Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-21

.,rH hare our pBLltOb oVO%1 -, """ o'heis
may do likewise
pr,ad,,, ,Jnckso,7's Hrto, versus General
,,ck,ou's Principles when. in the ordinary
concerns of life, We N eel with a man whose
.,i,cipl4s aud practice do not harmonlze, we
,,;tly set him down as bypocr"e. and rea'
Mn, ,,;,b u,d,sg1i.ed contempt. We know no
reason why our public men, when tney act IN
i, similar manner IN relation to great national
,0leresls, should not be lke"ise 50 regarded
add go treated. That Gen. Jack has done
40. in rejecting the internal improvement bills
n,ssed by the last Congress, Is susceP'IoIe OF
ma cIearest proof. The Ednor Of the Raleigh
geaister has referred to tn. Journals OF Ihs Sc
,,,e. of the year 1874, when Gen. jackson was
nmember of that body, and finds the following
ACTS
General. Jackson voted far a Dill " autiior~
..ar the President To cause a iotd 10 he Dark"d ,
onirom the frontier OF Missourilo the confines
Of Mexico, and making appropriations here
orr Tor rery uational The REGISTER says,
this road was strictly lOCsl IN lis character,
ynr could benefit no portion of the Union but
the Western States, snd but one or two of
Them. The most extra ordinary part OF this BIZ,
however, was, hat SEQ miles Of the ROAD cen.
.empated were without the limits OF the Laied
States, and within the territory of au0ttss
power, 10 wit, that OF Mezlco n Congress
las not the power TO make ioads within the
States, we should like to know where the pow
ar would be derived for e1pending the public
money within. The domains Of another sovereign
power T.
Again---Gen. Jackson voted for the bil ar-
oropria,ing Sl50,000 for the extension al the
Cumberland Road lou the ONO 10 the alus
&ngum, al GAINESVILLE.
And sgan-he voted for the bill authorizing
p subscription of 1900 shares OF stock OF the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal Company.
During the discussion of this bill Gays Tie
Regiser) Mr.. 7usweH mased IN additional
section, authorizing subscription on the pant
of the government Of 400 shares Of he d suial
swamp Canal Company. After considerable
debate, this ion was rejected, onls ten Sen
niors voting for its adoption, among whom was
Andrew Jackson ~
How can the friends OF The President gloss
over these Inconsistencies And how can the
people confde in him who has been gult, Of
them2
W The Richmond Enquirer seems to think
u absurd in literal conslruer oil the constilu
ION TO support Mr.. Clay for The Presidency
n preference 10 Gen, jackson. For Our own
parts, we prefer an open, frank and bold polili-
clan, whose principles may be adverse to our
own, over one who has no principles at all, but
who Is the tickle slave of passion and CAPRICE
Mr.. Clay carries his heart upon his sleeve
we know VIII tt he intends TO do, and is We can
not approve, we are thus better prepared TO
sbpA II his designs. Gen. Jackson, ON the con-
ne have 40 Gu, aidence in bis judgment or his
temper
II The Epquirer predict' that il General
Jackson is not re elected, the uuioh vii be DIS
solved 10 ten years lis Saul, also, ah10ngsf
the Prophets o. We presume the old rOhlLH
who pin their faith to the sleeve OF ou Oracle
OF the Enquirer, will believe this argument.
bnI us cannot help our want Of iailII IN the
prophetic fire oil the soothsayer. The mantle