Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-06
my REQUEST.

Presidentia contest TWAS then and there you
had pretty ample opportunity of hearing from the
best of sources little of the private and the pub
lie character of Gen. Jackson; and in the numerous
letters had the pleasure Of receiving from you de
rived much information in respect to the temper and
carly habits of that conspicuous individual. You
nor had no idea that he man of such despe-
rate character when first knew him, had IN
terview with him at Washington his first visit
that city shortly after the war-allhough you then
icl md expressed poor. contemplate opinion of his
talents and literary requirements and time aud
cunstances have fully realized the views your quick
intuitve mind took of him. An! little then did
think that popular phrenzy and violence of party
il would ever madly elevate him TO a station
country lofty, proud and responsible, and for which
he had not one SINGLE qualification physical moral
And as little did we dream that he the who
at future day to rule the destnies of such
nation as ours and TO scourgc much his power
all that should dare to assert that unfit ness and
all who were even neutral OF positive his favor
say, we then little thought that should have
such tyrannlcal, unreenting man The head of our
once happy Republic But rely upon 1t, his reign
will be short as it will be ingnrous, you well
as cannot help seeing In the nature of things
such wicked, partial and imbece admnis ration
cannot possibly stand Ii must fall by the weight
ofits own elormltles, and the cpng currents of
popular indignation and disappointment, which are
acquiring additional strength daily and rapidly. You
cannot he Up witnessing, IN your extensive excursions
through the United States, Jackson's growing unpo
pulurlty with oil parties among III" most intelligent
well the less snl ghtened You also see !, in
all the Signs Of the TImas"-and while You witnc
the slow but certain decline OF the great and mon
s,rouS, mighty Gen. Jackson, you sec assuredy the
majestic advances of our great tavoit" Henry Clay
who. though covered with persecution and SANDERS
viii burst through them like the orb of day. which
when obscurcd by passing cloud, dispcls and re.
appears with fresh Jesty, brllancy and spendour
This IL the man whom the bitterness OF party and
political jealousy has attempted sink & crush forever
but the of the people cannot alwa VS. be blinded
or duPed he rs triumph rising and will evuniua!
ly rise paramount to all his foul calumniators and IN
the tide increasing popularity, he will anchor IN the
confidence and affections of n patriotic people Such
a mal deserves TO be hunured-ho has beer rnlpha,i
caly the illusIrous architect of his opn fortune ha-
wing risen upon his own merits without III" ADVENT
tous aids of early education, brth he inu nee If
weigh'y friends and connections. N"rue he
born to any proud patrmunal es,are-bui poor and
pennyless and coming from the yeomanrv OF The
country and the plcblan ranks he pushed his way with
dauniless enterprise to deathess honor aud renown
and his fame jurls. statesman and diploma ist
will be inscribed on the proudesl page Of his counys
history
Gen. Jackson has done this distinguished individual
the greatest I'M usce wherever it has been IN his
power, and was amongst the foremost ia ndes;ine
Iy intoxicating and count enancng the sckening song
Of bargain, management intrigue, q c.-this bare
faced clectioncering device certainly had its effect
but il is longer believed by the liberal and in
teligent, and shame has hushcd It's disgusting sound.
General Jackson has been the mortal enemy Of
Mr.. Clay since his celebrated speech on the Sc
pinole war, in which he takes his sand the side
of his country md her laws, in opposition To- those
violations of the Constitution generally committed
by Gen Jackson IN the cases Of Arbuthno aud Am.
brister, well in the fnrcibe of the Span
sh posts For this patriotic exposure of his
geous acts, and for his vote the Presidential
election he will forgive him. You think, nv
dear j. with me that it is strange and wonderful
how Mr.. Clay could be blamed for refusing TO sustain
such IN his PretensIons to he Presdency--nad
no done he would have acted q inconsistent
part. How could you vote for any man to fiji any
Office when you were convinced he was tot ally unfit
Tor an1v tbnr tp HIM
ddatc for IT, better qualified in respect whom
you might bestow your vote'. Precisely IN this stu
alton was placed Mr. Clay, IN regard 10 Jackson and
Adams. Unneasured censure and abuse were pOur.
cd out upon him only for ws vote, but because he
accepted the appointment of Secretary Of Sac
der Mr.. Adams. How absurd would his enemies
have said was It for him TO aid in eevatIng a TO
the first Office in the Republic and then to dsdain to
serve under him. I hope the generous public will
acknowledges, what it appears 10 impossible to
deny, that Mr. Clay was placed in mos, delicate
and peculiar situation, and that 1t was utterly I'M
practicable for him To have acted in any way without
mourning censure from some quarter The most m
lightened and eminent Jackson men are coming ont
and acknowledging all this, md aCquutng him Of
oil improper motives IL IS sincerely to be hoped
that since his great antagonist has taken such delight
In the temporary prostratlon Of Mr. Clay that the
latter will see the day when he will enjoy an honora
Die triumph him and all his parasites and syco
bhanis-und then at the head Of a great nation he
in the plenitude of his imperial ents and spen
did requirements write his message to Congress-
well to the people, the sovereign pcoplr-and,
will insure it he will never say by his acts that
'rcUenge is stoeeE--and delight in an ndiscrimnatc
sacrifice of all that opposed him. His feelings are
too noble and elevated he is too gcnero and brave
to do any thing like this. All the good and brilliant
acts achieved by Jackson in his military career can
never counterpose the tyranny and barharily Display
cd in so many instances wherever he had the power.
Neither will they ever eXpungc from his moral char
ucter the scabs and blotrhcs which npari To it so
much darkness and hdeous deformity. The signal
ught hp hn -, Al. q
those who dared to oppose his election is powerfully
portrayed in the letter of Mrs Barney, which sup
pose you have time since read That beautiful
letter is most affecting and eloquent appeal the
synpathcs the honor aud tie humanity Of every iyue
hsnytcd American; and well deserve to he circulated
through MI time aud space, m characters as brilliant
they are impcrIshabc! The truth and jus.rcc II
Contains together with ~" elegance and fcici.
" Of rs style have drawn admiration from ali par.
tics. Few papers have appeared m the public prints
during 'hc heat Of political parties Ms powerfully