Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-11

| writer III yesterdays Enquirer, "A Friend t.
Jackson, after attemp,pzat reason seyy ay the in
| consistency between Jacksons electionsering pro
LESSONS, i'll relation to a election to the Presi
| dency, ana his conduct in accepting q denomination
| and that too in a few weeks, after his recomrnen
| dation to Congress of al amendment of the Con
stitution TO the effect of limiting eligibility to one
term, thus proceeds.
GAS much personal testimony has been given on
this subject, beg leave to offer mine; and thong
an humble individual. hope it will weigh with
others of no higher authority In March 1890
Il think) in a personal interview with the Presi-
dent, he expressed to me strong desire, if not
positive determination to retire from public service
at the end of the present term. told him in az
direct and plain TERMS he had no right to form any
such resoIution-that upon the patriotic prin-
cipeE he had served his country 10 was sill
bound to continue to it, long he was able
and coHstnutiG7aiity Tequired-that he had no
right to make any declaration either way on so i'm
pOrtant subject, but to wait the wishes and desires
of his country. He readily acquiesced in the :,Sc
rine, that 1t was the duty ofeVory good and loyal
citizen, to serve his country. long as he was
thought capable and requrcd and since then,
have heard nothing of his determination to refuse
to serve, or 20 press his claims ION his own parD
upon the country. What others may do for him. is
L natter, L presume, he is not accountable for"
The President "expressed" to me u strong de-
IRE, if not positiue determinations to retire from
public service ut the end of this term" says this
friend. Why does he not retire then? Why does
e violate both strong 90 DESIRE" and almost, ii
rot quite, g positive determination" Hear the
reasons which this {" humble individual" as in his
oodesty, he styles hmsslf, assigns. told him
says the friend in direct and plain terms he had
no right to form any such determination -" that
upon the patriotic principles he had ever serv
ed his country, he still bound to continue as
,ong as he was able, &s" " He readily (continues
he friend) ac7uiesced in the doct,ias &C., and
since then proceeds the individually have heard
,othirg of his determination to refuse to serve, y
&c.
What bold man this friend must be, to tell the
Hero. in 80 direct and plain TERMS" that he had nc
right to decline to serve as President oftbe United
States What difficult job he must have had in
changing the Hero's doughty resolution, of not ser
wing second term And the Hero, ''swearinr ht
would ne'er consent--consented"-mo reluctant
ly, most unwillingly, no doubt, no doubt. Has Thu
writer wo Ter, the simplicity to believe that h,
oycrCamo Jackson's ''strong DESIRE If not positive
determination" to rctirc2 Docs he seriously believe
that such determination was ever entertained, O
that its profession was any thing than tn
rankcst hypocrisy to gull the most gulblc people 0
the earth, John Bull not excepted If Jackson real
entertained the determination to retire, why shou
Of his family havo intrigued TO procure for hin
Che nomination Of the Harrisburg c1ucus1 WIZ
should he not no,o decline, when four or FIVE oulj
of tho State legislatures, acting anticipation o
the popular voice and in official ignorance oft, onl
havo invited him to continue VIII it be pretend
ed that tho Psop'c--havc spoken and demanded hi
! continuance for second term VIII it DC pre-
tended that his Intelligent friends, Itho Office hold
ors, and exPoctants and their kindred, only except
cd) DO not every where, wish thoy were fairly rid
bin, upon tcrms which would spare modification
him, and injury to the party which elected hin
Such is notoTiously, and undeniably, the p,
dominant sentiment Of his intelligent friends
n always excepting tho minions Of his favor, til
creatures Of his official bounty-thoso in shor
: who have something to lose personally, by
change of the head Of the Government. Wht
perverson Of truth is it then to insist that in O
fering a second time, no acts from moral eoercio
What hypocrisy and Prevarication in him-to Pr