Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-07
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FRIDAY MORNING, MAY I, 1880.
Delicate posture of the P,ssideuf

to play than he who now stands at the helm Suc
cesstully duping both parties, ana obtaining help
equally from 5 Carolina and Pennsylvania, the
states most Numerically opposite interests and
pohtcs, by his celebrated '.ludicious Tariff he is
fairly caught in his trap, and cannot by any pos
siSiiity, eEtvlcatc himself. without mortal offence to
one or the other, and full though late exposure
OF MS own dupl!cily Having in his message and by
the character of his associations by his presence at
and sanction of, the Jefferson dinner declared his
theoretical attachment to the doctrines known by the
name of State r lights, ne must in short time find
himself IN the most trying and perous situation
Various acts have been, or will be- passed ut this
session of Congress- affirming the constitute
OF Internal improvement by national assistance sub.
scribing to the stock of various canal and turnpite
companies anthorising surveys with view to future
improvements, and yielding large bodies of the pub
lie domain for benevolent purposes. What will the
PRESIDENT do with these billso VIII he sign them.
or refuse to sign them? VIII he resign himself to
the majority of Congress- or will be take the, stand
as President, which he has already occnpied ns an
individual? If he be friend of State RipLts as his
southern supporters avouch him, and as he himself
processes, he Cannot bnt deem every such law an in
traction OF the Constitution, for the condemnation
of the power of Internal Improvements, is precisely
the tenet which eoery State Right man holds and is
the point from which he takes his latitude and depar
ture. lie can be no State Right politician who
yields 1t, any than he can be Christian who
denies a life to come.
We wish the reader to observe one tbin,r-tbat
we were never ofthe lumber who concealed to Cen
jackson the credit Of being friend to limited con
struction of power. His military life, if conduct be
any mirror of opinion proved the reverse. rbe con.
tingency never arose, which he did no: take all
the power which was necessary to effec, his end.
Whatever that was. If. now we choose to consider
him as such, and to reason from the ass,mntion. if
IS OILY in conformity to his own declarations. from
the repeated and solemn asseverations of his supnor
sers who hold those doctrines, and from Difference to
Mr. Richie, who cannot be suspccfed of SUSTAINING,
one IN and for the Presidency who is no State Right
man We have right to question the Presidents
title to the position he has chosen, in our secret oDin-
ION, and we have also right to consider him in that
position as if it were lawfully misunderstanding that
he and his friends say it is that in which conscience
has placed him.
Considering him then, he is asserted to be bv
his lending advocates Of the press the Telegraph, the
hichnond Enquirer, the Courier & Enquirer, and
the Charleston Mercury-a State Right rnan--1ohnt
' "N W. Win tHc OILS giving away the Pub
Lands, authorising surveys of routes, and voting
money to roa'i and canals, which will without a
question, come before bin? TYhat VIII lie do Mr.
Ritchie' VIII he sign tllose.bs, or viii he note-
u be dues sign them, by what suffIing pretext will
yo defend his sincerity If he does not sipn them
"""J goes Pennsylvania, away goes New York,
away goes the Harrisburg and Albany Caucus. ..bock
agen goes the Hero TO the Hermitage and dsso1vss
INTO Tim arr the crafty scheme of eccting the Gene
raj second time, and transmitting the sceptre TO Mr.
van Buren, Now we could ask Mr. Thos. R;,cbie
very hard question. 1t is this: suppose tho copss
quences the Presidents refussg to sim the bills A.,
'uoco TO- we're what we have assumed that is. the
,N'u''ioh Oh the middle Siates--would SIR. Richie
prefer Inc bills to be signed and Jackson and Van
bufeo next to retain favor and Office, or the bill to be
rcioc'od by him and the rights Of the States and the
constitution, thus indicated, It's hard ouc.
''oH' ana VIC do not expect him to answer it.
Once moro-as Gen. Jackson IS friend Of State
Rights and oflnaited construction, will he sign the
Internal Improvement; bills, or win he not? Let The
reaoeF TX his attention upon The result.