Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-17
COMM NsCATIoN.


Jackson 10 The Presidency "a thr United Staies,
held at the Cour; HOUSE, IN Charlottesville, on
Monday the 7th NoY. plag gaat 80 public notice
/ On motion of Col lsaac \. Culea. Co Vim.
Woods called "a the Ciair. and Danl NJ. RAJ
" appointed Secretary
Onmotion OF Professor Tucker, The Univorsi-
ty 81 Virginia, that Committee be appointed Ia
prepare aud submit Preamble and Resolution ca
pressivc OF The sense OF the mettlng--the Chairman
appointed the following gentlemen IN compose the
sad committee 10 Wit George Tucker Isaac A.
Coles Polrhy h. Gilmcr Charles Hapcr, Rich
ard Duke Hardin Massio and John Cochran, Eaq's
who having retired for short time, returned, and
through Their Chairman, Professor fucker, submit
ted the accompanying Preamble and Resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted
/ The citizens Of Albemarie, who are opposed To
the reelection OF the present President The Unit
ed States, aware tIatthey may not coincide in
timent with a majority Of their fellow citizens in
this Commonwealth, and certainly not with amaior
/ i'y Of those IN the county do thus puhloy declare
the grounds Of their opposition
| ffrs, Because General Jackson. sincr he ATTAIN.
ed lis present elevation, has drsregarird thosc
Professions which he mad. when Seeking to attain
! II In his letter to the Legislature OF Tennessee,
rcsanmg the office Of Senator, he declared that the
| appointment oi members o Congress Ia Office OF
! honor and omolument, presented the certain means
of corruption. Yet he hnaelfhas appointed ~ lass
| than eight members OF the two Cabinets hr has al
rcddY found II necessary TO form, to wit Mcssrs.
! Van Buren,, Inghanl, Eaton, Branch, Berricn, LN-
! m,son, Alclane and Woolherry, and SIX Foreign
! MIN trrs In wit MeSsrs. MeLane Rycs Moore,
/ Randolph Van Buren and Buchnnan-who Were
nllmemb6s Of Congress when General Jackson was
II declared candidate for the Presidency, and Were
among his most active and efficient supporters.
! lie had moreover IN Il letter To MIR Monroe, de
nounced the practice of excluding men from office
on account their opinions !; yet he has IN numcr-
Gus Instance, removed individuals where there was
no prctcxt of any future ofduty, but merely because
they had exercised the most lndsputabc rights of
! lrccnen, III way winch was not agreeable 10 INN,
thnf Is to say, not IN his favor And lasty he had
repeatedly expressed the OPINION that President OF
the United States should hold his office only for one
term; vet 'er he had been elected two years, he was
declared candidate Tor reelection al an ace too,
when all his prcdcccss os who had reached it, vol
unfairly chose to retire. lie who thus makes ms
professions ono thing and his practice another and
taxes care 10 make both professions and practice
conform to his interest, has not our confidence and
cannot have our votes
| Stt0ndiB. Because, not relying ON that approba
ton of the people which is sure to follow the good
| conduct of their agents. and of which he himself
had received so liberal proof he Iesortod 10 all the
means IN his power to extend the means of cornlp-
| ton To every portion OF the community lie has
/ Iayl,hcd lucrative Offices on thusr Editors of Jour
nails who had supported his election, ami lhns held
ont bounty to a class 81 men, whose power on pub
lie opinion IL immense, but whosc utility is III pro
portion to their independence, 10 support his admin
lslrauon whether right or Wrong-a course less eN-
cusabc in General Jackson as his parlzans had
been loud in dcnomcing the preceding administra-
ton for merely changing a few printers ofthe acts
! o. Gonrreas.
| L. accordance with the same systematic u5e of
! h official patronage, with view TO his own pr
VET advantage, he has frequently bestowed Office on
! thosc WHOSE sole reconm. ndatIon was that they
| had been hls iattcrers and supporters, and some
| Of whom were so stepped IN m'amy that his own
! friends have refused to confirm their appointment
We have also seen hm use all his Influence 10
procure the establishment of a Treasury Bank, by
which the means OF corruption would be carried to
every corner Of the Onion and although the mca-
sure was, ON tins account condemned by both Houses
Of Congress, and it purely legislative concern
he urged ms iavorlte PROJECT second time, and the
presses under his control have since done all that
they could TO stldc the discussion winch the scheme
! had provoked and thus soustto deprive the people
oftueir r.gh. 10 hear both SIDES Of every political
question
! r. - Because he las shewn himself want
| ng IN eI franEntsa and far dealing which his
| friends One claimed ior him, and winch are such
essential qualities IN the Chici Magistrate OF popu-
lar GOV nment BY sludiously keeping his sent-
mont, concealed the great political questions
winch divide this nation, or rather, by affecting III
each safe The sentiments which chance 10 prevail
there, he seeks to obtain popularity and votes with
both artes He has thus suffered his friends IN
/ Virginia TO claim for him the merit OF denying To
Congress- the Road making power altogether but
his friends IN Kentucky to admit II for roads OF a
national character. Thus, too, he Is supported IA
Pennsylvania because he friend 10 the Tariff
ana in Virginia because he Is opposed to II We
have seen him. moreover, assign al tmmichgihIc
reason fordism-slng some members OF his Cabinet
that il was an unit because he wished 10 con-
ceal the real reason from the people.
F6Urtt5y. lie has, IN the indulgence Of liz own
private feelings, lost sight OF the dignity of his
office. nrd thus reflected disgrace on the American
Government and people.-He has come To an open
nIpturc with the second officer Of the Government
because thai officer had twelve years before pre-
sumcd to diaapproye his conduct III the Seminole
War.
He has made HIM. If party in the family dis
putcs between some of the members ofhls Cabinet
and by giving Importance and publicity to matters
inlnscally so frivolous, has for the first tsnc
made the chief funclonaries of our Government
the theme of universal Jest and derislon. He IS
described by one of the most Jealous of his friends
and apoogists as roaring like lion, because some
OF the members ofhis Cabinetrcsisted his mPerlous
will in an object, which, whether the feeling OF his
fayoritc Secretary, or Of that Seerctuys wife
were the cause, may confidently say that no
one of his predecessors would have eondcscended to
| ,ot;,e w hat man of sound fcruy has not been