Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-11

given some handle To the opposition papers, To mis-
represent himself as well as Virginia Inc Dos'on
Courier, for instance of the Cd refers 10 thc skech
OF the debate in the Senate of the Soth uHo as ur-
nishng some ground for conjecture that virginia Is
about TO withdraw from the Jackson anu an butch
communion Now We confident that Virginia IS
not withdrawing from Gen Jackson-"r her strength
will be firmly with hm--et the struggle come when
1t may But, the oppositions,s are drawing the most
erroneous nterences from the speeches III question:
(Fazewells and TyleSs.) Let them, however, lay
not such hattering unction 10 their souls.
The Shakspearcan quotation marks the termination
of this brief and elegant extract: less elegant than
artful What is its design To bring Mcssrs, Taac-
well and Tyler into disrcpute. Those gentlemen
have offended Mr.. Rnchie-olsnlcd him deeply
not to much by opposing the Turkish mission, as by
administering well mcried casiigation to his pet,
the Secretary of Statc-,he conriver and counsellor
Of that unconstitutional mission. lie burst no,-no
he durst not, attack Tazewe and Tyler openly
the curious reader will observe how syly lie has kept
Mr.. Tazewell's name Of view, in his commenta-
r:es upon Mr. Tylers speech, although he wei
knew that gentleman had occupied the identical
grounds taken by Mr. Tylcr--he burst not a,tacl,
them openly, and therefore resorts 20 the trick OF re
presenting them as giving the Opposition occasion to
draw inferences! He approves their pr'n-
cipes-he thinks mo temporary eXpedicncy; no
commercial advantage mat may ne pFoHiiSeu ny
any such secret mission, compensate for de-
parture from the Constitution of the country"
What course should we expect from an Editor
making these avowas acknowledging that Mcssrs.
Tazewell and Tyler right in their construction
o! the Constitution, and by parity of reasoning,
that President Jackson and Secretary Van Buren,
had violated it: from editor whose ostcnatous
tcnaci'y for strict construction, is remarkable as
| is his silence whenever the constitution is violated
by those 1oiomI he supports: ask, what course
might reasonably be anticipated from All Editor, who
made such avowals and arrcgaled the title of guar
dian nd Item, tn the Constitution? Swelling comp,i-
ments TO the Senators who had risgucd their sanding
with their party. and incurred the angry denunciainn
of portion Of the Jackson Press by their loyalty 10
the constitution Of their country: tribute to the Prin
ciple and to the ntcepidy which defended it, at the
hazard Of party sacrifice, of offending the Chief
twho considers every vote against his recommenda-
tions insult to himselt) of misconsruction and
abuse tbs the public surely lad right TO anticipate
from the motto OF reTite sans gHur, and Tie noisy
stickler for strict construction. Casting the eye
back to the epoch of the Panama Mission--revewng
the unmannerly and unrecnting abuse poured upon
Adams and Clay, by This Editor, whose consistency,
like Southerfand's honesty is in proper
tinn to lis nterest--rcnemberlng all this, and much
more, the public might not unnauralIy, have looked
for q reproof of Jackson and Van Buren, for sending
this mission to Turkey which in unconsttutionality
much surpasses that to Panama the exceeds
the thought. Was not this reasonably to have been
expected We pr, the question to the honest and
upright-rds it not &c hare Jcea erpected2 Has
| the expectation been realized? Eas n word of ap
plause escaped the chastc lips of eritc sans pcur TO
sustain Farewell aud Ryer III their dsDteresed and
almost solitary las far the Jackson Senators were
concerned) stand for the honour and integrity of the
;. constituticn-or cheer and encourage Others to
follow and initiate their honorable example? But
above all-and mark il, people of Virginia-has this
defender of the faith, par erceiencc, this doughty
champion of the constitution, who was so ready in
Mr.. Adams time, to email his colors" TO the mast,
even before the ship was atacked-ventured SO much
as whimper of disapprobaon agans, Jackson and
Van Buren,, for this confessed invasion of the cons,
tuton' He has not Not syllable of censure has
escaped himexccp that yesterday, he expressed the
opinion that the administration had erred in this
case'--an admission which seems to have instantly
alarmed his majority sensib,ics, as it was closely
followed by !abored attempt to excuse tn act on
the ground of precedent
Compliment Tazewell ard Tyler, did we sayi So
far from 1t, his object is evidently bring hrm under
the ban, by complaining that their course--acknowl
edged even by him, to be required by the integrity Of
the consitution-gave' occasion to the opposition to
draw uDfavorabe differences as to Virginia. Did
ever complaint come with such grace from the nj
tcfer? Let us in this place, do what we ought to DO
to relieve Messrs. Tazewell and Tyler from the ban
1t is thus artfu!y attempted to subject them to- The
opPosition-the friends Of Henry Clay, we mean
expect nothing i'll aid of their political wishes from
Tazeweil and Tyler. Those gentlemen may have
opposed the Administration, when it transcribed its
constitutional Power--they viii continue to put hook
in the of the Levlathan whenever their fidelity
to the constitution requires i--but assurcdly, from
no wish to elect or to promote, Henry Clay. We
kno0 the grounds upon which they acted in the
Turkish Mission, and the rejected oppontments--we
know them publicly nd priva'ey-and we therefore
say, that while they well aware, that their in.
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