Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-04


mlnsters' whose private characters even party VIC
ichce, mas never assailcd-whose Testimony too Ina
oeen reluctantly wrung from them, and is SUPPORT
gu W tue most powerful circumstances} Has An
orew Jackson gLowa ga formidable, and on,nipo
n' mat ms single, unsupported denial, will out
Wig" d whole volume Of evidence, so strong ana
iieSisnie, that even voice froin the grave could
nor aod to lis solemntyl What, then is the denia
y ."G Tvth even from SO high source, but itself
Ja'sstOce What as the pitiable and degrading at
'uue 10 ~hich the first officer in the nation is re
oaceu' When in order to sustain his veracty il i,
necessary 10 contend that he has fallen into men
TAI lmbecilty and dotage i;i,..
Hu' would to God that the catalogue of errors and
,oii'sS had even ended hste. 1t would not then
nave been recorded, that the President il, the nm
orialed license of his Passions-forgctful of his Off
cia oath and unmindiul Of the peace of the country
,iad Wen ngh endangered that peace, Gy Mreatcang
20 sehd nome turegn minister, for some supposed
oBfontOy hts tcie TO lady Of equirocai
are the destinics of this nation fellow citizens safe
IN spch hands Are the diff cult, delicate and res
Ponsioie duties OF the Chief Magistracy, likely to
DC administered either ably faithfully, or with
dignity, and camness, by one who knows no her
Jaw nut his own will, and whose fierce and intrac.
table temper, has neither been softened by age no,
meiiowed by experience. Have you forgotten that
during the discussions on the Seminole war, Gen
Jackson threatened to off the ears of one of you1
own Senators, because he dared to oue<sion the
Legality of his conduct7-and what was tnot me
ditated violence but the offspring of the same fiery
v,
Sody should be cas- into inch pieces on Ike yack be-
tore the wife of his Diographor and friend should bs
excluded from society -
forbear TO comment at this time on those other
acts OF PresIden. Jackson which ought long since
TO have reused the spirit of Virpinians and forever
nave divorced them from all attachment to the pre
sent administration. have been a silent and won
Aering spectator of the which have been
acted IN the melancholy drama of political iuuvle
ry, until the cup of bitterness and humiliation has
ueen drained to the dregs. have seen the efence
OF the ru ing powers, placed by the dietators pub
lie opinion, upon grounds suited only to the part
GUAR meridian IN which they were uroej and IN
tally untrue, respected the great bulk of the RE
sidents supporters i'll other sections of the Union
have seen the venerable name of Re1uLtica1
wrested from Its true Specification, and prosti-
tuted to the vilest purposes of party . 1 have
seen the operation of that pernicious and detcs
table principle, which instead of determining eve
~ great political measure, by its own intrinsic
good or by the benifceneeand utility of its effects
suolectsItt to the toachstone of party, and employs
II as convenient engine for arousirg the preiudi
ees and passions of the people. ! have seen more
than th!s-i Rave behold IL those who profess To
enlghten public opinion, systematic efforts made
20 destroy the weli-earncI fame of some of tho
pest patriots OF our country by continued and wi =
tai misrepresentation of their principles and con-
Duct. have seen one of the venerable fathers OF
The Constitution, the vrtuous and upright Madison
become the mark of malignant inucndo, as we'll as
Dold and open invactive. | have witnessed the
authority of his great name unblushingIy invoked
TO sanction political doctrines, which his own lucid
and unanswerable explanations have utterly dis
claimed. | have marked the frequent and insid
Gus attempts to fan the embcrs of civil discord and
encourage the daring designs of southern disunion-
lists under the imposing but reacherous prctext of
maintaining the rights of the States. l have seen
the popular passions inhamed and Il whole nation
conyulsed by the faIsehoods and calunnics of a
mercenaTy press in the pay of The Government
That Government, fellow citizens, and its band o.
hirehng supporters, so fur from striving to draw
closer and closer the bonds of union, have
been the authors of all our distractions They
have scattered the Grebrands of disscnsion a
mong us; they have sought by the most insidious
policy to undermine some of the most venerable anG
useful institutions in our country; and they as
am prepared to prove, have been the first TO coun-
tenance and sustain that odious and execrahe doc
trine of NaLGcaiion. 1t is time, fellow citizens,
for every patriots arm to be nerved in defence of
his county 1t is time for every soldier of liberty
to buckle on his armour, and be prepared for the
contest If ever n .'mad and WESTINGHOUSE admin
lstraion guided our affairs, that administration is
now in power. If you viii bear with me, will
endeavor to demonstrate some, If not all of these
melancholy truths. l will endeavor also to point
out THE ONLY REMEDY WHICH WILL BRING US SAFE
TY, PEACE AND HONOR. BAYARD.