Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-18


'One of them is the durability of the Constitution.
With him and with father Paul (of he Constitution
81 Nenlce) say "esto perpetuG:' but | DO not be-
eve 1t will be perpetual. | am not speaking to the
to the tyros and junior apprentices; but
TO the grcyheadcd men of this nation, one ct whon
bless God for it, see is stepping forward, as
he stepped forward III 1899. to the Republic
speak of William B. Giles ] speak to grey-heads;
heads grown grey, no. IN The 'rece'pt Of ctS'on' at
the Treasury, of the Peoples moneys not to heads
grown gre" IN nqni'y and intrigue; not to heaaS
grown grey in pacing Pennsylvania avenue; not
grown grey IN wearing out their shoes at lev es not
to heads grown grey 10 use the words OF the lmmor
tai Miss Edgeworth, the glory and the champion OF
her lovely and wrclchrd country, IN ploughing
the Four Acres. Am uuderstood:-fh IS lit
tie court. sir, of the elastic" of Dublin called the
Four Acres; and there backwards and forwards dn
the miserable attendants and saellites of power
walk each waiting his 10 receive the light OF the
great mans countenanCc: hoping the sunshine; dread
ing the cloudy brow Spencer has we'll described the
sweets of thus life and technically II is called plough
ing the Four Acres Now, when a certain chardc
ter, in one of her Incompatible novels, Sir Ulc-l
have forgot his name, but he was McSycophant
counter, pacemnn, pctsioner and parasite-upbraid
ed that kind. gnod -heartcd, wrong headed old man,
King Corny, with his wretched system o. pougAng,
the KING of the black Islands ('every inch kng'')
replied, that there was one system of poughing
worse than his and that p,oughing the
Four Acres. This settler 10 the MCSycuphant."
Was mind iks this .dtted and provided, and reg
uidted for the labors OF the Statesman and great dr
plomatic Minister? SIR, when This gentleman at
the zenith of his intellect and his lucid years,
Dir Jefferson had adlulgcd him unqualified for such
services, as this appointment, had 1t be II made Tor
public purposes, called on him to perform.
Sir, If not for the public SERVICE, then he must
have been appon ed 10 preserve the gctn1iions OF
the Sccrc airy OF State, and The admins ration car
ried on by him under the Presidential name from the
hostility of this ancient adversary OF all former adj
mnis'rations To i'll lstrac and confirm tins impoy-
tanf and deeP!y Interesting fact, permit to give
Gref sketch of the political life OF this singular. man
AT the commencement OF Washington, a.i,nln,s-
traton, he Il school boy 70 prove This fact
and also TO lay open the very source and fountain CT
his bitter hostility to the President will read
part of of MS SPEECHES from Gales &. Sent,ns
Reg. VOL ., p geo
Now, SIR, John Quincy Adams coming into pow
or under IL Sc nad'pciouS circumstances, and with
these suspicious allies and connrXons drternui-
cd Ia become the apostle of liberty, uf UNIVERSAL H.
bcrty a ms father alb ut the line of the t0rn-
ton OF tire Cnnst tn ion, known 10 b, the auos. c of
monarchy. 1t Is ~ secret was III Nav Yo K
when he first took his scat Vice Pr. sdGu rcco
l"ct--t"r was school boy at the Tine attending
the lobby ot Congress, when ought To ha We been at
SCHOOL, remember tie manner III rli!c3 NV bro
Their was spurned by the conchnun of the then Vice
President, Tor coming too tine b.azoned on
the scut c.ron of he Wee Regal carriage. Perhaps
may have some OF this old amnesty ranking in
my heart, coming from who are known never
to forsalie Il friend or forgive foe
From this the of bitterness have flown IN
stream, abuahanty on the SecOnd and Pre-
sdcuts OF The United States. To overihrow the
first of these, this joined himself To his great
political val.
He sre,c INTO hnstii',' with Jefferson in a verv few
years.N y he has ever been star without beams
except OF maign and bghting influence Suffer
me 70 illustrate this truth by reading from his
speeches:
! February 90 i, 1896 Mr. Clarke, &C Virginia.
moved t" ppspon unli the Sd Of March, Mr. Ran
do'phs resolution 10 amend the Constitution of the
United STATES. that all the United States JuGres
should be removed by TIC President on the i1int
resolution of both Houses OF Congress In rcpiy to
remark made by Mr. CoHrad, MIR Randolph SAID,
lie, (Mr Conrad belonged to class of mon which
highly respect tor the plain reason that bclonr to
| II myself lie says the time is approaching when
every man engaged IN agricultural pursuits must be
AMIGOS o 60 home; and, therefore, he does not wish
! Mt present 10 act on the resolution have laid ON
your table. Trur bat when men, be they nyr.crl
tnral, mechanica, or of ay other pFofe under
take any business, IL is their duy to 90 thr-uh vii
1t at every hazard If the situation of aflirs war
rantcd 1t. should be wiling adjourn for two or
three months. But never can agree to adourn in
the present perlIous state of affairs and leave tho
country to blind and forutous DESTINY 7 must
first see something like land, some foot hold some
thing like certainty, instead of pCItical rhoos
without form or body Before consen, 10 rn homo
must see something like Il safe and honorable Issue
to our diff rences with foreign powers; and ro,s
sce-I hope another thing-sompthino like an nj
tempt to bring The Constitution Of Tins DcoDle IN c
to the principles on which this adlnnis raion came
into power"
On Spanish affairs
d. "APrrl 5, 1905 Mr. Randolph n?orel % amend
the secret journal by inserting IN it the rnessn 70 Of
the President Of The 9th OF December m the course
fins speech he said, Il found from cnnyersar;ou
with what has been considered the head of the first
Executive department under the Government. that
France was the great obstacle to the COMPROMISE o
Spanish differences; THAT France wou!d not hermit
Spain 10 c"mc to any accommodation with rs be-
cause France wanted momcJ, and ita we mus. r1ye
her money From the moment hcard that dcc',
ration, all the objections originally had to the mr.,
cedurc, were aggravated 10 The highest possible de
gree | considered It base prosratron of the ma
tloDal character to excite one nation by money IN
bully another nation ont Of its property and from
that moment and tn the last moment of nv life NV
confidence III the principles Of the men encrtaininy
those sentiments died, never to live again"
Whence this hostility? Had he become n fcdcraliss
and set himself to rebuilding the fabric which, as we
are told, he had oYeTthrown? Not so for rebnildin
he had no genius no taste. The cause of his oppos
ton was well known in those days; nor can any one
doubt, that knowledge Of /, has come down to the
present Secretary of State
when Mr. Madison came into the Presidency NJ
Randolph, IL not with hln, was not against him HE
ove OF change, Or Of opposition, or some private nm
itIcal GREET did, in 1Sl ID br;or