Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-13

throughout the land and IN private he
mas always been gratitied To CLASH, in
cordial fellowship, the hands Of those
who are our support in peace and our
defence in war. A farmer himself. he
has ever looked TO the great asricuitu.
raj interests Of the country. The
staunch supporter of the American
system, his object has ever been TO
create q reciprocal dependence be.
tween the manufacturer and the farm.
or, that the former might vcnd his
fabrics TO the latter, and also omen 20
h'in sure and high market for his
surplus produce.
These are some oil the expectations
which Mr.. Ciay's friends cherish. con.
neeted with has promotion-and such
IS faithful portrait Of his public cha.
ractcr. Its features were recognized
and admired by every state aud indi.
v,dnal, until the demons Of faction and
Islander arose, and attempted To deface
the outline Of the picture, and to tear
and mutilate the living likeness Of the
man. reflected from the broad canvass
OF his whole political career.
And whereas, the election of Gen.
Andrew Jackson to the chief magistra.
CIV oil ;hIs nation, a was feared by his
opponents, and predicted by one Of his
"armest supporters. oas proved curse
TO the land. The personal idoI.try
claimed for the military chieftain, and
the odious and tyraunical system of
rewards aud punisllmcnts by which i;
has been enforced--ihe breach Of his
public plighted faith in appointing
members Of Congress TO civil Office,
and in imposing himself OF the country
second time as candidate for the
presidential chair-the indirect bribe.
ry and consequent corruption Of the
press. BY heaping lucrative civil o0i
oes upon such as were his blind and
supple devotees-tbe con,umely and
contempt exhibited toward the Senate
OF the United States, a coordinate
branch OF the executive, in the negoti.
alton OF treaties without their know.
ledge, and in the appointment TO civil
Office OF such as had been rejected aud
pronounced unworthy by that body
The und'gn'6ed and mortifyins specta
Gle OF violent and open rupture with
The second officer of the Government
the anarchy. and consequent dismem.
berment OF the cabiEct-.the law of
force promulged at the metropolis of
The nation, countenanced and fosterci
by the governmental press, and unre.
buked BY the voice and ed by
the power Of the govcrnment,-these
are some Of the dark features Of that
eurse which 1t was long since foretold,
with prophetic. patriotic inspiration,
would ensue from his promotion to the
presidency. Aud that the civil move.
menfs Of our government have not been
seriously checked by the moral infirmi.
~ and mal.action Of the executive
branch, is unqucstionably to be attribu.
ted to the strength and excellence of
our constitution, and to the fact, that
the alterations Of enc branch are al
ways corrected and compensated by
the regular constitutional action Of the
other branches.
These acts Of the present admins.
tration will be embodied in the histo.
ry OF the times, and the cscutcheon Of
the country will descend to posterity
furnished and broken. The policy,
the principles of Gen. Jackson, are
as much left to conjecture nov, 40
when he couched. IN studied phrase. a
recommendation Of 'judicious tariG.'
The nullifiers Of the south claim him
a. their champion. The friends Of in j.
ternal improvement and the tariff, TO
the north and west insist upon il that
he - their patron. Blowing hot and
cold with the same breath. his eoun.
trymen will ere long demand Of him
singleness Of course.
Should Gen. Jackson be re elected,
the appointment of Chief Justice Of the
United States wilt devolve upon him
the advancing years and declining
health Of Judge Marshall make IL al
least probable. No successor could be
chosen possessing more elevation Of
moral character or greater judicial at.
tainments; but we have ressOn TO fear
I that the choice Of Jackson would fall
upon come gentleman Of the school ol
southern politics and under these He,t
lights a new train If decisions might
result, which would eventually sap the
foundation Of the social edifiee, and
involve us in is ruins. The Supreme
Court Of the United States, which ha,
heretofore commanded the respect sI
sll parties, may ia time be converted
into "a arena rs veBal and eorrspt q
we're t'e tribonaIs of Dante. Robes
lerre and Marai, during the reign 81
terror IN France. In all the difficult.
ties growing cut cf the sirifes Of party
90 the collisions Of sectional interests
wo have for thirty wears or more look
ed 10 thu Supreme Court as orr las