Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-10
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TO NE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED

/
/ Of a wide division among the party which has
hitherto supported General Jacks on's Admin.
| istration nre TOO important not 10 awaken a
/ Great degree of attention. They are entitled
! To deep reelection by tue opposers Of the Ad'
| ministlation, and by the Public. The Vice
| Pr si1rns late publication was Snt the ehu-
| ton ola political ieTment, well known 10 have
been secretly long at work. 1t was not the
or gin ola schism II was oniy its avowal
| From the moment offhe original " Combina-
! ion" TO it was admitted 10 bel against MIR.
Adams Administration, il was foreseen tina,
the parts composing it, he'd together for the
! time by common object, (the nope OF power)
would necessarily fly asunder when that power
should have been obtained, and when 1t should
| come to be decided who should enio, its posts
| for the present, aud who expect them for the
| future. .'othing but the powerful CHEMISTRY
ofihs common ohJrci, il WAS easy to perceive,
| could keen in union such opposite materials
as he friends OF General Jackson in Pennsyl-
wanna and those in South Carolina ; and the
! followers oil Mr. Calhoun who bad been called
! PfodigQlg, aud the iollowe Of Mr.. Crawford.
who had been called RadiCais Such jumbo
ol politicians coald have no natnrsl cohesion.
! II Mr.. Calhoun and MIR. RaploIpb could act
| long IN harmony II tue bIshest notes oil Con-
sohdatIOn aud the lowest grutnbllng of SIatr
! Rish could be made 10 chime IA unison ; ii The
! "a
hand-t1en, indeed, The time mig hi be expected
10 have arrived when tae Lion and the Lamb
would lie down together.
As TO the Secretary Of State his affinties
were well known 10 be easily drawn towards
any political elements, and again easily to be
repealed. He mlngIes with every thIng by the
slightest attraction, and again is dlsengaged
from every thing by the gentcst solvent For
! Mr.. king, and against Mr.. Kun. a friend oil
! Mr.. Clinton,an an enemy OF Mr.. Clinton an
AnG-farilf man, oat of courtesy Tor ont of sub
serylence) TO some to Others 4 Tariff man by
virtue OF Instructions II frlenl of tue Union,
yet dropping after the lost igbts ofthe State,
and Oh the great question between the Consi-
! tunOnal powers oil the Government on one
Id al, and the absurditIes oi Notification on the
| other, hanging precisely midway upon an ex.
act pose. Inc foresight which autic,pated
| this rupture OF the patty, was not deceived
| l he i"lhmeut has trodden, indeed very dose
upon the heels OF The preIIc lou. Before the Sc.
cond year Of General Jackson's Administration
has closed, IA WIDE, deep and impossible gulph
| already separates the leaders OF his lesions oil
/ followers and leudaiurles. His own influence
over these leade s,noi founded IN their respect
io' ms 'a'eh u character. but mainly IN the
eoh'icooh thH' there is u great, though a
yague and indefinite popularity suaehed TO
his mime, Is no" no longer sui. eat 10 ieprpss
their 60 tehttoni. They quarrel ia hi; own lace
! tpi hi' own seat, while ls yet Il lis il. and means
! 10 fill II longrr II he can
We nave heard much, heretofore of the
f''si-ehl independence. Of hig LOFTY elevation
! above al 'hh e"ce near his person and OF hls
hAed resolution 10 DE hlnseli every inch T. esi-
/ cent. We now see the vrrifcatun, aud mani
ies'"''oh Vi lhese qualiiiesi we behold MIN esi-
IDENTITY busy IN the fret stages OF d CONTROVERSY
the origin OF winch lies in motives and oLi.,cis
!
CONNECTED, II st WIN his own reelection, and
i secondly, with the succession OF another 10 his
Slhce, nhen he shall nave done with il. We
were assuled, 90, by his supporters, that no
ssplrant Tor tuft.er promotion would ever be
IN ms Cioinet, or participate Ia his counscls.
/ we perceive ho" thIs assurance mas b. en- per
formed at tins IS not a /. The President has
repeatedly Ap1 e3sed has OWN opinions and lis
own purposes, IN words borrowed rom one
IL whose mouth they meant what they seem
- mean. he has declared over aud over A
gain, that he neilner sought office, nor summed
n. II the pubic are dot NV misiuiormed, d
recent occurrence has luiIy expouadrd his
meaning, aud explained his sincerity in TINS
| decldTatiod.
II is not the object of these paragraphs 10
enter INTO the mrrhs oil the question raised
| Ny the wee fleshien's publications., aud It's
numerous answers aud replies. We are little
disposed TO NEEDLE in this family quarrel. Our
purpose on The contrary, is to suggest that
those VINO have opposed the administration,
hn9 ""o still oppose II, have no concern in this
di'Puie, except SO iar It's results may affect
Ihn pubic Interest These results, il is proba.
ole, WI be various in their character. and in
tneu tendency. So Tar US internal disseotions
may be iIkely 10 weaken The momentum WI h
"n'eh 'he dominant party has hitherto pro
eeeueu III course So threatening 10 all the
great interests of the country, the effect will
nnquestonably be good. Sill better vii it be
this disclosure oil the predomnance of mere
" PERSONAL ana ambitious motives over all O,
Tier considerations, shall open the ewes of the
community 10 the real character o1 men, and
| tue real character of the times. "a, the other
haha' II certainly gives a sill more formidable
appearance to the dangers which ihreaten Us.
"heh we see what their objects are, unless we
may nope at the same time that the public
viii see them also, and take care for il, own
safety. Their publications affurd a striking
example indeed, OF the nature OF these objects
-ihete rs not the smallest reference in auy OF
them. TO any public principle, OF public
measufe.-Ahe general welfare, the good
OF tue counsTy, constitutional principle. DO
htlcal espediency, these things, none of
theni, mol one, Us that about winch our men
!" "'Su places write letters : about which Ihey
express solcitude about which they differ
Not al all. Gen. JACKSON and MIR, Cnuous
glucose 10 quarrel, aud yet they put then quar-.
fel on grounds perfectly consistent with the
fullest appreciation, on the part of Mr.. Calhoun
! OF every one OF Gen. JAcKsoE's measures. The
rum o' POI ucai prospects is spoken Of, but
'hey are the political prospects Of an individual
moi the political prospects of the country. The
uercfess prescription for opinion, which has
adlSeu over the land he violation of nation.
a. 'a'h 10 the Indians; the mad project of a
p"Per money Treasury Bank the war on
'oe arm the war on the Judiciar,-the war
on 'He Constitution-these are not snb;sct.
winch have drawn forth commonwealth
PERSONAL elimination and recrminstto1,
n'u what spectacle does this Contest ex-
as s"1 VINO DOES not see, IN what an aspect of
county, WHAT honest man doe. No, col
| shame, as well hs indignn1n M - ~