Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-01
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U''"It gives us pleasure (says venerable neigh
bor) that the chart have laid down for ourselves
is the one which has been adopted by so many 9TH
er of the Republican Editors
And that charts WHAT Support "a Jackson"
as long as there is probability that ga. Jackson"
can unite a majority Let the said A Jackson do
what he may-violate the Constitution by taking
the orgInaton of embassies, and the appointment of
ambassadors into his own hands-appoiut members
of Congress and editors contrary to his own express
sed conviction, that the practice poisoned the head
springs of legislation, and manacled the press-re-
commend the most dangerous projects to Congress-
as Government Bank. and the distribution of the
surplus revenue; projects condemned by the Engui-
rer itself make the recognition of Mrs -,
cardinal point in the policy of the administrations by
non conformity to which, statesmen lose cast and
grave matters of State are jeoparded-openy in
trlgue to appoint his in the person of
MS Secretary of Stae-vastiy increase the eXpences
he promised to "retrench." and suffer to accumu
late, the corruption he promised to ''reform'-fur-
nsh to the world thousand instances of ignorance.
lnbeclli'y and the complete surrender of his mind
and person, to the custody and conroul of Van Blu
rem and his aeuazls, in the War Departmental.
Jackson" has done all this, and Tho. Richie well
knows it.-Yet he has laid down a chart for him
self, TO Persevere in the support of GA Jackson
with the mental reservation however, that the infat-
uaton of the American people continues. This is
Republicanism! This is wha, he procaims and brags
of! This prostitution of the judgment of free
man-this accomplishment of the convictions of his
mind as to what is best for the country-this slave
ry to maorty-Is what he has the audaci,y to call
/ H..
as his chart! We DO believe, that if the Devil him
self to plant his standard in the Old Dominion
and rally majority, neighbor would fly 10 his
ranks, and call them the Republican party.
| But why need we say one word of the Enquirer
or its tacticE' They well understood and pro-
profoundly abominaed. 1t has become the lest of
it's opponents, and TO nearly equal extent the
scorn of its party. It's want of fixed principle, of
independence of sincerity-s devotion to whatever
Is uppermostts detestable flattery and sycophancy
to a. Jackson aud power--its rude and insulting
tone, wherever it inagines its malignity may be
INDUCED with mpuity-the death like .anacity with
which it clings to majorities, forgetting its ancient
principles and commit tals-its shudderinG antparbv
for minorities, the very idea of which throws it into
agitaon-these traits have been fully developed,
and have created mixed and wide spread senti-
ment of contempt and disgust.
What can be more illustrative of the principles of
that paper, than its perseverng support of Jackson
when recolect the politics il professes?-For ey
ample the editor is horribly opposed to the Internal
Improvement power-yet Jackson at the last session
of Congress approved many such bills all which our
editor chooses to forget, and will remember nothing
but the Alaysve veto, isolated it was, and sur
in fart iba
of Congress. The Editor of the ENQUIRER is
also great foe of the Tarif-yet Jackson in his last
message, distinctly avows his attachment to that mol
icy. Our neighbor greatly condemns also, Var Blu
rens scheme of distributing the surplus revenue-a
scheme before whose wide sweeping corruption, all
OF hers sink into inslgnfcance and which, we for one
before we would consent to, would see the Union dis
solved into its original fragments, as we have no
doubt Virginia would-but GA. Jackson recon-
rnends that scheme, and our contemporary much as
he di5approves it, IS consistently determined to
adhere 10 "A. Jackson" lie is every body knows
mighty stickler for strict cons,ruction--but GA.
Jackson" originates an embassy, appoints Ambassa-
doris at his sovereign will, without much IS letting
the Senate know what he had done--all this the Ed
itor Of the Enquirer concsses, yet be sticks to ga
Jackson" Our neighbor in Mr Adams time, was n
ciamor0us advocate Of 'retrenchmeut' I'D economy
Gen. Jackson sUCCced5-the expenses of the row
eminent are increased largely increased-our neigh
Dor hnows the has documents which prove it--yet
he never whispers syllable of the matter but cou-
rageously resolves to rally around "a Jackson"
He was no less bostsvously patriotic on the subject
of corruption at Washington, and the necessity of
introducing Reform" and the purity of the eGerso-
man era. He sees the miserable manner in which
the hopes he encouraged have been bligbted-he
sees the Developments in the Post Oiice-hc is
appfis"d (if he is not, who besides is ignorant2l
that female influence is felt at Washington, and
that the scenes enacted there, bcggar description
yet in most Republican spirit, he resolves to cling
to"A jackson" We could multiply i1stances--yve
could not go amiss-we affirm and challenge the in
vestigation--that exclusive of the Veto given with
trembling, and substantially retractcd-thot General
jackson has not fulfilled single hope IDdulged by
his friends, or single pledge given by himself u
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