Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-28


clause, which the Federalis's wished to expuuge from
the Resolutions, contains the ,oteie question between
the Republicans and Fcderalists: That the Fedora
lists commended for that truction of the Consitu
ton, which enlarged the poS(lks of Government
The Republicans denied it tn be the true cons.rnc
ton, and asserted that it would end in D,sno.sn,,
ies-Dcspo'ism-mark the word.l This was the
'r"c and the 'odofe question OF principle between 10
NePuoiicans and FeGcIalats, not only in 1898, but
before and since =.
WOW, gentle reader. let as see what vote Cen. Nc
Coy gave upon the question TO strike out this clause
On motion of General Lee, seconded bv Mr..
Boiling the ayes and NEE Cough things-thesc ayes
and noec] were taken, and ordered to be inserted in
the Journal.
Those who vote to strike Out the clause, were
Messrs Bailey, Ware Anderson, PoRTERFiELD Poasc,
ss1eonre ioornan, Spencer Bedford, Harrison Herbert
S ny;'sl kyna Reeves Jno Alacws Cavendh Royal
nm, Tho Lewis, Turner Wallace Pollard Gregory Powell
sh" Ds, cyan Evans; insle' James Taylor Wak w
AfLoR, Brooke. Robinson, EIlesood. Mccoy, Coonrob
Lewis, Blow, Booth LEE Bradley Dope croeks ar Gns
Aodrews-6S '
Those who voted against striking ont, were
.I Messr, s., cabsl NICHOLAS, Walker GILES Fletcher
%es Tyler cheahair Tho Taylor Daniel Roberts, shack
snid Peterson Goodwin. Pegram, Hooker Dainserfed
Hail. Peasants Heath J. Miller. Jones' NoKnnit, stshe
"'" a,s !sskspr funy Seldom Price, Martin, Reed
W %son \, ..anci hppes lndg"s lched Roebuck Ill.,
he~ Wills RdieE josiah K HSieH s soo'i 'H, ",: j.
r. EPpe., p"puy Mckinley, BARBOUR, Wright, Moseey
MoThsn" s rn"a Johnston Pope Ren,io William Carer
Ms51e (5o s,anad Na.i, Fox John Fox, Fauaoo Sc
Chadwell, Fmsiee Ncwon-95
All the ayes ere for 1oere- for Gen. Mcc,oc has
seen the error of his Way Feieralsts--al tho noes
Republicans.
a notion was then made to strike out all tho re-
solutions after the word Resolved" and ;nsor, !,
i'ed proposition DENYING in effect the right of tho
Legislature to call in question, the consltuonaty
ot the alien and sedaion laws--and for tsat motion
Gen. .VcCoy also voted.
The mann question was then put on passinr tho
resolutions aaA Gen. Mccoy voted against them al,
IN the lump
NOW good reader, let us recur back las Judge
Daniel saysr for moment, to the first clause of
Gen .hcCoys letter to .mr. Cooic.
''At the commencement Of our Federal C,vo,o
men' (Says Gen. Mccoy to Mr. Cootc) the dist,nc
lion was tvderaiis and Anti Fcdcralst; afer me
the hen ARlSTOCRATIC party found il ncccssarv
TO aad to their title Republican Federal Rcpubli
pose The Gonerul means rhr;stcn) and rive 10 tic
POOR Republicans, the name Of Democrat and
Jacobn" ga"
WI hen 1t was remembered that by the Arisfocrat
&c party, the General cans the old Federal portv-
mat he vas member of that party, ard in Tho
HOUSE OF Delegates voted IN cfFact. for tie alien
and sfdH'on laws, feel admiration at least
at the terms in which he denounces them.
When the General turned his sunmcrsett. wa
DO not know--but we all know him now TO be a mos,
famous Jackson Rcpuhlican--so strait laced in his
n"i"ns that none but jackson man, can by any
possioiiiy be worthy in his eyos of popular trust
30 merry that he would 'spurn with contempt every
man VINO dld not support Gen Jackson in his stand
against i:nproVemcEt--ihat Uery power, which in
Decomoer 1923, the General under oath voted to
belong TO tho General Government, by yotinn To
siFike ont the clause Of J,n Taylors resolutions.
above recited.
we have no disposition 10 iniure Gen MoCov--
we respect him indviduaIly--bad he pursued the
dgnitied course which his being an officer of the Fed
erai Government made incumbent upen him and No.
Interfered in State elections we sbould have nor;,
ted his letter to pass without criticism. Bnt WHOM
we see gentleman who voted against Madison,s
resoutons--ndirectIy in favor of the alien and CO.
dillon aws--dfrccy in favor of the General Govern
see an individual thus situated assuming exclusive
orthodoxy, denouncing men who are better and
older Republicans than himself because ,bov han
pened not to prefer Gen Jackson for pres;dept-
we cannot out esteem 1t perfectly fair nay right and
proper TO remind him, that he himself stands in nod
OF the forbearancc which he refuses to o.her,.
Tbs Is changing, comica world Just this side
o. Rockingham, the people of which county, Gen.
mccoy has kindly taken under his euidunce-is stu
ated the county of Orange. In the county of Or
onge, Gov. Barbour is opposed as n Fcslera2i,t for
his opposition to Gen Jackson. Gov Barbour wos
in the Legislature of so-supportcd the resolutions
with vigor, and voted for them in common with Inc
Republicans. Gen. Mccoy was in the same Lepis.
lature~-votcd against Madlscns resolutions and in
effect flor such 'oas the efect) for the alien and Sc
dition laws, for the right of the Federal Govern
mcnt to make roads and canalsl Very weII-bu,