The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-03-02

! THOMAS Chiffon. This well known repre-
sentative from Kentucky has recently address
sed a pungent letter to his constituents. TIL,
occasion was this number of jackson men
his former supporters, had holden convention
TO nominate person TO succeed him, in which
he was denounced as their apostate represen
tative The following extract in reference tc
those resolutions contains many homie truth.
which are equally applicable to large portion
OF the supporters Of Gen. Jackson:
! - list OF names is attached 10 the Frankfort
resolutions few of which would SO far as re.
Iates TO Jormer times, have figured as well anv
where eIse' These gentlemen, however, al
though the people of the District were their
slaves, or were too ignorant to Judge for them.
selves SIT as court of inqusiLion upon me,
and very ctrttiy and politely denominate me
! their "apostate representative" | could not
suppress an Involuntary smile when read this.
ard reflected how greatly this little caccns wa 5
mistaken, IN supposlng That they could thus de.
ceiVe an intelligent people. Instead of merit
ing The reproaeh which is thus [though uncalled
!"r5 attempted to be hsaped upon me, | have an
inward Consciousness that merit the very re-
verse The truth is, that, instead of being their
aPostate representative" they are my apos-
tate constituents" Let US try this matter for
one moment. They certainly know that the
leaders OF the Jackson party we're as clamorous
aS young ravens against Mr.. Adams on the
ground that he wished to be reelected They
commended that one term was long enotgh
NhDe they wished to force Mr.. Adams out !; but
now lorsooln, two terms are full Short when
they wish to keep Gen jackson In. Thew stood
Ike brazsn pillars against the former admins.
tratlon, on account Of its alleged extravagance
but now, wonderful to tell, they must support
the present, though it has greatly increased
that extraVagance-and that too in WAYS, and
Oy means the most unjustihabIe They were
mostly, under the late administrations warm ad-
Vocates Tor the tariff; and impressed upon the
minus OF the people an idea that Gen. Jackson
was It's friend also; but now, although the
oouthern policy evidently basks in the sunshine
Vi LAecutiVe smiles, all rs right, and mast be
supported
Tears could formerly flow from their eves
when the case Of Mrs. Bailey 10 whom Mr. |
clay did not give the printing of the Acts of
congress, was even mentioned; but now il
seems right, to them, TO sweep from the list al
most every individual who dared to onnosa
Gen Jackson, however meritorious-wbile
many OF their hel pless wives and children are
plunged INTO suffering and sorrow They were
unsparlng IN their censure against the former
administration tor having procured no appro.
'Si I'AC GSECuI Ol Tie vest In general.
and Kentucky in particular. Western Pres
ldent, they told the people, would be mindful of
western interests and in the event of Gen
Jackson's election, the navigation of all our riv
ers was to be lmproved-as well as our roads
ana many other fine things were 10 be done. !
under the head of Retrenchment and Re. |
FORM too tedious to be mentioned. But now |
after Gen. jackson has defeated every hone
ana aI just calculation OF Kentucky, by rejecting
Ihe very bFst measures which were adopted
for her benefit and though those measures
were identified with the very life and soul of |
Internal Improvements" yet he mast be sun !
ported. Strange inconsistency--m marvellous |
apastacy indeed
L.. fellow citizens, have abandoned not one |
lnch OF ground under this administration. which
occupied under tie last have chanred NV |
opinion IN relation 10 no solitary principle. I
winch then advocated. then said that no
man should twice fill the Presidential Chair; ! |
say so still. then exposed exlrayag nee, and
have continued to do so, UP to this moment. |.
was Then friendly TO the American system and
have continued so uniformly, as all my votes
VIII prove. was then in favor Of internal I'm.
proyemeiIts, and have advocated the system
with untlrng zeal, Both in and out of Congress-
was then IN favor of supporting every admin.
lStratlon so far as 1t went right, and of oppos.
ing 1t, when 1t went wrong. This have done
and this will continue to do.
have never endeavoredto conceal any thing !
from the people, whose representative am; !
but, as they well know, have spent toilsome
days and sleepless nights in giving them infor I
nation concerning public matters And vet | !
am to be called an "Apostate Representative, j."
because will not prove traitor to my pledges,
and submit to be used as the tool of a party.
sooner let me die in obscurity, and my name be
forgotten than thus degrade myself
am determined to know DO party but the
people; and pledge myself TO expose any
President, or administrations, however foImida-
ble when see the liberty, prospes sly, peace.
and happiness of my Country, at stake. These
gentlemen, who were ci1tti in their Frankfort
alnsions to me, point out no vote of mine, dur
ing four years service, to which they except
not one. But am an ".4post0te Representa-
the" And why For no other reason under
heaven, than that have said would vote for
Mr.. Clay! then ask every republican, if
have not right to vote for whom please, be-
ing free, as would have other men Surely |
have.