Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-24

Candidate for Congress AT the ensuing election u is due q,
you as wen as myself to state the opinions tia, have
compelled me To coioIsion Previously To INV
conserving 10 become candidate. many of my friends were
partial enough toward believe NIGH, be able to
sender ti, district service aud they proe,ed also To-
oevc that might bc seIviceabc ia SUSTAINING Gen Jacksuns
nm,rauon ssanst threatened attack upon it, by the party
iposvd 10 INN 10 these Gnds iciI win, TO contribute
y 49, Sia'sve tue sacrifice might hc now, canno, am
% Sustain Gen jackson, IA ms political oourse have no
d'y"ane oit me- but tocan opinion fonu.a
n'usanu omes openly expressed keep my prcsen
% secret and thereby impose upon you belief thar
Will, elected fulfil intentions which bsv, MOI ,hs ,sa
I " idum; Neither OF these things will With tho
ceo DENOMINATION no longer support ackson i'm thar
pouon OF his political has been disclosed in rho
nn of h y" vis, eJunsei1rs cannot ask sup
p VI mos Synenei VINO had generously offered TO me- az
Time when intended and they therefore had right 10 ,xsc
oie that winch cannot now be realized; When becaune
candidate, had no right Expect could bv nov ,ossh
MY DC placed M a dilemma that find myself in
me stound OF complaint agans, Gen Jackson's political
course consists M the fact that no has one poyeo,
h 'ee senator's, from that allie lance which they Owe u
ey respectively represented; and that he has scducea
one rep sentative into .3each s contract with tr peonh
VINO elected HIM Nov lie; hear Gen Jackson hitosf
whether had the time became candda,e anv IN, cos
w. s ic wooiu nave selected his Cabinet from Govern.
e OF Sa'es Senators and Members House of Rsurr
ta,ives " i'l''f'"-
In letter addressed by Gen Jackson I. IN. t;,,s
the state of Tennessc the fall OF 1925 written with rrear
elaboration, as should suppose, considering tho occasion n,
Tue e,s ara upon consultation with his friends
brought heoTs the public, candidate for the r,e,dencv
in the constitution Of the u States tire object Of vhch smeD
nrhi was 10 give to tire people directly the power to elect
fsiden, and Vice President instead lis remaining as il now
is when ii did remain, mi IN, an~,
g- then lately had happened OF throwing the election of ie
dent into the II of Representatives And in speakno Of
nunns that flow irum such Contingency he saws permit IRE
!c 10 suggest some remarks upon the amendments which vo,
ndv' proposed to the constitution OF the u States amongst 3
'tAs are the following: "soe hGrrs 10 he ec1oye6
~ hO D, corruption, - arg Of he departments Of Gc
dy al hs people 10 is provided: he Gub,r 90,
th1t there no truth more sacred IN politics. than tina, yLh
''J WFoe gcdt de- ailments Of power the legislative
ldeal and executive, 10 toe kept separate and apaTt Ar
o sys giumGc to the founders OF happy government
cino' be leened hy homes, effort, our part to improve or
rather to fo'tLY the blessings inch have been transmitted
VIZ SIGN Sd@hoah' guards experience ha. yr0red 10 BE- m
1% CPon inns PRINCIPLE venture fully accord with Won
IA the contemplated chal,e proposed the constitution All
eeu Woui1 go hr'hcr "ih view to sustain eieciualr
III Pcc 'ne axiom which divides the three great classes Of
power into independent constitutional checks would propo,
provision rendering any member of Congress ineligible to Of
NJ, u"u,I us Sene" government, during the for which
nc was elected aud for years hereafter, e then ocr
i ~ ,e 'uee oil SUCH constitutional provision is obvious
" N"'',csS IN considerable degree would he fou
mat coneNon with the executive mGnt which nj pe
ni soHhs OIL apprehension and jealousy the rait
81 Wv people MEMBERS instead OF being liable be Withdrawn
nom eslane the great interests the nation throurh mos
poets executive patronage, would be literally conhded
49, S S constituents when their vigilance would he i
Iruped by party feelings, aud party excitement, calculations
i intrigue or management would FAIL would their DELHI
r. vi ntesusiuonS oil subjects, Consume much ilm5
nc morals the Country would be improved and virtue UNI
ministers of the Law, would to perpc,a,e the honor ;
glory of the government" Again he saws ave know hunan
may not he led into temptations aud the opinion that b
constitutional provision all temptation on the par ~
our political servants should be closed" an Inc saws thai
o,lic.s aud hence feel coos,y.;c+ ~, % iScomonoed 10
u, 6N-
c may arse from the exercise OF influence tending to INV
agrHndizcnIent" "e y" ny
e TINE OF wr,n the above letter. Cen Jackson was oler,nIv
pIessed wi,n Tie Improperly of appointing any Of
congress, TO any Office under the general during ,
time for which he elected even for tvs wears he,e
Nay, thoroughly was he CONVINCED ~ liz ;
oil the practice that he resigned his Senate Tor his
reason amongst Others that he might srcH be led into ng
self 10 face, has been by him thrown out 10 others rr 90
press TINS subject farther II is tender one future hsto-
RAN His change opinion upon this subject Ior allow
mat II he adhered TO the opinions Of 1926 his confidential
friend and adviser Maj Eaton could not under thai on;na
have been appointed Secretary War for his term of service
@ no tlcn eXpTed he was poor in the way temrs-
mt that there arc but few if any, that would mole e-
dy educed, when prferment the reward The truth is
that this matter has fairly laid before General Jack
ny his friends or which suppose they had their rcasons o.
lac mas acted in this instance in defiance OF his own opinions
deliberately expressed do imagine that in fact there has
peen any change of opinion with him, ,Ore has been viii
noroy he allowed The people nobly sustained him under s
opinions OF 1870 and he had thrown himself upon great
n"y OF c people for his cabnct think they a right 10
'ay would nave sustained him to tho last hour Of his
''' now 'hey VIII now do cannot undertake say.
From 1'ashiHston.- Rumours m0ltipiy upon liz
from Washington, Duff gives the public to Under
stand that the most rigid scrutiny is being held into
The conduct of Office holders and that the war ofpro.
scriPtioni5 far from being terminated.
We hayo traced some of these ruinours to n son,ro
so Intelligent and rcrpcctable, and they are SO well
fortified by circumstances and the whole tenor 81
events at Washington, that We rcpOse great conf
dcncc IN their being founded in truth. Mr.. Barry
has done HIMSELF much credit, ifthc rumour we hay,
heard 10 true. lie has firmly resisted all proscri,-
tion except for the offence prosttutng official f.
citcs to clcctionecring purposes in the late strue
gle, e'therJor one party o" he otntr Any rule that
works both ways, is at least equitable and we believe
all will concur in tho policy Of restraining the inter-
neddnig ofedcrol officers i'll the affairs ofhe States
beyond the exercise of their rights and privileges as
citizens. Jackson Postmns;ors are as obnoxious 10
the charge ~ Adams Poslmoatcrs; perhaps more so,
from the wild zeal which animated thoir portv