Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-07-14
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NcssrS. Editors The next article which attracted
my attention is headed 'rO ASTS-af Richmond"
These toasts appear tea have disturbed the oven
tenor of tho way OF your consistent and ds;ntcr-
estcd contemporary. 1t was indeed the height of
rebellion und presumption to venture, without n
special License fro" Mr.. r., approved by tbs
"Gredtc*t and Best" TO dare to breathe the name
| OF HENRY CLAY on the memorable era of our in
dcpcnd nee. But $40; only to7sta giccn IN
Aon7r If NJ. Clay, bat &eccrd toaStS, highly derog
dtcTy to y JackSGn." Worse and worse, Mr.
Editor, that there should remain in our city one
individual who has not been convinced by all tho
logic ana reasoning Of MIR Z. that the "CuRSIr
OF yesterday, without change, may become b!cs
sing today. Could they not Eo punished, Mr.
Editor, 6y sine asu exposition Of the SECOND
SECTION'
Bat" says Mr.. r. 'it is rot true tl,at the cause
of the administration is abandoned in this citv."-
Docs he mean to nSinuatc that it. the adninist ra-
ton, is aJaado"ed in other placcs' If so, he is not
tho only individual by many thousands who has
considered its course for sometime as not only
GSGrdoRcG bat ruInous to The country. Bat JIr
Ii. can put his finger only two men who have
given this ajanGc"ed cause up, OF whom only one
has gone over to Clay. | presume Mr.. X. means
only two OF the gentry, privileged class, with
whom he alone associates. The EuurgcoiSe or
ctnsIlle, or "smaH Jry, OF course not included.
have never understood, hr. Editor, whether YOU
have the honor of being numbered with the first
class. Some OF these gentry, / am informed who
yaiuo themselves on their ancestry, can actually
grandfathcrs. MIR. Il. adds, .'if there he any
others, VIC know them not" They must, if there
are any more, lie of interior class-;1crn hour
gcore-iithcy had been otthc wealthy privileged
class, I, /, the Editor of the Enquirer printer
to Il State, fIss achates 30 the illustrous II AR
| TIN, must have known them. But ''thrcc or four
OF the fence gentlemen have jumped over, but not
! to Mr.. Ciays side This being on the fence and
! jumping does suit vour interchangeable and
unchangiDg contemporary. His mode of procedure
is of rather summary and decisive charac-
ter. The moment he porccyes that he has lost the
track of the minority, he transforms himself into
the character c Har!cq"in Eght heels, and cutting
one or two capcrs III the mir, like the MINISTER'S OF
the pu!seynt Monarch OF Siiput, lie makes one
decisive s:a!nerset, and glighs in the midst of tho
majority. BY this manoUvrc his former opinions,
and principles, and predictions become over
turned and iumbled, and perplexed, that they are
entirely erased from his memory and he is there
! fore enabled TO start alrcsh. Some persons have
predicted, Mr. Editor, that your straightforward,
consistent contemporary is the OF one ofthosc
! amusing exhibitions.
/ But The Jackson men remained silent because
! parry s.-ttimcntS to be excluded this occa-
sion: and Il this account that they remained
quiet. 4 very reasonable explanation, indeed, M
X, but rather poor compliment to your friends.
Did not ore OF the party, the public will naturally
inquire, possess sufficient genius write and pro
pose counter toast, when he saw and heard the
Clay oasts that given? Really, Mr.. r, vcu
have placed your party III rather ridiculous pre-
dicamonl.
But the friends of Mr.. Clay have MIR. Rs pcrmis-
! sion to toast him as high and as deep as they
please! W oRdcrtul condcscension :! How ought
our hearts 10 overflow in gratitude for such-a era.
cions permission. Oar icclngs5lt this spontaneous
/ h5cralhy ought TO be rs Joyful those of 4
certain individual in France, who proclaimed in :
| large company that the King had condcsccndcd 10
spca!, to him. And what did his Majesty say tc
you, cnqu:rcd one OF the company? lie threatened
10 horSewhP me if did not set out Of his way
! was the reply.
The noxt thing in ibis budget Mr. Editor, is If
the shape of communi- tion from a jackson man
who appears ike your Clay conteIn
Porarv, have had all his tendcg scnsbiHtcs arous
ed at The unkind Treatment and neglect of the
| ''Grcate&t ana Best" This gentleman. according
TO Mr.. r.. ''NEVER SLEEPS At HIS POST,
/ BUT ALWAYS STRIKES HOME" Indeed
're should ourselves have Judged from the
/ classical purity of bis communication. that
! nc Of those gifted characters ;ybo
/ can disscct tho incest political questions with
an oyster knife, uurdIc! the most knct.
! ted questions i'll mathematics with wooden
nGliet. lis mode OF strSliug home reminds me uI
tho hear brushing oFt!c is TT the expense Of tho
! vsage Of his master.
! The theme Of this gcutlcran's communication
is the toast, "Jy man rclnctorhy absent" The
toast itself most of Your viii probably re.
/ collect; but lest they should not, ! subioin it:
/ by q man rsiDcf0Wiy absent. Andrew Jack
son: The imbecility of this man, which units him
for the station he fills: being imposed upon by the
intrigucs Of evil advisers, he has done much harm
aud good may he be compelled before it he too
late, to retire from Office The evils cast upon us
by his r1isrulc can best be cured by hc elevation
of Henry Clay of ky 10 the Presidency"
The first item, which this gentleman "yts,ice"l
"Eo writes ira f'T0y, which Mr.. Editor j. very
wrong at this season Of the year and might be al
tended with dangerous consequences, is, that An
drew Ir:hsnu defeated the British at and near New
Orleans: therefore, Inc is able statesman. | once
ho1rd OF rA"u who applied for the place OF teach
cr OF school. who on being asked il nc Lad ever
taught school previously, replied no: but lie hcd
1i3rGNR brC 5ockDacd ycry cv!c IN frGinjng h9rsce
, and if he could manage them he could certainly
reasoning from military 20 civil capacity is equally
opposite. Bat lie. the President has Delivered shc
country from the War. Pestcncc, and Famine with
which Henry Clay would have overwhelmed it.
There is mistincss, ohscariiy i'm this sentence
j which your plain dealing Contemporary ought TO
have cleared ur If Justice means TO assert that
/ Mr.. Clays continuance in Office would have pro
ducci war, pcst!lcUcc and famine, VIC might call
on hin 10 give his evidence Of this fact but al.
hitting that IL ou!d have produced these evils,
could \. Jackson have avcrtcd tlcu7 and these
iiydrIs had not occurred previous ~ Tire accession
. of tho "Er"n'r3 mil Braf.' or the "(UR ST." has
+ Mr. C'sv the Vo~cr TO bring those OWLS or his
country Answer fhou second Daniel And If
moi. how could 4. Jackson avert from bis country
what could not possibly happen 10 it? Anger is
Sali y" hc sudden uaiUcss; and the intellect NJ
Justice must have hc,u oHscured By passion when
lie hdzarGcd this unfortunate proof Of the wisdom
u ms IDOL Bot Mr.. Clay invoked this said War,
Residence and Famine on his country. This is
another t0Psr& FrgU0 saying the thing that is
not, which our jackson hiends irnpcrccptbv
presume to themselves, acquire from the frequent