Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-12
VOL. VRsE--No. rs

! raylcss hs check sunkcn cuj cadiYcrous as if u
VAMPIRE lay coilcd round his heart sucking tho
Wholesome juices of his lite and deuotng an un-
quiet pillow. L should suppose the widows curse
was upon him, or that the proycrJ of orphans he'd
succeeded in invoking l!alcd!ction or him from
above. The blood cold "a, heroLlirg 7u"l, i
man Gan .-@ " cri'.vnNt rrLt that veds An
drew JacAs,n 'e Hiu. Or As fs1., favour u IN
! icrcsl?
But TO ratur 70 n,,o5 s,ptal .,-ar o.. no =,
and pTcsiu. p'ue. as Sc dare 1e E,nhudgned ht
the blind par % puat,., p.ss. eat. pros.Iin-
ing on the = a-a cunning 1t malicious spirit
and the Poddng industry q u grovelling mind. his
at last aspred 10 ruo Tie department, of which ho
was an humble recording clerk, and H. the excess
CT is arrogance. to itsJrp te duties OF the Score
t4ry OF ths Navy! 'ijie effect Degrading
disastrous. The high, gallant and chva!rous spir-
It's Ct oar naval heroes, and commanders, could ill
brook tho vulgar, insulting, and peuny-wiss re-
proofs Of debasacd mind, who had turned from his
HeNef&ctor like migrate, t&i! at the feot Of.
power, ANA SLAYER them with ahject adulation The
nigh daring men, who had caused the British lion
10 qum! buHcuth their Vliour, could Ill brook the
snyelling pres'im p;ion Vi uuJ-r clark, issuing
has commands in touS Of usoence, and striking
thousands from the pay roll, With the insinuating
char - Of iInplie6 peeIlntiup Who conceive
;he humiliation ofS nigh and soaring sprit, At be-
ing brought under the haunting reproof OF sUoh
thing Amo. kendali! And where was
lie l:eGG OF The Department? where the fresi-
GoniI IN vain did euch naval LuFo, his proud
soul chsgcj ander load of opYrsSseH, ask the
question. Doisgo and ambition blinded tns ons;
ana i'neeeillty and tsar cysrclouded the other. I'm.
puy encou 20 s,el Tie sn-.!Sda to Greater daring;
and the shameful and uueyamplcd spectacle wac
presented Of an ER&er-cicrk making a formal Re
pert 10 CsdgTe3s III violation OF ali law and pruc-
tce and TO tho univ sr-a au and derson of ths
country. Ii would have been well, however, had
tse disgrace of limos EerlGl9g appointment tcrni
mated hare. But ire.h u-,lits awailed tho country
ir0su deg adOtion wag 70 be heaped upon our
glorious aud sEer ho4!ored c,ayy. ihe ollos, com.
mcdoros TO DO rsno.ed irpm ti,.r sta lions ts
gf"uly tho spleen Of u cOnSccRcs stricken apes
;Gls, Who Ike ruthless tyraut found the inlictiou
OF Punishment upon others necessary refuge from
the pogudscy al his pangs. Hating even the
patron before whom no JGteHeG-dC estinE himself
and like Eairi, victim totLe inseGra torinentor
his only pleasure was IA SEEING others -pprecE Is
o"n misery TOO fatally ID his Gelnoaa!G spill.
riot IN this pleasing revenge. 4 BaiHb;iGgc II. $50
brows yrrcathed with crowns Of glory, was
made to yield to the poison OF the serpent, ana Chs
renegade Kendall triunpiied in the nexpungable
hIo, !hat lo cast upon the star sparglcd bonner
which ue.or N az had received stain, at,ct
never il battle had dropped ia boodlsss surronter,s
which never before was placed at the morey of
renegade. ar ngrste, Hatterer, sysophant enf
-pimP! """' 90"
Let ghane draw tho curtain osa. our novys dis
honor, and our country's tcgradatisn 30 Purs%&
thc theme would only irri,atc feeling, Withouta
chance OF Fcd'es@Ing the wrcng or eest'ng out 'es
opprcssor '''~
But lave We no la~s7 No Constjtntioaf IL
this glorious fabric Of liberty, mongrol creature
of chance that any adyentirer may pollute an.
dcsertcr contaminute, any aTostato degrltsi r'
30; there must oriac radCeuinG spirit in theg3
sons u Neptune an - .Ae children Of Liberty,
10 shake of thc CALLING y,A., OF .,is ine4 -et:acy
upstart; who 10 CRAFTY las pride invonts edo x
laws unknown 10 The matt II, ard satiate his ma
lee, in.iicts penalties that have existence bi.t i;
us own heart ihc time is approaching Wher of
Tended Justice shall find am yla e-pia.ioH as.d f.
honor OF the country stand cxpul .atod from. the
Blot ii ouch rcnoggde ~ Amos Kendall ''
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