Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-21
PGHEVECNE.
From the PENNSYLVANIA Wing
TO WILLIAM WRIT, ESQ.

4.
SIR-Placed in nomination by the Anti Maso-
mic Party, you have formally assumed and
solemn obligations, the tendency of which is to
rid the country by all the best calculated for
that object, of the Grand Master MasonS who are
at the head of the nation, oncirc!cd by troops
of CJtce holders, who also belong to the various
Lodges ofthe country. The very fact of your an
tag0ns: position to Masonic Party in power, esta-
blIshes this new obligation, beyond Ill doubt, with
out recurring TO the special tenor of your Letter
10 tho Convention. You bound, para
mount duty, 10 PROSTATE Masonry po,oer that is
the sole end and aim of your nomination; and you
are TOO sound ogician require an elaborate ar
gumcnt to prove, that if your Cdndidateship is
found so much TO interfere w it'll that object to
defeat ii; that you are bound to forego your Can
didGteShiP; retire from the contest and by uniting
with the strongest party opposed TO the Masons in
power, accomplish the objects for which you were
placed in nomination. is this u logical de
duciion? You will perhaps, smile at the question:;
and while you admit the argument TO be sound in
the abstract, you may call for proof of the pre-
misses, in the existence of facts, that your Can
didateshp will defeat tie object of your nomna-
ton! / bow to the just of the interrogatory
and viii attempt TO sustain the premises by an
exhibition of facts.
Waving all circumstances obnoxious to dispute
shall not consider whether you receive the
vote of any one, any number of Statos. You
will agree with that you have no possible
chaace u being returned TO the House of Repre-
scntativcs. Bat suppose should disagree even
on this point, would most cheertuly waive
it-and argue the fact of your being returned
TO the House one of the three candidates to be
chosen by States in that body / ask, Sir, where
would be your strength? The Members of the
present Congress having been chosen before your
"omuAton-and the Anti Masonic Patty having
no representation in Congress-you would Of
course be left without solitary vote to reconcile
you for that loss Of reputation, which always at
tends inconsiderate ambition, when foiled of its
darling object. In the House, the States arc di.
dad afu raj
Mr. Cahoun-the latter having not more than
Mrce-Mr. Clay II, II the first ballot
Your position in the House, if you could get
there, would be, excuse the remark, Sir, for it
proceeds from disrcspect, desire to disparage
you-for if it depended 10y vote-yOu should
be the next President-your position, Sir, would
appear ridiculous You have too much knowledge
Of men, to believe for moment, that under such
~'-..oy&-..~~-, a1'. Ciays friends would forsake
their ground cntrcnchcd by II States to elect you
President with three Suites, and those the fruit of
an alliance with Mr.. Calhoun!-To what end
then, does your present attitude tend? Simply to
this-to RE-ELECT GENERAL JACKSON BY THE PEOPLE
to re-instate MASONRY in all its omnipotencc of
Treasury power, nd all its magnifcence Of dbso-
ute cnthorifY! The reasons that induce this OPT
mon are few and simple. The reelection Of the
,RcHw6-1t by the poodle depends en- the States of
NEW NoSg and PENNSYLVANIA. If lac receives
the vote of NEW YoRK. Jackson rs RE-ELECrED ny
THE rgorIg. YOUr CGndidatesh;p will produce
That result, Ivy splitting his opposition into two
i'Al PNttS ileIedS, II tlOSc parts were UNITED,
The Election would be returned TO the House.
PENSsYLyANiA may be substractcd from hin if a
NH0h OF the opposition be induced: in that
event, tic prospect is, that Mr. CLAY WOULD
DE ELECTED ny PEOPLE, without the
iernicr resort to Congress. This result las
been iorcscen by those who INrERrosED
YOUR NoNINATIoN AS Az OBSTACLE TO n con-
summation 81 taiai to III h,pes N the Jackson
IHriy-and so rnorlally poisonous to the malice Of
hr. Gays enemies! Observe, Sir, pray you,
he effect, the fatal and ruinous effect of DIsUN1oN
d! this crisis, among the members Of the opposi-
ION Your sagaciiy will at once penetrate TO the
whole ch1in NJ management, by which you have
1een placed in the attitude of a MORTAL roe to the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, CAUsg-and SAVIOUR In the
-TPiriHg h0pCs NJ Tie JACKSON FACTION! / am frank
With you Sir, because the crisis demands the
exercise Of every virtue at every sacrifice. You
Sir, are TO RE ELECT ANDREW JACKSON, aud pcrpe-
'"ate the POWER OF MASONRY forever in this Govern
nent--Or, you are TO cast HIN and with him the
nuHmcry of the LoDeES down from their high pla-
scs into the dust that circles about your feet But
SIR, yen can only accomplish this great and sub
lime task, by casting from you the mantle Of Cas-
'!PAEsSEE p2ng o5ouad your sh0V!G9Ts b. the EEE-