Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-31
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81, c,a,arter lndr libby with either inronsStRy
:.ta,,.y,, We are not. We were always
80. nat the higb and dlgnlfed ground hereto
/ +, "a. assumed L., his prominent friends th"t ne
sou,J not he a cHldidIte for rc-ele1npn' b"
that. acting on toe principle by winch hs mas
ALWAYS been guided, he would yield to the
.isles of tue people and serve thcm If they
,,1o.e +, sIert him, was all" leather asd pruneI-
tn niece of magnificent nonsrnse-hHmra.
NM stuff We knew that a man who had
u.pd his power 50 Arbitrarily as he has Cone,
mus. be eurapturcd with IT, and would nni
vo.nrt al. reliuqush 1t. We were satisfied
thai four short years would not suffice MN 10
pIut MS reyeugr against his enemies, OF 10
reward his f i-nds. AnJ, at length, The mask Is
thrown or; 5na he " Tennessee Farmer" who
was elected, under CT, cnmsa nces tantanonnt 10
a s0lcmn pledge thai he would serve Only lodf
| wears, aod thereby bteak the precedent Of an
eight years service IN the Presidential OH &C.
winch had ben fouod 10 be fraught wGh eno-
nous eslIs. has " PERMITTED" his new
" Official" 10 announce him aS a cnndhdaie ter
te-election--.n act which woph have been
.ournedby either OF his predecessors,as deroga
tory alike TO their individual aud o.icial gni-
~. The important fact is announced "a the
| Uashipgl0u Globe, the Van Buren, jacks man
pancr which Has recently been issued Al Na-h-
ingtgn. without single nptc of preparation 10
| herald II mo exi>tence-5tarted add sustained,
do bless, uot by the patronage of the people
n mhom il assumes 10 dictate, but by the puI-
1T, Of thp " hen expectant" and bis fdends
Hear what 1t says:
&" We are permi'1e{ 10 say, that If it should
be the vii OF tin Nt,ou t. cali On the Iresi-
denl 10 serve a srrual ,@rm Ia the Chief Ma
gisuacy, he wall not j cline the summons
Not only hoNe is this " permitted an
nunc IL iou in Iae teeth Of the pledge which the
frirnd, OF Gen. jackson gave for him. aud
viii, ne by sllent acquiescence sanctioned, but
= is directly adverse to the recommends lon
which he has on two several occasions EN-
phaicaily enforced Oh the attic ntlon Of Congress
and the people. TO amend the Constitution So
as to iahibit the re-elgibhiy OF President
The laborcd argument which his friends en-
plov TO prove that, "a this amendment cannet
IN all prohabity he effected during his oaisiaI
term, II :" III not affect ms re-elleIbiliy. is not
worth a straw. Every Ounce in CaIisiendom
koowsit Bat, as II is possible, and even pro
babe that the amendment may moi be mad" a.
all, his duty act up to The spifit oil his re-
commentator. appears to us To b. infinitely
more weigh'y. Why did Gen. Washington,
aud It's successors, rrirr at the end OF eight
yeai, No constitutional provision existed to
prevent tbelr reelection during toe period OF
lhelr natural lives. But they knew human
nature 50 wel--lhey were 50 intimately &C
quaiuted with lis unholy ambition, Hnl its last
of poNrr-that they determined 10 give an
example OF seif-den4 whrn might in aftorl
ages have al the weight of constitutional
eNd lsion. Il was noble sacrifice of self on
the al ar OF palrotsn.--Ihey saw aud frlt
that il was dnty they owed 10 the geuer,-
tons tat were to come alt.r them. Well
the friends 81 Gen jackson cleclioneered fol-
him on tie ground tat " rotation ia Gilice' /
was CarGinhl m5Sim of republic ism-thaI |
tae time bad sriged, wbca tie conspicuous
men OF The Revelation having neAr,g all pass
ed off the stage OF acton, and The increase Of
oar population having IN like ratio increased I
the number o { competitors for the Presidential,
oice, With equal or nearly equal preten ions,
'ne term Of tyui years should be the extent of
one mans service il that exalted stalion-and |
thai therefore MIR. Adams ought to make way
fora successor. Sancrioning ihs mode of
e!ectioneefng by his silence, and sometimes by
s,gnli ant appioJatory hints, lie no sooner
entered upon the discharge If the du,ics Of his
office than he enforced tie same view in his
Message, and illustrated il by cogent arga-
ments' Who then. could have been prepared
for This "permiHed' annuncia'ion of his name
us caadtdaie for reelection? 1t was surely
alIdIcnloas commentary GU his conduct and
his professions, that his leading friends should
he " PermHted' 10 say thai " he neither soueh,
nor declined a rec .pctinn ii was surely c,n.
Trajectory enough to hi, pl etended indifference
70 paohc honors, that he dill not seize tie hrsl
suitable occasion which offered itself 10 nm.
nohnce hls intention 10 retire 10 private life Al
The close OF his hrst Official Germ-.3ut. that h,
should have the boldnrs. to " permiP, b,nselr'
10 be announced as Candidate, after the man.
hef Of asprhnt' to the most inferior Offices, i,
enough to pat lis friends 20 the blush. and ia
coahrm the woIsi OPT ions or those who have
ever regarded him a. denagogue, dangerous
alike from his principles aud ~. (OUy-,he for.
mer beng unstable as the winds aud LEADING
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