning Ctroa;cle August 8.
The second election ..,ycGsa.i!Y pT.clains that
eIeat injustice has been done YOU I'm the first in
stance by t!e premature! nlirh almost saw rsolcn
--dccTsion OF the Speaker, upon my rights If
were disposed to descend from the higf station in
%h'ch you have Laced nIc, TO canvass the little mo-
t!ves which induced that decision, would proclaim
them here, II should not necessarily be Obliged to
ailudG /" one whose sex protects her from ai!usion
shall say nothing of It here; but Your voice upon
This snlJect shall be heard lsewlarc-rhear and
cheers The mockery of decision in nv casc-the
s"lhGng hypocrisy OF MIN talking judically upon
question: when they have made mp party 10 Vote a
particular way, was most disgusting. There is one
IL,
which now arraign publicAly before the people of
Clart-that is profession wlIci, felt al, honor
70 beong-thc Bar; and which disgraccd more in
the discussion on my question than on any question
Whatever. Upo3 that question pat forward nv
legal reasoning, asid had it circulated in pamphlets:
no nan dared con adict that reasoning and entrus
lnIse!t 10 tIe Peraneioy Of pint: for if he had
should have torevereXPosed him to rI!cu,a bu eac,
man that attempted 10 oppose me sought for safety
and protection il a l.;i!nlrum Parliamentary speecb
Snch IS was delivered - The present Chief Justice
would myself at once havc yielded to sound arou-
meut and solid reasoning, but could not discover
any OF it in the speech Of Sir Nicholas Tindal: in
stead of these, could discover nothing but love of
place rather than justice. pity the country that
has high tunrIonifss who vii! abandon their rinci-
pies fer the party eaoluncnts of place hcar heart
There was another man who opposed me-of him
there has been great deal said lately, though we
can hear nothing Of him now Daughter He made
the greatest b,unGcr that lawyer ever vet made;
but that E,iis; to bis back and it VIII stick fast to
l'm for ever [hcaF! and aughtpr.1 Of the lawyers
Who opposed me, one has been gince a1ade Chicf
Justice, and the second Solicitor General. I now
come to the third Sir James Scarlett-and Of his
political conduct Il IS impossible for me now
10 speak IN any ut!cr terms Than those Of abhtr.
renee and contempt He sanctioned, WIFI Ills
authority, my opinion, that was not visitabe with
any pains penalties whatsoever; and vet he not
having ''the fear OF the Lqxd! but the Minister be-
fore him, after be had advocated my cause in such
manner as that Mr. Iiuskisson declared that he had
convinced him OF the justice Of my caim-Mr Jcpf-
SON. the Member for Mallory, also told ne that he
was sitting next to two English Members who decIar-
ed that the arguments Of Sir J. Scarlet convinced
them also Of the justice of my caim-tho arguments
Of Scarlet convinced them, but they could not con-
vince himself. FOR lie voted against me- lie was a
Wing then, and the Representative Of one of Lord
Fjtzwiliiams boroughs. lie is, suppose Wing
still but he Is now ais" his Majesty s Atorney-Gene-
raj hear, heGr!i But there is one man Of whom
cannot speak in any terms but those cf lie highest
praise and admiration. Henry Hrougham stood bv
mo linear! ard continued cheering!l-he whose ac !
lp1 Win
surpassed, and who. knowledge upon every subject
IS uncquaIle1. [lIcar] rejoice in my heart that
know ono lawyer wlo is superior to the temptations
Of power, and in whose mind high station and The
great cmo.unents Of place always YELL to the attrac
tons of just:ccthat man * Henry Brouphan and
he stood by ne and BY you, in that contest TIIear
and continued choers.l ! exceedingly indebted
too to many OF the party called Wings. l cannot