Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-28
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Gu4'a dlstrc. in Congress) addressed to Mr.. Coocs
aud published by him, at Gen. McCoy's permission
Its object, rs far as conjecture it, is to keep
alive Jacksonism in that qIar ter and prevail yith
the people to make that the test in the coming state
elections. Talent, experience tried 6Icty public
and private R"pubicanisn, all go for nothing in the
Generals eyes, unless the candidate also abide the
test of Jacksonism. That alone is to be considered
--lt", alone constitute claim to the confidence
ofthe ncop!e-and tina, alone, VIC presume, Supplies
every defect Of head and heart of talent and exoe.
rcnce.
Bat wo shall not further cTticise this object Of
Gen. McCoy's letter, if we night in he conicc-
turc that such Is his object. Virginia has acquired
celebrity throughout the Union, and earned the high
honor OF being continually held up as worthy ex
ample of imitation TO her sister States by that which
Gen. McCoys letter strives to destroy-by her poit-
lcal federation. While other States carry tho bane
OF federal politics into every election of Constable
Virginia with uob!e magnanInlity seeks her best
men Tor the Legislature. The elections for the Con-
yenton and for the Safe Legislature, showed many
instances OF Ad9ms chosen from jackson oun
ties, and Jackson men from Adams counties. With
Que Difference to Gen. Mccoy, the people of Virgin
la have more than TO say in effect that the pre-
ference which any particular citizen showed for Mr.
Adams over Gen. Jackson, proves that such citizen
either loves his country less ia less qualified to
serve 1t we'll, than another every way his inferior
who either from judgment interest, preferred Gen
Jackson to Mr.. Adams. Demagogues may say this
for having no merit of their own they are ever rea
dy 10 adopt Test which supplies the place of per-
sonal mert-but Virginia never will saw it.
On the very day we received the Rockingham Re-
sster, we happened TO be reading the Debates in the
House of Delegates, Of Dee 1893, on .Hudisons Re
solutions II wus what is called remarkable cotncf-
dcncc--for Gen. Mccoy gas a member orthat House
OF Delegates Should the General happen, through
the agency of any petite friend, to these lines
Certain recolleCtionS, and a certain Consciousness
Yil betray themselves in his countenancc. Struck
With the ilhberalty OF bis loter-with his furious
Repabcsnism, intoerant Of all difference of opinion
with the expression of his letter. that ''hn would
gpurp from him, as deadly enemy TO the peace,
rY candidate who wouIu OF bis cogntTXn
to support General JAG kscn in his stand in relation
to road making and ditch digging"--strucH We
say, With Gen. McCoy's excessive orthodoxy we set
ourselves 10 examine his votes on hIsdson's resoIG
TONS admitted all hands, to be the be,t
test by which Politician be tried We were
not little surprised at the result Of the Investigation
Will the reader will the people of Rockln ahan for
whose benefit the Generals letter appears to have
been WFilten) credit the fact, that eue,y question
Gen. Mccoy voted against Mr. Nadson and his rcso
Iutions-That on eCeTy question, he voted with the
Federoliss! We can imagine the aetonishment
which tbs Information will dfuse through Augusta
Rockingham, Pendleton, Bath and Alleghaney coun-
tIGS which IN modern times, the General has edited
By his exclusive Rapublcansm
Let us look a, this mater little more in detail
Tbe opening paragraph of the Generals letter to
Mr.. Cootes, Is in the following words:
Franklin, Juiy IOLE, 1880.
Dear Sir I received your favour of 9th INST but
not IN time to answer by that mail fully subscribe
to the political principles LAID down your letter and
know but too well, how sadly the people are ruIIod
by lnsldlous and netImes absurd profession 3polI
teal mlsnomers" At the commencement Of our
Federal Government the distinction was Federal.
ist and Bederalist, after little the then Aris-
tocratic Party found IT necessary to add 10 thor
title Republican" Federal Republican, and bv
way OF dcrson, to re christian and give to the poor
Republicans, the name of Democrat and Jscobp."
so remained the purity distinctions until tho close of
the late war, when, this Arlstocrnc parry wore
completely prostrated they felt it and showed Il evan
IN their tonos: but mark their nPudrncc, and with
What facility they could change; then we heard NJ
nothing from them, but that. wo were oil Republi-
cans Undor those colours res ted. until TINT mar
W were again disappointed by the good people in
the Election of the present Chief Mggistrstc sioco
that OF IN TfoNAL REPUBLiCAEs:" this late namo
Islwlth me- synonymous with, "MONARCHISr
and the whole course of the late Administration 10
It's general Svowed principles Pointed drec,Iv, and
at no distant day to end in Monarchy" or in whnt
Re worse, "Despoisn.'
We desire the reader to ,nGrE this paragraph reu
and then do Tho same
Mr. John Taylor's Resolutions mr.. Madison's io
other words) being read second time, a motion was
made and the question being PIT to amend the same,
by "Kpungng the fourth clause in tho following
words, VIZ:
"That the General Assembly doth also express ia
deep regret that spirit has in sundy been
manifested by the Federal Government 10 enlarge
its powers by forced constructions NJ the Consf,tn-
iional charter which defines them; and that indcafi
ons hove appeared of design TO expound certain
genetol phrases (Which having been copied from Tho
very limited grant Of power IA the former articles of
confederation. we're the less liable 10 he mscon-
srued so as to destroy the meaning and effect Of the
particular enumeration which necesssrilv cynI,irs