Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-28

dent and Secretary of State have shaken hands, but
hear it, we People of the U. Sales.--future actually
dled together!
Observation-Disclosures letters advise of the
result of the election of Public Printer which ter
minated in the choice of ]. II. Holeman Editor OF
the frankfort henluckian Clay
For Holeman, -
@. T.. Russell, 65
Mr.. Russell is Editor of the Argus (KendalTs
paperl This vote shows the actual strength of the
parties. and proves that the fricnds of Sir Clay
spoke truly last August when they asserted they hal
elected decided Clay majority The reader is
appraised that some 10 of this majority, were
pledged to vote for Jackson Senator
THZ LEGISLATURE Yesterday wholly con
sumed by the House of Delegates, in considering the
contested election from Orange The Report of the
Committee of Privileges ard Elections was recon-
mitted scrutiny ordered Of good and bad votes and
fifteen days further, allowed Gov. Barbour to com
plete his evidence.
When these fifteen days are expired. the three
hundred dispositions taken, waded through by the
Committee, their Report made, and acted upon by
the House-by that time, we hope it will be matter
Of indifference to all, who finally gets the seat for
by that time, it is to be hoped, the Legislature will
be nearly ready to adjourn. The contested elections
have at this session, cost small sum of money. and
proved most serious and vcxatious Interruption to
the regular despatch of business.
TO LOGAN.-The Editors of the Wing are
sorry differ with the enlightened author of Logan
both because he is enlightened, and because Of the
previous and uniform concordance, OF which he
speaks
In regard to the removal of the Cherokees-they
are willing to admit, if it be demanded that the
possession of their present country secured them
by treaty-that there is certain degree {perhaps
high degree) of cruelty inhumanity and injustice, in
compelling them to relinquish it, In regard to the
conduct of Georgia, they willing to admit if it
be demanded that it has been VIOLENT oppressive and
rapacous; conceived in avarce, and pursued with the
unrelentng tenacity of that passion. All this will
be admitted upon challenge, and more, if more
be adduced But this is not The issue.
What is that issue? Is it of Peace,
War, Union Disunion2 If the case of the Che
roees is brought into the Supreme Court, and there
decided in favor of Georgia, all would be well. But
it is to be carried there with the hope and eXpccta-
ton of arresting through the intervention OF that
tribunal, that Of policy which is about to
suit in the removal OF the Cherokees Suppose the
Court to decide in favor Of the Indians? Process Is
issued Will it BE- obeyed? Does any man in
the world believe that it will be obeyed If resisted,
what to be done? Meet force with force. then
yield to the armed threats of Georgia If force is
resorted to, has begun-if the right be Gban-
doned, the Government lnuckles to one OF its mem
bers, is dsgraced, and must be subvertcd Some
may think, that the Union is not worth preserving
upon terms, which yield enquiry, and possibly right
and Justice in order to escape the danger Of enforc
ing its mandates We do not think So and that is
enough for our justification in the opinions have
expressed.
Now is there Phi!anthropst, imaginative
some of the class who think 1t better, az it re
CARDS philanthropy in The general, incur the con.
sequences of protecting the Chcrokeos in the pos.
session of their con,ry, than to force them to
change it for another country: Better incur pro
bab!c, nay certain, civil and disunon, than to
force tribe OF Barbarians t. leave the 'ombs of
their fathers: Is it possible, that Phianthropsi
and Patriot can think thus,
The question Is one of State necessity. 1t is pre-
ciscly one Of those when the Senate told the Con-
suls, to take care that the Republic suffered nJu-
ry--a warrant for them to superycd de law and consti
tuition, ant the danger was past. We as cordially
causes which have led tn; crisis as any tuen-but
it has come, and must be- met and the only question
now is whether the attachment Of the Cnerols"es o
the tombs Of their ancestors, feeling to be
respected, more TO be protected, than nc pre5erva
ton of the Peace and Union Of the United States
There is no disputing about tastcs-but for our
part, we will cling to the Union as loug as we can.
aa' We are bound by every obligation, to give
"Presbyter" hearing. We wish we could beIlero It
would have the ef.c he pro,oses-of aluying the
highest most indignant, aul most universal excite
rnen, we have ever known to prevail in this Com
munty-we w,ll add also, the most just.
"Presbyier' VII pardon us Tor suggesting, that he
has not taken the truo mode to paeify public ndig-
nation The Public VII no'-canuoI believe-unon
anonymous authority lie intended no personal
illusions Let him avow his name, and throw him
self upon an outraged Public, to pardon the most
unfeelng and inexcusable offence offered 20 the
whole circle Of its good feeling. The courage Of