Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-02

same person VINO was son-n law Of Mr. Jef!erson-l
John w. Eppcs died in 1919 or 1890.
FoR THE Wuc
writer in the Wing OF 26l instant accounts for the 70
appointment OF Mr. Sanard and in Virginia on the
principle OF fear in the greatest be6ut however
better because uer may givc, Besides were
ne reason ASSIGNED by your correspondent true
it, and you know tina, in politics religion all reasoning
ha comes snort OF convincing OF his serves TO
One of our political leaders address his constituents
ee years ago. SAID we do take Jacksonbecaue he is
man vi our ctoice, but because he
very offensive dilemma We take him as We would Blue
Pn TO carry oil something And whn Tyler
was hrwn into the necessity defending himself aeas, the
attacks made on INN for having letter
10 MI Secretary Clay his apology far Jack
son, contained the sentiment In short il is we'll known
'hat political Virginia of choice aud sentiment in
any aeee sp,ak of that
winch she derives from her politicians
ans and not from the newly patented .'mocratic
@ h ~ rho gna never was opposed to Mr. Adams
as she believed Mr. Clay be the spirit that character
he obnoxious 10 her than even The Ftec,v h
was therefore sheer opposition administration
and not paraly for Jackson threw Virginia ON &, the
Jackson harm the dilemma by which sh- no finds syf
not little gnaed Hence was not with The desire of eain
ing appointments for themselves that Virginia poticians pu,
y when General Jackson succeeded as il was ONLY Kind Of
negare choice with her. Virginia entirely unwilling to
become in any degree responsible for the of
General Jackson by receiving appointments from him and
thus becoming officially identified with in his measures
for the of which, she had in him neither anr not
cal moral guarantee Virginia has therefore tatep the
ground OF an attentive spectator rather
partisan to the present despof and has nexby kept herself
from any official participation in it.
This "igh and dry Virginia has by no means
escaped the notice of the greatest 1t has been
more Contentious and chilling cloud in rGame, of his feel
ngs than all the opposition of New England And this
accounts for all ,hat aheedng and caong
his panders among the .spalace sldves'
That horoc antagonist of Jackson the dagger scene-who
once declared the greatest and best to be lawess assassin
aud is that Jackons vest parasite BENTON
links to wheedie Virginia from her integrity induce
e 10 become guarantee Tor rckey administrations by
CePuns ocl appointments om the hands of Andrew Jack
SOIL But Virginia will not commit herself
This the solution mystery of Mr. Sfapard,s
e-aPponiment-e docs his pace because Jackson
was afraid to remove i bu because Jackson no
epctaoe man among the oPposers of the late administrations
who could be persuaded appointment from his
hands III VIII Mott cannot be denied that the appointment
was offered tonay urged Mr. Adanls
oPposeEs before ii was continued to Mr. SIana.d.
Richmond, March %, 1880
III We cannot refuse to publish the invitation of
the eccentric SIR. Shuitz TO Western Virginia, but
we lepe the people in that quarter will think twice
before they act upon the Recommendation.
For GIcuMoHD WnuG
1hG 'Fe'o Constaiion-or, Tie S-yiIarch Of lli1d."
The 'March of Mnd,'' in the improvements of
Poiiicsl Science, throughout the FREE States, is
wonderful indeed, when compared with the s.Egyp-
tian darkness that still covers the land of Virginia.
with Ohio, fragment Of Virginia that about forty
years ago. had not single white family in it; and
now ranks almost equal i'll power and population with
iicT NlOIDcT virginia :. Und soon VIII the
"Antient Dominion" herself unless this giant OF two
hundred years old, awakcs from his sleep of political
death and darkness, under Itch he is now piniuo
away.
The Free States have discovered, that the "narch
OF mind is now so astonlshingly rapid that a Con-
ventlon is absolutely necessary in every State cverv
seven or ten years, so, in order to make their re-
qus;e alterations IN their Constitutions; while there
Is no 'march OF mind i'll the eDsaved State of Vir-
gina; for, she has her tcie slaves as well as black
and the same feuda-kc laws now weigh her down
as they did under the bondage of Old England.
! The new Constitution would be passable, provided
there had hecn clause TO meet the Inarch of mind"
by providing for future Conventions but, if the Peo-
pic ray this Cons tuition, none of US will ever live
! to another Convention.
But, ii the WEST remain truc 10 the rights OF man.
and insist upon restoration of RIGHTS
instead of the miserable piilance granted, and
declare ISTERREGNU1i TO the present arisocratic
system, their grievances will be rcdrcsscd; but not
before.
WEST; and let that Convention appoint Commission
ers, to treat with the Eastern Nabobs, for division
of The State; 'peaccaby if we forci5y if we
must" &. SCHULTZ
u The author of the annexed communication to
the Genius of Liberty, surveys political events with
a sagacious eye. Major Lee undoubtedly made
scapc goat; but as certainly, those who compcan-
dcd with their conscicnccs by his sacracc, will rcck
on without their host.
For the Genius of Liberty.
MIR. SowER-in late number Of the Ninehes-
ter VIrginian. the editor, in common with many of
his brcthcn OF the school, pretcnds to have had
their sense Of morality greatly outraged By the nomi-
nation of Major Lee lie seems to be much rcliev
cd by the rejection Of t.-lIis sense of Justice de-
mands that Gen. Jackson should not be solely blamed
for the nomination. and he tells us, that Major Lee
was recommended to him by Chief Justice Marshall
Judge Mclean, Z. p. Barbour, &c.
Now, Mr.. Editor, how ridiculous, if VIC may not
say impudent is ali this prclcnce moral fastidous
ness in the case of MAJOR Lee, in the admirers and
eulogists Of Gen. Jackson and Major Eaton.-Wa
o nxanl,ln oc lie nomination Of lin as non