Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-05

10 insure domeshe tranquility, and form
more perfect nn'on - Hss i * the ofe,o,,
interference of their infe1or egegt, AM ointpd
Tor no other purposes, than those indicate j by
the Stale CONSTITUTIONS. that they intended 10
" insure sattdary control over their superior
deems No-the Cons tuition will tell Won
w Il is the real security hey have nroy;ded
Il - he responsibility OF the Officers of the Gen
erai Government, mol IL The Slate authorities.
but TO themselves, THE PEaPLE. This. and this
oni. is The great conservative principle. which
lies al the foundation of all cur Political inst-
htioHS, and sus aims the great and glorious ia
bic of our liberty. This great truth ought TO
be kept in constant aud lively remembrance BY
every American
g." The States as political bodies, hare no orr.
glndt, idherem rights That they have such
rights Is false, dangerous and anii-republiean
assumption, which turks at The bottom of all
| tia reasonings in favor of State rights"
" AS far as | can collect any distinct promo
shi'ns from the medley ofunconnected quota
tons, you have made. on these very mrortant
| subjects. Understand you to afiirm, that in
espounding the Federal Constitution. " q shonld
be 3" tied doien 10 The strict letter of ihnrinslr
ment. aud that the General Government was
not made eretusire or final Judge ofHs erteni
Of The Powers 10 be delegated 10 Itself bot that
as IN All other cases oil compact, among parties
having no common judge, ZACH PARTY HAD A
RIGHT To JUDGE FOR ITSELF these may he
onsdered he concentrated essence ofaHthe uild
and destructive principles. that have ever been
advanced, IN relation TO the subjects under
confederation
4" I should suppose, Therefore, that no pro-
fessional man could hesitate in saying, that a
tor'ible opposition TO the judgment of the Ftde-
nHal l,rI n a.
WHATEVER Stale authority that opposition
might be authorised, would be the rery case
which the Convention had in view, when they
made provision for 3" calling forth the militia
to eEectde The LawS ofthe Union"
Jackson and Jeferson.--The names of these
individuals have frequently been coupled TO
gether as kindred spirits when in ruth, there
is about as much simlitude in their characle rs
and qualifications as there is between light aud
darkness. A desire to he regarded, what he
has been SO frequently called, the second
Jefferson" has doubtless operated in great
measure on the mind ofGen jackson in produ
cling the numberess removals from Office.
which have taken place during his brief ad-
ministraton. Either he did not himself pos
sess dscernmenl enough 10 see that the cases
were mol al all parallel owing TO the widely
periods, or he depended upon the hope of i'm
posing the belief upon the pub lie mind that his
situation was similar 10 that of Mr.. jefferson,
and called for similar exercise of his " brief
authority As well might convicted assas-
sin, who had plunged dagger in'o the body Of
his slee ping victim, plead in extenuation Of his
guilt that his neghbor had slain man in
self defence. He might do SO with as much
propriety as Gen jackson can call 10 the ex.
charge of cruel and useless tyranny. But, e
ven ifthe situations OF the two were similar-if
the circumstances in each case demanded that
victims should be offered up to appease the Mo.
och of patty vengeance, and of party avarice
and cupdity, claiming its " reWnrd'-yet, here
the parallel ceases.-Nr Jefferson appointed
honorable and honest men 10 the room of those
whom he displaced and we venture 10 affirm.
that, among his appointments, no name car be
found tainted with such gross offences against
law and morals, as to procure its unanimous
rejection by the Senate no, not one, which
was even objected to by the Senate. And yet,
has not Gen. Jackson nominated men to Office
who have shared this fate Has he not nomi
mated men, whom even Thomas II. Benton
4 4 /.
are said 10 be, could not consent TO vote
for Hear what Mr. Jefferson says this We.
ry point, in relation TO a man once conspicuous
in the political commissions OF the day-of a
man who stood in abou, the same relation to
the Republican party that Duff Green does
/ o the jackson party-a foul war; and excres-
J. 'flerspn says:
=" Soon after | was elected TO the Govern
me ut. Calender came on here, Wishing TO be
MAJ le Postmaster at Richmond. ! knew him
to b totally unfit for il; and however ready
4 wa to aid him with my own charities (and
, hen gave him fifty doIlars,) did not think
n ,s D, I6lic offices conded 10 me to give wdy a.
cl dru les.
The last clause of the graph, which we
ha We itajicised contains sentiment worthy n
all prajs "a sentiment which Gen. Jackson
has not mind enough TO appreciate or pr'nc'
ple enough to conform to. He has acted upon
the direct converse Of the proposition. He has
conv erted the offices Of the country into what
his o, gan emphatcaly styled "rewards re
ward, not for services rendered to the country
hut to Gen. J. Individually to pay
every halfsiarved, nercenary Dugald ghet
~ who would fight or write himself into notice
as his pastza1 But the picture is too sIcken
ING and disgusting. Let turn again to Mr.
retferson's wri, ,ngs, II relieve tbs mind from
its utter loaihsomtness.
In relation to the int, feren,'e OF the officers oil
a