Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-22
POLITICAL.

From he National IAieiiigencer.
TO THE PEOPLE OF TUE UNITED
STATES

Towards the close ofthe last session of Congress
was intended to address the People OF the United
States the state of tn. country, and on the pros
pect ot sautary change IN the public councils
Various considerations, operating attic time, led TO
postponcment OF the execution OF that design
Among those conslderations,one importau: one was
that popular elections already ut hand IN seve-
raj parts of the Union and the manifestation oI OPT.
nion, which they would naturally exhibit, might be
come, il was thought material Ingredient m any
opinion t, be formed respecting future political G.
vents Those elections have now taken place
their results known, and VIC are most happy m
being able TO say that they are omens decidedly aus
pcious. 1t is deemed proper therefore, at this time
to resume the original purpose, AID, through this
chpnnel of communication, 10 address few words
TO the friends of the Country and rs Constitution.
No attempt will here be made TO argue, at length,
the necessity of change in the administration OF
the Governments or to discuss, in detail the various
questions which are before the country The nc
tad result of the measures OF Gen, Jackson's adj
ministralion for three years. that result is shown
in the existing state of political affairs, is the best
commentary on these measures although even
that result bad as ii is, is not SO bad rs whit ii
prcsages for the future. There is TO rejecting man
that can fail to be struck with The change that has
taken place " ithn these three years. When Mr..
Adams went out Of office the Union of the States
was not supposed to be III immediate danger from
any uua,er No state had then threatened open
and direct separation; no State had set at naught
the decisions OF the Supreme Court, and the laws OF
Congress- no power bad been claimed, 10y any
President, Of refusing nj pleasure 10 execute the
laws. or of arres;ing at wlhcir operation no pro-
scription or prosecutions for opinions sake, had yet
spread o. er the land offices ofGovcnmGnt
Il -,,Dts amor rIs
no public avowulhad been made by men in power,
that ile attainment and possession Of llat poirer
were their professed leading Objects That public
men owed duties, not so much to their country as
10 their party that public clcctuns were but coll
tests, excited and stimulated solely by private IN
erest and that, in these contests, The sPotts II
the cncmg GrtGngcG 10 the uictorS.' 1t had no.! at
that time become habit with the Executive, to
refuse assent to important acts ot Congress, often
without giving the ightest reason and, certainly,
when the power of the negative had been exercised
and reasons had been given for il, those reasons
had always been such as grave and sobcr-minded
statesmen msht advance. push for power had
been mace, by any PrcsrIent such as to threaten
annhaton TO all the other branches OF Govern
ment and it is not unfit for this occasion TO add
that Executive power had, then, never IN America,
obtrulcd itself upon social or private life. The
United States still wore their accustomed aspect
they looked like what they had always been-the
country which we have all been taught 10 love--a
country of read liberty, havnga Government Of
laws with none so low as to be beneath their pro
lection, and none so high to be above tlIer con
troll. There was no usurraion exercised, OF
threatened no dcspotIc power claimed. What
Congress- enactcd, and tribunals adjuJsed the Ex-
ecutiye arm ready, net to arrest but to execute
Who car deny that, in all the foregoing pafiicu