Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-27
COL. DRAYTON

COL. DRAYTON.
The " ashing,on Telegraph assails the nomination
OF Col Drayton for the Wee Presidency, bv the
friends of the Union and of Mr.. Clay and assume
rather gratuitously, that there sis settled purpos
OF msrcprcsenting, well the motives of her pnbli
wcn as the measures for which S. Carolina is now
coniend,ng."
Are we to understand from this that the Tcle
graph, the official Gazette of the Government is an
advocate OF s. Carolina principles Does IL dcny
that notification is disunion IN Erci' Docs it mean
to attempt sustaining the pary and unreal distinction
that null ficaon is not dsunon, and to unite in the
effort to identify the prime of South Caroline,
with the Virginia doctrines of '98s As i, IS the
organ of Government, Its opinions on questions so
vitality important ought to be weighed and expressed
with elaboration
Are veto understand (enquires the Telegraph !
that, by the commentator which they 1.-THE CLAW
Prints ocstow upon Col. Drayton, and By proposing
to sustain hina their candidate for The Vice Prrs,
dency the opposition admit und adopt his prInciples,
The Telegraph then, vesy unnecessarily proceeds to
tell what these opinions and principles are Col
Drayton is opposed to the Tarf'-opposed 70 Roads
and Cunas--and If elected will pursue his pripc
pies' wherever they legimatsIy lead him. Those
VINO nave nominated and who will support hrm
know all that But they are wiling to take him as
he is-nay more, they arc willing. such Is their CON-
hdence IN his honesty aud PATRIOTISM TO lea We him
uhsheckled in every respect and to the rlsoue of
any inquiry, which his casting vote or his pereonaI
influence might peradventure, infct upon nea ,ures
Which they consider, salutary and eSpedent. Their
motive- are too sacred to BIO cumblned with por,v
sPrl', with sectional nt"'".'s or temporary policy
o'c o' tue Union "a solemn conviction of its unap-
nnappreciabe advantages, and that if once severad
can never reunite-superadded to the belief of ,s;
present danger--these the motives for submarine
Coi. Drayton. How cun the friends Of the f1n;op
more Ihnocently more persuasive ", evincs tboir
auction tor 1t, than by buryng party spirit aud
itIcai rancor IN one common grave and spi,ino :,
bestowng factoring testimonial Of their npnrobn, ;,
and confidence, the man who With dis,n,,res,od
modesy, and uncalculating gallaRtry, has thrown
himseif into the breach to stay the fatal uarcb oc
d'sunlon! No-wlth the true friends of the Union
COL eraytons peculiar opions upon national policy
weigh not feather. Bhey know his love for tho
ohioh-hS readiness to sacrifice himself for it--apd
"atis tho spirit Wtich oil his time it is their d,,v Nc
we trust II Will be their unanimous pleasure To cher
ISL ahd sustain by their applause and confidence
"hether The Tariff of 1923, il thourht cons,itu
''ohaI OF unconstitutional Roads and CapnIs IN
conformity with the intentions o. the founders of ,h
government, or otherwise is not nom IN. o,ec,on
and We trust the friends of the Union. vbotber for
clay or Jackson, will no, suffer II to he nads IN,
question 1t is much higher and holier--whether tho
CH'on shall be prescrved-whether the Shirt of
notification shall be rebuked-and n OHIO, y f,.o,.
enemy touches our shores, whether oil parties and
divisions shall lutte TO expe the invader
kut, Col Draytons sentiments beina such nc tho !
oiesfoPh describes them, and coinc.d.ng so fully
with ITS o'cn, why Is the Telegraph opposed n h..
'i"''on' why Is 1t the first TO assal his nominn-
~" 'acKsonian, an enemy Of the Tariff and of
improvements coalescng oil the views of
5N''o' PohcY supported by the Telegraph WHY
.nou'u COL Drayton be so obnoxious to that PRINT
'ir' calhoun cannot again be- elected-at least, We
presume u Is not the purpose of his friends to nom
nate MIN Tor third election, why will not the Tele-
s'"Ph accept Col Drayton his successor, VIII
my SeoTa arrangements be affected by il? whit
iistufo any article Of compact that IN ~ have boon
entered into by the rival competitors for the s,cc.
IoR IL the friends Of the Tariff and Of in,.rn,I
Improvement are willing to take Col Drayton. koo,v
hg MS immoVuble enmity TO their principles. we ca,
lot conceive upon what grounds the enemies of boso
can obIect-unless for reasons which will
rot bear the light of day.
rs usual the Telegraph traccs the nomination Of
SoI' Dfoyton' to the secret influence Of Mr. Webster
nat gentleman IS raw-head and bloody. bonos
vef present to the Imagination Of the Telegraph
" hatever happens which it dIslikes, and wherever
nc Telegraph secs the all-pcrynding and mysterious
gency OF Daniel Webster in The occurrence. That
aPer Enormously ndeel) ascribes the first nomna.
ION OF Col Drayto to u.s. We assure the edi,o, {
nat we have not hoard from Mr. Webster on tho !
"9ec'-'hat we are perfectly ignorant Of his wish
s-~'ha' IN sccondng the nomination made in tho