Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-09

fFS-.s'h tiic ihleulScncer oil Saturday, that
ar. Mclean had probably been nominated to the
Senate as judge ofthc Supreme Court. wcLo,h
wonder OF hts quitting the General Post Office and
regrctis
We paftieuary request attention to the candid,
manly and ceyent critiquc of "Onc of the Pee be-
Fon rus CovsrIrurIosAr Wuts.
me Aa'sS'aUF ADDRESS Of General .fudrc,p
jackson.
nc newspapers of the rising SUM- the plant .ools
ana syeophants Of the powers that be- have laudcd
20 the skies this short address. They see in it excel
icuccS wn'chharc escaped the observation of ,la;n
an, Impartial nicn.
u To be ascribed perhaps to my want of tlicrrn.
aen, taste aud judgement, that have not hoenable
20 sec It's uncommon merits to admire its beauties or
toace high value on IT. State Paper exhibiting
or processing to exhibit to the U. States and TO the
Whole work., the political crccdo of the man who now
mis- tie NEST Ienourablc ana elevated station ON
earth. ~
Every iuten.,a1t reader Of, this Address n,,s s,,
That I'm Sibstaucc) IL is nothing. What do tho noo
PIE 81 the u St.tcs siucc its publication kn,w of
"sn. !acksons political creed, more than they knew
before: What does he pledge himself TO to, or to
nave zone! What particular benefit does hc pron,-
sc to hrs country, the result of his Admnst ration,
fow VIII he constrIte the CONSTITUTIONS Will he
oiow IN IN path troddcn By his illstrlous predec
s",S; or WIZ ne 90 all that he can, to arrest tho
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n,ent, and to bring about n spcrdv ronnal of IN,
OBNOXIOUS oppression uud Unconstitutional tariff
WI he BE-, what his friends have called him. the
're'r fS9ofmer' OF the Government? Will he act on
tue principles OF the old Republican, school of Je6y
son and .Madison2 NSll he aspire to the olice oF
PRESIDENT OF the L. States after his first term of
tour years stall expire; will his ambition be sntisf
co win one term ut service Let any man read his
speech and answer IF he CAM these nterrorations
The speech is not without its merits Int ,san ox
pose OF Gen. Jackson's poitic, opinions as a chart
OF ms political voyage for the next four years it is
cnilrely unsatisfactory--h is nothing
The President IN his speech, deals too n,,cl, -
ccneraIes and sbstfaC IONS; and throws an in,npe
Irable ven OF mystery his future political conre
lie processes to explain 10 the people ..principlcs NJ
acton by which he will endeavour ''to dcco,np sh
ne Circle " has duties" and TO what does this or
PknHdf'on amount? ''In administrative me L,,rs or
Congress, he will keep steadily in view the Iimita
tons As well the extent Of executive powor trst
ing thcrcbyto discharge the functions of his Office
without transcend!ng It's authority."-Yhe meaning
OF which presume, is---that in er,cut;my ne
Lars 81 me Union, nc ,gW not violate The (,,a;tu
boa Of thu United States. He might have savsd
himself the trouble OF making this declaration for
no ono mas apPrehcndcd danger from this quarter
tne great danger Is that he will give his sane.
Ton to which laws Will be enacte ed in violation of the
letter. or the spirit Of the constitutions He il
not believed to be so "neffably stupidn as
10 Eioiate the constitution IN erecUting the ka,os
81 he tH1cnl. in such measures as he NAV
pc called on TO pursue, in reguard 10 the r;aLt
OF The separate states, he "hoDes 10 be on;,1ofer
oy proper respect for those sovereign members of
the u.ioR; taxing care not to eonound TIE powers
they nave reserved to themselves with those tbev
nave granted te tho conlederacy." There il nothn1
IN inns last quoted passage, in that first Quoted
Whic! gt3es the key to Gen. Jacksons rules for CIV
Pounong the federal constitution lie has only made
declarations, which almost every Politician in the
country may conscicutously make-that lie will
not endeaVour TO wrest from the states their resrv
ca powers, or TO enlarge beyond constitutional limits
the powers OF the fedora! government He has left
me people perfectly in the dark respecting his opn
IONS 81 tho-rghts reserved to the stutes or 10 the
people, and the powers given 10 the confederacv-
" mar are !l,y' Some men think, that the federal
o'"ttion gives to congress the power open roads
og canuiS, establish colleges and universities and
oud bridges &c. &c. within the limits of the states
ana with the money ofthe union. Others thin
mat congress violates the constitutions whenever
aey take It on themselves 20 perform such works
some think that the federal constitution has aripod
congress with the power of king one branch If in
uustry ior The purpose of encouraging another but
n'ny think that no such power las been given bv
me constitution Some constrne the constitution
strictly and Neutrality-suspicious. literally md looscl,
10 which OF these casses does Gen. Jackson belouns
n, speech does not inform the people.
, ne remarks IN the speech, con the management of
Tue PuDic revenue that searching operations in all
governments are good ensugh but they ara com.
non place, and were unnecessary except for the pur
pose OF producing high opinion of Cen Jacksan's
republican simplicity He, here promises TO do what
IL to bchoPed he will accomplish. Let us wait and
'e9 now nc VIII act IN this segment of 'thc circle
IF his duties" The peeplo will not rive an ounce ~
action, for all the beautiful theories in
he world, aud all the general declarations and prom
scs that be made.
The speech snys, "Wth regard to the uroper So /.
ectIon OF subjects of impost, with view TO revenue
would seGln TO me- that the spirit Of equity caution
" conprorDlse, IN which the Constitution yns formed
-egurcs that the great interests of commerce, ami
culture and manufactures, should be equally favored;
ind that perhaps, the only exception 60 this rule
hould consist IN the peculiar encoura cement of e
hcr OF them, tint may be found essential to our M
lonoi independence" That is to say, imposts,
0H' n ctoi1 10 receif'te, should be laid in such
manner as to encourage equally agriculture ma
ini"c'ures and commences unless il b. in eases. (
mere II Dny be thought our national ndepen-
renee requires that ono or other of the three !
Treaf branches OF industry should be egeculiayI,,,
mn perhaps erclpsireiy) encouraged. r. not this
nyffcaf IN the supcrlatiyc degree What does IL
mean " IT means any thing, docs it not virtually
onn power Of Congress, in raisng repenve. 10 ts1