Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-10-13

upon such charge2 My le upon it, there is not Is
II mr. WIS letter TO the Anti Masons which has
p'o'oAed the ire of the venerable gentleman? He
~ NOT VentuEed directly 10 whisper syllable
'Sdhst tIat letter, though corertip he has nsrep-
resented IT. But look at the letter itsclf-can any
Ing NC more open, manly, and candid than it is?
Is therc word in it which any honest man would
aisaVow! Has he not told the Ant;- Masons that
nc would go with them not a step ia rtlicr than TO
aSseft tho supremacy of the laws? Has he not
,eprooa,ed prescription and perseeution2 Has lie
'o' suiu 10 then thai any man ''who could stoop
to commit himself by any PLEDGES in spch , $50
as inc price of his nomination, would Ieseryc,l!5,
become an object of disgust in the view of all hon
'o.' mem Has he not, after full disclosure
VI MS views anC opinions, assured the Convention
that II 1t was their pleasure to changc lire no,ni
nation he should retire from il with Ear more. lIca
sure Than he should accept it." .sBut if, on the
eontrary,it was their choice TO abide by it. he had
ohy 10 add that IN Il Government like ours he
considered no citi2on at liberty TO reject such
nomination, by so respectable body upon per-
on =, cohSderat'ons' 1t cannot be with the let
yer theh, that your Contemporary 1uarrels however
ne may silly attempt to misrepresent IT. One
would thlnk that it his concern for the friend,
Vi nir' Clay winch had brought him out-for no
uo.eS WIN y them quite feelingiy-hey (he says)
may call Mr. W. to account-they may ask him
why IL is that lie has dieidcd their party already
200 'red6-and he adds, is really difficult to SAL
now tue pcrplexcd friends Of NJ. Clay will treat
'his matter" The friends of that highly critiad
ana distinguished gentleman, are surely much
Dou'ioen TO TINS veteran for his fathery care and
loving kindness, but Timeo Danocs is Their mt;
WIN respect to every thing from that quarter We
arc sun TO seek for the which has heated the
o'oou vi your Cotemporary-rnay be per itted
TO suggest 1t? This Anti Masonic BODY though
so contemptuously spoken of by Mr. r. is felt 10
nc dangerous toe; not that it Of itself elect
rresidcnt, but that it will be Formidable accession
10 any othcr-thc Editor, finding that this body
VIII go plump against the Hero attempts by every
means to decry and blacken them, in the hope that
he might thus deter others from rallvnp with them
upon some Candidate But he md,
MT Wits letter places them, and their principles:
W w.t. 'hat shcy are simply standing up for the
supremacy OF tho laws, and their acceptance of
nih' without pledge commitment shews TINT !
thcy are not such blind fanatics rs the Editor |
wonid make them. Although Mr.. r. had no fear
OF the friends OF Clay and Calhoun coalescinp vet
WI. presents point upon which all, whose
Ghiet o6Iec4s TO GUST the Hero, may rally, and
.iiese' uiatcd with the Anti Masons would make
MN most tSartul opponent to the Hero; this Mr.
~. ldcies' VIII be nlqttcr for the grave consdcra
tIon OF the Anti-Jackson Convention to meet in
baltimore IN December next. This i. is which has
rousco ms Tears, and it is a yc1v UNPLEASANT
tnihg 10 be frightened, it has put Mr. r. in a pas
sioii' ana ne rails against the Anti-Masons aud
shcers NJ hr. w. az the offending person But I
am not little surprized tina. he should tLus ;ron
siucFatciy indulge this hayward mood-He who
mas so long Practised upon the maxim, that ssthe
part OF waller is dscrction"-he, who has found
'he adage Jestina lente" so safe in politics. Let
me remind him that the game is scarcely = foot
ana no human sagacity yet foreseo what NAV
be the course or incidents of the chase, or who
may be first in at the death. Mr. Writ has but
TINS moment been brought upon the theatre and
we may all remember that when Gen. Jackson was
hrst named as candidate his prospects were infin
lteiy less Pronising-indeed it the subject of
general rldlculc-nsomuch that Mr.. r. felt himself
perfectly sale In pouring out upon him the phials
OF ms wrath-calling him the foulest names, and |
Prohounclng him a curSe-but mark the catastro- |
Phe-things took changc-Gen Jackson became |
iavourlte' and MIR. Il. worshipper al his shrine.
NOW ought not the recollection this 4
dlicnma, and. the terrible weapon of attack with |
winch n furnished his opponents to have kept Mr..
IL. on ms guard, and prevented this premature
committal?" Suppose it should happen that Mr.
o Mlrt becomes favorte-that majority of this
Old Dominion should take him by the hand. He
is her son by adoption. She has heretofore done
h!m honour--why not again? And then what
Will Mr. X. do? You answer, she will only have
to throw another summerset-which, TO one of his
hghtne$s and GctiCity, is but trife." True-I
agree also that practice makes perfect''-but You
must remember that he is now in the oscar, and
yellow leaf" and his joints little stiff: he might
make Sam Patch business of it. "a consumma-
ton devoutly to be deprecated"
DEMOCRITUS.