Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-08-07
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UTICA CONvENTION-PRO DE-
FEAT OF JACKSON

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the late Republican Convention ut Utica, are do.
serving OF letters OF gold. In particular, the
CANT assumption ofthe title of the Republican party,
by the Office holding and office seeking tools and
| Paruzans OF the Exccutivc-for that impertnenco
has been chiefly confined 10 half a dozen prints,
fost ofice and Custom House gentry, the bone
ana snew OF the Sparty disdoining the invidious
faisehood-is soundly chastiscd. Messrs. Marcy
and Van Buren-the Senator whose debased prin.
cipies avowed the spoils of victory" to be the only
ohJect OF contendng parties, and the parasite Eek.
fieniPotentiary who pronounced it s'sufficie plo
ry' Tor ann, to have "won tho confidence and cs
TEEN OF such chief as Jackson" of which, said
he' 'lhahk Iod my enemies cannot deprive me"-
| THESE Two usurpcrs of the honored name of Repub
lcan' ana selfish traders and spectators in poll.
tcs' arc mercilessly castigated in the Address We
invite attention to the following extract:
we would now ask by what portion of our fellow
citiScns, Is the reelection of Gen. Jackson adyoca
ted! His political adherents, by q strange peryer
sion of terms, call thcmselve the Republican
Party. lfit is indeed true that they are the Re
publican party when, at any previous time did
inns party enrol among its members the opponents
| OF every American interest, and the advocates of
| every foreign one? 1t was once fixed and esta
blished principle oe the Republican party that this
country should learn to depend on its internal re-
sources, to the exclusion of such articles as could
party have instructed in the doctrines of FREQ
trade, we have learned that patriotism is ouite too
exclusive principle; and that the interest of other
countries should participate in our regards equally
with our own In former times, it was the honest
PRIDE OF the Republican party, that they were we'd
ded to great principles connected with the advance
ment OF popular liberty in opposition to aristocra
tic usurpation and assumption; and that men how
ever distinguished, valued only as thew support
ed these great principles. 1t may be safely affirmed
lhat there never existed a combination of men, in
any country, at more distant remove in all their
| feelings and habits from personal idolatry than
| the Republican party of the United States
snow let us turn to the new selEstyled Republi.
| can party BY what principles are they distin.
guished! surely by none, except perhaps. the
principle avowed by oftheir number on the f]oor
| OF the United States Senate, that the mower and
| patronage of the government were spoils which of
right belonged To the victorious party. The entire
freedom OF this new party from all bonds of prnci-
pie. was forcbly illustrated by the PROCEEDINGS of
their late National Convention, the members Of
winch could agree IN nothing, but Inscriptions of
| praise to Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Rmron.
and the delegations from each State were nstr-n.
| ed TO go home and declare those to be the nrnc;
pies of the party which best suited their rcspecty,
| political meridans
SIN concluding this topic of remark we ask which
of the Presidents ofthe United States, elected by
the Republican party, would have received adula-
ton like this from man who had been thought
worthy to fill the first Office in his cabinet and to
receive nomination to important foreign
| mission? "TO hdre served under such a chief
and at such time, and to hare iron his con.
pdence and esteem, as sufficient glory, and of
That, thank God, my enemies cannot depriue men
This Is such incense as Sejanus might have
offered to a Tiberius, in the most corrupt age or
the Roman empire; and yet this is the language of
one republican citizen to another-of Martin Van
Duren OF New York to Andrew Jack son, of Tenn.
| essee We give this fair specimen of the deep
ly degraded feeling which pervades the ranks of
Jacksonism, and compelled declare that there
never was a more impudent assumption, than that
rtaro of fha I.~...:
tratoin appropriate to themselves the honored name
| of the Republican party"
| The whole Union has watched with great soil
citude, the progress towards consolidation of the
various fragments of opposition, in order that
powerful and concerted effort agant the abomina
BILE tyranny and misrule of Jacksonism, might be
made with a reasonable hope of success. 1t was
believed, that such consolidation between the pow
erful parties of National Republicans and Ant. Ma
sons in the two great middle States of Pennsylya
MIA and New York, only was wanting to secure the
triumph of the Constitution and laws, and to chase
| the tyrant from the Republican Magistracy, which
he had converted far in him lay into the throne
of Despot. Friepd and foe have watched the
progress of the wiso and patriotic efforts making
to effect this consultations with equal thou OH with
an anxiety originating in very different sources.
The former have hailed the probability of it's final
consummation, with pleasure proportionate TO the
important, the comprehensive and the lasting be-
nefts, which they believed it would confer upon
the country; the latter viewing it as the snroud of
JacksonIsm, have assaed it with every epithet of
reproach, and interposed every possible manoeuvre
and Intrigue, to defeat it. 1t is consummated
nevertheless, and the recitation Of the causes which
rendered it necessary, and the arguments which
triumPhantly Justify it, as udduced by the Utica
Convention, become, from the important cosse
quences likely to flow from the "Coalition" highly
interesting. The re- Ter will pcruse with pleasure
this part of their Address:
''The National Republican party having thus pla
ced before the people their candidates, we as mem.
oors ana Representatives of that party feel bound
to employ every necessary TO insure their
election winch sound morality and honor will justi-
fy. In making choice of these means, wisdom de-
mands That we calmly survey the prospects before
us. Our opponents have heretofore calculated,
with great confidence, upon tie electoral votes of
this State; without the aid Of these votes their can
didates cannot be chosen.-If then we can insure
the votes OF this State for any other candidates
than Jackson and Van Buren,, the election %
Henry Clay and John Sergeant can be relied upon
with reasonable certainty. But how can this be
effected! Not, we think, by placing a distinct
ticket OF our own formation before tho people, but
by giving our undivided support to the ticket no.
minated by respectable and powerful branch Of
the opposition party, in this place, on tho 2lst of
June last. This ticket is composed of men Of es
ta6llshed character, high personal honor, and un-
oouoIeo PatrotisD; they have not been required to
give anylpledgcs but have been wisely lett to the
exercise OF that discretion, which the Constitution
| prsstInes to be vested in every eector. We feol
confident, that if chosen these electors will never
| We TOT andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren,;
"uu We iirInIy believe that before called upon to
give thor votes, the absolute necessity will be seen
e"u acknowledged, by every branch Of the opposi-
! TIoI party OF doieaung the election Of Andrew