Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-08
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You call Gen. Mccoy an sold and naexble'' Re-
publican, and recommend his advice as sound to the
Republicans of Va.s OF all men whose course have
ever attempted and, yours SIR is the most
contradictory and unintelligble nc, not uninteIlg-
ble--I did not mean that-for there IS an exponent
which will explain It past present, and future You
are referring eternally to 98, the Hegra of the
Republic. 1t tecpses in your estimation TO and
all other Eras. The men, the principles the
Report and Resolutions OF 98 the hobb ies which
you have been riding for 20 years. What then ought
to be your estimate OF the man, who at that really
great crisis supporter of the Alien and s,edi-
ton Laws-voted throughout with the Federalists-
against Madison's Resolutions-who denied that the
Federal government had eDcroached upon the Con-
s.itutlon and State Rights This man, you have the
assurance TO euo9ize .old' and nhexbe Re.
publican Phis mans advice you have the efffonte-
ry to recommend all Republicans to follow, and are
ready to denounce them If theydo not! This apos-
tate from his early and honest opinons-this Repub-
Lean of convenience who never became one until hi
party were vanquIshed, and its principles repudated
this Renegade who like all the tribe, by his pre-
sent ntoerant orthodoxy tries atone to his own
conscience for the abandonment of the principles of
hrs youth-this lliterate dema gogue whose dIalec-
tics are disgrace to your coumns--you are not a.
shamed to hold up as exemplar to the great and
enlightened commonwealth of Virginia! For shame,
for shame -
q You owe reparaton to your readers to the Repub
hcans. to the State. AS of your subscribers /
call upon you to publish Gen McCoy's votes in the
Legislature of 90 1t due to truth that you should
You nave made an impression IN his favor which he
does not deserve You have violated trtth--unde--
sgnedy, hope, for is just possible. you had forgot
ten that Mccoy federalist until after The great
victory was won You call him an "oldp and in
flexible" Republican. pronounce him an 'sold' Fed
eralEst--a Republican of conventence and therefore
ssasxblsp not an 'infexible" Republican appeal
to the recordto your favorite Report of 3d. conpi-
led think, by yourself Do you dispute the evil
deRces Sir, were not you dsgusted with his slano
and demsgogiss Could you read MS letter to Quotes
without nausean Where was your literary tast
when you consented transfer his barbaroi1s aroon
to Cootes,to the columns of the EnauIrers Where
the contempt which every independent man ought to
feel, when you rsconciled it to your conscience TO
puff his despicabieca Where the shame which
every honest man ought to feel the degradation Of
his species, when you this alien and sedition law
federais, stjgmatisHg his party as Afistocrats
and paisteyibg the republican party to whose over.
throw the exeronsof the honest part of his political
life were directed thick With his undesired praises
l call upon you to repair the ipisry you have done
TO truth, aud to political mofalsby your puff of Nc
Coy aud his semi-barbarous epistle.
A SUBSCRIBER.
We regret that the following communication is
so high seasoned;bu having no alternative bot to
publish tia il stands, or exclude it, we feel bound
to publisliit as it isl
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