Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-17

cable" He question the renewal of the charter
becoming infinitely acquainted n,anae einen of he
concerns of the Bank in the Western country
The last third more of the speech devoted Pres
dent Jacksons Veto Message which handled geat Sc
verify Mr. Clay denies that the sentiments and
views of the Presdenhe describes the work of the ca
bnet piece of elaborate mosaic which re minded him of
aeyrand Pebald double He coaends that the
mayvie road IS national in fact and according prece
dents of appropriation President, He afms
mat The same scheme has been devised and pracsed
povements"
Storm IN a teg poi.-Our .'leetIe" brother of the
Warenton Spectator, takes exposure of his false
logicin reference to the Kentucky elections with
bad grace. We did not wound his srlf-love:
and but thai he Is in editorial warfare having
perhaps never before fallen under review I'VE are
persuaded no such ff,c would have followed our well
meant attentions. As tIere no news from France
or Kentucky, from Charles X, la Payette lie Due d.
Orleans. young Bonaparte Clay, we don't care if
we devote leisure minute to worthy acuuain-
lance of the Warren on Spectator-who if he occu-
Ply less space in the worlds eye than the above ma
med personages, is ye' worthy of every respect
This qultable Editor hen, having stigma ICED The
famous Jefferson letter ve trick las we tear il
was) (which only recoil upon the party who
used we conslen ded the worthy and righteous
judge, put his specacles revise his proof sheet
Election upon the gentleans sense of equity that he
should hold some half million OF men responsible for
the act Of one, and visit his formidable wrath upon
whole party for the criminal conduct of an individual
of their number whom, they had no sort of in
1uence or controul! Turn and turn about, is fair
play-and we asked the profound ogican of War
renton, how he would relish being brought in for
share of the nfany IF the East Room I.etter-a
Ike lief
effect by member of has party, and more arocous
as its statements slandercd others while the Jeffer
son fabrication intended by its prohigatc author,
to benefit. The gentleman ought TO have been oblirel
TO us for illustrating his injustice to so many fellow
citizens clearly and thus afording him an oppor
tunty of frankly repairing, what he had houghtlessy
done Instead of showing the gratitude we had
right to expect he, latter quotation of This part Of
our observations} thus eXplodes:
"flere is. indeed, q most SIGNAL example Of cnndor
for you, from one who attempts 10 complain Of the
want OF it in another. most dep0rable spectacle
of man conscious oferror, and ye' not having the
independence to avoW it, and seeming disclan what
he evidently by bis conduct mas determined to sun
port. Can the Wing for one moment in the face of
the world say that this alleged letter of Air Jeffr
has not been used by the Cav parf1 TO advance
Mr. Clay's pretensions to The Presidency. ond rot
least by the Editor Of The Wing himself? When he
answers us this question will take his proposed
amendment INTO consideration. We think he cannot
answer in the negative. Ard does no not virtually
admit that the letter fabrication by his motion
to insert indiyiduGt fer party, in the offensive SEN
tenco of ours TO which his remarks ulluGe? Most
assuredly he does"
Is the editor ofthe Spectator ignorant Of the fact.
shat weeks ago, we expressed belief that thc a.
lodged jefferson letter forgery And thus OK
plated as far as il possible tho wrong we had
u1conscously done, when in the firm conviction Of
its being genuine, VIC published it such2 Can it
be possible, that knowing this, ne would stoop the
bitterness Of representing political adversary as per
sisiIng IN the attempt to palm forgery upon the
Public knowing It to be forgery We cannot and
do not believe the Editor ofthe Spectator, capable of
such meanncss It is Incompatible with all we have
seen and heard Of him. The imputation proceeded
unquestonaby from ignorance, and as our pspor has
limited circulation in his immediate country he v,ll
doubtless take pleasure in correcting the impressions
TO our prejudice he has thus produced But. pro-
ceeding from tbs source, the gentleman mus; ind
himself in rather disagrecablc prcdicamont Tbos,
who set up for commentators upon political transac
tlons should at least be acquainted with the facts
they write about